Defending the Freedom to Read

Episode 4 of the Unban Coolies podcast, hosted by Christopher Lau, titled "Defending the Freedom to Read" was published on October 17, 2023 and runs 15 minutes.

October 17, 2023 ·15m · Unban Coolies

0:00 / 0:00

Summary

Kasey Meehan, the Freedom to Read Program Director at PEN America, a leading organization dedicated to protecting students' rights to access diverse literature in schools. The discussion revolves around banned books, censorship, and the importance of preserving literary freedom. The conversation touches on personal experiences with books, banned book recommendations, common reasons for book bans, the role of PEN America in defending First Amendment rights, and their future plans to combat book bans.

Episode Description

Kasey Meehan, the Freedom to Read Program Director at PEN America, a leading organization dedicated to protecting students' rights to access diverse literature in schools. The discussion revolves around banned books, censorship, and the importance of preserving literary freedom. The conversation touches on personal experiences with books, banned book recommendations, common reasons for book bans, the role of PEN America in defending First Amendment rights, and their future plans to combat book bans.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

Wasim Khan and Andrea Smith Khan on the strength, courage and determination of US immigrants

Apr 10, 2026 ·60m

What if.........it's all true?

Apr 5, 2026 ·16m

John 11 | Life from Death

Mar 29, 2026 ·32m

Journalist, author, Lewis W. Diuguid on the United States, Cuba and 21st Century Imperialism

Mar 28, 2026 ·61m

John 9 | What is your Story?

Mar 22, 2026 ·27m

Dr. Paris Woods on helping young people build wealth and plan for financial freedom

Mar 21, 2026 ·57m

Similar Podcasts

Urban Connections KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio This podcast tracks the audio archives for the “Urban Connections” show. Urban Connections conducts guest interviews covering issues affecting our local, national, international and global communities from a Black perspective. Urban Musings Dr. Manvendra Deswal Snippets on Indian Urbanization and Political Economy Urban Crofters Podcast Urban Crofters We are a family of God-believing Creatives, seeking to Connect and Transform our local community for the Kingdom. The Urban Engine Podcast Urban Engine In the Urban Engine podcast, we discuss entrepreneurship and success. We interview local entrepreneurs in Alabama and the South, discuss how to succeed, and how to propel your idea forward.

URL copied to clipboard!