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Accio Politics

Feb 28, 2019

Gretchen Roesch (@gretchasketcha), Mugglenet Journalist and co-host of the Hogwarts Radio podcast is here to talk about labor of all kinds, visible and invisible. In this chapter, Harry seems more preoccupied with Cho and the TriWizard Tournament than with the epic revelation that Hogwarts has the most house elves of...


Feb 21, 2019

Madison Goddyn from the Flippendo Podcast joins me to chat about the politics of concealment. This includes the pronunciation of various Harry Potter-related words, the statute of secrecy, problematic Dumbledore, and a brave Molly Weasley, among other things.

We also ask ourselves if there is truly one wand per wizard,...


Feb 14, 2019

Oh, so you thought you were only going to get one episode this week? No, dear listener, you're getting TWO! Sequoia Thomas (@sassquoia) from Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them (@fanaticalfics) joins me in talking about expectation in this chapter. 

We tackle all the important questions:

  • Why does Percy Weasley suck...


Feb 14, 2019

The cyber pixies did not strike this time around *proceeds to parade around in a victory lap*. Episode 409 is here and special guest Julian Escobedo III (@julesthehuman) joins me in discussing symbols of terrorism in Chaper 9, "The Dark Mark," and why they have such a hold on both us and the wizards that lived through...


Feb 7, 2019

Some pixies must have gotten into my computer and decided to erase all my audio for 409. And JUST 409. I've been targeted by either Cyber Pixies or my own inability to properly save files. I'm betting on the pixies, though.

Instead of the normally scheduled content, what I have for you this week is a short discussion on...