Women of Harry Potter Podcast
1) The Fat Lady
Ariana blesses The Fat Lady for having to work all the time. Vanessa provides a quiz on The Second Shift by Arlie Russell Hochschild with Anne Machung. Unfortunately this will be the last Women of Har...Show More
2) Ginny Weasley with Mike Schubert
On this episode we invite Mike Schubert of the Potterless Podcast to bless one of his favorite characters, Ginny Weasley for doing an excellent job of being the youngest in a large and incredible fami...Show More
3) Professor Sprout
Vanessa blesses Professor Pomona Sprout for setting a beautiful example of finding and living out one's calling. Ariana provides a most excellent quiz on everyone's favorite plant - the mandrake.
4) Cho Chang With Kathy Tu
Kathy Tu, co-host of WNYC's Nancy podcast joins Vanessa this week to bless the nearly-perfect Cho Chang for her immense talent, her hard work and for living up to the incredibly high standards put upo...Show More
5) Parvati Patil with Proma Khosla
Proma Khosla, a culture writer for Mashable, dancer, and professional Harry Potter fan, joins Ariana to bless Parvati Patil and set the record straight on exactly how her name is pronounced. Ariana gi...Show More
6) Angelina Johnson with Bayana Davis
We are kicking off a series of WOHP episodes lifting up and shedding light on the women of color in the Harry Potter series with this first episode on Angelina Johnson featuring Bayana Davis of the #W...Show More
7) Ron Weasley
In this special episode Ariana airs her grievances with Ron Weasley's inconsiderate behavior in defense of Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood and others. She then with the help of a listener voicemail co...Show More
8) Mrs. Figg
This week Vanessa blesses secret spy and squib, Mrs. Arabella Figg, for her great ability to lie in the most ethical circumstance - in order to protect someone else. Ariana delivers a curious quiz abo...Show More
9) Minerva McGonagall with Margaret H. Willison
This week Vanessa is joined by Margaret H. Willison to bless our favorite educator - Minerva McGonagall. Margaret and Vanessa compare and contrast McGonagall and Dumbledore's pedagogical strategies an...Show More
10) Pansy Parkinson
This week Vanessa chooses an unlikely character to bless - Slytherin's Queen Bee, Pansy Parkinson. Ariana and Vanessa discuss finding forgiveness and extending empathy toward young people who've made ...Show More