Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of resistance in chapter fourteen of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This week Casper and Vanessa discuss LARPing, Vanessa’s experience in Business School, and how the patriarchy acts on Ron. Throughout the episode we consider the question: how do our fears keep us from learning?

Thanks to Grace Carroll for this week’s voicemail! Next week we’re reading chapter fifteen, The Unbreakable Vow, through the theme of Sacrifice.

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