MuggleCast - Low Bandwidth Edition: the Harry Potter Podcast

- Eric and Micah agree to disagree on The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror" - Our thoughts on Desplat scoring DH Part 2 - Fans sound off on the number of DH clips - Main Discussion: Half-Baked Prince/Half-Baked Harry - We analyze what book Harry knows vs. what movie Harry knows heading into the final films - Did the main plot in Half-Blood Prince take a back seat to teenage romance? - Harry's lack of Horcrux knowledge could pose major problems - Bad character development: Greyback, Lupin, Tonks, Umbridge and Scrimgeour - How will they explain the two-way mirror and the locket? What about Harry owning Kreacher and Grimmauld Place? - Movie Harry's knowledge of Voldemort (Tom Riddle) is nowhere close to the book - Did Harry appear weak throughout the HBP movie? Was Snape and Harry's relationship developed enough? - Muggle Mail: Goblet of Fire rebuttals and the DH soundtrack - Be sure to nominate us at the 2010 Podcast Awards

- Eric's Halloween costume is Harry Potter themed in an unexpected way. - Deathly Hallows TV spots are appearing all over the place. - Samples from the Deathly Hallows soundtrack are released. We listen to a few and give our early review. - The 2010 Podcast Awards nomination period begins soon. We want to be in the running! - Chapter by Chapter covers Goblet of Fire Chapters 16 - 18. - Does it say something that Durmstrang sits with Slytherin and Beauxbatons sit with Ravenclaw? Eric realizes something clever about this. - Why are there strict guidelines to enter the TriWizard Tournament? - Can a reader tell from this point that Karkaroff put Harry's name in the Goblet? - The wonderful double meaning Moody/Barty Crouch Jr.'s hated towards Karkaroff. - Of all people, why was it Cedric who was selected to compete for Hogwarts? - Why does Bagman enjoy the idea of this four-person tournament so much? - Ron doesn't trust Harry, and his reasoning is extremely weak. - Rita Skeeter and her man hands - what is Jo trying to say? - MuggleMail addresses last week's hot topics, an answer to Trelawney's inaccurate predictions, and cheesy Potter movie endings. - Dueling Club: Ghost Edition! - What are some of our listeners doing for Halloween that's Potter related?

- How to tell apart two English accents. - WB cancels Deathly Hallows, Part 1 in 3D, plus other surprising film news. - Listeners tell us whether they are happy or disappointed with this decision. - Our thoughts on Jo's appearance on Oprah. - A brief review of Harry Potter Film Wizardry. - Chapter by Chapter: Goblet of Fire Chapters 13 - 15. - A big theme in these chapters is the questionable teaching styles of Sprout, Hagrid, and Moody. - Is it right to teach children about the Unforgiveable Curses at this age? - Is it right to perform said curses on these children?! - MuggleMail covers last episode's hot topics. - Dueling Club: Dumbledore VS Merlin, Ravenclaw VS Slytherin. - Lots of updates going on around MuggleNet to go over!

- DH poster analysis: Why the hell is Ron by a power plant? - Part 2 casting, Rowling on Oprah, Alexandre Desplat and Wizarding World expansion - Chapter-by-Chapter: Goblet of Fire Chapters 10-12 - We're introduced to the name Rita Skeeter and the character of Mad-Eye Moody - Percy's early loyalty to the Ministry and Hermione's passion for S.P.E.W. are evident - Why does Mrs. Weasley constantly make Ron an easy target? - We know what Muggles see if they happen to pass Hogwarts, but if what if they tried to enter? - We learn of Lucius Malfoy's connection to Igor Karkaroff - Why endanger first-years on an overflowing lake? - Do ghosts change clothes? Eric is intrigued. - Does Hermione overreact to the idea that House-Elves work at Hogwarts? - Eric recounts the real story of Natalie MacDonald - Does Hogwarts and the Ministry use the Triwizard Tournament to overshadow last year's incident with Sirius Black? - Favorites returns: New actor/actress in Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - Chicken Soup

- We're live on Ustream to discuss the just-released Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 trailer! We go scene-by-scene picking apart every last detail.

- Pictures, pictures and more pictures from Deathly Hallows - We discuss the new DH TV spot, theme park expansion and more - Micah interviews Jonathan Smith, Head of Production for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 - Chapter-by-Chapter covers Chapters 7-9 of Goblet of Fire - Ludo Bagman and Winky - why were they omitted from the films? - Why did the Quidditch World Cup seem like one giant, disorganized event? - Could Jo be the next ESPN sportscaster? She's good at writing live Quidditch. - Why didn't Harry ever question how Winky knew Dobby? - Could Harry's dream about Quidditch foreshadow a later event in the book? - Wands are like cell phones! How did Harry not notice it was gone? - Hermione the know-it-all shows up quite a few times in these chapters.

- We discuss the newest reviews of Deathly Hallows, Part 1. - The trailer for Deathly Hallows, Part 1 is complete, but when will WE see it? - The Dursleys can never have a peaceful encounter with wizards. - How typical of Harry to have a crush on his best friend's sister. - Lots of hints about the future for the Weasleys in this chapter. - Why can't Mrs. Weasley embrace her son's interest in starting a joke shop instead of fighting it? - Jo shows here you don't have to be academic to be successful. And to follow your passion! - … but there are some limits. - Some support for Mrs. Weasley and why she may be right to worry about The Twins' future. - A bit of talk about the business side of running a joke shop. - In Chapter six we learn about more than just one mode of wizard transportation. - What's our favorite mode of magical transportation? - We bring the use of Portkeys to a whole new level. - The awkwardness Amos creates. - The first mention of the Lovegoods! But we won't see them just yet… - Matt predicted the Deathly Hallows split spot on Episode 140.. we replay the clip!

Emerson and Eric got lucky and saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 at a test screening today in Chicago! Listen here for their review. SPOILER WARNING. Enjoy!

- Spoiler warning: We reveal where Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2 will split! - We record an episode earlier than scheduled to talk about where the Deathly Hallows split will be! - We discuss the pros and cons of the split being here. - We've got a list of all the big scenes that will be in Part 1. - Did WB mean for this split to get out, or did EW not realize what they were doing? - Should we know where the split is before seeing the film? - We catch up on other news, including the launch of the 'Join the Final Battle' campaign and the Harry Potter: The Exhibition heading to Seattle. - MuggleMail addresses last week's hot topics. - Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul.