Harry is on his own, a lonesome man, unhoused, unhinged, unmoored, anchorless. Like a ship without a rudder, cast into the night. And then the freaking Magic School Bus picks him up and they learn about science.

Darin Tries to Understand Harry Potter

S3E3 - Prisoner of Agrabah or Whatever - Chapter 3

Strap yourselves in for a whole lot of discussion about theories of justice. Which is what I know you came here for.

S3E2 - Prisoner of Agrabah or Whatever - Chapter Two

Wherein Harry Potter sits around like a freaking emo kid the entire chapter. He chases around a book at one point, but even that isn't particularly interesting.

S3E1 - Prisoner of Agrabah or Whatever - Chapter One

Wherein the book comes to a thankful end. And I get all whiny about a bunch of stuff. This one's good, I swear. Please rate and subscribe. Alternatively, do not do those things. I'm not trying to tell you how to live your life. You can get mad at me via email at darintries@gmail.com You can get mad at me on twitter at @darintries

S2E18 - Book 2 Chapter 18

Book 2 Chapter 18

Wherein a single sentence derails this entire project, Tom Riddle does a Rod Serling impression, and some other nonsense happens. The best practices of content creation in Capitalist America demand that I tell you to "be sure to like and subscribe and leave a five-star review." But you don't have to if you don't want to. I won't be upset. This content is free, it's sponsorship-free, and it's "begging for money on Patreon"-free because, dammit, some things ought to exist outside of the profit motive. If I had my druthers, those things would include healthcare, basic social services, and college education, but all I can deliver at the moment is this strange podcast about Harry Potter. You can follow me on twitter, if you'd like, though I don't do much tweeting these days, at @darintries. You can email me at darintries@gmail.com. Or just find me and talk to me like a real person. I'm around.

S2E17 - Book 2 Chapter 17

Book 2 Chapter 17

Wherein we finally find out who has been singing those Fury of Five covers (It's a snake). Some other stuff happens, too, but frankly I don't really remember anymore. Music by the Future Virgins (RIP) Subscribe and review because algorithms rule everything around us. Follow me on twitter at @Darintries.

S2E16 - Book 2 Chapter 16

Wherein the Hogwarts nursing staff is as incompetent as everyone else in the wizarding world; Harry and Ron sing Social Distortion songs with a spider king; and, really, what would this podcast be without a lengthy, pedantic discussion of narrative structure? Music by the Future Virgins (RIP) Subscribe and Review. Or don't. Whatever. Follow me on twitter at @Darintries. Or don't. Whatever.

S2E15 - Book 2 Chapter 15

Book 2 Chapter 16

Book 2 Chapter 15

Wherein we meet a Keebler Elf with a questionable sense of due process rights, Hogwarts undergoes some frankly much-needed personnel changes, and I discuss the role of humor in the book.

S2E14 - Book 2 Chapter 14

Darin reads the Harry Potter books for the first time, analyzes them from a vaguely leftist perspective, and makes fun of all the nonsense.

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Darin Tries to Understand Harry Potter

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