In this episode, our hosts discuss Lockhart’s continuing ineptitude, Dobby’s cleverness, and Dumbledore’s habit of withholding crucial information from everyone.

We return to our discussion of the next chapter, focusing on the new concept of Squibs as well as analyzing the “legend” of the Chamber of Secrets and offering a theoretical explanation for Slytherin’s position.

In this special episode, your hosts and esteemed guest Noah Masur of Wolf 359 (www.wolf359.fm) and Time Bombs (timebombs.show) discuss the new film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald. What exactly was the original fantasy of Harry Potter, and what are these new movies attempting to do? We’ll discuss that and like a thousand other things…it’s an hour long.

Spoilers abound, but if you’d like to hear our recommendations, you may skip to 52:23 at any time. Enjoy!

In this special Halloween episode, your hosts discuss power dynamics, ghost politics, and the many instances of foreshadowing in the chapter.

The dark spectre of Wizarding Racism rears its head. Can your hosts successfully discuss it without people making it political?

As life returns to normal at Hogwarts, your hosts delve into the bizarre character of Professor Lockhart and Gilderoy’s mask begins to slip. Why does he think he can make it as a professor, anyway?

We discuss the truly awful decision-making of nearly everyone involved in the chapter’s events, as well as some interesting foreshadowing elements.

Your hosts go in-depth on Floo travel, dark magical artifacts, the new Defense professor, and Lucius Malfoy's pivotal slight-of-hand. 

David and Madeline discuss the characterization of the Weasley family, the subject of class in the wizarding world, and an early clue foreshadowing Gilderoy Lockhart's ineptitude.

Your hosts, along with guest co-host Corey Thibodeau, discuss the many ins and outs of the more exciting half of Harry's 12th birthday in this special July 31st episode.