MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

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. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Join the hosts for a fun-filled watch-along of *Fantastic Beasts*! They analyze magical visuals, playful character dynamics, and the whimsical world-building. Expect light-hearted banter around quirky spell limitations and lively critiques of character relationships. Dive into creature designs and nostalgic merchandise while marveling at the film's many endings. With humorous insights on emotional moments and a nostalgic look at the wizarding world, this commentary promises laughter and magical mayhem!

We reflect on the 10-year anniversary of Deathly Hallows, which is this Friday! And give our top 10 (or so) moments since 2007 The conversation gets heated over Beedle The Bard Pottermore: then and now JKR revealing Dumbledore is gay was the first big post-Potter revelation The Wizarding World and Studio Tour open and expand The Casual Vacancy and Robert Galbraith hit bookshelves Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts revive the fandom Alan RIckman and John Hurt remembered The first Fantastic Beasts film did in fact tease Circus Arcanus Disney announces a Star Wars hotel. Will Universal respond? We'll be at MuggleNet Live in Orlando on September 1! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slug Club member Cullen joins the show We discuss the latest Fantastic Beasts filming news We're headed to the circus! Circus Arcanus: Museum of Human Oddities will play a key role in Fantastic Beasts 2 Our thoughts on the film taking place in NYC, Paris and London How will Grindelwald break out of prison? Who will aid in his escape? Will he hide out with the circus before it departs for Europe? Will he rally the circus wizards to his cause? Could he attack the circus since it's a public event? Why is Albus Dumbledore joining this fight so early? It's still roughly 20 years before he "defeats" him. Who are these new characters: Grimmson, Yusuf Kama, Skender? Theseus is confirmed with Credence, Leta and Abernathy returning! Abernathy?!? Really? Is there a connection between Newt and Grindelwald much like Harry and Voldemort? Will J.K. Rowling reveal big news in her upcoming interview with CNN? Make The Connection We'll be at MuggleNet Live this September in Orlando! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices