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1382 || rod serling + censorship (part II)

1382 || rod serling + censorship (part II)

Make Your Damn Bed · Julie Merica

March 6, 20259m 12sExplicit

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Show Notes

Today we’re talking about Rod Serling’s dealings with censorship and how he turned his frustrations into something profound and timeless.


“The writer's role is to menace the public's conscience. He must have a position, a point of view. He must see the arts as a vehicle of social criticism and he must focus on the issues of his time.” - Rod Serling



Article 1 I referenced: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/early-run-censors-led-rod-serling-twilight-zone-180971837/


Article 2 I referenced: https://jfk.blogs.archives.gov/2024/12/18/jfk-in-the-twilight-zone-rod-serlings-letters-to-president-john-f-kennedy/


Article 3 I referenced: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/rod-serling-about-rod-serling/702/


Serling Quotes: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/840774-the-writer-s-role-is-to-menace-the-public-s-conscience-he


Read about Emmett Till: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/emmett-tills-death-inspired-movement 


VIDEO: The Emmett Luis Till documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvijYSJtkQk&rco=1



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