Welcome Tylor, President of the Wizarding World-inspired animal rights nonprofit, The Protego Foundation), and co-host of The ChickPeeps) podcast with Evanna Lynch!
Who is Tylor's favorite character? The answer may shock you (but is perfect for this episode)!
Main Discussion: In Defense of Slytherin House
What do we make of the first words revealed to us by the Sorting Hat about Salazar Slytherin? Does this introduction mislead us?
Is there an argument to be made that Slytherin’s preference for pure-blood students could have been due to muggle persecution of wizardry?
Andrew shares why he converted to Slytherin House
How much of Salazar Slytherin’s legacy should be used against current members of his house?
The Slytherin Spectrum: we rate notable members of Slytherin House, including Merlin, Severus Snape, Regulus Black, Leta Lestrange, Dolores Umbridge, Horace Slughorn and more!
Which characters are still down with Slytherin's pure-blood mania? Which are on the right side of history, but may have some ingrained blood status bias?
Each hosts says something nice about Slytherin House and listeners give their thoughts!
Quizzitch: What living creature are both Marvolo Gaunt and Salazar Slytherin compared to, in appearance? Visit MuggleCast.com/Quizzitch) to submit your answer!
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