Episodes

In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan dig into Chapter 11.2 of 1984 , where Winston and Julia lean fully into their doomed rebellion—with jam, real sugar, and a mattress that probably has bedbugs. As they debate w...

In this special episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan set aside Orwell for a moment to unveil a four-part framework designed to help you stand up to groups like Moms for Liberty. From showing up at school board meetings t...

In Chapter 11.1 of 1984 , Winston and Julia’s rebellion gets complicated. Their secret meetups involve shoelace codes, bird-scented hideouts, and dodging telescreens like Olympic sprinters. Meanwhile, Julia drops a few bombsh...

In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan unpack Chapter 10 of Orwell’s 1984 , where Winston and Julia’s secret relationship takes a physical and emotional leap. From bluebells and black market butter to the political...

In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 9 of Orwell's 1984 (also known as Part Two). Sparks fly—literally and figuratively—as Winston receives a handwritten note in a government bathroom and tries ...

In this special episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan take a break from 1984 to talk with Lindsay Schultz, owner of The Spine Bookshop in Smyrna, Tennessee. Lindsay isn’t just selling banned books—she’s giving them away f...

In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan explore Chapter 8.3 of 1984 , where Winston returns to the junk shop and stumbles upon relics of a forgotten world. From an antique paperweight to a banned nursery rhyme, beau...

In this episode of Banned Camp , Winston ventures into a pub hoping to unearth truth from the lips of a prole old enough to remember the world before the Party. Instead, he gets vague memories, bladder complaints, and a pint ...

In Chapter 8 of 1984 , Winston skips out on mandatory fun and wanders into the “prole” section of London, where the smell of real coffee gives way to rocket bombs, severed limbs, and prole drama over lottery numbers that prob...

In this episode, Jen and Dan read Chapter 7.2 of George Orwell's '1984'. They really wrestle with the big moment where Winston's mysterious evidence finally comes to light—struggling to grasp its significance. Robot, of cours...

This episode of Banned Camp sees Jennifer and Dan exploring Chapter 6.2 of George Orwell’s 1984 . They discuss the latent power of the proles and their potential to overthrow the oppressive regime, blending in-depth analysis ...

In this episode, Winston takes a trip down memory lane—unfortunately, it’s a dark alley leading to a sketchy basement. Jennifer and Dan dissect Orwell’s bleak vision of love, marriage, and the Party’s war on pleasure. Meanwhi...

In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 5 of 1984 , where Winston’s world gets sweatier (thanks to Parsons), creepier (thanks to child spies), and dumber (thanks to the Ministry of Plenty’s creativ...

Winston’s lunch break turns into a lesson in state-sponsored misery as we step into Chapter 5 of 1984 . The Party’s grip tightens, and so does our growing sense of dread (and nausea) as we explore the horrors of Newspeak, the...

Winston Smith has a job so dystopian it makes Fox News look subtle. His role? To take history, crumple it up, toss it in a memory hole, and replace it with whatever Big Brother feels like today. Enter: Comrade Ogilvy, a war h...

In this episode of Banned Camp , Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 4 of 1984 , where Winston begins his thrilling new job at the Ministry of Truth—erasing inconvenient facts and rewriting history to fit Big Brother’s narrati...

What happens when the government controls not just what you do—but what you remember ? Winston’s memories are fading, his past is being rewritten, and even his own body isn’t his own anymore. In Chapter 3 of 1984 , Orwell pai...

In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan unravel the latest Orwellian nightmare in Chapter 3.1 of 1984. Winston is shocked to discover that the Party’s propaganda machine is working as intended—kids are snitching on t...

Welcome back to Banned Camp , the podcast where we read banned books, expose authoritarian nonsense, and occasionally wonder if we should be whispering all of this into burner phones instead of broadcasting it. Today, Winston...

Welcome back to Banned Camp , where we’re reading 1984 one chapter at a time and slowly realizing Orwell was way too optimistic. In today's episode, we cover Chapter 1.2, where Winston Smith is legally required to scream at a...

Welcome to the new season of Banned Camp , where we dive into 1984 by George Orwell—a book that somehow gets more relevant every year. In Chapter 1, we meet Winston Smith, a guy whose daily routine includes rewriting history ...

Send us a text In this special crossover episode, Jennifer and Dan from Banned Camp team up with Joe and Allison from Queer Cinema Catch-Up to compare the Slaughterhouse-Five novel with its 1972 film adaptation. Is this a fai...

Send us a text This is it—Jennifer and Dan reach the final chapter of Slaughterhouse-Five , and they’re not alone! Special guest Beowulf Rochlen , host of Good News for Lefties , joins the discussion as they navigate Vonnegut...

Send us a text Billy Pilgrim sneaks out of bed rest and takes an impromptu trip to New York City—because of course he does. His itinerary? Wandering into a seedy Times Square bookstore, buying a Kilgore Trout novel, dodging a...