Episode 173: A Scandal at Vice (with Mitchell Jackson)

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is off “slaying the spire” (gross) so Katie interviews the publicist Mitchell Jackson, formerly known as the writer Mitchell Sunderland. Mitchell was famously fired from Vice in 2017 after his emails to then-Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos were leaked to BuzzFeed, and for the first time ever, Mitchell tells his side of this story. Plus, Mitchell’s unique upbringing in a Florida puppy dynsaty, how he helped rehab the infamous influencer Caroline Calloway, and what to do—and what not to do—when facing cancelation. To support the show and get exta content and much more, become a Primo. To buy our very popular merch, shop here. Vice: My Family’s War with Animal Activists Vice: In Rachel Dolezal’s Skin Vice: Welcome to the Sausage Castle, Home to Florida's Most Free-Spirited Freaks Vice: Ann Coulter Is a Human Being Vice: “Cambridge's Most Controversial Instagram Celebrity Gets the Last Laugh” BuzzFeed: “Here's How Breitbart And Milo Smuggled White Nationalism Into The Mainstream” New York: “I Was Caroline Calloway” BuzzFeed: “People Said This Instagram Influencer's "Tour" Was Fyre Fest 2. Here's Her Side Of The Story.” BCC Communications BCC Communications Newsletter Mitchell on Twitter

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