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The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling is an audio documentary that examines some of the most contentious conflicts of our time through the life and career of the world’s most successful author. In conversation with host Megan Phelps-Roper, J.K. Rowling speaks with unprecedented candor and depth about the controversies surrounding her—from book bans to debates on gender and sex. The series also examines the forces propelling this moment in history, through interviews with Rowling’s supporters and ...
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It’s the English class you didn't know you missed and the meaningful conversations you didn't know you craved. Join Vanessa Zoltan and Matt Potts as they bring thought, reflection and laughter to Harry Potter; not just as novels, but as instructive and inspirational texts that will teach us about our own lives. Relive the magic of Harry Potter chapter by chapter as Matt and Vanessa explore themes such as commitment, revenge and forgiveness. This podcast creates time in your week to think abo ...
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For years, Matt’s been unpacking the events, people, and culture wars shaping the world around us. On A Bit Fruity, we take deeper dives into those issues — joined by celebrities, experts, and journalists who help us laugh and learn along the way. Follow Matt: https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MattBernstein1
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Knights of the Hardcover

Brandon Kasl, Chris Lauer, and Zach Micek

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Huzzah!!! Dragons, Magic, and the Knights of the Hardcover: Brandon (BJ), Zach, and Chris summarize and dissect their favorite fantasy books with a sharp edged blade. Grab your maps, fill up your horn with ale, and take the heroes journey with us to the lands unknown.
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heretics. | andrew gold

Andrew Gold & Glassbox Media

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What makes you a heretic? Journalist Andrew Gold believes that, in an age of group-think and tribes, we need heretics - those who use unconventional wisdom to speak out against their own groups, from cancelled comedians and radical feminists to cult defectors and vigilantes hunting deviants. Learn from my guests how to rebel, think differently and resist social contagion. From Triggernometry's Francis Foster and the world's most cancelled man Graham Linehan to ex-Hasidic Jew Julia Haart and ...
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A cultural analysis through the lens of gender, magic, dreams & more! About the co-hosts: Em is a writer/producer and Orion is a therapist who works with the modalities of Jungian Psychology & Internal Family Systems. The first few episodes will focus on analyzing Harry Potter as a queer & trans narrative + J.K. Rowling’s transphobia. After we finish exploring Harry Potter, we will then move into larger cultural topics, like masculinity, feminism and misandry, psychology, symbolism, individu ...
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In uncertain times what’s needed is not just clarity about today’s pandemic, but insight into the challenges that lie ahead as America recovers and returns to normal. GoodFellows, a weekly Hoover Institution broadcast, features senior fellows John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, and H.R. McMaster discussing the social, economic, and geostrategic ramifications of this changed world.
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Welcome to We Solemnly Swear: A MickOlsen Podcast! We are a group of sisters who are diehard Harry Potter fans and want to share our crazy passion and knowledge for the wizarding world with other PotterHeads!
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The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

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Want to know what comes next in politics, culture, and libertarian ideas? Reason’s Nick Gillespie hosts relentlessly interesting interviews with the activists, artists, authors, entrepreneurs, newsmakers, and politicians who are defining the 21st century.
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OUTCAST UK

Graeme Smith

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Queer chat, news and laughs with Graeme Smith joined by an array of guests and regulars. Including Cosmopolitan and Gay London Life columnist Topher Taylor, transmasculine icon Paris Munro, Fire London DJ Nick Charles, queer artist Liam McDonald + guests from professors to porn stars. Including the latest LGBTQ+ world news with Kev McGrath. winner-GOLD at BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS "As well as compelling debates, this is also a lighthearted podcast in many ways.. an eclectic mix of guests" - The ...
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Only In Rugby League

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Formerly the Loose Forward Podcast. Podcast discussing all things Rugby League from Super League to the NRL, serious discussions with plenty of comedy! Classic segments from stats of the week to the predictions league, give us a listen and join the fun!
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The two biggest names in Scottish political journalism, Bernard Ponsonby and Alex Massie, join forces to bring you a regular “must listen” insider briefing on the political and wider world. Bernard has been Scotland's leading TV political editor for many years while Alex is the unavoidable commentator and columnist for the Times and Sunday Times. Together they bring decades of experience and unsurpassed contacts books to provide you with a valuable insider briefing behind the headlines - all ...
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To share Memorisation Techniques that use Mnemonics to help retain large amounts of information, so you can recite this information in a logical and ordered way, and remember it for a lifetime The podcast is augmented with lots of Fun Facts, a Quiz to test your knowledge, and finishes with a Word of the Week in relation to the topic.
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The Secret Life of Writers by Tablo

Jemma Birrell, Tablo Publishing

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The Secret Life of Writers is a series of rambling conversations with some of the world’s most interesting and visionary writers and creative icons about how they got where they are, what they’re working on now, and how they balance art and life. These warm and personal interviews take you behind-the-scenes of the writing world. Hosted by Jemma Birrell, formerly of the Sydney Writers' Festival and Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and now the Creative Director at Tablo. Subscribe to hear a new ...
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Founded in 1968, Reason is the planet's leading source of news, politics, and culture from a libertarian perspective. Our podcast offerings include: The Reason Roundtable Every Monday, the libertarian editors of the magazine of “Free Minds and Free Markets”—Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Peter Suderman—discuss and debate the week’s biggest stories and what fresh hell awaits us all. The Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie Want to know what comes next in politics, cultu ...
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Not Your Average Book Report

Not Your Average Book Report

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Not Your Average Book Report, hosted by Sam and Sarah Scott, is a whimsical podcast exploring children's literature. With a down-to-earth approach (meaning as much laughter as possible), they hope to inspire meaningful conversations for both kids and adults inviting everyone to never lose the childlike joy of reading.
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In this biweekly conversational podcast, we dive into a book of choice from our guest, a leader in their work, and explore the profound impact of their book of choice. Join us as lessons leap off the pages as we delve into the books that fuel passion, influence decisions, and turned book lessons into life lessons. Together, we uncover the invaluable wisdom that lies within the chapters of their favorite reads.
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Greetings and welcome to The Quest for Wisdom Podcast, where we search for nuggets of Wisdom from the lives of some truly amazing people. For more information please check out: www.thequestforwisdom.com Or you can follow us on: IG @thequestforwisdom Twitter @thequest4wisdom Facebook @Thequestforwisdom Patreon @thequestforwisdom Linkedin @thequestforwisdom
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Allegedly Fabulous

Allegedly Fabulous

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Pop culture, true crime, life and chit chat with lifelong friends Kevin Loftus and Stephanie Hogan. instagram.com/allegedlyfabulous instagram.com/kevintloftus instagram.com/stephhhogan tiktok.com/@allegedlyfabulous youtube.com/allegedlyfabulous twitter.com/allegedlyfab allegedlyfabulouspodcast@gmail.com
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Hollygood

Emmett Redding, Morgan Dunn and Oliver Palmer

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Welcome to Hollygoodland, where Emmett, Morgan and Oliver talk about the best movies of yesterday, yesteryear and yestermorrow.
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James Dreyfus made a name for himself in British comedy series and Notting Hill but recently roles dried up after he publicly defended JK Rowling. Here, he tells the remarkable story of how his cancellation happened, and how he did not see it coming. Sub to my writing & ad-free pod: http://andrewgoldheretics.com And get The Psychology of Secrets he…
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This week's guest is Andy Mills, the co-creator of Reflector, a new documentary podcast. Reflector's early episodes delve into controversial treatments for alcoholism and the free speech implications of the trial of rapper Young Thug, whose lyrics are being used by prosecutors to build a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) cas…
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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Harry, Hogwarts, chaos. Three things that seem to come around every year in Harry’s life and this year is no different. Only the chaos this year comes from the external threat of the dark lord Voldemort who is large and attempting to be in charge, mixed with a little political dra…
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Bernard and Alex on ..... The effect of Farage and Reform Will JK Rowling's gender recognition reform criticism of Labour come back to haunt the party? Stampgate - Will allegations of the SNP using MSPs expenses to pay for election campaign stamps re-ignite memories of previous scandals for voters? ... and Scotland exiting the Euros. Bernard and Al…
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This week, Vanessa and special guest Beth Silvers from Pantsuit Politics explore the theme of Identity in Chapter 4 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! They discuss Slughorn’s obsession with fame, Molly as a source of comfort, and Dumbledore’s guidance! Throughout the episode we consider the question: how do our identities shift, evolve and …
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Mark Birbeck is a founder of Our Fight UK, a non-Jewish group of concerned individuals–some Jews but mainly non-Jews–who have come together to create a resource for anyone who feels that abhorrence for Hamas's October 7th pogrom has dissipated far too quickly. They had their protest shut down by the police. Find out more about Our Fight UK here: ht…
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Our sister podcast, Hot & Bothered, has recently launched a brand new season with a brand new co-host! Joining Vanessa is media professor and podcaster Hannah McGregor. This season of Hot & Bothered is all about exploring the ideology of romance movies and we started the season off with the 1993 classic, Sleepless in Seattle. Episode release weekly…
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This week's guest on The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie is school choice activist Corey DeAngelis, whose provocative new book is The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools. A senior fellow at the American Federation for Children and a former education policy analyst at the Reason Foundation (the nonprofit …
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This week's guest on The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie is school choice activist Corey DeAngelis, whose provocative new book is The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools. A senior fellow at the American Federation for Children and a former education policy analyst at the Reason Foundation (the nonprofit …
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Bernard and Alex bring you an instant briefing on the King's Speech with the first legislative agenda for Keir Starmer's new Labour Government. Is it a return to big Government (as some critics have said) or a different type of intervention? Headlines on the bills Watch No11 Downing Street not No10 to gauge the success of this government. Hosted on…
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I stay away from heterosexual mess, but this time it came to me. Today, Taylor Lorenz and I work backwards to understand how a 21-year-old bed spring factory worker from Tennessee became a culture war symbol because of a drunken joke about fellatio. None of these words are in the bible. Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Listen to Ta…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode of iCritic LIVE, the host dives into the fascinating history of Streamline Pictures with guest Jerry Beck, a renowned animation historian and author. Streamline Pictures, one of the first companies to introduce Japanese anime to the American audience, played a pivotal role in popularizing the genre outside of…
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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com You are on a train isolated in the middle of a desert. Everyone you are with is capable of committing murder and getting away with it, but also solving murders and framing others. A melting pot of mystery and ego all wrapped up in this year’s Mystery Writers Society annual event. …
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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman grapple with the current political climate in the U.S. after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump over the weekend.01:44—Trump's Assassination attempt27:06—President Joe Biden's press conference43:07—Republican …
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For centuries, the dark art of creating Horcruxes has fascinated and terrified those who delve into the depths of magical history. The common narrative credits Herpo the Foul, an infamous dark wizard of ancient Greece, with pioneering this sinister method of achieving immortality. However, the truth is that the origins of the infamous Horcrux may l…
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Father Calvin Robinson is a conservative social commentator and, obviously, a priest. Can he and I agree to disagree about god, religion and society? Follow Calvin on X: https://twitter.com/calvinrobinson Watch his show with Laurence Fox, Fox & Father: https://www.youtube.com/@ReclaimTheMedia_ Follow my SubStack here: andrewgoldheretics.com Come to…
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“Tate event and media concerns”. So headed an unsettling email from my book publisher Pan Macmillan – the last words I’d read as a writer knowingly on the right side of cancellation... get my writings on http://andrewgoldheretics.com Come to mine and Winston's chat in London: https://freespeechunion.org/event/secrets-suppression-and-authoritarianis…
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Bernard Ponsonby and Alex Massie speak to Stewart McDonald, SNP front bencher who lost his seat at the General Election ..... and he had a lot to say. ON 2026 HOLYROOD ELECTION 25:32 MASSIE: "Do you think getting "horsed" in 2026 is now the most likely outcome of the Holyrood election?" McDONALD: "Yes" ON INDEPENDENCE 35:07 "The hard pause has been…
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The Dispatch’s Jonah Goldberg joins Good Fellows to discuss his differences with Niall Ferguson’s Soviet America essay, the Biden/Trump gerontocracy, and the European elections. Also, can someone help Niall choose a dog?By Hoover Institution
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Potion making is no easy feat. It requires years of studying, endless practice, and a deep understanding of magical ingredients. Each potion demands precision and patience, with the slightest mistake potentially resulting in disastrous consequences. From brewing the simplest healing draughts to concocting complex elixirs that alter reality, potion …
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This week, Vanessa and Matt explore the theme of Corruption in Chapter 3 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! They discuss Dumbledore’s errand, Kreacher’s fate, and new leadership at the Ministry! Throughout the episode we consider the question: how can power corrupt? Thank you to Travis for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're reading Chap…
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What if President Joe Biden drops out? Just asking questions. Biden is facing increasing pressure from his own side to drop out of the 2024 race, which nearly every poll taken since his disaster debate performance last week shows him losing. The latest RealClearPolitics average has him down by about 3.5 percentage points nationally. Several Democra…
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Charlotte Gill runs a publication called Woke Waste in which she looks at the many ridiculous things that our taxes are being spent on. You'll be amazed and dismayed. Follow her SubStack page here: https://substack.com/@charlottegill Follow mine here: andrewgoldheretics.com Come to mine and Winston's chat in London: https://freespeechunion.org/even…
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Today's guest is Eric Brakey, the new executive director of The Free State Project, a nonprofit that has been working since 2001 to get small-government diehards to move to New Hampshire and make the Granite State a stronghold for libertarian ideas. Prior to becoming head of the Free State Project, Brakey was a Republican state senator in Maine, wh…
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Today's guest is Eric Brakey, the new executive director of The Free State Project, a nonprofit that has been working since 2001 to get small-government diehards to move to New Hampshire and make the Granite State a stronghold for libertarian ideas. Prior to becoming head of the Free State Project, Brakey was a Republican state senator in Maine, wh…
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This week we take a look at 'clubs in crisis' with our review, an amazing stats of the week section with a burning question at the end. Guest appearance from Ringo Starr. Is Ian Watsons time up with the Giants? Of course only in Rugby League, plus the predictions league is heating up.By looseforwardpodcast
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To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Where there is a Weyward there is a way. A novel about three women told through three stories threaded together by similar circumstances. Abuse of some sort and a connection to the natural world. Men labelled them as witches, but a name given to you is not a definition to who you …
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Your questions on the General Election result directly to Bernard Ponsonby and Alex Massie This episode, questions from: Peter Hardy - @PeterHardyAG (X) Ian Jones - @Salop_Ian (X) Michael Apter - @Michael_Apter (X) Andrew Brophy - @AndrewBrophy3 (X) LTW Anderson - @ltwanderson (X) Mark Brown - Via Email Gordon Dudman - Via Email Andrew McCall - Via…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to iCritic LIVE, the ultimate podcast for animation enthusiasts and film lovers! In this special episode, we dive into the magical world of animated short films. Join us as we countdown and explore my top 5 favorite animated short films of all time. From timeless classics to modern masterpieces, we'll discuss the art…
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The Labour Party has won the UK general election with a landslide majority. Traditionally seen the party of LGBTQ+ progress, there has been little in the way of support through the general election campaign as they sought to avoid any difficult issues. So will the new occupant of number 10 be our friend? In this special episode that was broadcast o…
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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and special guest Elizabeth Nolan Brown size up the fallout from the mainstream media's lag in coverage of Joe Biden's cognitive decline, despite evidence existing well before his seismic debate performance on June 27.01:50—Media fallout after Biden'…
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Rubeus Hagrid’s FIRST wand was rather bendy, 16” long and made of oak. It has been expressed that those with oak wands usually have an ‘affinity with the magic of the natural world’, that a ‘bendy’ wand signifies a high level of adaptability in personality, and that the significant length of his wand is representative of his large stature and enorm…
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