Blocked and Reported

Thanks to everyone who joined Brad Polumbo and me on Substack Live, where we discussed right-wing infighting, the Turning Point USA reality TV conference, drama at CBS News, and more. (Just for the record, that thumbnail is not AI. We really look like that.) To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week, Saint Helen Lewis joins us to discuss Jesse’s shortcomings, the state of publishing, the state of social media, the Riyadh Comedy Festival, the Olivia Nuzzi scandal, and more. Plus, our annual end-of-year extremely online pub quiz. Note: This is our last free episode of the year. Primos have more coming, but for everyone else, see you next year.Helen’s book Katie’s bookJesse’s Austin eventKatie’s Duke eventOpinion | The Shifting Politics of Transgender Rights - The New York TimesI Watched Stand-Up in Saudi Arabia - The AtlanticOlivia Nuzzi’s Tell-Nothing Memoir - The Atlantic 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 discuss the fallout from chess world champ Vladimir Kramnik’s obsessive campaign against alleged cheaters, including grandmaster Danya Naroditsky. Plus, AI comes for podcasters.Washington Post’s AI-generated podcasts rife with errors, fictional quotes | SemaforHikaru hits out at grandmaster Kramnik over cheating accusations | indy100Chess GM Vladimir Kramnik suspended for impersonating another player - DexertoKramnik’s Controversial Cheating Allegations in Titled Tuesdays: | NSS.czFair Play Report Estimates Low Cheating Rate In Titled Tuesday, New Public Closure Policy - Chess.comVladimir Kramnik’s YouTube channelMartínez beats Kramnik in controversial match | ChessBaseDanya’s YouTube channelChess: Fide to ‘discipline’ Kramnik over Naroditsky cheating allegations | Chess | The Guardian 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 the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Turning Point USA’s attempts to get a University of Oklahoma instructor canceled over claims of anti-Christian discrimination. Plus, Candace Owens’s ongoing investigation into who really killed Charlie Kirk (bees). Candace Owens on beesInside Candace Owens’ media empire and the Macron lawsuit threaten… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the politics of poetry and a controversy surrounding an indie lit magazine. Plus, a Chuck Johnson update. Katie’s Duke eventJesse’s Austin eventInvestor sues Chuck Johnson for “falsely presenting ... as intelligence agent” | SemaforWhere Wokeness Went Wrong | Susan Neiman | The New York Review of BooksA MeToo Mob Tried to Destroy My Life as a Poet. This Is How I SurvivedOpen Letter to Open-Minded ProgressivesInside the New Right, Where Peter Thiel Is Placing His Biggest BetsCurtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America‘The Interview’: Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy is Done - The New York TimesSpectra PoetsGroup ThinkFor William and KristineA Close Reading of Curtis Yarvin 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