Prof Responds: Hermione Granger & the Benefit of the Doubt
Professor Julian Wamble works through the Patreon and Spotify debate in the first Prof Responds episode on Hermione. He covers four themes from the post-episode chat: whether Hermione was justified in...
4 Nov 54min
Hermione Jean- Our Wartime Queen?
Critical Magic Theory finally turns to Hermione Granger, and the listener survey results are in. Is she a good person? A good friend? A good Muggleborn? Professor Julian Wamble works through what fans...
28 Okt 1h 7min
"Turn to page 114"- The Cost of Belonging
Turn to page 114 of every Harry Potter book, plus Behind the Cloak, as Professor Julian Wamble celebrates 114 episodes of Critical Magic Theory and extends the Hermione survey. The episode marks a mil...
21 Okt 1h 7min
Prof Responds: The Muggleborn Choice
In this Prof Responds episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble returns to listener comments on the lesser known Muggleborns of Harry Potter and asks a question few fans raise: did the...
14 Okt 47min
The Lesser Known Muggleborns
Hermione is the most famous Muggleborn in Harry Potter, but she was far from the first to walk into Hogwarts without a map. This episode turns to the Muggleborns who flit in and out of the series: Myr...
7 Okt 1h 4min
The Secret Life of Kendra Dumbledore
Kendra Dumbledore has always been the Dumbledore we know least, mentioned mostly as the mother who dies protecting a magic she couldn't control. This episode goes looking for who she was outside of th...
1 Okt 44min
Prof Responds — Was Lily Potter a "Pick Me" or Was She Picked?
Professor Julian Wamble returns to respond directly to listener reactions from the Lily Potter episode of Critical Magic Theory. Pulling from Patreon and Spotify comments, this Prof Responds episode t...
23 Sep 51min
