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  • Driving Off Of The Edge Of The World | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Fourteen

    Driving Off Of The Edge Of The World | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Fourteen
    Jan 13 2026
    This week we welcome you back to season two of the podcast with a duscussion about a favorite Graphic Novel of hours and one of the single geatest peices of art to exist in our liftime, "Blankets" by Craig Thompson.

    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox
    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen
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    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.
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    42 min
  • 4 Color Hustle Holiday Special

    4 Color Hustle Holiday Special
    Dec 16 2025
    Here's a little holiday gift to you all!
    Thank you for being so good to us!
    Tons of love wherever you are!

    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox
    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen
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    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.
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    1 h et 2 min
  • Comics Through The Ages | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Twelve

    Comics Through The Ages | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Twelve
    Dec 10 2025
    On the last episode of season one we break down the different ages of comics. From day one to today!

    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox

    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen

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    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.
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    1 h et 1 min
  • Light-Based Narrative | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Eleven

    Light-Based Narrative | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Eleven
    Nov 26 2025
    On this installment of 4 Color Hustle we talk about the 2008 Graphic novel "Swallow Me Whole" by Nate Powell. A story that touches on becoming an adult, family connection and mental health.

    Hosts
    Allen Swords
    Scott Jensen

    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox

    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen

    Don't forget to Like & Subscribe!
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    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.
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    36 min
  • It Really Is Worth 1,000 Words | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Ten

    It Really Is Worth 1,000 Words | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Ten
    Nov 11 2025
    They make thought reality and add life to pages with ink and maybe a little bit of their magical power. On today's episode we both list our top 10 favorite Artists!

    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox
    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen
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    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.
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    1 h et 7 min
  • Worlds Collide | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Nine

    Worlds Collide | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Nine
    Nov 4 2025
    HIghly secritive wars! Cataclsmic earthquates! Reality itself changing. On today's episode we both list our top 10 favorite crossovers!

    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox
    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen
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    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.
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    57 min
  • Fun Home | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Eight

    Fun Home | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Eight
    Oct 29 2025
    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox
    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen
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    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.
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    32 min
  • Looking Through Windows | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Seven

    Looking Through Windows | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Seven
    Oct 17 2025
    4 R's For Censorship PracticesRestrictionAdding additional barriers to access a bookCould be as simple as putting a book in an area where a patron must ask for access and can be denied based on certain requirementsRedactionIntentional editing or removal of parts of a bookRelocationMoving books from one area of the library to anotherMost familiar with this from GCLSOften Juvenile -> PEC or Young Adult -> AdultRemovalOutright removal of a bookPro-censorship crowd will strawman FTR advocates by claiming this is the only measure that counts as a book ban.Overall Statistics2024: 821 attempts to censor library materials; 2,452 unique titles challengedThird highest recorded totalAverage titles challenged per year 2001-2020: 2732024 in South Carolina29 attempts, 326 unique titlesCensorship Attempts72% of censorship attempts originate from pressure groups in some form26% direct from pressure groups36% Board or administration10% elected officials/government16% of censorship attempts from parents4% from Patrons1% Librarians/teachers/staff7% unknownMost Challenged Books of 2024All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. JohnsonGender Queer: A Memoir by Maia KobabeThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyTricks by Ellen HopkimsLooking for Alaska by John GreenMe and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse AndrewsCrank by Ellen HopkinsSold by Patricia McCormickFlamer by Mike CuratoCommon threads: LGBTQIA+ content, sexually explicit content, DEIModes of CensorshipHide The PrideMovement organized by organization CatholicVote encouraging members to coordinate mass check-outs and withholding of materials that the organization deems "unacceptable" (mostly queer topics)Line from their website: "Do you see rainbow-trans-BLM flags everywhere you take your kids? We do. And it has to stop."BookLooksCeased Operations in March 2025Acted as a website with "book reports" tailor-made for community members to challenge library materialsIncluded "relevant quotes" removed from greater context of the material in questionAllowed community members to challenge books without reading them (how can you know?)Made it to the point of being adopted by County Library systems (Warren County NJ)Other websites have popped up using BookLooks' reports as fuel for censorship (ratedbooks.org)Censorship in SCProviso 27.1"27.1. (LIB: Aid to Counties Libraries Allotment) The amount appropriated in this section for Aid to County Libraries shall be allotted to each county on a per capita basis according to the official United States Census For 2020, as aid to the County Library. No county shall be allocated less than $150,000 under this provision. To receive this aid, local library support shall not be less than the amount actually expended for library operations from local sources in the second preceding year. Prior to receiving any of these funds, county libraries must certify to the State Library that their county libraries do not offer any books or materials that appeal to the prurient interest of children under the age of seventeen in childrens, youth, or teen book sections of libraries and are only made available with explicit parental consent."Proviso is vague and puts libraries in positions where they are in fear of losing funding for noncompliance; leads to overcorrection.County BoardsGreenvilleCoordination between Conservative groups and Library Board membersLong string of challenged books and relocation effortsCurrently being sued by the ACLUPickensSome books relocated, mild pushback from Board but lots of pressure from conservative groupsStarting fights on Banned Books Week post.FlamerBy Mike Curato"Children are killing themselves. Because they think they are unlovable. Because they think this world is not for them. Because they are afraid that if they don’t kill themselves, someone else will. I was a child like that. But I chose to stay. And I would like to ask my sweet, beautiful, worthy fellow flamers to stay. Stay here with me. We can see what happens. It won’t all be good. But there is more good in the world than you know. Sometimes life pulls a reveal. What gay person doesn’t love a plot twist?"SourcesCensorship by the Numbers: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/censorship-numbersIt's Still Censorship, Even If It's Not a Book Ban: Book Censorship News, August 30, 2024: https://bookriot.com/its-still-censorship-even-if-its-not-a-book-ban-book/The Community Rejected BookLooks at the Library - But the Government Passed it Anyway: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/phillipsburg/sections/warren-county-news/articles/the-community-rejected-booklooks-at-the-libraryO.R. v. Greenville County: https://www.aclu.org/cases/o-r-v-greenville-county-south-carolina#legal-documentsTop 10 Challenged Books of 2024: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10Executive ProducerWayne KnoxHostsAllen SwordsScott JensenSpecial GuestDavid YannarellaAudio EngineerScott JensenDon't forget to Like & Subscribe!Find all of our links ...
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    59 min