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Blocked and Reported

Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal
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    Episode 326: The Case That’s Shaking Cornell—and the Internet

    03/10/2026 | 59 mins.
    This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a former Cornell student’s claims that seven fraternity brothers drugged and raped her in 2024. Plus: Nkechi Diallo (née Rachel Dolezal) weighs in on the latest race faker, a Philadelphia teacher who is definitely not Palestinian.
    Two Drinks with . . . Rachel Dolezal—The Free Press
    A Philadelphia teacher pretended to be Black and Palestinian, ‘a betrayal’ of the activists she supported—The Philadelphia Inquirer
    Philadelphia teacher and activist admits to lying about race, heritage—6abc Philadelphia
    Jane Doe v. Cornell University et al. (complaint)—NYSCEF
    The ‘Cornell 7’ Have Not Been Proven Guilty—The Free Press
    New video of text chain from night of alleged Cornell gang rape—CBS News New York
    How a Cornell student went from shame to seeking justice—The New York Times
    District Attorney Public Statement, Sept. 28, 2026—Tompkins County District Attorney’s Office
    Jane Doe in Cornell University case told campus police, “I can say with 100% confidence I was raped,” transcript shows—CBS News New York
    Feminist Campus Kangaroo Court Nets Female ‘Rapist’—Cathy Young, Medium
    Men Accused in Cornell Sex Assault Suit Give Varying Accounts of Night—The New York Times
    New text messages from days after alleged gang rape at Cornell University—CBS News New York
    The Institutional Failure at the Heart of the Cornell Rape Case—Calm Down with Ben Dreyfuss


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    Premium: The Erin Reed Story: It's Not Just About AI Plagiarism—It's About The Rich Tapestry of Human Connection In An Ever-Evolving Digital Landscape (And That's Truly Beautiful)

    02/10/2026 | 23 mins.
    This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into a new report claiming that trans journalist and influencer Erin Reed has spent years passing off error-riddled, AI-generated text as her own reporting. Plus: Nikole Hannah-Jones revisits her decision to send her daughter to a struggling public school.
    In Fighting for Every Blac…


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    Premium: Our Favorite Long-Covid Lesbian Bar Gets Famous

    29/09/2026 | 29 mins.
    This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the extremely viral Boston Globe story on the Last Ditch, our favorite long-Covid lesbian bar in Greenfield, Mass., and what came after. Plus, Cambridge decides not to investigate itself after all.
    Cambridge Drops Plans to Fully Investigate Jason Arda…


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    Episode 325: What’s The Matter With Seattle?

    28/09/2026 | 1h 31 mins.
    This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Blue City Blues co-hosts David Hyde and Sandeep Kaushik to discuss what the hell is going on in America’s most progressive major city. Featuring: drugs, homelessness, performative social justice, the tech-money “prosperity bomb,” a socialist mayor, a housing crisis, CHOP/CHAZ, Robin DiAngelo, Chris Rufo, and an equity agenda that hobbled Seattle Public Schools.
    Blue City Blues
    Seattle Nice
    The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs - The Atlantic
    Will the Crazies Kill Seattle? - County Highway
    The Battle Over Seattle Public School’s Gifted Progams Heats Up
    Seattle School Board Takes Steps to Dismantle Gifted Program



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    Episode 324: Free Speech, Free Palestine, Free Macklemore, Free Ed Sheeran, Free Hobo Johnson, Free Podcast

    21/09/2026 | 1h 4 mins.
    This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into the Macklemore mess. Plus, introducing a new segment, in which your intrepid co-host guesses Why'd He Apologize???
    SacBee coverage of Hobo Johnson apology
    Hobo Johnson’s Facebook apology statement
    ESPN: Kraft says Macklemore performance crossed a line
    BBC: Macklemore’s 2014 costume apology
    Bluewin: Why Macklemore is suddenly being cancelled at Gurtenfestival
    NYT: Germany arts cancellations tied to Israel/Palestinians


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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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