Season 4, Episode 4

October 8, 2025

Today’s book: Flamerby Mike Curato (2020)

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical ReadersDiscuss Prohibited Prose

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.

Guest Links:

Dominic Lim

Website: https://dominiclim.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdominiclim/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jdominiclim

Cheryl Schmidt

Blackbird Comics

https://www.ebay.com/usr/blackbird_comics_lv

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbird_comics

Alyson Shelton

Website: https://alysonshelton.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byalysonshelton/

Where I'm From: https://www.alysonshelton.com/where-im-from.html#/

https://whereimfrom.substack.com/

Reburn: https://www.reburncomic.com/

The Loss of a Lifetime: https://www.alysonshelton.com/the-loss-of-a-lifetime.html#/

Previous collaborations:

Barbie (2023) W/ Co-hostSpider-Dan and guests Alyson Shelton & B. Danielle Watkins - Banned MovieMonth

https://youtu.be/cgbJpFWblZw?si=gWZszm9IT_LP4d7P

Femme on Film: Pride andPrejudice (2005)

https://www.femmeon.show/53

Femme on TV: Wednesday

https://www.femmeon.show/10

Banned BooksConversations (Season 1) - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by JasonReynolds & Ibram Kendi with guests Alyson Shelton, Lisa Rayne, and DaveHorrocks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj3ZcXrSrRI

Banned BooksConversations (Season 2) - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas with guests AlysonShelton, Steven Skenadore, and Ron Smith

https://youtu.be/NiCSJRHROpM?si=LCGfRM5mXuqhhz4M

Banned BooksConversations (Season 3) - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (2020) withguests Alyson Shelton and Lisa Rayne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eilP2raNaXc

The 52 Love Podcast withHost Tonya Todd - Episode 11 (Say thanks for the little things)

https://youtu.be/8nCxcN9_tE8?si=dyDKzV5E0ojy-P7O

Resources:

https://www.ala.org/bbooks

https://bannedbooksweek.org/

https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/

https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/

https://www.booksnotbans.org/

Host: Tonya Todd

Video Producer: JP Butler

Audio Producer: Ria Carrogan

Graphics: Mike Burton

Catch the video versionat https://youtu.be/e8ai7Sd1GNM