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Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship
Love banned books? Hate censorship? Same. Banned Camp is a comedy podcast where we read banned books out loud, cover-to-cover, and try to figure out why they were banned in the first place. If you've never read them, now's your chance to hear them for the first time with us. If you have, well, you already know what's coming and this will be your chance to laugh at us as we bumble our way through and get horrified over and over again. 11 seasons in, we've gotten pretty good at figuring out what…
Episodes
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 6.2 - Lost in New Mexico (and Maybe the Rapture)
In Chapter 6.2 of Brave New World, Lenina insists she’s “awfully pneumatic,” Bernard tries to explain what passion means, and the Director reveals a secret…
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How to Survive Fascists (Without Going Crazy)
This isn’t a normal Banned Camp episode. Instead of banned book chaos, Dan steps up to the mic with a personal essay: How to Survive Fascists (Without Going…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 6.1 – Lenina Wants Fun, Bernard Wants Meaning
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan read Chapter 6.1 of Brave New World, where Lenina weighs a holiday with Bernard against the North Pole with…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 5.1 – Orgy-Porgy, Ford and Fun
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 5.1 of Brave New World, where Bernard attends his dreaded Solidarity Service. Twelve…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 4.3 – Compost, Cabarets, and Contraceptive Belts
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan read Chapter 4.3 of Brave New World, where death is recycled into phosphorus, Soma turns nightlife into bliss…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 4.2 – Bernard’s Inches and Helmholtz’s Hunger
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan continue Chapter 4 of Brave New World, where Bernard sulks about being shorter than the average Alpha and…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 4.1 – The Lift Man Who Saw the Sky
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan begin Chapter 4 of Brave New World. Lenina publicly makes plans with Bernard, much to his discomfort, while a…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 3.4 – Bandoliers of Condoms and the Conscription of Consumption
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan wade through Chapter 3.4 of Brave New World. Mustafa Mond explains how war, anthrax, and economic collapse…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 3.4 – Locker Room Talk and Other Acts of War
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan tackle Chapter 3.4 of Brave New World. Between locker room banter, state-mandated promiscuity, and Mustapha…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 3.3 – Everyone Belongs to Everyone Else
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan continue chapter three of Brave New World, where intimacy without consequences defines society, and the idea…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 3.2: Vacuum Massages and Mar-a-Lago Face
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan continue through Chapter 3 of Brave New World. We move from sterile conditioning centers into a bizarrely…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 3.1: History Is Bunk, Apparently So Are We
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 3 of Brave New World, where sunshine, roses, and children’s games quickly give way to…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 2.2: Elementary Sex Ed and Sleep Obedience
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan dive deeper into Chapter 2 of Brave New World, where sleep is for indoctrination and moral education must…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 2.1: Why the Babies Hate Books Now
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan read Chapter 2 of Brave New World, where things get... uncomfortably real. Babies are conditioned to hate…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 1.2: Genetically Engineered to Love Capitalism
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan finish Chapter 1 of Brave New World, where dystopia smells like formaldehyde and sounds like conveyor belts…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. CensorshipBrave New World | Ch. 1.1: Twins, Test Tubes, and the Dystopia Next Door
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan kick off Season 9 by opening the cold, clinical doors of Brave New World. Chapter 1.1 takes us into the…
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Banned Camp Season 9 Preview. Welcome to the future.
Season 9 starts Tuesday, August 5th... and we’re finally ready to tell you what book we picked. It’s big. It’s banned. iIts disturbingly relevant. Click play…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Special Episode – Orwell’s Final Warning
Episode Summary: In this special season finale, Jennifer and Dan unpack the viral clip known as Orwell’s Final Warning—a dramatic video that looks real but…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Appendix - The Last Joke Orwell Ever Told
In this episode, Jennifer and Dan tackle the appendix. No, not their appendices — Orwell’s. The “Principles of Newspeak” is often skipped, rarely understood…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 23.2 - You Don’t Even Notice You’ve Lost
Winston sits quietly in the Chestnut Tree Café, haunted by what he’s lost… and what he’s learned to live without. In the final chapter of Orwell’s 1984…
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Robot will explain
Today’s episode is a little different. There’s no chapter of 1984, but robot has something to say. We’ll be back next week with the finale. Thank you for…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 23.1 - Broken People, Broken World
In Chapter 23.1 of George Orwell’s 1984, Winston sits alone with his gin, Julia’s ghost, and the hollow comfort of surrender. Jennifer and Dan explore how…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 22 - The Day Winston Chose Survival Over Love
In Chapter 22 of George Orwell’s 1984, Winston meets Room 101. This is the place where censorship stops being an idea and starts gnawing on your face. Jennifer…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 21 - To Die Hating Them Was Freedom
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan tackle Chapter 21 of 1984 by George Orwell—a banned book that keeps feeling uncomfortably familiar. Winston…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 20.2 – Freedom Is Slavery, Ignorance Is Bliss, Humor Is Survival
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan tackle Chapter 20 of 1984 by George Orwell—a banned book that never stops feeling relevant. As Winston faces…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 20 – Freedom Is Slavery (And Other Lies)
In this episode of Banned Camp, the comedy podcast where we read banned books and try to understand why they were censored, Jennifer and Dan dig into the first…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 19.3 - You Do Not Exist (But Big Brother Does)
In Chapter 19.3 of 1984, things go from bad to flesh-zombie worse. O’Brien continues Winston’s psychological beatdown with Orwell’s signature brand of…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 19.2 - The Price of Truth Is Pain
Winston says four. The Party says five. The pain dial says... crank it to 90. This chapter is Orwell at his most brutal, and Dan and Jennifer are not okay…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 19.1 – Confess Everything, Even the Stuff You Didn’t Do
Winston’s torture officially begins, and it’s brutal. Dan and Jennifer read through Orwell’s stomach-churning description of physical beatings, psychological…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 18.2 – Loudly, Abundantly, and Very Strongly
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan finish Chapter 18 of 1984, and it’s a brutal one. Winston meets a series of broken people—including the…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 18.1 - Welcome to the Place with No Darkness
Winston’s in the Ministry of Love now—where the lights never turn off, the telescreens scream at your pockets, and your cellmate might be a footnote from…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 17.7 - No One Escapes the Iron Voice
Winston and Julia thought they had a secret — a room, a routine, a bit of freedom. But the telescreen was listening the whole time. In this brutal end to…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 17.6 - The Party Makes You Forget You Forgot
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan read the next section of Goldstein’s manifesto—and it gets bleak. Orwell explains how the Party rewrites…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 17.5 - The Dumb Masses vs. the Baby Elephants
Jennifer and Dan return to Orwell’s nightmare to decode the Party’s obsession with eternal control. This chapter dives into the rigid social hierarchy, the…
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They Fired the Librarian. We Called a Children’s Book Legend.
Dr. Carla Hayden—America’s first Black woman Librarian of Congress—was just fired by Trump’s goons. So we called Jon Scieszka. Yes, that Jon Scieszka—author of…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 17.4: - Big Brother Is... AI?
In this episode, Jennifer and Dan continue rteading Goldstein’s Manifesto and wrestle with the mind-melting logic of 1984’s most infamous slogan: "War is…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 17.3 - Obedience by Design
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 17.3 of Orwell’s 1984, where Goldstein’s manifesto outlines how perpetual war preserves…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 17.2 - The War That Never Ends (On Purpose)
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan read more of Emmanuel Goldstein’s forbidden manifesto. Enjoy (?) Orwell’s vision of endless war, oligarchical…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 17 - When Reality Changed Mid-Sentence
On this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan wade into the madness of Chapter 17 of 1984—where Hate Week hits its sweaty, propaganda-drenched climax…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 16.2: Resistance in the Dark
n this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 16.2 of 1984 by George Orwell. O’Brien lays out the grim reality of resistance, reminding…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 16.1 - The Brotherhood or the Bait?
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 16 of George Orwell's 1984. O’Brien welcomes Winston and Julia into his inner sanctum…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 15 - She Had a Face Like a Monkey… and Then She Was Gone
Winston remembers the moment he stole chocolate from his starving little sister—and the moment she disappeared. Jennifer calls it one of the darkest scenes in…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 13.2–14 - Woke Winston and the Meat Modems
Winston realizes the past has been erased—and the future might be, too. Jennifer wonders if anything even matters anymore. Dan points out that Project 2025…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 13 - How to Disappear Your Best Friend (and Everyone Else)
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan read Chapter 13 of George Orwell’s 1984. Winston watches friends vanish, propaganda ignite, and a world of…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 12 - Bugs, Beds, and Brown Snow
In this episode of Banned Camp, Winston and Julia’s secret love nest gets less romantic and more... rodent-infested. Jennifer and Dan wade through Orwell’s…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 11.2 - The Ministry of Love Is a Lie
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan dig into Chapter 11.2 of 1984, where Winston and Julia lean fully into their doomed rebellion—with jam, real…
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How to Stop Moms for Liberty Without Losing Your Mind
In this special episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan set aside Orwell for a moment to unveil a four-part framework designed to help you stand up to groups…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 11.1 – Love in the Time of Telescreens
In Chapter 11.1 of 1984, Winston and Julia’s rebellion gets complicated. Their secret meetups involve shoelace codes, bird-scented hideouts, and dodging…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 10 - Love, Lies & Black Market Butter
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan unpack Chapter 10 of Orwell’s 1984, where Winston and Julia’s secret relationship takes a physical and…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 9 - Flirting Under Fascism
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 9 of Orwell's 1984 (also known as Part Two). Sparks fly—literally and figuratively—as…
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Banned Camp Bonus: The Bookstore Fighting Back—with a Taser
In this special episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan take a break from 1984 to talk with Lindsay Schultz, owner of The Spine Bookshop in Smyrna, Tennessee…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 8.3 - Trinkets of the Past
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan explore Chapter 8.3 of 1984, where Winston returns to the junk shop and stumbles upon relics of a forgotten…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 8.2 – You Can’t Buy a Revolution in Half-Liters
In this episode of Banned Camp, Winston ventures into a pub hoping to unearth truth from the lips of a prole old enough to remember the world before the Party…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 8 - Winston Kicks a Severed Hand and Calls It a Day
In Chapter 8 of 1984, Winston skips out on mandatory fun and wanders into the “prole” section of London, where the smell of real coffee gives way to rocket…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 7.2 - The Forced Confessions of the Fallen Trio
In this episode, Jen and Dan read Chapter 7.2 of George Orwell's '1984'. They really wrestle with the big moment where Winston's mysterious evidence finally…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 6.2 - Uprising in the Utensil Aisle
This episode of Banned Camp sees Jennifer and Dan exploring Chapter 6.2 of George Orwell’s 1984. They discuss the latent power of the proles and their…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 6: Winston’s Worst Date Ever
In this episode, Winston takes a trip down memory lane—unfortunately, it’s a dark alley leading to a sketchy basement. Jennifer and Dan dissect Orwell’s bleak…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 5.1 – Hate Week, Face Crimes, and Big Brother’s Lies
In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 5 of 1984, where Winston’s world gets sweatier (thanks to Parsons), creepier (thanks to…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 5 - The Ministry of Lunch and Other Nightmares
Winston’s lunch break turns into a lesson in state-sponsored misery as we step into Chapter 5 of 1984. The Party’s grip tightens, and so does our growing sense…
Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship1984 | Ch. 4.2 – Winston’s Fake News Factory
Winston Smith has a job so dystopian it makes Fox News look subtle. His role? To take history, crumple it up, toss it in a memory hole, and replace it with…