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Accio Politics

Adri Wilson with MuggleNet.com

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Hosts Adri and Helene bring their lived experience and close-read every chapter of Harry Potter discussing the politics that shape the action of the Wizarding World.
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Hello friends! PuffCast is a fun and querky Harry Potter Podcast run by two Hufflepuff's, Melanie and Julianna! We talk about everything Wizarding World! Join book and movie discussions, meet guests like Actors, Wandmakers, Fanfic Writers and more! There is something interesting for everyone! - Twitter and Instagram: @puffcastpod - Facebook at: Facebook.com/puffcast - Email us: puffcastpod@gmail.com - Patreon: www.patreon.com/puffcast (We donate to charity 1 x month!) - TikTok: @puffcast - P ...
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G'day mate! Adri and Helene are headed to Australia as they talk about Our Lips Are Sealed (1999), starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Join them for an episode of reminiscing about the Kneel Diamond, Emil Hatchew (bless you!), and our favorite outfits in the Dualstar universe yet! Pass us a note in class. Type up your notes in the computer lab (or…
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Helene and Adri continue their nostalgia-filled Olsen twin journey with yet another Dualstar Entertainment production, Switching Goals (1999). Not known for our knowledge, or (frankly) passion, for sports, this episode is full of non-sporting observations with the occasional bone thrown at those of you who actually like sports. Find the show. https…
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Growing Up Millennial is out now! We are available on all major podcast platforms! In this inaugural episode of the podcast, hosts Adri and Helene talk about how they grew up, how media impacted their lives, their hopes for season one of the podcast, and what the show will cover in the future. Pass us a note in class. Type up your notes in the comp…
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Get your passports ready, we're headed to Paris! Well, more like Parisian streets with a heavy dose of California interior and exterior shots, but you get the picture. Join Helene and Adri as they dish all about the 1999 Dualstar Entertainment / Tapestry Films classic that made us want crossbody backpacks, Passport to Paris (1999). This movie was p…
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Season one of Growing Up Millennial holds a really special place in our hearts: the direct-to-video (that's VHS to you, dear listeners) movies made by the Olsen Twins in the '90s and early aughts. These films were a staple of our combined childhood (even with our seven-year age difference), and Adri and Helene are here to dissect, discuss, and remi…
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Mark your calendars with glitter gel pens! Growing Up Millennial is launching on November 1, 2023. We're a podcast about all things nostalgia from the 90s to the early aughts. Remember that feeling you got when you’d rush home after school, wearing those butterfly clips and/or chain wallets, to watch your favorite TV shows and movies? Do you rememb…
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Sadly it is time to say Goodbye to PuffCast. Thank all of you so much for the support and love over the past few years! You were incredible! Working for this Podcast, learning and growing with you together was an experience of a lifetime. The amazing discussions with you will be missed dearly. Puffhugs, love and badger on! --- Send in a voice messa…
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This week on PuffCast: Disclaimer: We are talking all about the upcoming HP TV Show on thisweeks episode. We do acknowledge that not everyone is in support of this Show and we hear you. We all, as a fandom, are in support of each others thoughts and feelings. If this is not for you, you may skip this episode. We see you afterwards for extra hugs an…
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This week on PuffCast: Guests April and Lynn from MistiCon join this weeks episode! Find outwhat it takes to build a good Convention and how come Mel is not around but also is? And check out the Links down below, to help do some good! Donate here: TLC - Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/donate/ Where to find MistiCon: Instagra…
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Well, here it is... [wait for dramatic pause] We've arrived at the final episode of Accio Politics. If you've just joined us or if you've found us somewhere along the way, thanks for listening and being with us until the very end. While this is the end of this venture, keep your eyes and ears trained on this feed because we'll be posting the first …
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Here we are, nineteen years later (or so it feels after re-reading the entire series week by week). In the series' epilogue, we see the Golden Trio with some familial additions. We talk about how families are structured in the wizarding world, as well as the power names carry in the series.
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Hold on to your wands, this is one of the last episodes in our show's history! We talk about the penultimate chapter of DH (or if you don't count Epilogues as strictly chapters, this is the LAST chapter of the seventh book). Your hosts talk about the politics of confidence and bravery, how these intersect and how they diverge, and they also manage …
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This week on PuffCast: We are back from a small health break and bring you an Episode loaded with Plot twists and great discussions. All while collecting donations for our yearly Fundraiser for the WAVAW / Salal Sexual Violance Support Center! Doing good all the way! Thank you to everyone that donated and helped us exceed our goal once more! We lov…
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This is the one where we talk about the structure of the afterlife in the series, Dumbledore wisdom, and much more. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com OR acciopolitics@gmail.com Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: acciopolitics@gmail.com, info@acciopolitics.co…
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TW: Discussions of suicide. Please take care of yourself and skip this episode if you need to take care of yourself. We're here to talk about chapter 34 of DH, where Harry faces death head-on and sacrifices himself for what he believes to be the greater good. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to …
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This week on PuffCast: We are joined by our friend Roy from Snivellus Wands! He is a big fan of the one and only Prof. Severus Snape and tells us exactly why he deserves more credit and love than he generally gets. We also got some great Feedback from you, the listeners, and did you know that we ran the streets dressed as the Joker and a My Little …
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We talk about how Snape’s redemption arc wasn’t very convincing and/or satisfying through the lens of Obsessive Love Disorder and Incel Culture. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com OR acciopolitics@gmail.com Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: acciopolitics@gma…
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Your hosts talk about chapter 32 through the lens of singlemindedness and collateral damage. If you stay with us until the end, you get to listen to our discussion of our current favorite writer: Emily Henry. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com OR acciopolitics@gmail.com D…
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This is the one where Voldemort gives everyone at Hogwarts the choice to deliver Harry to him before midnight otherwise the Death Eaters will attack the school. Only Pansy Parkinson seems to think this is a good idea so everyone braces to fight while Harry still struggles to determine where to find Ravenclaw’s Diadem. With Ron and Hermione nowhere …
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This week on PuffCast: Special guest, friend and Patron of the Podcast Parth is joining us thisweek and talks with us all about the Department of Mysteries! What secrets aretruly hidden behind the 12 doors and what do the Greek gods have to do with it?Listen and find out! Send us your Feedback and idea as usual, cause we want tohear it all! Where t…
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This is the one where, after alerting Voldemort to Harry’s presence, Luna stuns Alecto Carrow only for her brother Amycus to show up along with McGonagall. Harry ends up casting the Cruciatus curse on Amycus after he spits in McGonagall’s face, and after subduing them both Harry gets the chance to tell McGonagall what’s going on. She has a run-in w…
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This is the one where the trio follow Neville through the passageway back to Hogwarts and they are regaled with harrowing stories about what has become of the school since their absence. They are told of students being tortured as the fascist regime of Death Eaters gain power over Hogwarts. Once they arrive in the Room of Requirement, they are met …
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In this chapter, the trio land in Hogsmeade and Adri and Helene discuss the politics of perspectives and curfews. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com OR acciopolitics@gmail.com Do you prefer the written word? Send us an owl: acciopolitics@gmail.com, info@acciopolitics.com …
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This week on PuffCast: We are back from our little Spring break and brought Eric from WoodThrush Wands with us, to celebrate Earth Month with an inspirationalconversation about how to protect and safe the Environment ... the Wizarding way! Please check out the recent campaign of the ProtegoFoundation and help donate to a great cause! Current Campai…
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This week on PuffCast: Mel and Julianna got inspired by the latest convention called LiteraryInc! So this weeks conversation is all about magical (book) Tattoos! What mightthey look like in the Wizarding World? Who has a drunken Tatt on his butt andwhat else would make them special? Also hop over to our Livestream Fundraiser thisWeekend, Saturday 2…
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On this chapter, the trio are now out of Gringotts and Harry has a glimpse into Voldemort’s thoughts. We talk about how this chapter compares to the iconic film scene, and also about how this chapter falls in the politics of communication and espionage. At the end of the episode, Adri briefly covers the Scandoval of it all. We want to hear from you…
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This week on PuffCast: We are joined by Zac from the Belated Binge Podcast! He brought a very detailed conversation about Dumbledore's Masterplan to the table and blew us away. Brilliant thoughts, a short discussion about Neville's potential of being the Chosen One and more awaits you in this weeks episode! Where to find Zac: Website: www.belatedbi…
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This week, we go to Gringotts with the trio and talk about the politics of trauma and desperation. Can the multiplying and scorching treasure be a metaphor for trauma? Adri does her best to find a link. Is the dragon caged in the basement the personification of desperation? Find out as we discuss. For some reason, we thought this chapter was going …
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In this episode, we talk about the intricacies of Goblin Culture: where do Goblins actually learn their version of history? Do they have a school to learn trade? Are Goblins as portrayed in the wizarding world anti-semitic tropes? We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: 915.996.1699 or email an mp3 recording to info@acciopolitics.com OR acc…
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This week on PuffCast: Its finally here! Hogwarts Legacy, the long awaited game is out and we are so ready for it! While Mel is able to play already and tells us of her experience so far, Julianna still has to wait for a bit. But don't you worry, she keeps herself busy by watching others playing and streaming the game online. Be aware that this epi…
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