In this episode, Danielle and Alison finish up the first book and discuss the establishment of Voldemort’s conflict with Harry, how the movie adaptation of the Sorcerer’s Stone holds up, and what they think of the new magic in North America articles J.K. Rowling is currently posting on Pottermore. Intro and outro music is “Myst […]
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In this episode, Alison and Danielle continue their reread of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Hear about dragons, alchemy, and much more. Intro and outro music is “Myst on the Moor” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This episode produced by Keith Sayer. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/20/items/WeirdSistersBk1Ep5/WeirdSistersBk1Ep5.mp3
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In this episode, Danielle and Alison talk about Quidditch, adventures, and a magical mirror. The story starts to heat up as Harry, Ron, and Hermione start to form a lasting friendship as they walk the knife’s edge of following and breaking the rules. If you like the podcast, we would love a review on iTunes.
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In this episode, Danielle and Alison discuss chapters 7-9, where we learn about the four houses and meet Harry’s professors for the first time. Check out the chart comparing the Harry Potter characters to Myers-Briggs personality types at http://thesixteentypes.tumblr.com/post/60682029261/simbaga-full-sized-chart-character-artwork-by And here is a Pottermore article discussing the traits of the four houses: http://pottermoreanalysis.tumblr.com/post/29570824705/the-traits-of-the-four-houses-by-request Intro and
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In this episode, Danielle and Alison discuss chapters 4-6, including the magical experience of Diagon Alley. Read along with us as we meet Harry’s new friends and enemies as he makes his way to Hogwarts. Intro and outro music is “Myst on the Moor” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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In this episode, Danielle and Alison dive into the first three chapters of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. They gain newfound respect for often overlooked and maligned characters as well as examine some of the foreshadowing elements present even in these opening chapters of the series. If you like this episode, please subscribe through your
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After beating XCOM 2 on Ironman, an incredible feat considering the technical issues I encountered along the way, I wanted to share with everyone some advanced tactics for keeping your soldiers alive and doing the most damage to the aliens. Some of these require the situation to be just right, but if you find yourself
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SPOILER ALERT: No attempt is made in this piece to hide major plot points. I highly recommend playing Firewatch before reading unless you don’t plan to play it at all. Firewatch is definitely best played all in one sitting. My wife and I spent Valentine’s Day experiencing it together. It was a beautiful way to
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A great caravan crosses the endless deserts of Kharak, a dying planet that is home to two great military powers: The Coalition and the Gaalsien. Against the horizon, the carrier could be mistaken for an aircraft carrier on the oceans of Earth, but this is Kharak, and that is a sea of sand. So begins
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This tutorial video has over 56K views and still gets regular monthly traffic after seven years. I explore a few different builds for the Cipher class in Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity, the long-awaited spiritual successor of the Infinity engine RPG games of the 90s and early 2000s. I show two different builds, a melee, and
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