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Accio Politics

Jul 25, 2019

Fellow Gryffindor, Madison Ford from MuggleNet's Beyond the Veil Podcast joins me to talk about the place memory has in our politics (and in the Wizarding World's politics, of course). We talk about how the first step of indoctrination is ensuring the history we teach in schools, muggle and wizard alike, reflects...


Jul 18, 2019

The funniest Ravenclaw I know, Alex DeGraw, joins me to talk about the politics of reputation on chapter 29, "The Dream," of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We talk about how reputation is subjective and not based on the actual truth of what's in people's hearts, and even how sometimes reputation is also linked to...


Jul 11, 2019

Information is a form of currency. If it weren't, then there wouldn't be such concern around our social security numbers being hacked, right? On this episode, Sam Mattos (@dontpanicllama) from the Me vs You Podcast (@mevsyoupodcast) joins me to talk about information, Justin and Britney's denim days, astrological...


Jul 4, 2019

This episode was recorded at my panel at the Leviosa Convention! I loved being able to present and engage in conversations with fans of all ages. I based my discussion on the book Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown. The book highlights the strategies that are useful for...