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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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Sunday Jan 24, 2021
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
Todd and Oren reach the final part of the novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, including the infamous Chapter 21 that was not originally included in the U.S. release of the book. Spoiler Alert: Things do not turn out well for your humble narrator, Alex.
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Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Todd and Oren continue their look at A Clockwork Orange, digging through Part Two of the novel, which sees your humble narrator, Alex, succumb to the Ludovico Technique, which appears to have cured him of his tendency towards evil ... or at least made it painful and nauseating to contemplate doing evil. But has this robbed him of his ability to choose? If a man doesn't get a choice in doing good, is he doing good? Is this question the central point of the book? Hint, yes.
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Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Happy New Year! It's the first episode of 2021, and Todd and Oren discuss their viddying of the horrorshow novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. This episode covers Part One of the novel, and if someone of the words in this description made you scratch your head, you may want to listen in to learn more about Nadsat, the fictional language that Burgess created for the novel.
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Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
In our final episode for 2020, we are visited not by Christmas ghosts but by Carlo Sia, co-host of another Blah Blah Blah Media production, Half-Cut Conspiracies. Carlo joins Todd and Oren to discuss the 1985 Jean Luc Godard film Hail Mary which turns out not be as religious as Todd was expecting it to be. Things also get kind of silly, but that's what happens when you get two guys together whose other podcast is all about drinking. Happy holidays and see you in the new year!
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Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
In this episode Oren and Todd tackle one of the most controversial books written in recent years — a story of ... learning to understand people who are different than you? Yes, we're looking at the 13th most banned or challenged book of the last decade, I Am Jazz, a book about the experiences of transgender youth Jazz Jennings. Come join us!
Listen to Jazz Jennings read the book herself!
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Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
In this episode Todd and Oren wrap-up their look at Margret Atwood's bestselling work of feminist fiction, The Handmaid's Tale. There are also a few digressions into subjects like what not to do on a podcast as well as which version of Windows is the worst (the answer is obviously Windows ME). You'll also find announcements of what we'll be discussing through December and into January, so jump in and give it a listen!
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Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
This week we come to the end of our look at a terrifyingly plausible dystopia as we cover the final 100 pages of Margret Atwood's 1985 novel 'The Handmaid's Tale'. Also, is it true that when you make the world better, it's only ever better for some? Discuss among yourselves.
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Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
We continue our decent into a dystopia that is, at least for now, still just a work of imagination. What's waiting for Offred inside the Commander's office? Will it be nefarious? Will it be dangerous? Will it be a board game? Find out!
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Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
In honour of Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the United States Supreme Court, Todd and Oren begin their look at Margaret Atwood's famous story of female oppression, "The Handmaid's Tale". Spoiler: Offred mostly goes shopping.
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Saturday Oct 31, 2020
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
It's Halloween so let's take a break from reading! This episode we watch and discuss the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale with guest host Dave Coalmine. Surprise, surprise, there wasn't as much blood as we thought there would be!
EDIT: There were timing issues with the original version of this audio and it has now been replaced with a version that has been corrected.