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Catcher in the Crosshairs: When a Banned Book Gets Blamed for Murder | Banned Books Podcast

Season 10 Episode 40

🎉 Season 11 begins Tuesday, June 9th — The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

Three high-profile crimes. One banned book. Mark David Chapman shot …

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The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 26: Don’t Ever Tell Anybody Anything | Banned Books Podcast

Season 10 Episode 39

🎉 Season 11 begins Tuesday, June 9th — The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

The final chapter is half a page long. It takes about two minutes to r…

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The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 25.3: If They Fall Off, They Fall Off | Banned Books Comedy

Season 10 Episode 38

🎉 Season 11 begins Tuesday, June 9th — we're reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Robot has been promoted to official composer.

Phoebe thr…

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The Catcher in the Rye | Ch. 25.2: She Showed Up With a Suitcase | Banned Books Podcast

Season 10 Episode 37

Holden goes back to Phoebe's school and sees something on the wall that drives him crazy. Then he sees it again. And again. He visits the museum, pla…

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The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 25.1: The Kid Who Asked a Ghost for Permission to Keep Existing | Banned Books Comedy

Season 10 Episode 36

🎉 SEASON 11 ANNOUNCED: Banned Camp will be reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, starting June 9th. The scary book people have spoken.

Hold…

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The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 24.2: Then Something Happened | Banned Books Comedy

Season 10 Episode 35

Old Mr. Antolini finishes his speech about the size of your mind, makes up the couch, and calls Holden "handsome." Then something happens that reader…

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Banned Camp Season 11 Book Vote: You Pick What We Read Next | Banned Books Comedy Podcast

Season 10

We're handing the show over to you. The scary book people have nominated the books they want us to read for season 11, and we've narrowed it down to …

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The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 24.1: Holden Flunks the Art of Staying on Topic | Banned Books Podcast

Season 10 Episode 33

Holden shows up at Mr. Antolini's swanky apartment in the middle of the night to find his old teacher in a bathrobe with a highball, his wife heading…

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The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 23: The Safest Place He’s Ever Been | Banned Books

Season 10 Episode 32

Holden dances with Phoebe in the dark with the radio turned low — maybe the only moment in the entire book where he's truly happy. Then the parents c…

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The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 22: James Castle, the Sweater, and the Cliff | Banned Books Podcast

Season 10 Episode 31

Phoebe asks Holden to name one thing he likes about anything in the world. He can't do it. His mind drifts to a boy named James Castle who was brutal…

2 months, 1 week ago

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