Accio Politics

This episode, we talk about Ron coming back to the trio and what that means for their mission in hunting horcruxes.   We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com OR acciopolitics@gmail.com   Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: acciopolitics@gmail.com , info@acciopolitics.com or leave us a message through our site .  ...

We're back from thanksgiving break! This week, we tackle Harry's broken wand, Rita Skeeter's unauthorized biography of Dumbledore, and what/how these two things move the plot to its inevitable conclusion.   We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com OR acciopolitics@gmail.com   Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: acc...

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Join Adri and Helene as they discuss the politics of Mourning and Vulnerability in Chapter 16 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. We talk about how the Memorial in the cemetery works for both muggles and wizards alike, and we ask ourselves why Harry didn't make the trip before this book (other than for obvious plot reasons).   We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or em...

Well, we're here: the chapter where Ronald Weasley just abandons Harry and Hermione because he had a tantrum and his pride got in the way of their friendship. While Adri talks about the politics of privilege (how you can be privileged in certain ways even as a minority group), Helene talks about the politics of trust (and how Ron betrayed that trust).   We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicema...

Was this chapter shoehorned in after the editing process began? That is one of the questions that Adri and Helene explore after talking about what this chapter does politically and the narrative arc of DH. Helene and Adri also talk Romance novels and Marvel IP.   We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com   Do you prefer the wri...

Join us as we talk about how femininity (toxic femininity, that is) and propaganda work together in this chapter of DH.  We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com   Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: info@acciopolitics.com or leave us a message through our site .   Find us online: Social Media: We are @acciopolitic...

Helene and Adri talk about the politics of Planning and Infiltration in chapter 12, Magic is Might, of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.     We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com   Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: info@acciopolitics.com or leave us a message through our site .   Find us online: Social Med...

Things are starting to get heated politically at the Ministry of Magic on chapter 11 of DH. Muggle-born wizards are being questioned and asked where they stole their wizarding powers from, Mundungus isn't wild about being dragged back to the scene of his multiple crimes, and we get a mention of one Dolores Umbridge. In this episode, Helene and Adri talk about the politics of persecution and the Ho...

On this episode, your hosts talk about the politics of loyalty and exploitation, Kreacher and house elves' status in wizarding society, Regulus' betrayal of Voldemort, and much more.   We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com   Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: info@acciopolitics.com or leave us a message through...

This week, we talk about the politics of refuge and invisible work in Chapter 9 of DH as Harry and the gang flee Death Eaters in the Muggle and Wizarding world. We also talk about Leo DiCaprio, how books can provide refuge, and much more!   We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com   Do you prefer the written word? Send us an o...

This week, we talk about the politics of customs and superficiality in Chapter 8 of DH, which is all about Bill and Fleur's wedding. We talk about the difference between the muggle and wizarding weddings, how some characters are obsessed with how things look (rather than how they are), and theorize what could have slipped through the security measures for the wedding (could Lucius Malfoy have impe...

Adri is joined by guest (and captive) host Seth to talk about one of the most hopeful chapters in the entirety of DH! And by that we mean that there are presents, kissing, and a lack of bad things happening to our boy for a change. Adri and Seth talk about the politics of secrets, dating books, and much more.  We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording t...

Let's talk about how basically Hermione's efforts to keep her family safe get glazed over in Chapter 6 of DH.   W e w a n t t o h e a r f r o m y o u ! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com   D o y o u p r e f e r t h e w r i t t e n w o r d ? Send us an owl: info@acciopolitics.com or leave us a message through our site .   F i n d u s o n l i n e :...

On this episode, we cover the politics of teamwork and betrayal as we discuss the finer points of the moments after the seven Potters make their flight to safety. We also talk about the Kansas vote on abortion and Biden's COVID rebound.   We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com   Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl...

Helene is back and we're talking about chapter 4 of DH, where there are multiple Harrys involved (as well as one death we really don't like talking about). We talk COVID, Martha Stewart's peacocks, roadrunners, Hedwig, the saddest of tours, allyship, and strategic defense.   We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com   Do you pr...

Helene is out sick (get well soon, Helene!), but we've got a returning guest to try to fill her shoes: Seth Wilson, your favorite host who has only read a few chapters of the series lends us his outside view into the series. Seth and Adri talk about the idea of "developing" vs "developed" countries and how it has roots in white supremacy, which can be translated into wizard supremacy. We talk abou...

This week, we talk about the politics of legacy and remembrance on chapter 2 of DH. We talk about how legacy has more to do with what impact your actions had on people's lives (rather than the work product that you ostensibly produced) and about how remembrance has a time period associated with it involving reflection and (hopefully) growth.   We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.99...

What do Lucius Malfoy and Martha Stewart have in common? Jump in and find out as we return with our final and seventh season of this fine podcast.  In this episode, we're talking about that one meeting at Malfoy manor that really could have been an email, but much like Elon Musk, Voldemort does not believe in that WFH life. We talk about the politics of conspiracy and seditious intent, how to real...

Join hosts Adri and Helene as they take a look back at the last 30 episodes and pick their favorite moments, listener answers, and politics from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."   Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we're talking about Romantic Love in HBP. Want access to this bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to  www.pa...

Helene and Adri discuss the final chapter in HBP, which features our first look at a Wizarding World funeral, through the lens of Duty and Ceremony, respectively. We talk about how some actors are there to strengthen their brand now that Dumbledore's gone, while others truly care for the fallen headmaster.   Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we're talking about Romantic Love...

Don't know how to say this any other way, but strap in for another chapter of HBP that is filled with sadness. Your hosts, Helene and Adri, talk about the politics of assassination and grief respectively. We talk about the aftermath of Dumbledore's assassination and the different ways in which Snape, Harry, and Hagrid deal with the initial stages of grief, especially when that grief has a politica...

Helene and Adri delve into the depths of despair in chapter 27 of HBP to talk about the Politics of Child Soldiers and Rhetoric when it comes to Draco and Dumbledore. We talk about how Draco is being forced to take on a task that is too unimaginable for a 16 year-old on behalf of someone who basically has his family hostage, and how Dumbledore tries to use his rhetorical charm to convince Draco to...

Adri is joined by guest co-host (and husband/hostage) Seth to talk about Chapter 26 of HBP through the lens of teamwork. We talk about how Voldemort sees his collaborators as expendable, while Dumbledore sees himself as expendable, how this scene has been burned in Seth's mind forever with the Gatorade of Sadness, and much more.   Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we're divi...

Well, we've held off as much as we could this season, but here it is (cue spooky music): The Patriarchy. In chapter 25 of HBP, we see how Harry basically ignores every woman (except for Ginny, for romantic reasons) and how there's a clear double standard when it comes to men vs. women.   Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we're diving deep into Divination. Want access to this...