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WTF is Hogwarts doing???
Season 2 Episode 34
What is Hogwarts actually for? Beyond floating candles and talking portraits lies a school with deeply entrenched ideologies—one that prepares studen…
7 months ago
The Horizontal Arc of Severus Snape: Unpacking His Final Lessons
Season 2 Episode 33
After six deep-dive episodes, Professor Julian Wamble closes our exploration of Severus Snape—one of the most complex figures in the Harry Potter ser…
7 months, 1 week ago
The Ends, the Means, and the Man: The Ethics of Severus Snape
Season 2 Episode 32
In this final chapter of The Severus Snape Trilogy, Professor Julian Wamble takes listeners back into the moral heart of the Harry Potter universe to…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Prof Responds- The Tragedy of Severus Snape
Season 2 Episode 31
In this Prof Response episode, Professor Wamble revisits Severus Snape to explore the heartbreak and moral ambiguity that define him. Building on lis…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Half-Blood, Whole Paradox: Severus Snape’s Identity Crisis
Season 2 Episode 30
In part two of our Severus Snape journey, we dive into the contradictions that define him. Is he truly a good member of the Order of the Phoenix, or …
8 months ago
Prof Responds: The Repentance, Regrets, and Reality of Severus Snape
Season 2 Episode 29
In this Prof Responds episode, we dive into nearly 400 listener comments about one of the most polarizing figures in the Wizarding World: Severus Sna…
8 months, 1 week ago
"He's Just Complicated": The Gray Space of Severus Snape
Season 2 Episode 28
Severus Snape is one of the most divisive figures in the Wizarding World—part villain, part hero, and wholly complicated. In this episode of Critical…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Prof Responds: Lions, Magic, and Gryffindors’ Gamble for the Greater Good
Season 2 Episode 27
In this Prof Responds finale on the Hogwarts houses, we wrestle with the lion’s legacy: is Gryffindor bravery actually just recklessness in disguise?…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Rewarded Recklessness: The Making of a Gryffindor
Season 2 Episode 26
In this episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble turns to the final Hogwarts house: Gryffindor. Often celebrated as the house of her…
9 months ago
Prof Responds: Snakes, Supremacy, and the Slytherin Stigma
Season 2 Episode 25
In this Prof Responds episode on Slytherin House, Professor Wamble takes on the accusations that he went too easy on the snakes. Drawing on listener …
9 months, 1 week ago