Episodes
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 8.3 - From Barbershop to Bombing: Why Billy…
Send us a text Today on Banned Camp , we dive into Chapter 8.3 of Slaughterhouse-Five , where Billy Pilgrim—our favorite emotionally unstable time-traveling optometrist—falls apart over a barbershop quartet. Why? Because noth...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 8.2 - Kilgore Trout Crashes Billy’s Party
Send us a text In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan continue reading, chapter 8 about that awkward world of Kilgore Trout, Billy Pilgrim’s favorite sci-fi writer. From delivering newspapers to mingling at Billy’s...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 8 - Kilgore Trout, the World’s Saddest Sci-…
Send us a text In this episode, Jennifer and Dan tackle Chapter 8 of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five , where absurdity and tragedy collide. They delve into the unsettling introduction of Howard W. Campbell Jr., an America...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 7 - Billy’s Plane Ride to Chaos and Yodelin…
Send us a text On today's episode of Banned Camp , we read Chapter 7 of Slaughterhouse-Five , where Billy Pilgrim survives a plane crash he knew was coming. (Spoiler: He said nothing. Thanks, Billy.) We also meet a barbershop...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 6 - Billy Pilgrim: Cinderella in Combat Boo…
Send us a text War has never looked so absurd. In chapter six of Slaughterhouse-Five , Billy Pilgrim stumbles through fate’s cruel wardrobe department, emerging as a tragicomic figure draped in azure curtains, muff-clad hands...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 5.7 - Billionaire’s Dreams Vs. Earthling’s …
Send us a text Jennifer and Dan are back, and this time, they’re wrapping up Chapter 5 of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five . Get ready for Howard W. Campbell Jr.’s scorching takedown of America’s wealth obsession, Billy Pi...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 5.6 - Barbed Wire Ballet, PTSD, & Latrine W…
Send us a text In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan continue chapter 5 of Slaughterhouse-Five , where time travel is real, PTSD gets metaphorical, and barbed wire proves surprisingly good at teaching Billy Pilgri...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 5.5 - Billy Pilgrim’s Rusty Hinge of Destiny
Send us a text In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan explore Chapter 5.5 of Slaughterhouse-Five . From alien zoos with woke Tralfamadorians to Billy Pilgrim’s existential tunnel vision and rusty hinge romance, thi...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 5.4 - Jesus Was a Nepo Baby?
Send us a text In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan dig into Slaughterhouse-Five ’s Chapter 5.4, where Billy Pilgrim’s life reaches peak absurdity. Picture this: he’s naked in an alien zoo, under a dome of cyanid...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 5.3 - Aliens, Trauma, and the Children’s Cr…
Send us a text Why listen to this episode? Because where else will you find a discussion that careens from Billy Pilgrim’s mental unraveling to the mystical fourth dimension, with a pit stop to clarify that William Blake did ...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 5.2: Giraffes, Morphine, and Billy on Fire
Send us a text Strap in, scary book people—things get absurd (and flammable) in Chapter 5.2 of Slaughterhouse-Five . Billy Pilgrim stumbles into a series of surreal scenarios, from setting himself on fire (casually, of course...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 5.1 - A Tralfamadorian Time Warp
Send us a text In this episode, Jennifer and Dan take a wild ride through time and space, exploring the mind-bending philosophy of the Tralfamadorians. And let's not forget Dan's own personal tale of wartime trauma - apparent...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 4.2 - The Triangle Coat of Doom
Send us a text In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 4.2 of Slaughterhouse-Five , where Billy Pilgrim’s strange and surreal journey continues. From a frozen "coat" that looks more like a three-cor...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 4.1 - Billy Pilgrim and the Purple Pulsing …
Send us a text In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan read part 1 of Chapter 4 of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Billy Pilgrim’s strange journey takes a cosmic turn as he prepares to be kidnapped by …
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 3.2 - Billy Pilgrim Meets St. Elmo's Fire
Send us a text In this episode of Banned Camp , we’re diving into Chapter 3.2 of Slaughterhouse-Five . Picture this: Billy Pilgrim, a time-traveling optometrist, just trying to get through his day, napping on a bed with a vib...
Happy Thanksgiving :)
Send us a text Happy Thanksgiving, Scary Book People! 🦃 We hope you enjoy a relaxing Thanksgiving with good food and great company—even if you don’t all agree on politics. Let’s face it, this year feels like it might be …
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 3.1 - Billy Pilgrim Meets Adam, Eve, and Ch…
Send us a text Ever stare into a pair of boots and find yourself thinking about Adam and Eve? No? Well, that’s just another day in the life of Billy Pilgrim. In this episode, we dive into Chapter 3.1 of …
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 2.3 - Billy Pilgrim: Hero or Numbskull?
Send us a text Hey, Scary Book People! In this episode, we’re reading Chapter 2.3 of Slaughterhouse-Five . Billy Pilgrim is back with more time-traveling chaos, drifting from near-death moments in the woods to hallucinations ...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 2.2 - Torture Devices and the Three Muskete…
Send us a text This one’s got it all—awkward trench buddies, a filthy flamingo, and a history lesson on torture devices you didn’t ask for (but can’t look away from). Billy Pilgrim is still stuck in the chaos of war, …
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 2.1 - Billy Pilgrim Comes Unstuck in Time
Send us a text In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan delve into the mind-bending world of Chapter 2.1 of Slaughterhouse-Five , where Billy Pilgrim finds himself “unstuck in time.” From abrupt visits to moments spa...
Between Hope and Heartbreak: Dan & Jennifer’s Election Thoughts
Send us a text This unique episode of Banned Camp takes a break from the usual book commentary to reflect on the recent election and its emotional aftermath. Dan and Jennifer share their thoughts on the results, the direction...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Chapter 1.2 - Why Not to be “Hollywood Heroes”
Send us a text In this episode, Jennifer and Dan take us through the rest of Chapter 1 of Slaughterhouse-Five , where Kurt Vonnegut introduces his own war reflections, setting the stage for Billy Pilgrim's story. This section...
Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 1.1 - The Dresden “Duty Dance” Begins
Send us a text Welcome to Season 7 of Banned Camp ! Jennifer and Dan are back, diving into Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut—a novel that’s been banned, burned, and beloved since it first hit shelves. In Part 1 of Chapter …
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Banned Camp Halloween Special - S…
Send us a text In this special Halloween edition of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan, joined by Butch the dog along with his dog wife, Baby, (or Eddie Munster lookalike), bring you some creepy tales from "Scary Stories to Tell …