<p>Season 4, Episode 4 </p><p>October 8, 2025</p><p>Today’s book: <em>Flamer</em>by Mike Curato (2020)</p><p>Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical ReadersDiscuss Prohibited Prose</p><p>Banned books are works that have been removed from alibrary shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, thisseries covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and thevalue in reading them. </p><p> </p><p>Guest Links: </p><p>Dominic Lim  </p><p>Website: <a href="https://dominiclim.com/">https://dominiclim.com/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jdominiclim/">https://www.instagram.com/jdominiclim/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jdominiclim">https://www.facebook.com/jdominiclim</a></p><p> </p><p>Cheryl Schmidt</p><p>Blackbird Comics</p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/blackbird_comics_lv">https://www.ebay.com/usr/blackbird_comics_lv</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackbird_comics/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/blackbird_comics</a></p><p> </p><p>Alyson Shelton           </p><p>Website: <a href="https://alysonshelton.com/">https://alysonshelton.com/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/byalysonshelton/">https://www.instagram.com/byalysonshelton/</a></p><p>Where I&#39;m From: <a href="https://www.alysonshelton.com/where-im-from.html#/">https://www.alysonshelton.com/where-im-from.html#/</a></p><p><a href="https://whereimfrom.substack.com/">https://whereimfrom.substack.com/</a></p><p>Reburn: <a href="https://www.reburncomic.com/">https://www.reburncomic.com/</a></p><p>The Loss of a Lifetime: <a href="https://www.alysonshelton.com/the-loss-of-a-lifetime.html#/">https://www.alysonshelton.com/the-loss-of-a-lifetime.html#/</a></p><p> </p><p>Previous collaborations:</p><p>Barbie (2023) W/ Co-hostSpider-Dan and guests Alyson Shelton &amp; B. Danielle Watkins - Banned MovieMonth</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/cgbJpFWblZw?si=gWZszm9IT_LP4d7P">https://youtu.be/cgbJpFWblZw?si=gWZszm9IT_LP4d7P</a></p><p> </p><p>Femme on Film: Pride andPrejudice (2005)</p><p><a href="https://www.femmeon.show/53">https://www.femmeon.show/53</a></p><p> </p><p>Femme on TV: Wednesday</p><p><a href="https://www.femmeon.show/10">https://www.femmeon.show/10</a></p><p> </p><p>Banned BooksConversations (Season 1) - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by JasonReynolds &amp; Ibram Kendi with guests Alyson Shelton, Lisa Rayne, and DaveHorrocks</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj3ZcXrSrRI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj3ZcXrSrRI</a></p><p> </p><p>Banned BooksConversations (Season 2) - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas with guests AlysonShelton, Steven Skenadore, and Ron Smith</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/NiCSJRHROpM?si=LCGfRM5mXuqhhz4M">https://youtu.be/NiCSJRHROpM?si=LCGfRM5mXuqhhz4M</a></p><p> </p><p>Banned BooksConversations (Season 3) - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (2020) withguests Alyson Shelton and Lisa Rayne</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eilP2raNaXc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eilP2raNaXc</a></p><p> </p><p>The 52 Love Podcast withHost Tonya Todd - Episode 11 (Say thanks for the little things)</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/8nCxcN9_tE8?si=dyDKzV5E0ojy-P7O">https://youtu.be/8nCxcN9_tE8?si=dyDKzV5E0ojy-P7O</a></p><p> </p><p>Resources: </p><p><a href="https://www.ala.org/bbooks">https://www.ala.org/bbooks</a></p><p><a href="https://bannedbooksweek.org/">https://bannedbooksweek.org/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/">https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/">https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.booksnotbans.org/">https://www.booksnotbans.org/</a></p><p> </p><p>Host: Tonya Todd</p><p>Video Producer: JP Butler</p><p>Audio Producer: Ria Carrogan</p><p>Graphics: Mike Burton</p><p> </p><p>Catch the video versionat <a href="https://youtu.be/e8ai7Sd1GNM">https://youtu.be/e8ai7Sd1GNM</a></p><p></p>