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Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix: wizard and muggle technologies w/ Eric Molinsky
Scifi and Fantasy
Our different aptitudes for processing fantasy. Fantasy tropes, internal consistency, Patrick Rothfuss.
Wizard and muggle technologies
Telegraphs, internets, owls and agentive magical paper airplanes. Other things too!
The power of names
“True name” magic in Harry Potter. IRL examples. Ancient Egypt, Medieval Europe, Jewish mysticism, Aronofsky’s Pi. Rothfuss again.
Classism and wizard racism
Wizard Hitler!
Wizard warfare
Magic bullet machine gun enchanted buckler wizards. Enchanted riot shields with a wand-hole in them. Other innovations.
Characters
The fascististic headmistress, Ballatrix, Luna, and other characters we wanted to note.
Harry Potter: iTunesAmazon
Imaginary Worlds Podcast: Apple PodcastsRSS
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Scifi and Fantasy
Our different aptitudes for processing fantasy. Fantasy tropes, internal consistency, Patrick Rothfuss.
Wizard and muggle technologies
Telegraphs, internets, owls and agentive magical paper airplanes. Other things too!
The power of names
“True name” magic in Harry Potter. IRL examples. Ancient Egypt, Medieval Europe, Jewish mysticism, Aronofsky’s Pi. Rothfuss again.
Classism and wizard racism
Wizard Hitler!
Wizard warfare
Magic bullet machine gun enchanted buckler wizards. Enchanted riot shields with a wand-hole in them. Other innovations.
Characters
The fascististic headmistress, Ballatrix, Luna, and other characters we wanted to note.
Harry Potter: iTunesAmazon
Imaginary Worlds Podcast: Apple PodcastsRSS
Support the show!
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