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Antiemetic: A History of Book Banning in America

1h 9m · Blank You · 05 Feb 21:42

Yea, the title is a pun! Or is it just wordplay? Our children won't know because at some point, we will decide to ban the dictionary because it says "dic" on the cover.  Content Warning: we use the phrases "expose yourself" and "pornographic" in this episode. Before this pornographic episode gets banned, let's expose ourselves to the history of banning (sometimes euphemistically called challenging!) books and why this practice itself should also be "challenged". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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