Episode Details

Holden finally goes home... but he has to break in like a burglar to do it. Fake name, fake bad leg, holding his breath past his parents' door. When he finds Phoebe asleep in DB's oversized bed wearing blue pajamas with red elephants on the collar, he feels good for the first time in twenty chapters. Then she wakes up, figures out he got expelled in about ten seconds, and puts a pillow over her head.

Banned Camp is a comedy podcast where we read banned books chapter by chapter... we don't read ahead, so you're discovering the story with us.

Things To Listen For:

• Dan's realization that after six months of yelling "go home," they now have to switch to "stay home"
• Holden's truly terrible lie about having a bad leg that somehow works on the elevator boy
• Jennifer discovering Phoebe's middle name situation — Weatherfield Caulfield, Esquire
• The moment Phoebe takes the broken record pieces and puts them in a drawer without being asked
• "You DID. You DID." — Phoebe cracking the case in ten seconds flat and then hitting Holden with her fist
• Dan's observation that this kid has been beaten up by Stradlater, a pimp, a prostitute, and now his baby sister — all in three days
• One of the shortest PPP segments in show history, because there is absolutely nothing ban-worthy in this chapter

Why was The Catcher in the Rye banned? This chapter features a teenager sneaking into his own apartment to see his little sister... and the most "dangerous" thing that happens is a ten-year-old putting a pillow over her head because she's scared for her brother. If that's worth banning, the book banners have a lot of explaining to do.

If this is your first episode, you're fine starting here. Our fact-checking Robot catches you up fast, then we read the next chapter (spoilers).

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