Book bans: Age-old chapter in culture wars

Huntington Beach is among the cities nationwide that are considering or outright banning books about race and sexuality. How do the bans tie into our historic fear of reading?

Credits

Guest:

  • A.O. Scott - critic at large for The New York Times Book Review

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins