In this 2-hour conversation, we talk to showrunners Sera Gamble, John McNamara, and Henry Alonso Myers about Season 5, the series finale, and making televised magic.

Episode 513 - Fillory and Further (with Lev Grossman, Olivia Taylor Dudley, and Arjun Gupta)

Apr 2nd, 2020 1h 56m

This episode is a love letter: to the cast, the crews, the writers, and the fans. It is about the power of fiction to change lives and bring people together, and it is about what it means to love it. In our final episode breakdown (but not our

Imaginary Friends Special

Mar 29th, 2020 1h 5m

Dustin Ingram (Hyman) and Spencer Daniels (Charlton) join the girls to talk about their roles on "The Magicians," their affection for their scene partners (Arjun and Hale), and to nerd out over _Harry Potter_ and the _Magicians_ novels.

Episode 512 - The Balls (with Joey Mireles and Jade Tailor)

Mar 26th, 2020 1h 11m

Joey Mireles and Jade Tailor join the girls to sing the praises of Episode 512, "The Balls" -- a.k.a. this year's musical episode! So take your world seed out of your hoo-ha and join us.

Episode 511 - Be The Hyman (with Brittany Curran, David Reed, and Mike Moore)

Mar 19th, 2020 1h 33m

Brittany, Mike, David, and the girls pour one out for "The Magicians" in this slightly tipsy edition of Physical Kids Weekly. From pervert ghosts to the joy of finally standing up for yourself to pickled dead people, we cover all the bases of E

Episode 510 - Purgatory (with Alex Ritter and Michael Luwoye)

Mar 12th, 2020 1h

Alex Ritter and Michael Luwoye join us to talk about magical pregnancies and the wide, wide underworld in Episode 510, "Purgatory."

Episode 509 - Cello Squirrel Daffodil (with Sean Maguire and Stephanie Coggins)

Mar 5th, 2020 1h 15m

Sean Maguire and Stephanie Coggins join the girls to chat Chatwins and talk time travel for this very revealing episode.

Episode 508 - Garden Variety Homicide (with Alex Raiman and Jay Gard)

Feb 27th, 2020 1h 37m

Writers Alex Raiman and Jay Gard join to the girls to talk about Episode 508, "Garden Variety Homicide."

Episode 507 - Acting Dean (with Elle Lipson and Sergio Osuna)

Feb 20th, 2020 1h 6m

Elle Lipson and Sergio Osuna join the girls to discuss mendacious marsupials, bookish botanists, and -- of course -- exploding Todds.

Episodes 505-506: Apocaloops (with Hillary Benefiel and Keegan Connor Tracy)

Feb 13th, 2020 1h 18m

It's double trouble on Physical Kids Weekly! Actor Keegan Connor Tracy (Professor Lipson) and writer Hillary Benefiel join us to break down Episode 505, "Apocalypse? Now?!" and Episode 506, "Oops...I Did It Again."

Episode 504 - Magicians Anonymous

Feb 7th, 2020 47m 6s

Clara and Dani go solo as they break down Episode 504, "Magicians Anonymous," written by John McNamara and directed by Geeta Patel. In a podcast that's almost as wacky as the episode itself, Dani teases her theory about the Dark King, Clara sin

Episode 503 - The Mountain of Ghosts (with Hale Appleman and Olivia Taylor Dudley)

Jan 30th, 2020 1h 11m

Hale Appleman and Olivia Taylor Dudley join us to talk about Episode 503, "The Mountain of Ghosts," and the catharsis of speaking your truth.

Episode 502 - The Wrath of the Time Bees

Jan 23rd, 2020 1h 11m

The girls go solo to talk about time bees, golems, and sleeper agents in Episode 502, "The Wrath of the Time Bees." Things are heating up in Kady's storyline, while Alice reaps the consequences of the "something crazy" she did in the premiere -

Episode 501 - Do Something Crazy (with Henry Alonso Myers)

Jan 16th, 2020 1h 14m

It's the Season 5 premiere of #TheMagicians, and Clara and Dani are back to help you get through it. We talk to writer Henry Alonso Myers about everything from grieving Quentin to the title card to the promise of apocalypse to come.

Episode 500 - Season 5 Trailer

Jan 7th, 2020 38m 40s

Twitter's Spooky Spice joins us to break down the Season 5 trailer. From grief to camping trips to...a kraken?!...we cover all that excites us (and scares us) about the upcoming season of "The Magicians."

Alice's Story special (with Lilah Sturges and Lev Grossman)

Aug 9th, 2019 40m

Lilah Sturges and Lev Grossman join the girls to talk about the newly released graphic novel based on the first Magicians book -- and told from Alice's point of view. Plus, we announce the winners of the #MagiciansReachOut raffle and thank ever

Behind the Scenery with Margot Ready

Jun 16th, 2019 1h 6m

Margot Ready joins PKW to talk all things production design, from the inspiration behind the look of the different sets and worlds in the show to the collaborative nature of her work to how she got her start in TV after getting a degree in arch

Episode 413 - No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry (with Lev Grossman and Olivia Taylor Dudley)

Apr 21st, 2019 1h 22m

In this vulnerable and emotional conversation, Lev Grossman and Olivia Taylor Dudley join Clara and Dani to process the finale.

Episode 412 - The Secret Sea (with Jade Tailor)

Apr 11th, 2019 1h 32m

Jade Tailor joins Dani and Clara in discussing Episode 412, "The Secret Sea," depression, and accepting the world as it is. Things get personal when we start to talk about the drowned garden, and we all share what the show, the books, and the c

Epidsode 411 - The 4-1-1 (with Christina Strain and Henry Alonso Myers)

Apr 4th, 2019 1h 14m

We talk to Christina Strain and Henry Alonso Myers about the origins of the library, mythology, and making exposition engaging as we break down episode 411. Plus, we continue our conversation about Quentin's depression and the necessity of his

Episode 410 - All That Hard, Glossy Armor

Mar 28th, 2019 1h 12m

It's an 80s extravaganza for this most musical Margo episode! We talk about why "Here I Go Again" is the perfect Margo-in-the-desert song, why it's important that Margo and Eliot's songs are gender swapped, and the worsening of Quentin's depres

Episode 409 - The Serpent (with Mageina Tovah)

Mar 21st, 2019 1h 26m

Mageina Tovah joins Clara and Dani to discuss "The Serpent" and all things Zelda, from her origin story to her murky moral status to unusual mannerisms. Plus, Alice's split personality, Queen Kady of the Hedges, and -- of course -- Fargo.

Episode 408 - Home Improvement

Mar 14th, 2019 51m 53s

Freaking out about this dragon of an episode? Calm your man tits, we've got the T. From dragon babies to Fargo to long-distance sex dolls, Clara and Dani break it all down. Don't miss it!

Episode 407 - The Side Effect (with Arjun Gupta and Elle Lipson)

Mar 7th, 2019 1h 24m

Arjun Gupta and Elle Lipson join us to talk about episode 407, "The Side Effect" and the message at its heart, plus a deep dive into who Penny 40 sees at the end of the episode.This episode is noisier than normal -- a side effect, if you will