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Accio Politics! A Harry Potter Podcast

Adriana Wilson

A podcast examining politics in the world of Harry Potter.

Episodes

20 of 242 episodes

Our Lips Are Sealed (2000)

G'day mate! Adri and Helene are headed to Australia as they talk about Our Lips Are Sealed (1999), starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Join...

02:14:42Nov 23, 2023

Switching Goals (1999)

Helene and Adri continue their nostalgia-filled Olsen twin journey with yet another Dualstar Entertainment production, Switching Goals (1999...

01:58:01Nov 9, 2023

About Your Hosts - Growing Up Millennial

Growing Up Millennial is out now! We are available on all major podcast platforms! In this inaugural episode of the podcast, hosts Adri and...

01:14:43Nov 7, 2023

Growing Up Millennial: Season 1 - Passport to Paris (1999)

Get your passports ready, we're headed to Paris! Well, more like Parisian streets with a heavy dose of California interior and exterior shot...

01:48:36Nov 6, 2023

Growing Up Millennial: Season 1 - The Olsen Twins' Dualstar Entertainment Empire

Season one of Growing Up Millennial holds a really special place in our hearts: the direct-to-video (that's VHS to you, dear listeners) movi...

01:43Nov 6, 2023

Introducing Growing Up Millennial

Mark your calendars with glitter gel pens! Growing Up Millennial is launching on November 1, 2023. We're a podcast about all things nostalgi...

01:39Oct 3, 2023

738: Welcome to the End (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, entire book)

Well, here it is... [wait for dramatic pause] We've arrived at the final episode of Accio Politics. If you've just joined us or if you've fo...

02:00:17Jul 12, 2023

737: The Politics of Family and Legacy (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 37)

Here we are, nineteen years later (or so it feels after re-reading the entire series week by week). In the series' epilogue, we see the Gold...

01:47:13Jul 11, 2023

736 - The Flaw in the Podcast (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 36)

Hold on to your wands, this is one of the last episodes in our show's history! We talk about the penultimate chapter of DH (or if you don't...

01:17:25Jul 10, 2023

735: The Politics of the Afterlife (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 35)

This is the one where we talk about the structure of the afterlife in the series, Dumbledore wisdom, and much more. We want to hear from you...

01:23:38Jun 20, 2023

734: Read the TW in the episode notes (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 34)

TW: Discussions of suicide. Please take care of yourself and skip this episode if you need to take care of yourself. We're here to talk abou...

01:37:52Jun 19, 2023

733: Snape is the Worst (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33)

We talk about how Snape's redemption arc wasn't very convincing and/or satisfying through the lens of Obsessive Love Disorder and Incel Cult...

01:29:46May 17, 2023

732: The One where We talk About our Current Favorite Writer at the End (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 32)

Your hosts talk about chapter 32 through the lens of singlemindedness and collateral damage. If you stay with us until the end, you get to l...

01:04:46May 10, 2023

731: The Battle of Hogwarts (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31)

This is the one where Voldemort gives everyone at Hogwarts the choice to deliver Harry to him before midnight otherwise the Death Eaters wil...

01:25:22May 10, 2023

730: Politics of Mobilization and Guardianship (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 30)

This is the one where, after alerting Voldemort to Harry's presence, Luna stuns Alecto Carrow only for her brother Amycus to show up along w...

55:24Apr 27, 2023

729: Members Only (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 29)

This is the one where the trio follow Neville through the passageway back to Hogwarts and they are regaled with harrowing stories about what...

01:10:34Apr 27, 2023

728: The Perspective of Curfew (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 28)

In this chapter, the trio land in Hogsmeade and Adri and Helene discuss the politics of perspectives and curfews. We want to hear from you!...

01:04:08Apr 27, 2023

727: Ok, So We Would Have Been Complaining on that Dragon (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 27)

On this chapter, the trio are now out of Gringotts and Harry has a glimpse into Voldemort's thoughts. We talk about how this chapter compare...

58:59Mar 20, 2023

726: One Last Gringotts Run (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26)

This week, we go to Gringotts with the trio and talk about the politics of trauma and desperation. Can the multiplying and scorching treasur...

01:08:10Mar 8, 2023

725: Goblin Culture (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 25)

In this episode, we talk about the intricacies of Goblin Culture: where do Goblins actually learn their version of history? Do they have a s...

56:45Mar 8, 2023