Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History United States vs One Book Called Ulysses (1933) w/ Kurt Andersen

United States vs One Book Called Ulysses (1933) w/ Kurt Andersen

Published: Dec. 6, 2020, 12:13 p.m.

It\u2019s December 6th. On this day in 1933, a judge ruled that James Joyce\u2019s \u201cUlysses,\u201d which had been effectively banned in the United States, was not obscene.

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Jody and Niki are joined by Kurt Andersen to discuss the ruling, the history of obscenity laws in the United States, and what to make of the current debates over free speech.

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Kurt\u2019s recent books are \u201cFantasylad\u201d and \u201cEvil Geniuses.\u201d

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Find a transcript of this episode at:\xa0https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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