The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 1: Why Did This Depressed Teen Scare America for 21 Years?

Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship · Jan 15, 2026 · 28m

Holden Caulfield got kicked out of his fourth prep school and refuses to tell us his whole "David Copperfield kind of crap" autobiography. Instead, he stands on a freezing hill watching a football game he's not allowed to play in anymore, trying to feel some kind of goodbye before heading to see his old teacher. It's December, it's cold as hell, and Holden keeps feeling like he's disappearing every time he crosses a road.

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.

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