Accio Politics
245 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsHosts Adri and Helene bring their lived experience and close-read every chapter of Harry Potter discussing the politics that shape the action of the Wizarding World.
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Our Lips Are Sealed (2000)
November 23, 2023 17:38 - 2 hours - 124 MBG'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, Emil Hatchew (bless you!), and our favorite outfits in the Dualstar universe yet! Pass us a note in class. Type up your notes in the computer lab (or record a voice memo) and send them to us at [email protected] We're also a newsletter. Subscribe to get a weekly dose of nostalgia right in...
Switching Goals (1999)
November 09, 2023 16:48 - 1 hour - 109 MBHelene 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 sports, this episode is full of non-sporting observations with the occasional bone thrown at those of you who actually like sports. Find the show. https://linktr.ee/gummypod Pass us a note in class. Type up your notes in the computer lab (or record a voice memo) and send them to us at gummypo...
About Your Hosts - Growing Up Millennial
November 07, 2023 17:25 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBGrowing 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 their lives, their hopes for season one of the podcast, and what the show will cover in the future. Pass us a note in class. Type up your notes in the computer lab (or record a voice memo) and send them to us at [email protected] We're also a newsletter. Subscribe to get a weekly dose of nost...
Growing Up Millennial: Season 1 - Passport to Paris (1999)
November 06, 2023 15:40 - 1 hour - 100 MBGet 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 dish all about the 1999 Dualstar Entertainment / Tapestry Films classic that made us want crossbody backpacks, Passport to Paris (1999). This movie was produced by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (executive producers, natch) and the fashions are all over the place (possibly also available at your neares...
Growing Up Millennial: Season 1 - The Olsen Twins' Dualstar Entertainment Empire
November 06, 2023 15:35 - 1 minute - 1.63 MBSeason 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. These films were a staple of our combined childhood (even with our seven-year age difference), and Adri and Helene are here to dissect, discuss, and reminisce about all of them. We go through the plot, the fashion, the feminism, and we even give a voice to the voiceless in podcasting, the straigh...
Introducing Growing Up Millennial
October 03, 2023 18:20 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBMark 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. Remember that feeling you got when you’d rush home after school, wearing those butterfly clips and/or chain wallets, to watch your favorite TV shows and movies? Do you remember that thrill you’d feel at talking all about your favorite shows on your transparent corded phone or Nokia phone (if you had a Razr flip pho...
738: Welcome to the End (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, entire book)
July 12, 2023 07:00 - 2 hours - 111 MBWell, 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 being with us until the very end. While this is the end of this venture, keep your eyes and ears trained on this feed because we'll be posting the first few episodes of our newest project in this feed. If you want to get a sneak peek into it, go ahead and follow this link to our new show's Insta...
737: The Politics of Family and Legacy (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 37)
July 11, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 99 MBHere we are, nineteen years later (or so it feels after re-reading the entire series week by week). In the series' epilogue, we see the Golden Trio with some familial additions. We talk about how families are structured in the wizarding world, as well as the power names carry in the series.
736 - The Flaw in the Podcast (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 36)
July 10, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBHold on to your wands, this is one of the last episodes in our show's history! We talk about the penultimate chapter of DH (or if you don't count Epilogues as strictly chapters, this is the LAST chapter of the seventh book). Your hosts talk about the politics of confidence and bravery, how these intersect and how they diverge, and they also manage to speak on Emily Henry once again.
735: The Politics of the Afterlife (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 35)
June 20, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBThis is the one where we talk about the structure of the afterlife in the series, Dumbledore wisdom, and much more. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] OR [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected], [email protected] or leave us a message through our site. Find us online: Social Media: We are @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook...
734: Read the TW in the episode notes (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 34)
June 19, 2023 14:42 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBTW: 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 sacrifices himself for what he believes to be the greater good. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] OR [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected], info@...
733: Snape is the Worst (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33)
May 17, 2023 01:13 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBWe talk about how Snape’s redemption arc wasn’t very convincing and/or satisfying through the lens of Obsessive Love Disorder and Incel Culture. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] OR [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected], [email protected] or leave us a message through our site. Find us online: Social Media: We are @accio...
732: The One where We talk About our Current Favorite Writer at the End (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 32)
May 10, 2023 16:36 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBYour 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: Emily Henry. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] OR [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected], [email protected] or leave us a message through our...
731: The Battle of Hogwarts (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31)
May 10, 2023 16:28 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBThis 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 this is a good idea so everyone braces to fight while Harry still struggles to determine where to find Ravenclaw’s Diadem. With Ron and Hermione nowhere to be found, he tracks down the hiding place but runs into a number of old friends on the way who have joined to help fight. Harry reunites with R...
730: Politics of Mobilization and Guardianship (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 30)
April 27, 2023 18:08 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBThis 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 on Amycus after he spits in McGonagall’s face, and after subduing them both Harry gets the chance to tell McGonagall what’s going on. She has a run-in with Snape which ends with him jumping out of the window to escape, and then she rounds up the rest of the heads of Houses to protect the school a...
729: Members Only (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 29)
April 27, 2023 17:58 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBThis 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 told of students being tortured as the fascist regime of Death Eaters gain power over Hogwarts. Once they arrive in the Room of Requirement, they are met with a large group of former Dumbledore’s Army members who are excited to see them and fight back against the evil forces at play. Much to Harry’...
728: The Perspective of Curfew (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 28)
April 27, 2023 17:41 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBIn this chapter, the trio land in Hogsmeade and Adri and Helene discuss the politics of perspectives and curfews. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] OR [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected], [email protected] or leave us a message through our site. Find us online: Social Media: We are @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, ...
727: Ok, So We Would Have Been Complaining on that Dragon (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 27)
March 20, 2023 05:45 - 58 minutes - 49.2 MBOn 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 chapter falls in the politics of communication and espionage. At the end of the episode, Adri briefly covers the Scandoval of it all. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] OR [email protected] Do you pre...
726: One Last Gringotts Run (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26)
March 08, 2023 05:21 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThis 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 link. Is the dragon caged in the basement the personification of desperation? Find out as we discuss. For some reason, we thought this chapter was going to be more action-packed than it actually ended up being. We blame the movie adaptation, which does a fantastic job of not making this a...
725: Goblin Culture (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 25)
March 08, 2023 05:12 - 56 minutes - 53 MBIn 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 wizarding world anti-semitic tropes? We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] OR [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected], [email protected] or leav...
724: Witching World is Happening (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 24)
February 22, 2023 00:08 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBListeners, thank you for your patience as Adri recovered from COVID. On this episode, we talk about the politics of oppression as we learn more about the Wizarding World from the perspective of the goblins. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] OR [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected], [email protected] or leave us a message through ou...
723: The Politics of Civil War and Interrogation (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 23)
January 23, 2023 13:11 - 52 minutes - 48 MBThis is one of those chapters that's very important to the series, but it's SUCH A BUMMER. Helene and Adri discuss the politics of Interrogation and of Civil War. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] OR [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected], [email protected] or leave us a message through our site. Find us online: Social Media: We are ...
722: The Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 22)
January 17, 2023 15:54 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBThis episode, we talk about the chapter with the same name as the title of the book, the original podcaster (Lee Jordan), and how we see this chapter impact the rest of the book. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] OR [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected], [email protected] or leave us a message through our site. Find us online: S...
721: Baby Giggles, Politics, and The Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 21)
January 09, 2023 02:46 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBThis is it! The chapter with the same name as the book is here: The Deathly Hallows. Helene and Adri talk about how vivid this chapter is in their minds thanks to the Deathly Hallows film adaptation, chat about what they were doing over the Holiday break, and consider how blind faith intersects with imagery/iconography to make up the politics in this chapter. Also, did you know that Cadbury Creme egg season has officially begun? Yep, that's right, if you go to your local Target and check out ...
720: The Politics of Hidden Agendas and Appearances (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 20)
December 19, 2022 11:02 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBAs the trio gear up to pay an unexpected visit to Xeno Lovegood, we talk about how it is that Ron is doing the most to get back into Hermione’s good graces and how Luna’s dad has an ulterior motive for keeping the trio at his house. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] OR [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected], [email protected] or leave us...
719: The Politics of Teamwork and Instinct (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 19)
December 12, 2022 09:58 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBThis episode, we talk about Ron coming back to the trio and what that means for their mission in hunting horcruxes. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] OR [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected], [email protected] or leave us a message through our site. Find us online: Social Media: We are @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and In...
718: The Politics of Biased Reporting and Exposure (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 18)
December 05, 2022 08:28 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBWe’re back from thanksgiving break! This week, we tackle Harry’s broken wand, Rita Skeeter’s unauthorized biography of Dumbledore, and what/how these two things move the plot to its inevitable conclusion. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] OR [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected], [email protected] or leave us a message through our site....
717: The Cadbury Creme Egg of it All (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 17)
November 14, 2022 06:51 - 1 hour - 101 MBQUICK ASK FROM YOUR HOSTS: If you have a hot tip on how we can get our hands on some Crème Cadbury Eggs or a good dupe recipe for them please hit us up at [email protected] Want some extra ad free content? Support our show over at www.patreon.com/acciopolitics and get access to never before heard episodes and AD Free Content! Now that we have that out of the way, this week we are still in Godric’s Hollow but this time around we’ve got a snake to contend with (and, yes, we’re not t...
716: Why did no one think to take Harry to his parents’ gravesite? (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 16)
November 07, 2022 04:39 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBJoin Adri and Helene as they discuss the politics of Mourning and Vulnerability in Chapter 16 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. We talk about how the Memorial in the cemetery works for both muggles and wizards alike, and we ask ourselves why Harry didn’t make the trip before this book (other than for obvious plot reasons). We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Sen...
715: The One where Helene’s Right to Dislike Ron (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 15)
October 31, 2022 08:32 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBWell, we’re here: the chapter where Ronald Weasley just abandons Harry and Hermione because he had a tantrum and his pride got in the way of their friendship. While Adri talks about the politics of privilege (how you can be privileged in certain ways even as a minority group), Helene talks about the politics of trust (and how Ron betrayed that trust). We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] Do you prefer t...
714: On Having the Soul of a Poet (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 14)
October 24, 2022 02:42 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBWas this chapter shoehorned in after the editing process began? That is one of the questions that Adri and Helene explore after talking about what this chapter does politically and the narrative arc of DH. Helene and Adri also talk Romance novels and Marvel IP. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected] or leave us a message through our ...
713: Umbridge's Back (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 13)
October 10, 2022 23:19 - 58 minutes - 54 MBJoin us as we talk about how femininity (toxic femininity, that is) and propaganda work together in this chapter of DH. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected] or leave us a message through our site. Find us online: Social Media: We are @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com
712: Is Neville Hogwart’s Legitimate Headmaster? (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 12)
October 03, 2022 21:27 - 59 minutes - 55.8 MBHelene and Adri talk about the politics of Planning and Infiltration in chapter 12, Magic is Might, of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected] or leave us a message through our site. Find us online: Social Media: We are @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www....
711: The Politics of Persecution and the Holocaust (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 10)
September 28, 2022 03:18 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBThings are starting to get heated politically at the Ministry of Magic on chapter 11 of DH. Muggle-born wizards are being questioned and asked where they stole their wizarding powers from, Mundungus isn’t wild about being dragged back to the scene of his multiple crimes, and we get a mention of one Dolores Umbridge. In this episode, Helene and Adri talk about the politics of persecution and the Holocaust as it pertains to these events. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: ...
710: The Intersection between Loyalty and Exploitation (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 10)
September 12, 2022 16:18 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBOn this episode, your hosts talk about the politics of loyalty and exploitation, Kreacher and house elves’ status in wizarding society, Regulus’ betrayal of Voldemort, and much more. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected] or leave us a message through our site. Find us online: Social Media: We are @acciopolitics on twitter, F...
709: Safe Spaces, Invisible Labor (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 9)
September 06, 2022 15:51 - 52 minutes - 46.4 MBThis week, we talk about the politics of refuge and invisible work in Chapter 9 of DH as Harry and the gang flee Death Eaters in the Muggle and Wizarding world. We also talk about Leo DiCaprio, how books can provide refuge, and much more! We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected] or leave us a message through our site. Find us onl...
708: Helene is the New Shakespeare (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 8)
September 01, 2022 01:32 - 1 hour - 93.9 MBThis week, we talk about the politics of customs and superficiality in Chapter 8 of DH, which is all about Bill and Fleur’s wedding. We talk about the difference between the muggle and wizarding weddings, how some characters are obsessed with how things look (rather than how they are), and theorize what could have slipped through the security measures for the wedding (could Lucius Malfoy have impersonated Muriel? Quite possibly!). We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.9...
707: A Hopeful Chapter for our Boy Harry (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 7)
August 22, 2022 12:07 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBAdri is joined by guest (and captive) host Seth to talk about one of the most hopeful chapters in the entirety of DH! And by that we mean that there are presents, kissing, and a lack of bad things happening to our boy for a change. Adri and Seth talk about the politics of secrets, dating books, and much more. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: info@acci...
706: Wendell and Monica Wilkins (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 6)
August 15, 2022 13:56 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBLet’s talk about how basically Hermione’s efforts to keep her family safe get glazed over in Chapter 6 of DH. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected] or leave us a message through our site. Find us online: Social Media: We are @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com
705: Teamwork and Betrayal (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 5)
August 08, 2022 13:58On this episode, we cover the politics of teamwork and betrayal as we discuss the finer points of the moments after the seven Potters make their flight to safety. We also talk about the Kansas vote on abortion and Biden’s COVID rebound. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected] or leave us a message through our site. Find us onlin...
704: Has Helene been Hanging out with Biden? (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 4)
August 03, 2022 10:19 - 57 minutes - 50.3 MBHelene is back and we’re talking about chapter 4 of DH, where there are multiple Harrys involved (as well as one death we really don’t like talking about). We talk COVID, Martha Stewart’s peacocks, roadrunners, Hedwig, the saddest of tours, allyship, and strategic defense. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: [email protected] or leave us a message ...
703: Could We All Be More like Arthur Weasley? (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 3)
July 26, 2022 15:32 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBHelene is out sick (get well soon, Helene!), but we’ve got a returning guest to try to fill her shoes: Seth Wilson, your favorite host who has only read a few chapters of the series lends us his outside view into the series. Seth and Adri talk about the idea of “developing” vs “developed” countries and how it has roots in white supremacy, which can be translated into wizard supremacy. We talk about how these different spheres in British society, with their own governments and cultures, can g...
702: Dumbledore’s Legacy and Harry’s Remembrance (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 2)
July 18, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBThis week, we talk about the politics of legacy and remembrance on chapter 2 of DH. We talk about how legacy has more to do with what impact your actions had on people’s lives (rather than the work product that you ostensibly produced) and about how remembrance has a time period associated with it involving reflection and (hopefully) growth. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to [email protected] Do you prefer the written...
701: Over the Moon with Lucius Malfoy & Martha Stewart (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 1)
July 11, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBWhat do Lucius Malfoy and Martha Stewart have in common? Jump in and find out as we return with our final and seventh season of this fine podcast. In this episode, we're talking about that one meeting at Malfoy manor that really could have been an email, but much like Elon Musk, Voldemort does not believe in that WFH life. We talk about the politics of conspiracy and seditious intent, how to really make an impact on the boss so he doesn't overlook your contributions, our dementors and cho...
631: Half-Blood Prince as a Whole
April 04, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBJoin hosts Adri and Helene as they take a look back at the last 30 episodes and pick their favorite moments, listener answers, and politics from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’re talking about Romantic Love in HBP. Want access to this bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 ...
630: Duty, not Doody (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 30)
March 28, 2022 15:19 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBHelene and Adri discuss the final chapter in HBP, which features our first look at a Wizarding World funeral, through the lens of Duty and Ceremony, respectively. We talk about how some actors are there to strengthen their brand now that Dumbledore’s gone, while others truly care for the fallen headmaster. Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’re talking about Romantic Love in HBP. Want access to this bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/mon...
629: Mourning, not Morning (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 29)
March 21, 2022 13:57On this episode, Adri and Helene cover a cathartic chapter in the series, one that forces the characters to reckon with their feelings about Dumbledore’s death before the funeral. It’s also the chapter where we see Molly Weasley finally embrace Fleur as a daughter in law, despite any reservations that she may have felt before. Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’re talking about what it would be like if Bill Weasley’s gender had been flipped in the series. Wan...
628: The Assassinator (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 28)
March 07, 2022 14:50 - 53 minutes - 48.1 MBDon’t know how to say this any other way, but strap in for another chapter of HBP that is filled with sadness. Your hosts, Helene and Adri, talk about the politics of assassination and grief respectively. We talk about the aftermath of Dumbledore’s assassination and the different ways in which Snape, Harry, and Hagrid deal with the initial stages of grief, especially when that grief has a political symbolism attached to it. Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’...
627: The Assassinator (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 28)
March 07, 2022 14:50 - 53 minutes - 48.1 MBDon’t know how to say this any other way, but strap in for another chapter of HBP that is filled with sadness. Your hosts, Helene and Adri, talk about the politics of assassination and grief respectively. We talk about the aftermath of Dumbledore’s assassination and the different ways in which Snape, Harry, and Hagrid deal with the initial stages of grief, especially when that grief has a political symbolism attached to it. Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’...
627: Tower of Despair (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 27)
February 28, 2022 15:22 - 1 hour - 53 MBHelene and Adri delve into the depths of despair in chapter 27 of HBP to talk about the Politics of Child Soldiers and Rhetoric when it comes to Draco and Dumbledore. We talk about how Draco is being forced to take on a task that is too unimaginable for a 16 year-old on behalf of someone who basically has his family hostage, and how Dumbledore tries to use his rhetorical charm to convince Draco to join the “right” side. Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’re div...