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When Banned Things Happen To Good People is a podcast about censorship and the arts. Hosts Todd Sullivan and Peter Aman examine books, films, and more that have been banned or challenged in the past.
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Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
This week Todd and Peter get it on with the short novel Rage by Richard Bachman, an author better known as Stephen King. Rage is a unique case of self-censorship, as King removed the book from publication in the 90s following its connection to a number of school shootings. Is it as controversial as all that might lead one to think? Come along for the ride and find out!
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Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Todd and Peter reflect back on their time with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and consider whether it was as good as a grams of SOMA or instead something to inspire a return to the wilderness. And, perhaps most importantly, exactly whom, if anyone, should read this thing (hint, you probably should, it's pretty good).
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Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Todd Sullivan and Peter Aman finish up their visit to futuristic London, shake the soma out of their system, get their libidos back in check, and chat about the experience. Did the second half of Brave New World live up to the expectations from the first half? (Hint: Not entirely).
Email: bannedthingshappen@gmail.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/bannedthingshappen
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Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
The podcast that just won't die has finally returned to the land of the living -- When Banned Things Happen To Good People is BACK after a hiatus of more than six months, with a new book, a new co-host, and...well, pretty much everything else is still the same. This week Todd is joined by new face and voice Peter Aman to cover Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.
Email: bannedthingshappen@gmail.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/bannedthingshappen
Web: https://blahblahblahmedia.com
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Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
They say it's better late than never, and in that spirit, here is the recorded version of our 50th episode live celebration, finally posted two months after the original stream. Hosts Todd Sullivan and Oren Barter look back on the first 50 episodes of When Banned Things Happen to Good People, discussing the highs and the lows, and also, what's up with charcuterie?
Email: bannedthingshappen@gmail.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/bannedthingshappen
Web: https://blahblahblahmedia.com
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Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Todd Sullivan and Dave Coalmine wrap up their look at the first volume of Art Spiegelman's Maus: My Father Bleeds History. We share our thoughts on the graphic novel, what age groups we think it's appropriate for, and whether the banning was reasonable. Also, we talk about butt aliens for some reason.
Email: bannedthingshappen@gmail.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/bannedthingshappen
Web: https://blahblahblahmedia.com
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Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Todd Sullivan is once again joined by Dave Coalmine to finish up their look at the first volume of Art Spiegelman's Maus, subtitled My Father Bleeds History. The story of Spiegelman's father Vladek get substantially darker as Germans begin to intensify their assaults against the Jews of Poland.
Email: bannedthingshappen@gmail.com
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Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Well, it took us a bit longer than usual to get out our first proper episode of 2022 after first losing our permanent recording of a live episode, and then losing half of the audio recorded for this episode, requiring us to start from scratch again, but here we are at last with our first part of our look at Maus by Art Spiegelman. Todd Sullivan is joined by Dave Coalmine to discuss the story of Art and his father Vladek, their relationship, and the things that Vladek experiences living in Poland in the years leading up to and including World War 2.
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
It's late, but we hope you enjoy this Boxing Day edition of When Banned Things Happen to Good People, where we look at the controversial Christmas film Silent Night, Deadly Night. This episode, Todd is joined by guest host Jason Hewlett of the Paranormal Network, and they break down this very weird 1984 film.
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Todd is once again joined by guest Dave Coalmine to wrap-up their discussion of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, a book that does indeed contain both mice and men, as well as copious amounts of bleakness, despair, desperation, and frustration. But does it contain a mention of pornographic magazines? That -- and more! -- is all discussed in this episode.
Email: bannedthingshappen@gmail.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/bannedthingshappen
Web: https://blahblahblahmedia.com
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