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Grace Candido-Beecher (Voldemort: The Definitive Study of Tom Riddle—the Man Who Would Become “He Who Must Not Be Named”) joins Sam and Sierra on their journey of re-reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In this episode, we will focus on chapters 15-17, the final chapters of the first book, and share our predictions for the HBO show.

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Amy (Revelio, The Tortured Podcasters) joins Sam and Sierra on their journey of re-reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In this episode, we will focus on chapters 10-14, where the actual story starts.

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Liz joins Sam and Sierra on their journey of re-reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In this episode, we will focus on chapters 5-9, Harry's introduction to the Wizarding World.

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Neiha from Dramione Diaries joins Sam and Sierra on their journey of re-reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In this episode, we will focus on chapters 1-4, Harry's life before Hogwarts.

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A donation to the Trevor Project will be made for each episode we release here about Harry Potter. Fandom Shmandom does not support or tolerate any form of hate speech or action.

Here we focus on the stories, the characters, the fandom at large. Harry Potter’s ultimate message is about the strength of love, and that’s the story we focus on.

Sam and Sierra hop on the Hogwarts Express this 1st September and share their favorites of the Harry Potter books, as well as their house, Patronus, and wand.

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The moment has arrived! The Odyssey has hit the big screens, and Aurelia and Sierra share their thoughts about Nolan's version of the epic.

Grab your weapons and stay away from any godly cows, and join us for our review of The Odyssey. We cover what we loved, disliked, and what we thought of the changes Nolan made in his version.

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The moment has arrived! Heartstopper Forever has been released, and Aurelia and Sierra share their thoughts about the ending of the Heartstopper story.

Get your tissues and join us as we talk about Nick and Charlie's journey as they transition into adulthood and deal with the upcoming separation, and everyone around them seemingly splitting up ahead of university.

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We're getting ready for the biggest movie release this summer: The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan

Join Sam and guest Liz as they break down what you need to know from Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey.

In this episode, they cover the remaining books 13-24, which cover Odysseus's arrival back in Ithaca, many (unnecessary?) disguises, and an interesting ending to this story.

Liz and Sam then discuss their expectations for the movie and their questions for how Nolan is adapting this epic.

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We're getting ready for the biggest movie release this summer: The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan

Join Sam and guest Liz as they break down what you need to know from Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey.

In this episode, they cover books 5-12, which finally follows the story of Odysseus journey home - or attempted journey home, we should say. We journey through the sea, learn that Odysseus's crew always loses 6 men at a time, meet Polyphemus, Circe, Scylla, and Charybdis, and of course, more godly intervention.

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We're getting ready for the biggest movie release this summer: The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan

Join Sam and guest Liz as they break down what you need to know from Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey. In this episode, they break down the first 4 books, also known as the Telemachy, which follows Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, who is encouraged by Athena to seek news of his father.

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