The cswonger's Podcast

📚THE BANNED BOOKS PODCAST📚 EP. 5: Harry Potter

📚BANNED BOOKS EP. #4: Lolita 📚

Join us as we dive into Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, deep into the perverted and almost mystical reality of Humpert Humpert.

📚BANNED BOOKS EP. 3📚 Persepolis

In today’s episode, we look at page 37, a key scene from the novel where Marjane witnesses Mehri’s broken heart over a love that could never be. She also learns and experiences firsthand the inequality that can arise from social class divides. This injustice she experiences hear propels her into the rest of the novel. Listen to learn more!

📚BANNED BOOKS PODCAST📚 Episode 2: Forever

Join host Carina Swonger as she unpacks an excerpt from Forever by Judy Blume which discusses how sex is viewed in a social/cultural context and how such perceptions affect dialogue about sex today.

📚 THE BANNED BOOKS PODCAST 📚 Episode 1: The Bluest Eye

This episode discusses a passage from pages 22-23 (less than one page total) from The Bluest Eye and how I think the passage reveals a central theme: the development of identity from subtle factors.