Episode 39: When in Doubt, Go to the Library: The Books Within the Books
Which of the wizarding world books mentioned in the Harry Potter series would you most like to have on your bookshelf? Join us in considering the funniest, most important, and most intriguing books...
11 Maj 202030min
Episode 38: Harry Potter and the Deathly Virus
Graduating seniors connect their experiences this spring to the final Harry Potter book. In this special episode, Emily, Katy, and Lana Whited (Ferrum College) talk with high school and college sen...
4 Maj 20201h 21min
Episode 37: Troubled Blood and The Faerie Queene: Strike 5
Prognostications about the next Cormoran Strike novel, based on the clues so far. In this bonus episode, John and Katy predict what will happen in the next novel in the Rowling/Galbraith Cormoran S...
27 Apr 202042min
Episode 36: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Harry Potter
Enjoy a special bonus mini episode of our show about how we’re “holding on to Harry Potter.” Katy and Emily talk with MuggleNet’s Laurie Beckoff about how to navigate our love of Harry Potter with ...
20 Apr 202025min
Episode 35: Lessons in Magical Manipulation
Explore the more-than-magical power of words and rhetoric in the wizarding world. This month’s episode explores Albus Dumbledore’s wisdom that “Words are our most inexhaustible source of magic.” Ma...
13 Apr 20201h 28min
Episode 34: Werewolves of Wizard London (And Other Animal Transformations)
Get to the heart of werewolves in the Harry Potter series in this month’s special double episode! In this supersized episode, John and Katy talk with literary scholars and werewolf specialists Dr. ...
9 Mars 20201h 56min
Episode 33: Revela Draconem: Draco Malfoy Revealed
**This episode is dedicated to our friends in Australia, including our fabulous editor Emma Nicholson, who are still dealing with the aftermath of the recent fires. Our hearts are with you.** Wheth...
10 Feb 20201h 29min
Episode 32: Re-Enchanted: Medievalism, Children's Literature, and Fantasy
Discover the origins, influence, and magic of medievalist children’s fantasy literature in our conversation with Dr. Maria Sachiko Cecire about her new book Re-Enchanted: The Rise of Children’s Fantas...
9 Dec 20191h 33min
