The latest jackas movie is different from everything that preceded it in one key way, a woman joins the group. School boards and state governments are trying to outlaw the teaching of books that they find objectionable. The series will dive deep into past book panics, explore why public schools so often become ideological battle grounds,. dissect the interplay between book bands and political bullying. Listen for free on apple cafe dot com, or wherever you get your podcasts him.
The Oscar nominations are out, but the No. 1 movie in America features Johnny Knoxville and his friends hurting each other. He attempts to explain why, and Vox's Alissa Wilkinson picks up his slack.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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