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Velshi Banned Book Club podcast

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Ali Velshi brings you “Velshi Banned Book Club,” an act of resistance against the book banning and censorship epidemic sweeping the nation. In each episode, a different author joins Ali to discuss why their work is being targeted and what is so crucial about the literature itself. “Velshi Banned Book Club” is a series rooted in literary and cultural analysis, in the notion that reading is resistance. Read along with Ali.

Ali Velshi brings you “Velshi Banned Book Club,” an act of resistance against the book banning and censorship epidemic sweeping the nation. In each episode, a different author joins Ali to discuss why their work is being targeted and what is so crucial about the literature itself. “Velshi Banned Book Club” is a series rooted in literary and cultural analysis, in the notion that reading is resistance. Read along with Ali.

 

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#21

Preview of “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order”

Rachel Maddow’s new series lays bare one of the most shocking decisions in American histor... more

01 Dec 2025

09 MINS

09:33

01 Dec 2025

#20

The Power of Poetry

This episode of the Velshi Banned Book Club will confront the barrier to entry that surrou... more

24 Oct 2024

41 MINS

41:34

24 Oct 2024

#19

Reading Rites of Passage

There is one thing that connects the disparate generations of Americans: books. This episo... more

17 Oct 2024

36 MINS

36:43

17 Oct 2024

#18

Star-Crossed Lovers

At first glance, the two books that make-up this episode of the Velshi Banned Book Club ha... more

10 Oct 2024

42 MINS

42:23

10 Oct 2024

#17

Memoir as a Medium

What is braver than sharing your own story with the world? Nothing. This episode of the Ve... more

03 Oct 2024

32 MINS

32:40

03 Oct 2024

#16

War in Literature

Heralded as one of the most enduring and salient novels in American history, “The Things T... more

26 Sep 2024

37 MINS

37:00

26 Sep 2024

#15

Coming to America

The story of this country is told through the eyes of immigrants. This episode of the Vels... more

19 Sep 2024

38 MINS

38:08

19 Sep 2024

#14

A Legacy of Advocacy

We are starting Season 2 of the "Velshi Banned Book Club" with a very special featured boo... more

12 Sep 2024

38 MINS

38:20

12 Sep 2024

#13

The Power of Dystopian Literature

Good dystopian literature forces its readers to confront ideas of government, culture, com... more

12 Sep 2024

44 MINS

44:39

12 Sep 2024

#12

Introducing: Season 2 of “Velshi Banned Book Club”

MSNBC's Ali Velshi brings you a second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banni... more

05 Sep 2024

01 MINS

01:56

05 Sep 2024

#11

The Constitution of the United States: A Complete Reading

Is there a work of writing more influential than the Constitution of the United States? Is... more

12 Oct 2023

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:34

12 Oct 2023

#10

The Black Literary Canon

Few authors have changed American culture more than the unparalleled Toni Morrison and the... more

05 Oct 2023

50 MINS

50:01

05 Oct 2023

#9

BONUS: How to Win 2024: The “Kiddie Table” Debate

Debate guru Ron Klain joins Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri on their new podcast “H... more

29 Sep 2023

32 MINS

32:57

29 Sep 2023

#8

Reclaiming “Chick-Lit”

There is a persistent and damaging sexist trope that books written by women and for women ... more

28 Sep 2023

26 MINS

26:24

28 Sep 2023

#7

The Latino Identity in Literature

Latino representation in the literary and publishing community is startlingly low -- a sur... more

21 Sep 2023

22 MINS

22:41

21 Sep 2023

#6

Reexamining and Reframing U.S. History with Nikole Hannah-Jones

“The 1619 Project”, named for the year the first enslaved African people arrived on the sh... more

14 Sep 2023

14 MINS

14:05

14 Sep 2023

#5

Using Literature to Grapple with School Shootings

School shootings can feel inescapable -- especially if you're an American. Authors Jodi Pi... more

07 Sep 2023

24 MINS

24:23

07 Sep 2023

#4

The Prodigious Margaret Atwood

Most everyone knows Margaret Atwood’s name for her seminal work “The Handmaid’s Tale”. “Th... more

31 Aug 2023

57 MINS

57:46

31 Aug 2023

#3

Coming of Age as a Black Teen in America

The stakes are high when you’re a Black teenager in America – they can be life or death. B... more

24 Aug 2023

25 MINS

25:03

24 Aug 2023

#2

LGBTQ+ Coming of Age Stories

Books that tell LGBTQ+ stories are banned at a disproportionately high rate. The first epi... more

24 Aug 2023

36 MINS

36:49

24 Aug 2023

#1

Introducing: Velshi Banned Book Club

MSNBC’s Ali Velshi brings you the “Velshi Banned Book Club,” an act of resistance against ... more

15 Aug 2023

01 MINS

01:59

15 Aug 2023