Belated Binge: Discovering Urban Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone, The Journey to Platform 9 3/4 & The Sorting Hat On The Journey to Platform 9 3/4, we meet the Weasleys! Sparking the inspiration for this week's exclusive bonus episode "MI7 Kids" about Molly Weasley and her role in Dumbledore's master plan. This is available for Free Elf Patrons and above (https://www.patreon.com/BelatedBinge). The introduction to the Weasleys is quite the saving grace for Harry after the Dursleys leave him alone at Kings Cross

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone, Diagon Alley In this chapter Harry leaves with the giant stranger Hagrid to go on a trip to... well Diagon Alley. They do some school shopping, we get an info dump and by the way Harry is famous! We go to the bank, get our main plot device (but we don't know it's the Sorcerer's Stone yet of course) and meet one of our favorite (Hedwig) and one of our least favorite characters (Draco Malfoy) along the way. As a special treat, we also dig a little

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone, The Letters from No One (3) & The Keeper of the Keys (4). Vernon spends a full chapter having a nervous breakdown when Hogwarts letters fill every inch of his perfectly normal suburban home, yet Harry can't get ahold of a single one. The only logical choice is to drag his family to the middle of some random body of water with nothing but a couple bags of chips and a shotgun. This is when Hagrid makes a grand re-entrance into our story. We learn

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone, The Vanishing Glass. It’s Dudley Dudley’s birthday and he’s a spoiled brat. But at least Harry gets to go to the zoo I guess. In case you thought taking Harry in all those years ago would have been a turning point for the Dursleys, it wasn't, they still suck. A LOT! I talk about many of the ways in which they suck. And really focus on Harry's character, despite how much they suck. We check in on Dumbledore's big plan. Oh, and Harry can talk to

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone - The Boy Who Lived It's here!!! The re-binge of Harry Potter has officially begun. The first episode of the Belated Binge podcast covers the first chapter of the series which begins on an iconic opening line through the eyes of Vernon Dursley who is NOT the main character. He’s a stick in the mud on his best day and this wasn’t his best day. Too many abnormal things happening for his liking. Once he goes to sleep the real story begins as Albus

We're 1 week away from the official start of our Harry Potter series re-read! If you missed last week's announcement, here's a preview of what's to come and ways you can interact with and support the show. If you'd like to read along, we'll cover chapter 1 of Sorcerer's Stone next week, The Boy Who Lived. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/belated-binge/support

On the first official episode of the Belated Binge podcast, we announce the first series we'll re-binge together. Harry Potter! Our host, Zac, didn't read the Harry Potter books until he was in his mid-twenties, despite growing up with the books and movies (and being teased for looking like Daniel Radcliffe). Find out more about his experience with Harry Potter as well as what you can expect in each episode moving forward. Starting January 6th, we'll begin our weekly podcast series re-reading the