• Happy Birthday JKR and Harry Potter!
• Fantastic Beasts news: Jacob cast and Modesty opening auditions
• We discuss Chris Columbus’ interest in more Potter films
• The ‘Harry Potter’ stage play is not a prequel… Or is it?
• Pottermore releases Deathly Hallows and we share our thoughts…
• …Can we expect new content from them in the future?
• Favorites: Harry Potter directors
• Avada Kedavra, Imperio, Love Potion (Ghosts, Barkeeps & Quidditch Players)
• THE Month in Harry Potter History: books and movie releases galore
• Pen and Paper Are My Priority includes free tuition and blushing authors
• Severus Snape and The Marauders

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Running time: 1:19:56, 38.5 MB

• We discuss Eddie Redmayne being officially confirmed as Newt…
• …and the casting of Tina (Newt’s wife)
• Pottermore releases a timeline of the oldest witches and wizards
• Just where in the US could this American wizarding school be?
• Forget your letters! Jo lets us know we all went to Hogwarts together!
• The latest on Robert Galbraith
• Magical Memories – Episode 200 is 5 years old!
• Avada Kedavra, Imperio, Love Potion returns
• This Month in Potter History – lots of books and theme park news
• Pen and Paper Are My Priority covers Matt Lewis, marriage equality in Ireland, the Westboro Baptist Church, Draco’s birthday and Fred Weasley
• Check out #Millennial and Game of Owns!

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Running time: 55:49, 34.9 MB

• This month’s guest host is MuggleCast alumnus Selina! She currently hosts Hype podcast on Hypable.
• The “Fantastic Beasts” script is reportedly finished, and Eddie Redmayne has been officially offered role of Newt Scamander!
• Wizarding World Hollywood update: Hogwarts now visible from surrounding highways!
• Expo Patronum! recap; our memories of London from 2004 and 2007
• In this episode’s JKR Twitter update: Jo comforts a fan, names Moaning Myrtle, apologizes for killing Fred, talks Royal Baby, and gets called a terrible name (but takes it in stride)
• Make the Music Connection: songs from the year of Jo’s birth!
• This month in Harry Potter History
• Check out #Millennial and Game of Owns!

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Running time: 1:12:24, 26.9 MB

• This episode’s guest host is MuggleCast alum Matt! He currently hosts #Millennial with Andrew.
• Eddie Redmayne is WB’s top choice for Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts. A good choice?
• Other Beasts updates: JKR hasn’t finished the script, and new roles have been revealed.
• First look inside the illustrated Potter books reveals beautiful experience.
• Sorry, Jo is never writing Harry Potter 8.
• Matt introduces a new game in which we figure out if a quote was said by Dumbledore or a non-fictional smart person.
• This Month in Harry Potter History.
• Andrew is looking to sell his copy of The Casual Vacancy.
• Pen and Paper Are My Priority – What is Jo up to on Twitter?
• Listeners sound off on Eddie Redmayne as Newt.
• Listen to our other podcasts #Millennial and Game of Owns!
• And, check out MuggleNet’s one-day event Expo Patronum! on April 18, 2015 in London!

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Running time: 1:04:48, 31.2 MB

• Monthly episodes begin!
• MuggleCast alums Laura and Elysa join the fun.
• Eric introduces our new album art to kick off a new era.
• Stuart Craig is back for Fantastic Beasts, and shooting is expected to begin this summer.
• J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography offers one of the best looks yet at the development of the author’s work.
• We have new details about the illustrated Harry Potter books. They’re going to have a LOT of pictures.
• Quote Quiz returns!
• New segment: Pen And Paper Are My Priority
• New segment: This Month in Harry Potter History
• Make the Music Connection returns!
• Check out Andrew, Laura, and Elysa’s new podcast #Millennial – new episodes every Tuesday!
• We reminisce over old Harry Potter fandom stories.
• Stay after the show for a special moment with Micah.

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Running time: 1:06:56, 32.3 MB

• We recap the biggest Harry Potter stories of 2014.
• Warner Bros. says David Yates will direct Fantastic Beasts.
• Will he helm all three? We may already know the answer.
• Recent Pottermore highlights: Snape is not a vampire, and the Florean Fortescue ghost plot.
• J.K. Rowling continues to rock on Twitter.
• What does 2015 have in store for Potter fans? There’s lots!
• We share an exciting announcement about MuggleCast’s future.
• Micah is so excited by today’s announcement that he makes a big decision himself.

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Running time: 1:10:20, 33.8 MB

• J.K. Rowling releases a Fantastic Beasts anagram and confirms the answer!
• What does the start of the synopsis mean? What will be keeping Newt in New York?
• Rowling is now very active on Twitter
• Is this the dawn of JKRowling.com-like teases?
• What does all this excitement mean for Pottermore, which has lacked the same level of excitement?
• David Yates is likely to direct the first Fantastic Beasts film.
• Our thoughts on Yates returning to the franchise, and if this will affect the project in a good or bad way.
• Is the Harry Potter spinoff too big to fail?
• WB appears to have already scheduled Fantastic Beasts 2 and Fantastic Beasts 3.
• J.K. Rowling reveals her Patronus.
• Congrats to a MuggleCast alum who is now engaged!

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Running time: 1:12:13, 43.4 MB

• Welcome back to MuggleCast!
• J.K. Rowling writes a new Harry Potter story as Rita Skeeter.
• Deathly Hallows’ seventh anniversary passes by without much fanfare.
• J.K. Rowling publishes The Silkworm – Andrew and Micah off their thoughts.
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie updates: Release date set, Leavesden Studios to be used.
• Alfonso Cuaron won’t be directing Beasts.
• We review Diagon Alley, the new Wizarding World expansion at Universal Orlando.
• MuggleCast celebrates its ninth anniversary on August 7!

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Running time: 1:38:58, 59.4 MB

• The Fantastic Beasts franchise will be at least a trilogy.
• What does this mean for the story?
• How does this differ from other franchises?
• Could a book version of the story appear on store shelves?
• What crew from Potter will return for Fantastic Beasts?
• Harry Potter was originally named Harry Batt.
• J.K. Rowling’s The Silkworm arrives this June.
• Cormoran Strike may write up to seven books.
• New information about the Quidditch World Cup unveiled on Pottermore.
• Bloomsbury revamping the Harry Potter books “inside and out.”
• Listeners chime in with their thoughts on the latest Fantastic Beasts news.

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Running time: 1:26:00, 51.7 MB

• J.K. Rowling is producing a Harry Potter play – is it the right decision for the fandom?
• Universal confirms The Leaky Cauldron restaurant, webcast with more details coming January 23.
• Bloomsbury to republish the entire Harry Potter series “fully illustrated.” Will we purchase?
• Alfonso Cuaron is interested in directing the Fantastic Beasts movie spinoff.
• Andrew plugs Hype, Hype After Dark.
• Eric plugs Game of Owns and Alohomora.
• What do Harry Potter fans have to look forward to in 2014?
• Listener e-mails address the topic of who should play Newt Scamander.
• Micah reads a Snape/Hermione fan-fiction to get you into the cozy holiday spirit.

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Running time: 1:16:41, 36.9 MB