Corruption: Will and Won’t (Book 6, Chapter 3)
This week, Vanessa and Matt explore the theme of Corruption in Chapter 3 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! They discuss Dumbledore’s errand, Kreacher’s fate, and new leadership at the Ministr...
11 Juli 202442min
Honesty: Spinner’s End (Book 6, Chapter 2)
This week, Vanessa and Matt explore the theme of Honesty in Chapter 2 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! They discuss Snape’s honesty, lack thereof, and Draco’s impossible task! Throughout the...
4 Juli 202445min
Honor: The Other Minister (Book 6, Chapter 1)
Welcome back as we take a look at Book 6 of Harry Potter!! This week, Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Honor in Chapter 1 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! They discuss Scrimgeour as t...
27 Juni 202446min
HPST Rewind! A 2019 Live Show
Today we're bringing you a never before heard live show Vanessa and Casper did in 2019! They explore the theme of truth in Book 3 Chapter 12, in front of a live audience in San Francisco.Next week we'...
20 Juni 20241h 19min
Special Edition: Storytelling and Taylor Swift (with Margaret H. Willison)
Vanessa is joined for a small bonus conversation by Margaret H. Willison, faculty on our upcoming Taylor Swift Pilgrimage on Cape Cod. They explore why Taylor's music is such a rich text for sacred re...
14 Juni 202414min
Special Edition: Assorted Bloopers!
We're still off for the next two weeks as we prepare for Book 6 (!!), so today we're bringing you an assortment of bloopers from Book 5. You can find the full versions of our bloopers for each episode...
13 Juni 202416min
A HPST Rewind! Helplessness: The Other Minister (Series 1, Book 6, Chapter 1)
We're off for a few weeks as we prepare for Book 6 (!!), so we're bringing you this throwback episode of HPST from the first time Vanessa and Casper read through Book 6, Chapter 1 through the theme of...
6 Juni 202446min
Wrap-Up: The Order of the Phoenix
Vanessa and Matt wrap up their discussion of The Order of the Phoenix with a look back on the entire book! They discuss Dumbledore's choices in this book, Harry's journey out of isolation, and some of...
30 Maj 202439min
