Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 9.1 - Valencia’s Last Ride and Billy’s Woke Math

Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship - Ein Podcast von Jennifer Davis and Dan Schulz – satirical storytellers, critics of book bans, and irreverent humorists exploring banned literature, challenged books, and other cultural controversies.

In this episode, Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 9 of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, where Valencia’s catastrophic final car ride steals the show—complete with mufflers falling off and a fateful hospital arrival. They also explore Vonnegut’s reflections on the Dresden bombings, Billy Pilgrim’s encounters with a larger-than-life historian, and a fact-check by Robot on exaggerated wartime death tolls. Along the way, the hosts share their own wild tangents, including Jennifer’s gardeni...

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