Gender Swap Edition: Can Harrietta Potter Manage Mischief?
Grab a butterbear and think about what if... Join Karoline, Sophia, and our guest Matthew as they philosophize about the differences in girl's and boy's upbringing in the wizarding world.
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In this episode:
Fanfiction informs culture
The inevitable demise of Cedric Diggory
The gender-specific nuances of Dursley-abuse
Would female Harry have done better at school?
Harrietta and Ginny Resources:
Harry Potter and the Social Construct. Does Gender-Swap Fanfiction Show Us That We Need to Re-consider Gender Within Children's Literature? by Harry Oulton
Nine Contradictory Observations About Girls' and Boys' Upbringing and Education – The Strength-Based Approach as the Way to Eliminate the Gender Gap by Kaarina Määttä & Satu Uusiautti
Why boys achieve less at school than girls: the difference between boys' and girls' academic culture by Mieke Van Houtt
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12 Sept 2026
GoF Chapter 12: The Fine Line Between Drama and Pneumonia
Grab a butterbeer and fantasize about the only cup you're not supposed to drink out of: Join Ev, Irvin, Taavi, and our special guest Natalie Candido as they discuss Chapter 12 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - "The Triwizard Tournament"!
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In this episode:
Why do we have a Sorting in Goblet of Fire?
McGonagall hazes first years worse than Peeves
Violence against geese!
All aboard the vomit comet!
Dennis's dreams are coming true!
What's the point of Dennis Creevey?
The woes of losing your favorite ruff
We figure out what Dean Thomas's career will be
You can't cancel Quidditch!
Voldemort: The Definitive Study of Tom Riddle-the Man Who Would Become "He Who Must Not Be Named" by Grace Candido-Beecher (available in all* bookstores)
Pub's Jukebox:
The Sorting Hat (https://riddletm.bandcamp.com/track/the-sorting-hat) by RiddleTM
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29 Aug 2026
OP Chapter 1: Dementor On A Leash
Grab your favourite summer-drink to face the unusal convergence of stuffy weather and dementors at Privet Drive: Join DJ, Karoline, Taavi, and our guest Lane as they discuss Chapter 1 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - "Dudley Demented"!
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In this episode:
Everyone is bored…
The privilege of living like the Dursleys
Dumbledore is the real villain, or is it Umbridge, or Skeeter?
Whispers in Fudge's ear
Dudley's greatest piglike fear
Voldemort's most boring Privet Drive Dreams
Petunia and Vernon - the perfect couple Resources:
Umbridge had one power that no other Harry Potter villians could use by Tom Beasley
Manipulative/Morally Grey Dumbledore by Wisteria Lodge
Bloomsbury Web Chat Transcript by The-Leaky-Cauldron.org
For more from our guest Lane:
lanearoo on Instagram
shunstanpike (https://shunstanpike.tumblr.com/) on Tumblr
lanearoo (https://archiveofourown.org/users/lanearoo/) on AO3
Starside Comic Book Series (https://www.starsidecomic.com)
Starside (https://www.instagram.com/starsidecomic) on Instagram
Pub's Jukebox:
I Hate Harry Potter by The Dudley Dursleys (aka The Hinky Punks)
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