Mugglecast: The Harry Potter Podcast

We discuss Jo’s post on spoilers. We share our summer plans. Too much security for Book 7? Rebuttals on the symbol. Main Discussion: Lily’s Secret. The Sorcerer’s Stone was initially in the Potters’ vault. Was Lily an alchemist? An unspeakable? Did she know the prophecy? What did she possess or know that made Voldemort give her the choice to live? Why didn’t she have a wand on her the night they were attacked? What was her connection to Snape? Dueling Club returns. The location of Godric’s Hollow? The Road to Deathly Hallows begins: Will Hogwarts be open? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jo finally makes some site updates. We read some listener rebuttals that clear up some past uncertainties. Main Discussion: THE SYMBOL. Now the centerpiece of Bloomsbury’s website. Bloomsbury says it does play a significant role. We take listeners’ theories on the symbol. Is it related to the Key of Solomon? Is it an ancient rune that symbolizes the Order of the Phoenix? Since it’s on white marble, is it possibly found on Dumbledore’s tomb? Does it mean “broken trinity” or “loss of faith”? Voicemails return. Chicken Soup. Part 1 of a series of interviews with the creators of the OOTP video game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s an all dude show this week, including Mikey B! Impromptu Listener Challenge. Order of the Phoenix trailer talk. Andrew and Mikey giggle with excitement. Raving reviews for Pickle Pack! A small Spiderman 3 review. We welcome several MuggleCast listeners to the show as they call in with their OOTP thoughts! Joe Fulton of MillionairePlayboy.com joins us again for a review of the OOTP Hogwarts Castle! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take a moment to remember the victims of the Virginia Tech tragedy. We’re proud to announce the Pickle Pack! Join for exclusive videos, blogs, photos, and more! The announcement about Jamie that launched a thousand fangirls’ anguished cries. It’s all OOTP all the time this week! We chat about certain changes made to the dementors and Voldemort’s facial features. What is with the Priori Incantatem going on between Dumbledore and Voldemort? Umbridge is already making us angry (it’s a good thing!). Ben has a problem with Emma! In addition, we give the new site, movie poster, and game trailer a review. We review listener feedback on the trailers. Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul. Andrew is self-conscious making the closing statements after the hilarious and entertaining and completely unnecessary mockery on Episode 87. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We reveal some unbelievable news about our Deathly Hallows manuscripts. Listener Rebuttals cover the UK children’s book cover. One listener sends in a prophecy theory that the co-hosts love. Main Discussion: What role could Gringotts play in Deathly Hallows? Goblins and their role in the series. For what purpose would the trio be at Gringotts? If they’re being sucked into a vault, who’s is it? Will Bill Weasley help the trio get inside? Is it possible Voldemort hid a Horcrux at Gringotts? Could the vault on the cover be that of Hepzibah Smith’s? Make the Connection makes a return with successful matches. Chicken Soup from the Atlantic Ocean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the second extra episode to make up for Jamie being a waste of space! On this show we spend an hour taking live calls from listeners who have their own theories about the Deathly Hallows covers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we bring you more extensive cover coverage. Check out the new layout and album art! Enlightenment announcements. Kevin and Mikey share their thoughts on the covers. We examine the possible meaning(s) of the rune-like symbol on the UK edition. Are the shadows necessarily ghosts? What is Voldemort shying away from? Things get physical as we all pose like Voldemort on the cover. What is with the emphasis on hands in these covers? Are the trio facing a dragon in the UK edition? Will Smokey the Bear be able to do anything about the fire in the Forbidden Forest? Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast/Warcraft (ha!) Soul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s all of your favorite segments on this very special Jamie-missed-the-train-inspired show. New segment: Make the connection! Kevin, why don’t you tell us how you really feel about Windows Vista? What if…? Dueling Club: Dumbledore vs. Mewtwo Spy on Spartz Favorites Laura tries to mimic Andrew’s “HUH?!” Is there something Frank Longbottom might still know? Did Sirius do something else to Snape? Has anyone else ever tried to attack Harry at Privet Drive? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No time for jokes on this April 1st edition! It’s a new month – vote for us at Podcast Alley! We give our thoughts on the Deathly Hallows covers. What castle is that on the back of the UK Children’s edition? Wandless magic on US cover? Are they in the Department of Mystery’s Death Chamber? The final battle: Ultimate Frisbee? What is around Harry’s neck? We have a very special surprise for all of you… Harry and Facebook? Snape and McGonagall…? (Oh, our poor minds!) Someone admits they wet themselves…just a little. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh back from London, Andrew and Jamie recount their adventure and give us their Equus review. Is 784 pages too short? (No!) One gracious listener makes a request that makes everyone squirm except “Toots”. It’s an all-voicemail show this week! Did Harry love Cho? Would Harry kill Ginny if she were a Horcrux? Would Harry sacrifice himself to save a friend, even if it meant Voldemort could never be defeated? Was Dumbledore just being himself before he died, or is there something more to his very careful wording? Impromptu British Joke. For some reason Bono continues to invade the show. We’re all grown up and going away to college… even Micah. Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul. The Team Rocket Song! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s our first LIVE MuggleCast! Because of a recording mistake, the show kicks off halfway through our theory contest. Small talk about our day at Electronic Arts where we saw the upcoming OOTP video game. Our first live listener debate: SHOULD Harry die? Micah Tannenbaum Impressions! Main Discussion: Should Harry and Ginny be back together? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for the 5th film! …Toots? We refuse to intro. Reminder: Live show in the UK! MuggleNet Book tour dates. Andrew goes “back to the future”. We chat about the OOTP advanced screening reviews. Which actors don’t get enough screen time? Fun things we wish were left in. Condensing the plot: Good changes and detrimental ones. Everyone loves Evanna Lynch! Men don’t understand the importance of hair color. PokeCast! Who is the son of my father’s mother’s cousin… what…? We refuse to outro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Carpenter of The Remus Lupins co-hosts the show! The latest OOTP picture discussion. We discuss what Jo has been up to lately. Andrew and Jamie announce their MuggleCast meet-up! Listener Rebuttals touch upon Wormtail, Phoenix feathers, and the next leader of the Order. Ben jumps on the “Harry must die”” bandwagon. Alex defends his good pal Remus Lupin. Eric needs a moment. Main Discussion: Literary Device of Book Parallels. What if… Harry had shown Snape the HBP Potions book instead of Ron’s? Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie is back! Everyone’s favorite Brit clears up his sausage bet. We discuss some new OOTP photos. Check out the picture of the Gandalf LEGO Jamie talkes about right here. Why is LEGO only releasing one OOTP set? Andrew and Jamie’s meet up in England! Character Discussion: Fawkes. Is it important Harry first saw Fawkes on a Burning Day? When Fawkes attacks: the bird shows up at many crucial times in the series. Where was he the night Dumbledore died? The importance of loyalty…we quote dear old Albus. Was Fawkes’ song at the end of Half-Blood Prince a message, a warning or even a rally cry? Is Fawkes Harry’s next pet? Phoenixes choose their owners…let the Pokemon tangent ensue. Why would a wand with Fawkes’ feather choose Voldemort? Will we finally learn what it means that the biggest connection between Harry and Voldemort is Fawkes? Why is Dumbledore so closely tied to a bird symbolic of rebirth? Will Fawkes choose Harry and help save him in the final battle? An interview with Joe Fulton of

The latest weather forecasts from around the world. We talk about the latest OOTP pics. What would Mrs. Norris do? More talk on the deathly cries discussed last week. Could Harry use his and Voldemort’s wands at the same time? Look out, Voldemort – Fawkes wants his feather back. Andrew has a big revelation: Harry HAS to die. Eric makes a Bruce Willis reference. Two of our hobbit wannabes talk about Lord of the Rings. Mikey tells us a fact about shampoo that blows our minds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After opening the show with a concrete statement, we have a cozy little news discussion. The Ben is back… again. MuggleNet’s book reviewed in the New York Times! Andrew shares his theory on why Jo wrote on the bust of Hermes. OH-EM-GEE – we explore various examples of fun facts and how they can be taken too far. Is there more of a meaning behind the statue of Hermes at the Balmoral? Despite quotes to the contrary, is it possible there’s anything more to Petunia or Dudley? This week our main discussion is replaced by our favorite Deathly Hallows theory submissions! Would Umbridge try to interfere with the Tonks/Lupin pairing? Is Jo just trying to make us feel better? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura offers her thoughts on the release date. We examine some things Jo said in her Diary we should have paid more attention to. Did Jason Isaacs know the truth all along? Just why was Jo writing at a hotel? The debate continues on who decides the release date. We’re all expecting to hear from Jo in the near future. Reactions from fans to the release date. What will the cover of the book look like? Equus pictures discussion: Eric labels Dan “Harry Chest” Did we all miss an important line in Goblet of Fire? Chris from Georgia clears up the debate over Voldemort’s soul. Hufflepuff’s Cup…in Arthur’s shed? What will be Jo’s involvement with the fandom after Book 7? Could Dudley be the character to exhibit magic late in life? Why couldn’t Harry just shoot Voldemort? Would any of the Death Eaters step forward to lead after Voldemort falls? We apologize for the Australia-New Zealand mix-up. Top 10-15 DH Contest theories to be played on next week’s show. A very special Chicken Soup from Iraq. L

Live from New Zealand…Eric Scull. We clear up the Albania-Romania-Bulgaria mix-up. Is Ravenclaw’s wand a Horcrux? And was it in Ollivander’s shop? One listener makes us debate the Horcruxes and we ask for your help. Main Discussion: Does Voldemort deserve to die? Should Harry give Voldemort what he fears most? Could Harry even cast the Killing Curse? Would the Death Eaters rally after Voldemort’s downfall? Would killing Voldemort make Harry a martyr? More JKR Quotes: Umbridge, Snape, Lily and graveyards. We analyze Jo’s dream…again. Does Harry’s blood make Voldemort continuously weaker? Is Voldemort in debt to Harry? Will Voldemort die himself if he kills Harry? Crackpot Theory: Filch The Spy. PO Box Update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we’re joined by guest Mikey B. After a bit of grumbling about Laura Mallory’s recent sure-to-fail appeal, we bring you a few show announcements, as well as some Prophecy 2007 information. DEB. Some bright listeners point out a couple more “hallow/gallow” references in the books. Could Deathly Hallows come out on “Harry Potter Day”? We revisit the connection between the title and Arthurian legend for a closer look. Jo can’t imagine Harry growing up, or it will “ruin the plot”; is this ominous, or just Jo trying to lead us off the scent again? Our very special interview features the biggest host to ever grace a Harry Potter podcast! What spell did Dumbledore use against Voldemort in the Ministry? Is the Ravenclaw Horcrux at Grimmauld Place? Win a piece of Jamie’s suitcase! (No, we’re not kidding.) Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s show starts off with some very good news about live shows! We announce a very BIG interview. Apparently some of us didn’t see the connection between the hangman game on Jo’s site and the “Deathly Hallows”. Speaking of Deathly Hallows, we have yet more ideas what it might mean! We give everyone at home a short cultural lesson about death and its place in the world. If the title is a reference to Halloween, does this mean spirits will return to earth? Could “Hallows” be the spirits of those Voldemort murdered to create his Horcruxes? Would they be able to help Harry kill Voldemort? Why are Fred and George allowed to use their wands, and Hagrid can’t? Is Scrimgeour evil? British Joke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices