Jan 31, 2019
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Dollar, dollar bills ya'll, or in this case leprechaun gold and house elf slavery (womp, womp). Sure, we could have talked about the politics of organized sports in this chapter because there's a lot of physicality and play-by-plays involved...
Jan 24, 2019
There's no fandom like our fandom, am I right? I obviously love the Harry Potter fandom, and so does my guest, Dr. Alysa Lucas, host of two great podcasts: Best Forevers and Fatal-i-teas.
We talk all the fandoms we love, how fandoms intersect in this chapter (looking at you Mrs. Finnegan), how money is tied up in...
Jan 17, 2019
Even in the wizarding world, access to transportation depends on your economic power. Adri is joined by Seth, who has not read a word of the Harry Potter series (in fact, he listened to this chapter on audiobook in preparation for this episode), to talk about the intricacies of travel, its connection to government...
Jan 10, 2019
What is it about work that is so important to American society? Why does it seem to define our worth and our sense of self? On this episode, we center on the politics of work in chapter 5, as Percy Weasley enthusiastically enters the workforce, Bill Weasley bucks conventions of personal appearance in the workforce, Mrs....
Jan 3, 2019
Today's episode tackles prejudice, which hinges on a central premise: who we despise or fear is different or "other" than us. Most times, prejudice makes us mistakenly believe that we are better than other people from backgrounds different than ours.
In this chapter in particular (chapter 4 of
Goblet of Fire), Vernon is...