Blocked Party
Twitter Genius/Idiot Stefan Heck and comedian John Cullen invite guests on the program to talk about the who and the how of getting blocked on social media. From celebrities to jilted ex-lovers, every block has a story and we’re here to get to the bottom of it.
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Episode 37: Rachel Schaefer v. Her “Roommate”
Rachel Schaefer (comedian) joins us to tell a story of how a close friend became an unwitting roommate after she asked to couch surf and then never left. Needless to say, the story doesn’t end well. The Blocked Boys don’t waste any time and give a...
76 min
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Episode 36: Jake Flores v. Jen Kirkman
Jake Flores (comedian, Pod Damn America) spins the wheel of comedy blocks he has and lands on Jen Kirkman, who we find out even blocked one of our listeners for just tweeting “Russia” at her. The Blocked Boys then get riled up talking about dog...
66 min
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Episode 35: Dave Shumka v. The Captain's Boil
Dave Shumka (Stop Podcasting Yourself, This Sounds Serious) shows some dedication to the show, reviving his SPY Twitter exchange with crappy restaurant The Captain's Boil in an effort to be blocked for the show. That doesn't work, but a surprise...
68 min
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Episode 34: Karen Geier v. Ed Krassenstein
Karen Geier (writer, On Belief podcast) proves to be a dream guest as she's blocked by a long-time nemesis of the podcast, Ed Krassenstein, who follows up blocking her with a weird series of emails that do nothing to dispel the Krassenbrothers' creepy...
79 min
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Episode 33: Dave Harris v. An Ex-Girlfriend
Dave Harris (comedian, Beer Me) uses the threat of a block to win back an ex-girlfriend (and it works! Sort of). Elsewhere, the Blocked Boys continue on their crusade to be the first show ever with multiple hosts that refuse to use the term co-host...
78 min
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Episode 32: Stacey McLachlan v. A MasterChef Ju...
Stacey McLachlan (comedian, Nasty Women Comedy, AfterChef Junior) shows us that you can never be too sure who listens to your podcast after she gets blocked by the parent of a MasterChef Junior contestant. It's also a huge episode as the Blocked Boys...
76 min
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Episode 31: Jon Hendren v. Lin-Manuel Miranda
Jon Hendren (@fart, internet funnyman) hates that we introduce him as "internet funnyman", but we do it anyway. We also hate Lin-Manuel Miranda's daily affirmations, and Jon tells the story of how he found out that LMM hates when people criticize...
78 min
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Episode 30: Hunter Collins v. "Felix"
Hunter Collins (comedian) brings a hidden identity with him to the podcast, as the threat of actual legal action makes this Block Tale so juicy we can't reveal exactly who he was blocked by. But it's a wild story and easily our best Blocked Tale yet....
80 min
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Episode 29: Kath Barbadoro v. Nick Jackson
Kath Barbadoro (comedian, What a Time to Be Alive, Wrestlesplania) demonstrates how wrestlers are the most egregious name searchers on earth, as she manages to get blocked on both her personal and podcast account by one of the AEW's Young Bucks...
82 min
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Episode 28: Tom Hill v. A Basketball Player
Tom Hill (comedian, Hip.Bang!) is the first person to come on the show with a PHYSICAL block, as he gets owned in a game of basketball and his dead tooth from the incident haunts his acting career from then on. After the Blocked Boys once again dive...
85 min
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Episode 27: Alex Goldman v. William Shatner
Alex Goldman (Reply All) and the Blocked Boys attempt to solve a mystery for the ages: if you never interact with someone, why do they block you? We dig around to try and find the truth about why Alex was blocked by Captain Kirk. The BBs also explore...
75 min
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Episode 26: Allie Entwistle v. Her Best Friend
Allie Entwistle (comedian, Brunch Comedy) joins the show this week to demonstrate that even those who are the closest to us can block us, as she gets blocked by her sketch comedy partner and best friend. The Blocked Boys also get into John's past as a...
83 min
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Episode 25: Kevvy v. A Fan’s Dad
Kevvy (musician, producer, Fake Shark) shows the Blocked Boys that there are fewer embarrassments worse for a teenage girl than your father getting in a Twitter war with your favourite band’s lead singer. Before that, the episode goes way off the...
79 min
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Episode 24: Denea Campbell v. An Incel Ex
Denea Campbell (improviser, Nasty Women Comedy) joins the Blocked Boys to let them know what happens when you get old, don’t have a high school degree, and get dumped by your much younger girlfriend. Strong lessons, indeed. Your favorite BBs also...
69 min
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Episode 23: Myles Anderson v. A Clingy Craigsli...
Myles Anderson (comedian) tells us what happens when a random from Craigslist thinks the laptop you sell him comes with tech support. The Blocked Boys also keep it classy this week with long talks about hiking, art, neighbourly love, and the funniest...
77 min
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Episode 22: Patrick Monahan v. Meghan McCain
Patrick Monahan (comedian, What a Time to Be Alive) joins the show to help us profile the fastest blocker on Twitter, Meghan McCain (did you know her dad fought in the war?) as Stefan also details his tango with her. It's a double block! Elsewhere,...
85 min
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Episode 21: Ember Konopaki v. The Youth of Today
Ember Konopaki (comedian, improviser) joins us as we learn the importance of locking your Twitter account when you work with kids, leading John to tell the story of his students finding his LiveJournal. The Blocked Boys also go in on old cell phones,...
84 min
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Episode 20: Kyle Bottom v. Adam Something
Kyle Bottom (comedian, Just for Laughs) joins the show to reveal what happens when Canadian people try and get involved with random American right-wingers on Twitter. It doesn't end well. The Blocked Boys also get to the bottom of cuckolding, personal...
68 min
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Episode 19: Lydia Rickards v. A Fling
Lydia Rickards (comedian) joins the show to teach us about how to deal with brief flings on Instagram after things end and the politics of hard and soft blocks. The Blocked Boys also weigh in on weighing in, Brexit, the Colonel Sanders DJ, lining up...
91 min
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Episode 18: Ed Zitron v. Effin Birds
Ed Zitron (writer, head of EZPR) joins the show as we go in on all the stupid Twitter accounts that take mundane things and put them next to swear words in the name of content. This week, it's pencil drawings of birds with swears! It's a wild episode...
77 min
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Episode 17: Randee Neumeyer v. An Online Stalker
Randee Neumeyer (comedian) joins the show to give us only our second story from the perspective of the person doing the blocking, as she had to block someone over multiple platforms after an online stalking incident that started in the comedy world....
82 min
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Episode 16: Bryan Quinby v. Hulk Hogan
Bryan Quinby (podcaster, Street Fight Radio) joins us for an episode where we learn that the second "A" in AMA doesn't always stand for "Anything", as he gets blocked by Hulk Hogan during his Twitter AMA for asking the wrong question. The Blocked Boys...
93 min
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Episode 15: Graham Clark v. A&W Canada
Graham Clark (comedian, Stop Podcasting Yourself) joins us to tell the story of the time he just wanted to be A&W's friend, and they decided that they really did not want that. At all. Luckily, Graham tells the Blocked Boys of other brand...
68 min
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Episode 14: Melissa Stetten v. Logan Paul
Melissa Stetten (writer, model, Pistol Shrimps) joins us to tell the story of the time she got blocked by internet idiot Logan Paul and we play the first-ever game of "I'm So Ap-Paul-ed", where Stefan and Melissa try to guess which Paul brother did...
77 min
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Episode 13: Christine Bortolin v. Jann Arden
Christine Bortolin (improvisor, actor) joins us to tell the story of the time she was blocked by Canadian legend Jann Arden and we dive into all the juicy details of Jann's new sitcom, which is called, uhh, Jann. The Blocked Boys also discuss...
76 min