Season 4, Episode 1
October 5, 2025
Today’s book: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (1969)
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:
Amanda Skenandore
Website: www.amandaskenandore.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandaskenandore/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmandaSkenandoreAuthorPage
Lisa Rayne
Website: https://lisarayne.com/
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/lisa-rayne
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorrayne/
Threads: https://www.threads.com/@authorrayne
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorrayne
Kristian Horn
Website: https://parttimefanboy.com/
Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/parttimefanboy.bsky.social
Previous collaborations:
Part-Time Fanboy Podcast: Ep 516 Tonya Todd ConnectsComics With Literature In Comics Lit!
Time With Love: May Celebration with guest AmandaSkenandore
https://www.youtube.com/live/0YdPKrF7oA8?si=881QQ9Q5ymsr0C7M
Femme on Creatives: Lisa Rayne
Banned Books Conversations (Season 1) - Stamped:Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds & Ibram Kendi with guestsLisa Rayne, Alyson Shelton, and Dave Horrocks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj3ZcXrSrRI
Banned Books Conversations (Season 2) - NineteenMinutes by Jodi Picoult with guests Lisa Rayne, Gregory Kompes, and HeatherYoung
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaDuPSHaAFE
Banned Books Conversations (Season 3) - Clap When YouLand by Elizabeth Acevedo (2020) with guests Lisa Rayne and Alyson Shelton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eilP2raNaXc
Banned Books Conversations (Season 1) - The AbsolutelyTrue Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie with guests AmandaSkenandore, Rochelle Merrill, and Mary Morris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoXjykPRUZI
Banned Books Conversations (Season 2) - The KiteRunner by Khaled Hosseini with guests Amanda Skenandore, Ria Carrogan, andSherry Rosenthal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvX6NFKNxO8
Banned Books Conversations (Season 3) - Are You ThereGod? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (1970) with guests Amanda Skenandore,Vogue Robinson, and Mike Burton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEI7pUDUYrk
The 52 Love Podcast with Host Tonya Todd - Episode 44(Vote with your partner)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxI83j6-gaE
Resources:
https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/
https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/
Host: Tonya Todd
Video Producer: JP Butler
Audio Producer: RiaCarrogan
Graphics: Mike Burton
Catch the video versionat https://youtu.be/ZuDqFLjhn_g
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