SQPN: Secrets of Harry Potter

  In this episode, recorded live during the 2012 SQPN podcast marathon, the team of Secrets of Harry Potter discusses the connection between Harry Potter and astronomy. Some links discussed during the show: The Harry Potter Lexicon J.K. Rowling announced her new book for adults, The Casual Vacancy, will be released worldwide on 27 September 2012. Click here to read more about it. Pottermore is now open. All of us are on Pottermore, and if you want to add us, please click here to know our Pottermore usernames. Also, please let us know what you think of your Pottermore experience! For fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, check out the upcoming movie, The Lion Awakes. You can also follow them on Twitter: @thelionawakes We’re being promoted on a Tumblr blog, Harry Potter Celebration. We were featured the first week in April. Find them on Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitter. Subscribe to the feed | Subscribe with iTunes

The Secrets of Harry Potter panel welcome John Granger! Listen as Ari, Denise, Jim, and Lyn chat with the Hogwarts Professor about all things Harry Potter.

The full panel is back! Listen to Jim, Bob, Lyn, Ari, and Denise discuss number symbolism in the Harry Potter universe. What is the significance behind the numbers 3, 7, and 12? We also read and discuss your feedback.

Can Harry Potter be seen as a Christ or Messianic figure? Listen as Jim, Ari, Denise, and Lyn debate this issue. We also listen to and read your feedback.

Jim, Denise, Lyn, and Ari discuss their initial impressions and give a spoiler-filled tour of Pottermore.

Jim joins Denise, Lyn, and Ari as they conclude their discussion of the literary, mythological, and religious themes in two chapters of The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

Ari, Denise, and Lyn analyze the literary, mythological, and religious themes in three chapters of The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

What do unicorns, white stags, and phoenixes have in common? What is the significance of the apparently lowly weasel and otter? Find out as Jim, Ari, Bob, Denise, and Lyn continue their discussion of beasts in the Harry Potter Universe.

Jim, Ari, Denise, and Lyn discuss their impressions of the very last Harry Potter film. It's a no-holds-barred discussion: their likes, dislikes, and in-depth analysis of their favorite scenes, actors/actresses, the music.

In this episode, Jim, Ari, Bob, Denise, and Lyn discuss the significance and symbolism behind the mascots of the four Hogwarts Houses: the Gryffin/Lion (Gryffindor), the Badger (Hufflepuff), the Eagle (Ravenclaw), and the Serpent (Slytherin).

In this episode, Ariadna, Denise, and Lyn discuss what may be the last full-length trailer of the Harry Potter movies and speculate about other Potter news of the week, including Pottermore and the Harry Potter World Cup.

Fathers play an important role in the lives of the children in the Harry Potter world. In this episode, Ariadna, Denise, Jim, and Lyn discuss the role of fathers in the Harry Potter series.

This episode discusses the role of mothers, both "good" and "bad", in the Harry Potter series.

In this episode we discuss the first full length trailer of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

In this episode, Jim and Lyn discuss the concept of mercy that Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter show towards others in the Harry Potter series.