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Host Matt Britton

Episode 140: You Just Got MuggleCast’d

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  • APRIL FOOLS.
  • Andrew questions the motives for mocking him when he’s away.
  • We discuss JK Rowling’s answers at the James Joyce Awards.
  • Could Intercollegiate Quidditch be the next big thing in the fandom?
  • It’s a new month (mApril), so vote for us on Podcast Alley!
  • Create Your Own MuggleCast Segment Contest returns!
  • Micah updates you on the transcript situation and asks for new transcribers.
  • We experiment with Amazon’s unSpun to get visitors involved with discussions.
  • Andrew talks about his visit to the Twilight set.
  • Chapter by Chapter covers Chapters 24 and 25 of Deathly Hallows.
  • Dobby is dead, and we mourn.
  • We discuss Griphook’s very intriguing view of Harry.
  • Remus asks Harry to be Ted’s godfather. We talk about the change of heart since their last meeting.
  • John Hurt MUST come back for Deathly Hallows reprise his role as Ollivander, we decide.
  • We call an audible with Make the Music Connection.

Download Now Running time: 1:25:16, 39.1 MB

Episode 139: Spiders, Vampires, Lords and Wizards

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  • Andrew is absent, so the mockery kicks in immediately.
  • Micah returns to anchoring the news.
  • A new month is upon us (MuggleCast mApril) vote for us on Podcast Alley!
  • We announce a brand new version of MuggleCast, starting next week.
  • 1/4th Potter, 1/4th Twilight, 1/4th Narnia, and 1/4th Lord of the Rings.
  • The co-hosts discuss the reasons why it’s happening, and what it means for the future.
  • MuggleMail address last week’s hot topics.
  • Chapter by Chapter covers Chapter 23 of Deathly Hallows.
  • The Sorting Hat, a new segment, is given a shot.
  • Jamie makes up for his time away with Make the Connection.
  • The hosts give one final sign off as “the old” MuggleCast show format.
  • Lots of bloopers.

Download Now Running time: 1:28:31, 40.6 MB

Episode 137: Tripping Over Curtains – The Jim Dale Story

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  • Portus 2008 public relations director Aziza Aba Butain joins us…
  • …to interview the narrator of the U.S. Harry Potter books Jim Dale.
  • Mr. Dale gives his thoughts on the recent Deathly Hallows split as well as the movies in general.
  • One of his sons is actually a movie helicopter operator who has worked on the Potter films.
  • What is his favorite Potter character voice? Which one is the hardest – or as he puts it – the most annoying to do?
  • He discusses how he prepares to record the Potter books: some water and a green apple anyone?
  • How long does it take him? More like how long is he given! The answer may surprise you.
  • How well does he know Stephen Fry and Mary GrandPre?
  • Does he ever read the books for enjoyment and what is his relationship with J.K. Rowling?
  • He denies using his relationship with Dumbledore to further his career.
  • Just what does he think about the HP fandom?

Download Now Running time: 59:59, 27.5 MB

Episode 136: Happily Split

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  • It’s a special Thursday night LIVE episode!
  • Ben and Kevin return to host the show!
  • We discuss all of the developments surrounding the Deathly Hallows split.
  • Was it done to make more money?
  • Is the 6 month wait between part one and two THAT bad?
  • Where should the split be made?
  • How do you make them one but two separate and distinct stories?
  • Do you break it with a moment of suspense or one of resolution?
  • Will there be a trailer at the end of part one for part two?
  • We give Jamie a quick call and Ben messes with his head.
  • Oscar possibilities?
  • We take YOUR calls about the split!
  • And remember, because of you we have helped Mason raise over $1,000 towards cancer research. Please continue helping out and donate. The minimum donation is just $5.

Download Now Running time: 2:22:05, 65.1 MB

Episode 135: The Jim Dale Approaches

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  • Matt and Mikey fight to intro last. Mikey wins.
  • MuggleCast News guest anchor Edith gives us the news.
  • Jim Dale will be joining us on MuggleCast next week!
  • We’re looking for your questions to ask Jim. Call ’em in!
  • Chapter by Chapter covers Chapters 20 and 21 of Deathly Hallows.
  • Discussion topics include the Deathly Hallows, Xenophilius Lovegood, and more.
  • Voicemails return and we have lots of fun questions and answers!
  • Make the Music Connection challenges our musical creativity.
  • Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul: Baby Edition!

Download Now Running time: 1:29:51, 41.2 MB

Episode 134: What the Bleep?

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  • A slip-up on last week’s show gets a lot of feedback. We respond.
  • The Top 5 contestants for Micah’s News Contest!
  • It’s a new month so vote for us on Podcast Alley!
  • Help Mason raise money for the American Cancer Society.
  • Listener Rebuttals take a look at cashing in, The Last Enemy, and Make the Music Connection.
  • Chapter by Chapter covers Chapters 18 and 19.
  • We have an in-depth discussion on Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s relationship.
  • Why is the sword at the bottom of the pond?
  • Matt gets angry at Snape’s sword placement.
  • Laura justifies Hermione’s anger at Ron when he returns.
  • Make the Music Connection returns!
  • A new segment: Hold Up, Hosts!
  • Chicken Soup.

Download Now Running time: 1:18:04, 35.8 MB

Episode 133: Laura is Fired

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  • Six people host this week’s episode!
  • … including one new host, Elysa Montfort of MuggleNet Fan Fiction!
  • We discuss the recent unintentional director leak.
  • What we think of a new scene being added to Half-Blood Prince, and when it will happen.
  • Andrew, Laura, Matt and Elysa give a review of Spiderwick Chronicles.
  • The word “Potter” and “Claritin” comes to mind in several of its scenes.
  • The next live online MuggleCast is coming soon.
  • Rebuttals address our statement about negative e-mails and Gryffindor’s Sword.
  • Chapter by Chapter covers two chapters this week!
  • Why doesn’t Harry care much about the statue created in memorial of his family?
  • What do the lines the gravestones mean exactly?
  • Favorites: HP movie poster/DVD cover.
  • Make the Music connection returns, revamped.
  • Elysa is great. Laura is fired.

Download Now Running time: 1:43:12, 47.2 MB

Episode 132: Betting Man

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  • This week’s show brought to you by Audible.com!
  • Jim Dale picks up Grammy for Deathly Hallows. We celebrate.
  • More evidence of Deathly Hallows being split and an imminent announcement.
  • Micah is sad at the idea of no Fleur in HBP.
  • Spielberg confirmed to not direct DH, and we make a DH Director Checklist.
  • Andrew’s Wizard Rock single LIVE on YouTube.
  • Our plans for future tours.
  • Listener Rebuttals look at last week’s show.
  • Chapter 15 of Deathly Hallows: The Goblin’s Revenge.
  • Was the walking-through-the-woods plot necessary?
  • Why were Ginny, Neville, and Luna stealing the sword?
  • The group discusses Rons anger and if it was called for.
  • Least Favorites: Least favorite movie.
  • Make the Music Connection: Drawling parallels between DH scenes and real music.
  • Chicken Soup.

Download Now Running time: 1:28:41, 40.6 MB

Episode 130: Matt Can Feel It

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  • Andrew kicks the show off with an intriguing, on-topic story.
  • It’s a new month so vote on Podcast Alley!
  • Del Toro isn’t directing Deathly Hallows, and we react.
  • Betting Men better be betting.
  • MuggleMail covers last week’s hot topics.
  • We interview Paul DeGeorge from Harry and the Potters.
  • Harry Year 7 discusses his second annual charity effort, the Wizard Rock EP of the Month Club.
  • The MuggleNet song, created in 2005 by Paul and his brother, makes its worldwide debut.
  • Chapter by Chapter: Chapter 13.
  • Did the locket have any effect on Umbridge?
  • Mad-Eye’s Eye on the toad’s door makes us sad.
  • We discuss the Polyjuice Potion scenes in the film series and how this one should be done.
  • Make the Connection ideas from listeners like you.
  • A Pensieve Possibilities list sent in by MuggleCast Fan Forum listeners.

Download Now Running time: 1:47:08, 36.8 MB

Episode 129: Pensive Possibilities

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  • We discuss what we’re most looking forward to about Half-Blood Prince and what we think may be cut.
  • Small update on the East Coast Tour.
  • Vote on Podcast Alley…or else!
  • Muggle Mail on movie intermissions, cliffhangers and Chapter 10.
  • Interview with Freddie Highmore.
  • Chapter-by-Chapter: Chapters 11 and 12.
  • The hosts draw some excellent comparisons in these chapters to Nazi Germany.
  • The story begins to take on a very dark tone.
  • We analyze the argument between Harry and Remus from both perspectives – sorry Harry, seeing this one from just your point of view doesn’t cut it.
  • One listener writes a very good defense of Lupin.
  • Kreacher and the saucepan: finally some comedy!
  • Jo shows just how good she is in her revelation that Umbridge has the locket.
  • What is up with this plan to infiltrate the Ministry? Micah doesn’t buy it.
  • Snape named Headmaster of Hogwarts – was he there to actually protect the students?
  • Why does Hermione keep nagging Harry to close his mind? It actually helps him!
  • Chicken Soup.

Download Now Running time: 1:35:57, 33 MB