Episode 201: ButterSugarBeer

  • Andrew visits the Wizarding World and shares stories about the VIP grand opening, public grand opening, and the park itself.
  • How is Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey?
  • Is the size of the park acceptable? How does it feel?
  • The secret attraction at the park that has no line and will entertain you for as long as you like.
  • Would a Harry Potter park make sense, business wise, in the United Kingdom?
  • Deathly Hallows filming ends, and stars comment on the feeling of closure.
  • We host a MuggleCast Mailbag segment to catch up on some e-mail!
  • We bring back our Debate segment: did Ron and Hermione have a happy marriage?
  • What if… we could use some Polyjuice Potion?
  • Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul.

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Episode 200: Admit Defeat

  • A special intro, and David Heyman introduces the show!
  • We talk about MuggleNet 2.0.
  • Lots of Deathly Hallows news to catch up on.
  • Our thoughts on the MTV Movie Awards Deathly Hallows montage.
  • Reviews from the Wizarding World are starting to appear.
  • David Heyman confirms that they HAVE selected where the split will be in Deathly Hallows – hear him discuss how they made the decision.
  • David favorites book, villain, and what his patronus would be.
  • David tells us his favorite scenes from Deathly Hallows and why.
  • The props David has taken and his upcoming meeting with the prop department
  • David plays our Dueling Club segment with us. Micah chooses Bellatrix, David chooses Snape. David tells us why he chose Snape and why he would certainly defeat Bellatrix.
  • We bring back a classic segment: Make the Connection.
  • A few e-mails congratulate us on 200 shows.

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Episode 199: jOprah

  • We’re so close to 199, Ben thought it was 200.
  • How Virgin Atlantic could’ve made a cooler Harry Potter plane.
  • Robbie Coltrane, Emma Watson, and other stars visit the park. We discuss their visit.
  • As we lead up to Episode 200, we look back at 199 episodes by discussing the show’s life so far.
  • How MuggleCast began, how the show has changed, what’s next, and more.
  • MuggleMail addresses last weeks hot topics.
  • We gather your tweets about Prisoner of Azkaban.
  • Look forward to a special interview on Episode 200!
  • MuggleCast Episode 200 will be released June 9th.

Download Now Running time: 48:15, 23.2 MB

Episode 198: Brick by Brick

  • Two news stories this week worth discussing, which is why we don’t do the show weekly no mo.
  • Micah tells us all about his experience playing the new LEGO Harry Potter video game.
  • We realize he was just at the LEGO sponsored bar the entire time.
  • This week we host our final Chapter by Chapter segment for Prisoner of Azkaban!
  • Why does Harry get so excited by Sirius’ offer when he hardly knows the man?
  • Eric points out a writing technique Jo used to uniquely describe Lupin’s transformation.
  • Why do Harry and Hermione leave Ron behind when a werewolf is on the loose?
  • Eric’s new least favorite character is Snape, and we debate why.
  • Why does the time turner transport Harry and Hermione to the Hogwarts main entrance?
  • Drunk Hagrid makes an appearance.
  • In the final chapter, this is the first time we hear of Trelawney correctly making a prediction once before. Why doesn’t Harry ask about the prediction?
  • Hermione finally admits she can’t handle all of her school work! Hurrah!

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Episode 197: Swish and Flick

  • We attempt to guess which book was the Most Banned/Challenged of the decade.
  • When can we expect the Deathly Hallows trailer to be released?
  • Will WB aim for a PG-13 rating?
  • Our thoughts on a LEGO: Harry Potter Collector’s Edition.
  • A Harry Potter visitor attraction is approved at Leavesden and we give our take.
  • MuggleCast interviews Warwick Davis in celebration of his new book Size Matters Not.
  • We talk about his time on the Harry Potter set, his favorite book, his favorite memories, and his career outside of Potter.
  • Chapter by Chapter: Chapters 18 and 19 of Prisoner of Azkaban.
  • Why did the trio find it so hard to believe Pettigrew was an animagus?
  • How did Dumbledore never once spot the group of animagus friends?
  • We look at how Dumbledore really believes in taking risks.
  • Snape is one grumpy man in this chapter. Is it truly because of the childhood grudge?
  • Why should Harry be the only one who decides whether Pettigrew lives or dies? The others had valid reasons to kill him.
  • An abbreviated MuggleMail segment looks at your feedback.
  • Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul: Mother and Daughter edition.
  • MuggleCast Episode 198 will be released on May 12th.

Download Now Running time: 1:43:01, 49.5 MB

Episode 196: A Place Called Petzkaban

  • JK Rowling reads at the White House! Aw, how nice.
  • Andrew has a strong reaction upon hearing the Harry Potter Exhibition has only one more North America stop.
  • While there, she reveals a couple interesting facts which we discuss.
  • Deathly Hallows filming updates are plentiful.
  • Dan Radcliffe is returning to Broadway – Eric prepares to assist Dan.
  • We are putting together a new MuggleCast remix! For details on how you can contribute, visit MuggleCast.com.
  • This week Chapter by Chapter looks at Chapters 16 and 17 of Prisoner of Azkaban.
  • The Ministry wastes no time in deciding to execute Buckbeak. We analyze their corrupt system.
  • Hermione has a new attitude in this book and we explain why she’s got it.
  • Trelawney is making predictions once again. Are THESE legitimate?
  • Did Buckbeak see the time traveling Harry and Hermione as Dumbledore and company approached?
  • We discuss Crookshanks’ manipulation of The Whomping Willow to gain access and how this didn’t make it to the film.
  • Harry’s decisions in the chapter Cat, Rat, and Dog are crucial. Why didn’t go ahead and actually kill Sirius?
  • Ron shows a bit of a bias while speaking to Lupin.
  • MuggleMail addresses last week’s hot topics, and Chicken Soup returns with a touching story.
  • Don’t forget to come to Infinitus 2010 this Summer to see a live MuggleCast!

Download Now Running time: 1:22:35, 39.7 MB

Episode 195: The Betting Man Returns

  • We discuss all the latest Wizarding World theme park news a bit more.
  • Listen to our MuggleMiniCast and read Eric’s reviews for more!
  • Andrew visited the Deathly Hallows set but can’t say much at all.
  • Emma Thompson is back for Deathly Hallows! How’d they convince her?
  • Deathly Hallows footage screened at ShoWest – why they showed it to them and not us (the fans).
  • Why on earth is Bloomsbury re-releasing the Potter books this soon?
  • Chapter by Chapter covers Chapters 13 – 15 of Prisoner of Azkaban.
  • Our first look at the love between Harry and Cho.
  • How could Draco and co. have been so stupid?
  • Why does Ron refuse to let go of his grudge against Hermione?
  • We analyze Sirius’ actions in this latest attack.
  • Snape starts to reveal some history between him and James – we bask in it.
  • Hermione’s anger towards Trelawney and vise versa – is it all justified?
  • Listeners write in with what they think our patronous’ would be.
  • MuggleMail address last episode’s hot topics.
  • Eric makes a new friends and tries to taking it to the next level.
  • Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul.
  • We’ll be hosting a live podcast and more at Infinitus 2010.
  • Andrew talks about MuggleCast’s new regular release schedule.
  • This week’s episode of MuggleCast is sponsored by AudiblePodcast.com/MuggleCast!

Download Now Running time: 1:32:01, 44.2 MB

Episode 194: Not My Firebolt, You…

  • Jason Isaacs reveals he made a change to his character’s ending! What could he be talking about?
  • Andrew admits he applied for Ellen’s Wizarding World contest.
  • Listeners send in ‘Not My Daughter, You [Bleep]” Clips for us to play.
  • MuggleMail addresses last week’s hot topics.
  • Chapter by Chapter covers Prisoner of Azkaban Chapters 10 – 12
  • Harry’s lost childhood, bad substitutes, passageway theories, Harry’s poisonous feeling, Christmas dinner, Oliver’s ignorance, and much more are discussed.
  • Eric and Micah make a connection between Sirius and Jesus.
  • Andrew reveals Harry’s true reaction to Hermione telling McGonagall about his Firebolt, via Jim Dale.
  • Who is our favorite Death Eater? And what would our Patronus’ be? And how did we manage to mix together these conversations?
  • We announce the latest inductee to our MuggleCast Wall of Fame!

Download Now Running time: 1:30:25, 43.5 MB

Episode 193: Scandalous

  • Finally, some Deathly Hallows information straight from the stars!
  • Jamie hopes the Lucius wig is made from unicorn hair.
  • JK Rowling updates Twitter to let people know why she isn’t tweeting.
  • Ben smells scandal all over the JK Rowling/Stephenie Meyer Oscar invite and subsequent turn down.
  • MuggleMail addresses last episode’s hot topics.
  • Chapter by Chapter this week covers Chapters 7 – 9 of Prisoner of Azkaban.
  • We talk boggarts, Snape’s anger, house points, Crookshanks VS Scabbers, Harry’s protection, and much more.
  • What would each of our boggarts be?
  • Did Trelawney actually make an accurate prediction?
  • Is Percy more like Slughorn or Umbridge?
  • Make the Music Connection returns – each host connects a Top 40 song to Harry Potter.
  • MuggleCast has surpassed 10,000 followers on Twitter!
  • Andrew’s friend Mason has a Relay for Life team to benefit the American Cancer Society – please donate if you can < a href="http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=5023159&pg=personal&fr_id=21667">at this link.

Download Now Running time: 1:28:50, 42.7 MB

Episode 192: Battle of the Pets

  • Our news block is filled with LEGO product announcements!
  • We read your tweets about LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 – 4.
  • MuggleMail addresses last week’s hot topics.
  • One of our listeners points out another amazing symmetry example in the series!
  • Chapter by Chapter: Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapters 4 – 6.
  • We discuss Hermione’s desire to take so many classes. Plus, why is she taking Muggle Studies?
  • Why is Harry’s BIGGEST problem the fact that he won’t be able to go to Hogsmeade?
  • Are there any parallels between Ron/Scabbers and Hermione/Crookshanks?
  • Tralawney and Ron can actually predict the future together?!
  • We look at the death omens throughout the whole series.
  • Why was drunk Hagrid missing from the Prisoner of Azkaban film, but ever present in the Half-Blood Prince film?
  • This Week in MuggleCast History looks at Laura’s Dumbledore/McGonagall ship theory which had been created by many fans.
  • Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast soul returns.
  • Check out Andrew’s new website: LadyGagaLive.net!

Download Now Running time: 1:35:29, 45.9 MB