Blocked and Reported

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Chronicle of Higher Ed reporter Emma Pettit to discuss an internal civil war at Pomona College, where the literature department spiraled into years of accusations, investigations, and a whole lot of angry emails. Plus, we revisit New College of Florida, and discuss what Emma got wrong in 2020 and what she’s learned since.
Some Scholars Have Long Talked About Abolishing the Police. Now People Are Listening. What Comes Next?
The College That Conservatives Took Over
When a Department Self-Destructs



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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss homesteader influencers Hannah and Daniel Neeleman of Ballerina Farm and their raw milk problems. Plus, dogs in the city.
Where Does a Dog Belong?
Meet the queen of the ‘trad wives’ (and her eight children)
The Woman Behind Ballerina Farm, Hannah Neeleman, Makes Her Own Path - The New York Ti…


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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss a series of viral videos from Canada’s cringiest. Plus, has the death of wokeness been widely exaggerated?
Trans Issues Are No Conspiracy - Jesse Singal - The Dispatch
Opinion | Did Wokeness Leave Us Worse Off? - The New York Times
Brock Colyar on Pronouns, Identifying as Nonbinary


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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the non-verbal novelist Woody Brown, the return of facilitated communication, and the reporters who apparently forgot to google it.
Is Controversy Helping Lindy West Sell Books? Not as well as you might think.
The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield - The New York Times
Doctors Believed Woody Brown Would …


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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a string of recent AI scandals in publishing: the Shy Girl debacle, Matt Goodwin's hallucinated data, Alex Preston's plagiarized book review, and more. Plus, controversy ensues when Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle admits to (gasp) using AI in her process.
Watch Thin Skin (2023) - Free Movies | Tubi
Mia Ballard on Her Horrific Feminine Rage Novel - Bookstr
A.I. Is Writing Fiction. Publishers Are Unprepared. - The New York Times
I Was Deemed Unfit to Be a Mother - The New York Times
New York Times Cuts Ties with Book Review Writer Over AI Use | Exclusive
The illusion and delusion of Matt Goodwin | The Spectator
Suicide of an author’s credibility | Ben Sixsmith | The Critic Magazine
Matt Goodwin and Andy Twelves caught in fiery clash over author’s new book Suicide of a Nation
AI didn’t write my book | The Spectator
Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers - The Atlantic
A billionaire, an AI supercomputer, toxic emissions and a Memphis community that did nothing wrong • Tennessee Lookout
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor - cleveland.com



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