S2 Ep16: Headmasters, Supreme Mugwumps, and Upended Plans
January 29, 2021—In this episode, Taylor and Victoria examine the better aspects of Albus Dumbledore in the first of a two-part series.…
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S2 Ep15: Allegories, Hypocrites, and Infant Dark Lords
January 13, 2021—In this episode, Taylor and Victoria discuss the relationship between Voldemort and Severus Snape, explore how Snape was able to play double agent for so long, and highlight a very interesting fan theory.…
S2 Ep14: Spies, Princes, and Sarcastic Quips
December 30, 2020—In this episode, Taylor and Victoria continue their discussion on Severus Snape’s character- highlighting the more positive aspects of his personality.…
Tracing Snape’s Loyalties (From Lily to Voldemort to Dumbledore to Harry)
December 20, 2020—Severus Snape is a complex man, there is no denying.…
S2 Ep6: Girlfriends, Crushes, and Dramatic First Kisses
August 12, 2020—In this episode, Taylor and Victoria examine Ginny Weasley- both the Ginny of the book series and the Ginny of the movie series.…
From Man to Monster: Voldemort’s Transformation
July 13, 2020—When we meet the Tom Riddle of 1943 in Chamber of Secrets, he’s a charming, handsome boy of sixteen whose face masks the evil within.…
S2 Ep3: Graveyards, Champions, and Innocence Lost
July 1, 2020—In this episode, Taylor and Victoria explore events that happened at the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, most notably how the death of Cedric Diggory and the resurrection of Voldemort had lasting repercussions for the rest of the series.…
Mysteries We Could Have Solved with a Time-Turner
June 29, 2020—In our most recent episode, Victoria and I discussed the role of Time-Turners in the Harry Potter series.…
Ep. 19: Afterlives, Resurrections, and Convoluted Plots
April 8, 2020—In this episode, Taylor and Victoria examine the Resurrection Stone and the afterlife in the Harry Potter series in the first of a (loose) 3-part series on the Deathly Hallows.…
Ep. 12: Dark Lords, Prisons, and Battering Rams
January 1, 2020—In this episode, Taylor and Victoria examine their favorite baddie- Tom Marvolo Riddle Jr.…
Book-Harry Confronts His Friends and His Foes
December 15, 2019—In Episode 10, Victoria and I delved deep into Harry Potter’s character, including how he was a different person in the books than he was in the movies.…
Characters We Missed (or Didn’t Miss) in the Harry Potter Movies
November 18, 2019—In both Episodes 7 and 8, Victoria and I discussed characters who were cut from the Harry Potter books by filmmakers and their impacts on the story.…
Dumbledore and Harry’s Horcrux: When did he know?
October 14, 2019—This week’s supplement to the podcast episode (about Horcruxes… check it out if you haven’t already) will be a little different.…