Muggle Mail answers some of our questions regarding Neville's sorting, and asks why Harry isn't more grateful to Lupin.This week the hosts ask, What are key, never-before-seen moments from the Harry Potter books that we want to see adapted in

#481: The Deep Similarities Between Harry and Neville

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#480: The Best Professors at Hogwarts

Sep 1st, 2020 1h 51m

This week, to celebrate a new term on September 1, we're rating every professor of Hogwarts School!How do the DADA professors measure up with one another on quality and on difficulty? We offer individual grades to help us compare them all.H

#465: How I Met Your Mother (OOTP 28, Snape's Worst Memory)

May 12th, 2020 1h 39m

WizardingWorld.com is hosting a video reread of Sorcerer's Stone and Daniel Radcliffe kicks things off!Don't miss Quizzitch Live: The Goblet of Popcorn next Sunday, May 17 (11 am ET)!The MuggleCast 15th Anniversary T-Shirt is here! Become a

#442: Harry Potter Screenwriter Returns, Cursed Child Inside Look

Nov 11th, 2019 1h 23m

Finally... some Fantastic Beasts 3 news!What bigger role will Eulalie Hicks play in the upcoming film?Steve Kloves returns to his screenwriting role. What does it mean for Potter fans?We're going to Rio! Will we see Castelobruxo?Why did

#432: Connecting Prisoner of Azkaban to Order of the Phoenix

Sep 2nd, 2019 1h 37m

Happy Back to Hogwarts y'all!Enough already! Pottermore announces a new "reimagined" Sorting Hat is coming. Are we about to receive new House assignments?We've shipped MuggleCast tote bags to our first 150 patrons, with more going out in th

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'Heartstopper': What's the Hype About This LGBTQ+ Netflix Dramedy?

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‘Heartstopper’ is a queer, British coming-of-age romantic dramedy series based on Alice Oseman’s webcomic and graphic novel of the same name. The story was loyally adapted by Netflix and became an instant hit thanks to its feel-good and unique

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'Bridgerton': Breaking Down Season 3

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Potter or Pizza? (GOF Chapter 29, The Dream)

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This week, get ready to be undoubtedly stimulated by the extraordinary clairvoyant vibrations of Andrew, Eric, Micah and Laura as your hosts deal with being grounded by not one, but two adults, processing wild dreams and battling Voldemort-indu

Audiobook Listening Rises in Popularity, But Is It The Same As Reading?

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What's the Hype about Audiobook listening? This week we have the full panel on board to discuss the pro's and con's of listening to audiobooks, and we compare it to reading a normal book. Some on the panel are a little rude when it comes to the

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Welcome to a brand new podcast from the creators of MuggleCast and #Millennial, called What the Hype?!What The Hype?! is the class you always wanted, but were never offered in school! Each week, a panel of pop culture junkies educate each othe

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Sirius and the Cave Rave (GOF Chapter 27: Padfoot Returns)

Jun 4th, 2024 1h 27m

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WB and JK Rowling's Dramatic Relationship Revealed by the Wall Street Journal

May 28th, 2024 45m 19s

We are off this week due to the Memorial Day holiday in the United States, but we are releasing a recent Bonus MuggleCast installment to give you a taste of the great benefits available at Patreon.com/mugglecast! Please join us there to receive

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Imagine Dumbledore's Bathroom (GOF Chapter 25, The Egg and The Eye)

May 14th, 2024 1h 22m

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Does Goblet of Fire feel like a rushed book? And more MuggleMail

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This week, we revisit the ever-exciting MuggleMail bag and listen to your voicemails on all things Goblet of Fire. The debate about Cedric's clue to Harry rages on, and listeners have opinions on everything from House-Elf rights to defending Ro

Rita and Micah's Hagrid Hot Take (GOF Chapter 24, Rita Skeeter's Scoop)

Apr 30th, 2024 1h 25m

This week, open up your copy of The Daily Prophet and settle in for some hot goss as the hosts break down Rita Skeeter's Scoop on Rebeus Hagrid and his qualifications as a Hogwarts professor! Plus, between Ludo and some goblins and Rita and Her

Hogwarts is an Insecurity Nightmare (GOF Chapter 23, The Yule Ball)

Apr 23rd, 2024 1h 14m

Can YOU dance like a Hippogriff? Nananananananana! It's Yule Ball season and this week, we’re fraternizing with the enemy, proving our emotional span is greater than a teaspoon and dodging Moody's creepy eye, all while trying our best to keep o