GOF 1 Revisit: Timelines Say What?
On Episode 269 we discuss... → Laura is back! → Good in depth discussion, kick ass usernames → Delving into some magical science → Struggling to keep track of timelines → Once again the trace has questionable mechanics → The significance of the Riddle house to Voldemort → Looking for an ounce of Wormtail's morality → Noah was nearly prophetic about Nagini → Nagini's back story came out of nowhere → A totally different format than previous first chapters → Voldemort is basically a Batman villain → An honorary sorting for FrankBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
13 Apr 20191h 45min
PoA 1 Revisit: None of Your Dang Business
On Episode 268 we discuss... → Welcome back, Micah! → Holiday homework? → The themes are all here → Owls are dumb → Weasley Winnings → Sneakoscopes are terrible gifts → Trusting Rowling → Furry books were a thing → The failures of adults → "Lumos Maxima!"Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
30 Mar 20191h 53min
CoS 1 Revisit: Tennis Ball Eyes
On Episode 267 we discuss... → Is this actually Harry's worst birthday? → Cinnamon roll Harry → Hedwig vs. Dobby - who would win in a fight? → Book one skippers unite! → Our first glance at physical abuse from the Dursleys → Sassy Harry...how we love thee → Did the Dursleys acknowledge Harry's early birthdays? → What homework could Harry have actually done? → First glance into Harry's PTSD and horcrux dreams → Ring composition time! → Why does Dobby pick this day to show himself? → Underestimating House Elves 101Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
16 Mar 20191h 25min
PS/SS 1 Revisit: Series of Half Truths
On Episode 266 we discuss... → Why does this chapter turn off so many new readers? → Rainy days and Tuesdays always get me down...or not → I assert our inalienable right to party! → How much magic can one do in animagus form? → The mystifying missing 24 hours → How did Dumbledore figure out the blood protection so quickly? → Harry's numerology → Ted, the magical newscaster! → Cigarette lighters that talk to your soul → Sinister, uncaring, cold Dumbledore? → Privet Drive: the best place for Harry → How did McGonagall know? And how has their relationship changed?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
2 Mar 20192h 45min
CoS 13 Revisit: Acting Like a Good Guy
On Episode 265 we discuss... → Hermione’s Crushin’ → The Filch Liberation Front → Meet Jack Valentine → Happy accident or deeply layered genius? → Is Riddle Ginny’s ghostwriter? → Ron’s prophecies → “Oops! He’s Hitler” → Bad basilisk! → Snakes, not spiders → Horcruxes, Hallows and Half-Blood PrinceBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
16 Feb 20192h 7min
Movie Adaptations: Making Movie Magic
On Episode 264 we discuss… → Welcome Head Prop Modeller, Pierre Bohanna! → Behind the Props of Potter → The theory of adaptation → Other adaptations → How close should we stay to source?→ One person's vision? → Columbus and the early years → Cuarón and the need for change → Newell and the turning point → Yates and the build to the battle.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
2 Feb 20192h 51min
HBP 17 Revisit: Rise Above Your Anguish
On Episode 263 we discuss... → Morfin Gaunt = malnourished Steve Buscemi? → Insensitive Ron is insensitive → Floo problems → Oh Harry, if only there was someone out there who believed you → Sassy Flitwick and Dumbledore are on point → When did Dumbledore start collecting memories? → Did Hagrid know that Voldemort was Tom Riddle? → Traceless Tom → "I shouldn't have said that, should not have said that." → Modifying your own memories vs. modifying others' → What if Harry had not retrieved the real memory?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
19 Jan 20191h 46min
Folklore & Mythology: A Whole New World
On Episode 262 we discuss… → What is mythology? → The real and magical worlds sitting side by side → Harry Potter as a Death myth → What do Rowling and Disney have in common? → The mythology of Fantastic Beasts→ The story of the White Heart → “Merlin’s beard!” and more Wizard slang → The dangers of folklore → Let's eat! The symbolism of food → Harry Potter and the Appropriation of CultureBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
6 Jan 20192h 55min
