Velshi Banned Book Club

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Ali Velshi brings you “Velshi Banned Book Club,” an act of resistance against the book banning and censorship epidemic sweeping the nation. In each episode, a different author joins Ali to discuss why their work is being targeted and what is so crucial about the literature itself. “Velshi Banned Book Club” is a series rooted in literary and cultural analysis, in the notion that reading is resistance. Read along with Ali.

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Thank you!

08/29/2025

karategal1210

Thank you for your commitment to in-depth news reporting and commentary. This series has been so thought provoking and has added to my To Be Read list. Please keep it coming! Thank you!
Thanks for keeping me positive

07/12/2025

Jesus network

I lost my Apartment one year ago after closing of my extra job Staying in motel 6 ,60 dollars a day ,Then lost my car Predatory loans , No help from family ,Now after 15 years at Portillos in Naperville they Terminated me because I asking them why are they charging me for a child I have not seen since his birth date Made me feel like Someone ex felon or illegal alien maybe using my Identity , I use to have a Business from Jesus network ,That was A mentoring program I started in Georgia while living in at Best friend who gave a place temporarily , should have used his address without his permission .So I stopped using it , PORTILLOS HEART OF PORTILLOS PROGRAM I HELPED STARTED , Now because of the manager who told me to apply for the heart of Portillos ,Twice denied me help ,But terminated me ,So I recommend for the Book Club Candace Parker The can-do Mindset, I use to wait on her at the Portillo 950 east Ogden
An authentic, impartial advocate for leaving choice in the hands of the reader

04/14/2025

Business/ Student User

I love this podcast so much and am so grateful it exists. I’ve started making summer lists for my near adolescent child to read some titles explored in episodes. Thanks for holding to the root that the choice of what we read should remain in our hands for ourselves or our children. Thanks for providing a wide array of topics, genres and interests that all advocate for compassion, complex thought, empathy, growth and forage on the boundaries of what we thought we knew and should know.
Velshi Banned Bookclub

04/10/2025

New Shoots After the Rain

This is a great show. Thanks for what you do.

Ali Velshi brings you “Velshi Banned Book Club,” an act of resistance against the book banning and censorship epidemic sweeping the nation. In each episode, a different author joins Ali to discuss why their work is being targeted and what is so crucial about the literature itself. “Velshi Banned Book Club” is a series rooted in literary and cultural analysis, in the notion that reading is resistance. Read along with Ali.