Special Edition: Owl Post and Rabbi Scott Perlo
In our penultimate episode of season two, we hear from listeners Christina Richardson, Margaret, Meaghan Crowley, and Abigail Morris. Vanessa and Casper also have the opportunity to learn a new spirit...
28 Feb 201741min
Love: Dobby's Reward (Book 2, Chapter 18)
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of love in the final chapter of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Together they discuss the connection between love, memory, suffering, and why parents take...
21 Feb 201746min
Heartbreak: The Heir of Slytherin (Book 2, Chapter 17)
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of heartbreak in chapter seventeen of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They discuss practical jokes, juvenile delinquency, and the symbolism of Fawkes' tea...
14 Feb 201732min
Grace: The Chamber of Secrets (Book 2, Chapter 16)
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of grace in chapter sixteen of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They discuss the power of gratitude, the difference between the desolation of Moaning Myrtl...
7 Feb 201732min
Sanctuary: Aragog (Book 2, Chapter 15)
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of sanctuary in chapter fifteen of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They discuss the power of silence, how Hagrid is a priest-like figure, and why spiders ...
1 Feb 201727min
Loyalty: Cornelius Fudge (Book 2, Chapter 14)
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of loyalty in chapter fourteen of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They discuss Hagrid and Dumbledore's mutual admiration, how to navigate multiple respons...
24 Jan 201728min
Cowardice: The Very Secret Diary (Book 2, Chapter 13)
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of cowardice in chapter thirteen of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They discuss hate crimes, the psychology of murderers, and secret admirers. Throughout...
17 Jan 201732min
Belonging: The Polyjuice Potion (Book 2, Chapter 12)
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of belonging in chapter twelve of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They discuss magical portraits, the metaphor of the phoenix, and Vanessa’s distrust of o...
10 Jan 201731min
