Prof Reponds: Harry Potter & the Politics of Worthiness
In this second Prof Responds episode, Professor Julian Wamble returns to listener comments from Critical Magic Theory's Patreon and Spotify communities for a deeper dive into Harry Potter's heroism, s...
8 Jul 1h 2min
Harry Potter is sick with Heroism
Harry Potter's heroism is contagious — in the best way and the most literal one. This episode tackles the back half of the Harry Potter survey, working through good half-blood, good Gryffindor, hero, ...
1 Jul 1h 11min
Prof Responds: Harry Potter & the Unreachable Standard
This episode of Critical Magic Theory picks up where the last episode left off, this time handing the floor to the CMT community. Listeners push back, dig deeper, and refuse to agree — on whether Harr...
24 Jun 52min
Harry Potter: The Boy who Survived, not Lived
Is Harry Potter a good person? A good friend? A victim? Extraordinary?We heard from over 600 listeners, and the results were more chaotic than you might expect. In this episode of Critical Magic Theor...
17 Jun 1h 20min
Prof Responds- Who is a Hero?
What does it mean to call someone a hero, and how much of what we believe about heroism in the Harry Potter series was shaped for us before we ever thought to question it?In this Prof Responds episode...
10 Jun 55min
Heroes & Halfbloods
What does it mean to be a hero in the wizarding world, and does being half-blood change the calculus? In this episode, Professor Julian Wamble examines the Battle of Hogwarts through the lens of half-...
3 Jun 1h 8min
Prof Responds: Seamus Finnigan- The Boy Who trusted his Mom
In this Prof Responds episode, Professor Julian Wamble returns to Seamus Finnigan to sit with what the Critical Magic Theory community had to say. Listeners dig into three themes: the machinery of Iri...
27 Mai 55min
Seamus Finnigan & the Making of "Irish McIreland"
What does it mean that the number one word listeners used to describe Seamus Finnigan was Irish? In Critical Magic Theory history, no character has ever been described by their nationality before. Tha...
20 Mai 1h 13min
