The Harry Potter for Grown-Ups Industrial Complex

Wizard school, but make it ~edgy.~

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Content Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z...
References and Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H...

Voice cast:
Kyle Kallgren as Lev Grossman    / @kylekallgrenbhh  
Foreign Man in a Foreign Land as Samuel R Delany    / @foreignmaninaforeignland  
Dominic Noble as George R.R. Martin    / @dominic-noble  
Maggie Mae Fish as Taffy Brodesser-Akner    / @maggiemaefish  
Lady Emily as Emily St. James    / @ladyemilypresents  
Sarah Z as Kate Heartfield    / @sarahz  
Hoots    / @hootshootman  
Ian Danskin    / @innuendostudios  
Jessie Gender    / @jessiegender1  
Serge Bodnarchuk    / @coldcrashpictures  

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
3:41 A brief anecdote
8:54 A brief disclaimer (the Joanne of it all)
12:22 What is “Harry Potter for Grown-Ups”?
22:53 This is a video about The Magicians
28:17 Keeping the lights on
30:55 A brief introduction to The Magicians
54:13 Part 1: Practical Concerns and Benedict
1:08:35 [skip this section if the content warning applies to you]
1:12:24 Part 1 continues in relative safety
1:42:06 Part 2: Philosophical Differences and All That Hard, Glossy Armor
2:54:41 Part 3: Genre Conventions and Julia [skip this section to skip the worst of the content warning]
3:03:55 A very long rant about literary fiction and genre [content warning mostly does not apply]
3:35:41 Part 3 continues [content warning kicks back in but is not as intense as at the beginning of this section]
4:01:39 Conclusion
4:08:50 Told you I was doing a thing!

Music:
Uninvited Guests by Etienne Roussel (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Haunted Playhouse by Stationary Sign (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Chopin Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9, no. 2, performed by Aya Higuchi: (https://musopen.org/music/108-nocturn...)
The Enchanted Forest by Alexandra Woodward (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Crab Walk by Jerry Lacey (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Place Des Vosges by Trabant 13 (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
It Starts With This by Mike Franklyn (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
The Power of Friendship by Greg Mirles (https://gregmirles.bandcamp.com/album...)
Ghost of the Hour by Mike Franklyn (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Haunted Playhouse by Stationary Sign (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Douche (Instrumental Version) by DAJANA (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Dansez by Fasion (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Spooked by Fasion (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Can’t Wait by Fasion (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Cinderella’s Waltz by Jerry Lacey (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Candle Castle by Jerry Lacey (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Not That Difficult by Indigo Days (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
JET LAG by Fasion (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
The Blame Is on Me by Stationary Sign (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Tenacious incompetent honorous scientist bouffoon (evil side kick theme) by Komiku (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ko...)
A Thief’s Waltz by Victor Lundberg (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Becoming Mr Bossa by Redeemin’ (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
Stop N Start by Harry Edvino (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
The road we use to travel when we were kids by Komiku (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ko...)
Friends 2018 by Komiku (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ko...)
Dreaming of you by Komiku (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ko...)