Mugglecast: The Harry Potter Podcast

The latest on JKR's assistant's credit card fraud Quidditch Through The Ages is getting an illustrated edition! Team StarKid is turning 10 and they're planning an event in LA! Muggle Mail covers the cursed DADA position, Dumbledore lecturing Harry and the powers of Hufflepuff's Cup Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Chapter 21 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Unknowable Room 7-Word Summary: Harry searches for Draco unsuccessfully but determinedly JKR drops yet another subtle hint to the identity of the Half-Blood Prince Dobby and Kreacher report back their findings on Malfoy!  Despite the result, should Harry have been more explicit with his instructions? Why does Harry never consider that Draco could be entering the Room of Requirement? What combination of words would we use to try and enter the room? Given her persistence, should Hermione have offered Harry suggestions on how to acquire the Slughorn's memory? Snape is having a really bad day (again), but shou

We're now on Instagram! Follow us: @MuggleCastPod! A first edition Potter book sells for $90,000! Have any hosts ever been tempted to buy a rare piece of Potter memorabilia? Patreon update: Get ready! Signed album art and our 2019 gift are coming! Pledge now to become eligible to receive the goods. We take feedback on last week's J.K. Rowling discussion Voicemails cover a listener who doesn't like JKR (but is nice about it), Fawkes, Horcruxes and Cursed Child San Francisco Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Chapter 20 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Lord Voldemort's Request 7-Word Summary: Voldemort tries again to obtain Dumbledore’s allowance Just how is Draco getting the "ingredients" he needs for Polyjuice Potion? Hogwarts staffing problem: what's the deal with Trelawney and Firenze? Dumbledore calmly shames Harry for not retrieving Slughorn's memory. Have we ever experienced anything like this in real life? Given everything Harry has been through recently, is this a

Welcome Slug Club member Kayla! The cover for Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition is here -- could it be the best one yet? Micah may've discovered a Cursed Child reference on the cover.... Details concerning Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure are revealed. Micah was on the scene for an event. What mysterious beast will we encounter that never made it into the films? The man behind Fantastic Beasts is out at Warner Brothers -- will JKR say anything? Main Discussion: J.K. Rowling and The Fans Who Now Attack Her The hosts react to the recent misleading headlines about Dumbledore and Grindelwald's "intense sexual" relationship How far apart are the headlines from what J.K. Rowling actually said?  Do fans of the Potter series owe it to themselves to fact check before reacting? The Complex History of JKR and Controversy: outing Dumbledore, Ron and Hermione's relationship, Cursed Child, Native Americans and more Is there a very real possibility that we have

Join the MuggleCasters as they watch Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald together! This is a commentary track in which we watch the entire movie and discuss everything that's going on. Don't stop once the credits start rolling -- we end up talking all the way through them, and after. We're those people in the theater who refuse to leave! This is a movie commentary track meant to be played in sync with your own copy of the film. This commentary is designed to work with American DVDs (which are in NTSC format) and all digital and Blu-ray copies of the movie. At the beginning of the commentary we help you sync up with us. ENJOY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News on Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is coming!  MuggleMail covers the Goldstein last name, Accio-ing bullfrogs and the Deathly Hallows Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Chapter 19 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Elf Tales 7-Word Summary: Quidditch takes a backseat to Draco’s activities Horace Slughorn: Death Eater or Target? Is Dumbledore being reckless again? Hermione's voice of reason: is anyone listening? Harry has saved most of the Weasley family. Where was he when Fred needed him most? Hagrid's conversation with Harry and Hermione has strong ties to Chamber of Secrets Why is Dumbledore angry with Snape? Hagrid displays a side of him we haven't seen before!  What does it say about Ron that more people aren't concerned about what happened to him? A "rogue" bludger lands Harry in the hospital... sounds familiar! Harry takes his stalking of Draco to a new level with Kreacher and Dobby Connecting The Threads, Rename The Chapter and MVP of th

News: WB CEO speaks out on the Crimes of Grindelwald  Harry Potter Wizards Unite will be released this summer! JKR returns to Twitter… sort of… MuggleMail: One listener surprises her daughter in a very cool way on her 9 3/4 birthday Chapter-by-Chapter returns with Chapter 18 of Half-Blood Prince, Birthday Surprises 7-Word Summary: Ron doesn't really love Romilda Vane wholeheartedly  Harry must juggle telling Ron and Hermione about Dumbledore's task Why aren't more questions about Horcruxes being asked? Harry once again masters Potions Class: is it foretelling of what's to come later in the chapter? JKR drops another subtle hint that Snape is the Half-Blood Prince Do we feel bad that Hermione is working her butt off while Harry is essentially cheating his way through Potions? Harry and his mother: A deep discussion about Lily, Snape, Potions and Slughorn Would the Internet have helped Hermione's Horcrux search? The hosts debate which mode of transport is better: flying or

Slug Club member Jac joins the show all the way from Australia! Fantastic Beasts 3 is seemingly delayed! When can we expect it in theaters? Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is set to open this June! We dive deep in the Crimes of Grindelwald deleted scenes & featurettes Credence and Nagini: why was their budding romance left on the cutting room floor? There was a completely different opening to this film and we discuss why it would have worked!  Dumbledore reveals the truth behind why he sent Newt to New York! Who is the man Grindelwald fears above all others? Is it truly Dumbledore? The Romance That Will Never Be: Dumbledore & McGonagall Hello, Yaxley! Leta's mysterious ballroom dance: Can she hear other people's thoughts just like Queenie? What does “her brother will lead us from the shadows…” mean? Newt's Basement gives us more Augurey screen time and another look at those Baby Nifflers We geek out with Ezra & Evanna as they watch select scenes from Crimes o

News covers Cursed Child in San Fran, Fantastic Worlds and Crimes of Grindelwald Uh oh! Dan Fogler says Fantastic Beasts 3 is bigger than the first two films combined! Voicemails cover a furry little correction, mother in-laws and unbreakable vows  Chapter-by-Chapter continues with A Sluggish Memory 7-Word Summary: Young wizards can make Horcruxes from murders What is the Fat Lady getting at by making the common room password “abstinence”? Is Hermione too harsh to Ron when she returns, ignoring his existence entirely? Is it time for Hermione to put a little more stock in Harry's theory about Draco? Harry is Dumbledore's man through and through. Based on the headmaster's reaction, is this his final happy moment? Were we surprised by Dumbledore’s reaction to Harry’s story about Snape & Draco? Is it fair for him to tell Harry to just cast his thoughts aside?  Is it impressive how advanced Tom Riddle is at this young age? Given his ability to change the memory of his uncle

What’s up with JKR’s Twitter? Larry Potter gets nixed from the latest LEGO movie Chapter-by-Chapter continues with A Very Frosty Christmas 7-Word Summary: Rufus tries to convince Harry by persuasion Do the words unbreakable vow finally make Ron a believer? Harry’s Draco argument has been rejected so many times he can hear Hermione’s response to the latest development in his head Arrests for the sake of arrests. Perception vs. reality. We dive deep into the Ministry under Rufus Scrimgeour. Does Lupin’s current state make him more sympathetic to Snape? Lupin may unknowingly provide some hints to the identity of the Half-Blood Prince How is Lupin able to go undercover without other werewolves knowing who he is? Could the Ministry take a page out of Voldemort’s book - playing to the underserved and underrepresented? We discuss how Scrimgeour goes about his conversation with Harry all wrong. Why, why would the Minister use Umbridge’s name to try and strengthen any ar

Welcome Slug Club member Kristy to the show! Chapter-by-Chapter continues with The Unbreakable Vow  7-Word Summary: Harry parties hard when with Luna Partygood Harry has taken to secret passageways to avoid his admirers - is he overreacting? Ron's behavior toward Hermione: toxic masculinity or teenage immaturity? Hermione cautions Harry about being a target for Love Potions. Are Fred and George creating a security risk at Hogwarts? Argus Filch and Madam Pince? OTP or a casual Harry joke? What would Mrs. Norris say? Why Luna is a better friend to Hermione and Harry than we may realize Why does Harry immediately regret asking her? Why didn't he ask Hermione? Why didn't he go stag? Hermione announcing her date for all to hear - over-the-top or perfectly justified? Slughorn's Christmas party: vampires, drunk seers and the Rotfang Conspiracy The hosts and patrons take a crack at titling Harry's biography Draco gatecrashes and we discuss why Snape shows a hint of fear

Wizard dogs! Anna joins the show to talk about her Internet famous pup and how she taught Remus all of those spells! What can we expect in the Crimes of Grindelwald Extended Edition arriving in March? Our thoughts on why Fantastic Beasts 3 production has been delayed until Fall 2019 Will this impact the release date in 2020? Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Felix Felicis 7-Word Summary: Ron hates being left out of snogging LOTS OF TEENAGE ANGST! Harry, for the first time, acknowledges the possibility of a Ron-Hermione relationship What if… Ron and Hermione did get together and then broke up? What if… they became like Bill and Fleur? We explore Harry's feelings to seeing Ginny with Dean. Sorry Harry, it's more than you just being like a big brother! Ginny OWNS Ron in an epic sibling duel! The Slug Club & snogging: Is Ron just upset that he's always the one who gets left out? Eric makes an important observation about the "girl" with the toadspawn in the seventh f

News covers a Goblet of Fire Illustrated Edition release date and a Cursed Child cast change Chapter-by-Chapter returns with Chapter 13 of Half-Blood Prince: The Secret Riddle- 7-Word Summary: Tom is very disturbed by Albus’ presence  Exactly what does Dumbledore know about the necklace situation? Is he aware Draco is responsible? How was Harry able to watch Caractacus Burke on the surface of the Pensieve? How do we feel about Dumbledore confunding Ms. Cole and then getting her drunk? Do Hogwarts professors normally make house calls to witches or wizards headed to Hogwarts? Or were Harry and Tom the exceptions because of their situations? When we first meet young Tom Riddle in this memory, is he beyond saving? Why does Dumbledore let Tom believe the lie that his mother couldn’t have been a witch? We realize Dumbledore visits Tom's orphanage during the Fantastic Beasts timeline! Was he the only one? If Tom hadn’t been left to fester in an orphanage for his first 11 years, wo

Laura returns as we hit 400 episodes! What Potter gifts did the hosts get for the holidays? Does Andrew have to return his to NJ Transit? See a photo of the gift on MuggleCast.com. Our patrons put Laura on the hot seat as she answers some tough Potter questions Pottermore's #NationalTriviaDay tweet creates a real sh*t storm by saying Hogwarts didn't have bathrooms pre-18th Century So… did they really just do their business wherever they stood? Who teaches younger students how to wipe up after themselves? Why bother adding bathrooms to Hogwarts at all? Did wizards never see a need for a private place for them to relieve themselves? We dig deep into our MuggleMail bag and retrieve some vintage emails just for Laura After six years, Laura finally becomes Lady Geek of the Week, learns she correctly predicted Neville's head on fire and has a best friend named Eve Voicemails cover a Kowalski descendant, Newt's expulsion, Queenie's mental state, a Leta horcrux and more The

Our final episode of 2018 & our last of the 300s. We count down our Top 7 Potter Moments of 2018! 7. A great year for us at MuggleCast 6. The New Wizarding World logo (Seriously!!) 5. Hogwarts Mystery 4. Harry Potter RPG trailer leaks 3. From Nagini to Aurelius Dumbledore, 2018 was full of canon additions 2. Cursed Child opens on Broadway 1. Crimes of Grindelwald hits theaters worldwide What can we look forward to in 2019? Harry Potter Wizards Unite? A new Wizarding World theme park attraction? Will we learn the title of Fantastic Beasts 3 and get our first promo? When will Goblet of Fire: Illustrated Edition hit store shelves? Quizzitch: Graduates of the magic school Uagadou are particularly skilled in these subjects: Self-Transfiguration, Astronomy, and ??? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s episode is brought to you by Wondery’s Imagined Life podcast — listen to their Fantastic Beasts episode! It’s also brought to you by Care/Of, makers of monthly vitamin and supplement subscriptions. Visit TakeCareOf.com and use code ‘MuggleCast’ for 25% off your first month. Laura is back and gives us her thoughts on the Crimes of Grindelwald! Plus, we share an exciting announcement about the future of the show. Cursed Child is a go in San Francisco Main Discussion: Predicting Fantastic Beasts 3 (it's never too early!) Are we headed to Rio? Austria? Both? We examine JKR's tweets. Laura gives us a World War II history lesson Will Castelobruxo make an appearance? Ilvermorny? What amount of time will pass between Movies 2 & 3? What Harry Potter-era character will make his or her debut? Are we about to see the original Order of the Phoenix? Each host has an interesting take on Movie 3's opening scene Will McGonagall actually have a bigger role, like the act

Zoe Kravitz tells Dan Fogler that Leta getting "Blue Fired Toasted" may've been a "last minute change" -- What does that mean? Fantastic Beasts 2 raised a lot of questions, but what about the questions the first movie raised? We revisit the first movie to see what FB2 didn't answer. Including.... What's going on with that Obscurus in Newt's suitcase? Where is the real Graves? WHO is taking care of Jacob's bakery? Which bad memories were erased by the Swooping Evil? Why was Newt expelled? Inconsistencies between FB1 and FB2: MACUSA, Credence's haircut, Queenie, and Accio Voicemails address a theory on Voldemort making Nagini a Horcrux, McGonagall and Time Turners, and why Credence must go 'freely' to Grindelwald. Quizzitch: What historical accuser of witches, later among the accused herself, is name dropped by Tina Goldstein and is also a character in Arthur Miller’s ‘the Crucible?’ This week's episode of MuggleCast is brought to you by Robinhood! Start investing today a

Welcome Slug Club member Jamima! Crimes of Grindelwald continues to struggle at the box office - what can they do to improve future numbers? Harry Potter: Wizards Unite releases their first official trailer Andrew speaks with Universal Orlando's Manager of Entertainment Creative Development, Lora Sauls, to discuss the Wizarding World's holiday plans Main Discussion: Aurelius Dumbledore Theories Does Ariana's obscurus live within Credence? Is Grindelwald speaking to the obscurus or Credence at the end of the film? Could it be possible Dumbledore is unaware of his brother's existence? Are Ariana and Aurelius twins? Why was Aurelius never mentioned by Aberforth? Unearthed by Rita Skeeter? Why was Aurelius being shipped off to the United States? Is there still a chance that Credence is Corvus Lestrange Jr.? Could Credence be Ariana? One patron provides an alchemy theory and another asks if Dumbledore and Grindelwald created Credence through their blood pact?

We check our initial predictions - who got the opening weekend box office total right? Eric and Andrew give their thoughts after seeing the movie for a second time Could an elusive iceberg creature have caused the Atlantic shipwreck? What's up with the Deathly Hallows being carved into a Hogwarts desk? How did Dumbledore know to warn Theseus about Grindelwald's rally? Did he tip off Nicolas Flamel as well? Mirror of Erised: Is Dumbledore's greatest desire now undoing the blood pact? Andrew and Micah dive deep into the Crimes of Grindelwald script book Do a few initially missed moments suggest Grindelwald is leading Credence on? We analyze Dumbeldore's description of an obscurus and The Predictions of Tycho Dodonus Did we miss an early clue when Leta says to Dumbledore: "not unless you had a brother who died too"? Dumbledore was in the Room of Requirement when he looks into the Mirror of Erised Was Leta's death intentionally ambiguous? If both her and Corvus Jr. are

Hypable's Danielle joins the show as we review The Crimes of Grindelwald! What better place to start than with THAT ending! Is Grindelwald lying to Credence about who he really is? What we know (or think we know) about the Dumbledore family The blood pact: what happens if you attempt to break it?   Who initially turned Credence on to trying to discover his family history?   The Lestrange red herring: were Leta and Yusuf even necessary? Why was Yusuf still beholden to an Unbreakable Vow given... ...that night on the boat in the middle of the ocean Most talked about pre-release spoilers: Nagini and McGonagall   Going back to Hogwarts! Newt and Dumbledore: was their relationship well established? Jacob and Queenie: were we surprised by the sides they chose? Who exactly did the Prophecy implicate?   Nicolas Flamel, Abernathy, Spielman and Grimson Favorites: New Beast & Scene What exactly are the Crimes of Grindelwald? Quizzitch: What is the Crime

Welcome back Patrick, and Slug Club member Shannon joins the show! News: a shifty JKR assistant and several new Crimes of Grindelwald promos! MuggleMail covers Dumbledore understanding parseltongue and nonverbal spells The hosts give their official Crimes of Grindelwald predictions! What characters will be Team Grindelwald by the end of the movie? What will be the big shock about Credence that JKR mentioned? Will we learn where Fantastic Beasts 3 is set by the end of the film? Will Nagini be more than Credence's emotional friend? How will Jacob remember Queenie? What other Potter characters will be name-checked? How explicit will the Grindelwald/Dumbledore relationship be? Why can Dumbledore not move against Grindelwald? What does it mean that Leta is implicated by prophecy? Who will be the unsuspecting hero of the movie? Will the core four make it through the film? Who else likely won't? Will we see Jacob's bakery? Nurmengard? We reveal our Most