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Yearning: An Excess of Phlegm – with John Green (Book 6, Chapter 5)

Yearning: An Excess of Phlegm – with John Green (Book 6, Chapter 5)

FromHarry Potter and the Sacred Text


Yearning: An Excess of Phlegm – with John Green (Book 6, Chapter 5)

FromHarry Potter and the Sacred Text

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

CW: This week’s voicemail is about the shooting in Dayton, Ohio. If you’d rather skip it, the blessing start around 48:30.Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of yearning in chapter five of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This week we’re joined by John Green, who tells an opening story about heart-break set in Alaska. Vanessa and Casper discuss Fleur’s feelings in the Burrow, Ron’s adorable bro-iness, and Hermione’s obsession with her grades.Throughout the episode we consider the question: when does yearning help us take action?Thanks to Colton for this week's voicemail! Next week we’re reading chapter six, Draco’s Detour, through the theme of Stubbornness. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Aug 29, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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 Casper ter Kuile 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 chapter by chapter as they explore themes such as commitment, revenge and forgiveness. This podcast creates time in your week to think about life’s big questions. Because reading fiction doesn’t just help us escape the world, it helps us live in it.