On this week's episode, we're joined by glamorous guest star Naomi Novik to talk about magical boarding schools and the purposes of structured education. The tentpoles this week are A Deadly Education and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.   What We’re Into Lately Will Darling Adventures series by K.J. Charles The Sugared Game by K.J. Charles Kindred by Octavia Butler Niccolò series by Dorothy Dunnett The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett Freeport by Maldoror_Chant Event Horizon by MonstrousRegiment Provenance by Ann Leckie Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie Scum Villain fanfic Motherland: Fort Salem Avatar: The Last Airbender The Legend of Korra Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi Scum Villain animated series The Untamed fanfic Other Stuff We Mentioned Temeraire series by Naomi Novik Uprooted by Naomi Novik Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Organization for Transformative Works Dracula by Bram Stoker Time-Life books Wizards and Witches by Brendan Lehane Tortall Series by Tamora Pierce  Welcome to Night Vale podcast (specifically Episode 15: Street Cleaning Day) Circle of Magic by Tamora Pierce Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin.  The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip My Life as a Background Slytherin by Emily McGovern Transfigurations by Resonant "House Proud" by astolat Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin Be the Serpent Episode 1: False Utopias and… Robot Sex?? “Victory Condition” by astolat (and the quote: ‘the empire of unsheathed knives’) The Husbands And Wives Show aka Person of Interest   For Next Time What We Do In the Shadows (2014 film)   Transcription: The transcript of this episode is available here. Thank you to our team of scribes -- each of you is a gentleperson and a scholar.