Mugglecast: The Harry Potter Podcast

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 Grindelwald Eddie Redmayne confirms the Niffler and Pickett are back! We theorize on the formidable Chinese beast: Chinese Fireball, Phoenix, Re'em or other? Many actors have officially wrapped filming The Crimes of Grindelwald Christmas and New Year's in the Wizarding World - where would we spend the holidays? Does Santa exist? Andrew thinks Hagrid would have made the perfect Father Christmas! What do Potter fans have to look forward to in 2018? A new ride in Orlando, Cursed Child on Broadway, The Crimes of Grindelwald and more! The last Quizzitch question of 2017 targets Goblet of Fire! Thank you for a gre

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 Grindelwald stills are released by Entertainment Weekly Text messages focus on Christmas and religion in the Wizarding World Eric goes international for our next Quizzitch question Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 and Andrew chat with Michael Aiello, Sr. Director of Creative Development at Universal Orlando Resort about Christmas at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Emails tackle Queenie's potential allegiance with Grindelwald Text messages: metaphorical beasts, the Elder Wand's allegiance and Jacob's brute force Quizzitch returns! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, including Jude Law as Dumbledore What's up with Jacob and Queenie staring directly at Grindelwald? Credence is cozied up with a new character! What exactly is a Maledictus? Leta is engaged to Newt's brother! What does that mean for the brothers Scamander? We've got a pretty good theory about when the first trailer is coming! Andrew reports live from Orlando for Holidays at Hogwarts Listener tweets, emails, voicemails and quizzitch! We'll see you after the Thanksgiving holiday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 remade? Our Main Discussion focuses on the brand-new Fantastic Beasts Illustrated Edition The foreword answers that question we had about Obscurus Books We get educated on the history of what defines a beast and how they're concealed from Muggles Is it coincidence that Newt includes the story of a jarvey in the introduction? Which beasts caught our attention? Which ones would we like to see in Fantastic Beasts 2? We run through some interesting notes Micah took while reading the book Getting high on billywigs, erumpent mating habits, killer bowtruckles and more We asked our patrons what dream features they'

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 fearsome foursome back together Will Theseus make an appearance? Dumbledore? Credence? Is it just coincidence that we had another notable book release in the second Potter film? What's the deal with Obscurus Books? Is Newt a self-publisher? With the book release taking place in March 1927, the Dark Lord has now been born Emails, voicemails and text messages! Quizzitch returns Order of the Phoenix style! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slug Club member Kate joins the show! Andrew and Eric share their Halloween costumes Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is headed to Australia! What country will be next? Coming soon: the title for next Fantastic Beasts film! Does that mean a trailer is not far behind? Listeners share their Fantastic Beasts 2 movie title suggestions Main Discussion: Halloween & Harry Potter We talk about the key events that have happened on October 31 in the Potter series That night in Godric's Hollow, Troll in the Dungeon, the Triwizard Tournament selection and more Did JKR always intend for Halloween to play a pivotal role in each book? Why did she choose it? Is there a reason it stopped being so important after Goblet of Fire? No Halloween discussion is complete without ghosts! The hosts profile the Hogwarts House ghosts, Professor Binns, Moaning Myrtle and Peeves We ask listeners which House they would join if they had to choose based on the House ghost! Quizzitch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg

Welcome Slug Club member Irvin! Cursed Child tickets go on sale and we're left in the dust! Until Katy (and her husband) come to the rescue! We discuss ticket prices - why were no special offers made for people buying both Parts 1 & 2? Listeners share their Cursed Child ticket buying experiences We review Harry Potter: A Journey Through A History of Magic The book details the exhibition currently at the British Library It feels like touring a museum (in a good way) We explore the original synopsis JKR sent to Bloomsbury The Harry Potter world owes a lot to then 8-year-old Alice Newton Ghost panels, statues, a selection committee of professors - the Sorting Hat that almost wasn't! Fudge and Vernon Dursely were originally going to be coworkers? WHAT?! We look at JKR's early list of Hogwarts professors: Enid Pettigrew, Oakden Hernshaw, Mopsus? Harry and Ron almost met the merpeople in Chamber of Sercrets! Steve Kloves shares his story and how judging a book by its cover almost cost him the films Q

Slug Club member Bethany joins the show Eric gives us a Trivia Night update Cursed Child Broadway tickets on sale this week! Who will make the cut? The Cormoran Strike series is headed to Cinemax Chris Riddell set to illustrate The Tales of Beedle the Bard for Bloomsbury Listener Rebuttals focus on the latest Fantastic Beasts casting news Will we find out what Nicolas Flamel and Dumbledore discovered? We receive some Death Eater clarification Will Dumbledore take away Grindelwald's powers out of love? Taking a look at the entire cast, where do we think Fantastic Beasts 2 is headed? Can beasts even fit into a story with this many characters? Is there a chance FB 2 focuses on one beast that’s integral to the plot? How much time do we think we will spend looking back as opposed to present-day? We review casting to date, including one we have overlooked (who is Krall)? Patrons share their overwhelming support for more Seraphina Pcquery screen time Quizzitch and text messages return! Learn more a

Eric and Andrew gear up for another trivia night Cursed Child's Broadway registration is now closed! We review the Prisoner of Azkaban Illustrated Edition Our main discussion centers around the new Fantastic Beasts casting news We question if there is any relation between Eric and Spielman? Andrew explains the relationship between Jessica Williams and JKR Travers and Rosier: we discuss the two known Death Eaters Nicolas Flamel will appear in Fantastic Beasts 2! In present-day form or in a flashback? Could Grindelwald be in search of the Sorcerer's Stone? Is that story too familiar? Will Flamel assist Newt in his latest journey? Carmen Ejogo is back as Seraphina Picquery. Will her appearance be short-lived? Andrew attempts the sequel to HP Encyclopedia: The Musical Emails and voicemails return, with a text message thrown in the middle In Bonus MuggleCast -- available on Patreon -- We discuss the prank Sirius and James played on Snape. What was going through Sirius' mind? Does it affect our view o

Cursed Child is open for registration! Eric and Micah share their Ticketmaster experiences while Andrew registers on air JKR won't pander to the fandom: is it the Encyclopedia or Marauder's story that's in jeopardy? Could Cursed Child have run for a week? Would fans have gone to see all five parts? Our thoughts on JKR's comments on the collaborative nature of Cursed Child JKR has given fans a lot since the release of Deathly Hallows - should we want more? The difference between giving fans too much and giving them what they want We tackle last week's Quizzitch question E-mail-bag: Maybe a Game of Thrones style Marauders story isn't all that bad after all The Prisoner of Azkaban Illustrated Edition hits store shelves this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slug Club member and Hogwarts Professor Kyle joins the show Eric and Andrew recap their Potter trivia night in Chicago Kyle talks about his Potter classroom and how it went viral How have his students reacted? Have more of them started to read Potter? What's been the response from the school? Teachers around the world? We learn about how Kyle incorporates Potter into his daily curriculum And he has a few tough questions for us: Does the Harry Potter series have a narrator? Should Squibs be allowed to take courses at Hogwarts? Episode 337 Rewind: Patrons share the courses they would teach at Hogwarts Healing, Magical Artifacts, Journalism, Music and more! The hosts tell which courses they would most like to teach... and play hooky from! Emails cover Newt's wand, The Cursed Child & a Horcrux-Obscurus theory! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slug Club member Robert joins the show New Potter merchandise hits the market Jude Law shows off his Dumbledore scruff Episode 336 Rewind: Listeners share their favorite modes of magical transportation We break down the Hogwarts Courses in our latest main discussion Where do Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms and Herbology rank on our list? Do Divination, Astronomy, Care of Magical Creatures and History of Magic even matter? How important is Flying? Bonus MuggleCast tackles Muggle Studies, Potions and Transfiguration If we were to make our own Hogwarts class schedule, what subjects would make our Top 5? Pop Quiz of the Week debuts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look back on September 1 Cursed Child gets some real estate in Times Square Warwick Davis greets fans at King's Cross Listeners share how they spent #19YearsLater Eric reveals he forgot to share one very important piece of PO Box mail The author of the notorious fan fiction My Immortal is revealed We share listener rebuttals on our Wizarding World residence discussion Our main discussion this week... Magical Transportation We analyze everything from the Hogwarts Express to Broomsticks to Flying Cars Do we prefer Floo Powder, Portkeys, Apparition or Flying Beasts? The hosts share their top picks for how they'd get around the wizarding world Voicemails return! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew, Micah, and Eric cap off MuggleNet Live with a discussion on "19 Years Later" and alternate Epilogue ending lines. Stick around after the live recording for a post-mortem that the three recorded the morning after. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome Slug Club member Neva to the show! What is The Cursed Child planning for 19 years later? Did JKR's tweet confirm filming at Hogwarts this week? Main Discussion: Residences in the Wizarding World We talk about the pros and cons of some notable magical abodes The Burrow, Malfoy Manor and Grimmauld Place How about a room at the Leaky Cauldron? Godric's Hollow and Hogsmeade? Where do they rank high on our list? Could you live at Hogwarts even if you really, really wanted to? Listeners weigh in with where they'd like to live! Favorites: Theme Park Memory We'll see you on September 1 in Orlando for MuggleNet Live! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew and Eric are joined by longtime listener and Hypable writer Katie. How to you convert someone who isn't a Harry Potter fan into a big one? We discuss various options after being inspired by a Pottermore article. Later, we take lots of great voicemails as well as an e-mail responding to one of our recent discussions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JKR is the highest paid author of 2017... but should she be? We celebrate 12 years of podcasting with a special PO Box update Main Discussion: What has Potter changed about pop culture? We talk about how Potter normalized nerd culture and made reading "cool" Is Harry Potter a gateway fandom? How Harry Potter rode the wave of the Internet Fansites, podcasts, FRAPR maps, fan listings, phpBB forums and more The evolution of JKR's website Book release dates, book titles, trailers exclusives and major announcements all happened via the Internet Having the ability to interact directly with the author, cast and crew Making friends through the internet When Jo tweets... it's international news If you were to create a fansite today, what would it be? We'll see you in a few weeks for MuggleNet Live in Orlando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slug Club member Cherise joins the show We remember actor Robert Hardy who played Cornelius Fudge The original cast of Cursed Child is headed to Broadway... including the owl? Cursed Child's Jack Thorne is set to pen Star Wars: Episode IX Andrew breaks down the differences between the Cursed Child rehearsal and final editions Our main discussion centers around consumerism and Harry Potter Take a guess at what percentage of Harry Potter's $21 billion empire merchandising accounted for! Harry Potter grapes & Coca-Cola bottles: have we ever seen something we thought was too much? Do all of the spinoff books for the movies cheapen the series written by J.K. Rowling? Should publishers keep releasing different editions of the core books? Each host provides two good ideas for new pieces of Potter merchandise - some are NSFW! We share our favorite piece of non-book/movie Harry Potter merchandise that we each own We'll see you on September 1 at MuggleNet Live in Orlando Learn more about your ad choices.

Slug Club member Justin joins the show Eric is celebrating J.K. Rowling and Harry's birthday this year in a different set of robes Don't forget to check out our Fantastic Beasts commentary We reveal and discuss the big surprise from JKR's interview with CNN Fans celebrate the 10th anniversary of Deathly Hallows Devil's Advocate: Micah and Justin defend the encyclopedia STILL not being released Wizarding World expansion is coming! We discuss the latest and share your tweets! Credence will have a growing role in Fantastic Beasts 2 - what exactly does that mean? Illustrated editions get animated for Amazon Kindle! Mailbag: Circus Arcanus, Nurmengard, stripping magical powers and more! Voicemails are "mostly" sober this week and include a theory on how Grindelwald will escape! One month until we will be in Orlando for MuggleNet Live! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices