Hey witches, before we get started with today's episode, we wanted to give you a heads up about a few topics.

In addition to talking about incarceration and the trauma linked to that, we also discuss settler colonialism, racism, violence, including sexual violence and assault, and police brutality.

Take care of yourself as you listen to this episode. These are important topics, but they're also challenging.

Hello and welcome to which please, a fortnightly podcast about the Harry Potter world.

I'm Marcel Cosmon, and I'm Hannah McGregor, and Marcel. Before we get started, I have two extremely important announcements.

Announcement the first. This episode is going to be released on Tuesday, May 25th, which is my birthday.

Oh my gosh. Happy birthday Hannah. Yeah, thank you. Thank you. That means it's your birthday right now for all the listeners.

It's technically my birthday on the day that we record as well. I don't make the rules. That's just how time works.

Yes. So that's how time works. We established that. I hope all of your gifts are in the mail.

Announcement the second. We're adding a new tier to Patreon.

Patreon supporters, you've all been so supportive of this project and this podcast and what we've done that we've decided to expand our Patreon a little more by adding the prefects tier.

It launches on June 1st, so you should probably go sign up right now. What do prefects get? You might ask, well, in addition to all of the other bonus content,

you know, unedited audio from the original run, which please tell me Q&As, guest interviews and movie watchalongs.

You will have the right to unending smugness that comes in the form of a Patreon exclusive in MLPIN.

I dare you to find me a queer who doesn't love enamel pins. I dare you. They don't exist. It's a fact.

So there will be a new pin design every four months, and they will all be exclusive to the prefects tier.

The first one, which is already underway, is a beautiful enamel pin featuring a rallying cry of the witch please community.

I read better than rolling. Oh, that's so good. It's such a sentiment so close to my heart.

Head over to patreon.com slash. Oh, which please to join now and get your hands on an accessory that will proudly declare your complex and critical relationship to a fandom that you nevertheless hold dear.

That's what you want pins to do.

Yeah, that's why I have a fries before guys pin on my pink corduroy jacket precisely. Okay, Hannah, if those are all your announcements,

would you be so kind as to introduce our very special guest? Oh, I sure would. Our guest today is poet and teacher Mercedes Ang.

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