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 ComicCon trailer—we give you theories, we give you Christmas carols, we give Yates the side-eye. The usua…

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 some time speculating what changes are being made at Pottermore, due to a mass staff firing situation and …

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 Pile of Ash," or the AI-generated Harry Potter chapter that had us rolling around laughing. If you have no pat…

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 Filming for Fantastic Beasts 2 is underway... and we know some new plot details! Including a wizarding circ…

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 Cursed Child cast, there was a surprise kiss at the end… but no video proof - Some nostalgia over the 20 year ann…

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 Newt and company, and how deception is used as well Friendships—the other Harry Potter theme that pervades …

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 house books could be really cool or really not Bruce Springsteen: Wizard Rocker Catching the creatures: do you…

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, we gush over our love for Queenie. David Heyman is spreading false rumors on twitter, but at least Jo's cl…

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 special post-premiere episode. - Is Newt the protagonist for the series, or will he become side-character? - H…

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, Puffs the Play! TRAILERS! (A New Hero, Comic Con, Trailer 2) How much has J.K. Rowling planned? How much has be…

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! FIVE MOVIES. NOT ONE. NOT THREE. FIVE. WHY. NO ONE I KNOW IS EXCITED FOR THIS. Also, what this means and why it’…

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, other creature lore Boot boys' personalities and speculation on James’ heritage Founding of the school, h…

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 adapted/added to - Transmedia storytelling and sci-fi world-building (the different ways Star Wars and Star Tre…

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, NBC Universal acquired the rights to Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter - Roanoke: the Wizard Colony - comm…

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 Much the Son of Harry Potter - the Delphi dilemma: difference between first encountering her on stage vs. …

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 he comes to learn about himself and his son; Scorpius and Draco's closed off relationship, how young Scorpi…

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 and films were released? What's happened since 2011? State of the Fandom (today) ~~~Future of Fandom~~~ Our e…