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Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Fiction, Arts, Society & Culture, Science Fiction

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2016

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Harry was being a jerk -- or that's what a lot of kids and teens thought when they read the last few books of JK Rowling's series. Some adult readers chocked up Harry's quick temper, anxiety and defensiveness to typical teen angst. But what if Harry Potter was suffering from PTSD? The writers July Westhale and Sarah Gailey explain how JK Rowling captured the nature of trauma, and why re-reading Harry Potter helped them heal. Also, Casper ter Kuile and Vanessa Zoltan of the podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text discuss the burden of being the boy who lived. ** This is part 5 of a 6-part series on magic and fantasy. **Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to meditation mindset. Time spent alone is the most important.
0:06.3	Sir, are you still in the bath?
0:08.3	Yes, I'm listening to my podcast.
0:10.8	Can I come in?
0:12.0	No, no, no!
0:13.4	Just need to grab the core clipers. Don't worry, I'll cover my eyes.
0:16.6	What? Whoa!
0:19.0	Come on, we're gonna fall for you.
0:22.6	I'm still not looking.
0:24.2	And I'm not listening to my podcast.
0:26.8	Don't want batting.
0:28.1	Meir-hatting.
0:29.2	Simples!
0:31.8	You're listening to Imaginary Worlds, a show about how we create them
0:35.4	and why we suspend our disbelief.
0:37.7	I'm Eric Molinsky.
0:39.5	By the way, in this episode I'm gonna talk about details of the Harry Potter stories,
0:43.4	so spoilers ahead if you've managed to avoid them this far.
0:47.8	A few years ago, J.K. Rowling was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey.
0:52.0	And Rowling teared up when talking about 9-11,
0:55.8	which happened when she was writing book 5 of the Harry Potter series,
0:59.6	the Order of the Phoenix.
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