ProtegoCast

In this week's episode, Ali is joined by Jordan (the UHPVC project manager) to interview Tylor and Imana about their beautiful and groundbreaking cookbook, The Unofficial Harry Potter Vegan Cookbook!

Tune in to hear:

• How the cookbook came to be (Thanks, Kat and Mugglenet!)…
• The behind-the-scenes of the stunning photography of the recipes…
• Kitchen witch tips from Imana…
• All about Evanna Lynch's contribution to the book…
• How the cookbook and Tylor's generosity will help The Protego Foundation…
• A recipe for pumpkin juice…
• And more!

Make sure to grab your copy of the cookbook at unofficialharrypottervegancookbook.com!

Visit our ProtegoCast website to send us a message, leave us a review wherever you listen to ProtegoCast, and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at Patreon.com/protegocast. Protego Maxima!

Follow the Protego Foundation:

• Twitter: @ProtegoFDN
• Instagram: @protegofoundation
• Facebook: @TheProtegoFoundation
• TikTok: @theprotegofoundation

Jordan Page:

• Facebook: @PagingAdventure
• Instagram: @JordanSheaPage

Ali Matthews:

• Instagram: @diagonalii

• Web: The Protego Foundation

Tylor Starr:

• Twitter: @tylorstarr
• Instagram: @tylorstarr
• TikTok: @tylorstarr

Imana Grashuis:

• Instagram: @magicalfooddepartment
• TikTok: @magicalfooddepartment

In this week's episode, Ali, Tylor, Kathryn, Jordan, and Valerie answer the most frequently asked questions about being vegan and an animal rights activist from a magical perspective! Get ready for answers to all the questions you've been too afraid to ask about food, fandom, cosmetics, medicine, and more!

We will return in the fall for more exploration of animal rights in the Wizarding World, but in the meantime, be sure to send us your thoughts on the movie via email, leave a review, join our Patreon, and, on behalf of all magical creatures, Protego Maxima!

Visit our ProtegoCast website and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at Patreon.com/protegocast.

Follow the Protego Foundation:

• Twitter: @ProtegoFDN
• Instagram: @protegofoundation
• Facebook: @TheProtegoFoundation

Valerie Short:

• Instagram: @whimsic.valley
• Web: The Protego Foundation

Jordan Page:

• Facebook: @PagingAdventure
• Instagram: @JordanSheaPage

Ali Matthews:

• Instagram: @diagonalii

• Web: The Protego Foundation

Tylor Starr:

• Twitter: @tylorstarr
• Instagram: @tylorstarr

Kathryn Henzler:

• Twitter: @KathrynHenzler
• Instagram: @fullmetal_flamingo

In this week's episode, we're repurposing a past episode of @puffcastpod! Join Ali, Melanie, and Julianna as they play games, tell plenty of entertaining stories, and discuss how The Protego Foundation helps animals.

In this episode: - How to be an animal rights activist in the Muggle world. - How Protego campaigns to help animals. - How Melanie lived with an unexpected animal friend.

Follow the Protego Foundation:

• Twitter: @ProtegoFDN
• Instagram: @protegofoundation
• Facebook: @TheProtegoFoundation

Ali Matthews:

• Instagram: @diagonalii

• Web: The Protego Foundation

Find PuffCast on:

• Twitter & Instagram: @puffcastpod
• Facebook: Facebook.com/puffcast
• TikTok: @puffcast
• Twitch: puffcastpodcast

SPOILERS!!! In this week's episode, Ali, Jordan, and Valerie discuss Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore!

Also in this episode:

• The trio give their opinions on the movie
• It wouldn't be a ProtegoCast episode without mentioning the magical creatures in the film, of course

We'll return soon for another episode exploring animal rights in the Wizarding World, but in the meantime, be sure to send us your thoughts on the movie via email, leave a review, join our Patreon, and, on behalf of all magical creatures, Protego Maxima!

Visit our ProtegoCast website and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at Patreon.com/protegocast.

Follow the Protego Foundation:

• Twitter: @ProtegoFDN
• Instagram: @protegofoundation
• Facebook: @TheProtegoFoundation

Valerie Short:

• Instagram: @whimsic.valley
• Web: The Protego Foundation

Jordan Page:

• Facebook: @PagingAdventure
• Instagram: @JordanSheaPage

Ali Matthews:

• Instagram: @diagonalii

• Web: The Protego Foundation

Emma Pocock:

• Twitter: @emmapocock96
• Instagram: @emma.pocock

Web: The Leaky Cauldron / Forbes

In this week's episode, Emma and Ali are joined by special guest and Protego Campaigns Director Brittany Drake to talk about Acts of Protest in the Wizarding World and beyond.

Also in this episode:

1. The definition of protest
2. Examples of many kinds of protest in the Wizarding World
3. When protest is used for bad rather than for good
4. How to protest dissections in school for young activists

We'll return soon for another episode exploring animal rights in the Wizarding World, but in the meantime, be sure to send us your thoughts via email, leave a review, join our Patreon, and, on behalf of all magical creatures, Protego Maxima!

Visit our ProtegoCast website and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at Patreon.com/protegocast.

Follow the Protego Foundation:

• Twitter: @ProtegoFDN
• Instagram: @protegofoundation
• Facebook: @TheProtegoFoundation

Ali Matthews:

• Instagram: @diagonalii

• Web: The Protego Foundation

Emma Pocock:

• Twitter: @emmapocock96
• Instagram: @emma.pocock
• Web: The Leaky Cauldron / Forbes

Brittany Drake:

• Facebook: Brittany Drake
• Instagram: @allnaturalchick
• Email: [email protected]
• DxE Instagram: @DxELosAngeles

Resources:

Accio Vegan Butterbeer Campaign

• https://www.protegofoundation.org/accioveganbutterbeer.html

Anti-Dissection Protest Tools and Laws:

• https://stanforddaily.com/2019/04/29/banning-dissection-where-california-goes-so-goes-the-nation/
• https://aavs.org/animals-science/laws/student-choice-laws/
• https://www.animallaw.info/statute/ca-education-chapter-23-pupils-rights-refrain-harmful-or-destructive-use-animals
• https://thesciencebank.org/pages/online-dissection-resources

Books mentioned

• https://www.amazon.com/Any-Media-Necessary-Activism-Connected/dp/1479899984
• https://lsupress.org/books/detail/politics-for-the-love-of-fandom/
• Ashley Hink - Politics For the Love of Fandom- Fan-based Citizenship in a Digital World
• https://www.amazon.com/This-Uprising-Nonviolent-Shaping-Twenty-First/dp/1568587333

In this week's episode, Ali and Emma discuss the complexities of Animagi in the wizarding world; from the intricate process of becoming an Animagus to the behaviors of animals and how Animagus forms connect to Corporeal Patronus forms.

Also in this episode:

1. The process of becoming an Animagus
2. Death's-Head Hawk moths
3. Protection of animals and humans when it comes to the Animagus Registry
4. Animal behavior and Patronus / Animagus forms

We'll return soon for another episode exploring animal rights in the Wizarding World, but in the meantime, be sure to send us your thoughts via email, let us know how many predictions you got right for this episode's fanfic, leave a review, join our Patreon, and, on behalf of all magical creatures, Protego Maxima!

Visit our ProtegoCast website and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at Patreon.com/protegocast.

Follow the Protego Foundation:

• Twitter: @ProtegoFDN
• Instagram: @protegofoundation
• Facebook: @TheProtegoFoundation

Ali Matthews:

• Instagram: @diagonalii

• Web: The Protego Foundation

Emma Pocock:

• Twitter: @emmapocock96
• Instagram: @emma.pocock
• Web: The Leaky Cauldron / Forbes

Resources:

Animagi - Pottermore / WizardingWorld.com:

https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/everything-you-didnt-know-about-animagi

https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/web-how-do-you-become-animagus

Books mentioned

• This is Vegan Propaganda (& Other Lies the Meat Industry tells you) by Ed Winters
• The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir) by Evanna Lynch - Also listen to episode 4 if you haven't already!
• The Lives of Animals by J.M. Coetzee
• Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters by Aph Ko, Syl Ko
• Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out by Aph Ko
• Veganism in an Oppressive World: A Vegans-of-Color Community Project by Julia Feliz Brueck
• Carry On (Simon Snow #1) by Rainbow Rowell - Watch our book club recording!

In this week's episode, Ali and Emma are joined by award-winning activist and children's author, Sarah Woodard, to discuss ways of engaging young minds with animal rights activism.

Also in this episode:

1. Sarah's journey into activism, animal rights, and authorship
2. Examples of opportunities to engage young minds with activism from the Harry Potter series
3. Ensuring activist messaging is safe and suitable for children
4. Encouraging creativity when it comes to activism

We'll return soon for another episode exploring animal rights in the Wizarding World, but in the meantime, be sure to send us your thoughts via email, leave a review, join our Patreon, and, on behalf of all magical creatures, Protego Maxima!

Visit our ProtegoCast website and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at Patreon.com/protegocast.

Sarah Woodard:

• Website: Sarahwoodardauthoress.wordpress.com

• Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sarah-Woodard/e/B075HYG75H?geniuslink=true

• Instagram: SarahWoodardAuthorerss

Follow the Protego Foundation:

• Twitter: @ProtegoFDN
• Instagram: @protegofoundation
• Facebook: @TheProtegoFoundation

Ali Matthews:

• Instagram: @diagonalii

• Web: The Protego Foundation

Emma Pocock:

• Twitter: @emmapocock96
• Instagram: @emma.pocock
• Web: The Leaky Cauldron / Forbes

Resources:

• Download - 8 ways to Help Your Child Find Their Passion and Purpose, by Sarah Woodard

• The Labyrinth - Alethea Kehas

In this week's episode, Ali and Emma are joined by The Protego Foundation's Founder and ProtegoCast Season 1 host, Tylor Starr, to discuss forms of "pest" control in the wizarding world and how we can advocate for safer, less harmful ways of deterring and removing animal visitors and little critters from our homes.

Also in this episode:

1. What is a "pest?" Recognizing the importance of language when it comes to how we portray animals
2. Examples of "pest" control in the wizarding world and Muggle world
3. Speciesism and "pest" control
4. Unforeseen effects of "pest" control on biodiversity and other species (including humans)
5. Non-lethal, sustainable, and animal-friendly ways of deterring and removing animal visitors / critters from our homes and spaces and into habitats which are safer and more suited to them!
6. Be sure to check out Tylor's new podcast - Radicals & Revolutionaries: "An oral history podcast documenting the radical animal liberation movement and the revolutionaries who started it."

We'll return soon for another episode exploring animal rights in the Wizarding World, but in the meantime, be sure to send us your thoughts via email, let us know how many predictions you got right for this episode's fanfic, leave a review, join our Patreon, and, on behalf of all magical creatures, Protego Maxima!

Visit our ProtegoCast website and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at Patreon.com/protegocast.

Follow the Protego Foundation:

• Twitter: @ProtegoFDN
• Instagram: @protegofoundation
• Facebook: @TheProtegoFoundation

Ali Matthews:

• Instagram: @diagonalii

• Web: The Protego Foundation

Emma Pocock:

• Twitter: @emmapocock96
• Instagram: @emma.pocock
• Web: The Leaky Cauldron / Forbes

Tylor Starr:

• Twitter: @tylorstarr
• Instagram: @tylorstarr
• The Chickpeeps
• NEW PODCAST: Radicals & Revolutionaries

Resources:

Petition: End Glue Trap Sales: https://headlines.peta.org/take-action-lets-end-all-glue-trap-sales/

Non-lethal alternatives: https://www.peta.org/about-peta/faq/what-about-insects-and-other-pests/

Effects of neonicotinoids on bee populations: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/14/uk-charities-condemn-betrayal-of-allowing-bee-killing-pesticide-in-sugar-beet-crops

Effects of pesticides on biodiversity and endangered species: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/07/endangered-species-protection-animals-plants-pesticides-epa-insecticides

Animal testing involved in pesticide toxicity testing:

• https://www.thepsci.eu/our-work/pesticides/
• https://www.hsi.org/news-media/pesticides/
• https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/office-pesticide-programs/

HavaHart Traps: https://www.havahart.com/store/animal-traps

Critter catchers: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ISOTRONIC-Catchy-Katcha-Catcher-Magnifier/dp/B00VE1VZ3K?th=1

How Pigeons Became Rats: The Cultural-Spatial Logic of Problem Animals: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/sp.2008.55.1.72

In this week's episode, Emma and Ali are joined by Sequoia Simone and Kim, hosts of Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them, for a Valentine's Day special in the style of Fanatical Fics, where Ali reads an animal rights themed Harry Potter fanfiction, and Emma, Sequoia and Kim react!

Also in this episode:

1. Meet the hosts of Fanatical Fics! In addition to our usual introductions, the hosts also share their OTP (One True Pairing) and DTP (Draco True Pairing)
2. Emma, Sequoia and Kim make their predictions for the vegan-themed fic
3. Ali introduces and reads the fic - we won't spoil you, but it's a fun one!
4. Who made the most (if any) correct predictions? A winner is crowned!

We'll return soon for another episode exploring animal rights in the Wizarding World, but in the meantime, be sure to send us your thoughts via email, let us know how many predictions you got right for this episode's fanfic, leave a review, join our Patreon, and, on behalf of all magical creatures, Protego Maxima!

Visit our ProtegoCast website and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at Patreon.com/protegocast.

Fanatical Fics:

• https://www.fanaticalfics.com

The FanFic:

• https://archiveofourown.org/works/22714861

But Make It Scary:

• https://www.butmakeitscary.com

Follow the Protego Foundation:

• Twitter: @ProtegoFDN
• Instagram: @protegofoundation
• Facebook: @TheProtegoFoundation

Ali Matthews:

• Instagram: @diagonalii

• Web: The Protego Foundation

Emma Pocock:

• Twitter: @emmapocock96
• Instagram: @emma.pocock
• Web: The Leaky Cauldron / Forbes

In this week's episode, Emma and Ali are joined once again by Season 1 host and The Protego Foundation's Director of Community and Special Programs, Jordan Page, to chat with The Chickpeeps host, cat enthusiast, and young James Potter actor, Robbie Jarvis, about the Triwizard Tournament!

Also in this episode:

1. Robbie tells the hosts how he was introduced to the animal rights movement, and to Harry Potter
2. Ali, Emma, Jordan and Robbie share their thoughts on the exploitation of mother dragons in the first task, and how this correlates to animal exploitation we see in the muggle world
3. Did Dumbledore seek permission to use the lake in the Second Task?
4. What alternatives were there for the creatures exploited for entertainment in the Third Task?
5. Would Professor McGonagall be an animal rights activist?

We'll return soon for another episode exploring animal rights in the Wizarding World, but in the meantime, be sure to send us your thoughts via email, leave a review, join our Patreon, and, on behalf of all magical creatures, Protego Maxima!

Visit our ProtegoCast website and subscribe to the ProtegoCast Patreon over at Patreon.com/protegocast.

Robbie Jarvis

Instagram: @RobbJarvis https://www.instagram.com/robbjarvis/?hl=en

The Chickpeeps:https://www.thechickpeeps.com

Follow the Protego Foundation:

• Twitter: @ProtegoFDN
• Instagram: @protegofoundation
• Facebook: @TheProtegoFoundation

Ali Matthews:

• Instagram: @diagonalii

• Web: The Protego Foundation

Emma Pocock:

• Twitter: @emmapocock96
• Instagram: @emma.pocock
• Web: The Leaky Cauldron / Forbes

Jordan Page:

• Facebook: @PagingAdventure
• Instagram: @JordanSheaPage

Resources:

Blog Post - Dragons in Harry Potter: A Symbol of Animal Liberation: https://www.protegofoundation.org/blog/dragons-in-harry-potter