Episode 135: "Look at your own risk."
Inspired by a recent purchase of the challenged book “Forever Amber” and last week’s celebration of Banned Books Week, this episode of the “Currently Obsessed” podcast is all about banned books—from “The Little House on the Prairie” to “Dracula” to “The Hate U Give.”
Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and more.
Links To Give You Life:
Put on your detective cap and follow Kate Winslet as she stars in the gripping small town mystery “Mare of Easttown” on HBO Max
Buy a purse, bag, or backpack you’ll never need to replace from Rareform
Celebrate Banned Books Week, September 26th through October 2nd, year-round
Spark a conversation at home with this article on “Why Your Kid Should Read Banned Books”
Scandalize your TBR with these lists of the “Top 10 Most Challenged Books”
Put Obsessed to the (Taste) Test:
Since Christine is always looking for great snack alternatives because of her corn allergy, she found cauliflower tortilla chips by From the Ground Up Snacks. Listen to the episode to hear what C+D rate them on a scale from “Obsessed” to “Not Keto” (which apparently is a great insult).
Have more corn-avoidant snack suggestions? Send them, along with your own obsessions, questions, and stories, to currentlyobsessedclub@gmail.com and you might even be featured in a future episode. Thanks for listening, and stay obsessed!
Episode Guide: (01:12) D obsesses over “Mare of Easttown” (06:50) C obsesses over Rareform bags (12:20) C+D chat about Banned Books Week (19:50) “Why Your Kid Should Read Banned Books” (42:45) C+D put cauliflower tortilla chips to a taste test
