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60. Burn, Baby, Burn: Roald Dahl & J.K. Rowling
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comTwo recent controversies prove the power of words, and also our country’s near-hopeless division. Publishers of Roald Dahl’s children’s classics, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, were busted making edits that removed “offensive” passages for modern audiences, an effort spearheaded by a group called Inclusive Minds (“consultants and campaigners,” according to their website). Nancy and Sarah sift through the reactions and dangerous implications, and wonder: What are we asking — or rather…
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