Jan 30, 2021
In
this jam-packed chapter, Harry discovers what those winged horses
he can now see are called and the reason why he can see them while
others can't, he kisses Cho, gets some emotional intelligence intel
from Hermione, and he has a terrifying dream from the point of view
of an actual snake. We talk about the nuances of...
Jan 23, 2021
Hagrid's back and we have a new presidential
administration, BABY! In this episode, we talk about Hagrid and
Madame Maxime's approach to covertly approaching giants and the
biases that Hagrid shows in his re-telling. We discuss the nuances
between lobbying and diplomacy, as well as the parallels between
historical...
Jan 16, 2021
We've
got a special guest this week! Eric from the long-running Potter
podcast MuggleCast and his new solo project, the Thank You for
Spieling podcast joins Adri, Helene, and K. Alex to talk about
Chapter 19 of OotP. In typical Accio Politics fashion, we go very
deep into our examination of the text and what that
means...
Jan 9, 2021
We're back with the first episode we recorded after the new year started, and 2021 is certainly not pulling any punches in the political arena. With just the first week of 2021 under our belt, we've seen an attempted coup, this time by force (riots led by white supremacist groups, the proud boys, and Q...
Jan 2, 2021
Helene, K. Alex, and special guest Aureo from the Speak Beasty podcast talk about chapter 17 of OotP, discuss the news of the week (including some news about the author of the series), debate over the politics of Hermione securing silence by magical means, consider if Molly really wanted to stop the trio from...