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Hey everyone, the audio you're about to listen to was recorded several weeks ago

before the protests that have gripped the country in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd,

Breonna Taylor and too many others. We support those protests and urge our listeners to do whatever

you can dismantle white supremacy, whether that's marching yourself, giving money to organizers,

analyzing your own privilege, and or listening to and amplifying black voices.

Yes, work to learn how you can be a better ally, how you can be a better citizen, how you can be

a better friend. Challenge the racism that you see around you. Again, if you're able to,

please donate. There are so many organizations doing crucial work from the local bail funds to

act blues, move black lives forward fund, all doing work to combat racism, to combat police brutality,

black lives matter. Before we play today's episode, we also want to address JK Rowling's anti-trans

remarks, which are heartbreaking and harmful and which we fully condemn. You know, one of the things

that we prize most about Harry Potter as a story is the way that the story champions the power of

things like love, hope, courage, the magic of finding acceptance in your life, finding a place

of true belonging, and seeking to take those very things away from people is tragic. Trans women

are women. Again, if you're able to donate, there are a number of organizations doing

imperative work from the Okra Project to the Trevor Project. Do what you can to support the trans

community. You know, this is the story of Harry Potter in a very real way belongs to the community

that has grown up around it. There is a New York Times op-ed from December 21st of 2019 written by

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