Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship
A podcast by Jennifer Davis and Dan Schulz – satirical storytellers, critics of book bans, and irreverent humorists exploring banned literature, challenged books, and other cultural controversies.
225 Episodes
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To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 24 - Sipping Hypocrisy with Aunt Alexandra
Published: 6/06/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 23 - Aunt Alexandra's Guide to Snobbery
Published: 1/06/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 22 - Jem's Struggle with Maycomb's True Colors
Published: 30/05/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 21 - The Verdict Unveiled: Toilet Tours and Tensions Rise
Published: 25/05/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 20 - Trial Twists: Coke, Court, and Calpurnia
Published: 23/05/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 19 - Tom's Velvety Testimony: Tom's Testimony Sends Shockwaves
Published: 18/05/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 18 - Scrubbed, Scared, and Stammering: Mayella's Meltdown
Published: 16/05/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 17 - Fifty Shades of Maycomb: The Left-Handed Edition
Published: 11/05/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 16 - Courthouse Capers & Ear Wax Escapades
Published: 9/05/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 15 - Nuts About Justice: How Scout's Foot Changed Everything
Published: 4/05/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 14 - Meddling Aunts and Mysterious Bedfellows
Published: 2/05/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 13 - Auntzilla Alexandra's Iron Fist & Sweet Crispy Treats
Published: 27/04/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 12 - Locked In: When Church Collections Get Intense and Aliens Invade
Published: 25/04/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 11 - Jem's War on Dubose's Bushes & Payback
Published: 20/04/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 10 - The Secret Life of Atticus Finch
Published: 18/04/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 9 - Dove Disputes & Scout's Fight Club
Published: 13/04/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 8 - Snowy Mischief & Maudie's Meltdown
Published: 11/04/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 7 - Jem Walks Like an Egyptian
Published: 6/04/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 6 - Radley Ruckus & Minty Mayhem
Published: 4/04/2023 -
To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 5 - Hook, Line, & Foot-Washing Baptists
Published: 28/03/2023
Love banned books? Hate censorship?Same. You’re our kind of people.Banned Camp is a comedy podcast where we read banned books and try to figure out why they were banned in the first place.Each season, we tackle a new banned book, reading it chapter by chapter and asking: What made someone clutch their pearls and scream, "BAN IT!"? (Spoiler: It’s rarely what you’d expect.) One thing is clear—the people banning these books often haven’t read them. While we uncover some eyebrow-raising moments, nothing truly justifies censorship.Join us—and our listeners, "The Scary Book People"—as we explore the strange, hilarious, and sometimes baffling world of banned books.Past seasons have featured classics like To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.This season, we’re diving into 1984 by George Orwell—a dystopian warning that feels eerily real today. From thought control to banned books, its message is more relevant than ever, and that’s exactly why it remains one of the most challenged books of all time.By reading these books, we ask big questions: Why are banned books important? What does “banned” mean? What does “challenged” mean? How do book bans affect students? Are book bans constitutional?Come hang out with us and have some laughs while we dig into the drama behind banned books—you might even learn something cool along the way!
