Listen now | Banished host Amna Khalid reflects on leaving her homeland for the promise of intellectual freedom in the West. Has the West lived up to its promise? <br/><br/>This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at <a href="https://www.booksmartstudios.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast">www.booksmartstudios.org/subscribe</a>

Fear and Scapegoating in the Time of Pandemics

Banished is a show about our reassessment of the many people, ideas, objects and even works of art that conflict with modern sensibilities. What can we learn about our present obsession with cancel culture by examining history, and what might it mean for freedom of expression? And how do we reconcile opposing points of view without turning on each other? For subscriber-only content, visit http://banished.substack.com. banished.substack.com