Due to scheduling conflicts, we couldn’t record a new episode of the show this week. We didn’t want the feed to go empty this week, so please enjoy this re-release of our episode from earlier this year plus a bonus segment that was only available for Patrons of the show until now.  Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics 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 @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com

Accio Politics! A Harry Potter Podcast

RECAST + BONUS: The Politics of Personal Narrative + Patreon Exclusive (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 22)

Adri is joined by special guest Laurie, the producer for the Potterversity podcast to discuss chapter 12 of Half Blood Prince. We talk about how this chapter intersects with the politics of suspicion and consent, including the imperiused Katie Bell and Hermione’s skepticism about the character of the Half Blood Prince. We also talk about the nature of the spells the Prince developed and Harry’s willingness to use them on students, even when he’s not dueling them.   We’re also featuring the best answers to our question of the week! This week, the question our listeners answered was the following: Hermione cheated to help Ron get into the quidditch team. In a similar situation, would you cheat to help one of your friends get something they wanted? Want to get your thoughts in for next week’s episode? Next week’s question is: Is casting a jinx on someone (outside of a duel) a violation of their bodily autonomy/consent? Why or why not?   Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’re talking about the Potter Family legacy and generational wealth. Would we see a male Rita Skeeter as more of a journalist than a gossip columnist? Want access to this bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics   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 @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com

612: The Politics of Consent and Suspicion (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 12)

This week, we talk about that chapter where Hermione helps Ron, unbeknownst to him, get into the Gryffindor Quidditch team. When we were thinking about which politics were driving the chapter, we thought about the politics of attention and preferential treatment. We’re also featuring the best answers to our question of the week! This week, the question our listeners answered was: What is more respected in the series: wealth or wizarding ancestry? How does this compare to your experience IRL? Want to get your thoughts in for next week’s episode? Next week’s question is: Hermione cheated to help Ron get into the quidditch team. In a similar situation, would you cheat to help one of your friends get something they wanted? Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’re talking about the implications of a gender-swapped Rita Skeeter. Would we see a male Rita Skeeter as more of a journalist than a gossip columnist? Want access to this bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics 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 @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com

611: The Politics of Attention and Preferential Treatment (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 11)

This week, we talk about that chapter where Harry met Voldemort’s extended family via Pensieve. When we were thinking about which politics were driving the chapter, we thought about the politics of ancestry and supremacism. One is based upon who your family was or what they did being an indicator of success (or failure) and the other is based on how the composition of each person is indicative of their stature in society. We’re also featuring the best answers to our question of the week! This week, the question our listeners answered was: Do you consider Harry’s use of the Half-Blood Prince’s book cheating? Want to get your thoughts in for next week’s episode? Next week’s question is What is more respected in the series: wealth or wizarding ancestry? How does this compare to your experience IRL? Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’re talking about The History and Meaning of "Pure-Blood" in the Wizarding World. Want access to bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics 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 @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com

610: The Politics of Ancestry and Supremacism (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 10)

It’s the first day of classes at Hogwarts, and we are talking about the politics of cheating and the myth of self-sufficiency. This week we have a ton of questions that we try to answer as best as possible. Was Harry was cheating by following the hand-written instructions in the Half-Blood Prince’s Potions book? Why did Snape never share his potions brilliance with the wizarding world at large or even the academic world? Was Hermione right in being annoyed at Harry outshining her in potions? Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’re going off-book, just like Harry did by following the hand-written instructions in the second-hand potions book. We talk about the Hogwarts Curriculum, how often books are revised in the wizarding world, and the state of wizarding education in the 1990s. Get this and other bonus content by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/acciopolitics. 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 @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com

609: Was Harry Cheating? (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 9)

Harry’s finally back at Hogwarts and he is in for a surprise when it comes to staff appointments for the coming school year. Adri and Helene talk about the politics of School Administration and Bullying when it comes to what is influencing the events of this chapter. We also talk about the restrictive and cruel law regarding reproductive rights that went into effect last week in Texas. Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’re sorting all the Ted Lasso characters into Hogwarts houses. Want access to bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics. 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 @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com

608: Cruelty is the Point (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 8)

Well, we’re back on the Hogwarts Express! This time, Helene and Adri talk about the many ways that they see the politics of nepotism and privilege interact in this chapter, as well as in the rest of the book. We talk about Slughorn’s favoritism of those associated with prestige and power, Draco’s lack of growth as a boy who insists you remember who his father is, Ginny’s absolute power, Harry’s growth as a character, and the blink and you miss it reference to a serial killer in the wizarding world (who is not Voldemort or Grindelwald, mind you). Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’re talking about what it would look like if Slughorn made his entire brand into a coaching business just like Tony Robbins. Would we have seen him in Oprah? Want access to bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics. 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 @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com

607: Slughorn’s Nepotism and Draco’s Privilege (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 7)

Join us as the trio venture into Diagon Alley for the first time since the ministry has openly admitted that Lord Voldemort is back. Helene and Adri discuss the politics of Public Security and the politics of Commodities as it relates to both the ministry’s actions and how capitalism is alive and well, even in grim circumstances.  Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’re talking about Rappaport’s Law in MACUSA. Want access to bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics  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 @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com

606: From Broke to Joke (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 6) 

Harry gets to the Burrow earlier than scheduled and we get a glimpse into Arthur’s dearest ambition and Molly’s favorite nickname. Adri is joined by guest host Ann from the Speak Beasty podcast and they talk about the politics of tribalism and family, including why oh why Ginny Weasley loses her perpetual cool when it comes to Fleur joining the family. Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, Adri is joined by guest host Ann to talk about how the series can sometimes break gender stereotypes while at other times it can reinforce them. Want access to bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics  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 @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com

605: The Politics of Tribalism and Family (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 5)

Harry is off to the Burrow under Dumbledore’s chaperonage, but before we pop in to see our favorite red-headed family, we’ve got a side quest to complete. Yes, you read that right, Dumbledore has one more trick up his sleeve (presumably the one with complete mobility): popping in to see a professor about leaving retirement. Helene and Adri talk about politics, as per usual, but there’s one more important topic to discuss: why did Dumbledore had to say that he was headed to the bathroom?     Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! This week, we’re continuing our deep dive into MACUSA (part II), including bloodlines, presidents, and headquarter switching. Want access to bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics.   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 @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com

604: Even Dumbledore goes to the Bathroom, Helene (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 4)

Finally, a chapter with Harry in it! In between headlines and narrative paywalls (what did the rest of those articles say anyway?) Harry is snoozing away until Dumbledore appears in the Dursley’s home, just as he promised he would. Perhaps it’s the realization that Harry didn’t quite trust Dumbledore to show up, or it’s the weight of benign neglect, but Dumbledore manages to call out the Dursleys for their treatment of Harry and we, at Accio Politics, are here for it. We talk about the politics of legacy and advocacy, how paywalls were invented by the author, the narrator’s consistent fat-phobia, and Dumbledore’s iconic quotes in this chapter. Patrons get a bonus segment for this episode! We’re talking about what it would have looked like or been like if the character of Cho Chang was gender-flipped as a continuation of our Girl Who Lived segment. Want access to bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics  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 @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com  

603: Those Flighty Temptresses, Helene and Adri (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 3)

Join us as we talk about chapter 2, "Spinner’s End" and its politics (alongside some talk about Bellatrix, Narcissa, Sirius, Severus, and Wormtail). We also talk about this insight into Snape’s humble abode and whether or not he wanted Sirius dead. Bonus Segment for Patrons: A look into MACUSA. Want access to bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics  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 @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com  

602: A Sneak Peek into Snape's Domestic Life (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 2)

We're already on HBP (which is, incidentally, Helene's favorite book in the series). Helene and Adri talk about the politics of Foreign Affairs and Public Relations when it comes to the two ministers (one muggle, one wizard) and wonder about how we're supposed to feel about Dementors "breeding" (in a nutshell: not good).  Bonus Segment for Patrons: Logistics of Wizarding World/Muggle World Political Relations. Want access to bonus content and more? Become a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics  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 @acciopolitics on twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Our site: www.acciopolitics.com  

601: Foreign Affairs, Public Relations, and Dementors' Need for Sex Ed (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 1)

We're off this week but we wanted to leave you with some bonus content that was exclusive to Patrons until now. Did you enjoy this segment? Get more bonus content like this by becoming a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics 

Bonus: Girl Who Lived - Gender-Flipping Newt Scamander

We're off this week but we wanted to leave you with some bonus content that was exclusive to Patrons until now. Did you enjoy this segment? Get more bonus content like this by becoming a Patron for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics 

Bonus: Wizarding Schools pt. 1

One recovering English major and special guests talk about a politic in each chapter of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. This podcast is brought to you by MuggleNet.com.

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Accio Politics! A Harry Potter Podcast

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