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Teaching with Magic explores fantasy literature, pop culture, literacy, and teaching. This audio blog researches how fictional and real-life teachers make magic in the classroom. We use narrative inquiry to explore teachers in fantasy literature, as well as conducting interviews with other educators and researchers in the fantasy field. You'll hear us talk about J.R.R. Tolkien, Star Wars, The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, and other wonderful stories that resonate with teachers and students alike.
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Signup to Generate a PitchTeaching with Magic explores fantasy literature, pop culture, literacy, and teaching. This audio blog researches how fictional and real-life teachers make magic in the classroom. We use narrative inquiry to explore teachers in fantasy literature, as well as conducting interviews with other educators and researchers in the fantasy field. You'll hear us talk about J.R.R.
Teaching With Magic is hosted by Elise Cedeno. The show has published 22 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Andor and Abolition: with Kristi Riley" (7 May 2025, 72 minutes), "Part of a Legacy" (25 February 2025, 25 minutes), and "Professor Binns and the Lost Art of Lecturing: with Dr. Katy McDaniel" (26 January 2025, 97 minutes).
Teaching With Magic publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 65 minutes across 22 episodes.
Booking probability for Teaching With Magic is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Teaching With Magic requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Teaching With Magic's contact route on record: verified email.
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Elise Cedeno hosts Teaching With Magic, an education podcast with 22 episodes published.
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Episode #6
<p>Kristine Riley is a PhD candidate in the sociology program at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her studies focus on critical criminology, feminist theory, social justice, public policy, and popular culture. Her...
Episode #5
<p>The recent release of Ahsoka in live-action has been a delight to fans of The Clone Wars series, the Prequel films, and Star Wars: Rebels. But, while this show has captivated audiences everywhere, it has also...
<p>For Witch and Wizard School Stories, visit https://tinyurl.com/H5B-hpalt</p> <p><br></p> <p>For resources on reading Harry Potter after 2020, visit https://hpafter2020.com/ </p> <p><br></p> <p>Today's guest is Dr...
<p>For books about witches and wizards for young adults, visit https://tinyurl.com/H5B-hpalt For Sci-Fi and Fantasy books by Queer authors, visit https://tinyurl.com/H5B-scifi For Sci-Fi and Fantasy books with Black...
Episode #3
<p>Happy Holidays from Teaching with Magic! </p> <p>The holidays are here, and there are some days when the students (and teachers!) want to just kick back and watch a movie. If you're watching a film adaptation of the...
<p>Today's guest is Dr. Stentor Danielson of Slippery Rock University. Stentor specializes in Cultural Geography, Environmental Ethics and Justice, and Wildfire Management. Their research interests often merge their...
<p>Hello and welcome back to another episode and a new "Teaching With Magic" season! </p> <p>Our first guest is the incredible Dr. Kristine Larsen, astronomy and physics professor and pop culture extraordinaire...
<p>Hello all, and THANK YOU for your unwavering support of the Teaching With Magic Project! I am so pleased to introduce the season one finale, a panel discussion with several friends of the Podcast who share their...
<p>Today's episode is all about podcasting! How do podcasting and audio make learning accessible? What do podcasts, streaming, and J.R.R. Tolkien have in common? Learn the answers to these questions and more as Teaching...
Episode #14
<p>It's a New Year, which means that we have some new updates! This episode is an announcement and a call to action- we have lots of fun projects ahead of us, but we need your help to achieve them! </p> <p><br></p>...
Episode #13
<p>Meet Teacher with Magic Dr. Lana Whited! Lana edited the first collection of essays on the Harry Potter series, The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter (Missouri, 2002), as well as Critical Insights series volumes on the...
Beowulf has been on the shelves and graced many a high school and university English syllabus... but why is it taught, and why should we continue to teach it? This episode features Dr. Larry Swain, coeditor of the...
This episode is the quick and dirty minilesson on the Science of Reading, the Science of Reading Movement, and how it relates to fantasy and Tolkien studies. What do brain science, biology, and Gandalf all have in...
Episode #10
<p>Welcome to a very special episode! Here, you'll learn all about learning with language invention. How can we use a cultural love of words, language, and fandom to help our students enjoy learning to read and reading...
Episode #8
Emily Strand comes back to talk about Obi Wan Kenobi! In this episode, Emily and I chatted about the fundamentals of the Jedi Order, the Clone Wars, and the ways that Obi-Wan Kenobi's teaching has changed throughout the...
Episode #7
<p>This episode's Teacher With Magic is Dr. Luke Shelton! We how magical reading can be for kids as we dive into reception theory, teaching philosophies, and the Lord of the Rings. </p> <p>Dr. Luke Shelton holds a Ph.D...
<p>Today’s magical guest is Jordan Rannells, the technical editor for the Prancing Pony Podcast and the brains behind A Long Expected Soundscape. Jordan’s wizardry with soundscapes provides an immersive audio experience...
Episode #5
<p>We're flying off into the Star Wars Universe in today's episode: all about Qui-Gon Jinn, the Jedi Master we all know and love. What qualities, attitudes, and actions make Qui-Gon the cool teacher-I mean Jedi Master...
<p>In this episode, the hosts of the Potterversity podcast, Dr. Katy McDaniel and Emily Strand, join the Teaching With Magic podcast to talk about their own teaching, their favorite fantasy and science fiction texts...
Episode #3
<p>What makes Gandalf a good teacher? In this episode, I use narrative inquiry to take a look at Gandalf's key speeches and actions throughout the text that demonstrate what it means to be a quality teacher. </p>
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President and Founder, Signum University
Senior Director of Global Master Planning and Sustainability, IBM Payments Centre-Canada
Instructor in Comparative Religions at Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Potterversity: A Potter Studies Podcast
Slippery Rock University
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