Harry Potter After 2020

Lorrie Kim and JC
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Harry Potter After 2020

How does it feel to read Harry Potter after 2020? The words on the page don’t change. But times change. We, the readers, change. And that changes the story. Join podcast hosts Lorrie Kim and JC on a re-read of the series, chapter by chapter. As we delve into the story, we’ll remember what the books meant to us when they were first published and analyze what we see differently now. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    4.14: The Unforgivable Curses

    If you're the person who was a victim of one of these crimes, you do not owe the criminal your forgiveness. If somebody has tried to mind-control you, torture you, or kill you, it's not your job to forgive them. It's not your job to restore their human dignity, to tell them it was okay. They may need that; that's on them. They have to go find whatever peace they can from somebody else. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.

    1h 28m

  2. FEB 12

    4.13: Mad-Eye Moody

    This fake Moody seizes an opportunity to get on Harry's good side. Knowing the relationship or even just observing the relationship right there between Harry and Draco, to just jump in and go so over the top taking Draco out of the equation -- is absolutely the best thing that he could have done to get Harry and Ron to like him. -JC For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.

    1h 2m

  3. FEB 5

    4.12: The Triwizard Tournament

    The lake is rising and Dennis Creevey falls in, and then it hit me: these kids are never going to have a normal year at Hogwarts. This is the crew that will never know what it was like. Not that any of them have really had a normal year, but compared to what's coming this year and the next year… We know what's happening and then it gets worse for these kids, and then I went, "Oh, it's like the pandemic." -JC For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.

    46 min

  4. JAN 29

    4.11: Aboard the Hogwarts Express

    Lorrie:  I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion or not, but I think that Lucius and Narcissa have by far the most functional marriage in this whole series. JC: I can't think of a couple that seems to be more of a team. Lorrie: They discussed their disagreement and they compromised. Oh, my God. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.

    34 min

  5. JAN 24

    4.10: Mayhem at the Ministry

    Since I've read this book last, the whole fake news thing has arisen and we have so much disinformation online, and the way that news spreads has changed. It just hit me that I'm going to read Rita Skeeter differently this time than I have in the past because of what's happened in the last decade. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.

    48 min

  6. JAN 18

    8.2: Dr. Brent Satterly, aka Clitoris Umbridge

    The transphobic messages communicate to especially trans youth -- but also queer and non-binary youth, LGBTQIA+ youth -- "you're broken"; "you are a danger, you're a threat." I think one of the things that is tough is that you can't not ingest toxic messages from that. It gets inside you and it's part of you, and the challenge is it's not just coming from J.K.; she's just someone with a huge megaphone. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.

    1h 20m

  7. JAN 15

    4.9: The Dark Mark

    "This is the first time we have genuinely seen the intense fear that Voldemort stirs up in the adults who lived in that era. We've seen people shuddering when they say the name, but it almost becomes a joke at some point. And this is genuine panic." For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.

    1h 23m

  8. JAN 8

    4.8: The Quidditch World Cup

    I love Viktor Krum. I love how he is graceful in some contexts and inept in others, and as we will see later in this volume, I love understanding him in context as an athlete who is from a minority, and because of his high skill is vulnerable to government exploitation. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.

    51 min
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How does it feel to read Harry Potter after 2020? The words on the page don’t change. But times change. We, the readers, change. And that changes the story. Join podcast hosts Lorrie Kim and JC on a re-read of the series, chapter by chapter. As we delve into the story, we’ll remember what the books meant to us when they were first published and analyze what we see differently now. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.

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  • Creator
    Lorrie Kim and JC
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    75
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023-2024
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    Harry Potter After 2020

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