Breaking Down Bad Books

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 17 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'The Heir of Slytherin', in which Harry enters Salazar's man cave, Tom Riddle does some air anagrams, and Fawkes is the undisputed MVP: Most Valuable Pheonix...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspectiv...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 16 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'The Chamber of Secrets', in which Harry and Ron get guilt tripped into visiting Hermione, Ginny gets taken by the monster, and Gilderoy accidentally becomes important at his work...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 15 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'Aragog', in which Harry and Ron follow the spiders, Fang gets defanged by treacle toffee, and Aragog speaks perfect English....  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Sign up to be a patron at www...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 14 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'Cornelius Fudge', in which Ginny takes her anger out on Travels with Trolls, Hermione is stiffer than usual, and Hagrid greets his guests with a crossbow...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective....

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 13 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'The Very Secret Diary,' in which a fragment of Voldemort's soul is flushed down a toilet, Harry's eyes are as green as a fresh pickled toad, and why find out why Tim Riddle was given an award for special services to the school...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 12 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'The Polyjuice Potion', in which Harry and Ron cosplay as Crabbe and Goyle, Hermione pussies out of the mission, and Percy is getting some Christmas nookie in the dungeons...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a liter...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 11 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'The Duelling Club,' in which Hermione plots a heist, Harry talks to a snake, and Ernie the Hufflepuff builds a case as a good faithful...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Sign up to be a pat...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 10 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'The Rogue Bludger,' in which Wagga Wagga gets a shout out, Gilderoy does more damage than a bludger, and Dumbledore and Minerva carry a statue...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Sign up to...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 9 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'The Writing on the Wall,' in which Professor Binns finally teaches an interesting class, Harry returns to the scene of the crime, and Hermione hatches up the most complicated plan possible...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsel...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 8 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'The Deathday Party,' in which Nearly Headless Nick receives ghost mail, no one ever helps Filch out, and Myrtle has a crash out at a party with bad catering...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 7 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'Murmurs and Mudbloods,' in which Harry deals with morning Wood, Ron eats slugs, and Ginny gets busy...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Sign up to be a patron at www.patreon.com/breakingdownb...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 6 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'Gilderoy Lockhart', in which Ron gets a Howler, Colin Creevey paps Harry, and Professor Sprout repots a future plot device...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Sign up to be a patron at www.pa...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 5 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'The Whomping Willow, in which Harry and Ron go for a joy ride, Arthur created sentient life, and the Daily Prophet owls deserve a raise...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Sign up to be a pat...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 4 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'At Flourish & Blotts', in which Harry fumbles floo powder, Lucius tries to offload some dodgy goods, and Gilderoy boosts his book sales...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Sign up to be a...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 3 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'The Burrow', in which the Weasley boys pick some locks and toss some gnomes, Santa gets fat-shamed, and Arthur should be fired...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Sign up to be a patron at ww...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 2 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'Dobby's Warning', in which Vernon tells a racist joke, Dobby self-harms, and Harry gets framed for a Hover Charm...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Sign up to be a patron at www.patreon.com/...

*This episode originally aired on Patreon in 2025* Join me for a break down of Chapter 1 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 'The Worst Birthday', in which JK recaps the first book, Dudley is still fat, and Harry is getting the cold shoulder from the entire magical community... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Sign up to...

Join me for a break down of the Epilogue of Midnight Sun, 'An Occasion', in which Alice predicts Netflix, Bella flashes her calf, and Lauren Mallory stinks...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently breaking down Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun - a re-purposing of Twilight from Edward's POV. Sign up to be a patron at www....

Join me for a break down of Chapter 29 of Midnight Sun, 'Inevitability', in which Bella wakes up in an apologetic mood, Renee cleans the fridge, and Edward lays the groundwork for a messy breakup....  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently breaking down Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun - a re-purposing of Twilight from Edw...

Join me for a break down of Chapter 28 of Midnight Sun, 'Three Conversations', in which there are more like seven conversations, Edward broods for a change, and Renee seems like a lot...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently breaking down Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun - a re-purposing of Twilight from Edward's POV. Si...

Join me for a breakdown of Chapters 26 and 27 of Midnight Sun, 'Blood' and 'Chores', in which Edward sucks, Alice runs errands, and Emmett is upset it all got resolved so easily...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently breaking down Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun - a re-purposing of Twilight from Edward's POV. Sign up...

Join me for a break down of Chapter 25 of Midnight Sun, 'Race', in which Edward picks out a souped-up ride, the sun is sunning, and Alice is a glorified dash-cam...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently breaking down Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun - a re-purposing of Twilight from Edward's POV. Sign up to be a patron a...

Join me for a break down of Chapter 24 of Midnight Sun, 'Ambush', in which the tracker becomes the trackee, Edward forgets about lakes, and Alice is a lazy texter... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently breaking down Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun - a re-purposing of Twilight from Edward's POV. Sign up to be a patron at www...

Join me for a break down of Chapter 23 of Midnight Sun, 'Goodbyes', in which Alice hides under a truck, Bella divorces her dad, and James tracks a stinky sock and a bag of hockey sticks...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently breaking down Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun - a re-purposing of Twilight from Edward's POV....

Join me for a break down of Chapter 22 of Midnight Sun, 'The Hunt', in which Emmett is swole, Jasper is boring, and Bella is more worried about the FBI than a tracking tracker who is good at tracking...  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently breaking down Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun - a re-purposing of Twilight from...