Book Burning Bonanza
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English - December 13, 2021 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsNews Commentary News Science Mathematics data commentary analysis education covid statistics analytics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Earlier this week, someone asked me if I would help get the word out about a book they thought should be banned from our public school libraries. “Pornographic,” I believe was the accusation. I didn’t endorse the message, but it did leave me wondering: what makes a book bannable? And what impact do all of these cries for censoring books actually have?
Links to resources:American Library Association (ALA)ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)Banned Books Lists, 2001-2020Support the show
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