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Prof Responds: Secrecy, Sacrifice, and the Dumbledores We Never Questioned
Season 2 Episode 43
In this Prof Responds episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble revisits the Dumbledore family to examine how secrecy, sacrifice, and…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ariana & Aberforth Dumbledore & the Price of Secrecy
Season 2 Episode 42
In the first episode of Critical Magic Theory in 2026, Professor Julian Wamble steps away from the six-part Albus Dumbledore arc for a rant/rave on A…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
IT IS CHRISTMAS... AT HOGWARTS
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL (WHO CELEBRATE)!! AND TO ALL.... AN INVISIBILITY CLOAK!!
USE IT WELL!
In this episode of Critical Magic Theory, Prof. looks at …
5 months, 1 week ago
Prof Responds: Dumbledore, Necessity, and the Myth of “No Other Choice”
Season 2 Episode 41
In this Prof Responds episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble returns to Harry Potter to engage listeners’ reflections on Albus Dum…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Fears, Fallacies, and Folly of A.W.P.B. Dumbledore
Season 2 Episode 40
In this penultimate episode of our Critical Magic Theory series on Albus Dumbledore, Professor Julian Wamble takes a deep look at one of the most com…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Prof Responds: If Not Him, Then Who? Dumbledore & the Pitfalls of Wartime Necessity
Season 2 Episode 39
In this Prof Responds episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble takes a critical look at Albus Dumbledore’s most morally complicated …
6 months ago
Dumbledore, the Great & (Reluctantly and Ignorantly) Powerful
Season 2 Episode 38
In this episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble revisits Albus Dumbledore through a very different lens: not as the wise, whimsical…
6 months, 1 week ago
Prof Responds: Dumbledore’s Schemes & Scams, Plots & Plans
Season 2 Episode 37
In this Prof Responds episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble dives into your discussion about Albus Dumbledore and asks some of th…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
THIS is a Dumbledore Episode
Season 2 Episode 36
In the first installment of our Albus Dumbledore series, Critical Magic Theory host Professor Julian Wamble unpacks the contradictions that define Al…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Prof Responds: Hogwarts & the Fallacy of Equity
Season 2 Episode 35
In this Prof Responds episode, Professor Wamble tackles the fallacy of equity at Hogwarts: the idea that sharing wands and classrooms means sharing o…
6 months, 4 weeks ago