Blocked and Reported

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the attempted cancellation of Cracker Barrel and the company’s long history as a target of activist campaigns. Plus: Taylor Swift’s engagement, the latest Gaylor conspiracies, and her deafening silence on Gaza. Jesse's movie debut [https://www.reddit.com/r/BlockedAndReported/comments/1msg4xl/jesse_singal_the_movie_star] Cracker Barrel’s New Modern Logo and Aesthetic Become a Political Rorschach Test - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/business/cracker-barrel-rebrand-logo.html] Robby Starbuck video [https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1959097759350378743] Old Cracker Barrel website [https://web.archive.org/web/20250804222555mp_/https://www.crackerbarrel.com/culture-and-inclusion] Opinion | Look What We Made Taylor Swift Do - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/opinion/taylor-swift-queer.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur] 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 [https://www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss an update from the trans-rationalist cult, a firing at the National Park Service, a new liberal publication, and Laverne Cox’s atonement for dating a conservative white cop. Federal Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Fatal Shooting of Border Patrol Agent - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/border-patrol-shooting-vermont.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eE8.g5b6._-_ziNoXlaE0&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare] Park ranger fired after helpi… [https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/park-ranger-fired-helping-drape-transgender-pride-flag-yosemites-el-ca-rcna225662] To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org [https://www.blockedandreported.org?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=show-notes-no-free-preview-language]

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Brad Polumbo to discuss Chris Rufo’s campaign against New Yorker critic Doreen St. Felix over offensive tweets. Plus, conservative snowflakes and the Venn diagram of maskers and queers. Brad vs Everyone [https://www.youtube.com/@Brad_Polumbo] Why are so many of the young people I still see wearing masks queer? : r/NoStupidQuestions [https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/1mt96fl/why_are_so_many_of_the_young_people_i_still_see/] https://x.com/Acyn/status/1956137743727387112 [https://x.com/Acyn/status/1956137743727387112] https://x.com/KaivanShroff/status/1953586970598240441 [https://x.com/KaivanShroff/status/1953586970598240441] The Banal Provocation of Sydney Sweeney’s Jeans | The New Yorker [https://www.newyorker.com/culture/critics-notebook/the-banal-provocation-of-sydney-sweeneys-jeans] To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org [https://www.blockedandreported.org?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=show-notes-no-free-preview-language]

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss two cases of alleged cyberbullying-related suicides: comics artist Ed Piskor and fox rescuer Mikayla Raines. Ed Piskor exhibition postponed over sexual misconduct allegations | Visual Art | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper [https://www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-entertainment/ed-piskor-exhibition-postponed-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations-25664597] Ed Piskor's show postponed over sexual misconduct accusations [https://www.wtae.com/article/ed-piskor-pittsburgh-show-postponed/60310994] 'Lesbian goth foxes,' the story of Esmae and Mala | MPR News [https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2022/06/30/lesbian-goth-foxes-the-story-of-esmae-and-mala] Ed Piskor, ‘Hip Hop Family Tree’ Comic Book Artist, Dies at 41 - TheWrap [https://web.archive.org/web/20240401225211/https://www.thewrap.com/ed-piskor-dies-suicide-hip-hop-family-tree-artist/] 'Lesbian goth foxes,' the story of Esmae and Mala | MPR News [https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2022/06/30/lesbian-goth-foxes-the-story-of-esmae-and-mala] They Bullied Her to Death--And Reddit Let it Happen | POPTOPIC [https://poptopic.com.au/news/they-bullied-her-to-death-and-reddit-let-it-happen/] 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 [https://www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]