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Michael Harle (@Lupinpatronus) returns to close the chapter on our coverage of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them. Topics include: Deathly Hallows transition, fixing Queenie, Manipulative Disney villains, Alfred Hitchcock, Accio rules, snot FB original plan, Magneto speeches, MORE REVELIO, Pfizer venom, Baz Luhrmann, Kelly interruptions, GET ON THE BOAT, Fantastic Yeasts, John Wick, and more!...

Michael Harle (@LupinPatronus) continues Potterless' coverage of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them! Topics include: Batman Begins, disaster banquets, Spider-Man rescues, Einstein Scamander, David Yates’ directing, Gemma Chan, Oscar-worthy shushes, mystery reveals, Crash Bandicoot, Ferris Bueller, and more! Thanks to our sponsors! LOOTCRATE: Get 15% off your first purchase with code "POTTERLE...

Lizzie Sudlow of SpeakBeasty joins Schubes to kick off our coverage of the Fantastic Beast films, providing insight, behind the scenes info, and fan perception at the time of release. Topics include: That Lady, Mina Lima, Mads Mikkelsen, Alohomora rules, representation, Knives Out, fatphobia, the wilds of Arizona, Oops all Beasts, Finding Nemo, petting zoos, and more! February/FB charity - True Co...

Eric Silver uses examples from Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and more to show how antisemitism is present in the fantasy genre. He shares what's bad, explains why it's troublesome, and shows how we can avoid these issues going forward! Topics include: Teen Miss Dance of New Jersey, Anthony Goldstein, Wizards of the Coast, Wakanda, Christmas Princes, Orlando Bloom the Elf, Yiddish, schmeckles, a...

The finale of our coverage of the Puffs play! Katy rounds it out and helps process all the emotions of the ending. Topics include: Ned Nickerson, Wonder Woman, AOL Instant Messenger, away messages, driving a podcast, Mike’s purple evolution, loyalty and bravery, fighting white privilege, lighting design, Harry Potter improv, being the hero, critical fandom, and more! — Thanks for listening to this...

Katy Nuttman returns for the penultimate Puffs podcast pertaining particularly to the play! Topics include: "'sup nerd?", commissioning art, glass etching, Grey’s Anatomy, school uniforms, Horse Hoof Stew, The Addams Family, 27 Dresses, Red Delicious apples, Rocky Horror Picture Show, D2: The Mighty Ducks, Air Bud, white wine, Hogwarts’ education standards, the Mario of life, and more! Thanks to o...

Matt Cox, the writer of Puffs, chats with Schubes about how Puffs transformed from an idea hatched on a subway to an off-broadway play to an international hit! Topics include: old versions of Puffs, Poufsouffle, The PIT, Sex and the City, legal skirting, StarKid, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Craigieburn, Tacoma, improvised lines, and more! Thanks to our sponsors: CALM: Get 40% off Calm Premium at...

Live from Podcast Movement 19 in Orlando, FL, Schubes is joined by Julia Schifini to talk about what’s SO GOOD and THE WORST about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme parks! Topics include: Magic: The Universal Language, questionable characters, Fireball, Brookstone, Viva La Vida, the best type of Butterbeer, and more! Purchase the Replay of the Potterless Holiday Live Show! www.potterlesspo...

Alas Earwax!'s David Gordon enters the fray again to chat more about Puffs! Topics include: Taskmaster, French stereotypes, Seattle notoriety, Rocky IV, GoF choices, Community, Mummy yells, school dances, #BringBackNeat, slow dances, the loss of Cedric, Mike’s fav joke in the play, and more! NEW DIGITAL MERCH! Thanks to our sponsors! THE LISTENER: Get 20% off your first year with code "POTTERLESS"...

David Gordon aka Alas Earwax! returns to Potterless to continue the discussion of Puffs! Topics include: Homestar Runner, wizard hats, Ravenclaw struggles, fringe theater, carbon copy paper, Rolos, Mentos, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, day-old audio, the Hogwarts founders, Land O Lakes, Tubthumping by Chumbawumba, and more! Thanks to our sponsors! BROOKLINEN: Get 10% off plus free shipping w/...

Katy Nuttman returns to continue Potterless' coverage of Puffs! Topics include: Settlers of Catan, Avenue Q, New Jersey and new jersey, Sir Ian McKellen, wild bears, Christmas bed sheets, Olive Garden, queso, soccer stats, Newsies, the physical demands of acting, Give Zoom a Chance, and more! CHARITY: fairfight.com Thanks to our sponsors! SKILLSHARE: Get a free trial of Skillshare Premium! — Thank...

Katy Nuttman (improv comic, theater teacher, HP superfan) lends her expertise to discuss Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic! Topics include: Ground Floor Potterless, Augustus Gloop, GameBoy Color, A*Teens, ABBA on speed, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, cootie catchers, registered trademarks, being close to the kitchens, YA novel tropes, B...

Kelly returns to Potterless for a fun new challenge. She and Mike alternate selecting Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans at random and answering trivia questions. If correct, they choose who eats the bean. If incorrect, the opponent chooses. Things get spicy (and gross)! Topics include: Beanboozled, ORNG, “burp me”, things stuck up noses, eating grass, light white and dark white, irks my bananas, a...

Mugglecast's Eric Scull joins Schubes to close the chapter on our coverage of Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them book! Topics include: Piglet, The Puritans, petting zoos, Donkey Kong, flying snakes, Mike’s bachelor party, Gilderoy’s intimidation, passive aggressive merpeople, BirdBox2: This Time it’s Personal, Spy Kids, The Little Mermaid, Yoshi, The Muppets, do wizards have...

Micah from Mugglecast joins in what becomes an incredibly chill discussion about some incredibly terrifying beasts from the Fantastic Beasts book. Topics include: Diglett, Fire-Ass, Wizarding CBD, Hidebehind: the movie, fish power, science lab, unjust detention, appendices, sonic the hedgehogs, Spirited Away, super corn & mega potatoes, the Pikachu of FBAWTFT, and more! Thanks to our sponsor!...

StarKid/Tin Can Bros' Lauren Lopez, Corey Lubowich, and Brian Rosenthal talk about their experience with the A Very Potter Trilogy as well as their new project, Wayward Guide! Topics include: The Olympics, Heelys, Compliment Corner, string cheese, working with funny people, The Red Vine Situation, DIY mentality, regional accents, AOL, fence-sitting, and more! Crohn's and Colitis Foundation Thanks...

Caleb Denecour (@CalebDenecour) returns to talk from Billywigs through Dragons in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them spin-off book! Topics include: Schubie Dooby Doo, Newt’s jacket, moldy dorms, respecting pets, Damian Lillard, Flying Monkeys, declawing cats, "orang-utan", Kevin from Up, venomous snakes, MOSQUITO DRAGONS, Mandyville, Francois Delacour, Alien vs. Predator, and more! VOTE:...

Caleb Denecour, Zoology major turned Ultimate Frisbee athlete, joins to talk about the first portion of Newt Scamander's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" book! Topics include: Dumbledore inconsistencies, J. Jonah Jameson, acronyms, US textbooks, wanderlust, forewords, wizard consultants, MACUSA, toddler books, Smokey the Bear, Wizarding Parks and Rec, Yellowcard, the new basilisk plan, Sp...

Live from Los Angeles, Schubes is joined by Brandon Grugle and Atypical Artists' Lauren Shippen to find love for Charlie Weasley in the most foolproof method: The Bachelor! Who will these three decide is Charlie's soulmate? Listen to find out! Topics include: Chris Hansen, math hats, Bad Boy Lite, flying experience, Japan, Illinois, Albania: it’s basically Greece, Bellatrix a freak, and more! SEE...

Jackson Bird (@jackisnotabird) joins to discuss Neil Cicierega's Potter Puppet Pals! Jackson, a trans man, opens the episode by discussing their experience with the JK situation, and then shares LOADS of behind-the-scenes info about Potter Puppet Pals! Topics include: Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen, Neil Cicierega Mouth Dreams, Harry and the Potters, The Harry Potter Alliance, Yule Balls, Draco...

J'Neia is back for the final bout against Quidditch Through the Ages and her and Schubes team up to deliver the final blow and knock this book out for good. Topics include: Herbologist Atheltes, Antipodean, Uno, The Johannesburg Jaguars, African Quidditch, Texas deserves better, British Imperialism, flying carpet problems, elite fireworks, broom wood types, Schubes1-16, The Flying V, and more! Tha...

J'Neia is back for more QTTA, and we actually get to cover the interesting part of the book! Sadly, that's only one chapter! Topics include: dunking, Bill Belichick, Air Bud: Snitch Edition, Usain Bolt, Werewolf Krum, Avengers Endgame, Gritty, the Beyoncé of Wales, Mykonos, the Bad Boy Pistons, The Incredibles, Celestina Warbeck lyrics, Monster's Inc. and more! Tweet thread about the HP RPG: https...

J'Neia Stewart from House of Black podcast starts our discussion of the dumpster fire that is Quidditch Through the Ages. Topics include: transfiguration brain, flying carpets, The Silver Surfer, “SURVIVORS?”, Marathons, “the spirit of not giving a fuck”, additional consonants, wizard jousting, a knights tale, the floor is lava, cabbage guy from ATLA, Dropkick Murphys, baseball with pigeons, old b...

Jaime Lyn Beatty, who played Ginny and Rita Skeeter in StarKid's A Very Potter Trilogy, joins for a silly interview answering Mike's burning (and also ridiculous) questions about the production and her performances! Topics include: the giant Hershey’s bar, hair maneuvers, Ginny’s yellow shoes, streaky markers, typos, the original AVPM casting notice, A Christmas Story, murders of crows, measuring...

Kim from Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them makes her Potterless debut to close out the discussion of AVPSY! Topics include: Andrew Garfield Spider-Man, Gryffindors: the good guys, Jilly, a mini-Snape rant, crowd participation, Hamilton, Twitter corrections, impressive stumbling, Holy Water, poop retcons, throuples, tears flowing like wine, and more! Thanks to our sponsors! SLEEPCYCLE: Get 7 da...