You may remember when Alexis said they would release their Potterhead questions next, trailer or not!! And you may be unsurprised that this is, indeed, a trailer episode! (Internships, man, what can you do?) This episode deals directly with the

Episode 16: Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer! Or, Aesthetically Pleasing White Dudes

Apr 25th, 2018 47m 53s

Alexis and Mallory forgo the fun sleepover idea for a discussion on the first trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. (Don't worry, we'll get our goof on next time, even if there's another trailer.) On the news front, we spend

Episode 15: Saul is a Seer

Feb 21st, 2018 59m 16s

Alexis and Mallory catch up on the last few months' worth of Wizarding World news, focusing on the more disappointing of the bunch in the Suitcase. We kick off with an excerpt from "Harry Potter and the Portrait of What Looked Like a Large Pil

Episode 14: Happy Birthday Every One

Aug 15th, 2017 35m 26s

Mallory and Alexis celebrate 1 year of podcasting on our boy Harry's own birthday! They discuss a good chunk of news alongside fun Potter party games. Jack Thorne, the writer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will be rewriting Star Wars 9

Episode 13: Wizarding Pokemon and Other Beastly News

Jul 17th, 2017 46m 42s

Mallory and Alexis delve into the new edition of the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them! Six new beasts give us some new canon to chew on while we receive updates on casting for the second film. - In the last showing of the OG Curse

Episode 12: I'd Rather A Lot of Things

May 3rd, 2017 37m 57s

Alexis and Mallory dig into the themes of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and find some nice gold nuggets after sifting away the obvious... Misfits and Misunderstandings—how the universal theme of the Harry Potter series translates to

Episode 11: Fantastic Beasts Plots and Plotholes

Feb 18th, 2017 56m 16s

Mallory and guest host Cate tackle the many, many plots (and plot holes) within Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. So much happened (and yet didn't happen), and these ladies have some beef with how it was all laid out. In news, those hou

Episode 10: Where's Grindelwaldo?

Jan 17th, 2017 59m 49s

Mallory and Alexis discuss the characters in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. What's Newt's deal with his brother? How is he going to stay relevant to the broader Grindelwald/Dumbledore story that J.K. Rowling is trying to cover? Plus,

Episode 9: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Nov 25th, 2016 55m 12s

Mallory, Alexis, and guest host Liz review what parts of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them stood out, both on screen and on page in the form of the published screenplay! We cover everything from magic feelings to fan theories in this spec

Episode 8: Humans are Fantastic Beasts Too

Nov 14th, 2016 56m 28s

Saul joins Alexis the week before the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to discuss trailers, theories, and rumors surrounding the series! News!! Empire Magazine cover, Hot Topic Fantastic Beasts clothes collection, PARIS, Puff

Episode 7: Pleased as Punch

Oct 25th, 2016 51m 51s

Alexis and Mallory dig into the truckload of Harry Potter related news from these past two weeks and pick out all the relevant bits from the introduction of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them textbook! soundtrack score released! FIV

Episode 6: Ilvermorny 101

Oct 3rd, 2016 1h 1m

What the fresh heck: Celeste joins Mallory and Alexis in a discussion on Ilvermorny! Irish Beginnings: Elias Story an amazing anagram, very neat lore on magical creatures Hodag: the Google image search that will be seared into our brains; also

Episode 5: Canon or Not Canon?

Sep 12th, 2016 57m 56s

Alexis, Mallory, and guest host Moriah dig into what canon even means and the different ways our notion of canon is evolving! - Jesus fandom (AKA the OG canon) - Shakespearean, Sherlockian, Lord of the Ringsian canons and how they’ve been adapt

Episode 4: History of Magic in North America

1 Aug 28th, 2016 49m 3s

Mallory and Alexis discuss the possibilities of the Wild Wizard West, among the rest of North American magical history. - News: J.K. Rowling on Cursed Child as canon, Pottermore job opening, 3 new Harry Potter ebooks, Fantastic Beasts updates

Episode 3: The Diggory Dilemma

Aug 15th, 2016 47m 12s

Part 2 of Mallory and Alexis' discussion of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, covering new and minor characters and parts of the plot that stood out to us, for better or for worse. - Draco calling out the trio - brave Scorpius and Albus: Very

Episode 2: Fireworks and the Cursed Child

Aug 7th, 2016 46m 3s

Mallory and Alexis discuss the themes and relationships of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and how the plays handled our golden trio. It's all spoilers! Paternal Love: how Harry's father figure(s) influenced his own parenting model and what

Episode 1: A New Era of Potter

Aug 1st, 2016 43m 22s

Mallory and Alexis introduce themselves and discuss the Harry Potter fandom—past, present, and future. Spoiler free episode! Let’s face it: the Harry Potter fandom is a phenomenon of a phenomenon How did we interact with fandom as the books an

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