Book 5, Ep. 7 | Media Studies: The Wand is the Message
In this episode Marcelle leads us through an overview of famous Edmontonian and Media Studies scholar, Marshall McLuhan! We tackle McLuhan's “Tetrad of Media Effects” (a chart!) and use it to think th...
25 Jan 20221h 9min
Book 5, Ep. 6 | Centaurs with jaye simpson
In this episode, we are joined by jaye simpson to talk about centaurs! jaye is an Oji-Cree Saulteaux Indigiqueer from the Sapotaweyak Cree Nation. They are a writer, advocate and activist published in...
11 Jan 20221h 10min
Bonus Ep: Witch, Please After 8: A Holidate
Hey Witches! We’re dropping this Bonus Episode into your feed as a little end-of-year thank you for everything you’ve done to make the Witch, Please reboot such a success. You’ve listened to the show,...
28 Dec 20211h 29min
Book 5, Ep. 5 | Shapeshifting
In this episode, we take a closer look at the range of shapeshifters we meet in the Harry Potter series. Between Animagi, Werewolves, Metamorphmagi, Veelas, and Boggarts there is a lot to cover— and w...
21 Dec 20211h 12min
Book 5, Ep. 4 | Fan Studies with Amanda Allen
Well Witches, we finally did it — we recorded an episode about fan studies and fan-fiction. And our wonderful guest, Amanda K. Allen (she/her), made it possible! Amanda is a professor of Children’s Li...
7 Dec 20211h 14min
Book 5, Ep. 3 | Publics
This week we dig into publics! The Order of the Phoenix is absolutely brimming with secret, self-organized clubs and we're taking some time to consider how they're formed, what makes them powerful and...
23 Nov 20211h 13min
Book 5, Ep. 2 | PTSD with Addie Merians
In this episode we are joined by the wonderful Dr. Addie Merians. Addie (she/her) is a postdoc in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. She has her PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Minnes...
8 Nov 20211h 12min
Book 5, Ep. 1 | Critical Archival Studies
It's time for Season 5! You know what that means, Witches? It means we have a whole season coming your way about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.This week, we kick it off with Critical Archi...
26 Okt 20211h 1min
