Hoopercast

--- 0:30 - My daughter asked me to read the first chapter of her upcoming book. 2:15 - Podcast Recommendation - The Witch Trials of JK Rowling, Hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper. Regardless of your position on the issue, I found it to be a very fair and detailed dissection of the issue of trans rights and the state of the union regarding who is allowed to talk about them. Thoughts explored include whether people with platforms should speak up about issues they are passionate about, whether or not you can argue your opposition’s point articulately and therefore understand what you’re disagreeing with, whether or not rights for one group can mean loss of rights for another, etc. It also addresses one of the most important concepts in discourse: “What if I’m wrong?” 7:48 - Yes, they’re still trying to make the “Harry Potter” Books into a TV Show:  Harry Potter TV Series on the Books https://deadline.com/2023/04/harry-potter-tv-series-hbo-max-jk-rowling-produce-1235317141/ 21:30 - The New York Times is losing their t