MuggleCast Episodes 41 - 50
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Episode 50: August 9th, 2006
- Happy Birthday, MuggleCast!
- 50 Shows... wow...
- Just Put Your Food in the - Micahwave?
- Listener rebuttals.
- JKR's explanation of Wizard population?
- Homeschooling and the Harry Potter world.
- Nostalgia! Our first times doing the show together.
- The absolute worst recording experiences ever.
- Lumos 2006 and New York City reminiscence.
- Main Discussion: An Evening with Harry, Carrie, and Garp.
- John Irving, great questionnaire-pwner.
- Whoopi, Jon Stewart, and - that other guy.
- Dumbledore IS dead, and the website people are mad.
- She totally avoided Snape, but gave us wands and Petunia.
- Harry, Ron, and Hermione will live! Ben still disagrees.
- A voicemail line just for Erica!
- Here's to another fifty shows!
- Listener comments - favorite moments.
- Jamie's true singing voice comes out.
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Running time: 1:08:42, 23.9 MB
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Episode 49: July 25th, 2006
Our first ever live episode of MuggleCast! Featuring a JKR book reading giveaway, a 12-year old dissing Eric, Hogwarts discussion, and much more! It's a different (and kinda late) episode of the show because we're busy in Vegas...excuse the less-than-perfect quality that you expect every week!
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Episode 48: July 16th, 2006
- The Micahscope.
- We're getting down and dirty with Podcast Alley votes this week.
- Save Gas Money! gasmoney@staff.mugglenet.com
- Listener Rebuttals cover the Mirror of Erised and Snape.
- This week we discuss the Room of Requirement.
- How DOES it really work? You can't make something out of nothing.
- Perhaps the room has to have the item you require in stock.
- Is there any way to empty it out?
- Using it to hide Horcruxes?
- What are its limitations?
- Do the effects of the room only last while you're inside?
- Don't trust something if you can't see where it keeps its brain!
- One listener gets in an accident while listening to the show.
- In unrelated news, we premiere our new car giveaway!
- Favorites: End Battle Scene.
- ...it kinda tangents off onto Michael Gambon playing Dumbledore in the final scenes of OOTP.
- This Week in Potter: the release date of Half-Blood Prince.
- Jamie tells a bold face lie to the BBC.
- Could Ron and Hermione's actions in the final scenes of the first book foreshadow HP7?
- Another Horcrux theory from a listener.
- The effects a person can have on their spells.
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Episode 47: July 9th, 2006
- Listener Rebuttals tackle last week's hot topics.
- Can the Mirror of Erised reveal where the final Horcruxes are?
- Much more Mirror of Erised discussion.
- The Spice Girls make a guest appearance.
- Dumbledore and Harry's relationship in Half-Blood Prince is analyzed.
- Jamie and Ben see each other in the mirror.
- Moundridge High School doesn't teach the English language properly.
- Jo says that the POA film foreshadowed events in the final two books. Like what?
- MuggleCast interviews Warwick Davis, who plays Flitwick in the Potter films.
- We learn why his character's appearance changed so dramatically from COS to POA.
- Warwick explains how the crowd-surfing Flitwick scene came to be.
- He tells us about his time on the OOTP set and the new director, David Yates.
- He's currently planning a new podcast of his own, titled "Small Talk."
- We learn about his filming career, his perspective on films, and much more.
- British and Australian listeners can rejoice: we have foreign phone numbers now!
- Jamie's British Joke of the Day has a sad announcement :(
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Running time: 1:23:34, 22.2 MB
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Episode 46: July 1st, 2006
- Jamie, Kevin, and Laura return for MuggleCast LIV - nevermind.
- Nominate us in the 2006 Podcast Awards!
- Top 10 reasons to buy 11 MuggleCast T-shirts.
- Listener Rebuttals extend on the Book 7 title analysis, Rowena Ravenclaw's Horcrux, and memories.
- Jamie has another use for the title Chariots of Fire.
- Character Discussion: Volllldemort.
- Was Voldemort born evil?
- What were his motives from the start?
- Why was Voldemort offering Lily so many chances to live?
- Why is Dumbledore the only man Voldemort ever feared?
- Could Voldemort come back as a ghost if Harry kills him?
- Ben's Gimme a Butterbeer calls out the media for blowing things out of proportion.
- Jo's interview on Richard and Judy.
- Is Harry going to die in Book 7? We discuss the possibilities.
- Jamie's convinced Jo can't bring herself to kill Harry
- Jamie will tape himself eating 50 jumbo sausages if Harry dies.
- Ben and Andrew think Harry's death would make a great ending.
- Could sequels be legally written?
- Jamie's British Joke of the Day returns.
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Episode 45: June 25th, 2006
- Listener Rebuttals and Voice Rebuttals
- We make a PSA about Juvenille Arthritis (learn more here)
- We go back to answering some book seven questions
- Horcruxes revisted...where are the 3 unknowns?
- Pettigrew's final debt to Harry: giving him a Horcrux?
- What will become of Draco?
- What role will the Ministry of Magic play?
- This week's Butterbeer discusses the actors and actresses' privacy
- Voicemails are back!
- Does Trelawney remember Snape hearing part of the prophecy?
- Legilimency and Harry
- Do we get made fun of for loving Harry Potter?
- When you extract memories from your mind, is it a copy or does it actually leave your mind?
- Laura rox our sox
- Does anyone else besides Voldemort have Horcruxes?
- This Week in Potter: the HBP title is released
- Is the title of book seven right under our noses?
- Andrew is convinced, and he's got three potential titles.
- Next week: MuggleCast LIVE!
- Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul
- Andrew performs a MuggleCast rap by Nixi with Ben handling the beat
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Episode 44: June 18th, 2006
- Guess who's back (everyone down to the dance floor)
- Micah rips on the Georgian lady who hates Harry
- Listener Rebuttals respond to Prophecies and Trelawney
- New names for Micah
- Some great quotes from Chapter 17 of Sorcerer's Stone
- Where do we see foreshadowing of Horcruxes?
- Matt Vines makes a funny
- Character Discussion: Percy Weasley
- Matt makes another funny! Boy, he's on a roll
- Will Percy ever make up with the family?
- Which side is Percy on?
- The differences between Percy's and Voldemort's equal goals
- Magically doing "it"
- Spy on Spartz asks, "Why is the world round?"
- Gimme a Butterbeer speaks out against spoilers
- Three years ago this week OOTP was released...where were we?
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Episode 43: June 11th, 2006
- We finally got rid of Andrew!
- Even though National Wear Your MuggleCast T-shirt Day is over, you can still support the show by purchasing your MuggleCast T-shirt today! There are two different logos available in five sizes.
- Send Subway gift cards to Ben, and maybe heíll send your letters and packages to the other Casters...
- Listener Rebuttals
- What happens when people under the Fidelius Charm die?
- Main Discussion, part one: Horace Slughorn
- Slughorn is selfish!
- Could Slughorn unify Slytherin with the other Hogwarts houses?
- Main Discussion, part two: Prophecies
- What exactly is a prophecy?
- What happens if a prophecy isnít fulfilled?
- What did the smashed prophecies in OOTP mean?
- How often do true seers come about?
- Favorites: Favorite Weasley
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Episode 42: June 4th, 2006
- National Wear Your MuggleCast T-Shirt Day was a success!
- June 7th is part two, and coincidentally Eric's graduation day
- We premiere Voice Rebuttals and go through our regular Listener Rebuttals
- Why is Dumbledore's office password protected?
- In our latest Editorial segment, Laura and Micah talk to Robbie Fischer who runs The Book Trolley and The Magic Quill
- This week's Gimme a Butterbeer: Blame it all on Harry
- What does a "No Comment" from Jo mean?
- Who was at Godric's Hollow that fateful night?
- Could those who often use the phrase "silly girl" clue us in on who was there?
- Why didn't Voldemort use an Unbreakable Vow with his followers?
- Is Colin Creevey's camera electronic? Kevin puts the question to bed with his nerdy brilliance.
- Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul
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Episode 41: May 28th, 2006
- Andrew apologizes for spoiling the OC
- Eric reveals what's in this week's PO Box (look out, Ben!)
- National Wear Your MuggleCast T-Shirt Day is THIS FRIDAY
- Listener Rebuttals cover our listener's thoughts on translations, cursing, and Christianity
- It's the one year anniversary of the MuggleCast idea being born
- For the first time ever, we tell the story of how MuggleCast was born, how Micah made it on, and more
- Chapter by Chapter: Ch 15 of Sorcerer's Stone, "The Forbidden Forest"
- Occlumency, Red vs Green Sparks, how to conjure sparks, Centaurs
- Why does McGonagall hate Divination?
- Dumbledore returning the Invisibility Cloak
- This week's Give Me a Butterbeer calls out stereotypes and prejudice in Potter
- Is there a distinguishing factor that makes someone a half-blood, pureblood, or Mudblood?
- How did Fudge's opinion on Voldemort's being back change?
- Dumbledore would trust Hagrid with his life. Would he trust Hagrid with keeping his fake death a secret?
- Andrew's driving now (stay off the roads!)
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