JK Rowling says she was alarmed watching people on her side of the political aisle behaving in a way that she felt broke with her deeply held principles. Myla went from relative obscurity to being a regular on prime time television and political talk shows in just a few months. You've been listening to The Witch Trials of JK Rowling produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Bull and Meghan Feltstropper; brought to you by The Free Press.
The early days of the internet collide with the feverish fandom of “Harry Potter,” and a sprawling, global community emerges. But the hopefulness of this new technology brings with it the darker impulses of human nature.
Produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Boll, and Megan Phelps-Roper, with special thanks to Candace Mittel Kahn and Emily Yoffe.
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