Season 4, Episode 7

October 11, 2025

Today’s book: GoTell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin (1953)

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:

Ty Allan Jackson

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

Website: https://tyallanjackson.com/

Books: https://tyallanjackson.com/shop/

Fly Messias

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

Previous collaborations:

The Birth of a Nation(1915) W/ Co-host Spider-Dan and guests Fly & Tony Holt Jr.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL7gXeIBxD0

Banned BooksConversations (Season 3) - Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (1952) with guestsFly, Tony Holt Jr., and Spider-Dan

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

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/ZVnzPMr-T24

Season 4, Episode 6

October 10, 2025

Today’s book: TheHouse on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (1984)

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:

Laurie Dennison

CA Literary Agency: https://cmalit.com/laurie-dennison/

https://cmalit.com/submit/

Website: https://ladennison.com/

Tony (AR) Farina

Website: https://www.arfarina.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a.r.farina

The Austen Chronicles: https://4horsemenpublications.com/product-category/authors/a-r-farina/

Comics Lit: https://books2read.com/u/meGdB9

Becka Robbins

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

Website: https://www.booksnotbans.org/

Donations: https://donate.mazloweb.com/donate/T2LC6KjnHjUbN1NQqvu5T1

Previous collaborations:

Time With Love: JulyCelebration with guest AR Farina

https://www.youtube.com/live/Qw-L6HREAvk?si=JfPEeUC1Qj2X5MfQ

Banned BooksConversations (Season 1) - 1984 by George Orwell with guests AR Farina and JAC

https://youtu.be/fLmt_7kt19Q?si=XwfNTB3LBCVQ-WhY

Banned BooksConversations (Season 2) - This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki withguests AR Farina, Brenna Thummler, and Veronica Klash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUa_k3KQiz8

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/U2lmNV-a5gQ

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

Ria and Tony are back with book 3 of Misako Rocks' amazing book series Bounce Back.

Find Misako online at https://www.misakorocks.com/

Find Ria online at https://www.femmeon.show/

SEW TOTALLY NALA

Release Date: Oct 7th 2025
Written and illustrated by Misako Rocks!

Ages 9 – 13; graphic novel

Order from your favorite bookseller!

Nala loves fashion – especially kawaii fashion, inspired by Japanese streetwear. And Nala is about to have the best summer ever, as she attends a special fashion camp in the city.
Fashion camp is challenging, and there are other kids attending who are really talented. Nala wants to stay true to her designs, but wonders if they will measure up. As her self-doubt grows, she is visited by a squirrel named Timothy, who claims he can help her. But what does a squirrel know about fashion?

Timothy may prefer peanuts to kawaii outfits, but he knows for sure that Nala totally needs to build her confidence. Together, Nala and Timothy rise to a fun summer challenge that will remind readers how good it feels to believe in themselves.

Season 4, Episode 3

October 7, 2025

Today’s book: Lolitaby Vladimir Nabokov (1955)

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:

Veronica Klash

https://veronicaklash.com/

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

Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/veronicaklash.bsky.social

Small Things Bedtime Stories: https://shows.acast.com/small-things-bedtime-love-stories

Gregory Kompes

Website: http://gregoryakompes.com/

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

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

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Gregory-A.-Kompes/author/B001K8O6FQ

James Abbate

https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/pages/submissions/

https://reedsy.com/james-abbate

Star Wars Mind the Force: https://www.mindtheforce.com/

Previous collaborations:

Nosferatu: A Symphony OfHorror (1922) W/ Co-host Spider-Dan and guests Veronica Klash & RiaCarrogan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQBOPhNCx1s

Banned BooksConversations (Season 1) - Front Desk by Kelly Yang with guests Veronica Klash,Oksana Marafioti, and Michelle Yang

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn4JoY8Kc4I

Banned BooksConversations (Season 2) - This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki withguests Veronica Klash, Brenna Thummler, and AR Farina

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUa_k3KQiz8

Banned BooksConversations (Season 3) - Losing the Girl by MariNaomi (2018) with guestsVeronica Klash, Ada McCartney, and MariNaomi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAGT9gxkVaE

Banned BooksConversations (Season 1) - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe with guests GregoryKompes, Ria Carrogan, and Blake Byles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5aSsuSR3CQ

Banned BooksConversations (Season 2) - Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult with guests GregoryKompes, Lisa Rayne, and Heather Young

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

Banned BooksConversations (Season 3) - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (1993) withguests Oksana Marafioti, Gregory A. Kompes, and Jennia D'Lima

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di9G5vtMx-g

The 52 Love Podcast withHost Tonya Todd - Episode 45 (Learn your partner's love language)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQimVUzL0N4

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/Kkx14Xgzjk8

Season 4, Episode 2

October 6, 2025

Today’s book: BeyondMagenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin (2014)

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:

Oksana Marafioti

https://www.oksana-marafioti.com/

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

Ria Carrogan

Femme On: https://www.femmeon.show/

https://www.instagram.com/femmeoncollective/

The Romantasy Coven

https://romantasycoven.transistor.fm/

https://www.instagram.com/theromantasycoven/

Tony Holt Jr.

https://linktr.ee/tonyholtjr

Previous collaborations:

The Birth of a Nation (1915) W/ Co-host Spider-Dan andguests Tony Holt Jr. & Fly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL7gXeIBxD0

Banned Books Conversations (Season 3) - Invisible Manby Ralph Ellison (1952) with guests Tony Holt Jr., Fly, and Spider-Dan

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

She-Hulk Podcast at Large, Ep 6: Just Jen with co-hostSpider-Dan and guests Tony Holt Jr, Ada McCartney, and Maff

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5pVJsszZ0IWujgMOah7uEa?si=meVL32B7S8yTmwQBjwX2Kw

Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror (1922) W/ Co-hostSpider-Dan and guests Ria Carrogan & Veronica Klash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQBOPhNCx1s

Banned Books Conversations (Season 1) - Gender Queerby Maia Kobabe with guests Ria Carrogan, Gregory Kompes, and Blake Byles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5aSsuSR3CQ

Banned Books Conversations (Season 2) - The KiteRunner by Khaled Hosseini with guests Ria Carrogan, Amanda Skenandore, andSherry Rosenthal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvX6NFKNxO8

Banned Books Conversations (Season 3) - And TangoMakes Three by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell (2005) with guests RiaCarrogan, Diamond Larson, and Kevin M. Gallagher, Jr.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4EjDzDoauM

Femme on Film: Grease 2

https://www.femmeon.show/101

Femme on Film: Pride and Prejudice (2005)

https://www.femmeon.show/53

Banned Books Conversations (Season 1) - Front Desk byKelly Yang with guests Oksana Marafioti, Michelle Yang, and Veronica Klash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn4JoY8Kc4I

Banned Books Conversations (Season 3) - Parable of theSower by Octavia Butler (1993) with guests Oksana Marafioti, Gregory A. Kompes,and Jennia D'Lima

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di9G5vtMx-g

The 52 Love Podcast with Host Tonya Todd - Episode 49(Cuddle naked with your partner)

https://youtu.be/Mr4ZUy0cvmg?si=Oa6plArwscFfFORG

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: RiaCarrogan

Graphics: Mike Burton

Catch the video versionat https://youtu.be/GTlqcO5_tO4