It's time for episode 2 of our bonus chat show! This time we dig into some Shrieking Shack deep lore: the many weird and wonderful YA authors we follow in the wake of Harry Potter and Twilight. We als...
2018-09-28 04:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Goblet of Fire chapters 1-2. Season 4 is here! The dreaded Frank Chapter looms, but before we get there we have to deal with Pottermore and a mischievous fellow named Robert Galbraith.
2018-09-21 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the inaugural episode of... something! We haven't thought of a title for this feature yet, but we're experimenting with releasing some slightly more regular bonus episodes featuring chats about w...
2018-09-21 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Prisoner of Azkaban movie. We did it! Our final Prisoner of Azkaban episode is here. We watched the movie and spoiler alert: we kinda love it? We discuss the ins and outs of the film, the perils of ad...
2018-09-14 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostJust to let folks know, our next bonus episode will be coming soon! It'll be a more casual one similar to the Fantastic Beasts predicitons episode, but after this one we also have the next big researc...
2018-09-14 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Prisoner of Azkaban chapters 19-22. Our third reading adventure is over. After fifty Quidditch games and ten chapters of faffing around in the titular Shrieking Shack, we discuss the end of Prisoner o...
2018-09-07 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Prisoner of Azkaban chapters 17-18. We uncover Pottermore's "revelations" about Fantastic Beasts. Then we get into the very exciting scenes that take place in the Shrieking Shack itself, which is way ...
2018-08-31 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Prisoner of Azkaban chapters 15-16. Liz conjures up the dark spirit of an ancient basic cable TV drama before we discuss Prisoner of Azkaban's tenth Quidditch match. Just like Harry, this book's speci...
2018-08-24 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Prisoner of Azkaban chapters 13-14. Knives out!! We've been enjoying this book so much we hadn't quite realized how hungry we were, and this chapter about how cool the Firebolt is just dumped a ton of...
2018-08-17 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Prisoner of Azkaban chapters 11-12. We hit up Bustle for some headlines and Pottermore for some marketing material before discussing the most drama-filled chapters of this book yet. Hermio...
2018-08-10 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
NOTE: There were some audio issues! The next few eps will be lacking game sound, but don't worry, there's plenty for us to talk about (and you were probably sick of hearing "flipendo" anyway)
2018-08-08 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostPrisoner of Azkaban chapters 9-10. Happy birthday, Harry Potter! And a happy birthday to you too, JK Rowling--we hope you got a third treehouse or whatever. After we finish wishing o...
2018-08-03 17:56:44 +0000 UTC View PostPrisoner of Azkaban chapters 7-8. Comic-con happened, so naturally we have to pick over the remains of WB's nightmarish press conference (and the Fantastic Beasts trailer). Xeecee did a little bit of ...
2018-07-27 16:44:53 +0000 UTC View Post
We go beyond trailer reactions to predict specific details from the Fantastic Beasts sequel--and the rest of the series. Is Dumbledore gay? Just how bad is Grindelwald? What the hell will Queenie do? ...
2018-07-26 03:04:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Prisoner of Azkaban chapters 5-6*. We investigate the "new" JK Rowling interview content "discovered" this week before getting into our reading--which we really liked! Still, there's plenty to go over...
2018-07-20 13:55:34 +0000 UTC View PostPrisoner of Azkaban chapters 3-4. The guy whose name rhymes with Bhonny Bepp is back in the news and WB has a movie to promote, so you know what that means: it's time for us to predict what bran...
2018-07-13 13:39:14 +0000 UTC View Post
We get our knut and visit Ollivander to put our wand near his peacock. If you think I'm reaching for these innuendos, just watch!
2018-07-13 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We have a lot of time to fill while playing the awful Gringotts minigame, and make as many knut jokes as we can to fill time.
2018-07-10 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostPrisoner of Azkaban chapters 1-2. It's season 3! And what better way to start a new book than going through a new Rowling tweetstorm. We're both excited and cautious about starting a new b...
2018-07-06 21:19:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Just in time to compare it to Chamber of Secrets and its muddled sociopolitical metaphors! We watched the first Fantastic Beasts film (and read the original book) in preparation for the Crimes of Grin...
2018-06-29 14:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostChamber of Secrets film & video games. We watched all three hours of the movie to let you know: Lockhart is still the best thing in this story! We discuss Hagrid's pickup scenes, 2002'...
2018-06-29 14:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostChamber of Secrets chapters 17-18. We've done it! Our second book comes to a close, but we have lots to discuss, including: anagrams, phoenixes, and Harry's continued cluelessness until the bitter end...
2018-06-23 14:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
We take a very long walk to the bathroom and Harry is killed by a toilet.
2018-06-22 14:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We race against Peeves to unlock a stealth mission, which... sure is a reward...
2018-06-22 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey all! Just checking in with an update about upcoming bonus episodes. We sat through Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them this week, and we'll be discussing that in an episode coming very soon--i...
2018-06-22 13:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We solve a darksided mystery in the Hogwarts basement.
2018-06-15 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostChamber of Secrets chapters 15-16. It's nearly over, but our suffering isn't quite through yet. Harry meets a giant spider in a pointless chapter and then "solves" the mystery that Hermione worked so ...
2018-06-15 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Liz's gamer credentials are put to the test in this thrilling episode.
2018-06-08 17:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Chamber of Secrets chapters 13-14. It's been a slow news week for Potter, so what better time to belt out some show tunes? We explore the wide and extremely cursed world of Harry Potter song parodies,...
2018-06-08 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We're on a quest for the Sloth Brain!
2018-06-05 22:15:06 +0000 UTC View Post