The Harry Podcast

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Episode 39: Harry Podcast and The Knight Bus Aug 29, 2019

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Apologies for the delayed post! In today’s episode, your hosts discuss the magic of the titular purple wizard transporter and how the character of Stan Shunpike becomes important to an understanding of how exactly the Everyman suffers during Voldemort’s eventual regime.

Episode 38: Harry Podcast and Aunt Marge's Big Mistake Aug 13, 2019

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This episode, your hosts discuss the concept of wandless magic and how it relates to the themes of positive and negative emotion in the series, as well as the shifting power dynamics in the Dursley household and Harry’s development into a more emotional pubescent character.

Episode 37: Harry Podcast and Owl Post Jul 31, 2019

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Your hosts return with the first episode of Season Three of the show! We introduce Prisoner of Azkaban and talk a bit about its place within the overall Harry Potter canon, as well as continuing our ongoing discussion of Rowling’s book-by-book improvement in her first chapters and the way she writes exposition.

Episode 36: Harry Podcast and Dobby's Reward Jun 18, 2019

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The hosts give a thorough breakdown of what Dumbledore realizes from Harry's encounter with the Diary, as well as contrasting the drastically different tone of this chapter from the last one, and wrapping up the second season of the show.

Episode 35: Harry Podcast and The Heir of Slytherin Jun 04, 2019

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In this extra-long episode featuring special guest Conor Crockford of The Barn: a podcast about The Shield, the hosts discuss the monster-character of Memory-Riddle, horcruxes, agency, and with a special focus on how Rowling uses horror archetypes to capture the excitement of this climactic chapter.

Episode 34: Harry Podcast and The Chamber of Secrets May 21, 2019

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Apologies for the several-week delay on this episode; we’ll be back to our normal schedule now. Your hosts break down the concept of memory removal as it is used in the Harry Potter series, and what effect that magic has on society in general and the character study of Gilderoy Lockhart in particular.

Episode 33: Harry Podcast and Aragog Apr 16, 2019

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Your hosts discuss Harry and Ron’s journey into a spider pit and how the whole chapter is written like a bad dream.

Episode 32: Harry Podcast and Cornelius Fudge Apr 02, 2019

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In this episode, your hosts look at the exit from the story of three major characters, and why this had to happen when it did.

Episode 31: Harry Podcast and The Very Secret Diary Mar 19, 2019

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Your hosts break down the central object of importance in this mystery novel, and also attempt to discredit the memory that T.M.Riddle shows Harry.

Episode 30: Harry Podcast and The Polyjuice Potion Mar 05, 2019

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In which Dumbledore and Harry say nothing to each other, and Harry and Ron become body-snatchers.

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