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Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

Vanessa Zoltan, Casper ter Kuile & Ariana Nedelman

Religion & Spirituality, Books, Jk Rowling, Sprituality, Sacred, Sacred Reading, Philosophy, Harry Potter, Arts, Reading, Society & Culture

4.7 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

This week, Casper and Vanessa are joined by journalist Lauren Sandler to discuss her book This is All I Got: A New Mother’s Search for Home, and what it teaches us about homelessness in America. Together, they explore how Harry, Ron, and Hermione are feeling the pressures of housing insecurity in the seventh book, and how to think about Ron leaving.

Thanks to Jessica, Laura, Thomas, Rebecca, and Hannah for their beautiful voicemail contributions. Next week we’ll be reading Chapter 15, The Goblin’s Revenge, through the theme of Ownership.

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0:00.0	Hi everybody, before we start today's episode, we want to let you know about a Harry Potter-themed pilgrimage
0:06.0	that we are going to be doing in the north of England and Matt.
0:09.0	Can I tell you the most exciting thing about this pilgrimage in my opinion?
0:13.0	That it's a Harry Potter pilgrimage in the north of England?
0:15.0	I can't imagine what more exciting thing there could be than the things you've already said.
0:19.0	Well, there's going to be a hike where we hike all day.
0:23.0	And at the end of the hike, we will take a steam engine train back to our hotel.
0:29.0	Oh my gosh, you're taking the Hogwarts Express?
0:31.0	Yes, we are going to be boarding it in a place that looks a lot like Scotland, near Hogwarts.
0:36.0	It's going to look more, I think, like Hogsmeade station than it is going to look like Platform 93-quarters.
0:42.0	Okay.
0:43.0	But it is going to be great fun.
0:44.0	We are going to be talking about Deathly Hallows, carrying the book around in our backpacks
0:49.0	as we go on these amazing hikes and talk about what it means to be a person who wanders around the world.
0:55.0	My co-faculty on this trip is the incredible Colette Potts.
0:58.0	You might have heard of her, Matt.
1:00.0	Everyone, this pilgrimage is August 31st through September 3rd.
1:04.0	Go to readingandwalkingwith.com to learn more.
1:14.0	Hey there, Sacred Text team.
1:16.0	Hello Harry Potter and Sacred Text team.
1:18.0	Hi, Casper, Vanessa and Ariana.
1:20.0	Do Casper, Vanessa and Ariana?
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