• 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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• 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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• 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?

Download Now Running time: 1:03:01, 25.6 MB

• 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

Download Now Running time: 1:01:00, 24.4 MB

• 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

Download Now Running time: 1:24:27, 34.2 MB

• 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!)

Download Now Running time: 1:21:47, 35.3 MB

• MuggleNet staffer Jess joins in the discussion!
• Pokeflutes wake Snorlax up; they don’t put them to sleep. DUH, Andrew.
• Laura provides a real-life example of the way people look at Lucius
• More parallels are drawn between real-world and wizarding-world governments
• Why is Lucius so hard on Draco?
• How much political influence does he have?
• Was Lucius in on a plot to abduct Professor Trelawney?
• We learn Ben tried to mingle with Jason Isaacs but was robbed of the opportunity by Leaky’s Sue and John
• Chapter by Chapter: Chapter 14 of Sorcerer’s Stone
• Hagrid can read?
• Why does Draco keep quiet about Norbert?
• Jess hates Dumbledore!
• This week’s Spy on Spartz completes Ben’s life
• Is it possible Dumbledore left a message for Harry via Hagrid? Kevin presents the evidence.
• Ben sounds off over the ongoing debate of Christianity in HP
• Favorites: Umbridge’s Educational Decrees

Download Now Running time: 1:27:17, 35.3 MB

• We discuss Jo’s upcoming trip to the USA
• Our new monthly Book 7 discussions commences
• Will Harry return to Godric’s Hollow?
• We wrap up our long-running discussion about Hogwarts’ staying open the seventh year.
• Ben uses a clever analogy to illustrate how the government’s reactions to the September 11th attacks are similar to Hogwarts’ reaction to the Death Eaters’ infiltrating Hogwarts.
• Will we be seeing Aberforth?
• Who’s Harry going to rely on when finding Horcruxes?
• Spy on Spartz returns with a new rule that’s sure to get the fangirls excited
• Chapter-by-Chapter: Chapter 13 of SS: Nicolas Flamel
• We discuss the effect Harry’s dreams have on him
• Less focus on the fluff, more focus on the bad guy stuff
• The history of the REAL Nicolas Flamel
• Ben premieres a new segment: Give Me a Butterbeer
• Do Lily and James know about the prophecy?
• Was it the PokeFlute that put Fluffy to sleep?

Download Now Running time: 1:07:37, 23.6 MB

• Andrew works with Congress and President Bush to bring you our next contest
• Character discussions are back! This week: Mad-Eye Moody
• What does the name Alastor mean?
• Where did Moody get his magical eye from?
• Why did imposter Moody suggest that Harry become an Auror?
• More Horcrux talk
• Chapter by Chapter: Chapter 12, “The Mirror of Erised”
• Does Filch know Snape is onto Quirrell?
• Will Harry run across the mirror once again?
• Invisibility discussion
• Dueling club: Hippogriff vs Thestral
• What is Dumbledore’s Boggart?
• What would Hermione see in the Mirror of Erised?
• We discuss our Favorite Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers

Download Now Running time: 1:10:15, 24.5 MB

• Chapter 11 of Sorcerer’s Stone: “Quidditch”
• Further proof of our house point discussion
• Do Filch’s actions in this chapter suggest he’s on the bad side?
• Keep Jordan under control
• Why did Quirrell use dark magic during the match?
• What other enchantments are on broomsticks?
• Hermione is ALWAYS right – except when she’s emotional
• Would Hermione be able to keep her cool in a situation like the veil?
• Countercurses
• Why do Hagrid and Dumbledore trust Snape?
• DADA: Why did Dumbledore give Snape the position?
• Why didn’t Legilimency appear in the first four books?
• Why was McGonagall unsurprised by Dumbledore’s death?
• Kevin plays Favorites
• What if…Harry hadn’t been raised by the Dursleys?
• Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul

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