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In the hallowed halls of Potterversity , hosts Katy McDaniel (Marietta College) and Emily Strand (Ohio Dominican University) explore the Harry Potter series and wider Wizarding World from a critical academic perspective with scholars from a variety of fields, finding new ways to read and opening new doors.
Potterversity hosts Potterversity: A Potter Studies Podcast, a arts show with 121 episodes published.
Sirius Black wasn't the only prisoner of Azkaban—or the only victim of a deeply flawed penal system. Our guest for this episode is Marjolaine Martin, host of our French counterpart podcast at La Gazette du Sorcier, ASPIC
Harry Potter is a global phenomenon - but how has it been received in Russia? Katy and Emily are joined Dr. Eliot Borenstein, professor of Russian and Slavic studies at New York University, to discuss his recent book The
Why is it important to read Harry Potter critically? Katy and Emily talk about bridging the academic and fan worlds with Dr. Julian Wamble, who teaches a course called Harry Potter and Social Identity at George Washingto
We're going back to school, and specifically Latin class, on this episode. Dr. Mitchell Parks (Knox College) joins us once again to connect classical studies to Harry Potter , but this time, we're not looking as far back
This special episode is a call to join us at our favorite event of the year - the Harry Potter Academic Conference! The 15th annual conference is back in person at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia this October and a
We're entering the Upside Down to compare Harry Potter and Stranger Things following the Netflix series's final season. Spoilers ahead - proceed with caution! Katy, Emily, and producer Laurie reflect on the end of Strang
We're heading to Hermione's favorite place in this episode: the library! Ian McLaughlin, an PhD student in English who also holds an MLIS, joins Katy and Emily to reflect on libraries and librarians in Harry Potter , fol
We're back with another episode recorded live at the 14th annual Harry Potter Academic Conference, which took place online in October 2025. Katy and Emily are joined by several conference regulars—producer Laurie Beckoff
Why is there a lack of service businesses in the wizarding world? Following up on our earlier episode about magical businesses , our technical director, Emma Nicholson, joins us to continue the conversation. Perhaps ther
We're voyaging out to the farthest reaches of space and into the deepest recesses of the mind for another look at Harry Potter and Star Trek . Potterversity regular Louise Freeman, a retired psychology professor and lice
Space: the final frontier. Our Prime Directive: to boldly examine what Harry Potter has in common with Star Trek . Hosts Katy and Emily and producer Laurie have found themselves making Star Trek references on past episod
Let's get down to business - in both the wizarding world and the fandom. Abigail Kohler, adjunct lecturer at Brown University's Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, is relatively new to Harry Potter but was quickly introd
Vengeance is sweet - sometimes. Explore revenge in Harry Potter and the ancient Greek Oresteia by Aeschylus. We welcome back to the show classicist Dr. Mitchell Parks (Knox College), who presented on "Dumbledore, Agamemn
Our listeners carry on the conversation about memory and more in Harry Potter in this special episode straight from the owlery. We were excited to hear from several listeners after our two-part episode on memory, so prod
On this episode, we examine the relationship between humor and resistance to authoritarianism. Harry Potter scholar and stand-up comedian Mark-Anthony Lewis joins Katy and Emily to talk about what makes something funny.
We're always holding space for Harry Potter , but no one does it quite like the Harry Potter Academic Conference. Our favorite event of the year was back in person at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia in October and
Don't judge a book by its cover - this episode is about how looks can be deceiving in Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts . We're joined by Eizabeth Baird Hardy (Mayland Community College) to discuss her chapter in The Ivo
In the spirit of the spooky season, this episode is all about spirits and specters in the wizarding world. Emily and Katy, who recently published a new article titled "Harry Potter and Historical Witness: The Pensieve an
The journey to the past continues as we delve deeper into the magic of memory in Harry Potter . In the second part of our conversation with Louise Freeman, we continue discussing the ethics of Memory Charms and move on t
Explore how memory operates in magical ways in Harry Potter that might be quite unlike the Muggle understanding of memory. Regular contributor Louise Freeman is professor emerita of psychology at Mary Baldwin University
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