MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

Read the winning California lyrics here! PO Box Update. Click here to see the sketch of the MuggleCasters. Our new catch-phrase: Pickle. We learn Jamie can talk really-really-super-super-lyk-omg fast. California song winners and the sketch will be posted soon! Main Discussion: the Two-Way Mirror. Our brand new debate segment: SHOULD Hogwarts stay open? The group takes sides and goes at it. More Du...

Rupert intros the show! He’s got something for Micah next week. Guess who’s featured in the newspaper for being the coolest. person. ever. Listener Rebuttals tackle last week’s heavy discussion. Character Discussion: Aberforth Dumbledore. Goats. Riiiight. Reading, PA is about to get a bad reputation. We try our hand at a new crackpot-theory segment, but we need your help! A few voicemails. Jamie h...

MuggleNet staffer Claire joins us as a co-host. Any takers on a MuggleCast dating service? New T-shirts are on the way! “Squares” and “MicBolt” are almost out of stock. They’re going in the Disney vault forever! US writing a book? Pure blasphemy! Main Discussion: Defense Against the Dark Arts. What happened to all its teachers prior to SS? Was there more to Lupin leaving the position? Snape as the...

Ben is truly dedicated to the show. …but Jamie thinks his recording circumstances are even more dedicated. Listener Rebuttals “Too much music!” cries Andrew. What’s up with Harry’s eyes? Has Lily given Harry some sort of eye barrier? It’s like when a piece of dirt hits your contact lense. “Uhh…Not really,” says Eric. The deal with black and gray eyes mentioned in the books. Who was at Godric’s Hol...

Happy Birthday, MuggleCast! 50 Shows… wow… Just Put Your Food in the – Micahwave? Listener rebuttals. JKR’s explanation of Wizard population? Homeschooling and the Harry Potter world. Nostalgia! Our first times doing the show together. The absolute worst recording experiences ever. Lumos 2006 and New York City reminiscence. Main Discussion: An Evening with Harry, Carrie, and Garp. John Irving, gre...

Our first ever live episode of MuggleCast! Featuring a JKR book reading giveaway, a 12-year old dissing Eric, Hogwarts discussion, and much more! It’s a different (and kinda late) episode of the show because we’re busy in Vegas…excuse the less-than-perfect quality that you expect every week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Micahscope. We’re getting down and dirty with Podcast Alley votes this week. Save Gas Money! gasmoney@staff.mugglenet.com Listener Rebuttals cover the Mirror of Erised and Snape. This week we discuss the Room of Requirement. How DOES it really work? You can’t make something out of nothing. Perhaps the room has to have the item you require in stock. Is there any way to empty it out? Using it to...

Listener Rebuttals tackle last week’s hot topics. Can the Mirror of Erised reveal where the final Horcruxes are? Much more Mirror of Erised discussion. The Spice Girls make a guest appearance. Dumbledore and Harry’s relationship in Half-Blood Prince is analyzed. Jamie and Ben see each other in the mirror. Moundridge High School doesn’t teach the English language properly. Jo says that the POA film...

Jamie, Kevin, and Laura return for MuggleCast LIV – nevermind. Nominate us in the 2006 Podcast Awards! Top 10 reasons to buy 11 MuggleCast T-shirts. Listener Rebuttals extend on the Book 7 title analysis, Rowena Ravenclaw’s Horcrux, and memories. Jamie has another use for the title Chariots of Fire. Character Discussion: Volllldemort. Was Voldemort born evil? What were his motives from the start?...

Listener Rebuttals and Voice Rebuttals We make a PSA about Juvenille Arthritis (learn more here) We go back to answering some book seven questions Horcruxes revisted…where are the 3 unknowns? Pettigrew’s final debt to Harry: giving him a Horcrux? What will become of Draco? What role will the Ministry of Magic play? This week’s Butterbeer discusses the actors and actresses’ privacy Voicemails are b...

Guess who’s back (everyone down to the dance floor) Micah rips on the Georgian lady who hates Harry Listener Rebuttals respond to Prophecies and Trelawney New names for Micah Some great quotes from Chapter 17 of Sorcerer’s Stone Where do we see foreshadowing of Horcruxes? Matt Vines makes a funny Character Discussion: Percy Weasley Matt makes another funny! Boy, he’s on a roll Will Percy ever make...

We finally got rid of Andrew! Even though National Wear Your MuggleCast T-shirt Day is over, you can still support the show by purchasing your MuggleCast T-shirt today! There are two different logos available in five sizes. Send Subway gift cards to Ben, and maybe heíll send your letters and packages to the other Casters… Listener Rebuttals What happens when people under the Fidelius Charm die? Ma...

National Wear Your MuggleCast T-Shirt Day was a success! June 7th is part two, and coincidentally Eric’s graduation day We premiere Voice Rebuttals and go through our regular Listener Rebuttals Why is Dumbledore’s office password protected? In our latest Editorial segment, Laura and Micah talk to Robbie Fischer who runs The Book Trolley and The Magic Quill This week’s Gimme a Butterbeer: Blame it...

Andrew apologizes for spoiling the OC Eric reveals what’s in this week’s PO Box (look out, Ben!) National Wear Your MuggleCast T-Shirt Day is THIS FRIDAY Listener Rebuttals cover our listener’s thoughts on translations, cursing, and Christianity It’s the one year anniversary of the MuggleCast idea being born For the first time ever, we tell the story of how MuggleCast was born, how Micah made it o...

MuggleNet staffer Jess joins in the discussion! Pokeflutes wake Snorlax up; they don’t put them to sleep. DUH, Andrew. Laura provides a real-life example of the way people look at Lucius More parallels are drawn between real-world and wizarding-world governments Why is Lucius so hard on Draco? How much political influence does he have? Was Lucius in on a plot to abduct Professor Trelawney? We lear...

We discuss Jo’s upcoming trip to the USA Our new monthly Book 7 discussions commences Will Harry return to Godric’s Hollow? We wrap up our long-running discussion about Hogwarts’ staying open the seventh year. Ben uses a clever analogy to illustrate how the government’s reactions to the September 11th attacks are similar to Hogwarts’ reaction to the Death Eaters’ infiltrating Hogwarts. Will we be...

Andrew works with Congress and President Bush to bring you our next contest Character discussions are back! This week: Mad-Eye Moody What does the name Alastor mean? Where did Moody get his magical eye from? Why did imposter Moody suggest that Harry become an Auror? More Horcrux talk Chapter by Chapter: Chapter 12, “The Mirror of Erised” Does Filch know Snape is onto Quirrell? Will Harry run acros...

Chapter 11 of Sorcerer’s Stone: “Quidditch” Further proof of our house point discussion Do Filch’s actions in this chapter suggest he’s on the bad side? Keep Jordan under control Why did Quirrell use dark magic during the match? What other enchantments are on broomsticks? Hermione is ALWAYS right – except when she’s emotional Would Hermione be able to keep her cool in a situation like the veil? Co...

Snape…good or evil? Could Snape be just working for himself? The debate over Malfoy knowing of Filch’s presence is finished Discussion on the delivery of the Nimbus 2000 Why doesn’t Oliver know what basketball is? What will Harry do after Hogwarts? We already know that Jo doesn’t enjoy writing about Quidditch, and now we find the proof in the books Please Jo: Make Harry a hot dog vendor! What are...

The answer to converting Muggle money to Wizarding money The answer to why Quirrell had Voldemort on the back of his head Astronomy tower discussion More debate over the HP7 release date Chapter-by-Chapter discussion: Chapter 9 of Sorcerer’s Stone Ben looks like a swan? Harry the natural flyer What’s the deal with the school brooms? Trophy room protection Why are students forbidden from walking ar...

Katie Couric leaves NBC and Micah Tannenbaum stands in Micah gets upset over his score on the WOMBATs WOMBAT discussion OOTP release date is official…what does this mean for HP 7? Listener Rebuttals Our thoughts on Jim Dale versus Stephen Fry Grindelwald’s relation to Hitler and World War II Chapter 8 of Sorcerer’s Stone discussion Meanings behind the flashes of light Potions with Voldemort and Ho...

The real MuggleNet Greg guest-hosts Listener Rebuttals Chapters 6 and 7 are discussed Why is the Killing Curse green? Why does Dumbledore want to be on the Chocolate Frogs? Is Grindelwald gone? And why doesn’t anyone talk about him? Scabbers wasn’t a real rat What if Harry had shaken Malfoy’s hand? Why did Hermione want to be in Gryffindor? Voicemails British joke of the day Soothin’ babies Learn...

A full cast of MuggleCasters…or is it? Our first batch of Listener Rebuttals “Right, Andrew?!” cries Ben Won’t/Shan’t revisited So who IS the milkman? Discussion on Chapters 4 and 5 from Sorcerer’s Stone Is it All a dream? Harry’s father’s mother’s daughter-in-law’s eyes Darth Potters – Lily and James on the Dark Side? Fudge and the Muggles Is Slytherin the only house for bad guys? Secret Magic wi...

Andrew explains the Listener Rebuttal Book Discussion: Sorcerer’s Stone Chapters 1-3 The first sentence examined (in-depth) Introduction to the Dursleys Odd occurrences observed – is the wizarding world being careless? We meet Dumbledore, McGonagall, Hagrid, and see first mention of Sirius Black Tabby cats don’t like brick walls (ask Andrew) How strong is Dumbledore and McGonagall’s relationship a...

Andrew forgets how to do the show We give everyone the scoop on our new show segments Goblet of Fire DVD wrap-up Thoughts on special features Looking back at the movie Main discussion: Sibyl Trelawney Connection to ancient mythology to play role in Book 7? Is she really a seer? Did Jo take the easy way out with the prophecy? Why did Dumbledore and Trelawney originally meet at the Hog’s Head? What...