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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Love: Owl Post Again (Book 3, Chapter 22)

Love: Owl Post Again (Book 3, Chapter 22)

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of love in the final chapter of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This is our third time discussing love of the podcast, but we still have so many question...

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Crisis: Hermione's Secret (Book 3, Chapter 21)

Crisis: Hermione's Secret (Book 3, Chapter 21)

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of crisis in chapter twenty-one of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This week, they discuss Snape's existential crisis, Dumbledore's rebellious streak, an...

22 Aug 201735min

Charlottesville: Call it what it is

Charlottesville: Call it what it is

Today was our first day back in the studio after the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, VA this past weekend. We wanted to share a few thoughts from the team.  You can access the Charlottesv...

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Justice: The Dementors' Kiss (Book 3, Chapter 20)

Justice: The Dementors' Kiss (Book 3, Chapter 20)

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Justice in chapter twenty of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This week, they discuss justice in all its forms: poetic, divine, restorative and insuffi...

15 Aug 201733min

Forgiveness: Owl Post with Professor Stephanie Paulsell

Forgiveness: Owl Post with Professor Stephanie Paulsell

This week, Casper's out of town so Vanessa sits down with Stephanie Paulsell, Professor of Ministry Studies at Harvard Divinity School, to talk forgiveness and answer some owl post. Our regular schedu...

8 Aug 201736min

Mercy: The Servant of Lord Voldemort (Book 3, Chapter 19)

Mercy: The Servant of Lord Voldemort (Book 3, Chapter 19)

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of mercy in chapter nineteen of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This week, they discuss Snape's dual identity, Pettigrew's shrewd manipulations, and the ...

1 Aug 201738min

Isolation: Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs (Book 3, Chapter 18)

Isolation: Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs (Book 3, Chapter 18)

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of isolation in chapter eighteen of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This week, they pity Peter Pettigrew, wonder about The Whomping Willow and solve the ...

25 Jul 201732min

Innocence: Cat, Rat and Dog (Book 3, Chapter 17)

Innocence: Cat, Rat and Dog (Book 3, Chapter 17)

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of innocence in chapter seventeen of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. They bemoan how the criminal justice system has betrayed Sirius Black, discuss Ron's...

20 Jul 201735min

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