The Psychology of Harry Potter

In this episode, the boy who lived. Why does a story about a bespectacled wizard still have its hooks in millions of people decades on? And can Harry Potter teach us anything about belonging, prejudice, personality, fandom, and why we fall so hard for a world that just doesn't exist? With me to discuss the psychology of Harry Potter are Will Brooker, Professor of Film and Cultural Studies at Kingston University and author of Batman Unmasked and Why Bowie Matters and Nila Matthews, psychologi...