Art Credit This week, we discuss chapters five and six of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Dear Mr. Potter; in There And Back Again, we continue on the homeward road with chapters seven and eight of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings; and finally, we continue our new patron-exclusive Book Club discussion on Frank Herbert’s Dune. There ma…

Art Credit This week, we discuss chapters three and four of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Dear Mr. Potter; in There And Back Again, we continue on the homeward road with chapters six and seven of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings; and finally, we continue our new patron-exclusive Book Club discussion on Frank Herbert’s Dune. There ma…

Art Credit This week, we begin our discussion of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Dear Mr. Potter with the first two chapters; in There And Back Again, we crown King Elessar and move into the last part of the story with chapters five and six of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings; and finally, we continue our new patron-exclusive Book Clu…

Art Credit This week, we conclude our discussion of TH White’s The Sword In The Stone and look ahead to Hogwarts in Dear Mr. Potter; in There And Back Again, we emerge from beneath the shadow and move into the Fourth Age in chapters four and five of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings; we set aside our plans in order to discuss what makes a good fan,…

Art Credit This week, we delve into the inspiration for Harry Potter (and lots of other British fantasy stories) with the first half of TH White’s The Sword In The Stone in Dear Mr. Potter; in There And Back Again, we finally cast the One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom in chapters three and four of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings; we set aside…

Art Credit This week, we take a break from Hogwarts to spend some time attending Miss Cackle’s Academy For Witches in the 1974 book The Worst Witch in Dear Mr. Potter; in There And Back Again, we finally cast the One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom in chapters three and four of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings; we set aside our plans in order to…

Art Credit This week, we discuss the mixed successes of the 2005 movie adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; in There and Back Again, we make it to the Cracks of Doom and the final fate of the One Ring in chapter three of book six of The Lord of the Rings; we also catch up with Solo: A Star Wars Story in Story And Star Wars, and begin …

Art Credit This week, we reach the end of the beginning as we conclude Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; in There and Back Again, we make it to the Cracks of Doom and the final showdown with the ring in chapters two and three of book six of The Lord of the Rings; we also start our Monday right with the end of our Book Club discussion on the BBC …

This week, we approach the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Dear Mr. Potter; in There and Back Again, we switch our focus away from the Battle of Morannon and catch up with Frodo and Sam in chapters one and two of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings; we start our week with the fourth episode of our Book Club series on Sherlock; and it’s …

This week, we continue the confrontation between Harry and He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named as the stakes are raised and curses fly in chapters thirty-four and thirty-five of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; in There and Back Again, we march on the Black Gate and witness Pippin’s last stand in chapters nine and ten of book five of The Lord of the Rings…

Art Credit This week, things take a dark turn as we complete the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament in chapters thirty-two and thirty-three of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; in There and Back Again, we leave the Battle of the Pelennor Fields behind as we march on the Black Gate in chapters nine and ten of book five of The Lord of the Ring…

Art Credit This week, we plunge into the Pensieve and the third task in chapters thirty and thirty-one of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; in There and Back Again, we discuss the despair of Denethor and Houses of Healing in chapters seven and eight of book five of The Lord of the Rings; we also start our Monday right with a brand-new Book Club …

Art Credit This week, we plunge into the Pensieve and the third task in chapters thirty and thirty-one of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; in There and Back Again, we conclude the Battle of the Pelennor Fields and face the Pyre of Denethor with chapters six and seven of book five of The Lord of the Rings; we’re going to gather together for a lo…

Art Credit This week, we’re already out ahead with Dear Mr. Potter and I’m spending much of the week travelling; in There and Back Again, we approach the Battle of the Pelennor Fields with chapters five and six of book five of The Lord of the Rings; we also start our Monday right with a special patron-exclusive Q&A! There may also be some last-minu…

Art Credit This week, we reach our fiftieth episode and discuss chapters twenty-seven and twenty-eight of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Dear Mr. Potter; then, in our second Dear Mr. Potter episode of the week, we cover chapters twenty-nine and thirty; in There and Back Again, we approach the Battle of the Pelennor Fields with chapter five …

Art Credit This week, we complete the second task and get to the end of chapter twenty-six of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Dear Mr. Potter; then, in There and Back Again, we reach the Siege of Gondor in The Return of the King with chapter four of book five; we also continue Good Omens in the patron-exclusive Book Club! There may also be s…

Art Credit This week, we meet the competition in chapters twenty-four and twenty-five of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, “Rita Skeeter’s Scoop” and “The Egg And The Eye” in Dear Mr. Potter; then, in There and Back Again, we continue The Return of the King with chapter three of book five, “The Muster Of Rohan”; we also continue Good Omens in th…

Art Credit This week, we meet the competition in chapters twenty-four and twenty-five of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, “Rita Skeeter’s Scoop” and “The Egg And The Eye” in Dear Mr. Potter; then, in There and Back Again, we continue The Return of the King with chapter two of book five, “The Passing Of The Grey Company”; we also continue Good O…

Art Credit This week, we meet the competition in chapters twenty-two and twenty-three of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, “The Unexpected Task” and “The Yule Ball” in Dear Mr. Potter; then, in There and Back Again, we begin The Return of the King by gazing upon the White Tower of Minas Tirith; we also continue Good Omens in the patron-exclusive…

Art Credit New site! New logo! New design! Same ol’ podcast schedule! Well, we don’t fix what isn’t broken. This week, we meet the competition in chapters twenty and twenty-one of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, “The First Task” and “The House-Elf Liberation Front” in Dear Mr. Potter; then, in There and Back Again, we meet our Orc neighbors an…

powered by crowdcast This week, we see the Hufflepuff response to Harry’s name emerging from the Goblet of Fire in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; then, in There and Back Again, we ask some impossible questions and make some difficult choices at the end of The Two Towers; we also confront the inconceivable in our One-Shot discussion of the nov…

Things have been a little quiet here at Point North for the last week, but my voice is back, and we have a full slate of new shows to look forward to! This week, we meet the competition in chapters sixteen and seventeen of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, “The Goblet of Fire” and “The Four Champions” in Dear Mr. Potter; then, in There and Back …

This week, we meet the competition in chapters fifteen and sixteen of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, “Beauxbatons and Durmstrang” and “The Goblet of Fire” in Dear Mr. Potter; then, in There and Back Again, we discuss stories and Silmarils in chapters eight and nine of book four of The Lord of the Rings, “The Stairs of Cirith Ungol” and “Shelo…

This week, we discuss the Unforgivable Curses in chapters fourteen and fifteen of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Dear Mr. Potter; then, in There and Back Again, we catch up with Frodo’s journey in chapters six and seven of book four of The Lord of the Rings; on Friday, we continue our discussion in the patron-exclusive Book Club with Madele…

This week, we catch up with our plans from last week to discuss the Dark Mark and its aftermath in chapters eleven, twelve and thirteen of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Dear Mr. Potter; then, in There and Back Again, we discuss book four, chapters six and seven of The Lord of the Rings; on Wednesday, we have the first One-Shot discussion o…

This week, we catch up with our plans from last week to discuss the Dark Mark and its aftermath in chapters nine, ten and eleven of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Dear Mr. Potter; then, in There and Back Again, we hit one of my favorite chapters in The Lord of the Rings — book four, chapter five — and get to know a little more about Faramir…

This week, the wizarding world comes under assault in chapters seven, eight and nine of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Dear Mr. Potter; then, in There and Back Again, we continue book four of The Lord of the Rings and meet the Best Man In The World; then, on Friday, we begin a brand-new discussion in the patron-exclusive Book Club: Madelein…

This week, we celebrate found family as Harry returns to the Burrow in chapters four, five and six of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Dear Mr. Potter; then, in There and Back Again, we continue book four of The Lord of the Rings; then, on Friday, we wrap up the week with a patron-exclusive Q&A, and announce the next Book Club text! You can d…