Mugglecast: The Harry Potter Podcast

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 at the family tree? Listeners fact check us on the Minister for Magic, DADA professor and headmaster during the late 1920s Did Dumbledore's comment about Newt not following directions mean Newt really isn't supposed to be in Paris? Could Grindelwald been standing before a group of peers presenting his crimes? Could the dance Leta attended be her own wedding or engagement party? What role does Leta have in all of this? Is she a casual observer to the unfolding events or does she pick a side? J.K. Rowling Sez covers Lethal White, Newt & Kennilworthy Whisp

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 Wizarding World gets a dedicated logo for the first time! Whose wands are represented in this 'book' design? Is JK Rowling being removed from the equation? We play Quizzitch and thank our Patrons for helping us reach the 777 Challenge! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Paris? Grindelwald and Rosier: who are they speaking to? Credence and the Maledictus: how did he learn to channel his inner obscurus? Inside the French Ministry of Magic: what's with all the beasts on the ceiling? Ride that Kelpie, Newt! Just who is checking out cryptic messages on walls in underground rooms? Credence and Leta... long lost siblings? The circus is finally in town! Is this how Credence made his way from New York to Paris? Grindelwald's escape - did LEGO spoil a major plot point? Why can't Dumbledore move again

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 Voldemort as Antioch (the one who died for power), Snape as Cadmus (the one who died for love) and Harry as Ignotus (the one who greeted Death as an old friend) Does Dumbledore actually fit better as the second brother? Or could he be representative of all three brothers at different stages of his life? We discuss. Did we ever consider these possibilities after reading Deathly Hallows? Patrons share their thoughts Owl Post covers potion regulations, boggarts and video games Quizzitch: What is the name of the goblin (besides Griphook) that Harry encounter

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 Elixir of Life to Mandrake Draught we run down the list of different types of potions  Would the hosts be good at making them? Are we patient enough? Careful with instructions? Which potion does each host wish they could have in real life? Is there a time we wish we could have used Veritaserum? Felix Felicis? Over/under: How many times will Polyjuice Potion be used in Fantastic Beasts? The hosts create their own potions (assuming we're wizards of course) Patreon Question of the Week: If you could take Polyjuice Potion for an hour, who would you turn into and why

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 there anything he still needs to get his hands on? Does he collect Fantastic Beasts? Cursed Child? Or anything movie related? What kind of precautions does he take to protect his collection? Is he aware of other Potter collectors? How does his collection stack up? Fans should be on the lookout for #HarryPotterCollector Day on March 5 Voicemails ask about post-Potter film roles, a little Scabbers foreshadowing, and bad Harry Potter TV show ideas. Chicken Soup from Mexico City Quizzitch: What is the core of Fleur Delacour’s wand, and the sto

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 present-day politics  For more discussion on Potter Politics, be sure to check out Episode 162 Main Discussion: How many editions of the Potter series is too many? The hosts share how many versions of each book they currently own Patrons weigh in with their thoughts, including one listener who has more than 200 copies! Owl Post covers Ebbingdales, Jacob in Paris and a new Quidditch film series We have a big Patreon announcement and share plans for 2018 Quizzitch: What famous Quidditch player died after encountering a Chimera, and has a wing in St. Mu

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 World preach inclusion and acceptance but have shied away from embracing LGBTQ characters That said, Dumbledore still needs to be introduced in the Fantastic Beasts series and fans need to learn about his history with Grindelwald's We haven't seen Jude Law's portrayal of Dumbledore and we know he spent time learning about the character from Rowling Rowling is the screenwriter, she's the one who knows the backstory and she has four films to tell it Eric...? Eric...? In honor of Groundhog's Day we each create a weather-predicting fantastic beast So

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 great performance from the first four films by the Orlando Philharmonic The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle debut at the Wizarding World Micah tries hot Butterbeer… and Dragon Scale ale… and Hog's Head Brew On Saturday we hit the expo floor to check out all of the vendors The original Goblet of Fire and the Hogwarts letter spitter were among the special effects on display from the Studio Tour in London We caught up with MinaLima, the graphic designers of the Harry Potter films, demoed the new Hogwarts Mystery mobile game and got a virtual reality tour of Newt's suitcase Scholastic ga

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 Deathly Hallows. Which of each is better? The hosts name their top 3 original Potter book covers and give one honorable mention Check out our interview with U.S. illustrator Mary Grandpre back on Episode 172 Patreon Question of the Week: Which Potter title would you change and why? Owl Post covers This Week in MuggleCast History, an interesting Fantastic Beasts quote from JKR and last week's discussion on Merope Gaunt Quizzitch: Which character was chosen by all four Ilvermorny houses? Andrew and Micah are headed to Orlando for A Celebration of Harry Potter (keep an eye out fo

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 the show and wants to know how Jacob will get his memory back? She breaks down what we know about memory charms to date and characters who've experienced them How exactly can a memory charm be broken? How much does Jacob remember by the end of Fantastic Beasts? Since the Swooping Evil venom is supposed to erase bad memories, is there a chance Jacob's memory wasn't fully erased? Will Jacob regain his memory in full? Will it be over time through a series of flashbacks through Fantastic Beasts 2? Did the murtlap bite somehow prevent him from losing his full memory? Could JKR off

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 are no more as the series moves to HBO! Now that they are all on demand, patrons share which movie they would watch first JKR releases a statement on why she blocked a fan and the hosts have mixed reactions Harry Potter: A History of Magic in NYC dates are announced One listener shares a very interesting theory on the Chinese beast alluded to in Crimes of Grindelwald Quizzitch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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