Jesse Farrar (Your Kickstarter Sucks) returns to the show fresh off of doing a Go Off Kings stream with Stefan and that vibe permeates throughout the show as it starts chaotic and keeps that feel all the way through to the end. Jesse finds a block from the lady who did that very weird calf cramp tweet and John lets Jesse and Stefan try their hands at a voiceover audition he didn't get. Elsewhere, the Blocked Boys try to decide what constitutes a "non-scary Halloween movie" after Jesse gets perplexed by some of Freeform's programming decisions as we talk Madden, Steam nicknames, and Blocked Party finally gets the shine they deserve in a community newspaper.   If you want some more of that Blocked Party shine, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every month, including the continuation of our Paranoia series AND the return of Blocked Party live shows next month. Lots of great things coming very soon that you won't wanna miss. Plus: ad-free episodes! Discord link! Other stuff!   Jesse Farrar's podcast, Your Kickstarter Sucks, can be found on Twitter at @YourKickstarter and wherever you get your pods and he co-hosts the Go Off Kings 4 nights a week with Stefan at twitch.tv/gooffkings. You can follow Jesse on Twitter at @BronzeHammer.

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Episode 152: Jesse Farrar v. The Calf Cramp Lady

Aiden Arata (writer, content creator) joins us to discuss a time that a combination birthday party went awry as one guest in particular got very possessive over the leftovers. The rest of the episode is all content that's never been reheated though, as the Blocked Boys get into Lindsay Lohan's beach club, sparkling water, movie novelizations, MLB's "Turn Ahead the Clock" jerseys, and it's episode 151, so we talk drinkin', baby!!! Plus, we dive into Soup Girl Fall, disguising edibles as Halloween candy to give them to kids, and Glassdoor reviews of the United States Army.   If you want content that is definitely not for kids (and we'll never disguise THAT), you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. We just did a great Canadian Education episode with Kofie Yeboah about the Canadian Football League that's up now, and we've got more Paranoia and other fun stuff coming down the pipe so be sure to check it out. And if you hate the ads, we have ad-free content too!   Aiden Arata is a writer whose newsletter "Under the Influence" can be found at aidenarata.substack.com. You can also check out her phenomenal meme work on Instagram at @aidenarata and she's on Twitter at the same address.

Episode 151: Aiden Arata v. A Party Guest

Tony Hawk (legend) joins the show to fulfill John's dream and to talk about the time that the International Olympic Committee booted him off the Park Course and then the time right after that when he got home from Tokyo and got blocked by NBC for doing his own commentary on their content. Before all that, we reminisce about how Tony's appearance on the show came to be, through a Cameo from a listener and we learn the insane number of Cameos Tony has done. Elsewhere, Stefan and John ask Tony for advice on being cool which leads to John committing how to learn to hardflip. Plus, we chat curling, burgers, karaoke, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, exit surveys, and Tony tells us about retiring tricks and making skate decks with his blood.   If you want to commit a sort of online blood oath with us, you can donate to the show at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every month. This week, we've got Kofie Yeboah returning to the show as we teach him (and ourselves, really) about the Canadian Football League and it's a good one. Plus we have our Paranoia series ongoing and if you hate the ads, we have some new ad-free tiers for you check out. And! Zoom shows return in November. So give it a peek!   Tony Hawk is a professional skateboarder whose podcast, Hawk vs. Wolf, comes out every Monday on the Kast Media network. You can find him online everywhere at @tonyhawk. You can donate to his charity, The Skatepark Project, at skatepark.org.

Episode 150: Tony Hawk v. The Olympics

Our good friend The Zubes (Wrestling Brain, Sportsfeld) joins the show to talk about being blocked by a former Major League Baseball player, who he then works with in sports media and gets unblocked by, who he then finds out is dating a very terrible person and wishes he was still blocked. It's a whole range of emotions this week on BP and we are here for all of it as the Blocked Boys also dive into nicknames, fantasy hockey, Dhar Mann's bizarre Instagram page, Elizabeth Holmes' courtroom text message reveal, Jordan Clarkson, stinging insults, and Stefan dresses up as Spider-Man.   One thing you could get dressed up for is our Patreon page over at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. Last week, we released the second Paranoia episode as our gang of RPG characters faces even more issues just trying to get our impossible mission started, and this week, it's an emergency Blocked Bag with Producer Dan after a guest is forced to cancel suddenly and it's a whole lot of fun. Plus we got an exclusive Discord, ad-free episodes, and more!   Andrew "The Zubes" Zuber is a co-host of the Twitch stream Wrestling Brain, which you can check out at Twitch.tv/WrestlingBrain, and he also co-hosts the podcast Sportsfeld, available where you get your podcasts. You can follow him on Twitter at @The_Zubes and on Instagram at @Zubestagram.

Episode 149: Andrew Zuber v. J.P. Arencibia

Juliana Rodrigues (comedian) joins the show to discuss how an older guy who works at a comedy venue has an extremely strange Instagram account that only shows his workplace injuries and bad pictures of his food, leading Juliana to block him. Of course, Stefan loves it. With John and Stefan just returned from their fantasy hockey boys' trip, they give all the goods on Stefan having a tough Thursday night and we learn an awful lot about everyone's puking habits. But don't worry, before long we settle in to some more "normal" conversation about eating 6 Junior Chickens in one sitting, webcams, cats, getting in an argument in the Instagram comments, and buying clothes at the airport.   If you want to save your airport clothes money and spend it on something much more fun, you can donate to the show at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE juicy bonus episodes every single month. This week, it's Paranoia 2 as our ragtag crew goes shopping for gear before heading out on our impossible mission. We are joined by Carlos Maza, Carla Mah, Racquel Belmonte, and Josh Buergel for an RPG of extreme proportions. Plus we've got lots of fun stuff coming and ad-free versions of the episodes too!   Juliana Rodrigues is a comedian and podcaster who hosts the All Good podcast, available wherever you get your pods. You can follow her on Instagram at @juliana_hooliana and on Twitter at @hooliana_.

Episode 148: Juliana Rodrigues v. An Injury/Food Instagram

Clare Belford (comedian) returns to the show and she's got a new view on life where she doesn't want to hear about your weight loss program, your diet, your latest fad, or just your weight in general. And she's got a block for that! We discuss how COVID has distorted everyone's view of their own bodies and it gets a bit real but it gets very nice too, which we love. And of course, we go over a bunch of not nice stuff as per usual, as we get into living in Eastern Canada, haircuts, curling fights, weird drink combinations, Pepito the Cat, and John and Stefan pull out the measuring tape to see who has the bigger head.   If you want to prove you have a big head and even bigger brains, you can donate to the show at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. Last week, we put out a Hell Block with Brett Payne where Stefan talked about being blocked by John Pavlovitz, and coming soon is the second chapter of our Paranoia saga, where we play the well-known RPG with Carlos Maza, Carla Mah, and Racquel Belmonte, which you won't wanna miss. Plus, we've got a great Discord, an ad-free version of the pod, and more! So check it out.   Clare Belford is a comedian whose debut album, The Entire Cabbage, is out now wherever you get your albums. You can follow her on Twitter at @ClareBelford and on Instagram at @clarble.

Episode 147: Clare Belford v. Weight Loss Instagrammers

Nathan Hare (comedian) joins the show to tell us of the time that an innocent joke about Subway went sideways and he got blocked by one of the world's largest fast food chains. Most things on this episode go sideways as a discussion about fancy juice leads to speculation on what would have to happen for us to wear a diaper, which of course leads to bedwetting incidents we had as kids...and adults. We also talk Hulk Hogan's celebrity wrestling reality show, elementary school principals, newspaper corrections, the Chris Jericho Cruise, and our least favourite songs.    If you want to cruise with us, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This week, we've got another Hell Block coming up with Brett Payne from Street Fight Radio, and of course our continuation of the Paranoia series will continue later this month as well. Lots of surprises, all of them good. Plus it's our last month for guest newsletter and we deliver ad-free episodes, all here, all now!   Nathan Hare is a comedian whose podcast, "Forgive Us", can be found wherever you get your pods. You can follow him on Twitter at @nathanharenice and on Instagram at @nathanhare.

Episode 146: Nathan Hare v. Subway

Producer Dan (producer) joins us as a guest for the first time on a main episode as the Blocked Boys go on vacation to the Heck Family Cabin. We record outside so you can enjoy the sounds of nature in the background as we talk about our usual BS and sully the entire experience. Dan gets blocked by a pro wrestler as we get into the BC Ferries, comparing our feet, Apple TV's depiction of Androids, whether or not relaxing video games should be speedrun, and we "remember some guys" Pop Star Edition, as we talk JoJo and Right Said Fred. Plus, a listener meets a Nazi weirdo on Grindr.   If you want to hang out with some weirdos, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This week, we have the famed podcast debut of Dr. and Mrs. Heck as we complete the summer of Blocked Party Parents with a very special mailbag. Plus, we've got the start of our new RPG, Paranoia, and you can access ad-free episodes on the Patreon too. Check it out!   Producer Dan is a producer who produces Blocked Party, The P.O.D. Kast, Your Kickstarter Sucks, and Obsessed with Sophie. You can follow him on Twitter at @early90spants.

Episode 145: Producer Dan v. Lance Archer

Raina Douris (NPR's World Cafe) joins the show to hearken back to her old days as a Toronto resident, as she tangles with one of the resident dirt-kickers over at Toronto's worst newspaper, the Sun. We also manage to get into chatter about one of our favourite Canadians, Frank D'Angelo, before moving on to talk The Grateful Dead, anti-vaxxers, protesting, getting punched, and hippies. Plus, we find out that Raina is on Wikifeet, John updates us on the Milk Crate Challenge, and Stefan introduces us to a detestable Republican candidate.   If you want to complete a challenge, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty and complete the "donate to your one of your favourite podcasts" challenge. It's easy to do and gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This week, we have the first instalment of our quest to conquer the world of Paranoia, the RPG where ourselves and Carlos Maza, Carla Mah, and Racquel Belmonte come together to try to complete an impossible mission. Or something. It's a blast. Plus, we've got another parental mailbag on the way with the Hecks and more, so check it out! Raina Douris is the host of NPR's World Cafe and can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @RahRahRaina.

Episode 144: Raina Douris v. Joe Warmington

Rory Dunn (comedian) joins us to bear gifts of cheesecake and to share the story of how an 8-second video got him instantly blocked by one of Twitter's worst ghouls. Speaking of ghouls, we go on an extended tour of the biblical summer camps we all attended as kids, from Rory's stories of canoeing the lakes of Saskatchewan to John and Stefan's experiences with banana boating. Plus, we talk about the worst places we've ever fallen asleep, The Simpsons, history TikTok, Becca's week away, one-hit wonders, and John gains some allies--some BP listeners and the Canadian Conservative Party.   If you want to become our greatest allies, you can join the fine folks over at patreon.com/blockedparty, where a $5/month donation to our show gets you access to all of our great bonus content. Last week, we educated Melissa Stetten on the 90s coming-of-age show "Ready or Not", and coming next week: BPD&D2! It's gonna be a doozy. Plus, you get access to our entire back catalogue and our super-sweet, super-exclusive Discord. It's the best deal in podcasting!   Rory Dunn is a comedian and baker and you can find him on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at @TheTrueRory. You can watch livestreams of him baking at twitch.tv/thetruerory.

Episode 143: Rory Dunn v. Matt Walsh

Ryan Williams (comedian, writer) returns to the show to take on Canada's Rebel Media, our pathetic answer to the American alt-right community, and he goes straight to the top, catching a block from its founder, Ezra Levant. Elsewhere, John is home alone this week as Becca visits her family, and we talk about how he started it by watching a documentary about the making of Forrest Gump and taking a nap. Luckily Ryan picks up the slack for John's boring Sunday by telling one of the craziest stories we've ever heard on the show, and then follows that up (after doing his own segue) by telling the second craziest story we've ever heard on the show. The Blocked Boys try to keep up, as we get into "sex arses", construction sites, getting vaccinated, and John finds one of the more cursed poems we've ever read.   If you'd like some less cursed content, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This week, we're bringing our friend Melissa Stetten on for another CanCon episode as we watch a couple episodes of the girls' coming-of-age dramedy "Ready or Not" and it gets a bit wild. Plus, BPD&D2 launches this month and you won't wanna miss it!   Ryan Williams is a stand-up comedian whose podcast, the ThunderBronco Sports podcast, will be launching in September. You can follow him for details on that and everything else he's up to on Twitter and Instagram at @Ryannornot.

Episode 142: Ryan Williams v. Ezra Levant

Alison Rosen (podcaster, writer) joins us to warn of the dangers about posting a photo on Instagram of a recent manicure, lest people think you're too much of a narcissist. In fairness, we do manage to talk a fair amount about ourselves on the podcast, as John is forced to talk about his curling history off the top and it devolves into a long conversation about seltzer and pop consumption. We also get into laser hair removal, arguing with anti-vaxxers on Twitter, one of the craziest CNN interviews of all-time, and John discovers the all-time best name of an Olympian from the world of field hockey.   If you want to discover some all-time best things, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes a month AND our entire back catalogue, which is filled with greatness. It's a tremendous deal and we have a big August ahead with our first episode of BPD&D2, as we're going to be playing the RPG "Paranoia" with Carlos Maza, Carla Mah, and Racquel Belmonte. It'll be going for 4 months and will be a blast. Plus lots of other great stuff is on the way, plus we have newsletters, a great Discord, and MORE! So check it out.   Alison Rosen hosts two podcasts, "Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend" and "Childish", both available wherever you get your pods. Her book, "Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me)" is also out now, and she can be followed on Twitter and Instagram at @AlisonRosen.

Episode 141: Alison Rosen v. An Instagram Commenter

Taylor Lorenz (New York Times) returns to the show to explain her confusion over how she got blocked and unblocked and blocked again by Logan Paul, and in the process of telling the tale, figures out how it might've happened. We figure out a lot of things on this episode, like the fact that Taylor is a bird person, John has a different definition than most of what a "drinking boot" is, and Stefan is going to buy a cat backpack for Kiki. Plus!! We talk about the new gamer chairs we got for BPHQ, late 90's fashion, Kevin Sorbo, vegan food, and Nyjah Huston's ass.   If you don't want to show your ass, you should donate to the show at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. We just posted a great mailbag episode with John's dad last week, and coming this week is the return of our all-Cameo bonus episode, Word Up!, with returning guest and one of our faves, Brandon Ash Mohammed.   Taylor Lorenz is a technology reporter for the New York Times, and you can find her on Twitter and Instagram at @TaylorLorenz.

Episode 140: Taylor Lorenz v. Logan Paul

If you're thinking you can't trust a man named Ashley, our guest this week, Danika Thibault (comedian), is here to prove you right, as she tells a tale about a chance encounter leading to a very weird online interaction and subsequent blocking by...a man named Ashley. Speaking of weird online interactions, Stefan doubles down on his Marge impression from the Go Off Kings this week, and shows at least a little improvement. Plus we get into Canadian chocolate bars, Donald Trump, Stefan's MLB: The Show character, A24 films, Sisqo's beautiful reasoning behind the Thong Song, and Danika gives John and Stefan a literal glow up as we learn about the Glow filter on TikTok.   If you want a glow up but in podcasting form, you can get it over at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every month. This week, we have a very special guest for our monthly mailbag episode: John's Dad! John Cullen Sr. joins the program to answer all manner of questions from our listeners, and it gets as wild as you'd expect. Plus right now we have the great bonus episode we did last week with the guys from the Evil Men podcast, and BPD&D 2: Paranoia starts next month. You won't wanna miss it!   Danika Thibault is a comedian and podcaster whose podcast, Forgive Us, can be found wherever you get your pods. You can follow her on Twitter at @Danika_Thibault and on Instagram at @DanikaThibault.

Episode 139: Danika Thibault v. A Man Named Ashley

It's a long-awaited episode as our old friend Tom (ChapoFYM) joins us after the worst intro in show history to tell us a great Block Tale as he revisits the "horny Twitter" we got into with the Globe Hell guys and folks...this time, it might be worse. As we've mentioned before, we've known Tom since the Real Good Show days and so we spend some time reminiscing about the RGS Hot-Off and the Akron Pooper amidst talk of the infamous Calgary Stampede threesome and M. Night Shyamalan's weird new movie where people get old on a beach. We also learn an awful lot about latex mask-wearing guys, Jesse getting killed by a deer in a hunting video game, and we speculate on whether or not our parents would like I Think You Should Leave.   One thing our parents do like for sure is our wonderful bonus content over at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every month. We just finished recording a wonderful bonus episode with the guys from the Evil Men podcast, Chris Locke, Michael Balazo, and James Hartnett and that'll be out this week, and this month's Blocked Bag has a very special guest you won't wanna miss.   Tom is a streamer who can be found often on Chapo Trap House's Twitch stream, ChapoFYM. You can hit them up at twitch.tv/chapotraphouse and you can follow Tom on Twitter at @tom_on_here.

Episode 138: Tom v. Jamie Sweaty

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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