Potterversity Episode 66: Back to Wizarding Business
Why is there a lack of service businesses in the wizarding world? Following up on our earlier episode about magical businesses, our technical director, Emma Nicholson, joins us to continue the conver...
14 Jul 202541min
Potterversity Episode 65: Potter & Trek Part 2 - The Reality Inside Your Head
We're voyaging out to the farthest reaches of space and into the deepest recesses of the mind for another look at Harry Potter and Star Trek. Potterversity regular Louise Freeman, a retired psycholog...
9 Jun 202556min
Potterversity Episode 64: Where No Potter Podcast Has Gone Before
Space: the final frontier. Our Prime Directive: to boldly examine what Harry Potter has in common with Star Trek. Hosts Katy and Emily and producer Laurie have found themselves making Star Trek refer...
12 Mai 20251h 13min
Potterversity Episode 63: The Business of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Let's get down to business - in both the wizarding world and the fandom. Abigail Kohler, adjunct lecturer at Brown University's Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, is relatively new to Harry Potter b...
14 Apr 20251h 6min
Potterversity Episode 62: Harry Potter and Revenge
Vengeance is sweet - sometimes. Explore revenge in Harry Potter and the ancient Greek Oresteia by Aeschylus. We welcome back to the show classicist Dr. Mitchell Parks (Knox College), who presented on...
10 Mar 20251h 17min
Potterversity Episode 61: Owl Post
Our listeners carry on the conversation about memory and more in Harry Potter in this special episode straight from the owlery. We were excited to hear from several listeners after our two-part episo...
10 Feb 20251h 5min
Potterversity Episode 60: Silly Resistance in Harry Potter
On this episode, we examine the relationship between humor and resistance to authoritarianism. Harry Potter scholar and stand-up comedian Mark-Anthony Lewis joins Katy and Emily to talk about what ma...
13 Jan 20251h 14min
Potterversity Episode 59: Holding Space for Harry
We're always holding space for Harry Potter, but no one does it quite like the Harry Potter Academic Conference. Our favorite event of the year was back in person at Chestnut Hill College in Philadel...
9 Des 20241h 6min
