Harry Potter and the Hot Takes

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! ~~~~~~~~~~~ Enjoy this episode recorded back in February 2019 with the brilliant Carrie Wittmer, co-author of 'New Erotica for Feminists' [https://www.neweroticaforfeminists.com/]. 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. She's been published in McSweeney’s, The New Yorker, and Refinery29 and her work has been syndicated on sites including The Independent. Twitter + Instagram @carriesnotscary ~~~~~~~~~~~ Hosted, Produced, Edited by Katie Johantgen [https://www.katiejohantgen.com/], Twitter + Instagram +TikTok @katiejoyofosho Theme Song by Sean Wilcox, Instagram @wilcoxmusic, Twitter @wilcox_music Cover Art by Maggie Brownstone --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hphottakes/support [https://anchor.fm/hphottakes/support]

Actress/Writer Jordan Pesci [https://www.jordanpesci.com/] (@pescilovesyou [https://www.instagram.com/pescilovesyou/]) 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. Katie and Jordan kick things off by confirming their chosen combo Hogwarts houses are spot on according to their Myers Briggs Personality Types [https://www.thethings.com/actual-hogwarts-house-according-myers-briggs-personality-type/]. They discuss their irrational, yet incredibly rational (and topical) fear of black holes, and the role of magic in universe theory. If you believe that Hermione, Jesus, and Santa are black, and have no time for genocidal hate crime snakes, this episode is for you! Share, subscribe, and review! Cover Art: Maggie Brownstone [https://www.maggiebrownstone.com/] Theme Song: Sean Wilcox --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hphottakes/support [https://anchor.fm/hphottakes/support]

It's time to address the broomstick in the room... Quidditch makes absolutely no G-D sense. This week Katie chats with Author/Comedian Ian Mather (@ianxmather [https://www.instagram.com/ianxmather/]) 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. Check out Ian's satirical "children's" book, 'Mean Mr. Trump [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]', and catch him in Sketchy History: A History Sketch Show [https://thepit-nyc.com/events/sketchy-history-a-history-sketch-show/], every month at The PIT Loft! Share! Subscribe! Review! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hphottakes/support [https://anchor.fm/hphottakes/support]

In episode 7 aka The Time That Dobby Died, Katie is joined by UCB improv queen Paris Adkins (@paris.adkins [https://www.instagram.com/paris.adkins/]) who at her peak HP crazy read the entire series 27 times. In one year. Yes, you read that correctly. Katie and Paris discuss being a middle school Potterhead, new fanfic ideas, Katie's post-apocalyptic Harry Potter as a religion theory, and Paris finally brings up Katie's high school obsession, 'A Very Potter Musical [https://youtu.be/CDx1TyuosJ8]' (we love you Lauren Lopez). Subscribe, Share, Review! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hphottakes/support [https://anchor.fm/hphottakes/support]

Episode 6 is here, aka Harry Potter Spring Break. This week's guest is the brilliant Kelsey Caine (@kelsey_caine [https://twitter.com/kelsey_caine]), mastermind behind the Chrissy Teigen approved [https://twitter.com/kelsey_caine/status/1097567808895045632], controversial satirical character, Penis C.K. Katie and Kelsey do their best to get sued this episode, hoping to get some more publicity. They chat about Katie's stint in Friends! The Musical Parody [http://friendsparodyontour.com/], Kelsey's current comedy tour, and eventually, Harry Potter. They ask the questions everyone has been thinking.... do we....like Ron? Do we like Snape?! Catch Kelsey coming to a city near you, check out her tour dates on Twitter! Subscribe! Share! Leave us a review! Cover Art: Maggie Brownstone Theme Song: Sean Wilcox --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hphottakes/support [https://anchor.fm/hphottakes/support]