Mar 28, 2019
Alyssa Loebig from the Overenthusiastic Underprepared Podcast joins me to talk about Seeking Recognition on chapter 16 of GoF. We talk about Kakaroff and Ron, and how they both seem to want attention/ recognition from the celebrity that is Viktor Krum. We also talk about "Moody," Barty Crouch Sr, Dumbledore, and Ludo...
Mar 21, 2019
This is a mega-sized episode! Terrorist attacks at two mosques in New Zealand, J.K. Rowling speaks out about Dumbledore and Grindlewald's "intense" relationship, and exciting Hufflepuff news! I am joined by Lauren DeGraw, a wonderful Ravenclaw, from the Elixir of Life Podcast to talk about the politics of community...
Mar 14, 2019
Ben Hogan, fellow Gryffindor and one of the hosts of The Podcast that Must Not Be Named (twitter.com/notnamedpodcast), joins me to talk about the politics of Tragedy in chapter 14 of GoF. For instance, Professor Moody (well, Barty Crouch Jr. if we're being precise) seems to be using trauma/tragedy to get the...
Mar 7, 2019
Gryffinclaw extraordinaire Adrienne White, host of the She’s So Cool Podcast, joins me to talk about Pottermore, Minerva McGonagall, reading the series as an adult, and the Politics of Humiliation.
Humiliation made me think about that early 2000s MTV show The Pickup Artist and negging. Adrienne focuses on Draco’s...