MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

Slug Club member and mom Cherise returns for a Mother's Day discussion How would raising a young witch/wizard differ from raising a child in the Muggle world? What would be the most difficult part of parenting? No schooling until Hogwarts? What do working parents do? What happens when your child begins exhibiting signs of magic? Would you be comfortable sending your child off to boarding school? W...

Cursed Child wrap up: Andrew sees it again, Hogwarts merch and Tony nominations JKR confirms Jessica Williams will play Ilvermorny professor Eulalie Hicks What's up with Dumbledore teaching DADA in a recent Crimes of Grindelwald clip? On the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts, JKR apologies for killing Dobby Main Discussion: Hogwarts Mystery The hosts give their initial reactions to the new Pot...

Moments after seeing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway, Andrew, Micah, and Eric are back in their hotel room to share their thoughts on the show. Have Micah and Eric changed their stances on Cursed Child? Did Andrew notice anything different? Did Micah buy an owl? This and more is discussed in this week's episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slug Club member Molly joins the show! The votes are in for the most evil character in the Potter series (besides Voldemort)! Main Discussion: Predicting Cursed Child JKR checks out the newly refurbished Lyric Theatre What character are the hosts most looking forward to seeing? What scene? Will Part 1 or Part 2 be better? How much will be spent on merchandise? Will we keep an open mind about seein...

Slug Club member Stephen joins the show The Quidditch World Cup is underway in Round Rock, Texas The hosts share their Quidditch World Cup experiences  We get our first look at the Tales of Beedle the Bard Illustrated Edition The Goblet of Fire Illustrated Edition won't hit bookstores until 2019. Can we expect it to be published in two parts? The Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Edition covers get mi...

Welcome Slug Club member Laura! Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Warwick Davis lend voices to Hogwarts Mystery Main Discussion: Did Dumbledore & Grindelwald make an unbreakable vow? Since Voldemort is incapable of love, how was he able to father a child? Does Moody know what a boggart looks like because of his magical eye? How do wizards watch Quidditch matches? Do all the professors have permanent r...

With Micah and Eric both out for the weekend, Andrew welcomes Hypable writer Nasim to the show! Andrew's April Fools Day article hits a little too close to home for some readers. Andrew visited The Cursed Child NYC giftshop and spent a little too much money. We discuss Nasim's recent article "The Problem With Pottermore" What would we like to see Pottermore become? Micah and Eric interview the tea...

Pottermore makes some staffing changes- Scholastic confirms release of Crimes of Grindelwald screenplay The mystery behind Hogwarts Mystery is revealed! Main Discussion: Crimes of Grindewald trailer roundup We breakdown the Lestrange family tree in more detail What does it mean that Leta and Credence are half-siblings? Will this test allegiances? Who is Yusuf Kama? Could it have been him staring a...

Trailer recap: is Credence able to separate himself from the Obscurus now? Why is the circus scene outdoors? Are the French more lackadaisical with secrecy? Andrew hates on Hedwig's Theme (really) Voicemails touch on ground pounds, Apparition at Hogwarts, Jacob's memory, Corvus Lestrange, and why nobody's dressed like a wizard! The hosts pick a favorite trailer moment Main Discussion: JK Rowling's...

The first Crimes of Grindelwald trailer is here! The hosts give their initial thoughts and break things down scene-by-scene It's good to see you again, Hogwarts You can apparate on the grounds of Hogwarts? Our first look at Jude Law as Dumbledore. Is he never not having run-ins with the Ministry? Why was Dumbledore being confronted in the DADA classroom? DumbleDAYUMMMMM Why did he send Newt to Par...

Slug Club member Alex joins the show Cursed Child surprises fans with preview tickets - can we expect more of this in the future? Andrew shares a letter from his 11-year-old self The 777 Challenge is officially underway through March 31! Main Discussion: Were Harry, Snape & Voldemort modern-day versions of The Three Brothers?  Did Dumbledore represent Death? JKR likes this theory! We break down Vo...

Slug Club member Greg joins the show all the way from Singapore A new Hogwarts Mystery trailer has been released Cursed Child announces their Friday Forty program We reveal our plans for the 777 Challenge! Learn more and see the mug design at MuggleCast.com Main Discussion: Potions in the Wizarding World We react to JKR stating that muggles can't properly brew potions From Ageing Potions to the El...

We will be at LeakyCon 2018 this summer in Dallas, TX! The Studio Tour is adding a Goblet of Fire special beginning March 30 Cursed Child producer believes fans would want a Part 3... what?!? We interview The Potter Collector who enlightens us on his more than 1,000 books! How did he first get into the Potter series? Does he have a favorite translated edition? What's his most prized possession? Is...

Eric is back! News covers John Williams, Cursed Child, Digital Illustrated Editions and Allison Sudol A new segment called The Pensieve debuts, as we look back at parts of the Potter series now that we're older! Our first discussion centers around Cornelius Fudge and his denial of Voldemort's return Fudge refuses to believe credible sources such as Dumbledore and Harry Comparisons are made to pres...

Eric...? Eric...? Slug Club member Ken joins the show Guessing Game: How many books has the Harry Potter series sold to date? How many do we think are duplicate copies? Eric...? Eric...? We respond to David Yates' recent comments about how Dumbledore's sexuality will play into Fantastic Beasts 2 Saying that "all fans are aware of that" has not sat well with...well...the fans JKR and the Wizarding...

Micah and Andrew attend A Celebration of Harry Potter in Orlando We try Butterbeer tequila at Antojitos in Universal CityWalk Cast Q&A with Natalia Tena (Tonks), Stanislav Ianevski (Krum), James & Oliver Phelps (Weasley twins) and Bonnie Wright (Ginny) Pottermore announces a new Quidditch Through The Ages audiobook Harry Potter: The Exhibition is headed to Milan in May Guests were treated to a gre...

Slug Club member Alex joins the show Scholastic announces 20th anniversary editions for all seven Potter books, but they're kinda disappointing. Eddie Redmayne talks Crimes of Grindelwald bringing us closer to the Potter series Our thoughts on the new Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery video game trailer Main Discussion: Book Covers We compare the U.S. and UK book covers from Sorcerer's Stone to Death...

Slug Club member Ashley joins the show Jude Law sits down with JKR to learn about Dumbledore's character Chamber of Secrets gets the House Edition treatment (and so will the rest of the series) Nighttime shows are coming to Wizarding World Orlando while Cursed Child rehearsals begin on Broadway Dan Radcliffe weighs in on the Johnny Depp/Grindelwald debate Ashley has her own discussion ready for th...

We recap our New Years in Chicago Photos, Cards Against Humanity, bowling and more A special guest joins us for our landmark 350th episode Dumbledore gives his Top 14 New Years Resolutions To Make Hogwarts Safer A few Fantastic Beasts stills were released during the holidays Where's Dumbledore sitting? Who sent Newt that postcard? What's Grindelwald staring at? Harry Potter Weekends on Freeform ar...

Welcome Slug Club member Hayden! JKR found inspiration for the Hogwarts Houses in the most unlikely of places Another new Harry Potter video game is coming that's been in development for two years! It's set in the 1980s with an open world concept Plus, you can be a Hogwarts student and go through all seven years We discuss David Heyman's comments about the role of beasts in The Crimes of Grindelwa...

Resistance Radio host and Hypable writer Donya joins the show! We react to J.K. Rowling’s statement on Johnny Depp What finally prompted her to comment? Many fans plan to boycott. How will this impact future Fantastic Beasts films? Will this even be a topic of discuss a year from now when the movie premieres? We call Laura to get her thoughts and she shares an interesting idea Two new Crimes of Gr...

Andrew and Eric's trivia night adventures continue! There's an odd mistake in the Bloomsbury House Editions pulled from a fake JKR tweet! We react to David Yates' defense of casting Johnny Depp Could Colin Farrell have been recast as Grindelwald? Is Johnny Depp influencing our perspective of Grindelwald? Souring our expectations of his story? One listener thinks it's simple... TRUST IN JO! Eric an...

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald... we give our initial reactions! Will most of the film focus on Grindelwald's past crimes and rise to power? Or can we expect new crimes committed during this movie? How does this impact screen time for Newt? The beasts? Lots of references to the Deathly Hallows (and alchemy?) in the title screen The new cast photo gives us several first looks, includin...

Welcome Slug Club member Nicki PO Box Update: some Halloween and British surprises! A Pokemon GO style Harry Potter game is in the works from Niantic! Our initial thoughts on Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and Portkey Games What does the title suggest? Will it focus on Fantastic Beasts at all or only Harry Potter? What other Potter video games would we like to see? - Which old classics do we want rem...

Pottermore continues to troll Andrew about Lavender Brown An adoption agency in Orlando is sorting dogs into Hogwarts Houses Evanna Lynch has launched her brand-new podcast - check it out! Main Discussion: Newt's Book Release Party in Fantastic Beasts 2 Flourish and Blotts and Diagon Alley will feature in the next film What will 1920s Diagon Alley look like? The perfect excuse to bring the fearsom...