Potternaught

By Potternaught

A podcast about authorship, fandom, messy feelings and critical explorations of the Harry Potter books and franchise. For fans in crisis, critics, and those who have only absorbed the phenomenon throu... more

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The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.

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January 06, 2022 BONUS EPISODE: This Fandom Is A Monolith
We briefly return from our hiatus with an episode recorded last summer, all about Harry Potter Fandom: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Zoe and Adela reminisce about their first introductions to the books and to the fandom, online and offline. E remembers their view of this monolith of a fanbase from the sidelines, when internet culture in the 00s and 10s was saturated with Harry Potter references, theories, memes, and revelations. Zoe discusses types of fandoms from a scholarly lens and why the Harry Potter fandom was so transformative. For better or worse, HP fans shaped early internet culture. For better or worse, HP fans brought their obsession with the magical world into the real world. Let's talk about that.
Find us on Twitter!
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
e - @cel10e
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
Consider the Snape Wife: https://jezebel.com/consider-the-snapewife-1845247730
Parents gaslight child: https://www.distractify.com/p/parents-raise-daughter-witch-harry-potter
A young trans man's response to JKR's terfdom: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/opinion/jk-rowling-twitter-trans.html
Ilvermorny, racism & cultural appropriation:
http://nativeappropriations.com/2016/03/magic-in-north-america-part-1-ugh.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/160311-history-of-magic-in-north-america-jk-rowling-native-american-stereotypes
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/09/jk-rowling-under-fire-for-appropriating-navajo-tradition-history-of-magic-in-north-america-pottermore
OUR FANDOM REC'S:
Fandom Forward: https://fandomforward.org/impact
A Very Potter Musical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwM_AKeMCk
Potter Puppet Pals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z09rvN3s9Kg
Zoe's fic rec's:
"All Life Is Yours To Miss" https://archiveofourown.org/works/825875
"What We Pretend We Can't See" https://archiveofourown.org/works/9794657
"A Young Radical's Guide To Love" https://archiveofourown.org/works/643932/chapters/1168890
e's art rec: https://floccinaucinihilipilificationa.tumblr.com/tagged/harry-potter
Adela's wizard rock rec's:
"Just A Hufflepuff" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN_5Mko-bSg
"Spells And Scars" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJGD52uYJVE
"Bridge To The Other Side" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DarPU3Rpovs
"End Of An Era" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vDjOv_B4Gk
"Last Call" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1ZzqSZlym4
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1h 36min
June 09, 2021 BONUS EPISODE: It's Not A Swing Dress, It's A Watermelon
In which we watch and discuss the film adaptation of Goblet of Fire which, despite all of the negative shoutouts, we all quite enjoyed. Discussions include the much better handling of the Crouch/Moody mystery compared to the book, as well as the two genders: butterflies and staves. We would all also like to acknowledge that we completely forgot to talk about Draco at all, and we apologize.
Links:
Can You Do The Hippogriff: https://youtu.be/BRGAUnFuKj0
Patil twins pronunciation guide: https://www.tiktok.com/@promawhatup/video/6927446505091501318
Find us on Twitter!
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
e - @cel10e
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/

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1h 16min
May 26, 2021 35: I Can't Believe Zoe Is Harry Potter (Book 4 Wrap-Up)
We wrap up Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, answer your questions, talk about how nostalgia and criticism shifts (or doesn't shift!) our rankings of the books, and e makes predictions about the next book!
Find us on Twitter!
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
e - @cel10e
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
Lofty Fic Rec links:
The Arithmancer: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10070079/1/The-Arithmancer
Where No Shadows Fall: https://archiveofourown.org/works/1054082
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1h 7min
May 12, 2021 34: A Minor Fudgery Of Space And Time
Due to a technical issue we combined the last four chapters of HP 4! Hear E grumble about the second half of the climax, listen to Zoe get frustrated with Crouch’s Moody, and bask in Adela’s love for Fred and George. The book ends on the series’ first ever sad closing, but both we and Harry will preserve.
Send us your book 4 wrap up questions! Spoilers please send directly to Zoe or Adela or to our Tumblr, and feel free to send us questions about the book 4 movie as well!
Note: Adela had a couple audio issues throughout the episode, apologies!
Find us on Twitter!
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
E - @cel10e
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
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1h 12min
April 21, 2021 33: Lord Voldemort's Multilevel Marketing Scheme
CW: brief discussion of a dead body 38:40-39:45, brief mention of fetuses in anti-abortion ads 39:45-40:20.
In which we discuss the first half of the climax of Goblet of Fire, including the fridging of Cedric Diggory, an expository villain monologue that lasts five whole pages, and whether Voldy's cult is actually an MLM.
Find us on Twitter!
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
E - @cel10e
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
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1h 6min
April 07, 2021 32: The Vaguest Of Clues
We talk about possibly the two least helpful chapters in the entire fourth book (The Dream & The Pensieve), and the Neville Protection Squad commences once again.
Follow us on Twitter!
Adela: @aredhel__
Zoe: @zoetopaz
e: @cel10e
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com
LINKS:
Adela's Kickstarter (ends April 10th): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adela/wisp-rpg
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53min
March 24, 2021 31: The Plot Holes Positively Curdle
In which we discuss Chapters 27-28 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, "Padfoot Returns" and "The Madness of Mr. Crouch". The C Plot thickens, plot holes abound, and the author, a self-proclaimed feminist, continues to have an entirely anti-feminist way of writing women.
Find us on Twitter!
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
e - @cel10e
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
All The Young Dudes: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10057010
Adela's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adela/wisp-rpg
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1h 2min
March 10, 2021 30: ... It's Just Bigotry, Isn't It?
CW: frank conversations about anti-semitism & transphobia.
Sports? Big communal bathtub? How a whole generation of activists inspired by these books now have to reconcile the foundation of their being with the betrayal of the author who gave them that?
Find us on Twitter!
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
E - @cel10e
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS:
Harry Potter Alliance: https://www.thehpalliance.org/
Adela's game: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adela/wisp-rpg
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1h 1min
February 24, 2021 29: Minerva McGonagall's Lumberjack Dress Robes
A quiet bunch of chapters as we crawl through the good and the bad of Yule Ball drama, more messy house elf business, and Hagrid's big reveal.
Follow us on Twitter!
E - @cel10e
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS
TikTok about the Patils: https://www.tiktok.com/@promawhatup/video/6927446505091501318
Gayly Prophet episode exploring Hagrid as trans: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ivD0vNQczAS8YdbR3QVZW?si=3loOJrWFS-enTjdOq1Ppvg
Draco's kid fic (caveat: Zoe only remembers the Yule Ball and doesn't know if she would recommend the whole fic): https://archiveofourown.org/works/16810249
Adela's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adela/wisp-rpg

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1h 6min
February 10, 2021 28: Some Anybody Can Be Bad People
A plot! Triwizard Tournament!
B plot! Harry and Ron are silly boys!
C plot! Mysteries abound!
D plot! JKR is still a TERF!
General content warning across the episode for discussions of grooming, TERFs/transphobia, and specifically stereotypical "transphobic transwoman stereotypes." We also have BIG big conversation about gender norms / what makes a woman valid/valuable and there is a lot of talk of binary gender norms
Follow us on Twitter!
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
e - @cel10e
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
Adela's Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adela/wisp-rpg
The Cut article we discuss: https://www.thecut.com/article/who-did-j-k-rowling-become.html
and the follow-up criticism of the article: https://twitter.com/e_urq/status/1341419024568225792?s=19
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1h 15min

FAQs about Potternaught:

How many episodes does Potternaught have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.