podcast – Tickle the Pear

Episode 7 – Rara, Rus, and Risus – Season Finale

https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%207%20-%20Rara%20Rus%20Risus.m4a [https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%207%20-%20Rara%20Rus%20Risus.m4a] ---------------------------------------- Tickle the Pear – Season 1, Episode 7 – Rara, Rus, and Risus SEASON FINALE!!! To wrap up Season 1, Rara, Rus, and guest of honor Risus bring the magic home–literally. They discuss the Harry Potter phenomenon in the cities they grew up in: Mumbai (India), New York City (USA), and Curitiba (Brazil). They also explore what makes “home” home in Harry Potter. The presence of love? Friends? Magic? Tune in to the last episode of this season, and have a Butterbeer with us. Cheers! If you’d prefer to download the audio file, click here [https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%207%20-%20Rara%20Rus%20Risus.m4a].

Episode 6 – Lists, Lovers and Loo Powder

https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%206%20-%20Lists%20Lovers%20Loo%20Powder.m4a [https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%206%20-%20Lists%20Lovers%20Loo%20Powder.m4a] Season 1 – Episode 6 – Lists, Lovers and Loo Powder Rara and Rus shake things up! In a Buzzfeed-style episode of lists, R&R debate over their top favorite moments from the books, things they would steal from Hogwarts, spells they would add to the wizarding world, and–ahem–which characters they would “fling, marry, or kill.” If you’d prefer to download the audio file, click here [https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%206%20-%20Lists%20Lovers%20Loo%20Powder.m4a].

Episode 5 – Charm Bracelets, Chagrin and Childish Adults

https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%205%20-%20Charm%20Bracelets%20Chagrin%20Childish%20Adults.m4a [https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%205%20-%20Charm%20Bracelets%20Chagrin%20Childish%20Adults.m4a] Season 1 – Episode 5 – Charm Bracelets, Chagrin and Childish Adults In Episode 5, Rara and Rus get meta – They ask: should we be embarrassed about hosting a Harry Potter podcast in our mid-twenties? Is Harry Potter a work of high-quality literature? (Um, yes.) And where would we hide our horcruxes? If you’d prefer to download the audio file, click here [https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%205%20-%20Charm%20Bracelets%20Chagrin%20Childish%20Adults.m4a].

Episode 4 – Education, Elvis and Engorgio

https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%204%20-%20Education%20Elvis%20Engorgio.m4a [https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%204%20-%20Education%20Elvis%20Engorgio.m4a] ---------------------------------------- Tickle the Pear – Season 1, Episode 4 – Education, Elvis and Engorgio Rara and Rus discuss whether Hogwarts is a good school. Does it have good teachers? Is it a safe space mentally and emotionally? Does it promote learning for the sake of learning? And why are these teenagers–who own magic wands–so damn well behaved!? If you’d prefer to download the audio file, click here [http://Rara and Rus discuss whether Hogwarts is a good school. Does it have good teachers? Is it a safe space mentally and emotionally? Does it promote learning for the sake of learning? And why are these teenagers--who own magic wands--so damn well behaved!?].

Episode 3 – Mudbloods, Multiplicity, and Mental Knickers

https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%203%20-%20Mudbloods%20Multiplicity%20Mental%20Knickers.m4a [https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%203%20-%20Mudbloods%20Multiplicity%20Mental%20Knickers.m4a] ---------------------------------------- Tickle the Pear – Season 1, Episode 3 – Mudbloods, Multiplicity, and Mental Knickers In this episode, Rara and Rus discuss two equally pressing questions. First, is Hogwarts a safe space for students of different backgrounds, races, ethnicities and sexual orientations? Second–how could JK Rowling question Ron and Hermione’s relationship?! If you’d prefer to download the audio file, click here [https://googledrive.com/host/0B02CICno1vb4TURScXVCdFpqRjQ/Ep%203%20-%20Mudbloods%20Multiplicity%20Mental%20Knickers.m4a].