The Potterverse: A Harry Potter Podcast With Mary & Blake

A Harry Potter podcast covering the books, films, and the new HBO Harry Potter series.

Hosted ByMary & Blake Larsen


The Potterverse is our Harry Potter podcast and analysis hub inside Mary & Blake Media — hosted by Mary & Blake.

This is where Mary & Blake follow the franchise as fans, critics, and adaptation obsessives — connecting the books, films, and HBO era in one place.

We cover the wizarding world through podcast episodes, written analysis, chapter-by-chapter book discussions, film reviews, and HBO Harry Potter series coverage so fans can go deeper than recap and stay connected to the conversation as it evolves.

If you’re here because of the new HBO series, start with our latest coverage below. If you’re brand new to Potterverse, use the essentials and archive links underneath to find the best entry points.

Current HBO Harry Coverage

What You’ll Find Here

  • Harry Potter episodes, reactions, and discussion
  • HBO Harry Potter series coverage, trailer reactions, and reboot analysis
  • Chapter-by-chapter Sorcerer’s Stone discussions
  • Film reviews, adaptation talk, and franchise deep-dives
  • Easy entry-point episodes and guides for new listeners

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Explore The Potterverse: A Harry Potter Podcast Archive


All Episodes

The Potterverse: Mailbag – Mary’s Favorite Book, Draco’s Bravery(?) and Dragons Eating Dementors

Mary & Blake discuss everything YOU have wanted to say to us, and answer all your questions in this listener feedback episode.

In this episode, we discuss if Draco has been brave, or just fearful, our favorite books/chapters from Harry Potter, and if a dragon could actually eat a dementor! Plus much more.

The Potterverse: Chapter 26 – Seen And Unforseen | The Order Of The Phoenix

Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to chapter 26 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Seen And Unforseen.

In this episode, we discuss one of Blake’s favorite scene transitions in this entire book, the nature of rebellion and how hit it can manifest in many different forms, and why Mary has a Chernobyl sized take about a certain baby…

The Potterverse: Chapter 25 – The Beetle At Bay | The Order Of The Phoenix

Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to chapter 25 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – The Beetle At Bay.

In this episode, we discuss why Cho and Harry should have never been together, why you need characters like Pansy Parkinson to push Harry, and why Bluey is way funnier than Blake expected…

The Potterverse: Chapter 24 – Occlumency | The Order Of The Phoenix

Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to chapter 24 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Occlumency.

In this special episode, we’re in the car on the way home from watching the total eclipse that just happened! We discuss whether or not Dumbledore and Snape have Harry’s best interests at heart, if Sirius was doing the right thing as a guardian, and why New England is a vortex…

The Potterverse: Chapter 23 – Christmas At The Closed Ward | The Order Of The Phoenix

Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to chapter 23 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Christmas At The Closed Ward.

We chat the nature of friendship and the roles the trio share with each other, how much Alice is truly aware of Neville, and why Blake breaks because of one VERY special character…

The Potterverse: Chapter 22 – St. Mungo’s Hospital For Magical Maladies And Injuries

Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to chapter 22 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – St. Mungo’s Hospital For Magical Maladies And Injuries.

We chat the natural push and pull of character arcs for both Sirius and Harry, the real difference between foreshadowing and teasing, and why Harry’s ahd absolutely ENOUGH…

The Potterverse: Chapter 21 – The Eye Of The Snake | The Order Of The Phoenix

Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to chapter 21 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – They Eye Of The Snake.

We chat what separates the “Oneness” of Harry from Neville, the author setting up. major 3 beats to help amplify the remainder of the story, and why Blake is TOTALLY Pansy Parkinson…

The Potterverse: Chapter 20 – Hagrid’s Tale | The Order Of The Phoenix

Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to chapter 20 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Hagrid’s Tale.

We chat the nature of storytelling within a story, how and why the death eaters are capable of making a more compelling case to the giants, and why Fang is feeling a little like Kevin McCallister right now…

The Potterverse: Chapter 19 – The Lion And The Serpent | The Order Of The Phoenix

Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to chapter 19 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – The Lion And The Serpent.

We chat why Dumbledore and Umbridge cannot exist in the same narrative, why the Slytherins are both good AND bad in this chapter, and Blake does his first different perspective in a LONG time….