{"podcast":{"title":"The Desert of the Reel: A Movie Podcast","slug":"the-desert-of-the-reel-a-movie-podcast-6745471","podcast_index_feed_id":6745471,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ef374714/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/desert-of-the-reel","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/40033773/40033773-1702701906834-241e47ae9797b.jpg","author":"Desert of the Reel","episode_count":136,"summary":"Welcome to the Desert of the Reel, a movie podcast where host Ryan Hudson forces co-host Jason Dietz to watch the big blockbuster movies he’s refused to watch because he didn’t think they were worth his time. As two passionate high school English/film/philosophy/creativity teachers with graduate degrees, we're dedicated to using our academic training to argue about and dig deeply into movies. We explore the creativity and philosophy in our films and push our listeners to think critically about their entertainment.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T20:19:57.206759+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-desert-of-the-reel-a-movie-podcast-6745471"},"episode":{"title":"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) - Empathy Is Stronger Than Magic - DOTR #111","slug":"fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-2016-empathy-is-stronger-than-magic-dotr-111","published_at":"2026-02-13T21:40:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-desert-of-the-reel-a-movie-podcast-6745471/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-2016-empathy-is-stronger-than-magic-dotr-111","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-desert-of-the-reel-a-movie-podcast-6745471","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/desert-of-the-reel/episodes/Fantastic-Beasts-and-Where-to-Find-Them-2016---Empathy-Is-Stronger-Than-Magic---DOTR-111-e3f2jfv","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ef374714/podcast/play/115477439/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-13%2F418068241-44100-2-ad148009d8724.m4a","summary":"As the final episode connected to Harry Potter, Jason and Ryan didn't find a whole lot to say about F antastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), although there are some gems in here, such as Ryan's absurdist analysis of Jacob and Newt, the animal right philosopher Peter Singer making his first (and likely only) appearance on the pod, Ryan's feminist analysis of Newt's character, some additional insights into Othering, and the introduction of our next franchise! Jason's choice for next week is Stonehearst Asylum (2014)! We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed making it!","meta_description":"As the final episode connected to Harry Potter, Jason and Ryan didn't find a whole lot to say about F antastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), altho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3521,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-desert-of-the-reel-a-movie-podcast-6745471/episodes/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-2016-empathy-is-stronger-than-magic-dotr-111/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-desert-of-the-reel-a-movie-podcast-6745471/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-2016-empathy-is-stronger-than-magic-dotr-111.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}