Blocked and Reported

<p>This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss trans shooters, the medical association pivot, and bathroom backlash. </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://thedispatch.com/article/trans-shooters-violence-causation-mental-health/">What a Trans Shooter Doesn’t Mean - Jesse Singal - The Dispatch</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.thehrcfoundation.org/reports/the-epidemic-of-violence-against-the-transgender-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-the-united-states">HRC Foundation | The Epidemic of Violence Against the Transgender and…</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theoryandsocialinquiry.org/article/id/18211/">Gender Identity: The Career of a Category | Theory and Social Inquiry</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.plasticsurgery.org/documents/health-policy/positions/2026-gender-surgery-children-adolescents.pdf">Position Statement on Gender S…</a></p> <br/><br/>To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.blockedandreported.org?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=show-notes-no-free-preview-language">www.blockedandreported.org</a>

<p>This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a <em>major</em> scandal in the sphinx cat subreddit. </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/sphynx/">r/sphynx</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/sphynx/comments/1nl94td/naked_fatty_update/?utm_source=share&#38;utm_medium=web3x&#38;utm_name=web3xcss&#38;utm_term=1&#38;utm_content=share_button">video</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/dechonkers/">r/dechonkers</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/sphynx/comments/1o0a3p6/rest_in_peace_sweet_pound_cake/">rest in peace Sweet Pound Cake</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/sphynx/comments/1o1rto3/pound_cake_didnt_exist/">the big reveal</a> </p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe</a>

<p>The first meeting of the Blocked and Reported Challenging Books Book Club met earlier today to discuss <em>Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance </em>with author Laura Delano. We did experience some technical difficulties, so no video this time—sorry about that—but you can listen to the conversation here. </p><p> </p> <br/><br/>To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.blockedandreported.org?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=show-notes-no-free-preview-language">www.blockedandreported.org</a>

<p>This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Tyler Austin Harper’s recent <em>Atlantic</em> piece on the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, an $8 billion behemoth whose grantmaking now plays an outsized role in the humanities. Plus, more Epstein (sorry).</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.thestranger.com/crime/2019/07/15/40768104/jeffrey-epstein-is-a-horrifying-person-but-that-doesnt-mean-hes-a-pedophile">Jeffrey Epstein Is a Horrifying Person, But That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Pedophile - The Stranger</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/ama-asps-gender-surgery-minors/685961/">The Tide Goes Out on Youth Gender Medicine - The Atlantic</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/mellon-foundation-humanities-research-funding/685733/">What Is the Mellon Foundation Doing to Higher Education? - The Atlantic</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/06/02/opinion/wrong-kind-of-black-professor/">I am the wrong kind of Black professor - The Boston Globe</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/01/minneapolis-second-amendment-tyranny/685749/">No Freedom Without the Second Amendment - The Atlantic</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe</a>

<p>Back by (somewhat) popular demand, we present to you… the Official Blocked and Reported Low-Effort Matchmaking Service.</p><p>Thanks to everyone who submitted a personal ad. We got a great selection this year, and if you all get together, this could be the largest polycule and/or chlamydia circle outside of Portland. </p><p>If you failed to submit your personal ad on time, or are newly single/ready to mingle, feel free to leave one in the comments. </p><p>Reminder: BAR Pod and its affiliates assume no legal responsibility for any bad dates, emotional damage, unwanted pregnancies, and/or murders that may result from participation in this service. This is legally binding. </p><p>Have fun, be smart, and good luck! </p> <br/><br/>To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.blockedandreported.org?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=show-notes-no-free-preview-language">www.blockedandreported.org</a>