Season 4, Episode 4
October 8, 2025
Today’s book: Flamerby Mike Curato (2020)
Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical ReadersDiscuss Prohibited Prose
Banned books are works that have been removed from alibrary shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, thisseries covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and thevalue in reading them.
Guest Links:
Dominic Lim
Website: https://dominiclim.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdominiclim/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jdominiclim
Cheryl Schmidt
Blackbird Comics
https://www.ebay.com/usr/blackbird_comics_lv
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbird_comics
Alyson Shelton
Website: https://alysonshelton.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byalysonshelton/
Where I'm From: https://www.alysonshelton.com/where-im-from.html#/
https://whereimfrom.substack.com/
Reburn: https://www.reburncomic.com/
The Loss of a Lifetime: https://www.alysonshelton.com/the-loss-of-a-lifetime.html#/
Previous collaborations:
Barbie (2023) W/ Co-hostSpider-Dan and guests Alyson Shelton & B. Danielle Watkins - Banned MovieMonth
https://youtu.be/cgbJpFWblZw?si=gWZszm9IT_LP4d7P
Femme on Film: Pride andPrejudice (2005)
Femme on TV: Wednesday
Banned BooksConversations (Season 1) - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by JasonReynolds & Ibram Kendi with guests Alyson Shelton, Lisa Rayne, and DaveHorrocks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj3ZcXrSrRI
Banned BooksConversations (Season 2) - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas with guests AlysonShelton, Steven Skenadore, and Ron Smith
https://youtu.be/NiCSJRHROpM?si=LCGfRM5mXuqhhz4M
Banned BooksConversations (Season 3) - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (2020) withguests Alyson Shelton and Lisa Rayne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eilP2raNaXc
The 52 Love Podcast withHost Tonya Todd - Episode 11 (Say thanks for the little things)
https://youtu.be/8nCxcN9_tE8?si=dyDKzV5E0ojy-P7O
Resources:
https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/
https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/
Host: Tonya Todd
Video Producer: JP Butler
Audio Producer: Ria Carrogan
Graphics: Mike Burton
Catch the video versionat https://youtu.be/e8ai7Sd1GNM
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