This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Kat Rosenfield and Phoebe Maltz Bovy to discuss female heterosexuality (real or myth?) and the latest scandal in the world of Young Adult literature. “How MeToo became too cringe for America ” “Who Is Podcast Guest Turned Star Andrew Huberman, Really?” “Age Gap Relationships: The Case for Marryi…

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a recent essay by a NPR editor Uri Berliner criticizing the network’s ideological bent. The Gist Grad Students Furious United Auto Workers Endorses Biden Code Switch To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.orgBy Blocked and Reported

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit femchaospod.substack.com Kat and Phoebe discuss the mass bisexuality of Gen Z and the BookForum takedown of Lauren Oyler. LINKS: Kat on the bi boom: Gen Z-ers Are Identifying as Bisexual En Masse. Why? - Air Mail Phoebe on straight women: Straightness Studies | Who Do We Think We Are? | …

This week, the editor of Guernica resigned in protest of her own staff and publisher. The respected literary journal had recently published of an essay by an Israeli writer and translator, Joanna Chen, called "From the Edges of a Broken World". In the piece, Chen conveys Israelis, like their Palestinian neighbours, as human and worthy of compassion…

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by streamer PSA Sitch to discuss fat activism, Seattle’s revolutionary plan to fix racial gaps in education, and perhaps the most famous tampon in recent American history. https://twitter.com/PSA_Sitch https://twitter.com/Friended4Ever https://www.youtube.com/psasitch https://www.youtube.com/channe…

Kat and Phoebe discuss sexually adventurous podcasting, unwanted heirloom dining sets, the phenomenon of "divorce rings," the latest viral Cut essay about age gap relationships, and what to do when your foyer is too narrow to hold your collection of body parts in jars. LINKS: Kat and Phoebe on BARpod Twitter: Won’t someone think of the boomers’ fur…

Kerry Howley talks about her book "Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State," named one of the 10 Best Books of 2023 by the New York Times. Recorded November 14, 2023. Follow Culturally Determined @CulturallyDet LINKS Kerry's book, "Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State" https://www.amazon.com/Bo…

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Helen Lewis to discuss the complex and controversial world of facilitated communication. Plus, Scotland's new hate crime law and Helen's new show. All Stories by Helen Lewis - The Atlantic BBC Radio 4 - Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat “The Ones We Sent Away” “In defense of Crossley, McDonald & fac…

Do your young kids have a smartphone? Most do. And parents have been witnessing the repercussions firsthand for years. This week, the subject came to the forefront when Jonathan Haidt, a Jewish writer, penned a piece in The Atlantic warning of the "terrible costs" of raising children with phones. A new mental health crisis, higher suicide rates, ev…

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the controversy surrounding diversity consultancy Sweet Baby Inc. Plus, Anita Sarkeesian at the UN, and a penis paper gets yanked. “WITHDRAWN: The association between adult penile length and IQ: evidences from 139 countries” * "'Gamers' don't have to be your audience. 'Gamers' are over." To he…

A slew of headlines came out this week, within Canada and beyond, warning of a rising tide of antisemitism within Canada. It's not just Fox News and the National Post—_when the Times of Israel is reporting on Canadian Jews worrying their "golden age" is over, and the _Globe and Mail warns of a "dangerous slide into antisemitism", you know things ha…

On this special bonus episode of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dicuss the origins of and allegations against internet superstar/supervillian Candace Owens. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.orgBy Blocked and Reported

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the origins of the cultural scandal that led to the Trump election, the Ukraine invasion, the Slap, January 6th, Covid, Nex Benedict’s murder, Kate Middleton’s cancer, and the October 7th attack: GamerGate. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit femchaospod.substack.com Kat and Phoebe discuss the moral quandary of missing royalty. Links: Kate announces her cancer diagnosis: https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1771235267837321694 Everyone should be ashamed over Princess Kate but me | Ben Sixsmith | The Critic Magazine Opin…

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Pirate Wires staff writer River Page to discuss an underground pop star whose fans will not let her go away. Plus, the investigation into the death of Nex Benedict concludes. Club Med | Broadcast “Coomer Conversion Therapy” “The Strange and Fascinating World of r/meth” “No Charges in Death of Ne…

Editor's Note: This episode was recorded one day before Kate Middleton revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer, and thus the episode makes no reference to her health issues. We wish her a speedy recovery. Kate Middleton, an English princess, made international headlines this past week for allegedly disappearing for a few weeks from the outside …

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Helen Lewis to discuss the allegations against, and disappearance of, YouTuber James Somerton. Plus, JK Rowling, Kate Middleton, and Scottish bog porn. NY Mag: “Why Trans Kids Have the Right to Change Their Biological Sex” NY Mag: “Gabriel Mac on the Story of His Penis” “An Overemotional Look at…

Malky Berkowitz wants a divorce. But the 29-year-old Orthodox woman, who lives in Kiryas Joel, north of New York City, can't get a _get—_a Jewish Orthodox divorce—because her husband won't allow it, even after four years of Berkowitz fighting for one. Her case is just one of many taken up by Adina Sash, a feminist Orthodox activist in Brooklyn who …

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss leaks at the New York Times and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. NYT: “‘Screams WIthout Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7” NYT: “U.N. to Study Reports of Sexual Violence in Israel During Oct. 7 Attack” The Intercept: “New York Times Holds “Daily” …

Kat and Phoebe discuss breast aesthetics, 90s nostalgia, and whether we're all taking too many drugs. Links: Are We Sunsetting Ass and Entering a Golden Age of Boobs? Sydney Sweeney has brought boobs back - The Spectator World Katherine Dee: “I think benzos and SSRIs are overprescribed for the same reason antibiotics and birth control are. Pharmace…

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by novelist, poet, and critic Leigh Stein to discuss scandals in the worlds of sci-fi fantasy and poetry. Leigh Stein: Self-Care Hugo Awards voting process LA Times: “How did ‘Space Raptor Butt Invasion’ by Chuck Tingle become a Hugo finalist?” Esquire: “Hugo Awards 2024: Inside the Censorship Scan…

In the last month, several high-profile features have come out, in publications such as Time and The Atlantic, giving mainstream, non-Jewish audiences a glimpse into what life has been like for North American Jews since Oct. 7. One major point of coverage: pro-Palestinian (or anti-Israel) protests. The pictured painted by these articles and others,…

In this very special Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss Aella’s very happy birthday party and the self-immolation of an American GI. “U.S. Airman’s Winding Path Ended in Self-Immolation to Protest Israel” Aaron Bushnell’s Reddit Shadi Hamid: “How can one suicide protest be heroic and another crazy?” Jesse: “Awareness is Overrated” To hear more,…

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Mike Pesca to discuss California's failed experiment with Woke Kindegarten and the resulting school board battle. Plus, Sandwichgate. https://www.mikepesca.com/ https://www.mikepesca.com/thegist Adam Rubenstein: “I Was a Heretic at the New York Times” James Bennet: “When the New York Times lost …

What is polyamory? It's the modern, glamorous, feminist version of non-monogamy that's branded as distinct from the old, patriarchal polygamy—often a man having multiple wives. Polyamory essentially refers to open relationships, in which couples are free to have sex with anyone they like, but remain fundamentally committed to each other. Co-host Ph…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit femchaospod.substack.com Kat and Phoebe talk about the sandwich anecdote that melted the internet, how they got jobs in journalism, and the one-way feud between two memoirists. Links: The origins of Sandwichgate: I Was a Heretic at The New York Times - The Atlantic Phoebe on sandwich dis…

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss Robert Moses’s allegedly racist monkeys in New York. Plus, Bret Weinstein has some thoughts. Katie: “After Evergreen” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.orgBy Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal

In this emergency broadcast, Brad Polumbo joins Katie to discuss the collab no one asked for: Taylor Lorenz and Libs of TikTok’s Chaya Richik. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.orgBy Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist and commentator Brad Polumbo to discuss the latest allegations against Libs of TikTok. Plus, an intersectional pile-up featuring non-binary influencer Jeffrey Marsh and Muslim comic Shumirun Nessa. https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo https://www.instagram.com/bradpolumbo/?hl=en Damage Co…

As a bonus to BARPod listeners, here’s the audio of a February 20 live event at the Village Underground where Jesse interviewed Rob Henderson about his book Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class, which you should definitely buy. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access…

The Jewish Public Library in Montreal came under fire last week when it pulled the books of Élise Gravel from its shelves, following a series of social media posts that the Montreal-born author and pro-Palestinian activist made that were critical of the Israeli government. The initial decision came after backlash from Jewish organizations—but, as h…

Kat and Phoebe discuss a fun philosophical question about desire, a fine literary essay about not getting divorced, and the sacred gossip machine known as the whisper network. Is it better to desire or be desired? Many journalists, etc weigh in: The Desire Question｜Dirt Emily Gould decompensates, turns decompensation into literature. Should I Leave…

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by fan favorite Helen Lewis to discuss a schism in the British gender critical movment. Plus, goblin porn. https://www.theatlantic.com/author/helen-lewis/ https://twitter.com/helenlewis https://bsky.app/profile/helenlewis.bsky.social “Why it’s ok for boys to play with dolls” Posie Parker: “John Lew…