Languages and Translations: It Changes a Lot
On Episode 236 we discuss... → Harry Potter and the Translator's Nightmare → Names go Rogue → The Smasher, the Steamroller and the Golden Lightning → Translation Strategies → Localizing “Muggle” → Newt Scamander’s French alias → Universal spell-casting → “I am Lord Romeo” → Shopping for the audiobooks → Dubbing’s so yesterday → How do the translations measure up?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
6 Jan 20182h 16min
PS/SS Ch. 12 Revisit: Erodelbmud Eht Nepo
On Episode 235 we discuss... → Self-worth, yay! → Needling Hagrid → “Chess! That’ll do it!” → Ancient artifacts for Christmas →The library is always an exception → A malicious mirror → Hearts’ desires by the hour → Dumbledore’s secrets → What’s your Erised?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
24 Des 20171h 55min
Ginny Weasley: Sugar Free Ginny
On Episode 234 we discuss... → Facts about Ginny → Ginny's ties to Tom Riddle → What else could Ginny have grown to be? → Degrees of Ginny love → Do we only define Ginny by her bond with Harry? → Our Ginny feelings: Thor-smash cups and Valkyrie walks → Movie Ginny: a failing of writing or acting? → Is Cursed Child Ginny ineffectual?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
10 Des 20172h 18min
PoA 21 Revisit: Somewhere In Time
On Episode 233 we discuss... → Vindicitive overload - Snape at his worst → At first I was afraid, I was petrified → Did Snape know about Sirius and Peter back in the day? → Time-Turner Apparition → Does your chain hang low? Does it wobble to and fro? → Laws (and lack thereof) of time travel in the Potterverse → Would they have been successful without omniscient Dumbledore? → Closed loop! Closed loop! Closed loop! → So how old actually is Hermione? → Buckbeak is THE BEST → White stags in mythology → Lunar lessonsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
29 Nov 20171h 55min
Recap: Episode 232
On this recap we discuss... → Platonic and romantic balance → Platonic examples in fiction → Gay panic → Are Hinny really soul mates? → Is Ron good enough for Hermione? → The destruction of the trioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
29 Nov 201733min
Shipping Wars: The Best in Both of Them
On Episode 232 we discuss... → Book vs Movie Hinny → Our OTPs → Early Ships → Friendships → True Love → Fan Fiction Ships → Dean &; Seamus all the way! → Bromances → Weird ShipsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
12 Nov 20172h 10min
Recap: Episode 231
On this recap we discuss... → All the tears → Lupin love → Bashing on not enough Lupin love → Choices → Jean Grey comparisonBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
12 Nov 201715min
DH 34 Revisit: We're All Just Stardust
On Episode 231 we discuss... → Harry Potter in braille → Short but beautiful → What more could Dumbledore do? → Expecto Patronum Maxima! → Deaths of innocents → "Harry and Ginny kiss, I guess." → Harry becomes Dumbledore → Ron, the dude bro → What did the Resurrection Stone resurrect? → Harry, the Christ child → Dead and back againBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
29 Okt 20172h 37min
