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Accio Politics

Aug 29, 2019

Megan and Katie from the Swish & Flick podcast join me to talk about the politics of Family, specifically how Voldemort views family in chapter 33 of GoF. We ask ourselves if the Death Eaters really are Voldemort's family. Does Voldemort even understand what family means? Listen to us talk about family dynamics,...


Aug 22, 2019

We don't have enough Hufflepuff representation on this show, so Helene Karp joins me to talk about the most un-Hufflepuff thing we could gather: Violence. Well, that and Sacrifice. This small little chapter in the Potter series is jam-packed with the intersection between Violence and Sacrifice. It made us think about...


Aug 8, 2019

My reluctant Harry Potter reader (and husband), Seth, joins me to talk about the politics of equity in chapter 31 "The Third Task" of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We answer the following questions: How does equity differ from equality? What do the characters in this chapter prefer, equity or equality? How...


Aug 5, 2019

The Girl Who Lived is a Patreon exclusive podcast series that imagines how the Harry Potter series would have been different if all the genders were reversed. This week, we have a sneak peek for you of one Minerva McGonagall (or is it, Marvin?). 

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