It's Tea Time at Hogwarts. Each episode, special guests join stand up comedian and actor Katie Johantgen (The Office Musical, Friends the Musical), to spill the tea on their biggest gripes with the beloved Harry Potter universe. Do you think Michael Gambon was a trash Dumbledore? That Snape is a queer icon and his last-minute romantic infatuation with Lily Potter is lazy writing? That J.K. Rowling is a TERF monster who needs to be stopped?! Listen to what happens when you force someone to talk smack about the thing they love most. No one is safe, not even Dobby.
Harry Potter and the Hot Takes
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It's Tea Time at Hogwarts. Each episode, special guests join stand up comedian and actor Katie Johantgen (The Office Musical, Friends the Musical), to spill the tea on their biggest gripes with the beloved Harry Potter universe. Do you think Michael Gambon was a trash Dumbledore? That Snape is a queer icon and his last-minute romantic infatuation with Lily Potter is lazy writing? That J.K. Rowling is a TERF monster who needs to be stopped?! Listen to what happens when you force someone to talk smack about the thing they love most. No one is safe, not even Dobby.
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January 9, 2020
"Obliviate Should Be Illegal" w/ Carrie Wittmer
<p>After a brief (9 month) hiatus, Harry Potter and the Hot Takes is back, baby! First, we will release previously unreleased episodes, and then we will be kicking off Season 2 with brand new episodes with HOT HOT TAKES and HOT HOT GUESTS! <br> <br> ~~~~~~~~~~~<br> <br> Enjoy this episode recorded back in February 2019 with the brilliant <strong>Carrie Wittmer</strong>, co-author of <a href="https://www.neweroticaforfeminists.com/">'New Erotica for Feminists'</a>. Carrie is a Brooklyn-based comedy writer, entertainment journalist, and critic. By day, she writes about television and "Paddington 2" for Business Insider's entertainment team. On nights and Saturdays, she writes jokes. On Sundays, she sings songs she made up about her dog to her dog.</p> <p>She's been published in McSweeney’s, The New Yorker,<strong> </strong>and<strong> </strong>Refinery29<strong> </strong>and her work has been syndicated on sites including The Independent<strong>. <br> <br> </strong><strong>Twitter + Instagram @carriesnotscary</strong><br> <br> ~~~~~~~~~~~<br> <br> <strong>Hosted, Produced, Edited</strong> by <a href="https://www.katiejohantgen.com/">Katie Johantgen</a>, <strong>Twitter + Instagram +TikTok @katiejoyofosho<br> <br> </strong><strong>Theme Song </strong>by<strong> </strong>Sean Wilcox, <strong>Instagram @wilcoxmusic, Twitter @wilcox_music<br> <br> </strong><strong>Cover Art </strong>by Maggie Brownstone</p>
April 11, 2019
"Hermione is Black" w/ Jordan Pesci
<p>Actress/Writer <a href="https://www.jordanpesci.com/"><strong>Jordan Pesci</strong></a><strong> </strong>(<a href="https://www.instagram.com/pescilovesyou/">@pescilovesyou</a>) combines her knowledge and passion for Harry Potter, history, and black feminist theory for the woke-est episode of Harry Potter and the Hot Takes yet. <br> <br> Katie and Jordan kick things off by confirming their chosen combo Hogwarts houses are spot on according to their <a href="https://www.thethings.com/actual-hogwarts-house-according-myers-briggs-personality-type/">Myers Briggs Personality Types</a>. They discuss their irrational, yet incredibly rational (and topical) fear of black holes, and the role of magic in universe theory.<br> <br> If you believe that Hermione, Jesus, and Santa are black, and have no time for genocidal hate crime snakes, this episode is for you!<br> <br> Share, subscribe, and review!<br> <br> Cover Art: <a href="https://www.maggiebrownstone.com/">Maggie Brownstone</a> <br> Theme Song: <strong>Sean Wilcox</strong></p>
March 14, 2019
"Quidditch Makes No Sense" w/ Ian Mather
<p>It's time to address the broomstick in the room... Quidditch makes absolutely no G-D sense. This week Katie chats with Author/Comedian<strong> Ian Mather</strong> (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianxmather/">@ianxmather</a>) about the dirty, sticky frat house that is the Gryffindor Common Room, the fact that wizards are low key old school and seem to all get married immediately out of high school (do they go to wizard college?!), and of course, SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS.</p> <p>Check out Ian's satirical "children's" book, '<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mean-Mr-Trump-Ian-Mather/dp/173261430X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1532702524&sr=8-2&keywords=mean+mr.+trump"><strong>Mean Mr. Trump</strong></a><strong>'</strong>, and catch him in <a href="https://thepit-nyc.com/events/sketchy-history-a-history-sketch-show/"><strong>Sketchy History: A History Sketch Show</strong></a>, every month at The PIT Loft!</p> <p><strong>Share! Subscribe! Review!</strong></p>
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