Questioning Quidditch: Recent Episodes
Ian Scura
Quidditch has led all three of our hosts down slightly different paths, but they all agree that the community is central to their experience. On Questioning Quidditch we ask ourselves, and various guests from the community, questions about quidditch, life, and everything in between. We hope you'll join us as we talk to friends, new and old, about what this sport means to them and how it fits in with the rest of their lives.
This episode we talk to Boston quidditch players, and Massachusetts Quidditch Conference organizers Finn McGarghan and Harry Greenhouse. Our topics range from how to start and run an effective quidditch conference, to their own personal goals for quidditch moving forward.
This episode we talk to Boston quidditch player Kieran Collier. We discuss being a coach of a college program, playing competitively at a high level as a beater, and building statistics in quidditch.
This episode we talk to Natasha Sydor, a member of the Nocturns as part of New York Quidditch Club. During our conversation we talk about expanding the sport in new ways outside of college, community outreach through quidditch, and Natasha's life outside of the sport.
In the fourth episode of season 2 we talk with Kellan Cupid about fostering discussion from new players in the quidditch community, race and quidditch, and much more!
On the third episode of season 2, we bring on two guests to talk about regional bias in quidditch, learning to play beater in different styles and the sport has changed and continues to grow.
On the second episode of season 2 we talk to South region beater/chaser/seeker Emmanuel Kenneth Cureton. We talk about race in quidditch and what ways we can help change the sport for the better, as well as trying to find ways to play all different positions.
Questioning Quidditch is back for Season 2! To start off we talked to our fellow Middlebury teammate Nicholas Brown. We talk about growing small quidditch programs, issues with race in quidditch, and balancing fun and competition.
This episode I talk to Luke Meissner about his dreams of being an actor and continuing to play high level quidditch, and the steps he's taken to pursue these dreams so far.
In the 9th episode of this podcast, I talk to Christian Barnes about his experiences with quidditch. We talk about volunteering, reffing, snitching, coaching, and of course playing quidditch.
This is the fourth episode of a mini-series about how members of the quidditch community are coping with life changes due to the corona virus. This episode I talk to Teddy Costa of Revolution Quidditch, and the Boston Night Riders.
This is the third episode of a mini-series about how members of the quidditch community are coping with life changes due to the corona virus. This episode I talk to Leeanne Dillmann of the Bosnyan Bearsharks and the Boston Night Riders.
This is the second episode of a mini-series about how members of the quidditch community are coping with life changes due to the corona virus. This episode I talk to Serena Monteiro from Tufts.
This is the first episode of a mini-series about how members of the quidditch community are coping with life changes due to the corona virus. This episode I talk to CJ Carter from UVM.
In the second episode of my podcast, I talk to my friend and teammate Tyler Trudeau, a keeper and seeker for the Washington Admirals, Bosnyan Bearsharks, and the US National Team. We talk about dealing with injuries and figuring out when to push through it, and when to let your body recover.
In the first episode of my podcast, my older brother Ryan, who is similarly a Middlebury graduate and former quidditch player, joins me this week to start off my personal journey. We talk together about the nature of sports, the appeals of quidditch, holding on to childhood, and what it means to be a real adult. We discover together that there is no concrete line when adulthood begins, at least not for Ryan, who feels this way even as a parent himself.
This episode I talk to my friend and quidditch teammate, Julia Baer about what it's like to balance a career, a romantic relationship, and playing quidditch.
In episode 8 of the podcast, I talk to Kylie McBride about the transition from college to club quidditch, working with different beater partners, and how to continue pursuing quidditch no matter where you are.