Ring Composition, Part Trois: There It Is!
On Episode 297 we discuss... → Turtleback storytelling → This is structured writing. Character-driven? Baloney! → We know that C.S. Lewis used this technique because of Rowling! → What do Twilight and...
9 Maj 20202h 17min
GoF 15 Revisit: Hogwarts Asylum
On Episode 296 we discuss... → GoF - the one time we see Sirius as a good father figure → Why does FakeMoody teach students to throw off the Imperius Curse? → What DID Moody do to the witch who shoute...
25 Apr 20201h 57min
Pets: What the Fawkes?
On Episode 295 we discuss... → How did Ron get away with bringing a rat to school, anyway? → Are magical pets a reflection of their owners? OMG YES → "Errol's going to outlive them all." → Crackpot th...
11 Apr 20202h 15min
HBP 18 Revisit: Such a Low Bar
On Episode 294 we discuss... → Does Golpalott’s Third Law actually make sense? → What if Harry had given a bezoar to Snape? → Slughorn compares Harry to Lily more than James → Why didn't Harry just as...
28 Mars 20202h 24min
Politics, Propaganda, and Publications: The Height of Corruption
On Episode 293 we discuss... → The political structure of the wizarding world → Do wizards see the Queen as the Head of State? → Is there magic within the monarchy and Parliament? → Rosie has become t...
14 Mars 20201h 39min
DADA Professors: Listener Take-Over!
On Episode 292 we discuss… → Was Quirrell a victim of toxic masculinity? → You had me at hello → Lockhart is amazing at alliteration → "There is plenty to be learned even from a bad teacher..." → Lupi...
29 Feb 20202h 28min
Bonus: A conversation with Levi Pinfold
On this special bonus episode we discuss… → Getting involved with Harry Potter → The Wizarding Language of Heraldry → Deep dive into imagery, cover by cover → Black Dog and Potter → Artistic style, ke...
17 Feb 202056min
The Black Sisters: Cleaning up Corpses
On Episode 291 we discuss... → Inbreeding is bad because it causes confusion! → Bellatrix has a dragon heartstring wand, which is a core shared by an odd cadre of characters → Why Bellatrix was killed...
15 Feb 20201h 16min
