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07 Jun 2014 | OotP, 10: The Squirting Scenario | 01:19:20 | |
→ Episode 86 Recap: DADA Deduction; Math & JKR; Other Prefect choices; Gryffindor academics→ PQOTW Responses→ Does Harry NEED to be alone?→ Is Ginny sabotaging Harry/Cho?→ A touch of the Thestrals→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
31 Mar 2018 | Harry Potter: The Diamond in the Rough | 02:51:23 | |
On Episode 242 we discuss… → A role model for teenage activism → Why is Harry so determined to be a "good guy?" → Harry, listen to Michelle Obama → Why does he insist on going it alone? → Harry is Batman... and Luke Skywalker → Why should he NOT be angsty? → No, Harry is not his Horcrux... or a Cylon → A sensitive male protagonist? Wicked! → Why isn't Harry a favorite character? → Daniel Radcliffe, we love you! → Harry is brown AF → Cursed Child Harry... WTF? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
23 Apr 2016 | DH, 36: Anything For The Snog | 01:37:20 | |
→ Episode 186 Recap: Did Harry really have a choice?; Types of Evil; Why is Voldemort so ambivalent?; Processing dreams; Should Harry have died?→ PQOTW Responses→ Was Voldemort in King's Cross with Harry & Dumbledore?→ WHY HAGRID?→ Is Neville acting foolishly?→ Voldemort fears for resurrection→ Does Voldemort believe Harry knows something he doesn't?→ How confident was Harry?→ PTSD, it's real→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
15 Aug 2014 | OotP, 19: The Secret Poet | 00:59:34 | |
→ Episode 96 Recap: Gamp's Law & the ROR; House Elves necessity; Where does the knowledge go?; Mind reading wonders→ PQOTW Responses→ OTP...Luna & Ron?→ Did Umbridge set up the Slytherin/Gryffindor fight?→ Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming...→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
11 Jan 2014 | GoF, 27: The Little Spoon | 01:19:12 | |
→ Episode 64 Recap: Underwater languages; Mermaid portrayals; Second Task participation; The Goblet's contract; Gillyweed evolution→ PQOTW Responses → Who misses Hermione the most?→ Wizarding wars→ How much does Sirius know about the Dark Mark?→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
13 Feb 2021 | Love: Ride or Die | 02:24:22 | |
On Episode 315 we discuss… → Love types: Agape, Philia, Eros, Storge, Xenia, Philautia → From Lily to Narcissa, mothers' love is everything in Potter → A child's love for their parents is not to be ignored → Everyone in Harry Potter needs to have a therapist → Does Hermione love her friends more than her parents? → The Golden Trio - ride or die → Fred and George are the best of best friends → Is Remus and Tonks' relationship healthy? → Love potions = big yikes → Hogwarts course suggestion... Wizard Ethics → Love protections must come from a willing sacrifice → Grace gives a Ted Talk Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
25 Oct 2020 | Introducing "Alohomora!: Full Circle" | 00:09:24 | |
You asked for it, you got it! After years of requests from our loyal listeners begging us to start another re-read, we are very happy to introduce Alohomora!: Full Circle. Created and hosted by Kat Miller, Full Circle is a re-read of the Harry Potter series through the lens of Ring Composition. Featuring book-long cohosts of past and present Alohomora! hosts and other special guests, Full Circle promises to be a re-read unlike any other. Episodes will be released on the first of each month, one book at a time, starting November 1, 2020. The show will be exclusive to our Patreon. Join now to get access to the podcast and the exclusive, Patrons-only Discord. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
12 Sep 2015 | DH, 5: Seeds of Doubt | 01:59:19 | |
→ Episode 154 Recap: Blood Magic & Love Magic; Hedwig Lives?; Was Hagrid the best choice?; Harry's desperation→ PQOTW Responses→ Teeny, Tiny Tonks appearance→ The truth behind Lupin's silence→ A very Moody death→ Whyyyyyy are we STILL not believing Harry?→ Biblical Implications→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
20 Dec 2014 | OotP, 37: In A Nutshell | 01:44:38 | |
→ Episode 114 recap: Pivotal Fawkes; Lupin's wolfy side; A Sirius replacement; The physical Horcrux; In essence divided?→ PQOTW Responses→ Ask, and you shall maybe receive→ The humanization of Albus Dumbledore→ Great Snape Debate: Part four million and two→ Breaking down the Prophecy→ If Neville...→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
28 Jul 2012 | PS/SS, 17: Quirrell, You're Fired! | 01:56:59 | |
→ Episode 7 recap: Unicorns, Werewolves & Wizards, Alcoholic Content/Age, Filch, McGonagall & the Potions Riddle→ Special Feature Recap: The Unspeakables - Destiny/Fate & the Centaurs→ PQOTW responses→ The final chapter is upon us!→ The Manifestation of Dumbledore→ Voldemort & the Horse Cheek→ Quirrell's DEAD? Eh...→ Personality & Power→ Overall book theories→ Chamber of Secrets: What can we expect?→ Book covers from around the World→ Calling all artists!→ Question of the Week Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
01 Nov 2014 | OotP, 30: Bigger on the Inside | 01:18:18 | |
→ Episode 107 Recap: Harry's lack of skills; Different sympathies; Mirror reminders; The Ginny Effect→ PQOTW Responses→ Suicidal Teacups→ The unnecessary babysitters→ Weasley is our KING!→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
17 Aug 2019 | GoF 8 Revisit: Quidditch on Demand | 01:29:55 | |
On Episode 278 we discuss... → Consent of Scent is important! → How do Dobby and Winky know each other? → Barty Crouch Jr. is eavesdropping on the Trio in the Top Box - what information does he glean? → How do Omnioculars work? → There's now a muggle equivalent to Omnioculars in existence! → Ron is touchy about Harry buying him the Omnioculars, and about being poor in general. → What does the Bulgarian Minister of Magic know about Harry and Voldemort's conflict in Britain? → What nefarious ends does Lucius Malfoy have in mind when making donations to St. Mungo's? → Does Draco even like Quidditch? → Is the text discriminating against Viktor Krum? → Does Krum frown the British way or the American way? → Why didn't Harry go into professional Quidditch? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
04 Mar 2017 | Life Lessons & Themes: All Sorts of Lessons | 02:29:10 | |
On Episode 214 we discuss... → Harry’s Cinderella moment → “You will be independent because I demand it!” → The weird connection of Moaning Myrtle and Ginny → Beware nice words and pretty people → What’s Prisoner of Azkaban’s secret ingredient? → The shock of Goblet of Fire → Teachers of the revolution → The empathy of Luna Lovegood → Dumbledore’s diary → The essential sacrifice → What has Harry Potter taught you? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
01 Oct 2017 | HBP 11 Revisit: Hermione Does Not Approve | 02:21:43 | |
On Episode 229 we discuss... → We love Half-Blood Prince but we can’t remember why → Do not write in library books! → Completely change your thinking for 6th year → Poor Ron → Why can’t Harry and Lupin be besties? → Harry Potter and the Airport Security → Hannah Abbott is not a lighter note → A beat for humor → Cormac's Connections → Consequences Schmonsequences → Aragog can't come to the phone right now → Read your Evening Prophet, kids! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
15 Jul 2012 | PS/SS, 15-16: The Power of Seven | 01:56:47 | |
→ Episode 6 recap: Motherly Hagrid, Hermione & the Mirror of Erised, Gamp's Gold, Flying Snape & the dog bite, The Cloak, & Hogwarts Security→ Special Feature Recap: The Beast Inquisition - Dragons→ PQOTW responses→ Is being caught out of bed really a big deal?→ Books to Brooms!→ Smack the Centaur→ Difference between already dead & slain→ The Mysterious Headmaster→ Harry the Seer?→ The true, pure Gryffindor→ The Seven Tasks→ Special Feature: The Unspeakables - Destiny & the Centaurs→ Question of the Week→ We have an awesome new way for you to contact us! Read more, here! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
22 Nov 2014 | OotP, 33: Prejudice and Pride | 01:20:00 | |
→ Episode 110 Recap: Understanding Harry; Acting versus Being the Hero; Hermione worship.→ PQOTW Responses→ Should Hermione know better?→ Quasi-necessary Grawp→ No Girl Centaurs → Rude Harry→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
18 Jun 2016 | QTTA, Chapters 1-6: Savage Snitch | 02:22:00 | |
→ Time turning to 2001 → Meet Kennilworthy Whisp → A visit to London's Museum of Quidditch → Medieval history lessons → The Bladder Games → Finding Queerditch Marsh → Nostalgia bombing with Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup → Darwin eats a Snidget → Harry's Quidditch career that could have been → Madam Hooch's secret history → Muggle Quidditch Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
12 Apr 2015 | HBP, 14: Felix; Shaken, Not Stirred | 01:32:14 | |
→ Episode 131 Recap: Tom Riddle's victims and Ariana; the value of yo-yos; magic and immortality→ PQOTW Responses→ Everybody's gettin' lucky→ Messy Quidditch tactics→ Complicated relationships abound→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
04 Jan 2014 | GoF, 26: Monkeyweed | 01:18:34 | |
→ Episode 63 Recap: Medieval unicorns; Mrs. Norris's abilities; Prefect's bathroom access; Golden egg poetry; Obvious summoning→ PQOTW Responses → We all live in a Harry submarine→ Hagrid returns . . . with unicorns!→ Mermaids, maidens and marine mayhem→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
02 Mar 2019 | PS/SS 1 Revisit: Series of Half Truths | 02:45:07 | |
On Episode 266 we discuss... → Why does this chapter turn off so many new readers? → Rainy days and Tuesdays always get me down...or not → I assert our inalienable right to party! → How much magic can one do in animagus form? → The mystifying missing 24 hours → How did Dumbledore figure out the blood protection so quickly? → Harry's numerology → Ted, the magical newscaster! → Cigarette lighters that talk to your soul → Sinister, uncaring, cold Dumbledore? → Privet Drive: the best place for Harry → How did McGonagall know? And how has their relationship changed? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
22 Aug 2015 | DH, 2: This is Not a Death Chapter! | 02:04:53 | |
→ Episode 151 Recap: Snape's source; Why did Charity Burbage die?; peacock symbolism; Epigraphs for the fans→ PQOTW Responses→ Harry is packing and we have feels→ Doge: is he really Dumbledore's BFF?→ Wizarding history lesson→ Dumbledore's mysterious family→ Harry's growing up→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
04 Apr 2017 | Wizarding Education: Flitwick ROCKS | 02:42:40 | |
On Episode 216 we discuss... → Similarities between Hogwarts O.W.L.s, N.E.W.T.s and Muggle aptitude tests → The ever-increasing difficulty of Charms, Transfiguration and Potions in the series → Omission of regular school subjects such as math, language, etc. → Tertiary education - the lack thereof? - in wizarding society → The benefits of *Independent Magical Study* → Those who teach! Is Lupin the best? What about Flitwick? → The importance of trust for learning in an educational setting → Students who got jobs immediately after Hogwarts. There are more than you think! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
03 Sep 2016 | Cursed Child, 1.2: The Pull of Time | 02:41:50 | |
→ More first impressions → To what effect are the dream sequences helpful? → Delphi's master manipulation → Why did Harry listen to Bane? Shouldn't he know better? → Scorpius the Cinnamon Roll → J. K. Rowling and Where to Find Her → The insane strength of Scorpius Malfoy? → Legitimizing 101: How to Make Your Fan Fiction Canon → Scorbus: to be or not to be? → Is Delphi affected by the AUs? → Risk isn't risk if it can be undone Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
29 Aug 2015 | DH, 3: Speak Up, Petunia | 01:33:13 | |
→ Episode 152 Recap: Voldemort doesn't get Dumbledore; the Dumbledore/Doge relationship; what Dumbledore owes Harry; seeing Dumbledore's death→ PQOTW Responses→ Vernon, the constant caricature→ Harry, Dudley, and wastes of space→ Petunia's frustrating silence→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
13 Jun 2015 | HBP, 23: Dark and Mushy | 01:23:51 | |
→ Episode 140 Recap: What does Felix taste like?; Snape and Lily's mutual Potions brilliance; Harry's protective nature→ PQOTW Responses→ The little things: Hogwarts security; does Dumbledore know what Harry was doing?→ Slughorn's real memory reveals a lot → Significance in the creation of Voldemort's Horcruxes→ The biggest OGM→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
09 Apr 2016 | DH, 34: One Foot Through the Veil | 01:45:34 | |
→ Episode 184 Recap: The impact of Snape's abusive childhood;Outward vs inward change; What would Lily say?→ PQOTW Responses→ The vulnerability of self-sacrifice→ We're all crying over the beautiful language→ Can we forgive Dumbledore as easily as Harry?→ Neville's such a top bloke→ Long term planning for the Resurrection Stone→ What exactly comes from the Stone?→ Harry becomes Master of Death→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
20 Jul 2013 | GoF, 3: Knickerbocker Glory | 00:53:54 | |
→ Episode 39 Recap: Whose eyes?; Bertha Jorkins; Showing and Telling; Voldemort's monologuing; → PQOTW Responses→ Dieting Dursleys→ The Invitation → Sassy Harry's new found confidence.→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
03 Sep 2016 | Recap: Episode 200 | 00:43:05 | |
→ Does Ginny finally get her "Another! *Cup smash*" moment? → Scorpius and the Slytherin stigma → Harry's parenting skills → J. K. Rowling's (considerably narrower) Wizarding World Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
28 Feb 2015 | HBP, 8: Girl Power | 00:52:16 | |
→ Episode 125 Recap: Stan Shunpike – A Master of Mystery?; Draco’s Dark Mark; Blood on Dumbledore’s hands→ PQOTW Responses→ Bummer Tonks→ Wandering Patronuses→ Snape’s thorough Potter knowledge→ Dumbledore’s hand→ WHO’S the new Dark Arts teacher?!→ Harry’s right!→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
11 Oct 2014 | OotP, 27: Bottom of the Well | 01:34:36 | |
→ Episode 104 Recap: Social vs. Academic Intelligence; Banned Books & Potter; The piercing stare; A horrible bias; Waste of the Emma Thompson → PQOTW Responses→ FREE AUDIOBOOK DOWNLOAD THANKS TO AUDIBLEPODCAST.COM/OPEN→ Malleable Destiny→ Mars is bright tonight - again!→ Patronus personalities→ A brand new theory?→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
19 Aug 2017 | GoF 23 Revisit: An Evening of Blunders and Broken Hearts | 02:44:15 | |
On Episode 227 we discuss... → Hermione's not gonna take it anymore → Ron can't have nice things → Cinderella's back → Beauxbatons and Durmstrang → The sock chapter → Hermione got her groove... for the first time → Does the Seeker have a full bladder? → Meet the Weird Sisters → Is Ron and Hermione's relationship healthy? → A giant secret → The Goblet of Spectacle → "Make it pink!" "Make it blue!" → Join us in Diagon Alley on September 1st! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
07 Dec 2019 | DH 16 Revisit: The Life That Could've Been | 01:51:11 | |
On Episode 286 we discuss... → Everyone is sad that Ron is dead gone → The cause for Hermione's tears → Mutiny! → Les MiserHogwarts → "This is some Gryffindor nonsense!" → Grindelwald, the Deathly Hallows, and who knows anymore? → Cursed Child parallels! → Bonding in graveyards → Fitting epitaphs → Rings and connections → We all cry for a while Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
26 May 2017 | CoS 17 Revisit: This Chapter's Weird | 01:54:35 | |
On Episode 221 we discuss... → At least it’s the best video game? → “Can we talk about plumbing for a minute?” → Timing Riddle's monologue → Jurassic Chamber → Fawkes’s big secret → Two Voldemorts → Tom Romeo Elvis Riddle → The Hogwarts cold case files → Ginny opens the Dumbledore → Lockhart will not hijack this chapter → Join us in Diagon Alley on September 1st! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
12 Jul 2014 | OotP, 15: McGonagall's Verbal Smackdown | 01:13:01 | |
→ Episode 91 Recap: Fudge manipulating; Percy’s still a prat; Racism and other prejudices; JKR’s intentions; Molly’s validation→ PQOTW Responses→ More Ministry schemes→ Who thought up these O.W.L. grades?→ Who knows what about Trelawney?→ McGonagall handles Umbridge→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
27 Oct 2018 | DH 18 Revisit: Disillusion Maxima | 02:18:12 | |
On Episode 257 we discuss... → I don’t like puzzles, I’m a Gryffindor! → Hermione gets acknowledged! Gasp! → Harry’s wand, a crutch and a rebirth → Grindelwald vs. Voldemort: who was worse? → Did Dumbledore create his own enemy? → Possibly projecting power’s pull onto Harry → Five years? Are we seeing a possible retcon? → Can veritaserum break through dementia? → S***! S***! S***! → The depths of despair → Why didn’t Rita interview Grindelwald? → Do we want to know everything about Dumbledore? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
16 Feb 2019 | CoS 13 Revisit: Acting Like a Good Guy | 02:07:51 | |
On Episode 265 we discuss... → Hermione’s Crushin’ → The Filch Liberation Front → Meet Jack Valentine → Happy accident or deeply layered genius? → Is Riddle Ginny’s ghostwriter? → Ron’s prophecies → “Oops! He’s Hitler” → Bad basilisk! → Snakes, not spiders → Horcruxes, Hallows and Half-Blood Prince Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
21 Nov 2020 | Rubeus Hagrid: The Soccer Mom | 02:11:49 | |
On Episode 309 we discuss... → Did Dumbledore know Hagrid's father? → Mr. Dumbledore's home for Peculiar Children → Ogg was probably important to Hagrid's continued learning → Hagrid is the opposite of toxic masculinity → Hey Google, what is pedagogy? → Was the blast-ended skrewt breeding legal? → Yes, Hagrid's a bad teacher but that's not his fault → Is there any excuse for the way Hagrid treated Dudley? → A case of arrested development → Hagrid vs. Trelawney → "He's literally too stupid to live." → Hagrid is a flawed character - something everyone can agree on! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
22 Mar 2014 | GoF, 37: Yay, Death! | 01:37:25 | |
→ Episode 74 Recap: Prior Priori? Phoenix Technicalities; Amazing Conversations.→ PQOTW Responses→ Traumatised Harry and Disappearing Diggorys→ Setting Clues→ Desperately Seeking Thestrals→ Illegal Bugging→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
21 Feb 2016 | DH, 27: Adorably Convenient | 01:26:24 | |
→ Episode 177 Recap: Does the Department of Mysteries study Horcruxes?; the trio need to watch more heist movies; Hermione's acting skills need work; the last 24 hours of the war→ PQOTW Responses→ "Well done, Dragon!"→ Harry has magic cred→ Voldemort's rule of three→ Is Bellatrix feeling guilty?→ Voldemort's hubris and logic→ What if the last Horcrux had been moved?→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
10 Feb 2013 | PoA, 5-6: Cadogan's Pony | 02:15:14 | |
→ Episode 21 Recap: Harry's "home", Voldemort's nature, a round of applause!, Hogwarts pets, Prefects & Head boys→ Special Feature Recap: What If?→ PQOTW Responses→ Molly's wild past→ The missing queue→ Why doesn't Hagrid learn magic?→ The little knight that could→ Trelawny's predictions→ Does McGonagall influence Hermione?→ Special Feature: Pottermore, The Unspeakables→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
19 Jan 2019 | HBP 17 Revisit: Rise Above Your Anguish | 01:46:10 | |
On Episode 263 we discuss... → Morfin Gaunt = malnourished Steve Buscemi? → Insensitive Ron is insensitive → Floo problems → Oh Harry, if only there was someone out there who believed you → Sassy Flitwick and Dumbledore are on point → When did Dumbledore start collecting memories? → Did Hagrid know that Voldemort was Tom Riddle? → Traceless Tom → "I shouldn't have said that, should not have said that." → Modifying your own memories vs. modifying others' → What if Harry had not retrieved the real memory? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
02 Feb 2019 | Movie Adaptations: Making Movie Magic | 02:51:29 | |
On Episode 264 we discuss… → Welcome Head Prop Modeller, Pierre Bohanna! → Behind the Props of Potter → The theory of adaptation → Other adaptations → How close should we stay to source?→ One person's vision? → Columbus and the early years → Cuarón and the need for change → Newell and the turning point → Yates and the build to the battle. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
19 Oct 2013 | GoF, 15: Passive-Aggressive Girlfriend | 01:13:35 | |
→ Episode 52 Recap: Snape's bad mood; Crouch's cruelty; Planned motivations; Lack of free will→ PQOTW Responses→ Did Dumbledore approve?→ Is S.P.E.W. really necessary?→ Gap year!→ Special Feature: Pottermore, In Depth - Portkeys→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
05 Dec 2015 | DH, 17: There's a Snake in my Neck! | 01:19:46 | |
→ Episode 166 Recap: Who lives in Godric's Hollow now?; Magical boundaries; Inked Deathly Hallows symbols→ PQOTW Responses→ The Potters' Memorial→ Animated corpses→ Lighting the way→ Wait...it's a snake!→ Voldemort’s memory→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
25 Apr 2020 | GoF 15 Revisit: Hogwarts Asylum | 01:57:23 | |
On Episode 296 we discuss... → GoF - the one time we see Sirius as a good father figure → Why does FakeMoody teach students to throw off the Imperius Curse? → What DID Moody do to the witch who shouted, "Boo!" behind him on April Fool's Day? → "Hagrid is the actual worst." → Goblin rebellions sound fascinating! → *cough*Lockhart*cough* → "Fanfiction - the gift that keeps on giving." → House Elves = Brownies or Robots? → Beauxbatons and Durmstrange entrances - #impressed Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
26 Jun 2016 | QTTA, Chapters 7-10: Beat Back Those Bludgers, Boys! | 02:44:42 | |
→ Newt Scamander vs. Kennilworthy Whisp → The Holyhead Harpies movie → Michael sings Celestina Warbeck’s Quidditch hit → Check out the Transylvanian team → Devaluing the Snitch → Awesome alliteration → Quodpot: Hot Potato Dodgeball → Which broomstick? → Starfish with and without Stick Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
14 Mar 2015 | HBP, 10: It's Morfin Time! | 01:22:33 | |
→ Episode 127 Recap: Why The Prince is so important; Solid Snape hate; The new trio and the Peverell brothers→ PQOTW Responses→ Spades of personalities → Does Dumbledore know what's being said?→ Gaunts = Dursleys?→ Morfin's weird brotherly love→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
06 May 2012 | PS/SS, 4-6: Vernon Dursley - Wizard? | 01:44:09 | |
→ We discuss the first theories coming out of the forums→ Is Vernon protecting Harry?→ Prometheus & The Wee Folk→ Expelled students. What gives?→ Noah tries to spread the Dursley love→ We examine the "Muggle Scale"→ What if the Malfoys had introduced Harry to the Wizarding World?→ Is Ollivander...Tiresias?→ We all "AWWWW" for the unintentional victim→ The Giant Order of the Secret Keepers→ Is there a magical Chalk Zone?→ Special Feature: Artifact Inspection, Wands→ Question of the Week Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
08 Mar 2014 | GoF, 35: Dog Eat Bone World | 01:16:21 | |
→ Episode 72 Recap: Priori Incantatem; Ghosts & Angels→ PQOTW Responses→ Portkey problems→ Is the Foe-Glass a possessive object?→ The manipulation of Winky→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
05 Jul 2014 | OotP, 14: Spies! | 01:01:38 | |
→ Episode 90 Recap: Out of Order Hogwarts staff; Harry's new shoes; A worrying happy belly feeling→ PQOTW Responses→ The 3rd Dimension of Cho→ Why is Ron so bad at Quidditch?→ Perfect Percy is Particularly Peeving→ Sirius says the worst thing ever!→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
28 Mar 2020 | HBP 18 Revisit: Such a Low Bar | 02:24:15 | |
On Episode 294 we discuss... → Does Golpalott’s Third Law actually make sense? → What if Harry had given a bezoar to Snape? → Slughorn compares Harry to Lily more than James → Why didn't Harry just ask Dumbledore what a Horcrux was? → Alohomora Research Corner: powered by Ctrl-F → A glimpse into classroom seating charts courtesy of the Hogwarts houses → Is Wilkie Twycross yet another bad teacher? → And then, Harry becomes a stalker → Fiery UNDERWEAR? WHAT? → Willow vs. A Midsummer Night's Dream → What if Ron had died? → Hogwarts, social-distancing before it was cool Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
05 Dec 2020 | CoS 11 Revisit: Can Everyone See Me? | 02:36:53 | |
On Episode 310 we discuss... → Theory confirmed: Dumbledore is the Avatar → CoS is FULL of red herrings → Are Fred and George cruel jackasses? → What's the most terrifying sentence in the Harry Potter canon? → Everyone knows that Neville is almost a squid → Snape is such a bad teacher! For the greater good! → We want to see Flitwick killin' it on the dueling stage → Harry CAN'T EVEN with Lockhart → More fat-shaming... ugh. Milicent is a cat-loving queen! → It's Dolohov-o-clock! → Student reaction to parseltongue = xenophobia? → Do mandrakes bleed??? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
28 May 2016 | BtB, Part 2: Heartcrux Rabbit Wrangler | 02:17:42 | |
→ The Warlock's Hairy Heart. A dark fairytale. → The Weakness of Love, Power and Possession → Chaperones are important → Darkness and Disney → Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump → Alchemy and Magic Spells → The Beauty of JKR's Artwork (And her archived sketch of HRH) → Trees, Death and Monty Python → Trickster Rabbits and Magical Reality Please note we are giving a trigger warning for brief discussion of rape as an allegory in relation to the first tale. If you would like to avoid this discussion, please skip from 40:34-41:35. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
30 Jan 2016 | DH, 24: The Carrot on the String | 02:05:02 | |
→ Episode 173 Recap: Wand allegiance, Grindelwald vs. Voldemort, Peter and the Thestrals→ PQOTW Responses→ Dobby the Baptist→ Is Dumbledore dead?→ Hermione, Ron and Goblin rights→ Voldemort’s Gringotts key→ Revealing wands→ The Hallow Eccentrics→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
03 Mar 2018 | Ron Weasley: The Fwoopers and the Billywigs Talk | 01:56:47 | |
On Episode 240 we discuss... → Jack Russel terriers should be renamed Ron terriers → Could Ron ever turn to the dark arts? → Ron's wands reveal a lot about him → Is Ron mean? → Pottle → The "fwoopers and the billywigs" talk → Ron = Nessie → Nose picking on endless repeat → Newsflash: Ron is hilarious → Ron is a voracious eater → Is Ron Aragorn or Gimli? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
13 Sep 2013 | Bonus: Fantastic Beasts in Space! | 01:02:21 | |
→ OMG! NEW MOVIE! SERIES! JO ROWLING!→ Why are we psyched the material is not a book?→ Breakdown of the official Press Release→ A history lesson in Newt(on)→ Could the movie be socially & politically based?→ Fan Comments→ What beasts do we want to see come to life? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
15 Mar 2014 | GoF, 36: Shake Your Phoenix Feathers | 01:42:03 | |
→ Episode 73 Recap: Foe-glass ownership; Layered Portkeys; Postmortem Polyjuice Potion→ PQOTW Responses→ Different Dumbledores→ Fawkes the feather donor→ Eyes glimmering with ghosts and triumph→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
01 Aug 2020 | The Anthropology of Harry Potter, Part One - Wicked Fascinating | 02:18:25 | |
On Episode 301 we discuss... → How has Potter shaped your own personal or social environment? → "The Harry Potter series is a massive lesson on the notion of death" → Which character deaths got send-offs and which didn't? → Life following loss → What kind of afterlife would you want in the Potter universe? → "I really do believe that Voldemort was a good leader" → So many daddy issues → A great political leader or a god? → The progression of propaganda → What should the new Ministry of Magic statue look like? → WHO IS SAINT MUNGO?? → Which words/phrases from the series do you use in your everyday conversations? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
26 May 2017 | Recap: Episode 220 | 00:34:43 | |
On this recap we discuss... → Harry’s control over his fantasy DEPRESSION/SUICIDE TRIGGER WARNING: Skip to the 28:28 mark to avoid this conversation → Horcruxes as recovery stages → Devolving into chaos → Is Dumbledore the therapist or the patient? → The theory’s true value → McGonagall the therapy cat Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
17 Sep 2016 | Cursed Child, 2.1: Cursed Right Off the Page | 02:33:38 | |
→ Seen, unseen and to be seen → Taking “The Augurey” seriously → Familiar faces for familiarity’s sake → Imagination vs. Live Theater → The Great Snape Debate continues → Polly Chapman and the Missing Direction → Scorpius: The Human Pottermore → Cedric Diggory goes stupid crazy → Ron and Hermione: From teaspoons to ladles → Who is the Cursed Child? → The Curse of Nineteen Years Later → Delphie... something... something Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
08 Feb 2014 | GoF, 31: Oh, Godfather! | 01:54:14 | |
→ Episode 68 Recap: Mistake of the Week; The circle proves on; Past, Present, & Future; Ghosts of memories past→ PQOTW Responses→ The worst thing we can fathom→ Why the rush?→ What if Cedric alone had taken the cup?→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
23 Nov 2019 | Food: Why Would You Eat That? | 02:01:02 | |
On Episode 285 we discuss… - Deathly Hallows is book-ended by good food - Home is where the food is - We'll never look at movie food the same way again - One minute feasts? Yes please! - Oh, that's why Hufflepuffs sleep near the kitchens! - Hermione is not the domestic type - Growing boys need a LOT of food! - Danielle explains British food for us Americans - Crazy American foods in comparison - Why is there no tea time at Hogwarts? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
13 Apr 2019 | GOF 1 Revisit: Timelines Say What? | 01:45:19 | |
On Episode 269 we discuss... → Laura is back! → Good in depth discussion, kick ass usernames → Delving into some magical science → Struggling to keep track of timelines → Once again the trace has questionable mechanics → The significance of the Riddle house to Voldemort → Looking for an ounce of Wormtail's morality → Noah was nearly prophetic about Nagini → Nagini's back story came out of nowhere → A totally different format than previous first chapters → Voldemort is basically a Batman villain → An honorary sorting for Frank Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
26 Nov 2016 | Albus Dumbledore - All Kinds of Love | 01:34:38 | |
On Episode 207 we discuss... → No spoilers for Fantastic Beasts! (Well, we tried) → Dumbledore as the archetypal mentor → Is Dumbledore a good person and are his actions justified? → Timelines can be confusing → JKR got Harry's story from Dumbledore's portrait → Would knowing Dumbledore's sexuality have impacted Harry's story? → Everything goes back to that one summer → How does Dumbledore still trust people? → Regret and caution → The Greater Good vs. the one → Love of all kinds → Why do we have more empathy for Dumbledore than other characters? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
27 Apr 2014 | OotP, 4: AARGH! | 01:18:13 | |
→ Episode 80 Recap: Lupin Appreciation Time; Racial Stereotypes; The Ladies of Potter→ PQOTW Responses→ Grimmauld Place in the Wizard Space→ Is CAPSLOCK HARRY really that bad?→ Family betrayal→ How Ginny got her groove back→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
17 Oct 2015 | DH, 10: The Brightest Star | 01:43:44 | |
→ Episode 159 Recap: Dustledore; Tracing Tom Riddle; #YesAllWitches→ PQOTW Responses→ Sirius secrets→ Magic from beyond the grave→ Lily’s eyes and ‘g’s→ Relative truths→ R.A.B. revealed→ House-elf brainwashing→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
18 Jan 2020 | Small Questions: Dobby Dash | 01:57:33 | |
On Episode 289 we discuss… → Red shirt Death Eaters → The slippery slope of the Elder Wand's power → "I look real good in half-moons." → "The shop will choose the apprentice." → Could Boggarts be deadly? → Inter-species education → What happens to Muggleborns who aren't allowed to go to school? → Wizard money and taxes - good luck giving correct change! → Hidden animagi and where to find them → Room of Requirement money-making schemes → Inter-species relations - yep, we went there → The Sorting Hat secret Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
30 Jan 2021 | OotP 28 Revisit: Fresh Horror | 02:02:59 | |
On Episode 314 we discuss... → Leaving a broken vanishing cabinet on the 1st floor... totally fine → Tragic Filch - the half-person → Fear of kittens makes a lot more sense than pigeons → What do fireworks and torture devices have in common? → Turning suffering into profit is ok when you're making bad people suffer → The Department of Mysteries appears to be a spiritual place → "We all got away, didn’t we?"... Dumbledore didn't, Cho! → Did Hermione go too far with her hex? → Pensieves could be big money-makers and more dangerous than the Mirror of Erised → Comparing the trio to the Marauders → Queen Lily and the last straw → James totally sexually assaulted Severus Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
13 Nov 2016 | Recap: Episode 205 | 00:29:07 | |
On this recap we discuss... → Fiddling with the Fidelius Charm → Is there a secret hiding in the Order photo? → Giving Peter some slack Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
02 Jan 2016 | DH, 21: Windows in the Sky | 02:09:41 | |
→ Episode 170 Recap: Luna's sad reality; Rooks, Knights, and Lovegoods→ PQOTW Responses→ Did Jo borrow from the Three Little Pigs?→ Dumbledore as Death→ What does the theme of "belief" mean to Harry Potter?→ What type of stone is the Resurrection Stone?→ Why are we shown Luna's friendship mural?→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
12 May 2013 | PoA: Live at MISTI-Con | 01:25:01 | |
→ We are LIVE at MISTI-Con!→ Animagi or Animagi?→ Parallel circular time travel→ Hogwarts Portraits→ The inconsistent Marauder's Map→ Special Feature: What If?→ Audience Quick Questions→ Exciting accouncement!→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
09 Aug 2014 | OotP, 18: Back Off, Zacharias | 00:56:08 | |
→ Episode 94 Recap: Snape, trust, & temptation; Slightly sexist staircase; Sanity saving Luna→ PQOTW Responses→ Exactly how reckless is Sirius?→ Does the Room of Requirement have unlimited resources?→ Misunderstood Expelliarmus→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
26 Oct 2014 | OotP, 29: One Floo Over, Two Fly Out | 01:17:09 | |
→ Episode 106 Recap: Sirius reflection, high school heirarchies and what if James had lived...?→ PQOTW Responses→ Troublesome troublemakers→ Best friend's sister→ Harry's Auror qualifications→ Approval for whipping→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
20 Sep 2015 | DH, 6: Master Manipulator | 01:52:41 | |
→ Episode 155 Recap: An unexpected leak; lend me your ear; Lupin’s dark place→ PQOTW Responses→ Magical security→ Molly's interrogation tactics→ "Mad-Eye's dead." Still.→ Does Harry "get it?"→ The Freedom to Read (about Horcruxes)→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
25 Oct 2015 | DH, 11: It's Heavy, Harry! | 01:42:56 | |
→ Episode 160 Recap: The bond between Harry and Sirius; Regulus and Percy similarities; a Dumbledore and Dudley comparison→ PQOTW Responses→ Death Eater interrogations→ Abounding WWII parallels→ Will three become four?→Fathers and sons→ Dung is still dung→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
21 Jan 2017 | Recap: Episode 210 | 00:24:38 | |
On this recap we discuss... → Ghosts as punishment → Luna's spirituality → Neville, Luna, and Ginny as a trinity → Draco: a Judas parallel? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
08 Oct 2012 | CoS, 7-8: Return of the Pig | 01:52:09 | |
→ Episode 12 Recap: Lockhart, Earmuffs, Photography, Platform 9 3/4→ Special Feature Recap: Artifact Inspector - Ford Anglia→ PQOTW Responses→ Snape's Pitch→ Ron's flair for silence→ Under the hair gel spell!→ Filch's soul→ Hermione's shame→ Riddle the poet→ Special Feature: Pottermore, In Depth→ Question of the Week→ Download our app!→ Alohomora! Promotional Video→ Low bandwidth now available! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
01 Aug 2015 | HBP, 30: Grief and Gold | 01:15:43 | |
→ Episode 147 Recap: Spell trends, Lupin's reaction, Friends with Fawkes→ PQOTW Responses→ Life after Dumbledore→ Half-Blood Pride?→ Wizarding Funeral Rites→ Setting up for Seven→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
23 May 2020 | OotP 38 Revisit: Lord Thingie | 01:52:26 | |
On Episode 298 we discuss... → "Thoughts can leave deeper scarring than almost anything else." → Is Madam Pomfrey a master potioneer? → Is Umbridge's trauma due to loss of control? → Harry is just DONE → Ultimate sassy McGonagall → Harry actually has a moment to grieve! → Ron's emotional teaspoon grows into a dessert spoon → Sirius and his parallels to the Deathly Hallows → Where Nick fails, Luna succeeds → "They always come back in the end" → Dumbledore's Army takes down Slytherin → Ginny, the confident feminist with a plan Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
21 Dec 2019 | Lord Voldemort: Double Extra Big Bad | 02:20:06 | |
On Episode 287 we discuss… - Do we pronounce the T in “Voldemort”? - Why is Voldemort drawn to Horcruxes, and why 7? - We hate controversy… but was Harry a Horcrux? - What was Voldemort going to turn into a Horcrux with Harry’s murder? - Why not use the Fidelius Charm on Horcruxes? Can you be your own Secret-Keeper? - Did Voldemort choose how he looks? What inspired him? - We want to hunt diadems in Albania! - "Don’t look at me!" – What a diva! - How did Voldemort get his body back? Irvin has some really nasty theories! - Irvin staged the entire resurrection of Voldemort at MISTI-Con… because of course he did (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKpEcQwjMPQ&t=4s) - Does Voldemort have Voldybits? - Where does Voldemort fall in the pantheon of pop culture villains, and is he a successful villain? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
01 Sep 2013 | GoF, 8: Sneakers & Seekers | 01:09:20 | |
→ Episode 45 Recap: Little French teachers; Barty's worry; Durmstrang's TARDIS; QWC prep; Peacock sightings; Ethics & Muggles→ PQOTW Responses→ Goldilock's seat→ Is Lucius...genuine?→ Bad Snitcisions→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
12 Aug 2013 | Live at LeakyCon London | 00:49:36 | |
→ We are LIVE at LeakyCon UK!→ Reunion class of 1998 → Special Guests from the Potter movies→ Reviews from 1997→ How were our experiences different→ How has children's literature changed?→ Is re-reading changing with Pottermore?→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
09 Sep 2012 | CoS, 3-4: Will Floo for Food | 02:13:40 | |
→ Episode 10 Recap: Harry/Big D BFF's, Synopsis, The Walrus, Horse, & Pig, Animals in Literature→ Special Feature Recap: Noah's Close Read→ PQOTW Responses→ Lightweight Elf Champion→ Flying with Ease→ The House Elf Contract→ Arthur & The Loophole→ Pinch or a Handfull→ Plotter's Reunite!→ Special Feature: Pottermore, In Depth → Question of the Week→ Download our app!→ Alohomora! Promotional Video Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
29 Oct 2016 | Recap: Episode 204 | 00:27:36 | |
On this recap we discuss... → Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
18 Mar 2017 | Recap: Episode 214 | 00:31:35 | |
On this recap we discuss... → Harry, Riddle and moral grayness → Relevance and timelessness → Rowling's responsibility → Reading Potter with the next generation Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
19 Aug 2017 | Recap: Episode 226 | 00:48:59 | |
On this recap we discuss... → How Queer should Potter be? → The Werewolf parallel → Queer stereotypes vs. Queer themes → Asking more from Rowling Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
02 Feb 2014 | GoF, 30: A Dumbledore Sandwich | 01:21:37 | |
→ Episode 67 Recap: Disembodied Horcruxes; Dumbledore's favorite?; Dumbledore's strange choices→ PQOTW Responses → Little Crouch's story→ Who hexed Bertha?→ Dumbledore's theory→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
04 Jun 2016 | BtB, Part 3: A Haunting Honesty | 02:08:36 | |
→ Rivers of Death → The Three Brothers → The Gifts → Using the Hallows → The Pardoner's Tale → A Different Dumbledore → Scepticism or Secret Keeping? → To Remain a Fool Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
29 Aug 2020 | Patronuses & Dementors: You Fail, Maggots! | 01:28:34 | |
*Trigger warnings for this episode: suicidal thoughts and death of a loved one On Episode 303 we discuss... → "Azkaban Guards" = magical policemen? Not quite → Why are parents not concerned that their children will be surrounded by Dementors in PoA? → Is Harry already suffering from mental health issues in PoA? → Are wizards behind Muggle society in the field of psychology? YES → Dementor's Kiss = lobotomy → Rex gives us a history lesson on brain science! → Patronuses and spirit animals reveal a spiritual similarity → Are Patronuses alive?? → Dementor vomit = maggots → Did Harry have suicidal thoughts? → Turning Patronuses into magical voicemail is legit! → Patronus battles... um, what?? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
31 May 2014 | OotP, 9: Not the Neighbor | 01:03:52 | |
→ Episode 85 Recap: Owl tracking; Figg's sight; Albus' passive aggressive plight→ PQOTW Responses→ The voices in Harry's head→ Broom > Prefect→ Did Jo write herself into the Boggart scene?→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
28 Apr 2018 | Death: It Does Not Do to Dwell | 02:11:59 | |
On Episode 244 we discuss... → JKR's admissions of how the death of her mother shaped the series → Immortality and the fear of death → Voldemort: The most useless, magic-dependent wizard ever → Grief over death and loss → How unresolved grief can stunt growth → Acceptance of death and its inevitability → The Flamels are Hobbits → What was on Dumbledore's bucket list? → Church Grims bring out Katy's angst → Death is more trustworthy than God or the Devil → Quotes to grieve by → Listener experiences using Potter to help them grieve Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
15 Feb 2014 | GoF, 32: A Modest Request | 01:34:00 | |
→ Episode 69 Recap: Productive Pensieve; Percy's pride; Dealing with the spare; Cleanest murder plan→ PQOTW Responses→ Examination of "Yew"→ How does the (re)birthing work?→ Christ & the Anti-Christ→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! Store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
08 Jan 2017 | Religion and Fate - Into the Unknown | 01:51:06 | |
On Episode 210 we discuss... → Predestination vs. free will in prophesies → Magic as religion → Is there a Wizard God? → Wizards reconciling magic and religious belief → The stigma of Christians against Harry Potter → Resurrection: a common element → Are Horcruxes a perversion of religious symbols? → The importance of choices → Even Quidditch has religious imagery! → Trios and the Trinity → Repentance and Redemption → Ghosts and the afterlife Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
04 Jul 2015 | HBP, 26: Baby Birding | 02:06:39 | |
→ Episode 143 Recap: Saving Snape; Everything is right!; The Trelawney cause; Snape & Lily are NOT BFFs; In defense of Ms Prince→ PQOTW Responses→ Wizarding Higher Education→ An homage to Tolkien→ What exactly makes up The Drink of Despair?→ Does Dumbledore promise to never love again?→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
21 Feb 2015 | HBP, 7: Detrimental To Your Stealth | 01:22:46 | |
→ Episode 124 Recap: Harry's super-secure banking; Worries in the Wizarding World; Draco, Snape and Narcissa's redeemable features.→ PQOTW Responses→ Harry's actually right for a change→ The real Mystery of the novel→ Harry and Ginny→ Neville the Unicorn→ Draco's cunning but brutal tactics→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
14 Apr 2018 | HBP 22 Revisit: Felix: The Master Manipulator | 01:26:51 | |
On Episode 243 we discuss... → Best HBP chapter EVAR!! → Leaving Hagrid to grieve alone? Rude. → Half-Blood Prince: a metaphor for being 16 → Slughorn: B+ teacher, A+ motivator → Half an eyebrow now, half an eyeball later! → Felix has no morals... and kind of makes you drunk → Did Tom Riddle get lucky? → Spiders are so ungrateful → Wizard minors can drink alcohol... no biggie → Actors' names in literature → We need more drunk men hugging, crying, and singing → Odo the non-hero... which is sad Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
04 Apr 2015 | HBP, 13: Slow Your Roll | 01:22:59 | |
→ Episode 130 Recap: Does Harry not trust McGonagall?; What if Katie Bell bit the dust?; Draco's trail of destruction; How much could Harry have learned if Dumbledore died earlier?→ PQOTW Responses→ Death, Birth, and the Phoenix→ Is it Dumbledore's fault that Lord Voldemort came to be?→ Strength, or Admiration?→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
15 Nov 2014 | OotP, 32: Enter the Dream Team | 00:53:08 | |
→ Episode 109 Recap: Astronomy Predictions; Right in the feels!; Anti-cheating charms; Exam resits→ PQOTW Responses→ Harry, Alone?→ The Saving People Thing→ Kreacher’s Clues and What would happen if?→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
18 Oct 2014 | OotP, 28: Everybody's Fifteen! | 01:08:50 | |
→ Episode 105 Recap: "Sneak"-y magic; McGonagall roars; Dumbledore escaping Azkaban; Memory Charm vs. Imperius Curse → PQOTW Responses→ The ridiculous Inquisitorial Squad→ A drink with Umbridge→ Fireworks!→ Harry, James, and Snape's memory→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. | |||
10 Jan 2015 | HBP, 1: The Coughing Canvas | 01:08:52 | |
→ We start Half-Blood Prince!→ Synopsis, dedication, & first impressions→ Who is the Half-Blood Prince?→ Wizards at War→ Kingsley undercover→ Fudge gets fired→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support. |
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