Mugglecast: The Harry Potter Podcast

MuggleCast is LIVE on Ustream just one hour after the new Deathly Hallows trailer premieres to dissect every single scene! We figure out which scene each shot is from, point out some odd moments, wonder why this trailer covers Parts 1 and 2, and MUCH more. Get ready to have lots of fun watching the trailer with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew visits the Wizarding World and shares stories about the VIP grand opening, public grand opening, and the park itself. How is Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey? Is the size of the park acceptable? How does it feel? The secret attraction at the park that has no line and will entertain you for as long as you like. Would a Harry Potter park make sense, business wise, in the United Kingdom? Deathly Hallows filming ends, and stars comment on the feeling of closure. We host a MuggleCast Mailbag segment to catch up on some e-mail! We bring back our Debate segment: did Ron and Hermione have a happy marriage? What if… we could use some Polyjuice Potion? Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special intro, and David Heyman introduces the show! We talk about MuggleNet 2.0. Lots of Deathly Hallows news to catch up on. Our thoughts on the MTV Movie Awards Deathly Hallows montage. Reviews from the Wizarding World are starting to appear. David Heyman confirms that they HAVE selected where the split will be in Deathly Hallows – hear him discuss how they made the decision. David favorites book, villain, and what his patronus would be. David tells us his favorite scenes from Deathly Hallows and why. The props David has taken and his upcoming meeting with the prop department David plays our Dueling Club segment with us. Micah chooses Bellatrix, David chooses Snape. David tells us why he chose Snape and why he would certainly defeat Bellatrix. We bring back a classic segment: Make the Connection. A few e-mails congratulate us on 200 shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re so close to 199, Ben thought it was 200. How Virgin Atlantic could’ve made a cooler Harry Potter plane. Robbie Coltrane, Emma Watson, and other stars visit the park. We discuss their visit. As we lead up to Episode 200, we look back at 199 episodes by discussing the show’s life so far. How MuggleCast began, how the show has changed, what’s next, and more. MuggleMail addresses last weeks hot topics. We gather your tweets about Prisoner of Azkaban. Look forward to a special interview on Episode 200! MuggleCast Episode 200 will be released June 9th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two news stories this week worth discussing, which is why we don’t do the show weekly no mo. Micah tells us all about his experience playing the new LEGO Harry Potter video game. We realize he was just at the LEGO sponsored bar the entire time. This week we host our final Chapter by Chapter segment for Prisoner of Azkaban! Why does Harry get so excited by Sirius’ offer when he hardly knows the man? Eric points out a writing technique Jo used to uniquely describe Lupin’s transformation. Why do Harry and Hermione leave Ron behind when a werewolf is on the loose? Eric’s new least favorite character is Snape, and we debate why. Why does the time turner transport Harry and Hermione to the Hogwarts main entrance? Drunk Hagrid makes an appearance. In the final chapter, this is the first time we hear of Trelawney correctly making a prediction once before. Why doesn’t Harry ask about the prediction? Hermione finally admits she can’t handle all of her school work! Hurrah! Learn more about your ad choices

We attempt to guess which book was the Most Banned/Challenged of the decade. When can we expect the Deathly Hallows trailer to be released? Will WB aim for a PG-13 rating? Our thoughts on a LEGO: Harry Potter Collector’s Edition. A Harry Potter visitor attraction is approved at Leavesden and we give our take. MuggleCast interviews Warwick Davis in celebration of his new book Size Matters Not. We talk about his time on the Harry Potter set, his favorite book, his favorite memories, and his career outside of Potter. Chapter by Chapter: Chapters 18 and 19 of Prisoner of Azkaban. Why did the trio find it so hard to believe Pettigrew was an animagus? How did Dumbledore never once spot the group of animagus friends? We look at how Dumbledore really believes in taking risks. Snape is one grumpy man in this chapter. Is it truly because of the childhood grudge? Why should Harry be the only one who decides whether Pettigrew lives or dies? The others had valid reasons to kill him. An abbreviated MuggleMail

JK Rowling reads at the White House! Aw, how nice. Andrew has a strong reaction upon hearing the Harry Potter Exhibition has only one more North America stop. While there, she reveals a couple interesting facts which we discuss. Deathly Hallows filming updates are plentiful. Dan Radcliffe is returning to Broadway – Eric prepares to assist Dan. We are putting together a new MuggleCast remix! For details on how you can contribute, visit MuggleCast.com. This week Chapter by Chapter looks at Chapters 16 and 17 of Prisoner of Azkaban. The Ministry wastes no time in deciding to execute Buckbeak. We analyze their corrupt system. Hermione has a new attitude in this book and we explain why she’s got it. Trelawney is making predictions once again. Are THESE legitimate? Did Buckbeak see the time traveling Harry and Hermione as Dumbledore and company approached? We discuss Crookshanks’ manipulation of The Whomping Willow to gain access and how this didn’t make it to the film. Harry’s decisions in the chapter

We discuss all the latest Wizarding World theme park news a bit more. Listen to our MuggleMiniCast and read Eric’s reviews for more! Andrew visited the Deathly Hallows set but can’t say much at all. Emma Thompson is back for Deathly Hallows! How’d they convince her? Deathly Hallows footage screened at ShoWest – why they showed it to them and not us (the fans). Why on earth is Bloomsbury re-releasing the Potter books this soon? Chapter by Chapter covers Chapters 13 – 15 of Prisoner of Azkaban. Our first look at the love between Harry and Cho. How could Draco and co. have been so stupid? Why does Ron refuse to let go of his grudge against Hermione? We analyze Sirius’ actions in this latest attack. Snape starts to reveal some history between him and James – we bask in it. Hermione’s anger towards Trelawney and vise versa – is it all justified? Listeners write in with what they think our patronous’ would be. MuggleMail address last episode’s hot topics. Eric makes a new friends and tries to taking

Jason Isaacs reveals he made a change to his character’s ending! What could he be talking about? Andrew admits he applied for Ellen’s Wizarding World contest. Listeners send in ‘Not My Daughter, You [Bleep]” Clips for us to play. MuggleMail addresses last week’s hot topics. Chapter by Chapter covers Prisoner of Azkaban Chapters 10 – 12 Harry’s lost childhood, bad substitutes, passageway theories, Harry’s poisonous feeling, Christmas dinner, Oliver’s ignorance, and much more are discussed. Eric and Micah make a connection between Sirius and Jesus. Andrew reveals Harry’s true reaction to Hermione telling McGonagall about his Firebolt, via Jim Dale. Who is our favorite Death Eater? And what would our Patronus’ be? And how did we manage to mix together these conversations? We announce the latest inductee to our MuggleCast Wall of Fame! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finally, some Deathly Hallows information straight from the stars! Jamie hopes the Lucius wig is made from unicorn hair. JK Rowling updates Twitter to let people know why she isn’t tweeting. Ben smells scandal all over the JK Rowling/Stephenie Meyer Oscar invite and subsequent turn down. MuggleMail addresses last episode’s hot topics. Chapter by Chapter this week covers Chapters 7 – 9 of Prisoner of Azkaban. We talk boggarts, Snape’s anger, house points, Crookshanks VS Scabbers, Harry’s protection, and much more. What would each of our boggarts be? Did Trelawney actually make an accurate prediction? Is Percy more like Slughorn or Umbridge? Make the Music Connection returns – each host connects a Top 40 song to Harry Potter. MuggleCast has surpassed 10,000 followers on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our news block is filled with LEGO product announcements! We read your tweets about LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 – 4. MuggleMail addresses last week’s hot topics. One of our listeners points out another amazing symmetry example in the series! Chapter by Chapter: Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapters 4 – 6. We discuss Hermione’s desire to take so many classes. Plus, why is she taking Muggle Studies? Why is Harry’s BIGGEST problem the fact that he won’t be able to go to Hogsmeade? Are there any parallels between Ron/Scabbers and Hermione/Crookshanks? Tralawney and Ron can actually predict the future together?! We look at the death omens throughout the whole series. Why was drunk Hagrid missing from the Prisoner of Azkaban film, but ever present in the Half-Blood Prince film? This Week in MuggleCast History looks at Laura’s Dumbledore/McGonagall ship theory which had been created by many fans. Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast soul returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s an all-guy show, and Andrew predicts extra madness. Micah updates us on the fandom’s Helping Haiti Heal fundraising and the latest Potter news. Coming soon: Deathly Hallows – an epic opera road movie. Lots of updates on the theme park, as Ben reveals he’s not *that* excited. Our thoughts on Deathly Hallows being a 3D film. MuggleMail addresses recent hot topics and other Potter canon. Chapter by Chapter returns with the start of our Prisoner of Azkaban analysis! We discuss the Dursley’s ongoing stubbornness, Aunt Marge’s rudeness, and MUCH more. An e-mail arrives from a listener who doesn’t think the Harry Potter series is as great as we make it out to be. We can FINALLY say we’ll be doing a podcast at Infinitus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This audio file includes several special episodes of the Harry Potter fandom’s favorite podcasts. MuggleCast kicks off this special four-hour event to help raise money for Haiti recovery efforts. The Harry Potter Alliance has united with fan communities across the world, raising over $97,000 for Helping Haiti Heal! That money will charter an multiple cargo planes that will bring critical life-saving supplies to thousands of Haitians and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News: Potter auction, theme park update, Half-Blood Prince nomination and more. What has been up with MuggleNet over the last few weeks? MuggleMail covers Dumbledore and the Invisibility Cloak, magical pull, the Ultimate Editions in Australia and more. We discuss the final three chapters of Chambers of Secrets. Why didn’t Harry and Ron pay more attention to Ginny? Did Harry and Ron use Professor McGonagall’s emotions to their advantage? Why was Ginny being taken into the Chamber treated so lightly? From the owl home to asking Lockhart to save her? We get our first real look at a Horcrux: Tom Riddle’s diary Would any wand work against the creature whose feather or hair is in its core? Why are Dumbledore and McGonagall just waiting idly around? Shouldn’t they have tried to help? In one of Dumbledore’s quotes, we get a glimpse of Harry being a Horcrux. Most Interesting New Character, Most Meaningful Moment and Best Quotes from Chamber of Secrets. We take your tweets and e-mails on the final chapters

It’s time for our 2009 Year in Review episode! The term BobFail is created on the show as Micah tells the story of putting a USA Today writer in his place. The 2nd Annual MuggleCasties Awards are here! We ask listeners to vote LIVE as we announced each category on the air. We then read the results and discussed if we agreed/disagreed with the consensus. Best Harry Potter Video? Most Interesting Potter star on Twitter? All questions are asked and answered! Who will win this year’s JK Rowling award? What were the 7 biggest Potter stories of the year? We recall the best MuggleCast moments of 2009. We host a trivia contest where winners receive copies of Half-Blood Prince on DVD! What things do we have to look forward to in 2010? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News: Potter top Twitter trend, HBP screening, DH filming update and more. We touch briefly on the SS and CoS Ultimate Edition DVDs. Laura and Mikey give their thoughts on the DH trailer. Muggle Mail includes Harry and the Sorting Hat, petrified people, wizard genetics, and health at Hogwarts. Chapter by Chapter returns with Chamber of Secrets 13-15. Is there a secret to each Chapter 13 in the Potter series? Does Harry have a Horcrux moment when he first encounters Riddle’s diary? Why doesn’t the Trio just present all their findings to the staff instead of getting into more danger? Did Dumbledore sense the presence of a deathly hallow in Hagrid’s hut? And did the governors really believe Hogwarts would be safer without Dumbledore? Also, why is Chapter 14 called Cornelius Fudge? We don’t think it makes much sense! Was Malfoy asking Snape about the headmaster’s position foreshadowing to DH? Were the students really safe being escorted around by professors? We meet Aragog. Hagrid continues to undere

The Deathly Hallows trailer is released and we identify all the scenes! Eric reveals that he hates all things trailers. David Yates reveals nude scenes in Deathly Hallows. What’s the deal with these? Are they justified? Thanks to all the listeners, we beat Tiger Woods and Santa in the Twitter trends! Is that BLOOD on Hermione’s hands? We review the various parts of the DVD. Which were bad, which were great Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s up with all the Ultimate DVD previews? We learn about the initial relationship between David Heyman and Chris Columbus… …and that Dan Radcliffe almost wasn’t Harry Potter. Speaking of Dan, we discuss his upcoming appearance on The Simpsons. MuggleMail covers the Deathday Party movie omission, Ben’s trend-setting, Muggle-borns and more. Chapter-by-Chapter: Chamber of Secrets 10 – 12. What is the deal with Hermione’s rule-breaking? Does it have to do with Malfoy? Lockhart continues to show he’s a fraud. Why does no adult seem to notice? Is the concept of The Dueling Club a good idea for the school and its students? Why is Dumbledore so accepting of Harry’s lies? Lady Dumbledore and Fawkes Gaga sing us some songs. We discuss all the flaws with Polyjuice Potion plan. Avada Kedavra, Imperio, Love Potion returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cafe where JKR started Potter reopens – how should they recognize Jo there? Auditions for the Wizarding World are coming up and Ben submits his audition. Andrew’s story of proposing the Dumbledore’s Tower of Terror ride to Universal execs. Deathly Hallows filming updates galore. Ben debuts a brand new Top 10 List. Chapter by Chapter highlights Chamber of Secrets Chapters 7 – 9 Hedwig holds a grudge against Harry. She needs to get over it! A mini debate is sparked over Quidditch teams and what brooms they use – should all teams use the same brooms? “Broom Equality!” cries Andrew. Listener Feedback addresses last week’s hot topics. What if JK Rowling secretely released her next book under a different name?! Ben writes a letter to Emma in attempt to make his feelings be known. We’ve been nominated at the 2009 Podcast Awards! Thank you! Roller Coaster Tycoon contest winners can be found at this link. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emerson makes his pre-recorded MuggleCast debut! Someone is almost fired by the boss after slacking off from his news duties. News: Potter DVD features, Dan may be in a musical, and Deathly Hallows filming updates. MuggleMail looks last episode’s hot topics. This week’s Chapter by Chapter looks at Chapters 4 – 6 of Chamber of Secrets. Tons of foreshadowing within Borgin and Burkes! Gilderoy Lockhart – what’s his deal? We take your e-mails and tweets about these chapters. We ask Emerson about the origins of MuggleNet. How it started, how it grew, why it grew. What is the all-time best moment Emerson has had with the site? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices