MuggleCast: the Harry Potter podcast

On our December 11th, 2005 edition of MuggleCast…
Snape: good or evil, bat or spider? Is JKR pulling a fast one on the fans by leaving clues INSIDE clues, or are we reading too much into it? The cast goes around the table with their opinions on Snape’s loyalty (or lack thereof) to both sides of the war. Kevin, Laura, and Eric look at His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass to premiere the book review segment, and we debate over which characters would win in a duel.
All that and more with Andrew, Ben, Eric, Kevin, and Laura on this week’s exciting, nineteenth episode of MuggleCast!

• Ben’s Top 10 List
• Send us your MuggleCast Christmas Carols in order to win a copy of the GOF Soundtrack!
• We are not responsible for any injuries that may result in our singing them.
• Andrew is NOT humble.
• This week’s character: Severus Snape
• Possible foreshadowing in the Triwizard Tournament?
• Andrew thinks Snape has an evil twin.
• Snape’s Patronus: bat or spider?
• Is he good, evil, or working for himself?
• Why didn’t Harry use Avada Kedavra?
• Is Snape a vampire?
• Spy on Spartz
• Las Vegas Minute
• New segment: The Dueling Club!
• Harry vs. Draco?
• Hermione vs. Draco?
• Next week’s character: Hermione Granger

On our December 04th, 2005 edition of MuggleCast…
Absent during the First War, was it for Harry’s protection or their own that Arthur and Molly joined the Order of the Phoenix this time around? While the crew debates Molly’s employment status, just what would happen if Chris Columbus landed the job for directing the final two films? And what was the intent behind Draco trying to befriend Harry in Sorcerer’s Stone – murder or power? Plus, join the cast for the premiere of “The Las Vegas Minute.”

• Sue returns the favor as Micah’s News goes on hiatus
• Andrew releases our Listener Survey demographic results
• Kevin and Laura’s Book Review begins next week (“His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass” by Phillip Pullman)
• Micah announces the new transcriber…and faces jail time
• The return of Jamie Lawrence?
• All access character discussion on Molly Weasley
• How will she react to Snape’s betrayal?
• Is she employed? How do the Weasleys afford to get by?
• Why did she and Arthur wait to join the Order and what’s her primary role in it?
• Andrew thinks Mr. Weasley’s Patronus is a rubber duck
• “Dude, he works with toasters.”
• Is Molly overprotective of Harry?
• The crew is split on if Chris Columbus should return for the final two movies
• Andrew hits a high note
• What was Draco’s agenda in Book 1? To truly befriend Harry or was it part of a larger plot?
• Was Harry and Cho’s relationship paid enough attention in Movie 4?
• Laura gives her Goblet of Fire review
• The usual sections: Andrew’s Listener Challenge, Spy on Spartz, and Ben’s Top 10
• The Las Vegas Minute

On our November 27th, 2005 edition of MuggleCast…
What kind of video game should the HP fan-base get? Do Harry Potter movies make you feel all fuzzy inside? What about Barty Crouch, Jr., he’s not all that bad, is he? Join Andrew, Ben, Kevin, Eric and Melissa Anelli (from PotterCast) as they tackle a few remaining topics before MuggleCast resumes its weekly character discussion – with voicemails, too!

• Special guest Melissa from “Pottah-Cast”
• Leaky has a new address: b-e-n-s-c-h-o-e-n.com
• New Section: Ben’s Weekly Top Ten List
• Adverts, adverts, adverts…
• Transcription humans or transcription elves?
• MuggleCast’s official fanlisting, MuggleCastFan.Net! Or, something…
• Santa Claus, y’all
• Goblet of Fire Video Game: It’s okay… and three-player co-op!
• Sorcerer’s Stone sales at stake? Hypocrisy in Harry Potter?
• The “Fuzz Effect”
• Politics on MuggleCast!
• An underlying theme in Harry Potter: Barty Crouch Jr. is… good?
• Voicemails; Can Voldemort produce a Patronus?
• George Lucas working on a future HP Film? Future role for Snape’s Potions book?
• Harry Potter DOES bathe
• Do the movies change readers’ perception of the book characters/scenes?
• Emma Watson: too pretty for Hermione? Hollywood’s secret agenda!
• Is eternal glory worth 1,000 Galleons?
• Missing sub-plots
• The Hospital Scene with Neville – Matt Lewis’s Professionalism
• That wraps things up for Potterca… wait… no…
• Please fill out our Listener Survey and vote for us on Podcast Alley!
• Next week’s character discussion: Molly Weasley

On our November 20th, 2005 edition of MuggleCast…
The guys discuss Goblet of Fire . Join Ben, Andrew, Kevin, Eric and Micah on this week’s edition of MuggleCast.

• MuggleCast finally gets the plug on iTunes!
• The group spends a few minutes reminiscing about the fun we had in NYC
• Andrew and Joe Fulton from MillionairePlayboy.com reveal the two Lego contest winners
• We provide complete Goblet of Fire coverage
• So much coverage that we can’t even list it here
• OOTP is also right around the corner, so what can we expect?
• David Yates as the director of the fifth movie: is he a good choice?
• Book Reviews update
• Spy on Spartz
• Andrew’s Listener Challenge (Note: Andrew is now responsible for any federal consequences involved in this task)
• Thanks to Kelly for creating this picture of Micah taking a break from transcribing and this picture of the MuggleCasters podcasting at Barnes & Noble

On our November 12th, 2005 edition of MuggleCast…
Our huge live show with PotterCast, recorded at Manhattan’s Union Square Barnes & Noble right after the premiere of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire . More than 500 fans came out to say hello; we all were downright terrified.

• Melissa’s mom brings us reports from the official Goblet after-party –
  Emma Watson, Jamie Waylett, Robert Pattinson, Matthew Lewis, Katie
  Leung and Tolga Safer live on the show
• The actors about the volume of the Barnes & Noble crowd: “Oh-my-god!”
• Andrew is extraordinarily agreeable. “Yeah? YEAH!!!”
• Emerson and Melissa revisit the delusional debacle: Emerson comes face
  to face with an H/H’er
• The real Micah Tannenbaum stood up, and his news voice sat down
• John Noe cries
• GOF: Better than POA? “YEAH!!!”
• The crew discuss the film in full detail – spoilers everywhere and no one cares
• House-elves, magical creatures, the maze, angry roots and impatient fug
• Kevin Steck is backwards compatible
• Dumbledore: too aggressive?
• John summons the (clumsy) ghost of Sirius Black
• Sue has a close encounter of the real kind with Jason Isaacs, who we
  learn enjoys a nice Potter podcast on his morning jog
• Hi, Jason!
• The scoop on Skeeter in Movie 4
• Dan Radcliffe: looking forward to filming the Book 6 scenes with Ginny
• Andrew “row’s” with the audience over pronunciation
• Mama Sue warns about Goblet’s intense ending
• A fan chooses the podcast over DisneyWorld (we tried to make it up to her)
• Was it a good time? Yeah. Yeah? YEAH!

On our November 06th, 2005 edition of MuggleCast…
For a man so obsessed with choices, Dumbledore sure can’t seem to pick between Tom and Voldemort. While Ginny’s role in the Final Book is debated, was there more behind Lucius slipping the Diary in her cauldron? And parents brace yourselves. It’s time for that all important question: Where do dementors come from? Plus, Hagrid, Ron – will they survive the last installment?
From the U.S. to Australia…all that and more ahead with Andrew, Eric, Georgia, Kevin, and Laura on this week’s edition of MuggleCast. See you in New York!

• Don’t forget, live podcast November 12th!
• Special guest: Georgia from MuggleNet Fan Fiction.
• NYC Live podcast updates/giggles
• The Wyrd Sisters are “weirdos”; Canadian fans go “Eh!”
• We announce our partnership with GoDaddy
• Warner Brothers will be arresting Kevin
• This week’s topic of character discussion: Ginny Whizzey
• Speculation on whether or not Lucius Malfoy planned to plant Tom Riddle’s diary on Ginny.
• Is Ginny the right girl for Harry?
• Andrew and Laura think Ron is doomed
• …while Kevin begs to differ
• What role will Hagrid play in HP7?
• Where do dementors come from?
• Did JKR consider horoscopes when selecting birthdays?
• Why did Dumbledore call Tom Riddle “Voldemort” after he had stated in HP6 that he would not call him that, and would that have affected HP2?
• Spy on Spartz
• Andrew/Eric’s Listener Challenge
• Thanks to Julian for this week’s remix!

On our October 30th, 2005 edition of MuggleCast…
With the Goblet of Fire movie premiere now only two weeks away, the discussion heats up over some recently released clips. What was wrong about Harry and Ron’s argument? Do Dumbledore and Snape need anger management? Is Michael Gambon the right man for the part? Plus, just why is this spooky holiday so important to the Harry Potter series?
All that and more ahead with Andrew, Eric, Laura, and Micah on this Halloween edition of MuggleCast.

• OoOoOooOo it’s our Halloween special!
• Micah reveals he stole the Ford Anglia
• Eric has grown three inches since he started MuggleCast
• We announce our partnership with Mobilcast
• For the next month, the show will be affiliated with PowWows.com to promote Native American month
• Eric suggests wizards should create Muggle Appreciation Month
• Halloween events occurring in the Potter books
• The cast discusses all of the new Goblet TV spots
• Andrew and Eric heavily discuss the reasons why each respectively like and dislike Michael Gambon and Richard Harris
• We’ll be looking forward to Miranda Richardson in her role as Rita Skeeter
• Discussion on how Imelda Staunton (possible Umbridge actress) has to play her role in HP5
• Movies to Book comparisons
• Lots of Prisoner of Azkaban movie discussion
• Next week’s main topic: Ginny Weasley in-depth
• Spy on Spartz
• Andrew’s Weekly Challenge
• Thanks to Ralph for this week’s remix!

On our October 23rd, 2005 edition of MuggleCast…
Could the Prisoner of Azkaban have escaped death? Just what would have happened if Tom Riddle’s diary had survived the Chamber of Secrets ? While the crew doesn’t discuss much on the new Goblet of Fire film, they do have an exciting contest announcement. And, did the Half-Blood Prince have special feelings for a certain someone, leading to his distaste for Harry, which we have witnessed since Sorcerer’s Stone ? Plus, our NYC Podcast is movin’ on up!
This is Sirius ly one long, action-packed episode as the Voldemort Contest winner, Cristin Atkins, joins Andrew, Eric, Kevin, and Laura on this week’s edition of MuggleCast.

• Is Micah still here?
• Our Ways to Kill Voldemort contest winner co-hosts!
• Whoops, Andrew deserves a detention
• Barnes & Noble moves us to a bigger store!
• Another shameless plug for voting for us
• Don’t vote for Leaky! (What goes around, comes around)
• A second contest announcement!
• Main topic this week: Sirius Black
• Kevin asks, “Are you serious?!”
• Is Harry’s uncle really dead?
• More Sirius talk than could possibly be listed
• Eric explains the relationship between the Beatles and the Marauders
• Angelica from Canada asks, “What would’ve happened if the diary survived?”
• Brianne from Arizona asks, “Does Snape have feelings for Lily?”
• Spy on Spartz
• Andrew’s Listener Challenge
• A third remix (thanks to Tarney from Australia)

On our October 16th, 2005 edition of MuggleCast…
Draco a werewolf? Umbridge attractive? What?s going on in this week?s show? While the crew tries to figure out Dumbledore?s greatest fear, just what Patronus did Tonks use before Half-Blood Prince ? Plus, do house-elves have some magical contract with the wizarding world? And, just what would have happened if Firenze didn?t save Harry that night in the Forbidden Forest?
From telescope malfunctions to record-breaking show length to coining new terms…all that and more ahead with Andrew, Eric, Kevin, Laura, and Micah on this week?s edition of MuggleCast.

• Micah breaks out of the Transcript Dungeon
• Help us out by voting for us on Podcast Alley and rating us on Yahoo! Podcasts
• Eric announces Voldemort contest winners
• Live NYC show update
• Main topic this week: EVERYTHING Draco Malfoy
• Is he evil or nice?
• Can he get out of the position he’s in now?
• Who is he loyal to?
• Too much Draco Malfoy discussion to list
• Laura coins a term that will be used for the ages
• A depressing Spy on Spartz
• Andrew’s Listener Challenge results from last week and this week’s challenge (1,
  2, 3: Thanks to Alyssa, Hannah and Promo!)
• Micah thinks Umbridge is quite the looker
• What is Dumbledore seeing when he’s drinking the Horcrux potion?
• House-elves…what keeps them from leaving their master?
• How are they assigned?
• What was Tonks’ prior Patronus?
• If Veritaserum makes you tell the truth, why is it not used in trials to determine a Death Eater?
• Does a quote from Firenze in Book 1 foreshadow the start of the war?
• Why do the movies make the Durmstrang and Beauxbatons schools look like they are all boy, all girl schools?
• Thanks to Michael in Indiana for Remix 1 and Tiffany in California for Remix 2!

On our October 09th, 2005 edition of MuggleCast…
Philadelphia International? The Barnes & Noble bathroom? Andrew wants you to come up with the wackiest, yet realistic places to podcast from. And as the crew discusses Harry?s most visible physical attribute and its connection to the final word in the last installment, is it possible that the dementors somehow scarred Petunia? Is her past seemingly more connected to the wizarding world than we realize? Plus, will Harry remember to check the Pensieve before he goes on his newest adventure?
We?re throwing it all back with Andrew, Ben, and Kevin on this week?s edition of MuggleCast.

• The original three hosts reminisce on the short history of the show
• Andrew says we’re the number one un-promoted podcast on iTunes
• Take that, Al Franken
• Andrew and Ben reveal their plans for special journey podcast
• Impromptu meet-up plan: 6 PM, November 9th at Philly International!
• Andrew will be wearing his…uh…hmm… …oh forget it
• We’ll be setting new standards in podcasting during the NYC premiere
• Will Philly International Security stop us from recording?
• Main topic: GOF media madness
• Are all these pictures too much for the fans?
• TV Spots go high-res online
• Don’t date the show!
• Mad-Eye Moody mini-section
• Actor/Character comparisons
• GOF video game/soundtrack release date screw-up
• Andrew tells a secret
• Will the Dursleys make an appearance in the 7th book? Why does Petunia act strangely around Harry?
• Ben tells what he thinks is the “Ultimate Plot Twist of All Time”
• Our thoughts on the GOF video games
• Andrew calls out EA for a free video game to review. He promises a positive review!
• …while Kevin says he’ll review one honestly.
• Has Aunt Petunia had a run in with dementors in the past?
• What does the last word being “scar” in HP 7 mean?
• Is it possible that Dumbledore stored his memories in a Pensieve?
• Andrew’s Listener Challenge x2 (NYC podcasting ideas and remixes)
• Spy on Spartz