Podcast: Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

It’s the English class you didn’t know you missed and the meaningful conversations you didn’t know you craved. Join Vanessa Zoltan and Casper ter Kuile as they bring thought, reflection and laughter to Harry Potter; not just as novels, but as instructive and inspirational texts that will teach us about our own lives. Relive the magic chapter by chapter as they explore themes such as commitment, revenge and forgiveness. This podcast creates time in your week to think about life’s big questions. Because reading fiction doesn’t just help us escape the world, it helps us live in it.

Innocence: The Writing on the Wall (Book 2, Chapter 9)

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Innocence in chapter nine of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They discuss Harry’s continued fear of his own Slytherin-ness, the way Professor Binns thinks about history, and the powerful narrative of ori…

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Rumors: The Deathday Party (Book 2, Chapter 8)

Confusion: Mudbloods and Murmurs (Book 2, Chapter 7)

Attraction: Gilderoy Lockhart (Book 2, Chapter 6)

Special Edition: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Spoiler Warning!)

After seeing Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Vanessa and Casper discuss their impressions and share their favorite moments from the film.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Responsibility: The Whomping Willow (Book 2, Chapter 5)

Shame: At Flourish and Blotts (Book 2, Chapter 4)

A Brief Post-Election Note

Hi friends, we hope you’re taking care of yourselves. We offer you this reading from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Curiosity: The Burrow (Book 2, Chapter 3)

Control: Dobby’s Warning (Book 2, Chapter 2)

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