Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

This week, Vanessa and Matt explore the theme of Ambivalence in Chapter 23 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! They discuss Slughorn’s lesson, the splitting of souls, and Harry’s destiny! Throughout the episode we consider the question: how does our ambivalence still lead us to a choice? Thank you to Marissa for this week’s voicemail! We're off for the holidays but we'll be back in 2025 reading Chapter 24, Sectumsempra, through the theme of Impulsivity with Courtney Brown. -- It’s two sickles to join S.P.E.W., and only five dollars to join our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/harrypottersacredtext] for extra content every week! Please consider helping us fill our Gringotts vault so we can continue to make this show. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Every once in a while we like to take a step back from our current chapter, and appreciate some overarching themes and important characters from the series. This week, Vanessa and special guest Jackson Bird are talking about the Marauders and some of their favorite moments from the friends throughout the series! -- It’s two sickles to join S.P.E.W., and only five dollars to join our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/harrypottersacredtext] for conversations every week! Please consider helping us fill our Gringotts vault so we can continue to make this show. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Not Sorry has launched its first new podcast since 2020! Let's Ask Taylor Swift [https://notsorryproductions.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ce127041282d41e1ca8ad252f&id=847c205402&e=e8df2c65a3] is co-hosted by Vanessa and podcaster, writer and cultural critic: Daniel Schroeder.  In each episode Daniel and Vanessa will focus on one song from Taylor's discography, asking themselves, each other, and you— the audience— what it is about Taylor's music that resonates so much with fans. In our first season, every episode will look at the lead single from one of Taylor’s albums. We're sharing with you our first episode on Tim McGraw, but we've also just released our second episode on Love Story in the Let's Ask Taylor Swift feed. If you enjoyed this episode, go subscribe! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

This week, Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Failure in Chapter 22 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! They discuss Harry’s lucky day, Ron’s apparition test, and Ernie’s potion! Throughout the episode we consider the question: when are success and failure out of our control? Thank you to Christine for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're reading Chapter 23, Horcruxes, through the theme of Ambivalence with Matt Potts. -- It’s two sickles to join S.P.E.W., and only five dollars to join our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/harrypottersacredtext] for extra content every week! Please consider helping us fill our Gringotts vault so we can continue to make this show. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Patience: The Unknowable Room (Book 6, Chapter 21) This week, Vanessa and Matt explore the theme of Patience in Chapter 21 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! They discuss Harry’s stakeout, Hermione’s new approach to Ron and Lavender, and the upcoming promise of Apparition! Throughout the episode we consider the question: how does patience reward us? Thank you to Elizabeth for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're reading Chapter 22, After The Burial, through the theme of Failure with Casper ter Kuile. -- It’s two sickles to join S.P.E.W., and only five dollars to join our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/harrypottersacredtext] for extra content every week! Please consider helping us fill our Gringotts vault so we can continue to make this show. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.