This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by author/columnist/podcaster Phoebe Maltz Bovy to discuss her new book, The Last Straight Woman: On Desiring Men. Plus, funny business at The New York Times, Helen vs Helen, and, for Primo subscribers, an AMA.

The Last Straight Woman by Phoebe Maltz Bovy

The Great Feminization | Compact

The Men Who Don’t Want Women to Vote - The Atlantic

The Men Who Fear Women? Is ‘Masculinism’ Actually a Real Thing? › American Greatness

This Is What a Queer Family Looks Like | Advocate.com

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the legal battle between apparel company Patagonia and drag queen Pattie Gonia. Plus, HelloFresh hits bottom and a Washington school’s testosterone-fueled Pride display gets seized by police.

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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.

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Opinion | America Has a Masculinity Crisis - The New York Times

We Talked to the Host Accused of Doing “Satanic Rituals” In His Airbnb

‘Is the UVA Rape Story a Gigantic Hoax?’ Asks Idiot

Chud the Builder Wounded in Self-Inflicted Shooting Outside Tennessee Courthouse

‘Chud the Builder’ faces attempted murder charge, bond set at $1.25 million | CNN

US YouTuber Johnny Somali gets jail time in Korea over deepfake, public stunts - The Korea Herald

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Lucian Wintrich, the Twinks for Trump creator and Congressional hopeful who is being sued by his old friends at the New York Young Republicans Club. Plus, updates on VAllure and the Kamloops scandal in Canada.

There is no reconciliation without truth - The Globe and Mail

With no answers unearthed at Tk̓…

Thanks to Lisa Selin Davis and everyone who joined our chat about difficult personalities (specifically ours), the Park Slope Food Coop’s internal battle over Israeli products, and more.

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie update the story of Patrick Tomlinson, the Milwaukee sci-fi author who has spent years locked in a deranged cycle with the remnants of the Opie & Anthony subreddit. Plus, a detour through the chaotic world of Pittsburgh’s smallest, queerest businesses, and the White House mourns Harambe.

FIRED & BRIMSTONE – RADIO JERKS AXED FOR CHURCH SEX STUNT | New York Post

SiriusXM Host Claims “Cuntrag” Assaulted Him in Racist Twitter Rant

Milwaukee couple reaches settlement with city after repeated swatting responses

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the latest Will Stancil saga, in which the famed poster manages to piss off, then win over, then piss off, then win over, then piss off, all of Bluesky. Featuring: an anti-ICE Tinder scheme and Gen Z stripper influencers.

‘I Don’t Get Off On It’: Meet Will Stancil, the MN Man Caught In a Perpetual Twi…

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss disturbing allegations of sexist and racist harassment made against an executive director at JP Morgan. Plus, an update on Tickle v. Giggle, and a MAGA-coded Mount Rushmore sculpture rolls through a civic parade.

Giggle v Tickle: Australia court increases payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

What Happens to #MeToo When a Feminist Is the Accused? - The New York Times

John Doe v. JPMorgan

When a man sues a woman: Legal questions swirl in salacious JPMorgan sex harassment case | Reuters

Glamorous JP Morgan exec accused of turning married male broker into her office sex slave: Claims of viagra spiking and litany of obscene forced acts that made him cry | Daily Mail Online

Exclusive | Bombshell JPMorgan sex harassment suit that went viral branded ‘complete fabrication’ as John Doe accuser is unmasked

The JPMorgan Banker Behind the Sexual-Assault Suit Captivating Wall Street - WSJ

Exclusive | Chirayu Rana, ex-JPMorgan staffer accused of ‘fabricated’ sex-assault claims once apparently asked legal chatbot for advice: ‘I was raped’

Exclusive | Chirayu Rana, ex-JPMorgan staffer accused of ‘fabricated’ sex-assault claims once apparently asked legal chatbot for advice: ‘I was raped’

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a race-based scandal at the Victorian Heritage Festival in Port Townsend, Wash. Plus, looking back at the Jaman Affair.

Port discontinuing use of social media | Port of Port Townsend

I love the Victorian era. So I decided to live in it. | Vox

Women Seeking Civil Rights Stand Up to Mob Hatred and Intimidation in Port Townsend | Port Townsend FreePress

Mayor David Faber’s Social Media Round-up: The Joke’s On Who? | Port Townsend FreePress

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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss meltdowns at two of our nation’s remaining lesbian sapphic spaces: Marsha’s South Street in Philadelphia and The Pearl in Denver. Plus, a Doc Marie’s update.

Police at Marsha’s sparks concern, recalling decades of harassment in LGBTQ+ bars - Philadelphia Gay News