
Borrowed and Banned
09/29/23 • 26 min
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As an extra for you this week, we are delighted to share the first episode of Borrowed and Banned, a new podcast made by our friends at the Brooklyn Public Library. This 7-episode limited series, hosted by Virginia Marshall and Adwoa Adusei, tells the story of America's ideological war with its bookshelves by talking with students on the frontlines, the librarians and teachers whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, and the writers whose books have become a political battleground.
Learn more about Borrowed and Banned at https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts
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As an extra for you this week, we are delighted to share the first episode of Borrowed and Banned, a new podcast made by our friends at the Brooklyn Public Library. This 7-episode limited series, hosted by Virginia Marshall and Adwoa Adusei, tells the story of America's ideological war with its bookshelves by talking with students on the frontlines, the librarians and teachers whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, and the writers whose books have become a political battleground.
Learn more about Borrowed and Banned at https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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FTC sues Amazon for unlawful monopoly
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The Book of (More) Delights by Ross Gay
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
How to Fight Book Bans & Censorship
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