Blocked and Reported
Blocked and Reported

Blocked and Reported

Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal

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Journalists Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal scour the internet for its craziest, silliest, most sociopathic content, part of an obsessive and ill-conceived attempt to extract kernels of meaning and humanity from a landscape of endless raging dumpster fires. www.blockedandreported.org

Recent Episodes

Episode 312: The Last Straight Woman (with Phoebe Maltz Bovy)
JUN 13, 2026
Episode 312: The Last Straight Woman (with Phoebe Maltz Bovy)
<p>This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by author/columnist/podcaster Phoebe Maltz Bovy to discuss her new book, <em>The Last Straight Woman: On Desiring Men</em>. Plus, funny business at <em>The New York Times</em>, Helen vs Helen, and, for Primo subscribers, an AMA. </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/745513/the-last-straight-woman-by-phoebe-maltz-bovy/"><em>The Last Straight Woman</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/745513/the-last-straight-woman-by-phoebe-maltz-bovy/"> by Phoebe Maltz Bovy</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-great-feminization/">The Great Feminization | Compact</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/conservative-masculinism-misogyny/686939/">The Men Who Don’t Want Women to Vote - The Atlantic</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amgreatness.com/2026/06/11/the-men-who-fear-women-is-masculinism-actually-a-real-thing/">The Men Who Fear Women? Is ‘Masculinism’ Actually a Real Thing? › American Greatness</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.advocate.com/current-issue/2017/7/05/what-queer-family-looks">This Is What a Queer Family Looks Like | Advocate.com</a></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>
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78 MIN
Episode 311: The Ugliest American
JUN 8, 2026
Episode 311: The Ugliest American
<p>This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss nuisance streamer Johnny Somali, the content creator and criminal pest who travels to foreign countries to harass locals and desecrate cultural sites. </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://suno.com/song/95ba36f5-729f-4a6c-ba6c-d73eec3c8fb3?__clerk_handshake=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.Wk-j4XlHWXsRDeB7X5ZRr1gcBaLKa5KgXufMy-zyv3QhwGOd8GuImgDTXrd9Lvl0-6z6kX3vgFmOD4UqHPSjE2KKTcPe7d5mLhtflpkjNBruKE11LPoF5MCeRwccAvMMN1Zz_Piph9S3xHR8qf-Mfh7MmFC2QcAYjrjYxi2Ea1WkxWjEhC7hoje5qolMRbWnZfXGMshK0U0CtZig6-Kq0lkBCOW2c6ZEdRiEHL8itSgXFY58uIoR9mypIuk0tiJtPZdfo2nVqwqqKx10-pH3Fl3wAUt9-i8XWzAkMGkdU1GDGeCQOWgaQoS1RFrPAZvh86junSK5z6-qMtEk3B-fYA">Our new theme song</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/opinion/young-men-masculinity-crisis.html">Opinion | America Has a Masculinity Crisis - The New York Times</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/we-talked-to-the-host-accused-of-doing-satanic-rituals-in-his-airbnb/">We Talked to the Host Accused of Doing “Satanic Rituals” In His Airbnb</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jezebel.com/is-the-uva-rape-story-a-gigantic-hoax-asks-idiot-1665233387">‘Is the UVA Rape Story a Gigantic Hoax?’ Asks Idiot</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/13/chud-the-builder-shot-outside-tennessee-courthouse/">Chud the Builder Wounded in Self-Inflicted Shooting Outside Tennessee Courthouse</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/us/chud-the-builder-shooting-court-appearance">‘Chud the Builder’ faces attempted murder charge, bond set at $1.25 million | CNN</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10717779">US YouTuber Johnny Somali gets jail time in Korea over deepfake, public stunts - The Korea Herald</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>
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69 MIN