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

Sep 8th, 2020 1h 19m

We take a deep dive into Harry and Neville’s parallel journeys throughout the Harry Potter seriesMuggle Mail covers how you correct someone who is wrong about Harry Potter, Snape fan fiction and moreThe Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rin

#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

'You Available To Be Stolen This Friday?' (GOF Chapter 26, The Second Task)

5 days ago 1h 30m

Grab your House-themed pennants and something to do for an hour, because today we’re heading down to the Black Lake and celebrating a Triwizard Task that nobody above ground can see or appreciate! Join Eric, Laura, Micah and special guest Chloé

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

12 days ago 1h 22m

Crank up the hot water and pour the bubbles, because this week we’re soaking in the Prefects bathroom with, eh, Moaning Myrtle! Then grab your Invisibility Cloak and head downstairs because Moody and Snape are must-see TV! Welcome Slug Club m

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

19 days ago 1h 20m

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)

26 days ago 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

Witchcraft and Rizzardry (GOF Chapter 22, The Unexpected Task)

Apr 16th, 2024 1h 19m

On this week's episode, we interrupt your regularly scheduled schoolwork to announce (quite last minute) that there will be a Yule Ball this year! Grab your dress robes and find a dance partner before all the "good ones" are taken!This week's

Dobby Lobby (GOF Chapter 21, The House-Elf Liberation Front)

Apr 9th, 2024 1h 23m

On this week's episode, the band is back together! So grab your golden eggs and bring ‘em to the Gryffindor Common Room, because it’s a PAR-TAY and even the House-Elves are invited!Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Goblet of Fire, Chapter 21:

Accio, Golden Egg (GOF Chapter 20, The First Task)

Apr 2nd, 2024 1h 31m

This week Chapter by Chapter returns as Harry faces off against the CLEARLY most-dangerous dragon. Join Andrew, Eric, Laura and Micah and special Slug Club guest Catherine as they tackle Chapter 20 of Goblet of Fire, “The First Task.”Welcome

Girls Takeover, Part 2: How Motherhood Is A Core Theme in Harry Potter

Mar 26th, 2024 1h 51m

The ladies of MuggleCast are back for Part 2 of our Girls Takeover Series! This week we’re diving deeper into the roles of women as mothers, teachers, care givers, and warriors. We’re joined by our social media manager Chloé, transcriber manage

How The Royal Family Influenced Rita Skeeter, and more MuggleMail

Mar 19th, 2024 1h 30m

This week, we're busting open the MuggleMail bag and listening to your voicemails on all things Goblet of Fire! So grab your (stuffed) Hungarian Horntail and Quick Quotes Quill and settle up for our latest installment, where we hear direct from

No Rest For Cousin Harry (GOF Chapter 19, The Hungarian Horntail) feat. Kierra Lewis

Mar 12th, 2024 1h 1m

This week it's into the woods we go as the MuggleCasters read and discuss Chapter 19 of Goblet of Fire, the Hungarian Horntail. And they are joined by someone who is reading the books for the very first time!Welcome to the show, TikTok icon K

The Beetle Has Landed (GOF Chapter 18, The Weighing of the Wands)

Mar 5th, 2024 1h 10m

It's a tough week being The Chosen One! Join the hosts as they avoid insults from Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, stumble through Hogwarts classes, and hunker down in the nearest broom cupboard for an uncomfortable interview with Rita Skeeter!Welco

Professor DUMB-ledore (GOF Chapter 17, The Four Champions)

Feb 27th, 2024 1h 16m

This week, join your Harry Potter friends by putting on your detective caps and trying to figure out who put Harry’s name in the Goblet of Fire. And while you’re at it, can you call Ron a WAMBULANCE, please?Chapter-by-Chapter continues with G

For the Love of Chicken Tendies (GOF Chapter 16, The Goblet of Fire)

Feb 20th, 2024 1h 5m

Arriving with the foreign visitors to Hogwarts is a whole new set of cuisine options in the Great Hall, and - like some of the MuggleCast hosts - Ron is having none of it! Fred and George attempt to hoodwink a 700-year-old cup and a 150-year-ol

Dumbledore the Matchmaker (GOF Chapter 15, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang)

Feb 13th, 2024 1h 7m

This week, we find out which of our co-hosts should switch to Divination as their primary hobby as we check back in on our predictions about one another. In Chapter-by-Chapter, Harry develops a resistance to the Imperius Curse cast upon him rep

Constant, Never-Ceasing Vigilance (GOF Chapter 14, The Unforgivable Curses)

Feb 6th, 2024 1h 21m

CONSTANT VIGILANCE! On this week's episode of MuggleCast, you must be prepared for what awaits outside the walls of Hogwarts! Join us as we level up by learning the Unforgiveable Curses from a Death Eater-in-disguise, try our hand at Divination

Karma is Crookshanks Purring in My Lap (GOF Chapter 13, Mad-Eye Moody)

Jan 30th, 2024 1h 14m

This week, it’s a competence competition between several Hogwarts professors. As Harry attends his first day of his fourth year, we follow along and rank each class and its teacher. Finally, Draco bites off more than he can chew, and we remembe

Mad-Eye Fakey (GOF Chapter 12, The Triwizard Tournament)

Jan 23rd, 2024 1h 8m

On this week's episode, the security nightmare meter is off the charts! Grab your galoshes and some treacle tart, and treat yourself to the rainy Sorting Ceremony of the 1994 school year at Hogwarts!Welcome back, Micah! We hear about his rece

Freshly Floo'd Toast (GOF Chapter 11, Aboard the Hogwarts Express)

Jan 16th, 2024 1h 8m

Choo Choo! It's time to return to Hogwarts as our Chapter-by-Chapter series continues with Goblet of Fire Chapter 11, "Aboard the Hogwarts Express." Join Andrew, Laura, Eric and Slug Club member Ning Xi as they dive deep into the topics that st