Banned Book Club | "Banning isn't about content, it's about control"
Oct 09, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 1172
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Episode description
On this episode of #velshibannedbookclub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi speaks with Safran Foer. His book, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" was banned in public schools for "lewd references." In a world where students hold the Internet in the palm of their hands, Foer finds the ban on his book absurd.
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