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Episode #103: A Little More Half Blood Prince
So as it turns out we weren’t really finished discussing the Half Blood Prince movie. In this week’s episode we discussed how the movie fits in with the overall theme of …..say it……Ambiguity about good and evil within Ha...
Episode 102: Half Blood Prince Review
Hey Everyone! Welcome to another edition of HPProgs. In this week’s episode we reviewed Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince….sure took long enough for this movie to come out! We were joined by our friend and special guest Greg in Tor...
Episode 101: The Lexicon and Steve Vander Ark
Hey everyone! Welcome back for episode 101. Steve Vander Ark joined us this week to talk about his book, The Lexicon: An Unauthorized Guide to Harry Potter Fiction and Related Materials. We enjoyed discussing the book and the process behind publishi...
Episode #100: A Stroll Down Memory Lane
CELEBRATION TIME!!! We made it to 100 episodes (even more if you count all of our mini and .5 episodes)! Needless to say we are so happy to have reached this point and we have to thank all of you for being such a big part of us getting here. We hones...
Episode #99.5: A Child and Harry Potter
Sorry, Episode 100 has not arrived yet. That episode is going to be pretty epic and we didn’t want to release it without giving it the preparation it deserves. This is a VERY SPECIAL episode of HPProgs though. Join me (Penny) and my son, Ezra, ...
Episode #99: Literary Criticism and Harry Potter
Hey everyone! In this week’s episode, we had on two LOVELY guests who we met at Portus: Nikki and Darcy. They are a lot smarter than we are and actually have an educational background in Literature, so we picked their brains a little on the dif...
The Final Final Half Blood Prince Trailer
What? No way! An actual podcast? Yep! We know you have been missing your HPProgs and we missed you all too! We took a little time to record our thoughts on the LAST Half Blood Prince Trailer. The episode is short and sweet, but full of content and i...
Final Half Blood Prince Trailer Released By WB
The last trailer before the Half Blood Prince movie is out and it is fantastic. Take a look here: Mugglenet has the links to the trailer in High-Def and it is pretty amazing!...
Episode #97: Dumbledore’s Self Esteem Issues
Welcome back. We actually recorded an HP Progs podcast!!! In this week’s episode, we talked about Dumbledore’s self loathing behaviors. Specifically those that were evidenced at the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as well as i...
Episode #96: Harry Potter Books vs. Movies
We’ve started to have this conversation many times over the span of HPProgs. Do the Harry Potter books get ruined or spoiled because of the movies? Does it hurt our reading imagination to be able to visualize the books based on the film makers&...
Episode #95: The Tales of Beedle the Bard
If you thought there were no more Harry Potter books…THINK AGAIN! We got our hands on The Tales of Beedle the Bard, and made our way through it just about as quickly as possible. The first thing we did, of course, was sit down and put a podcast...
Get a Discount For Azkatraz 2009!
HPEF is celebrating Black Friday and CyberMonday for the first time! You can save ten dollars on your new AZKATRAZ registration (full registration, MPA or Merlin’s Circle only), *or* on an upgrade from any lower-level registration (single-day o...
Help Out the HPEF This Holiday Season
The folks over at the HPEF and Azkatraz 2009 have a unique opportunity for us to help support HPEF events: From December 4th through 10th, 2008, Barnes & Noble will host a Bookfair benefiting HP Education Fanon. Every purchase made during those...
Episode #93: Female Role Models in Harry Potter
In this week’s episode we discussed the idea of female role models in the Harry Potter series. It is somewhat ironic that JK Rowling, a female author, chose to create a wonderful male role model as her main character. Many people have complaine...
The HogsHead is a Happening Place!
Our good friend Travis, over at The Hog’s Head announced that his book, “Harry Potter and Imagination” is now available for pre-order!Please help support one of the great Potter intellectual minds by ordering what is bound to be a g...
Episode #92: New Half Blood Prince Trailer
It was a shock to everyone when the newest international Teaser Trailer for Half Blood Prince leaked online this morning. Now that we have gotten over the initial shock of the unexpected gift, we have had sometime to look at and analyze the trailer. ...
HPProgs Episode #91: Wizard Rock and YouTube Contest Winner
Hey everybody! We’re back for another exciting episode of HPProgs! We don’t have much to talk about this week. It’s October which means we have to announce the winner of our September Beedle the Bard YouTube contest. And we do...
Episode #90: Interview with Steve Vander Ark of the Harry Potter Lexicon
If you’re a fan of the Harry Potter books and J.K. Rowling, and were alive during the month of April of 2008, you probably heard about a little law suit over a book called “The Harry Potter Lexicon.” The author of that book, Steve...
Do You Want To Win The 10th Anniversary Edition of Sorcerer’s Stone?
If you do, make sure to check out Travis’ latest post on The Hogs Head. He put up a new caption contest and the winner will receive a copy of the 10th Anniversary Edition of the Sorcerer’s Stone. Great prize if you ask me! The fun part i...
Have We Lost the Harry Potter Lexicon Forever?
Harry Potter Lexicon Taken Down, Steve Vander Ark, HPL, Harry Potter Lexicon,...
Episode #89: Rowling Defeats Vander Ark
It has been almost 6 months coming, but Judge Robert Patterson finally handed down the verdict in the JK Rowling/WB vs. Steve Vander Ark/RDR lawsuit. And the winner is…..JK Rowling. In this week’s episode, we discussed the decision, the r...
“Beedle The Bard” You Tube Contest
HP Even Inspires Ralph Lauren
Rugby Ralph Lauren has just released their Fall 2008 collection and the new clothes seem to have been inspired by the Hogwarts houses. Jennifer, the Harry Potter Fandom Fashionista, writes the following: “It seems Hogwarts-Chic, or the donning ...
Episode #88: Delayed!?! And, The Eyes Have It
So, it’s been a week or so since the last episode of HPProgs; while you were waiting for the next show, and even larger wait was sprung upon you: Half Blood Prince, The Movie, was delayed from 2008 to 2000-and-freakin-9. Penny’s been cov...
The Most Famous Reaction To the Half Blood Prince Delay
Digg This! Many of you have asked us our opinions on the Half Blood Prince delay. We haven’t been able to emotionally pull ourselves together enough to address this issue but we have been scouring the net for some more famous reactions to the n...
Episode #87: Our Worst Episode Ever: Plus: Twilight vs. Harry Potter
We always get comments about how when they listen to our podcast, people feel like they’re getting a glimpse into our lives. They usually follow up with a statement about how they love the rapport the two of us have. Well, for those of you who ...
Episode #86: Half Blood Prince Trailer Podcast
Hopefully by now, you’ve seen the trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. We sat down immediately after watching to record out thoughts. What do you think of the trailer? Does the voice of the woman in the orphanage belong to J.K...
Episode #85: Free Will and Choice in Harry Potter
One of the over-arching meta-themes of the Harry Potter books is, without a doubt, choice. From early on the books the theme of choice is empasised, when the Sorting Hat defers to Harry’s wish to be in Gryffindor, or when Dumbledore makes it cl...
Episode #84: Post Portus Podcast
As you may have read, we just got back from Portus 2008, a Harry Potter convention that took place July 10-13 in Dallas, Texas. And, guess what? We had a blast! From Jim Dale giving a live performance, to meeting lots of fun and interesting peo...
Episode #83: Patterns in Potter - Deathly Hallows
We’re back for another action-packed episode of Patterns in Potter. This time, we take on the latest contender in the Harry Potter series, The Deathly Hallows. We begin with an analysis of the prologue, of both The Libation Bearers by ...
