MuggleCast #162: Potter Politics

by · November 5, 2008

The United States election is a hot topic in the news this week, and the latest episode of our Harry Potter podcast is now available with Potter politics discussion! Given that this was the first US election that MuggleCast exists for, we compare the political aspects of the Wizarding World to the Muggle World.

– Micah updates us on the latest news stories.
– David Heyman's thoughts on the film delay.
– Jo's Beedle the Bard plans and our Beedle the Bard plans.
– Main Discussion: Potter politics.
– We draw several comparisons between the politics of the real world and the wizarding world. Racism, Ethnic Cleansing, Nazism, Evils, Corruption, Biased Media, Education Reform, oh my!

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Eric S.

Eric Scull joined MuggleNet in November of 2002. Since that time, he’s presided over a number of sections, including name origins and Dear Hogwarts, but none so long as the recently revived Crazy Caption Contest. Eric is a Hufflepuff who lives in Chicago and loves the outdoors.