Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 9.3 – Billy Pilgrim Walks Into a Times Square Bookstore...

Billy Pilgrim sneaks out of bed rest and takes an impromptu trip to New York City—because of course he does. His itinerary? Wandering into a seedy Times Square bookstore, buying a Kilgore Trout novel, dodging a Shetland pony scandal, and accidentally landing himself on a radio talk show. Oh, and he may have spotted Montana Wild Hack in the back of a magazine. So it goes.

Things To Listen For:

• Billy Pilgrim’s foolproof plan to get on TV (spoiler: it fails).
• The weirdest bookstore scene in literary history.
• A sci-fi take on Jesus that’s just asking to be banned.
• The infamous hand-drawn boobs that make this book a “bad influence.”
•  Jennifer and Dan trying to process whatever the hell just happened.

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This episode includes a short clip from the MyPillow jingle, owned by MyPillow, Inc. and used here for entertainment, commentary, and discussion under fair use guidelines. All rights remain with the original copyright holders. No copyright infringement intended.

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Topics Covered:

Slaughterhouse-Five, Billy Pilgrim, Kilgore Trout, Times Square bookstores, banned books, censorship, Jesus, Tralfamadorians, radio talk shows, alien zoos, satire, Moms for Liberty, book banning debates, and Vonnegut’s infamous boob drawing.