There Are No Gay Wizards

Nancy | Apr 30, 2017

Albus Dumbledore isn't gay, no matter what J.K. Rowling says. But that doesn't mean the "Harry Potter" books aren't incredibly queer.

— Matt Collette is the producer of Nancy.

— Pat Brown is a New York-based comedian. Her album is called Sex Tape.

Episode scoring by Jeremy Bloom, Isaac Jones, and Lawrence Grey ("The St. Marks Shake"). Theme by Alexander Overington.

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