Witch, Please

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A fortnightly podcast about the Harry Potter world by two lady scholars

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Book 5, Episode 3 | Publics

11.23.2021

This week we dig into publics! The Order of the Phoenix is absolutely brimming with secret, self-organized clubs and we're taking some time to consider how they're formed, what makes them powerful and why we see similarities between the Order, ...

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11.23.2021 Book 5, Episode 3 \| Publics This week we dig into publics! The Order of the Phoenix is absolutely brimming with secret, self-organized clubs and we're taking some time to consider how they're formed, what makes them powerful and why we see similarities between the Order, ...
11.08.2021 Book 5, Ep. 2 \| PTSD with Addie Merians In this episode we are joined by the wonderful Dr. Addie Merians. Addie (she/her) is a postdoc in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. She has her PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Minnesota and her research focuses on trauma and ...
10.26.2021 Book 5, Episode 1 \| Critical Archival Studies It's time for Season 5! You know what that means, Witches? It means we have a whole season coming your way about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This week, we kick it off with Critical Archival Studies: ...
10.20.2021 Inside Our Patreon: Bonus Episode with Ella McLeod Hey Witches! We're dropping into your feed today with a special bonus episode featuring guest Ella McLeod. Ella joined Hannah and Marcelle in June for a Patreon-only episode to discuss policing of magic in the Wizarding World. It's a great ...
10.12.2021 Book 4, Ep. 9 \| The Goblet of Fire Wrap-Up It's hard to believe, but we are at the end of season four and thus at the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! In this wrap-up episode, we discuss the transformation of Hermione into an object of ...
09.28.2021 Book 4, Ep. 8 \| Magical Capital In this episode, we return to a question that has challenged us since the beginning of this podcast: what’s the deal with the Weasleys’ class status? Are they working class, impoverished gentry, or something else altogether? To answer that question, ...
09.14.2021 Book 4, Ep. 7 \| Monstrous Women with Jess Zimmerman In this episode we are joined by author Jess Zimmerman (she/they) to discuss the history of monstrous representation in cultural texts across history. Jess, who recently published a wonderful book, Women and Other Monsters, offers her vast knowledge about Greek ...
08.31.2021 Book 4, Ep. 6 \| The Return of Pedagogy We're revisiting pedagogy, Witches! We first tackled this topic to kick off Season Three by defining the term and considering the teaching methods of various Hogwarts professors (using a D&D; Alignment Chart, of course). In this episode, however, we get ...
08.17.2021 Book 4, Ep. 5 \| Trans Studies with Taylor Allgeier-Follett This is a must-listen, Witches! Guest Taylor Allgeier-Follet joins Hannah and Marcelle for a conversation on Trans Studies and The Goblet of Fire. Taylor (they/them) is a PhD candidate at University College Dublin who brings their expertise as both an ...
08.03.2021 Book 4, Ep. 4 \| Post-Critique What happens when Marcelle asks Hannah to do an episode on gay whimsy? We get an episode on post-critique! Dive into this theory with Hannah and Marcelle as they discuss what post-critique offers readers and its downfalls in a world ...
07.20.2021 Book 4, Ep. 3 \| Critical Race Theory with K. Alex You don't want to miss this episode, Witches! Guest K. Alexandra joins Hannah and Marcelle for a conversation about Critical Race Theory and The Goblet of Fire. Noted by some as a Harry Potter trivia queen, K. Alex is also ...
07.06.2021 Book 4, Ep. 2 \| The Nation State Imagine this... imagined communities! In this episode, Hannah and Marcelle talk all about the Triwizard Tournament and the Goblet of Fire's relationship to nation states and nationalism. If you've read this book and thought, "Huh... why are they all rooting ...
06.22.2021 Book 4, Ep. 1 \| Structuralism Guess what Witches, it's time to jump on the Hogwarts Express because we're back with our fourth season — all about Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! In this episode we get down and dirty with the structuralists. You ...
06.08.2021 Book 3, Ep. 7 \| Prisoner of Azkaban Wrap-Up Well Witches, it’s time to hop on the back of the nearest hippogriff and fly into the sunset, because we’re officially wrapping up Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Oh how time flies when you’re examining disability, metaphor, and ...
05.25.2021 Book 3, Ep. 6 \| The Prison Industrial Complex with Mercedes Eng Special guest, poet and educator Mercedes Eng, joins us to take a closer look at Azkaban, the carceral logic of the wizard world, and how it reflects our own ideas about monstrosity, punishment, and innocence. We take a look at ...
05.11.2021 Book 3, Ep. 5 \| Werewolves: A Metaphor? Greetings, Witches! Our last two episode on Animal Studies and Disability Studies laid the groundwork for this week's episode all about how to read Remus Lupin and his Lycanthropy. In an ebook released on Pottermore, J.K. Rowling stated that she ...
04.27.2021 Book 3, Ep.4 \| Disability and Resistant Readings with with Tea Gerbeza Greetings, Witches! In this episode, we're once again applying a disability studies lens to the wizarding world. This time, we're looking at questions of access, accommodation, and community support for characters we might read as disabled in Harry Potter and ...
04.13.2021 Book 3, Ep. 3 \| Animal Studies Revisited Witches, meet us at the edge of the Forbidden Forest. We're returning to the rich territory of animal studies to understand the limitations of human vs. animal hierarchies. We'll spend some time with marginal figures in the wizarding world who ...
03.30.2021 Book 3, Episode 2 \| Time Travel Greetings, Witches! As always, we're eternally grateful for the time you spend listening with us. In this episode, we're unpacking the mechanics of time and time-travel as they play out in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. We identify ...
03.16.2021 Book 3, Ep. 1 \| Pedagogy Attention, class! This is the episode all of you superbly studious witches have been waiting for! We draw upon our own expertise as longtime students and educators to discuss the, frankly, wild and unpredictable pedagogical approaches of Hogwarts faculty. Have ...
03.10.2021 Introducing: The Real Question Greetings, Witches! We’re excited to bring you a special something from our partners at Not Sorry Productions. The Real Question is a new podcast from Vanessa Zoltan and Casper ter Kuile, the magical minds behind Harry Potter and the Sacred ...
03.02.2021 Book 2 , Episode 7 \| Chamber of Secrets Wrap-Up Well, Witches, we've reached the end of another book together. We spend this episode, among other things, revisiting the tragic squandering of Hermione's talent and expertise as part of the adventure squad, detailing Gilderoy Lockharts' luscious wardrobe and its implications, ...
02.16.2021 Book 2, Ep.6 \| Print Culture Beloved bookish witches, join us for a discussion of print culture as it appears in the wizarding world. We'll unpack our own biases and beliefs about the significance of books as physical objects and how capitalism and commodification created the ...
02.02.2021 Book 2, Ep. 5 \| Celebrity Studies This week we've brought together the Who's Who of the Wizarding World for the event of the season you won't want to miss – an episode on Celebrity Studies! Notable guests include the winner of Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile ...
01.19.2021 Book 2, Ep. 4\| Disability Studies with Jes Battis, PhD. Special guest, Jes Battis PhD, joins us to unpack the history of disability studies and help us understand both the characters in Harry Potter and the world they inhabit as affected by ableism. As mentioned in the episode, Jes wrote ...
01.05.2021 Book 2, Ep. 3 \| The Gothic Beware, Witches! Deep in the belly of a dark and chilly castle lurks an abundance of secrets! In case you hadn't noticed, the Harry Potter books are chocked full of Gothic literary devices. Unraveling the mysteries of the Hogwarts castle ...
12.22.2020 A Holiday Special from the Archives featuring Neale Barnholden! Season's Greetings Witches! In this most magical of seasons, we are bringing you a bright star from our archives—a holiday special featuring Neale Barnholden! We hope this fun, slightly chaotic episode brings some warmth and joy to your hearts. As ...
12.08.2020 Book 2, Ep. 2 \| Queer Theory We have an episode for you that, in our professional opinion, is very gay. And by gay we mean inviting expansively, radically, resistantly queer readings of a text that is trying very very hard to perform heterosexuality and binary gender! ...
11.24.2020 Book 2, Ep.1 \| Feminist Theory Greetings Witches! We're so excited to be moving on to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets with you! Break out your feminist reading glasses, because we're approaching this text with the tried and true (but also ever evolving) principles ...
11.10.2020 Book 1, Ep.6. \| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Wrap-Up We've arrived at the end of our journey though Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but before we dig into the Chamber of Secrets, we have a few loose ends to tie up! This episode is full of some brand ...
10.29.2020 Book 1, Ep.5 \| Trauma with Lucia M. Lorenzi, PhD. Special guest, Lucia M. Lorenzi, PhD, joins us to unpack trauma theory and helps us understand both the characters in Harry Potter and the world they inhabit as affected by traumatic events. We also explore the narrative form of the ...
10.13.2020 Book 1, Ep. 4 \| Class Dearest Witches, gather round for some lessons in class solidarity! In this episode, we'll discuss the formation of class structure in Western society, the inherent relationship between race and class, and the ways in which the Harry Potter books reach ...
09.29.2020 Book 1, Ep. 3 \| Animals Snuggle up to your familiars, Witches, because today's episode is all about animals (and critical animal studies!). What distinguishes the "animal" from the "human" and why did Western society come to arrive at that distinction? How does separating humans from ...
09.15.2020 Book 1, Ep. 2 \| Orientalism In this episode, we unravel the many layers of Orientalist tropes that permeate the Harry Potter world. How do some not-so-subtle visual and narrative cues--turbans, hooked noses, and mysterious powers from the "East" tell readers who to fear, dislike, and ...
09.01.2020 Book 1, Ep. 1 \| The Chosen One Our first episode goes back to the very beginning–to the concept of origin stories themselves–to explore how and why Harry Potter fits into a long tradition of “chosen one” narratives. Our first episode goes back to the very beginning–to the ...
08.24.2020 Announcing the Witch, Please Reboot! BIG NEWS, WITCHES! Through a brand new partnership with Not Sorry Productions (the brilliant team behind Harry Potter and the Sacred Text), we’re coming back! New and better than ever, which is to say, produced by somebody else and not ...
09.04.2018 S3E3: Witch, Please Goes Rogue on Prequels WE ARE GETTING ROGUER EVERY EPISODE TBQH So this one’s on time, but witches? It is pretty. silly. We sat down, in the same room, with our favourite guy-with-a-film-degree, and we talked about the fan-made prequel film Voldemort: Origins of ...
08.21.2018 S3E2: Witch, Please and the Rogue History Lesson OH MY GOLLY WE ARE SO ROGUE IT IS RUUUUDE. But we are ever grateful for your patience and love, dear listeners! This episode comes to you after much travel and celebration and exhaustion and desperately-needed rest on the part ...
07.02.2018 S3E1: Witch, Please Gone Rogue! OKAY IT IS NOT JUNE ANYMORE SO THIS IS LATE but we’re back with a brand new episode for this, the final season of Witch, Please: WITCH, PLEASE GONE ROGUE! We’re coming to you straight from The Wizarding World of ...
09.26.2017 S2E8: Witch, Please and the Magic of Inter-Continental Technology image credit: Melbourne Writers Festival Well, witches, it’s that time of year again for the first time (technically the second time): time to say “later witches” and actually mean “see you in a few months.” This is our first ever ...
09.11.2017 S2E7: Witch, Please and Some Other Novel Image of courtesy of Buzzfeed Episode CW: discussion of intimate partner abuse To record this episode, Hannah and Marcelle sat in a bed together for two hours with a singularly chill-less cat and had wildly divergent opinions about a book, ...
08.29.2017 S2E6: Witch, Please and the Symphonic Discourse photo credit: @wildflowersyeg Good evening witches and magicians and wizards of all ages! Welcome to this evening’s musical performance of Witch, Please! This fornight has Marcelle “in the field” interviewing Konstantine Kurelias and Amanda Brace, two staff members of the ...
08.25.2017 Special Bonus Episode: Secret Feminist Agenda 1.7 Hey witches! We’re popping into your feed on a Friday to drop the newest episode of Hannah’s new podcast, Secret Feminist Agenda! We thought this conversation about witchcraft and embracing your inner Hagrid would be particularly up your alley. Enjoy! ...
08.14.2017 S2E5: Witch, Please and the Fan-Made Musical By popular demand, we sat down and watched A Very Potter Musical and boy did we have some thoughts. Some… thoughts. ANYWAY, if you still like us after this episode and you’d like to chip in to send us to ...
08.01.2017 S2E4: Witch, Please and the Stunning Studio Tour Queue neatly and check your ticket, because we’re heading back to England for the Warner Bros. Studio Tour with special on-location guest Rachelle Saunders (of Episode Sigma fame). Check out the photos Hannah took on the tour! Don’t forget to ...
07.18.2017 S2E3: Witch, Please and the Rise of White Nationalism Howdy partners! Grab yer ten galleon hats and join us as we impose our critical feminism on Calgary, Alberta during the Stamp—er………. that is the Comics and Entertainment Expo that took place this past April. Marcelle hosted a one-witch panel ...
07.04.2017 S2E2: Witch, Please and the Phenomenal Foggos Well hello again, witches! Thanks for tuning in for this week’s mega super long but mega super lovely episode featuring the Foggo Family. An under-slept Marcelle joins the Foggos as they discuss what the Harry Potter series and the podcast ...
06.19.2017 S2E1: Witch, Please and the Curse of Live Theatre Welcome back, witches! We sure have missed you, and we’re excited to get started on Season 2 (new numbering system TBA). The focus of this season will be the Harry Potter fandom, and Hannah kicked things off by attending Harry ...
04.16.2017 Witch, Please and the THIS IS JUST AN ANNOUNCEMENT DON’T GET TOO EXCITED Image from page 375 of “The Haverfordian, Vols. 26-27, 1904-05” (1905) Hey witches! We’re dropping back into your feed momentarily to let you know about three upcoming events! On Sunday, April 23, at 1pm UPDATE: 3:30PM, Hannah and previous guest ...
01.31.2017 Harry Potter and the Sexy Reboot Image courtesy of Huffington Post Hold onto your hard drives, witches, because we have an announcement for you! We’ve been thinking over the past months about ways to make Witch, Please sustainable. After two years of fortnightly episodes, we’re worried ...

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11.23.2021 Book 5, Episode 3 \| Publics This week we dig into publics! The Order of the Phoenix is absolutely brimming with secret, self-organized clubs and we're taking some time to consider how they're formed, what makes them powerful and why we see similarities between the Order, ...
11.08.2021 Book 5, Ep. 2 \| PTSD with Addie Merians In this episode we are joined by the wonderful Dr. Addie Merians. Addie (she/her) is a postdoc in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. She has her PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Minnesota and her research focuses on trauma and ...
10.26.2021 Book 5, Episode 1 \| Critical Archival Studies It's time for Season 5! You know what that means, Witches? It means we have a whole season coming your way about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This week, we kick it off with Critical Archival Studies: ...
10.20.2021 Inside Our Patreon: Bonus Episode with Ella McLeod Hey Witches! We're dropping into your feed today with a special bonus episode featuring guest Ella McLeod. Ella joined Hannah and Marcelle in June for a Patreon-only episode to discuss policing of magic in the Wizarding World. It's a great ...
10.12.2021 Book 4, Ep. 9 \| The Goblet of Fire Wrap-Up It's hard to believe, but we are at the end of season four and thus at the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! In this wrap-up episode, we discuss the transformation of Hermione into an object of ...
09.28.2021 Book 4, Ep. 8 \| Magical Capital In this episode, we return to a question that has challenged us since the beginning of this podcast: what’s the deal with the Weasleys’ class status? Are they working class, impoverished gentry, or something else altogether? To answer that question, ...
09.14.2021 Book 4, Ep. 7 \| Monstrous Women with Jess Zimmerman In this episode we are joined by author Jess Zimmerman (she/they) to discuss the history of monstrous representation in cultural texts across history. Jess, who recently published a wonderful book, Women and Other Monsters, offers her vast knowledge about Greek ...
08.31.2021 Book 4, Ep. 6 \| The Return of Pedagogy We're revisiting pedagogy, Witches! We first tackled this topic to kick off Season Three by defining the term and considering the teaching methods of various Hogwarts professors (using a D&D; Alignment Chart, of course). In this episode, however, we get ...
08.17.2021 Book 4, Ep. 5 \| Trans Studies with Taylor Allgeier-Follett This is a must-listen, Witches! Guest Taylor Allgeier-Follet joins Hannah and Marcelle for a conversation on Trans Studies and The Goblet of Fire. Taylor (they/them) is a PhD candidate at University College Dublin who brings their expertise as both an ...
08.03.2021 Book 4, Ep. 4 \| Post-Critique What happens when Marcelle asks Hannah to do an episode on gay whimsy? We get an episode on post-critique! Dive into this theory with Hannah and Marcelle as they discuss what post-critique offers readers and its downfalls in a world ...
07.20.2021 Book 4, Ep. 3 \| Critical Race Theory with K. Alex You don't want to miss this episode, Witches! Guest K. Alexandra joins Hannah and Marcelle for a conversation about Critical Race Theory and The Goblet of Fire. Noted by some as a Harry Potter trivia queen, K. Alex is also ...
07.06.2021 Book 4, Ep. 2 \| The Nation State Imagine this... imagined communities! In this episode, Hannah and Marcelle talk all about the Triwizard Tournament and the Goblet of Fire's relationship to nation states and nationalism. If you've read this book and thought, "Huh... why are they all rooting ...
06.22.2021 Book 4, Ep. 1 \| Structuralism Guess what Witches, it's time to jump on the Hogwarts Express because we're back with our fourth season — all about Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! In this episode we get down and dirty with the structuralists. You ...
06.08.2021 Book 3, Ep. 7 \| Prisoner of Azkaban Wrap-Up Well Witches, it’s time to hop on the back of the nearest hippogriff and fly into the sunset, because we’re officially wrapping up Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Oh how time flies when you’re examining disability, metaphor, and ...
05.25.2021 Book 3, Ep. 6 \| The Prison Industrial Complex with Mercedes Eng Special guest, poet and educator Mercedes Eng, joins us to take a closer look at Azkaban, the carceral logic of the wizard world, and how it reflects our own ideas about monstrosity, punishment, and innocence. We take a look at ...
05.11.2021 Book 3, Ep. 5 \| Werewolves: A Metaphor? Greetings, Witches! Our last two episode on Animal Studies and Disability Studies laid the groundwork for this week's episode all about how to read Remus Lupin and his Lycanthropy. In an ebook released on Pottermore, J.K. Rowling stated that she ...
04.27.2021 Book 3, Ep.4 \| Disability and Resistant Readings with with Tea Gerbeza Greetings, Witches! In this episode, we're once again applying a disability studies lens to the wizarding world. This time, we're looking at questions of access, accommodation, and community support for characters we might read as disabled in Harry Potter and ...
04.13.2021 Book 3, Ep. 3 \| Animal Studies Revisited Witches, meet us at the edge of the Forbidden Forest. We're returning to the rich territory of animal studies to understand the limitations of human vs. animal hierarchies. We'll spend some time with marginal figures in the wizarding world who ...
03.30.2021 Book 3, Episode 2 \| Time Travel Greetings, Witches! As always, we're eternally grateful for the time you spend listening with us. In this episode, we're unpacking the mechanics of time and time-travel as they play out in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. We identify ...
03.16.2021 Book 3, Ep. 1 \| Pedagogy Attention, class! This is the episode all of you superbly studious witches have been waiting for! We draw upon our own expertise as longtime students and educators to discuss the, frankly, wild and unpredictable pedagogical approaches of Hogwarts faculty. Have ...
03.10.2021 Introducing: The Real Question Greetings, Witches! We’re excited to bring you a special something from our partners at Not Sorry Productions. The Real Question is a new podcast from Vanessa Zoltan and Casper ter Kuile, the magical minds behind Harry Potter and the Sacred ...
03.02.2021 Book 2 , Episode 7 \| Chamber of Secrets Wrap-Up Well, Witches, we've reached the end of another book together. We spend this episode, among other things, revisiting the tragic squandering of Hermione's talent and expertise as part of the adventure squad, detailing Gilderoy Lockharts' luscious wardrobe and its implications, ...
02.16.2021 Book 2, Ep.6 \| Print Culture Beloved bookish witches, join us for a discussion of print culture as it appears in the wizarding world. We'll unpack our own biases and beliefs about the significance of books as physical objects and how capitalism and commodification created the ...
02.02.2021 Book 2, Ep. 5 \| Celebrity Studies This week we've brought together the Who's Who of the Wizarding World for the event of the season you won't want to miss – an episode on Celebrity Studies! Notable guests include the winner of Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile ...
01.19.2021 Book 2, Ep. 4\| Disability Studies with Jes Battis, PhD. Special guest, Jes Battis PhD, joins us to unpack the history of disability studies and help us understand both the characters in Harry Potter and the world they inhabit as affected by ableism. As mentioned in the episode, Jes wrote ...
01.05.2021 Book 2, Ep. 3 \| The Gothic Beware, Witches! Deep in the belly of a dark and chilly castle lurks an abundance of secrets! In case you hadn't noticed, the Harry Potter books are chocked full of Gothic literary devices. Unraveling the mysteries of the Hogwarts castle ...
12.22.2020 A Holiday Special from the Archives featuring Neale Barnholden! Season's Greetings Witches! In this most magical of seasons, we are bringing you a bright star from our archives—a holiday special featuring Neale Barnholden! We hope this fun, slightly chaotic episode brings some warmth and joy to your hearts. As ...
12.08.2020 Book 2, Ep. 2 \| Queer Theory We have an episode for you that, in our professional opinion, is very gay. And by gay we mean inviting expansively, radically, resistantly queer readings of a text that is trying very very hard to perform heterosexuality and binary gender! ...
11.24.2020 Book 2, Ep.1 \| Feminist Theory Greetings Witches! We're so excited to be moving on to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets with you! Break out your feminist reading glasses, because we're approaching this text with the tried and true (but also ever evolving) principles ...
11.10.2020 Book 1, Ep.6. \| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Wrap-Up We've arrived at the end of our journey though Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but before we dig into the Chamber of Secrets, we have a few loose ends to tie up! This episode is full of some brand ...
10.29.2020 Book 1, Ep.5 \| Trauma with Lucia M. Lorenzi, PhD. Special guest, Lucia M. Lorenzi, PhD, joins us to unpack trauma theory and helps us understand both the characters in Harry Potter and the world they inhabit as affected by traumatic events. We also explore the narrative form of the ...
10.13.2020 Book 1, Ep. 4 \| Class Dearest Witches, gather round for some lessons in class solidarity! In this episode, we'll discuss the formation of class structure in Western society, the inherent relationship between race and class, and the ways in which the Harry Potter books reach ...
09.29.2020 Book 1, Ep. 3 \| Animals Snuggle up to your familiars, Witches, because today's episode is all about animals (and critical animal studies!). What distinguishes the "animal" from the "human" and why did Western society come to arrive at that distinction? How does separating humans from ...
09.15.2020 Book 1, Ep. 2 \| Orientalism In this episode, we unravel the many layers of Orientalist tropes that permeate the Harry Potter world. How do some not-so-subtle visual and narrative cues--turbans, hooked noses, and mysterious powers from the "East" tell readers who to fear, dislike, and ...
09.01.2020 Book 1, Ep. 1 \| The Chosen One Our first episode goes back to the very beginning–to the concept of origin stories themselves–to explore how and why Harry Potter fits into a long tradition of “chosen one” narratives. Our first episode goes back to the very beginning–to the ...
08.24.2020 Announcing the Witch, Please Reboot! BIG NEWS, WITCHES! Through a brand new partnership with Not Sorry Productions (the brilliant team behind Harry Potter and the Sacred Text), we’re coming back! New and better than ever, which is to say, produced by somebody else and not ...
09.04.2018 S3E3: Witch, Please Goes Rogue on Prequels WE ARE GETTING ROGUER EVERY EPISODE TBQH So this one’s on time, but witches? It is pretty. silly. We sat down, in the same room, with our favourite guy-with-a-film-degree, and we talked about the fan-made prequel film Voldemort: Origins of ...
08.21.2018 S3E2: Witch, Please and the Rogue History Lesson OH MY GOLLY WE ARE SO ROGUE IT IS RUUUUDE. But we are ever grateful for your patience and love, dear listeners! This episode comes to you after much travel and celebration and exhaustion and desperately-needed rest on the part ...
07.02.2018 S3E1: Witch, Please Gone Rogue! OKAY IT IS NOT JUNE ANYMORE SO THIS IS LATE but we’re back with a brand new episode for this, the final season of Witch, Please: WITCH, PLEASE GONE ROGUE! We’re coming to you straight from The Wizarding World of ...
09.26.2017 S2E8: Witch, Please and the Magic of Inter-Continental Technology image credit: Melbourne Writers Festival Well, witches, it’s that time of year again for the first time (technically the second time): time to say “later witches” and actually mean “see you in a few months.” This is our first ever ...
09.11.2017 S2E7: Witch, Please and Some Other Novel Image of courtesy of Buzzfeed Episode CW: discussion of intimate partner abuse To record this episode, Hannah and Marcelle sat in a bed together for two hours with a singularly chill-less cat and had wildly divergent opinions about a book, ...
08.29.2017 S2E6: Witch, Please and the Symphonic Discourse photo credit: @wildflowersyeg Good evening witches and magicians and wizards of all ages! Welcome to this evening’s musical performance of Witch, Please! This fornight has Marcelle “in the field” interviewing Konstantine Kurelias and Amanda Brace, two staff members of the ...
08.25.2017 Special Bonus Episode: Secret Feminist Agenda 1.7 Hey witches! We’re popping into your feed on a Friday to drop the newest episode of Hannah’s new podcast, Secret Feminist Agenda! We thought this conversation about witchcraft and embracing your inner Hagrid would be particularly up your alley. Enjoy! ...
08.14.2017 S2E5: Witch, Please and the Fan-Made Musical By popular demand, we sat down and watched A Very Potter Musical and boy did we have some thoughts. Some… thoughts. ANYWAY, if you still like us after this episode and you’d like to chip in to send us to ...
08.01.2017 S2E4: Witch, Please and the Stunning Studio Tour Queue neatly and check your ticket, because we’re heading back to England for the Warner Bros. Studio Tour with special on-location guest Rachelle Saunders (of Episode Sigma fame). Check out the photos Hannah took on the tour! Don’t forget to ...
07.18.2017 S2E3: Witch, Please and the Rise of White Nationalism Howdy partners! Grab yer ten galleon hats and join us as we impose our critical feminism on Calgary, Alberta during the Stamp—er………. that is the Comics and Entertainment Expo that took place this past April. Marcelle hosted a one-witch panel ...
07.04.2017 S2E2: Witch, Please and the Phenomenal Foggos Well hello again, witches! Thanks for tuning in for this week’s mega super long but mega super lovely episode featuring the Foggo Family. An under-slept Marcelle joins the Foggos as they discuss what the Harry Potter series and the podcast ...
06.19.2017 S2E1: Witch, Please and the Curse of Live Theatre Welcome back, witches! We sure have missed you, and we’re excited to get started on Season 2 (new numbering system TBA). The focus of this season will be the Harry Potter fandom, and Hannah kicked things off by attending Harry ...
04.16.2017 Witch, Please and the THIS IS JUST AN ANNOUNCEMENT DON’T GET TOO EXCITED Image from page 375 of “The Haverfordian, Vols. 26-27, 1904-05” (1905) Hey witches! We’re dropping back into your feed momentarily to let you know about three upcoming events! On Sunday, April 23, at 1pm UPDATE: 3:30PM, Hannah and previous guest ...
01.31.2017 Harry Potter and the Sexy Reboot Image courtesy of Huffington Post Hold onto your hard drives, witches, because we have an announcement for you! We’ve been thinking over the past months about ways to make Witch, Please sustainable. After two years of fortnightly episodes, we’re worried ...

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Book 5, Episode 3 | Publics

Book 5, Ep. 2 | PTSD with Addie Merians

Book 5, Episode 1 | Critical Archival Studies

Inside Our Patreon: Bonus Episode with Ella McLeod

Book 4, Ep. 9 | The Goblet of Fire Wrap-Up

Book 4, Ep. 8 | Magical Capital

Book 4, Ep. 7 | Monstrous Women with Jess Zimmerman

Book 4, Ep. 6 | The Return of Pedagogy

Book 4, Ep. 5 | Trans Studies with Taylor Allgeier-Follett

Book 4, Ep. 4 | Post-Critique

Book 4, Ep. 3 | Critical Race Theory with K. Alex

Book 4, Ep. 2 | The Nation State

Book 4, Ep. 1 | Structuralism

Book 3, Ep. 7 | Prisoner of Azkaban Wrap-Up

Book 3, Ep. 6 | The Prison Industrial Complex with Mercedes Eng

Book 3, Ep. 5 | Werewolves: A Metaphor?

Book 3, Ep.4 | Disability and Resistant Readings with with Tea Gerbeza

Book 3, Ep. 3 | Animal Studies Revisited

Book 3, Episode 2 | Time Travel

Book 3, Ep. 1 | Pedagogy

Introducing: The Real Question

Book 2 , Episode 7 | Chamber of Secrets Wrap-Up

Book 2, Ep.6 | Print Culture

Book 2, Ep. 5 | Celebrity Studies

Book 2, Ep. 4| Disability Studies with Jes Battis, PhD.

Book 2, Ep. 3 | The Gothic

A Holiday Special from the Archives featuring Neale Barnholden!

Book 2, Ep. 2 | Queer Theory

Book 2, Ep.1 | Feminist Theory

Book 1, Ep.6. | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Wrap-Up

Book 1, Ep.5 | Trauma with Lucia M. Lorenzi, PhD.

Book 1, Ep. 4 | Class

Book 1, Ep. 3 | Animals

Book 1, Ep. 2 | Orientalism

Book 1, Ep. 1 | The Chosen One

Announcing the Witch, Please Reboot!

S3E3: Witch, Please Goes Rogue on Prequels

S3E2: Witch, Please and the Rogue History Lesson

S3E1: Witch, Please Gone Rogue!

S2E8: Witch, Please and the Magic of Inter-Continental Technology

S2E7: Witch, Please and Some Other Novel

S2E6: Witch, Please and the Symphonic Discourse

Special Bonus Episode: Secret Feminist Agenda 1.7

S2E5: Witch, Please and the Fan-Made Musical

S2E4: Witch, Please and the Stunning Studio Tour

S2E3: Witch, Please and the Rise of White Nationalism

S2E2: Witch, Please and the Phenomenal Foggos

S2E1: Witch, Please and the Curse of Live Theatre

Witch, Please and the THIS IS JUST AN ANNOUNCEMENT DON’T GET TOO EXCITED

Harry Potter and the Sexy Reboot

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