Christine chats with special guest, Lucie Tiberghien, about the works of Molière, who was banned 350+ years ago in France, what he did that got the church in France so angry, and why his work still speaks to us today.

You can watch his play, The Miser, at "Molière in the Park" this April and May at Prospect Park in Brooklyn (links below).

"The Beautiful and Banned" is produced by Jessica Goudeau and Christine Renee Miller. Follow us on social media: @beautifulandbannedpod, @christinereneemiller, and @jessica_goudeau.

You can find out how to support us at our Patreon link. If you’d like to advertise with us, visit the "Contact Us" page on our website. If you liked our show, please rate and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. The best way to support a new podcast is to share it with your friends!

Our co-producer, Rob Heath, wrote and performed our theme music. Kalin Siegwald designed our logo. Jackson Rodriguez is our amazing podcast assistant. This is A Sisters By Different Misters Production.

Tune in next week for our discussion about SOLD by Patricia McCormick!

Episode 10 links:

• A Collection of Molière’s Best Plays
• More information on Molière in the Park
• FREE tickets to see The Miser in Prospect Park, Brooklyn April 27 - May 19

Jessica tells Christine about The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman, the remarkable graphic memoir written by the son of Holocaust survivors about his family's experiences, and the shocking reason why it's banned--we couldn't believe it. Come for the deep-dive discussion about stunningly beautiful literature about the most awful parts of human nature; stay for the rabbit hole about Garbage Pail Kids.

"The Beautiful and Banned" is produced by Jessica Goudeau and Christine Renee Miller. Follow us on social media: @beautifulandbannedpod, @christinereneemiller, and @jessica_goudeau.

You can find out how to support us at our Patreon link. If you’d like to advertise with us, visit the "Contact Us" page on our website. If you liked our show, please rate and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. The best way to support a new podcast is to share it with your friends!

Our co-producer, Rob Heath, wrote and performed our theme music. Kalin Siegwald designed our logo. Jackson Rodriguez is our amazing podcast assistant. This is A Sisters By Different Misters Production.

Tune in next week for our discussion about the banned works of Moliére with Christine and special guest, Lucie Tiberghien!

Links to episode 8 quotations and further reading:

• The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
• Biography of Art Spiegelman
• Delightful article about Spiegelman's wife, Françoise Mouly
• Spiegelman on the legacy of Maus
• "The Inside Story of the Banning of Maus. It's Dumber than You Think," Mother Jones
• "The Fight Over 'Maus' Is Part of a Bigger Cultural Battle in Tennessee," New York Times
• A Science article about how parents' trauma is passed down to their children

Christine tells Jessica about A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and they geek out about Hansberry's genius and the way she manages to write about so many core issues of her time in one single play, which would later be banned.

"The Beautiful and Banned" is produced by Jessica Goudeau and Christine Renee Miller. Follow us on social media: @beautifulandbannedpod, @christinereneemiller, and @jessica_goudeau.

You can find out how to support us at our Patreon link. If you’d like to advertise with us, visit the "Contact Us" page on our website. If you liked our show, please rate and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. The best way to support a new podcast is to share it with your friends!

Our co-producer, Rob Heath, wrote and performed our theme music. Kalin Siegwald designed our logo. Jackson Rodriguez is our amazing podcast assistant. This is A Sisters By Different Misters Production.

Tune in next week for our discussion about Maus by Art Spiegelman!

Links to episode 7 quotations and further reading:

• A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
• The history of redlining in the US
• A graphic showing the detailed sections of Chicago undergoing redlining
• The Supreme Court case of Hansberry v. Lee
• The excellent documentary about redlining and its effects in Texas that Jessica mentioned: "A Legacy Unearthed," produced and directed by Alisha Janette Taylor