Grudges: The Dark Mark
Book 4 Chapter 9
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of grudges in chapter nine of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This week, we continue our discussion ... Read More
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Fandom: The Quidditch World Cup
Book 4 Chapter 8
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of fandom in chapter eight of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This week, our opening story is ... Read More
Beauty: Bagman and Crouch
Book 4 Chapter 7
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of beauty in chapter seven of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This week, we discuss Mr. Weasley's ... Read More
Acceptance: The Portkey
Book 4 Chapter 6
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of acceptance in chapter six of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This week, Vanessa and Casper ... Read More
Masculinity: Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes
Book 4 Chapter 5
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Masculinity in chapter five of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This week, Vanessa and Casper ... Read More
Mystery: Back to the Burrow
Book 4 Chapter 4
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Mystery in chapter four of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This week, Vanessa and Casper are ... Read More
Awareness: The Invitation
Book 4 Chapter 3
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Awareness in chapter three of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This week, Vanessa and Casper ... Read More
Destruction: The Scar
Book 4 Chapter 2
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of destruction in chapter two of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This week, Vanessa and Casper ... Read More
Instinct: The Riddle House
Book 4 Chapter 1
Vanessa and Casper dive into Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with The Riddle House - perhaps one of the most incongruous chapter in ... Read More
Trust: Cat, Rat and Dog — Live from Washington, DC
Book 3 Chapter 17
Thank you so much to everyone who came out for our tour this summer and made it such a success! Here's the audio from our DC show, with ... Read More
Special Edition: Owl Post and Sejal Patel
In our final episode of Season 3, we have a chance to sit down with lawyer and fellow divinity school graduate, Sejal Patel. She chats with ... Read More
Wrap-Up: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
In the final episode of season three, Vanessa and Casper pull out a few key insights from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. They ... Read More
Love: Owl Post Again
Book 3 Chapter 22
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of love in the final chapter of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This is our third time discussing ... Read More
Crisis: Hermione's Secret
Book 3 Chapter 21
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of crisis in chapter twenty-one of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This week, they discuss ... Read More
Charlottesville: Call it what it is
Book 3
Today was our first day back in the studio after the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, VA this past weekend. We wanted to share ... Read More
Justice: The Dementors' Kiss
Book 3 Chapter 20
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Justice in chapter twenty of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This week, they discuss justice ... Read More
Forgiveness: Owl Post with Professor Stephanie Paulsell
This week, Casper's out of town so Vanessa sits down with Stephanie Paulsell, Professor of Ministry Studies at Harvard Divinity School, ... Read More
Mercy: The Servant of Lord Voldemort
Book 3 Chapter 19
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of mercy in chapter nineteen of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This week, they discuss Snape's ... Read More
Isolation: Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
Book 3 Chapter 18
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of isolation in chapter eighteen of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This week, they pity ... Read More
Innocence: Cat, Rat and Dog
Book 3 Chapter 17
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of innocence in chapter seventeen of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. They bemoan how the ... Read More