The Potterverse: A Harry Potter Podcast

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 16 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – Professor Trelawney’s Prediction. We chat about Pathos, Logos, and Ethos, getting shades of Ned Stark, and why Mary took a class about bugs… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET A NOTIFICATION WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED A...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 15 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – The Quidditch Final. We chat Hermione’s perfect three beat, how our trio would be in other houses if they weren’t the “heroes” of our story, and why Ron is a really “Useful Engine” in this chapter… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 14 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – Snape’s Grudge. We chat the continued contrast of Snape and Lupin, Harry’s perception of his father, and why Jerry Seinfeld is now a judge apparently… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET A NOTIFICATION WHEN NEW EPISODE...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 13 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – Gryffindor Versus Ravenclaw. We chat why poor Neville is so very brave, if Harry actually produced a full patronus, and why Professor McGonagall might as well have been in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRI...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 12 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – The Patronus. We chat why Lupin never showed Harry his Patronus, why Harry’s got some serious edge, and why Flitwick is putting McGonagall to shame… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET A NOTIFICATION WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RE...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 11 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – The Firebolt. We chat this chapter being the sharp left turn for the series, the impending Harry Potter TV show on HBOMax, and why McGonagal is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GE...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 10 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – The Marauder’s Map. We chat about clumsy exposition dumps, the powerful nature of the fidelius charm, and why Madam Pomfrey has to be a Vodka girl… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET A NOTIFICATION WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE REL...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 9 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – Grim Defeat. We chat Snape’s true motives concerning Lupin, why Harry is at his lowest point yet, and why Blake loves to continue needling the “Hearty Puffs”… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET A NOTIFICATION WHE...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 8 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – Flight Of The Fat Lady. We chat about the mirroring of two professors again, why this is when we fall in love with Lupin as a community, and why we’d love to know who is on the Party Planning Committee for Hogwarts… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 7 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – The Boggart In The Wardrobe. We chat why Snape is the WORRRSST in this chapter, why Neville’s arc is a thing of beauty, and why Seamus would be down with Lady Whistledown… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET A NOTIFICATION WH...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 6 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – Talons And Tea Leaves. We chat depressions counterpart, why Malfoy is just the worst, and why Trelawney isn’t all that wrong… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET A NOTIFICATION WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED APPLE PODCASTS YO...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 5 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – The Dementor. We chat the use of water imagery, why Harry always looks for trouble, and why Mary’s Different Perspectives always smoke Blake’s… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET A NOTIFICATION WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RE...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 4 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – The Leaky Cauldron. We chat about the author’s effective use of the worst day and best day for Harry, why the end of the chapter is near perfection, and why Harry was the OG instagram influencer… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 3 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – The Knight Bus. We chat the meaning behind the Knight Bus, the curious case of accidental magic, and why Blake HATES The Sound Of Music… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET A NOTIFICATION WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED APPLE PODCAS...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 2 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – Aunt Marge’s Big Mistake. We chat Harry’s journey of growth in just a single chapter, the role of Obscurials and the Force of magic, and the perfect writing of Aunt Marge blowing up… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 1 of Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban – Owl Post. We chat why this chapter focuses more on Harry the kid than the wizard, Mary does an incredible Errol impression, and Blake finally pays up on his challenge of wearing of a Hufflepuff t-shirt and sings the Hoggy Hoggy Hogwarts song… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS &a...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake give a full review on Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets film… We chat the evolving visual language of the film, we discuss the difference between film adaptation and strict adherence to source material, and Mary finally gets an answer to why Malfoy almost straight up murders Harry in Hogwarts… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MO...

NOTE* This is a short preview of the commentary track for The Chamber Of Secrets that appears on JoinTheNerdClan.com Mary and Blake provide a live-time commentary track for Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets film. In this track we discuss soooooo much cracking voices, Fedwig, how opposite colors of light create tension, Kenneth Branagh being an accomplished director, the compromise of the end...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake release the hounds in our book wrap up and mailbag episode for The Chamber Of Secrets… We chat the Deus Ex Machina effect, effortless characterizations, the strikingly mature journey for Harry, and why Blake thinks Tom Riddle is nothing short of an 11. Connect with the show :  Like Us On Facebook  | Join The #NerdClan  |  Follow Us On Twitter  | Follow...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 18 of Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets – Dobby’s Reward. We chat Harry’s full arc from the book, Ginny vs. Anti Ginny factions, and why we’re Down With The ‘Gog… Connect with the show :  Like Us On Facebook  | Join The #NerdClan  |  Follow Us On Twitter  | Follow Us On Instagram  Download this episode...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 17 of Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets – The Heir Of Slytherin. We chat whether Ginny is a damsel in distress, what the outcome would have been if Harry was in Ginny’s place, and why Fawkes is in desperate need of a hydration mask and spa day… Connect with the show :  Like Us On Facebook  | Join The #NerdClan  |  Follo...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 16 of Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets – The Chamber Of Secrets. We chat logic and narrativium of the chapter, the specific recognition of theme and character development for Harry, and why Mary thinks of Narnia when she gets shots… Connect with the show :  Like Us On Facebook  | Join The #NerdClan  |  Follow Us On Twitter  ...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 15 of Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets – Aragog. We chat the similar structure between The Sorcerer’s Stone and The Chamber Of Secrets, the effect of “the Forest”, and why Mary is Aragog every day at 4:30pm… Connect with the show :  Like Us On Facebook  | Join The #NerdClan  |  Follow Us On Twitter  | Follo...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake chat chapter 14 of Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets – Cornelius Fudge. We chat Dumbledore’s possible impropriety with “loyalty”, why everything always goes back to The Godfather, and why Lumos the cat steals today’s show without even trying… Connect with the show :  Like Us On Facebook  | Join The #NerdClan  |  Follo...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake chat chapter 13 of Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets – The Very Secret Diary. We chat Tom Riddle’s incredible characterization, the sentience of the Diary, and why Percy thinks Harry is the smelly kid… Connect with the show :  Like Us On Facebook  | Join The #NerdClan  |  Follow Us On Twitter  | Follow Us On Instagram  Download this ep...