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An academic specializing in fan studies and a trans media critic walk into a Harry Potter fanfic. Chaos ensues.

In which we unpack the different structural needs of fanfics versus standalone works, the problem of only thinking through the implications of your bad guy twist halfway, and why all the most interesting characters are dead.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of racism, queerphobia, transphobia, JK Rowling (the redundancy is noted), misogyny, ableism, and domestic abuse

Russell Howard Reads 50 Shades of Gray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb1i0SD5mJk

Ursula K Le Guin Roasts JK Rowling: https://twitter.com/ldrinkh20/status/1307519066001879040?s=20

Racism in Eleanor & Park: https://www.nupoliticalreview.com/2018/10/31/the-problem-with-eleanor-park/

1:00 The Harry Potter Connection6:00 Drinks!8:00 Limited Scope of Fandoms Highlighted21:00 Our Off-Brand Cast30:00 Ladies and Queer Stuff38:00 “The Worst Chosen One”45:00 It’s About the Implications

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