Critical Magic Theory: An Analytical Harry Potter Podcast
1) Prof Responds: Hogwarts & the Fallacy of Equity
In this Prof Responds episode, Professor Wamble tackles the fallacy of equity at Hogwarts: the idea that sharing wands and classrooms means sharing opportunity. Building on listener insights, he trace...Show More
2) WTF is Hogwarts doing???
What is Hogwarts actually for? Beyond floating candles and talking portraits lies a school with deeply entrenched ideologies—one that prepares students less for life and more for assimilation into mag...Show More
3) The Horizontal Arc of Severus Snape: Unpacking His Final Lessons
After six deep-dive episodes, Professor Julian Wamble closes our exploration of Severus Snape—one of the most complex figures in the Harry Potter series. This final Prof Responds examines the ethics o...Show More
4) The Ends, the Means, and the Man: The Ethics of Severus Snape
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 ask: was Severus Snape a hero, a villain, or somet...Show More
5) Prof Responds- The Tragedy of Severus Snape
In this Prof Response episode, Professor Wamble revisits Severus Snape to explore the heartbreak and moral ambiguity that define him. Building on listener insights, we wrestle with what it means to be...Show More
6) Half-Blood, Whole Paradox: Severus Snape’s Identity Crisis
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 simply too useful to ignore? Does being an effectiv...Show More
7) Prof Responds: The Repentance, Regrets, and Reality of Severus Snape
In this Prof Responds episode, we dive into nearly 400 listener comments about one of the most polarizing figures in the Wizarding World: Severus Snape. From debates about repentance versus regret, to...Show More
8) "He's Just Complicated": The Gray Space of Severus Snape
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 Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble dives into t...Show More
9) Prof Responds: Lions, Magic, and Gryffindors’ Gamble for the Greater Good
In this Prof Responds finale on the Hogwarts houses, we wrestle with the lion’s legacy: is Gryffindor bravery actually just recklessness in disguise? From Harry’s headlong heroics to Neville’s conside...Show More
10) Rewarded Recklessness: The Making of a Gryffindor
In this episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble turns to the final Hogwarts house: Gryffindor. Often celebrated as the house of heroes, Gryffindor’s signature trait of bravery carrie...Show More