Accio Politics

There's no fandom like our fandom, am I right? I obviously love the Harry Potter fandom, and so does my guest, Dr. Alysa Lucas, host of two great podcasts: Best Forevers and Fatal-i-teas. 

We talk al…

Even in the wizarding world, access to transportation depends on your economic power. Adri is joined by Seth, who has not read a word of the Harry Potter series (in fact, he listened to this chapter …

What is it about work that is so important to American society? Why does it seem to define our worth and our sense of self? On this episode, we center on the politics of work in chapter 5, as Percy W…

Today's episode tackles prejudice, which hinges on a central premise: who we despise or fear is different or "other" than us. Most times, prejudice makes us mistakenly believe that we are better than…

Adri and Erin untangle a few quandaries in this episode, but not before delving into the complete fat shaming the narrator does on Dudley. We frame our discussion with Emily Post’s book on good manne…

Adri and Erin talk about the thing that the Dursleys, Harry, and Sirius have in common: Fear. What makes them different is how they respond to their respective fears. This is also true of your hosts:…

We're baaaaack! And we missed you! So, so much. In this episode we tackle the topic of servitude and ponder why Wormtail doesn't strike out on his own instead of nursing a misshapen Voldemort via sna…

Adri is joined by Paige Martin, the Development Coordinator for the Rape Crisis Center in San Antonio to talk about Giving Tuesday, the very important work the Rape Crisis Center does around Sexual V…

Adri and Erin are joined by Dr. Alysa Lucas of Best Forevers and Fataliteas. They talk about Alfonso Cuaron's take on the wizarding world of Harry Potter and how moody it all is. Alysa talks Victor K…

Erin and Adri talk some politics (the trans erasure this administration wants to enact, the birthright citizenship stripping down, and the migrant caravan) and delve into werewolves in the wizarding …

Adri and Erin are joined by special guests Lauren and Alex from the The Elixir of Life podcast to talk about the Politics of Imprisonment in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. They talk about …

We’ve been guided by the politics of outrage forever, it seems. Today, Adri and Erin delve into Snape-level outrage in the last chapter of PoA. Is there such a thing as selective outrage and who wiel…

Time is a construct. And whoever can manipulate time wields power, which is exactly what Hermione does when she uses her time turner. Would Erin and Adri use the time turner? Sure, Adri wants to get …

Join Erin and Adri as they tackle the topic of hope, dementors, patronuses, Brett Kavanaugh and rape culture, the new Crimes of Grindelwald trailer, and our collective political exhaustion. They talk…

What correlations can we make between the prison industrial complex and Azkaban? Who gets sentenced to serve in prison in our world vs who gets to skate by in the Wizarding World? We talk about techn…

What do the Real Housewives Franchise have in common with the Harry Potter universe? Why is Professor Snape so extra? And why is Lupin reciting his life history? Join us as we talk about deceit and i…

Secrets (even scandalous ones) are used to destroy and to protect, to keep others at bay, and to imprison us. We talk about Sirius’ secret, Lupin’s life-long secret, and about the things we keep from…

In today’s episode, we talk about manifest destiny, self-fulfilling prophecies, and chocolate shortbread. Probably not in that order. We also talk about Beto O’Rourke, the Florida governor primaries,…