WizardDem: The Black British Harry Potter Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to WizardDem! This podcast is a fortnightly look into the Wizarding World from the perspective of Black Britain. Join us every other Wednesday where we - four life-long Harry Potter fans and friends - come together to chat about all things Wizarding World, bringing listeners entertaining, gobsmacking, and hilarious insights into the Wizarding World fandom from a Black British perspective. We answer your questions on all things Wizarding World including Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter, the latest news and video games, films, books and so much more!
On this week’s episode, we are reminiscing about the Deathly Hallows movies, and thinking about what they did and didn’t tell us, any unanswered questions and really trying to keep up with what the Wizarding world has next.
It is also our last episode of the season before we take our break, so would love to hear from you! You can keep in touch with Wizard Dem Podcast on social media on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ wizarddempod
If you have any questions, suggestions for guests or topics for the next season - then let us know over at wizarddempod@gmail.com, with a subject line of ‘Howler-DEM’, and you can fill that with whatever you want (Wizarding World related) from, theories, opinions on the series and characters, reflections and, of course, questions.
On this week’s episode, we are joined by fellow POTTERHEAD Stephanie Yeboah! We will be discussing all things with her experience in the fandom!
As ever - Don’t forget, you can keep in touch with Wizard Dem Podcast on social media on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ wizarddempod
If you have any questions, throw them in for Howlers over at wizarddempod@gmail.com, with a subject line of ‘Howler-DEM’, and you can fill that with whatever you want (Wizarding World related) from, theories, opinions on the series and characters, reflections and, of course, questions.
On this week’s episode, we are pitching our ideas to WB new boss, who has decided he wants to double down on the Wizarding World content. You think WB will listen this time?
As ever - Don’t forget, you can keep in touch with Wizard Dem Podcast on social media on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @wizarddempod
If you have any questions, throw them in for Howlers over at wizarddempod@gmail.com, with a subject line of ‘Howler-DEM’, and you can fill that with whatever you want (Wizarding World related) from, theories, opinions on the series and characters, reflections and, of course, questions.
On this week’s episode, we are delving into whether we believed Eulalie’s backstory. Did you buy it? Was it a reach?
As ever - Don’t forget, you can keep in touch with Wizard Dem Podcast on social media on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ wizarddempod
If you have any questions, throw them in for Howlers over at wizarddempod@gmail.com, with a subject line of ‘Howler-DEM’, and you can fill that with whatever you want (Wizarding World related) from, theories, opinions on the series and characters, reflections and, of course, questions.
Alright, let’s get on with the show!
Welcome back!
Coming up on this week’s episode, we are asking about THE BLACK MAGICAL WORLD throughout American history.
We will be asking…what was the early stages of Black History in relationship to the wizarding world, namely around slavery - and we ask the important question of - whether we think Harriet Tubman was a witch, leading the magical Black folk to Ilvermorny…
As ever - Don’t forget, you can keep in touch with Wizard Dem Podcast on social media on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ wizarddempod
If you have any questions, throw them in for Howlers over at wizarddempod@gmail.com, with a subject line of ‘Howler-DEM’, and you can fill that with whatever you want (Wizarding World related) from, theories, opinions on the series and characters, reflections and, of course, questions.
Alright, let’s get on with the show!
Hello, and welcome to Wizard Dem, the Wizarding World Podcast from the voices of Black Britain.
Don’t forget, you can keep in touch with Wizard Dem Podcast on social media on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ wizarddempod
If you have any questions, throw them in for Howlers over at wizarddempod@gmail.com, with a subject line of ‘Howler-DEM’, and you can fill that with whatever you want (Wizarding World related) from, theories, opinions on the series and characters, reflections and, of course, questions.
The Future of the Series
So, we have our overall thoughts on the latest Fantastic Beasts film. We have spoken at length about the fim, and its shortcomings and its positives. But given the controversy around the actors and the author, we want to know what is the future of the series now?
- Do the Fantastic Beast movies make sense for the series? What does it lack? What does it have?
- How does Secrets of Dumbledore compare to the previous movies?
- How do we feel about the Fantastic Beasts film series and the Wizarding World on screen as a whole?
- Alex’s view is that the series should stop here, and refocus itself.
- Fourth and fifth movie - what more do we need to see happen?
- If there was a television series, would we be happy with that?
- And then this makes us think about the stage play?
- How necessary was it to put the play on stage?
Howler-Dem Question:
‘How does the economy in the wizarding world work? Why is there poverty? Why is gold a thing? Did the Weasleys have to be poor?’
Don’t forget, you can keep in touch with Wizard Dem Podcast on social media on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @ wizarddempod
Next Episode: Were Wizards part of the slave trade?
- Mischief, Managed.
This week, Jay-Ann, Alex, Lydz, and Timi sit down to discuss Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
There will be spoilers in this episode, so if you haven't seen it - pause! Come back when you are all caught up.
We discuss:
- Grindelwald and Dumbledore's relationship
- The big 'secrets'
- The International Magical world
- The number of characters in the film
- Why was Minerva in the film?
- Were you excited for Hogwarts?
- Johnny Depp vs Mads Mikkelson?
- The Qilin and it's powers
- Were there any muggle protection spells?
Next week: We will be discussing whether there is a future for the series! Drop us a message to let us know what you think!
Don’t forget, you can keep in touch with Wizard Dem Podcast on social media on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @wizarddempod
If you have any questions, throw them in for Howlers over at wizarddempod@gmail.com, with a subject line of ‘Howler-DEM’, and you can fill that with whatever you want (Wizarding World related) from, theories, opinions on the series and characters, reflections, and, of course, questions.
Hello, and welcome to WizardDem, the Wizarding World Podcast from the perspectives of Black Britain.
This week, Alex, Jay-Ann, Lydz, and Timi sit down to discuss what sex in the Wizarding World might have been like.
- What does magical sex education look like?
- Spells in the bedroom
- Are love potions consensual?
- Magical STDs and the cures for them
- What kind of contraceptives would be used?
- Teen pregnancies?
- Does the wizarding world have porn?
- Wizarding attitudes towards sex
- What was really going on in the Room of Requirement?
- Deleted scene from Goblet of Fire.
Next week: We will be discussing our thoughts on Fantastic Beasts 3: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Drop us a message to let us know what you think!
Don’t forget, you can keep in touch with Wizard Dem Podcast on social media on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @wizarddempod
If you have any questions, throw them in for Howlers over at wizarddempod@gmail.com, with a subject line of ‘Howler-DEM’, and you can fill that with whatever you want (Wizarding World related) from, theories, opinions on the series and characters, reflections, and, of course, questions.
Hello, and welcome to WizardDem, the Wizarding World Podcast from the perspectives of Black Britain.
Alex, Jay-Ann, Lydz, and Timi sit down to discuss what being Black in Hogwarts would have been like.
This week:
- We discuss the new Fantastic Beasts trailer - are you excited?
- Did you watch the 20th Anniversary show?
- Why was Alfred Enoch not given enough screen time on the 20th Anniversary?
- Where was Lee Jordan in the films?
- Who was this Black boy in Prisoner of Azkaban? His name is Bem.
- Was Pansy Parkinson racist?
- What would life as a Black Hogwarts student be like?
- Would you join M.B.A.O?
- Would we be making potions for better curry goat? Charms to defrost the chicken? Conversing with the ancestors in the Divination Tower? The cornrow charm - 'Braidus Totalus'!
- Why does the series not discuss race? Are magical folk a race in themselves?
Next week: We are discussing magical birth control, spells in the bedroom, and…are love potions consensual?
Don’t forget, you can keep in touch with Wizard Dem Podcast on social media on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @wizarddempod
If you have any questions, throw them in for Howlers over at wizarddempod@gmail.com, with a subject line of ‘Howler-DEM’, and you can fill that with whatever you want (Wizarding World related) from, theories, opinions on the series and characters, reflections, and, of course, questions.
Hello, and welcome to Wizard Dem, the Wizarding World Podcast from the perspective of Black Britain.
This show is all about the Wizarding World fandom, and as Black people, especially in Britain, we have been kept out of the narrative for the past 25 years - so here we are. Talking all things Wizarding World - with some added spice and fire.
We are Alex your resident Ravenclaw. Jay-Ann, your bold Gryffindor. Lydz, our friendly Hufflepuff, and Timi our stylish Slytherin.
On today's episode:
Who is WizardDem?
- Introductions - who are we?
- What are our houses and why?
- Why have we called it Wizard Dem?
- Our BRIEF thoughts on the Author.
- What questions do we want to answer as part of the fandom?
- Fave Harry Potter moments, worst moments
- Touch on some of the gripes we had with the films and books.
- What do we want to see in the future of the fandom, and the podcast?
- In next week's episode: we discuss being Black at Hogwarts - not one to miss.
Don’t forget, you can keep in touch with WizardDem Podcast on social media on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @wizarddempod
If you have any questions, throw them in for Howlers over at wizarddempod@gmail.com, with a subject line of ‘Howler-DEM’, and you can fill that with whatever you want (Wizarding World related) from, theories, opinions on the series and characters, reflections, and, of course, questions.
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Join Alex, Jay-Ann, Lydz, and Timi as we chat all things Wizarding World from the perspective of Black Britain.
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Mischief done, fam.