In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan dive into Chapter 5.1 of Brave New World, where Bernard attends his dreaded Solidarity Service. Twelve strangers gather around a table, chant hymns to Ford, pass around Soma ice cream, and end the night with a full-blown “Orgy-Porgy.” Jennifer zeroes in on Huxley’s satire of ritual and religion, Dan gets hung up on Morgana Rothschild’s unibrow, and Robot fact-checks the Ford-as-Christ swap with his usual deadpan precision. 

Things To Listen For:

• Bernard’s awkward attempt to beam back at Morgana’s smile — while obsessing over her eyebrow.
• The ritual of strawberry Soma ice cream standing in for communion.
• Jennifer and Dan trying to sing the first Solidarity Hymn.
• Robot explaining that Ford is their Christ figure — mass production as religion.
• The infamous “Orgy-Porgy” hymn and how the service dissolves into a group orgy.
• Bernard’s loneliness, amplified by the forced unity around him.

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Topics Covered:

Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, Bernard Marx, Morgana Rothschild, Solidarity Service, Ford religion, Soma, Orgy-Porgy, satire of religion, banned books