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The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 7: Holden Leaves Pencey in the Middle of the Night | Banned Books Podcast
Season 10 Episode 10
Holden can't sleep. He's lying in Ackley's stinky room, torturing himself thinking about Jane and Stradlater in that car. So he does the only logical…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 6: Blood on the Floor and He Still Won't Shut Up | Banned Books Comedy
Season 10 Episode 9
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 6 | Banned Books Comedy Podcast
Stradlater comes back from his date with Jane and rejects Holden's composition about his d…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 5: The Brother He Couldn't Save | Banned Books Comedy
Season 10 Episode 8
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 5 | Banned Books Comedy Podcast
Holden writes a homework assignment about the one thing that matters most to him—his dead …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 4.2: Caring Too Much While He Cares Too Little
Season 10 Episode 7
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 4.2 | Banned Books Comedy Podcast
Stradlater's date is Jane Gallagher—Holden's childhood friend and crush. Holden nearly d…
5 months ago
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 4.1: Friendly But Friendless | Banned Books Comedy
Season 10 Episode 6
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 4.1
Holden hangs out in the steamy bathroom while Stradlater shaves with his disgusting rusty razor (secret slob). Stradl…
5 months ago
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 3.2: Why Ban a Book That Shows People Are Complicated? | Why Books Get Banned
Season 10 Episode 5
Ackley barges into Holden's room and proceeds to do everything wrong: picks up personal items, clips his toenails on the floor after being asked 50 t…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 3.1: Holden Calls Out Phony Bastards | Banned Books Podcast
Season 10 Episode 4
Holden admits he's "the most terrific liar you ever saw," then proceeds to spend the entire chapter calling out every phony around him. Meet Ossenbur…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 2.2: Holden Shoots the Bull While Thinking About Ducks | Banned Books Podcast
Season 10 Episode 3
Holden wrote a kind note at the bottom of his failing essay so Mr. Spencer wouldn't feel bad about flunking him. Spencer repaid this kindness by read…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 2: Why Do Good Kids Get Punished? | Why Books Get Banned
Season 10 Episode 2
Holden Caulfield climbs a freezing hill to say goodbye to his sick 70-year-old teacher, Mr. Spencer. What does he get for his kindness? A lecture, a …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 1: Why Did This Depressed Teen Scare America for 21 Years?
Season 10 Episode 1
Holden Caulfield got kicked out of his fourth prep school and refuses to tell us his whole "David Copperfield kind of crap" autobiography. Instead, h…
5 months, 3 weeks ago