Blessing The Fat Lady
Ariana blesses The Fat Lady for having to work all the time. Vanessa provides a quiz on The Second Shift by Arlie Russell Hochschild with ... Read More
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Good Will: Lord Voldemort's Request
Book 6 Chapter 20
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Good Will in chapter twenty of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This week Casper and Vanessa ... Read More
Harmony: Elf Tails
Book 6 Chapter 19
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Harmony in chapter nineteen of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This week Casper and Vanessa ... Read More
Blessing Ginny Weasley with Mike Schubert
On this episode we invite Mike Schubert of the Potterless Podcast to bless one of his favorite characters, Ginny Weasley for doing an excellent ... Read More
Recklessness: Birthday Surprises
Book 6 Chapter 18
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Recklessness in chapter eighteen of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This week Casper and ... Read More
Attention: A Sluggish Memory - Live from Washington, D.C.
Book 6 Chapter 17
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of attention in chapter 17 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This week we come to you live ... Read More
Blessing Professor Sprout
Vanessa blesses Professor Pomona Sprout for setting a beautiful example of finding and living out one's calling. Ariana provides a most ... Read More
Erosion: A Very Frosty Christmas
Book 6 Chapter 16
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Erosion in chapter sixteen of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This week we are joined by ... Read More
Sacrifice: The Unbreakable Vow
Book 6 Chapter 15
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of sacrifice in chapter fifteen of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This week Casper and Vanessa ... Read More
Resistance: Felix Felicis
Book 6 Chapter 14
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of resistance in chapter fourteen of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This week Casper and Vanessa ... Read More
Blessing Cho Chang with Kathy Tu
Kathy Tu, co-host of WNYC's Nancy podcast joins Vanessa this week to bless the nearly-perfect Cho Chang for her immense talent, her hard ... Read More
Superstition: The Secret Riddle
Book 6 Chapter 13
Vanessa and Casper and special guest, Mike Schubert from the Potterless Podcast, explore the theme of superstition in chapter thirteen (spooky!) ... Read More
Blessing Parvati Patil with Proma Khosla
Proma Khosla, a culture writer for Mashable, dancer, and professional Harry Potter fan, joins Ariana to bless Parvati Patil and set the ... Read More
Resilience: Silver and Opals
Book 6 Chapter 12
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of resilience in chapter twelve of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This week Casper and Vanessa ... Read More
Blessing Angelina Johnson with Bayana Davis
We are kicking off a series of WOHP episodes lifting up and shedding light on the women of color in the Harry Potter series with this first ... Read More
Pleasure: Hermione's Helping Hand
Book 6 Chapter 11
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of pleasure in chapter eleven of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This week Casper and Vanessa ... Read More
Temptation: The House of Gaunt
Book 6 Chapter 10
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of temptation in chapter ten of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This week Casper and Vanessa ... Read More
Owl Post Edition: Slytherin Pride with Travis McElroy
Book 6
Why would anyone want to be a Slytherin? Vanessa and Casper to talk with Travis McElroy about his devotion to his Slytherin identity. They ... Read More
Blessing Ron Weasley
In this special episode Ariana airs her grievances with Ron Weasley's inconsiderate behavior in defense of Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood ... Read More
Friendship: The Half-Blood Prince
Book 6 Chapter 9
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of friendship in chapter nine of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This week we are joined by ... Read More