Hopefully I will still see you around. 💜

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TRANSCRIPT:
Hey there my beautiful listeners. I’m giving you a heads up.
I’ve gotten some great feedback from listeners suggesting ways to handle the UNspoiled! Harry Potter feed and messages about what the show means to them. Some of you mentioned adding a short clip explaining our current stance on JK Rowling in front of every episode, but there’s no logistically feasible way to do that . On top of which, it doesn’t really address my complicated feelings about the most popular show I’ve ever done for UNspoiled!, the one that most readily shows up in Google searches, revolving around a property which I can no longer stand by today but which has me and RoShawn frozen in time speaking of JK and HP with glowing praise and affection.
However, I also don’t feel like deleting it is the right thing to do. Based on all the messages I got, I truly believe that the work that RoShawn and I put in still has value regardless of the property it’s attached to, and I also think the way our relationship with the property has evolved is important to acknowledge. Just pretending something didn’t happen isn’t a healthy or effective way to deal with controversies.
So what I’ve decided to do is set this entire feed to “Limited Access” on March 15th. At that time I will be sharing the private URL and RSS with Spoiled Brats on Patreon. With the URL it can be accessed online via Spreaker, and the private RSS link can be used on regular podcatchers to pull the feed like a regular podcast. I will delete all irrelevant episodes from the feed (such as John Wick coverage, promo eps for Accio Box, etc) and add the remaining HP Reread episodes that had previously only been available via individual posts on Patreon. This way it can be listened through from beginning to end without off-topic interruptions. I will also, of course, turn off the ads.
This way the feed can still exist for the people who find it important, but it won’t be the dominant public UNspoiled! title anymore. Patrons will still have access, and they’ll also have a more streamlined listening experience than through the Patreon feed, which definitely has its issues.
This wasn’t an easy decision to make, and I know it’s not a perfect solution. There are some who think taking it down is the only sound options, but I think that’s much easier to say when you’re not the creator who poured years of your life into something. This was one of the first shows I did after taking over Unspoiled! Post-divorce, and the time spent talking before and during recordings was a huge factor in me and RoShawn becoming such close friends that she ended up officiating my wedding. It means a lot to me. In that respect, I’m not going to apologize for having it behind a paywall. RoShawn and I both spent multiple hours every week for half a decade creating something great and growing as people, and frankly if anyone’s getting paid at all from HP content I think we deserve it.
Thank you all so much for listening and supporting us. If you want to keep listening after March 15th, head over to Patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron at the Spoiled Brat level to get access to the private feed. If not, no hard feelings. I hope you enjoyed the show.

I'm so sorry this took me a month to post, but I'm hoping you can forgive me and enjoy this wonderful episode. I'm a huge fan of Bayana and Robyn, and if you're interested in finding out more about them and listening to their show, head on over to http://blackgirlscreate.org/wizardteam

This panel was about all of the cool opportunities that J.K. Rowling missed when she was creating the concept of Ilvermorny, the wizarding school in the United States. Rather than just copy-pasting Hogwarts into the Americas, she could have taken our actual history into account, and also addressed that ONE school for millions of students wasn't really practical. So what would that look like? What kind of education and transportation network would have to be in place to accommodate that many kids, and what about the periods before integration? How would that have worked?

Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you again soon with the other panel we did with Mark Oshiro!

I am so sorry it has taken me this long to get this episode up, but I really hope you enjoy it. Spoilers: RoShawn and I hated this book deeply and plan to pretend we never read it at all. However, something good did come of it; LeakyCon was amazing and we will be back next year, so hopefully we will see some of you there!
If you'd like to check out the September Accio! unboxing I mention in the opening, here is the link! https://www.crowdcast.io/e/accio-unboxing It's only about 15 minutes and a lot of fun. Visit acciobox.com and use code UNspoiled for 10% off your first 3 boxes!

It's a momentous day. Today is the first time I will be releasing a podcast that doesn't have anything to do with any sort of media whatsoever, and is instead just a conversation between RoShawn and me.

I'm only putting the first episode as wide-release so that everyone can get a sense of it, but from Episode 2 onward they will be an exclusive perk to $20+ Patrons. Here's why I chose that high a tier: RoShawn and I will be splitting all the $20 tier profits 50/50, and adding a whole new show to our recording schedule is no joke so it really needed to be worth our while.

This episode is about Being Sick, and it's kind of funny because I start off the episode talking about how I'm not really sick and it's just allergies, but...it turns out I was actually sick and just in denial. RoShawn shares her thoughts on the Neti-Pot, and I read an advice column question that has us both ready to call the cops.

Thanks so much for listening! This show will be bi-weekly, so another one will be out on Patreon in a couple weeks and we're open to topic suggestions as well as emails asking for advice! Hope you enjoy the show. :D

I have some news and events to share, and then RoShawn and I open our February Accio! boxes!
Watch the unboxing video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W05JRb4pkE
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In this episode, RoShawn and I discuss what UNspoiled! Harry Potter has meant to us, and get more teary-eyed than we had expected.

In which RoShawn and I wonder if meddling with the forces of time was REALLY their only option here...

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In which RoShawn and I totally forgot about Snape getting knocked the fuck out.

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In which Natasha and RoShawn thank you profusely as they regale you with tales of their travels and exploits.

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