• We’re angry!
• Rawr!
• WB uses a clip from Goblet of Fire in the OOTP teaser trailer.
• Our conclusion: WB is cheap!
• Could Ginny have seen Myrtle die through Riddle’s diary?
• Was the stone basin Dumbledore drank out of a Pensieve?
• When will we hear from Viktor Krum again?
• Is the goblin tiara the Horcrux from Ravenclaw?
• What are Dementors classified as?
• Were Luna’s parents in the Order?
• Will Harry change his Patronus?
• How could a werewolf be killed? Would AK not work? Where would a wizard find a silver bullet?
• How long will Harry spend at the Dursleys in Book Seven?
• Is Luna a seer?
• How stable is Vernon and Petunia’s relationship?
• Dudley’s greatest fear: Petunia in an Unbreakable Vow?
• An update on Robin’s Challenge.
• Crackpot Theory of the Week.

Download Now Running time: 1:27:17, 40.3 MB

• Andrew makes a big career-changing announcement.
• We talk about the latest OOTP developments.
• Eric and Micah give their thoughts on the trailer.
• Why was Dobby left out?
• An explanation for why they changed the writing on Harry’s hand.
• Azkaban prison’s location: good or bad?
• HBO: First glimpses of Bellatrix and Evanna Lynch in action.
• Andrew and Kevin interview two creators of the OOTP video game.
• Rebuttals concerning Voldemort being evil.
• Did Snape not want to reveal his own boggart in the staffroom?
• Why did Dumbledore have different people deliver notes to Harry in Half-Blood Prince?
• Older listeners: reveal yourselves!
• Dumbledore/Norris Facts.
• Two British Jokes.
• An update on the McDonald’s challenge.

Download Now Running time: 1:14:47, 34.6 MB

• The co-hosts express their dismay at this very slow news week.
• Actually, it was just MuggleNet being broken for two days.
• Everyone discusses the trailer highlights.
• Dumbledore being cool.
• Snape + Harry = some awesome Occlumency scenes.
• …Or very bad Occlumency scenes, says Kevin.
• Harry and Cho kiss! Teehee giggle giggle!
• The OOTP promotional poster.
• Main Discussion: Evil and how it relates to Voldemort in HP.
• Do we think Voldemort is evil only because we sympathize with Harry?
• He was born evil, so did he really have a choice to be good?
• The hosts present real-life scenarios of bad choices people make.
• British Joke.
• Ben gives us a small P.O. Box Update.
• Next week: Your OOTP game questions answered!
• Coming soon: the return of voicemails!

Download Now Running time: 1:09:27, 32.1 MB

• Jo ranks #5 in top UK fan bases.
• We don’t endorse the leaking of the trailer online…
• But feel free to purchase tickets to another movie and sit on the “Happy Feet” previews!
• Main Discussion: The Forbidden Forest.
• Is Hagrid the only one who goes in there?
• Why is it “forbidden”?
• Did it become this way because of Aragog?
• Could Voldemort be hiding a Horcrux there?
• Is Sirius’s bike keeping the Ford Anglia company?
• What are Aragog’s kids up to?
• The Dueling Club makes a comeback with Snape vs. Hermione!
• First Podcast Alley, now… national elections?
• Listener Challenge: MuggleCast-ify your local McDonald’s.

Download Now Running time: 59:42, 27.7 MB

• The crew discusses the latest update to Jo’s site.
• A third title?! What could this mean?
• Apology for the Gilmore Girls comment.
• We figure out a new way to stay safe against criticism.
• Listener rebuttals on Peeves.
• Main Discussion: Luna Lovegood.
• Is she related to Ollivander? Lupin?
• Is she as “Loony” as everyone makes her out to be?
• Her relationship with Harry and the comfort she provides him.
• Considering that she does not seem to fear death, will Luna be a pivotal character in Book 7?
• Why is she such a social outcast?
• Is the Veil a Lethifold?
• The Missing Day…explained?
• Is Jo telling us something with the birthday announcements on her site?
• Voicemails return.

Download Now Running time: 1:04:35, 29.9 MB

• This week we welcome you to the show with our sweet new intro.
• Why is WB so adamant about keeping the movies 2 1/2 hours long?
• Check out MuggleNet’s new book, MuggleNet.com’s What Will Happen In Harry Potter 7.
• Probably Prophecy! (Nudge, nudge, wink, wink!)
• Jamie’s lack of Halloween enjoyment as a child explains his bitter disposition as an adult.
• Main Discussion: Ghosts, Poltergeists, and Ghouls, oh my!
• How should we take Nearly Headless Nick’s advice to Harry at the end of OOTP?
• What’s with the Bloody Baron, and why is he so… bloody?
• Was the Grey Lady inspired by the ghost of Lady Jane Grey, who haunts the Tower of London?
• Could Dumbledore get rid of Peeves?
• Does Professor Binns know anything crucial about Voldemort?
• Debate: Halloween is a morally vapid holiday, which encourages delinquency.
• Andrew and Jamie vs. Micah and Laura.
• Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul.
• Laura Mallory update.
• British/Halloween joke.

Download Now Running time: 1:12:23, 33.5 MB

• Eric enlightens us as to how Dumbledore could be a hairless Demiguise.
• Sadly, we will not be getting blimps from the Australia Nick Kids’ Choice Awards.
• Jamie knows his French better than he was given credit for last week.
• Listener Rebuttals twist our brains with more time talk.
• Main Discussion: Department of Mysteries finale discussion.
• Why was the Ministry so easy to infiltrate?
• Did Ron suffer any long-lasting damage from the attack by the brain?
• Eric’s brain isn’t worthy to float in the “think tank”.
• We’re heating it up in the “love room”.
• Seven doors…?
• Andrew can’t count.
• MuggleCast dating service a success! Er… sort of.
• Laura gives some friendly advice…
• …while Ben says “dump him.”
• Debate: Should the ban on underage wizardry be lifted? Andrew & Laura vs. Eric.
• Attention Jamie fangirls: Blame the Easy Button for the lack of Brit.

Download Now Running time: 1:37:55, 45.2 MB

• Purchase yer MuggleCast t-shirts!
• Transcripts are up to date.
• Episode 57 is finally released.
• This week’s main discussion: Time.
• What kind of control does the Ministry have over it?
• Can anyone with the right tools change time?
• Is the Time-turner the only device that can affect time?
• Will time play a role in Book 7?
• Why is it so important that you are not seen when traveling back in time?
• A second attempt to call Laura Mallory: Andrew pushes for an interview.
• Blooper: This Week in Steck.
• We’ll have more of our regular HP-related segments back next week.
• Information on MySpace hosting concerts for Darfur aid

Download Now Running time: 1:01:59, 28.7 MB

• Spy on Spartz kicks off the show.
• Ben addresses a listener’s concern.
• We celebrate our big win at the 2006 Podcast Awards.
• Micah makes yet another request of Jo. This time, he’s 100% sure it’s going to happen.
• Our main discussion this week is the Veil.
• Has Ginny seen anyone die?
• How can Sirius come back?
• Andrew makes a pun!
• A small discussion about Laura Mallory leaves us so angry that we try to give her a call.
• This week’s HUH?! is from YouTube.
• Chicken Soup.
• After 58 episodes, Micah finally buys an iPod.
• Blooper: Jamie’s attempt at recording the show.

Download Now Running time: 1:14:45, 34.6 MB

• Lots of empty promises
• Too many bad jokes
• Ben and Jamie’s Subway Challenge
• Embarrassingly late name introductions
• A 4-week old birthday wish
• Character Discussion: Aunt Petunia
• Is Aunt Petunia a Squib?
• Where’s the love for Lily and Harry?
• Where did Petunia get all this info about the magical world?
• What is Dudley afraid of?
• What would Harry’s boggart be?

Download Now Running time: 53:01, 24.6 MB