
Critical Magic Theory: An Analytical Harry Potter Podcast
Hosted by Julian Wamble · Prof. Julian Wamble
4.9from 1,022 ratings
- 112
- Episodes
- 77
- Transcribed
- 1,022
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Critical Magic Theory: An Analytical Harry Potter Podcast
Instead of seeing criticism as an indication of not liking something, Professor Julian Wamble invites listeners of Critical Magic Theory to explore the things about the characters, plot points, and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter broadly that have always given them pause or made them smile without knowing why. It is in this navigation of the positive and the negative aspects of a world that we find true magic.
- Publisher
- Prof. Julian Wamble
- Category
- arts · fiction · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Jan 2024
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
77 of 112 episodes have a transcript.

7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Lesser Known Muggleborns

1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Secret Life of Kendra Dumbledore

23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Prof Responds — Was Lily Potter a "Pick Me" or Was She Picked?
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The Lesser Known Muggleborns
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But like, The reason behind it was absolutely there. Did they know? Some of them probably did. Some of them might not have, right? But I say all of that to say that there is a world where you can be a bully and you can be bullied. And the reason is because you're going against the societal norm. Your existence stands in the face of the thing that people believe. And they don't have to name that. And I think that one thing that we recognize about Myrtle that I think is important about just who she is and how we understand her, even as a ghost, right, is that she does not suffer in silence. Like, she's called Moaning Myrtle because she's going to let it be known. […]
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