MuggleCast #118: Controversy
MuggleCast #118: Controversy Let's face it, it's what makes good radio. In this week's episode of our Harry Potter podcast, Laura, Eric and I discuss several hot topics that are sure to bring us lots of feedback from listeners:

- We discuss the impact of Equus coming to Broadway.
- The Lexicon Lawsuit is making a lot of press and we respond.
- Should the book hit store shelves or do WB and JKR have a point?
- We address some listener rebuttals, most of which focus on Dumbledore being gay.
- One listener asks us how to handle parents who are now considering banning the books from her.

All that and much more can be found on this week's show! To download, we recommend subscribing (for free) through iTunes. Once you click the link, make sure you press "Subscribe" so each new episode is automatically delivered to your computer. You can also find alternate download links and full shownotes over at the MuggleCast website. Enjoy!
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Visitor Comments
Posted by gracie_lou13 Nov 3rd 2007

wow, its early this week. haha, i'm so happy someone finally said they F word on a mugglecast. ive been waiting..not really..you know what i mean.


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 3rd 2007

hey gracie_lou.


Posted by sparkling_jewel55 Nov 3rd 2007

yay! early mugglecast! no having to wai till monday night due to stupid time zones for me....sunday arvo instead!! :)


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 3rd 2007

hooray


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 3rd 2007

*hands a medla* and randomchat i did but i dealt with them already! wut are u gettinng at? u want to be stabbed again?


Posted by Jimmy_D Nov 3rd 2007

Love that we don't have to wait until like late Sunday for this! I was afraid I wouldn't have something to listen to over the bus this week. Keep rocking Mugglecast! You too Mugglenet! Ouu Lexicon stuff in this podcast! All very interesting stuff! Can't wait to listen to it on Monday!


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

wow danny nice!! i noe eh? they had two daughters my age and mna they wre such freaks!! once me and marie wre playing blind tag with my cousins whne i was like 6 years old and they wre all picking on me and hiding so i starting run and hit smack into a wall and that was the only time i got a nose bleed..... marie gets them for no reaosn but that waa a first for me so iw as all happy and it hurt so i tred to bebrave and laugh it off so i didnt cry *feels proud*


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 4th 2007

only time??? i have nosebleeds for like no reason sometimes. i used to go to the nurse every other day in 6th grade for nosebleeds!!


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

kkk sorry wrong post!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ to i dont e how... :S i wanst even here.. and it posted heer.. :S


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 4th 2007

okay i seriously didn't understand a word u said.


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

the post i posted before the one above this right? it somwhow posted here when i pressed it down one post.... and only half of it showed up... its wierd..... understand?


Posted by ginerva_weasley Nov 4th 2007

i don't know about you, but i like the uncutness. more real. but i love the onscheduleness of mugglecast! i was about to die for those two weeks without it. seriously, i was listening to the really old epsiodes to get my fix.


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 4th 2007

no. i didn't understand a word of this: kkk sorry wrong post!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ to i dont e how... :S i wanst even here.. and it posted heer.. :S


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

well i refraisd it rite THERE!! >>>>>>the post i posted before the one above this right? it somwhow posted here when i pressed it down one post.... and only half of it showed up... its wierd..... understand?


Posted by sillyme Nov 4th 2007

yess i heard it! i was re-listening i can't believe i didn't notice the first time! and they actually were kind of explicit in this and 117. which is kind of refreshing after all this g-ratedness. but i think eric should re-read books six and seven because there were so many double entendres in the final two. LOL.


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 4th 2007

right. i still don't get wat this means: "to i dont e how." or this: "i wanst even here.. and it posted heer.."


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

"to i dont e how." was supposed to say "tho i dont noe how" and "i wanst even here.. and it posted heer.."was suppposed to say " i wasn't even here... and it posted here" understand?


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 4th 2007

wait i still don't understand. say that again, slowly.


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

*slaps danny*


Posted by sillyme Nov 4th 2007

hey siriuslee/dannyrob15 can i join the cheesecakian club?


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

yea sure... type this: I PROMSE NOT TO READ SPOILERS OR MAKE THEM AND I WILL FIHT TO DESTROY ALL EVIL (THE DIRT BURGALAR AND HIS DEATH AGGIES) AND I WILL GET DANNROB15 AND HALLOWSAINT AND SIRIUS_LEE ASK....... rwe usually on the second post btw


Posted by Grnd3lW4Ld Nov 4th 2007

TIME HICCUP BEGIN LOOP


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 4th 2007

*eats ari*


Posted by sillyme Nov 4th 2007

I PROMSE NOT TO READ SPOILERS OR MAKE THEM AND I WILL FIHT TO DESTROY ALL EVIL (THE DIRT BURGALAR AND HIS DEATH AGGIES) AND I WILL GET DANNROB15 AND HALLOWSAINT AND SIRIUS_LEE ASK.......


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

ur in :D *barfs on danny*


Posted by sillyme Nov 4th 2007

yay. woot woot.


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 4th 2007

congrats sillyme. *shoves purple finger in ari's face*


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

*breaks purple finger before diying*


Posted by sillyme Nov 4th 2007

thankee. how long have you guys been muggleneters for?


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

a coupl years... u wanna go downa post? thats where we meet


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 4th 2007

i've been on mn since this june. *dunks on ari* hbu


Posted by Firebolt7 Nov 4th 2007

43:29 Laura sais the F word!! :O


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

*bleeds on danny* NOSEBLEED!


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 4th 2007

*gets AIDs* haha jk.


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

only AIDS? jk


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 4th 2007

dang wat have u been doing?


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

*blushes* so... danny.... hows ur brothers? *changes subject*


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 4th 2007

*spray paints ari's pumas* don't change the subject.


Posted by sirius_lee Nov 4th 2007

ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! oh no u didnt!! *tackles danny... lke a football player*


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 4th 2007

*jukes the crap out of ari* *barfs in ari's bathin apes* bye!


Posted by lidietta Nov 4th 2007

wooot wooot!!!!! ^_^ yay for mugglecast!!!


Posted by iheartmugglecast Nov 4th 2007

New podcast! I'm very happy, and I can't wait to listen, but I'm a bit concerned. Look, I'm all for uncut episodes, but last week and this week's are a little out of hand. The F word? Guys, try and keep it PG-rated, or give a warning. I know some quite young listeners, and they are a bit confused by your recent lack of censorship. Sorry for the sour note, as I am... well... read my username! lol =) Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the Lexicon issue!


Posted by 7211harry1127 Nov 4th 2007

I never get a chance to listen to Mugglecast. Either I'm chasing my baby around or trying to clean the black hole called my house. Sometimes I stay up until like 3 in the morning so I can try to listen to them... and about 2 minutes through my baby wakes up : ( I don't see anything wrong with the cussing in them, but they probably should let people know when there is cussing. I know I wouldn't want my kid listening to people cuss, although I don't have the nicest language myself sometimes : /


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Posted by georgesear101 Nov 4th 2007

where does she exactly say the "f" word (not that im looking for it or anything jw)


Posted by pscosgof Nov 4th 2007

Laura has a brainfart around 43:30 and says the F-word. She's not saying it in a vulgar way, she's using it out of inner frustration because she can't articulate what she's trying to say. I would like the episodes better if they were more uncut and honest like the last two have been.


Posted by Elinmadrid Nov 4th 2007

On jkrowling.com i was able to take the wombat test again!! It gives you the result Immediately!! But you don't get any type of certificate.


Posted by dancefool1 Nov 4th 2007

I'm catholic, I am a very young Harry Potter fan but my parents aren't banning me from the books!!!


Posted by EIDLLIWNOR Nov 4th 2007

I love listening to MuggleCast, but I haven't enjoyed it as much the last two weeks because there is almost virtually no discussion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! I'd like the discussions to move on to Deathly Hallows instead of dwelling on "Dumbledore's Gay!" for 10 episodes. That's just my opinion. I love it when the discussion is Deathly Hallows!


Posted by Mrsroonil_wazlib Nov 4th 2007

HELLO!




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