Accio Politics

G'day mate! Adri and Helene are headed to Australia as they talk about Our Lips Are Sealed (1999), starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Join them for an episode of reminiscing about the Kneel Diamond…

Helene and Adri continue their nostalgia-filled Olsen twin journey with yet another Dualstar Entertainment production, Switching Goals (1999). Not known for our knowledge, or (frankly) passion, for s…

Growing Up Millennial is out now! We are available on all major podcast platforms!

In this inaugural episode of the podcast, hosts Adri and Helene talk about how they grew up, how media impacted thei…

Get your passports ready, we're headed to Paris! Well, more like Parisian streets with a heavy dose of California interior and exterior shots, but you get the picture. Join Helene and Adri as they di…

Season one of Growing Up Millennial holds a really special place in our hearts: the direct-to-video (that's VHS to you, dear listeners) movies made by the Olsen Twins in the '90s and early aughts.

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Mark your calendars with glitter gel pens! Growing Up Millennial is launching on November 1, 2023.

We're a podcast about all things nostalgia from the 90s to the early aughts.

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Well, here it is... [wait for dramatic pause] We've arrived at the final episode of Accio Politics. If you've just joined us or if you've found us somewhere along the way, thanks for listening and be…

This is the one where we talk about the structure of the afterlife in the series, Dumbledore wisdom, and much more. 

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TW: Discussions of suicide. Please take care of yourself and skip this episode if you need to take care of yourself.

We're here to talk about chapter 34 of DH, where Harry faces death head-on and sac…

We talk about how Snape’s redemption arc wasn’t very convincing and/or satisfying through the lens of Obsessive Love Disorder and Incel Culture. 

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 Your hosts talk about chapter 32 through the lens of singlemindedness and collateral damage. If you stay with us until the end, you get to listen to our discussion of our current favorite writer: E…

This is the one where Voldemort gives everyone at Hogwarts the choice to deliver Harry to him before midnight otherwise the Death Eaters will attack the school. Only Pansy Parkinson seems to think th…

This is the one where, after alerting Voldemort to Harry’s presence, Luna stuns Alecto Carrow only for her brother Amycus to show up along with McGonagall. Harry ends up casting the Cruciatus curse …

This is the one where the trio follow Neville through the passageway back to Hogwarts and they are regaled with harrowing stories about what has become of the school since their absence. They are to…

In this chapter, the trio land in Hogsmeade and Adri and Helene discuss the politics of perspectives and curfews. 

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On this chapter, the trio are now out of Gringotts and Harry has a glimpse into Voldemort’s thoughts. We talk about how this chapter compares to the iconic film scene, and also about how this chapte…

This week, we go to Gringotts with the trio and talk about the politics of trauma and desperation. Can the multiplying and scorching treasure be a metaphor for trauma? Adri does her best to find a l…

In this episode, we talk about the intricacies of Goblin Culture: where do Goblins actually learn their version of history? Do they have a school to learn trade? Are Goblins as portrayed in the wiza…