<p>This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a new <em>Atlantic</em> exposé, journalistic norms, FBI Director Kash Patel’s (alleged) blowouts at the Poodle Room and his long history of suing journalists. And losing. </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/">Kash Patel’s Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job - The Atlantic</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Kakistocracy-Why-Populism-Ends-Disaster/dp/0063479990">Kakistocracy: Why Populism Ends in Disaster</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.thecut.com/2016/05/a-big-time-neuroscientist-threatened-to-sue-when-i-asked-about-his-side-business.html">A Big-time Neuroscientist Threatened to Sue Me -- Science of Us</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opncavwp/1573234.pdf">COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5346302-fbi-kash-patel-msnbc-morning-joe-nbc/">FBI head Kash Patel suing MSNBC’s Frank Figliuzzi over nightclub hopping claims</a></p><p>Enter “Patel, Kashyap” in the name field here: <a target="_blank" href="https://eapps.courts.state.va.us/CJISWeb/CaseDetail.do">https://eapps.courts.state.va.us/CJISWeb/CaseDetail.do</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/pam-bondi-trump-attorney-general/686673/">Pam Bondi May Be Just the Beginning of Trump’s Purge - The Atlantic</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-walks-back-misstatement-alleging-fbi-head-kash-patel-spends-more-time-nightclubs-than-office">MSNBC retracts wild accusation about FBI Director Kash Patel on-air | Fox News</a></p><p></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>