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The Potter Discussion is the ultimate Harry Potter podcast, giving you weekly discussions on the most exiting topics in Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, and beyond! In each episode, we talk about a new topic within the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts fandom, in addition to the occasional quiz or breakdown of a character. If you are a PotterHead and a Harry Potter super-fan, this podcast is for you! Sit back, subscribe, and let's dive into the unknown!
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It's every Harry Potter fan's dream to read the books for the first time again. The wonder, the joy, the excitement and forums and not knowing what is going to happen on the next page. It's one of the best experiences ever. Join four readers (Jon is a read-harry-potter-every-year kinda guy, Kristen has only read it once, and Jenn and Danny haven't read it at all) as they read and talk about Harry Potter, theories, plot points, favorite characters, and everything else Harry Potter universe. S ...
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J and Ben Carlin make up the YouTube BROTHER duo: The SuperCarlinBrothers and break down all of your favorite Fandoms including: Disney, Pixar, Harry Potter, Marvel, and Star Wars. You may have seen them on YouTube OR you can listen to them here! This podcast will be the audio version of all their theories and content available for on-the-go listening!
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Hermione: Has anyone seen a toad? A boy named Neville’s lost one. Ron: No. Hermione: Oh, are you doing magic? Let’s see then. Ron: Aghhhemm. Sunshine, daises, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat yellow! {Zap. Nothing happens. Ron shrugs.} Hermione: Are you sure that’s a real spell? Well, it’s not very good, is it? Of course I’ve only tried a few simple spells myself, and they’ve all worked for me. For example...{Hermione goes over and sits across from Harry. He points her hand at his gla ...
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"The Potterverse: A Harry Potter Podcast with Mary & Blake" is an engaging and immersive journey into the enchanting world of Harry Potter. As the executive producers of this original podcast series, Mary and Blake bring their deep love and commitment to preserving the magic of J.K. Rowling's iconic books to the forefront. This is a SPOILER PODCAST. If you are spoiler free, this podcast is not for you. This podcast series is a captivating journey that takes you deep into the mesmerizing wiza ...
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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/super to get 10% off your first month. Today J dives into the future of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to try and figure out if Ron Weasley is a seer! Tickets for Through the Griffin TOUR are ON SALE NOW! https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/ Tour dates: Seattle - 9/21 Por…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we discuss parallel characters from Harry Potter in Fantastic Beasts. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:57 Newt and Dumbledore. But isn’t Dumbledore also in Fantastic Beasts? Yes, but they actually aren’t as similar as Newt is to the Dumbledore in Harry Potter. They both have a simple outlook on life. Dumbledore ha…
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Today J and Ben dive into the MCU, Fox, the void, the TVA, and nostalgia in general to give their full spoiler review of Marvel’s latest movie: Deadpool and Wolverine. Tickets for Through the Griffin TOUR are ON SALE NOW! https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/ Tour dates: Seattle - 9/21 Portland - 9/23 Sacramento - 9/25 Berkeley - 9/26 San Diego -…
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Go to http://boxofawesome.com and enter code super at checkout to get 15% off your first monthly box! Today Ben Dives into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to find out How Sirius Black got his original wand back after being sent to Azkaban Prison… like what they didn’t destroy it? Nooo but Hagrid, is accused of killing a girl with a spider… that…
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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/super to get 10% off your first month. Today J dives into the whacky and wild multiverse of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and the even crazier mind of the Merc with a Mouth: Deadpool to find out all of Google’s most answered questions about him and Wolverine! Tickets for Through th…
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Chapter 34 - The Department of Mysteries This is mad,ʹ Ron murmured, moving his free hand gingerly up and down his horseʹs neck. ʹMad… if I could just see it ‐ʹ ʹYouʹd better hope it stays invisible,ʹ said Harry darkly. ʹWe all ready, then?ʹ Q1 - Is Harry being a dick here? Q2 - Thoughts on riding on an invisible horse? Q3 - What animal would you w…
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Chapter 30 - Grawp Eventually the area was roped off and Filch, gnashing his teeth furiously, was given the task of punting students across it to their classrooms. Harry was certain that teachers like McGonagall or Flitwick could have removed the swamp in an instant but, just as in the case of Fred and Georges Wildfire Whiz‐bangs, they seemed to pr…
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Chapter 25 - The Beetle at Bay Q1 - What do you think of this mass breakout at Azkaban? Q2 - Why was Bode assassinated? And who killed him? This latest Decree had been the subject of a great number of jokes among the students. Lee Jordan had pointed out to Umbridge that by the terms of the new rule she was not allowed to tell Fred and George off fo…
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Chapter 21 - The Eye of the Snake ʹOi!ʹ bellowed Ron, finally losing patience and sticking his head out of the window, ʹI am a prefect and if one more snowball hits this window—OUCH!ʹ He withdrew his head sharply, his face covered in snow. ʹItʹs Fred and George,ʹ he said bitterly, slamming the window behind him. ʹGits…ʹ ʹDonʹ worry, it wonʹ hurt ye…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we discuss imaging from page to screen. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:53 Hogwarts. This is one of the best imaging feats in the series. The style of the castle set the mood for the rest of the story, and it was the first real breath of magic we witnessed in the films. The silhouette is one of the most famous in…
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Chapter 17 - Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four Q1 - What is the nicest thing anyone has ever told you? ʹNo, they canʹt have done, because I put a jinx on that piece of parchment we all signed,ʹ said Hermione grimly. ʹBelieve me, if anyoneʹs run off and told Umbridge, weʹll know exactly who they are and they will really regret it.ʹ Q2 - Was Herm…
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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/super to get 10% off your first month. Head on over to http://shopify.com/scb to sign up for a $1 per month trial period. Today Ben dives into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to try and explain why there are so few students at Hogwarts while Harry is attending school there an…
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Chapter 13 - Detention with Dolores Q1 - Why do you think Dumbledore hired Dolores Jane Umbridge? Q2 - They are writing an essay on moonstones…do you think this will play into the future somehow? ʹBowtruckles,ʹ said Hermione. Theyʹre tree guardians, usually live in wand-trees. ʹFive points for Gryffindor,ʹ said Professor Grubbly-Plank. ʹ Q3 - How r…
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Chapter 9 - The Woes of Mrs Weasley ʹWell, well, well… Patronus Potter,ʹ said Lucius Malfoy coolly. Q1 - What's the best nickname you ever got? Harry turned his moneybag upsidedown and emptied not just ten Galleons, but the whole contents into the pool. Q2 - How do you think Mr Weasley feels at this moment. Q3 - Do you think Sirius has a right to b…
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Chapter 5 - The Order of the Phoenix In the flash of light caused by Mrs Weasleyʹs charm Harry caught a glimpse of what looked like the plan of a Building. Mrs Weasley had seen him looking. She snatched the plan off the table and stuffed it into Billʹs already overladen arms. Q1 - What are they looking at? Q2 - What is the most annoying thing that …
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Chapter 1 - Dudley Demented The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive . . . The only person left outside was a teenage boy who was lying flat on his back in a flowerbed outside number four. Q1 - What do you think of Mrs Figg? Every day this summer had been the …
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Chapter 32 - Flesh, Blood, and Bone Squinting tensely through the darkness, they watched the figure drawing nearer, walking steadily toward them between the graves. Harry couldn't make out a face, but from the way it was walking and holding its arms, he could tell that it was carrying something. Whoever it was, he was short, and wearing a hooded cl…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we rename each book according to different characters. Enjoy! Summary/Topics: · 2:18 Severus Snape · 16:12 Ron Weasley · 22:03 The Dursleys Having anything you want to hear or say? Click here for a voice submission or here for text. ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com @thepotterdiscussion on Instagram Sign up for …
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Chapter 28 - The Madness of Mr Crouch "Master is - hic - trusting Winky with - hic - the most important - hic - the most secret..." Q1 - What is this secret? Q2 - What do you think of Nifflers? "Oh..." he said, the memory coming back to him at last. "I dunno...I never noticed it had gone. I was more worried about my wand, wasn't I?" They climbed th…
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Go to http://meundies.com/super to get 20% off and free shipping. Today Ben dives into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to find out What If Voldemort survived the final battle? Defeated but left alive? What would the Wizarding World do? Tickets for Through the Griffin TOUR are ON SALE NOW! https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/ Tour dates: Seat…
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Chapter 23 - The Yule Ball Harry and Ron both whipped around, but Hermione said loudly, waving to somebody over Malfoy’s shoulder, “Hello, Professor Moody!” Malfoy went pale and jumped backwards, looking wildly around for Moody, but he was still up at the staff table finishing his stew. “Twitchy little ferret, aren’t you, Malfoy?” Hermione said sca…
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Chapter 16 - The Goblet of Fire “Oh I haven’t got a single quill on me—” “Do you think he’d sign y hat in lipstick?” “Really,” Hermione said loftily, as they passed the girls, not squabbling over the lipstick. “I’m getting his autograph if I can,” said Ron, “you haven’t got a quill, have you, Harry?” Q1 - Who is the most famous person you have ever…
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Chapter 11 - Aboard the Hogwarts Express Q1 - How do you like the name Mad-Eye? Mrs Weasley took a piece of buttered toast from a stack on the kitchen table, put it into the fire tongs and transferred it into Mr Diggory’s mouth. Q2 - have you guys ever had a mountain pie? “Your father thinks very highly of Mad-Eye Moody,” said Mrs Weasley sternly. …
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Chapter 6 - The Portkey INTRO - Character impressions in your mind. Harry felt as though he had barely lain down to sleep in Ron’s room when he was being shaken awake by Mrs Weasley. Q1 - Is this the worst feeling ever? Non-snow days? What is the worst feeling as a kid? Q2 - You need a license to Apparate? Do you think anything else should require …
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Chapter 1 - The Riddle House The villagers of Little Hangleton still called it “the Riddle House,” even though it had been many years since the Riddle family had lived there. Fifty years before, at daybreak on a fine summer’s morning, when the Riddle House had still been well kept and impressive, and a maid had entered the drawing room to find all …
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we discuss some of the best story lines in Harry Potter. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:50 Horcruxes. Without these, we wouldn’t have some of the most important parts of the story, especially in the later books. Harry’s hunt for horcruxes and his task of destroying Voldemort go hand in hand and are the two thing…
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Today J and Ben face off once more to find out who knows the other brother better! Yea we are playing the newly wed game FANDOM STYLE! Which fictional world would you want to live in? Which celebrity would you want to have lunch with? Tickets for Through the Griffin TOUR are ON SALE NOW! https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/ Tour dates: Seattle -…
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Today J and Ben dive into the Pixarverse to give their full spoiler review of Pixar’s latest movie: Inside Out 2. Tickets for Through the Griffin TOUR are ON SALE NOW! https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/ Tour dates: Seattle - 9/21 Portland - 9/23 Sacramento - 9/25 Berkeley - 9/26 San Diego - 9/28 Los Angeles - 9/29 SEE YOU IN REAL LIFE BROTHER!…
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Chapter 19 - The Servant of Lord Voldemort “YOU'RE PATHETIC!” Harry yelled. “JUST BECAUSE THEY MADE A FOOL OF YOU AT SCHOOL YOU WON'T EVEN LISTEN _” “SILENCE! I WILL NOT BE SPOKEN TO LIKE THAT!' Snape shrieked, looking madder than ever. "Like father, like son, Potter! I have just saved your neck, you should be thanking me on bended knee! You would …
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Chapter 14 - Snape’s Grudge Q1 - What should the procedure be after Sirius Black has been caught sneaking into Hogwarts again? Q2 - Why hadn’t Sirius killed Ron and then gone to Harry? “But I gotta tell yeh, I thought you two’d value yer friend more’n broomsticks or rats. Tha’s all.” Ron had to hold onto the fence to keep himself standing, he was l…
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Chapter 9 - Grim Defeat Q1 - Should the students be sent home after Sirius Black got in the castle? “Have you any theories as to how he got in, Professor?” asked Snape. Harry raised his head very slightly off his arm to free his other ear. “Many, Severus, each of them as unlikely as the next.” Q2 - How do you think Sirius got in the castle? Harry k…
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Chapter 5 - The Dementor They headed down to breakfast, where Mr Weasley was reading the front page of the Daily Prophet with a furrowed brow and Mrs Weasley was telling Hermione and Ginny about a Love Potion she made as a young girl. All three of them were rather giggly. Q1- Do you think Mrs Weasley gave the love potion to Mr Weasley? “Harry, I kn…
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Chapter 1 - Owl Post Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways. For one thing, he hated the summer holidays more than any other time of year. For another, he really wanted to do his homework, but was forced to do it in secret, in the dead of night. And he also happened to be a wizard. Q1 - Wendelin the Weird is so named because she liked t…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we discuss some of Harry's biggest regrets. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:27 Cedric’s death. We didn’t get to know Cedric for a while in the story, and it took a few chapters with him in the fourth book to get a good idea of who he was. Cedric was a genuinely good person, and as readers we had a front seat to h…
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Get a free Mystery Gift with your first monthly shipment when you sign up at https://bespokepost.com/super. Today Ben dives into the future of the Wizarding World to pitch his reasoning for WHY WE NEED a What If Harry Potter show! Tickets for Through the Griffin TOUR are ON SALE NOW! https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/ Tour dates: Seattle - 9/2…
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Chapter Fifteen - Aragog Q1 - Who do you think would be the best person thus far to replace Dumbledore as headmaster? “Let me at him,” Ron growled, as Harry and Dean hung onto his arms. “I don’t care, I don’t need my wand, I’m going to kill him with my bare hands—” Q2 - Is it irresponsible for Harry to leave the cloak at Hagrids because he doesn’t …
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Chapter Eleven - The Dueling Club “So Dobby stopped us getting on the train and broke your arm…” He shook his head. “You know what, Harry? If he doesn’t stop trying to save your life he’s going to kill you.” Q1 - At this stage of their schooling, which Wizard or Witch would you want to duel and which would you not want to duel? “Scared?” muttered M…
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Chapter Six - Gilderoy Lockhart “You’d better open it, Ron,“ said Neville, in a timid whisper. “It’ll be worse if you don’t. My gran sent me one once, and I ignored it and —” he gulped, “it was horrible.” Q1 - What do you think Gran’s howler was about? And do you like the idea of howlers? At least the Howler had done one thing: Hermione seemed to t…
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Chapter 1 - The Worst Birthday “I want more bacon” “There’s more in the frying pan, sweetums,” said Aunt Petunia, turning misty eyes on her massive son. Q1 - Has your opinion of the Dursley’s changed at all? Harry stared from his purple-faced uncle to his pale aunt, who was trying to heave Dudley to his feet. Q2 - Why do you think Vernon is purple …
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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/super to get 10% off your first month. Today J dives into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (but tries to avoid the water of the lake in the cave) to discuss Severus Snape’s DARKEST creation and possibly worst secret - Did Snape create the Drink of Despair, the dastardly potion…
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Chapter 14 - Norbert The Norwegian Ridgeback “But there aren’t wild dragons in Britain?” said Harry. “Of course there are,” said Ron. “Common Welsh Green and Hebridean Blacks. THe Ministry of Magic has a job hushing them up, I can tell you. Our lot have to keep putting spells on Muggles who’ve spotted them, to make them forget.” Q1 - Now that you’d…
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Chapter 10 - Hallowe’en Q1 - Is it shady that McG has bought a Nimbus Two Thousand — the current best broomstick in the world — for Harry? “Potter’s been sent a broomstick, Professor,” said Malfoy quickly. “Yes, yes, that’s right,” said Professor Flitwick, beaming at Harry. “Professor McGonagall told me all about the special circumstances, Potter. …
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Chapter 6 - The Journey From Platform Nine and Three-Quarters FF: Not who Hedwig is named after, but Saint Hedwig of Andechs (1174–1243), Duchess of Silesia, is the patron saint of orphans. Q1 - Is Hagrid an idiot for not showing Harry how to get on the platform? He passed a round-faced boy who was saying, “Gran, I’ve lost my toad again.” “Blimey,”…
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Chapter 1 - The Boy Who Lived He hurried to his car and set off home, hoping he was imagining things, which he had never hoped before, because he didn’t approve of imagination. “You can’t blame them,” said Dumbledore gently, “We’ve had precious little to celebrate for eleven years.” Q1 - What are your general impressions of McGonagall, Dumbledore, …
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Lizzy and Jon are diving into Harry Potter! It's Lizzys second time reading, although she's forgotten so much that it might as well be her first time reading, and it very brilliant with how she sees Harry Potter. Coming from someone who reads it every year, Jon has had his mind changed more about certain things in the short time Lizzy has taken to …
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we discuss what would happen if the Order didn't arrive to the Ministry in time in the Order of the Phoenix. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 2:08 Harry and his friends will be killed. The Death Eaters have a lot of leverage on Harry to hand over the prophecy and in doing so hand them the victory. If the Order hadn’…
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Go to http://meundies.com/brother to get 20% off your first order and free shipping. Go to http://arenaclub.com/jvb to get 10% off your first purchase. Today J and Ben face off once more to find out who knows more about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter’s most famous loser of toads: Neville Longbottom! Can you keep up with the ULTIMATE Neville Lo…
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