Chance: The Dream (Book 4, Chapter 29)

Chance: The Dream (Book 4, Chapter 29)

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of "chance" in chapter twenty-nine of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." This week, Vanessa and Casper are joined by Melissa Anelli, host of Pottercast and author of Harry, A History. In the episode, we discuss Fred and George's blackmailing plan, Harry's leadership ability, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Our question this week is: how much agency can we exert in our lives, given our belief in the arbitrariness of the universe?


Next week we're reading chapter thirty, The Pensieve, through the theme of "comfort." Thanks this week to Ji Kweon for our voicemail.

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Hope: The Vanishing Glass (Book 1, Chapter 2)

Hope: The Vanishing Glass (Book 1, Chapter 2)

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Frustration: The Boy Who Lived (Book 1, Chapter 1)

Frustration: The Boy Who Lived (Book 1, Chapter 1)

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Transitions: The Boy Who Lived (Book 1, Chapter 1) - Live From Vanessa’s Living Room

Transitions: The Boy Who Lived (Book 1, Chapter 1) - Live From Vanessa’s Living Room

This week, Vanessa and Casper finish their time together by reading Book 1, Chapter 1 through the theme of Transitions. We recorded this episode live in front of a streaming audience in partnership wi...

1 Apr 202152min

Special Edition: Whole Series Wrap-Up

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Vanessa and Casper look back at the past five years of making Harry Potter and the Sacred Text and their experience reading all seven Harry Potter books. What surprised them along the way? What do the...

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This week, Vanessa and Casper are joined by mentor Stephanie Paulsell to discuss why we re-read sacred texts and what we should keep in mind for starting again at Book 1.Thanks to Ali, Julianne, Scott...

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