Two Years of Critical Magic: Best & Worst Teachers at Hogwarts
In this two-year anniversary episode of Critical Magic Theory, Prof. takes a step back from individual character deep dives to ask a bigger question about pedagogy, power, and responsibility in the wi...
21 Jan 1h 19min
Prof Responds: Secrecy, Sacrifice, and the Dumbledores We Never Questioned
In this Prof Responds episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble revisits the Dumbledore family to examine how secrecy, sacrifice, and institutional failure shape Ariana Dumbledore’s li...
14 Jan 59min
Ariana & Aberforth Dumbledore & the Price of Secrecy
In the first episode of Critical Magic Theory in 2026, Professor Julian Wamble steps away from the six-part Albus Dumbledore arc for a rant/rave on Ariana and Aberforth Dumbledore—two characters whose...
7 Jan 1h 2min
IT IS CHRISTMAS... AT HOGWARTS
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL (WHO CELEBRATE)!! AND TO ALL.... AN INVISIBILITY CLOAK!! USE IT WELL!In this episode of Critical Magic Theory, Prof. looks at the various Christmas moments throughout the series...
25 Dec 202550min
Prof Responds: Dumbledore, Necessity, and the Myth of “No Other Choice”
In this Prof Responds episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble returns to Harry Potter to engage listeners’ reflections on Albus Dumbledore. Rather than asking whether Voldemort had t...
18 Dec 20251h 7min
The Fears, Fallacies, and Folly of A.W.P.B. Dumbledore
In this penultimate episode of our Critical Magic Theory series on Albus Dumbledore, Professor Julian Wamble takes a deep look at one of the most complicated figures in the Harry Potter universe. Is D...
10 Dec 20251h
Prof Responds: If Not Him, Then Who? Dumbledore & the Pitfalls of Wartime Necessity
In this Prof Responds episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble takes a critical look at Albus Dumbledore’s most morally complicated choices in the Harry Potter series. Drawing on list...
3 Dec 20251h 8min
Dumbledore, the Great & (Reluctantly and Ignorantly) Powerful
In this episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble revisits Albus Dumbledore through a very different lens: not as the wise, whimsical Headmaster we grew up with, but as a leader whose ...
26 Nov 20251h 4min
