This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Brad Polumbo to discuss a revelatory panel on fat liberation held at Harvard Medical School, featuring New York Times contributor Roxane Gay, fat activist Ragen Chastain, and Da’Shaun Harrison, the socialist commentator who recently went viral for arguing that GLP-1s are “fascistic.” Plus, for Primos, Brad answers your questions.Brad vs EveryoneNormal GaysRoxane Gay calls to free Luigi Mangione at Harvard Med School event | Fox NewsThis week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Brad Polumbo to discuss a revelatory panel on fat liberation held at Harvard Medical School, featuring New York Times contributor Roxane Gay, fat activist Ragen Chastain, and Da’Shaun Harrison, the socialist commentator who recently went viral for arguing that GLP-1s are “fascistic.” Plus, for Primos, Brad answers your questions.Brad vs EveryoneNormal GaysRoxane Gay calls to free Luigi Mangione at Harvard Med School event | Fox News This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

Jesse’s 70-minute conversation with the man who uncovered* James Talarico’s hidey hole in an Ohio psych ward. Note: Listen to the episode first! *Did not uncover To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie break down the viral rumor that Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was secretly being treated at an Ohio psychiatric hospital. Featuring: attempted HIPAA violations, deeply amateur flight tracking, Jesse’s adventures in X Space… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie go to Baltimore, Maryland, where the Baltimore Rock Opera Society fired its brand-new executive director following objections to her Burning Man cornrows. This one features a bizarre, never-before-reported internal memo that lays out exactly what happened. Then, Mattress Girl revisited, and the surprising trajectory of Emma Sulkowicz.Baltimore Rock Opera SocietyBackstage as Baltimore Rock Opera Society prepares its latest: “Valhella”—Baltimore BrewBaltimore Rock Opera Society 990 filings—ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerAfter cornrows controversy, Baltimore Rock Opera Society’s new leader is out—The Baltimore BannerBaltimore Rock Opera Society leader defends Burning Man cornrows that she says got her fired—The Baltimore BannerAccusers and the Accused, Crossing Paths at Columbia University—The New York TimesColumbia Student: I Didn’t Rape Her—The Daily BeastHow to Make an Accused Rapist Look Good—JezebelEmma Sulkowicz’s annotated Facebook messages—ScribdNungesser v. Columbia University complaintColumbia Settles With Student Cast as a Rapist in Mattress Art Project—The New York TimesDiscredited, the Legend of Mattress Girl Just Won’t Go Away—ReasonAllegedly False Rape Accusations as Sexual Harassment for Title IX Purposes—The Volokh ConspiracyIn Landmark Case, Jury Says Falsely Accused Males Are Victims Of Sexual Harassment—The Daily Wire‘Mattress Girl’ Emma Sulkowicz Walked Into a Libertarian Happy Hour. No, This Is Not a Joke.—ReasonDid Emma Sulkowicz Get Redpilled?—The Cut This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

Thank you everyone who joined my live chat with Sarah Hepola about her new book, her old book, drinking, sex, consent, and more. The entire two-hour conversation is available for Primos only. To listen to (or watch) the whole thing—and get many more perks—join us. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a former Cornell student’s claims that seven fraternity brothers drugged and raped her in 2024. Plus: Nkechi Diallo (née Rachel Dolezal) weighs in on the latest race faker, a Philadelphia teacher who is definitely not Palestinian. Two Drinks with . . . Rachel Dolezal—The Free PressA Philadelphia teacher pretended to be Black and Palestinian, ‘a betrayal’ of the activists she supported—The Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia teacher and activist admits to lying about race, heritage—6abc PhiladelphiaJane Doe v. Cornell University et al. (complaint)—NYSCEFThe ‘Cornell 7’ Have Not Been Proven Guilty—The Free PressNew video of text chain from night of alleged Cornell gang rape—CBS News New YorkHow a Cornell student went from shame to seeking justice—The New York TimesDistrict Attorney Public Statement, Sept. 28, 2026—Tompkins County District Attorney’s OfficeJane Doe in Cornell University case told campus police, “I can say with 100% confidence I was raped,” transcript shows—CBS News New YorkFeminist Campus Kangaroo Court Nets Female ‘Rapist’—Cathy Young, MediumMen Accused in Cornell Sex Assault Suit Give Varying Accounts of Night—The New York TimesNew text messages from days after alleged gang rape at Cornell University—CBS News New YorkThe Institutional Failure at the Heart of the Cornell Rape Case—Calm Down with Ben Dreyfuss This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into a new report claiming that trans journalist and influencer Erin Reed has spent years passing off error-riddled, AI-generated text as her own reporting. Plus: Nikole Hannah-Jones revisits her decision to send her daughter to a struggling public school.In Fighting for Every Blac… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the extremely viral Boston Globe story on the Last Ditch, our favorite long-Covid lesbian bar in Greenfield, Mass., and what came after. Plus, Cambridge decides not to investigate itself after all.Cambridge Drops Plans to Fully Investigate Jason Arda… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Blue City Blues co-hosts David Hyde and Sandeep Kaushik to discuss what the hell is going on in America’s most progressive major city. Featuring: drugs, homelessness, performative social justice, the tech-money “prosperity bomb,” a socialist mayor, a housing crisis, CHOP/CHAZ, Robin DiAngelo, Chris Rufo, and an equity agenda that hobbled Seattle Public Schools. Blue City BluesSeattle NiceThe Cities That Said Yes to Drugs - The AtlanticWill the Crazies Kill Seattle? - County HighwayThe Battle Over Seattle Public School’s Gifted Progams Heats UpSeattle School Board Takes Steps to Dismantle Gifted Program This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into the Macklemore mess. Plus, introducing a new segment, in which your intrepid co-host guesses Why'd He Apologize???SacBee coverage of Hobo Johnson apologyHobo Johnson’s Facebook apology statementESPN: Kraft says Macklemore performance crossed a lineBBC: Macklemore’s 2014 costume apologyBluewin: Why Macklemore is suddenly being cancelled at GurtenfestivalNYT: Germany arts cancellations tied to Israel/Palestinians This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe