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Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal
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    Premium: Marsha Marsha Marsha (Part 2)

    07/01/2026 | 28 mins.
    This week on the Primo Show, Part 2 of our investigation into one of the most sacred stories in LGBTQ history: the night transgender icon Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick at Stonewall and launched the modern gay rights movement. Or did she?
    Stonewall
    Bonus Episode — From the Vault: Sylvia…


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    Episode 314: Authentic Authenticity On A Silver Platner

    06/29/2026 | 1h 8 mins.
    This week on Blocked and Reported, (((Jesse))) and Katie dig into Graham Platner: the oyster farmer, Senate hopeful, and working-class rich kid whose Nazi tattoo and wandering eye were so rudely surfaced by the (((lamestream media))) in an effort to protect the (((billionaire class))).
    The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Taking on Susan Collins | The New Republic
    Oysterman, Veteran, Prep-School Alum: A Senate Candidate’s Complex Class Story - The New York Times
    Read our full archive of Graham Platner’s deleted Reddit comments
    Graham Platner says ‘I am not a secret Nazi’ after photos of his tattoo emerge
    Platner says he’ll remove tattoo that resembles Nazi symbol - POLITICO
    K-File unearths new evidence that undercuts Dem candidate’s claim he was not aware tattoo was tied to Nazi symbolism | CNN
    First Draft: Did the New York Times Just Run an Anti-Platner Hit Job?
    Platner’s Wife Flagged His Sexual Texts With Other Women as Maine Senate Race Began - The New York Times
    Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior - The New York Times
    These People Handpicked Graham Platner. He’s Now Democrats’ Biggest Risk. - WSJ



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    Premium: Before The Brick (Part 1)

    06/24/2026 | 18 mins.
    This week on Blocked and Reported, Part 1 of our two-part series on the Stonewall Riots and the mythology of Marsha P. Johnson. Plus, warring lesbian history accounts, a Father’s Day cartoon breaks brains, and fact-checking the Seattle LGBTQ Commission and Erin Reed’s bad stats.
    Lesbian_Herstory
    Lesbian Herstory Archives
    Opinion | What I Learned About Par…


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    Episode 313: How A Gay Jewish Boob-Hypnotherapist Built A Coalition With Burqa-Wearing Islamists

    06/22/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
    This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Zack Polanski, the former hypnotherapist who turned a fringe environmentalist party into Britain's fastest-growing coalition of Corbynites, BDSM enthusiasts, and first-gen Islamists.
    Can you really THINK your boobs bigger?
    Politics was never part of the plan. | by Zack Polanski | Medium
    Zack Polanski stood by breast enlargment hypnosis claim
    Most UK Muslims define themselves by faith first
    Green candidate for Makerfield by-election quits after 12 hours


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    Episode 312: The Last Straight Woman (with Phoebe Maltz Bovy)

    06/13/2026 | 1h 18 mins.
    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



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About Blocked and Reported
Journalists Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal scour the internet for its craziest, silliest, most sociopathic content, part of an obsessive and ill-conceived attempt to extract kernels of meaning and humanity from a landscape of endless raging dumpster fires. www.blockedandreported.org
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