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Episode 140: April 5th, 2008

• APRIL FOOLS.
• Andrew questions the motives for mocking him when he's away.
• We discuss JK Rowling's answers at the James Joyce Awards.
• Could Intercollegiate Quidditch be the next big thing in the fandom?
• It's a new month (mApril), so vote for us on Podcast Alley!
• Create Your Own MuggleCast Segment Contest returns!
• Micah updates you on the transcript situation and asks for new transcribers.
• We experiment with Amazon's unSpun to get visitors involved with discussions.
• Andrew talks about his visit to the Twilight set.
• Chapter by Chapter covers Chapters 24 and 25 of Deathly Hallows.
• Dobby is dead, and we mourn.
• We discuss Griphook's very intriguing view of Harry.
• Remus asks Harry to be Ted's godfather. We talk about the change of heart since their last meeting.
• John Hurt MUST come back for Deathly Hallows reprise his role as Ollivander, we decide.
• We call an audible with Make the Music Connection.

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Episode 139: March 30th, 2008

• Andrew is absent, so the mockery kicks in immediately.
• Micah returns to anchoring the news.
• A new month is upon us (MuggleCast mApril) vote for us on Podcast Alley!
• We announce a brand new version of MuggleCast, starting next week.
• 1/4th Potter, 1/4th Twilight, 1/4th Narnia, and 1/4th Lord of the Rings.
• The co-hosts discuss the reasons why it's happening, and what it means for the future.
• MuggleMail address last week's hot topics.
• Chapter by Chapter covers Chapter 23 of Deathly Hallows.
• The Sorting Hat, a new segment, is given a shot.
• Jamie makes up for his time away with Make the Connection.
• The hosts give one final sign off as "the old" MuggleCast show format.
• Lots of bloopers.

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Episode 138: March 25th, 2008

• News Competition runner-up winner Ash Jackson gives us the news!
• We discuss David Heyman's interview about the DH split.
• Will each part of the film get its own DVD release?
• Vote for MuggleCast on Podcast Alley!
• MuggleMail addresses some burning topics on listener minds.
• Chapter by Chapter covers Chapter 22 of Deathly Hallows.
• Make the Music Connection returns!
• Mikey and Micah host the M&M show.
• Voicemails return with questions about female listeners, Potter conventions, and more.
• Help Mason raise money for the American Cancer Association.

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Episode 137: March 16th, 2008

• Portus 2008 public relations director Aziza Aba Butain joins us...
• ...to interview the narrator of the U.S. Harry Potter books Jim Dale.
• Mr. Dale gives his thoughts on the recent Deathly Hallows split as well as the movies in general.
• One of his sons is actually a movie helicopter operator who has worked on the Potter films.
• What is his favorite Potter character voice? Which one is the hardest - or as he puts it - the most annoying to do?
• He discusses how he prepares to record the Potter books: some water and a green apple anyone?
• How long does it take him? More like how long is he given! The answer may surprise you.
• How well does he know Stephen Fry and Mary GrandPre?
• Does he ever read the books for enjoyment and what is his relationship with J.K. Rowling?
• He denies using his relationship with Dumbledore to further his career.
• Just what does he think about the HP fandom?
• Listen to Part 2 here!

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Episode 136: March 13th, 2008

• It's a special Thursday night LIVE episode!
• Ben and Kevin return to host the show!
• We discuss all of the developments surrounding the Deathly Hallows split.
• Was it done to make more money?
• Is the 6 month wait between part one and two THAT bad?
• Where should the split be made?
• How do you make them one but two separate and distinct stories?
• Do you break it with a moment of suspense or one of resolution?
• Will there be a trailer at the end of part one for part two?
• We give Jamie a quick call and Ben messes with his head.
• Oscar possibilities?
• We take YOUR calls about the split!
• And remember, because of you we have helped Mason raise over $1,000 towards cancer research. Please continue helping out and donate. The minimum donation is just $5.

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Episode 135: March 8th, 2008

• Matt and Mikey fight to intro last. Mikey wins.
• MuggleCast News guest anchor Edith gives us the news.
• Jim Dale will be joining us on MuggleCast next week!
• We're looking for your questions to ask Jim. Call 'em in!
• Chapter by Chapter covers Chapters 20 and 21 of Deathly Hallows.
• Discussion topics include the Deathly Hallows, Xenophilius Lovegood, and more.
• Voicemails return and we have lots of fun questions and answers!
• Make the Music Connection challenges our musical creativity.
• Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul: Baby Edition!

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Episode 134: March 1st, 2008

• A slip-up on last week's show gets a lot of feedback. We respond.
• The Top 5 contestants for Micah's News Contest!
• It's a new month so vote for us on Podcast Alley!
• Help Mason raise money for the American Cancer Society.
• Listener Rebuttals take a look at cashing in, The Last Enemy, and Make the Music Connection.
• Chapter by Chapter covers Chapters 18 and 19.
• We have an in-depth discussion on Dumbledore and Grindelwald's relationship.
• Why is the sword at the bottom of the pond?
• Matt gets angry at Snape's sword placement.
• Laura justifies Hermione's anger at Ron when he returns.
• Make the Music Connection returns!
• A new segment: Hold Up, Hosts!
• Chicken Soup.

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Episode 133: February 23rd, 2008

• Six people host this week's episode!
• ... including one new host, Elysa Montfort of MuggleNet Fan Fiction!
• We discuss the recent unintentional director leak.
• What we think of a new scene being added to Half-Blood Prince, and when it will happen.
• Andrew, Laura, Matt and Elysa give a review of Spiderwick Chronicles.
• The word "Potter" and "Claritin" comes to mind in several of its scenes.
• The next live online MuggleCast is coming soon.
• Rebuttals address our statement about negative e-mails and Gryffindor's Sword.
• Chapter by Chapter covers two chapters this week!
• Why doesn't Harry care much about the statue created in memorial of his family?
• What do the lines the gravestones mean exactly?
• Favorites: HP movie poster/DVD cover.
• Make the Music connection returns, revamped.
• Elysa is great. Laura is fired.

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Episode 132: February 17th, 2008

• This week's show brought to you by Audible.com!
• Jim Dale picks up Grammy for Deathly Hallows. We celebrate.
• More evidence of Deathly Hallows being split and an imminent announcement.
• Micah is sad at the idea of no Fleur in HBP.
• Spielberg confirmed to not direct DH, and we make a DH Director Checklist.
• Andrew's Wizard Rock single LIVE on YouTube.
• Our plans for future tours.
• Listener Rebuttals look at last week's show.
• Chapter 15 of Deathly Hallows: The Goblin's Revenge.
• Was the walking-through-the-woods plot necessary?
• Why were Ginny, Neville, and Luna stealing the sword?
• The group discusses Rons anger and if it was called for.
• Least Favorites: Least favorite movie.
• Make the Music Connection: Drawling parallels between DH scenes and real music.
• Chicken Soup.

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Episode 131: February 10th, 2008

• *Gasp* No Andrew or Matt this week!
• Spielberg rumors still cropping up - Mikey and Eric provide a strong case for him.
• Jo compares Fudge to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.
• What will happen in HBP since the Dursleys are cut?
• Micah says the word "lovers".
• How does Mad Eye's magical eye work on a door?
• Was Umbridge influenced at all by the locket?
• Part Two of our interview with Freddie Highmore.
• Chapter By Chapter: Chapter 14, The Thief.
• How does Hermione give away the secret?
• Ron saves the trio unknowingly.
• We have some in-depth analysis on Grindelwald's depiction in Gregorovitch's memory.
• Can older actors perform stunts?
• If Slytherin only wanted purebloods, why did the sorting hat want to put Harry in Slytherin along with Voldemort and Snape, who were also half-bloods?

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Episode 130: February 2nd, 2008

• Andrew kicks the show off with an intriguing, on-topic story.
• It's a new month so vote on Podcast Alley!
• Del Toro isn't directing Deathly Hallows, and we react.
• Betting Men better be betting.
• MuggleMail covers last week's hot topics.
• We interview Paul DeGeorge from Harry and the Potters.
• Harry Year 7 discusses his second annual charity effort, the Wizard Rock EP of the Month Club.
• The MuggleNet song, created in 2005 by Paul and his brother, makes its worldwide debut.
• Chapter by Chapter: Chapter 13.
• Did the locket have any effect on Umbridge?
• Mad-Eye's Eye on the toad's door makes us sad.
• We discuss the Polyjuice Potion scenes in the film series and how this one should be done.
• Make the Connection ideas from listeners like you.
• A Pensieve Possibilities list sent in by MuggleCast Fan Forum listeners.

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Episode 129: January 26th, 2008

• We discuss what we're most looking forward to about Half-Blood Prince and what we think may be cut.
• Small update on the East Coast Tour.
• Vote on Podcast Alley...or else!
• Muggle Mail on movie intermissions, cliffhangers and Chapter 10.
• Interview with Freddie Highmore.
• Chapter-by-Chapter: Chapters 11 and 12.
• The hosts draw some excellent comparisons in these chapters to Nazi Germany.
• The story begins to take on a very dark tone.
• We analyze the argument between Harry and Remus from both perspectives - sorry Harry, seeing this one from just your point of view doesn't cut it.
• One listener writes a very good defense of Lupin.
• Kreacher and the saucepan: finally some comedy!
• Jo shows just how good she is in her revelation that Umbridge has the locket.
• What is up with this plan to infiltrate the Ministry? Micah doesn't buy it.
• Snape named Headmaster of Hogwarts - was he there to actually protect the students?
• Why does Hermione keep nagging Harry to close his mind? It actually helps him!
• Chicken Soup.

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Episode 128: January 19th, 2008

• Andrew boasts about the new Wizard Rock section.
• Rumors concerning a two-part Deathly Hallows surface.
• Harvard announces JK Rowling to give commencement keynote. We fantasize.
• A possible MuggleCast spring break east coast tour?
• Listener e-mails cover last week's discussion on the dust figure and more.
• Chapter by Chapter: Kreacher's Tale.
• We sympathize for Harry seeing Hermione and Ron holding hands.
• How does the fidelius charm actually work?
• How does Bathilda Bagshot visit Lily if Pettigrew is the only secret keeper?
• Favorites: We each talk about our favorite song from the Potter soundtracks.
• Chicken Soup.
• Dog Bloopers!

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Episode 127: January 14th, 2008

• JKR Documentary discussion.
• Jo talks about her family and religious views.
• What was the character name she took from the book in the church?
• Universal adds a new poll to their website and we discuss the pros and cons of where we would like to have a drink.
• Andrew, Matt and Laura review Sweeney Todd.
• Our thoughts on the recent Helen McCrory interview.
• We respond to some Muggle Mail from our Holiday and New Year's shows.
• Chapter-by-Chapter: A Place to Hide.
• Is Hermione the genie in the Potter world?
• Tottenham Court Road and Grimmauld Place.
• Make the Connection returns.
• Chicken Soup.
• Andrew attempts the fastest show close ever.

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Episode 126: December 31st, 2007

• Further discussion about HBP casting and TIME's "Person of the Year".
• Andrew places a call to WB about his defective DVD.
• Top 10 Moments of 2007.
• Favorite Memories of 2007.
• Chapters 7 & 8 of Deathly Hallows.
• Should Harry really be opening his mind to Voldemort?
• Is Voldemort that stupid to be letting Harry see his actions?
• Harry's birthday and a visit from the Minister.
• What good would it do the Ministry to know of Harry's plans?
• The mark of Grindelwald: another Nazi-WWII reference?
• Character analysis: Xenophilius Lovegood, Aunt Muriel, Elphias Doge.
• Why did Dumbledore never tell Harry he lived in Godric's Hollow?
• "The Ministry has fallen" becomes our first holy *%&$ moment of the series.
• Scrimgeour gets his swan song.
• Countdown to 2008.

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Episode 125: December 23rd, 2007

• It's another holiday season!
• Jamie is back and recounts his problems with Christmas.
• We discuss the latest news, including casting, TIME, and the Jo documentary.
• Jamie and Laura add their input to the show ending announcement.
• MuggleMail address DVD issues and Chapter by Chapter.
• This week, Chapter by Chapter covers Chapters 5 and 6 of Deathly Hallows.
• Was Harry right to use Expelliarmus against the Death Eaters?
• Did Lupin have a right to discipline him?
• Was Mrs. Weasley's motherly protection justified?
• Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione tension.
• Measures taken for the Horcrux hunt.
• British Joke of the Day returns!
• The hosts read a Holiday poem sent in by a listener.

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Episode 124: December 18th, 2007

• Amazon.com revealed as winning bidder for The Tales of Beedle The Bard.
• We announce a big change coming to our show.
• Order of the Phoenix DVD discussion.
• Andrew has pixilation problems.
• Were the deleted scenes really that good?
• Trailing Tonks one of the best special features.
• Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter: was it necessary?
• We read some Muggle Mail from last week's show.
• Chapter-by-Chapter: The Seven Potters.
• Ties to previous books: Polyjuice Potion and the Motorcycle.
• Hedwig's death sets an early tone to the novel.
• Was Expelliarmus the weakest explanation for the Death Eaters recognizing Harry?
• The mysterious wand reaction that saved Harry's life.
• Chicken Soup Finals Edition.

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Episode 123: December 9th, 2007

• Where are the other co-hosts?!
• We discuss the Golden Compass and its controversy.
• MTV's list of Wizard Rock bands is unfair and inaccurate.
• Happy Birthday Jamie!
• Next week we'll be talking about the OOTP DVD - send in your thoughts!
• MuggleMail covers last week's Chapter by Chapter discussion.
• This week we talk about Chapter 3 of Deathly Hallows.
• What were the Dursley's feeling when they left Harry?
• Would Harry come back to save them?
• Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast soul.
• We reminisce over the old Sorcerer's Stone VHS tape.
• Bloopers.
• This week's episode brought to you by Audible.com.

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Harry Potter Alliance Podcast #2: DarfurFast

• Visit http://www.thehpalliance.org/darfurfast for full details.
• This special Harry Potter Alliance podcast covers a call to action by Harry Potter fans called DarfurFast. Listen for details on the effort, and hear from some special guests, including:
• Sifa Nsengimana who is the Executive Director of Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village, a JDC special project which strives to provide a family-like life and a High School education to 500 orphans in Rwanda as well as co-chair of the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur.
• Stephanie Nyombayire, one of the founding members of the Genocide Intervention Network.
• Sabina Carlson, STAND's National Community Outreach Coordinator.
• John Prendergast Co-Founder of the ENOUGH Project.
• Edited by Paul DeGeorge of Harry and the Potters.

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Episode 122: December 2nd, 2007

• MuggleCast to podcast from Portus 2008!
• Check out our new holiday album art!
• David Heyman and his wife.
• A look at Beedle the Bard.
• MuggleMail checks out some of last week's discussion.
• Chapter by Chapter: Chapter 2 of Deathly Hallows
• Mutual Attraction
• Comparing the Doge and Rita articles.
• Listener e-mails about Chapter 2.
• New game: QUOTE QUIZ quiz quiz.
• Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul.
• This week's episode brought to you by Audible.com.

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Episode 121: November 25th, 2007

• Harry Potter theme park update.
• JK Rowling named Entertainer of the Year.
• Ian McKellen discusses why he didn't become Dumbledore.
• In fact, it's good that he wasn't Dumbledore. Andrew explains.
• MuggleMail covers Potter in schools, Potter's influence on reading, and HD/Blu-Ray DVDs.
• Chapter by Chapter returns!
• We give a brief history and explain what we're doing this time.
• First segment: Chapter 1, The Dark Lord Ascending.
• Is Bellatrix leading a less-than-exciting love life?
• Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul.
• An on-the-spot HUH?! Facebook message of the week.

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