Harry Potter and the Sacred Text is a weekly podcast co-hosted by Vanessa Zoltan and

Matt Pots, who met during their time together at Harvard Divinity School.

And before I say anything further, I just want to point out that this podcast does condemn

the transphobia of J.K. Rowling and holds space for the people, the listeners who are affected

by it. That is really important.

On this podcast, Matt and Vanessa ask, what if we read the books we love as if they were

sacred texts? Each week, Matt and Vanessa relive the magic by exploring a chapter of the

Harry Potter series through themes like commitment, revenge, forgiveness, and more. Utilizing traditional

forms of sacred reading to one our hidden lessons within even the most mundane sentences.

Many scholars of religion believe that what makes a text sacred is not the text itself,

but rather the community of readers around it. Harry Potter and the Sacred Text applies

a critical lens to both the text and its author, and holds space for readers and listeners

who have been negatively impacted by the author's actions, but still care about the books.

It's the English class you didn't know you missed, and the meaningful conversations you

didn't know you craved. New episodes release on Thursdays.

Oh, hello, hello, hello, here I am again with a finally. The final part in my series

on Sophocles is in Take It E. This is Let's Talk About Myths Baby, and I am your host,

Liv. Man, there is just too much to say in all of these plays. I can't fathom how I

ever imagined doing them in like one or two parts, like in the olden days? How did I do it?

Did I just ignore it all? Who was I? The lines are too good. There's so much depth and

background and insights that make the plays better. It's impossible to leave things out.

But before I dive back into the play and beyond, I want to let you all know that I'll

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