Potternaught

Potternaught
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A podcast about authorship, fandom, messy feelings and critical explorations of the Harry Potter books and franchise. For fans in crisis, critics, and those who have only absorbed the phenomenon through cultural osmosis and are curious enough to dive in (to the good and the bad).

  1. 01/06/2022

    BONUS EPISODE: This Fandom Is A Monolith

    We briefly return from our hiatus with an episode recorded last summer, all about Harry Potter Fandom: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Zoe and Adela reminisce about their first introductions to the books and to the fandom, online and offline. E remembers their view of this monolith of a fanbase from the sidelines, when internet culture in the 00s and 10s was saturated with Harry Potter references, theories, memes, and revelations. Zoe discusses types of fandoms from a scholarly lens and why the Harry Potter fandom was so transformative. For better or worse, HP fans shaped early internet culture. For better or worse, HP fans brought their obsession with the magical world into the real world. Let's talk about that. Find us on Twitter! Adela - @aredhel__ Zoe - @zoetopaz e - @cel10e The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!) Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/ LINKS USED IN THIS EPISODE: Consider the Snape Wife: https://jezebel.com/consider-the-snapewife-1845247730 Parents gaslight child: https://www.distractify.com/p/parents-raise-daughter-witch-harry-potter A young trans man's response to JKR's terfdom: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/opinion/jk-rowling-twitter-trans.html Ilvermorny, racism & cultural appropriation: http://nativeappropriations.com/2016/03/magic-in-north-america-part-1-ugh.html https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/160311-history-of-magic-in-north-america-jk-rowling-native-american-stereotypes https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/09/jk-rowling-under-fire-for-appropriating-navajo-tradition-history-of-magic-in-north-america-pottermore OUR FANDOM REC'S: Fandom Forward: https://fandomforward.org/impact A Very Potter Musical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwM_AKeMCk Potter Puppet Pals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z09rvN3s9Kg Zoe's fic rec's: "All Life Is Yours To Miss" https://archiveofourown.org/works/825875 "What We Pretend We Can't See" https://archiveofourown.org/works/9794657 "A Young Radical's Guide To Love" https://archiveofourown.org/works/643932/chapters/1168890 e's art rec: https://floccinaucinihilipilificationa.tumblr.com/tagged/harry-potter Adela's wizard rock rec's: "Just A Hufflepuff" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN_5Mko-bSg "Spells And Scars" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJGD52uYJVE "Bridge To The Other Side" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DarPU3Rpovs "End Of An Era" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vDjOv_B4Gk "Last Call" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1ZzqSZlym4

    1h 35m

  2. 06/09/2021 · BONUS

    BONUS EPISODE: It's Not A Swing Dress, It's A Watermelon

    In which we watch and discuss the film adaptation of Goblet of Fire which, despite all of the negative shoutouts, we all quite enjoyed. Discussions include the much better handling of the Crouch/Moody mystery compared to the book, as well as the two genders: butterflies and staves. We would all also like to acknowledge that we completely forgot to talk about Draco at all, and we apologize. Links: Can You Do The Hippogriff: https://youtu.be/BRGAUnFuKj0 Patil twins pronunciation guide: https://www.tiktok.com/@promawhatup/video/6927446505091501318 Find us on Twitter! Adela - @aredhel__ Zoe - @zoetopaz e - @cel10e The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!) Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/

    1h 16m

  3. 05/26/2021

    35: I Can't Believe Zoe Is Harry Potter (Book 4 Wrap-Up)

    We wrap up Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, answer your questions, talk about how nostalgia and criticism shifts (or doesn't shift!) our rankings of the books, and e makes predictions about the next book! Find us on Twitter! Adela - @aredhel__ Zoe - @zoetopaz e - @cel10e The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!) Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/ LINKS USED IN THIS EPISODE: Lofty Fic Rec links:   The Arithmancer: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10070079/1/The-Arithmancer Where No Shadows Fall: https://archiveofourown.org/works/1054082

    1h 6m

  4. 05/12/2021

    34: A Minor Fudgery Of Space And Time

    Due to a technical issue we combined the last four chapters of HP 4! Hear E grumble about the second half of the climax, listen to Zoe get frustrated with Crouch’s Moody, and bask in Adela’s love for Fred and George. The book ends on the series’ first ever sad closing, but both we and Harry will preserve.  Send us your book 4 wrap up questions! Spoilers please send directly to Zoe or Adela or to our Tumblr, and feel free to send us questions about the book 4 movie as well! Note: Adela had a couple audio issues throughout the episode, apologies! Find us on Twitter! Adela - @aredhel__  Zoe - @zoetopaz  E - @cel10e The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!) Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/

    1h 12m

  5. 04/21/2021

    33: Lord Voldemort's Multilevel Marketing Scheme

    CW: brief discussion of a dead body 38:40-39:45, brief mention of fetuses in anti-abortion ads 39:45-40:20. In which we discuss the first half of the climax of Goblet of Fire, including the fridging of Cedric Diggory, an expository villain monologue that lasts five whole pages, and whether Voldy's cult is actually an MLM.  Find us on Twitter! Adela - @aredhel__ Zoe - @zoetopaz E - @cel10e The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!) Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/

    1h 6m

  6. 04/07/2021

    32: The Vaguest Of Clues

    We talk about possibly the two least helpful chapters in the entire fourth book (The Dream & The Pensieve), and the Neville Protection Squad commences once again.  Follow us on Twitter! Adela: @aredhel__ Zoe: @zoetopaz e: @cel10e The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr) Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com  LINKS: Adela's Kickstarter (ends April 10th): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adela/wisp-rpg

    52 min

  7. 03/24/2021

    31: The Plot Holes Positively Curdle

    In which we discuss Chapters 27-28 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, "Padfoot Returns" and "The Madness of Mr. Crouch". The C Plot thickens, plot holes abound, and the author, a self-proclaimed feminist, continues to have an entirely anti-feminist way of writing women. Find us on Twitter! Adela - @aredhel__ Zoe - @zoetopaz e - @cel10e The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!) Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/ LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: All The Young Dudes: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10057010 Adela's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adela/wisp-rpg

    1h 2m

  8. 03/10/2021

    30: ... It's Just Bigotry, Isn't It?

    CW: frank conversations about anti-semitism & transphobia. Sports? Big communal bathtub? How a whole generation of activists inspired by these books now have to reconcile the foundation of their being with the betrayal of the author who gave them that? Find us on Twitter! Adela - @aredhel__ Zoe - @zoetopaz E - @cel10e The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!) Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/ LINKS: Harry Potter Alliance: https://www.thehpalliance.org/ Adela's game: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adela/wisp-rpg

    1h 1m
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A podcast about authorship, fandom, messy feelings and critical explorations of the Harry Potter books and franchise. For fans in crisis, critics, and those who have only absorbed the phenomenon through cultural osmosis and are curious enough to dive in (to the good and the bad).

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  • Creator
    Potternaught
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Potternaught
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