| They banned the books. We read them anyway. Pick a title, press play, and join the resistance. These are not audiobooks. It is part reading, part commentary, and part history lesson, with our robot fact-checking along the way. All the words they tried to erase and why they still matter now. |
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This is Banned Camp - a comedy podcast where we read banned books and find out why they were banned in the first place.
Recent Episodes
July 9, 2025
1984 | Ch. 22 - The Day Winston Chose Survival Over Love
In Chapter 22 of George Orwell’s 1984 , Winston meets Room 101. This is the place where censorship stops being an idea and starts gnawing on your face. Jennifer and Dan break down how totalitarian regimes use fear to crush fr...
July 7, 2025
1984 | Ch. 21 - To Die Hating Them Was Freedom
In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan tackle Chapter 21 of 1984 by George Orwell—a banned book that keeps feeling uncomfortably familiar. Winston has been broken, rebuilt, and fed just enough comfort to forget why...
July 2, 2025
1984 | Ch. 20.2 – Freedom Is Slavery, Ignorance Is Bliss, Humor Is Survival
In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan tackle Chapter 20 of 1984 by George Orwell—a banned book that never stops feeling relevant. As Winston faces the ultimate gaslighting, O’Brien insists reality itself only exis...
June 30, 2025
1984 | Ch. 20 – Freedom Is Slavery (And Other Lies)
In this episode of Banned Camp , the comedy podcast where we read banned books and try to understand why they were censored, Jennifer and Dan dig into the first part of Chapter 20 of 1984 by George Orwell. Winston enters the ...
June 25, 2025
1984 | Ch. 19.3 - You Do Not Exist (But Big Brother Does)
In Chapter 19.3 of 1984 , things go from bad to flesh-zombie worse. O’Brien continues Winston’s psychological beatdown with Orwell’s signature brand of state-sanctioned gaslighting. Jennifer has a theory about promotion to th...
June 23, 2025
1984 | Ch. 19.2 - The Price of Truth Is Pain
Winston says four. The Party says five. The pain dial says... crank it to 90. This chapter is Orwell at his most brutal, and Dan and Jennifer are not okay. Gaslighting gets an upgrade, truth gets memory-holed, and we all learn the Party’s favorite math trick: reality = whatever they say it is. Dan …
About the Hosts
Dan
Co-Host / Listener of Banned Books
Dan Schulz's comedic talent and innovative spirit were on full display as co-host of the trailblazing "The Dan and Scott Show." Debuting on April Fool's Day 1996, this first-of-its-kind daily comedy podcast quickly became the most popular show on Marc Cuban's Broadcast.com network, earning recognition from Cuban himself as a pioneering force in the field.
Jennifer
Co-Host / Reader of Banned Books
Jennifer Davis has a unique talent for finding humor in everyday life, particularly as a mother of two young children. With her experience co-hosting the Hawaii Travel Podcast with Dan, Jennifer has honed her skills in entertaining audiences and bringing a lighthearted perspective to any topic.
Brax Underwood
Blog writer
Before Brax started writing for Banned Camp, he was the writer, editor, and publisher at The Maycomb Tribune.
Robot
Fact-Checker, Announcer
Robot is Banned Camp's trusty fact-checking virtuoso and the podcast's ad hoc announcer. He appears marginally smarter than Jennifer and Dan, tolerating them with a charming superiority complex. This ensures they stay on their toes and get the facts straight.