Hogwarts Radio

• Happy New Year and welcome to episode 228! Join Terrance, Luke, Bailey, and Gretchen for their first episode back together in... months?
• If you're a first time listener, welcome! Be sure to check out our new feature, Time Turner Thursdays, and hear some highlights from our 10 years of podcasting.
• Thank you to our current Patrons! You can check it out at Patreon.com/HogwartsRadio. If we can get 5 more Patrons, we will be able to increase our show to an hour and a half. More content! Yay!
• In the News: You can now preorder "Crimes of Grindelwald" on Amazon, Chicago Muggles can check out Magic Leap One at the AT&T store, and Wizards Unite has dropped a new trailer.
• The hosts discuss some lingering "Fantastic Beasts" thoughts and look forward to what we can expect in 2019.
• Two Truths and a Lie: Harry Potter Edition.
• Join us next week for episode 229!

Welcome to Time Turner Thursdays a special feature of Hogwarts Radio that revisits some of our more popular episodes over the past 10 years. Episode 143 was released on December 6, 2013.

Hosts Terrance, Greyson, Mary, Marissa, Jeanna and Adam discuss Whimsic Alley's settlement with Warner Brothers, debate who would make a better James Bond: Daniel Radcliffe or Matt Lewis, and The Cuckoo's Calling being nominated for an Audible award. The hosts read some emails, and Adam learns about Wrecking Your Loaf when an old moment from the show is revisited. The team looks Into the Mirror and dives deep into the mystery that is Rubeus Hagrid, dissecting his personality, life, and what he might see in the Mirror of Erised. To close out the show, we learn more about the Fantastic Beast of the week: the Ashwinder.

In our final episode of the year we look back at 2018. What were some of the biggest stories of the year? How far have we come as fans of the franchise? Terrance and Luke are in studio to discuss the year of 'Crimes of Grindelwald' and what we can look forward to in 2019. Thank you to all the wonderful listeners of the show. We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Hogwarts Radio will be back in 2019!

Home Alone is one of the most iconic holiday movies of all time. Join the Hogwarts Radio crew as we gather around the fireplace, sip our egg nog, and record a commentary on this Christmas classic. Just pop in the movie, hit play on your audio device, and enjoy a Home Alone as you've never experienced it before!

• Episode 226 is here! Terrance, Bailey, and (appearing for half the episode) Gretchen are joined by listener Elizabeth Sartor!
• Elizabeth's son is obsessed with the wizarding world, which got us thinking... stayed tune for more information on content for kids!
• In the News: JKR tweets possibly important things, Dan Radcliffe has a new show we might watch, and the Protego Foundation's "Find Dougal" campaign needs your help.
• http://www.protegofoundation.org/finddougal.html
• Announcements: Next week's episode will be the last for the year! Episode 228 will be released January 6th.
• Discussion: The hosts analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of "Crimes of Grindelwald."
• A game of two truths and a lie reveals some interesting facts about our hosts.
• That's it for episode 226 - join us next week for our year in review show and follow our lovely hosts!
• Hogwarts Radio: @hogwartsradio
• Terrance: @Terranceus
• Bailey: @riddlewrites, @riddlesreviews
• Gretchen: @gretchaksetcha
• Elizabeth: @mylittlemelodys

• Welcome, welcome to another yea— err… episode of Hogwarts Radio!

• Luke visits the theme park for the first time ever. He shares some of his thoughts on attention to detail, food, and most importantly finally settles the long awaited Butterbeer debate!

• Bailey and Luke discuss their thoughts on the Crimes of Grindelwald film. What were some of the initial takeaways and how did they feel after leaving the theater.

• Future Jacob channels Ross from Friends.

• Almost a month after and we still are no closer to understanding what has been going on in this film. It's all up to speculation and theorizing.

• We discuss Luke's notes on the movie and go scene by scene to try and make sense of it all

• The hosts agree, we definitely have 2 years, or 104 episodes worth of information for discussion.

• Has Grindelwald written Dumbledore off?

• Does Credence have the ability to destroy Albus?

• All this and much more on this VERY LONG episode of our FANTASTIC podcast!

• What were our takeaways from Crimes of Grindelwald.
• Would this story have been better as books first, films second?
• Big reasons why people liked/disliked the movie
• How did we manage to appreciate the film the first and second time around? Were we able to catch more details after multiple viewings or were we still confused?
• Why all the negativity? Are the fans concerned with J.K. Rowling's ability to tell a story?
• There is a clear division in the fandom and some fans are scared that will drive us apart.
• We pick out some of the top moments in the screenplay that highlight and accent the film.
• The hosts agree, the screenplay provided a good amount of context for certain scenes.
• Is Baby Corvus still alive and if so have we already been introduced to him?
• Segments from each podcast make it into this week's show. We go into "The Newt Case" and play "Amortentia, Avada Kedavra, Imperio."

• Terrance and Gretchen are joined by Hogwarts Radio's own social media manager, Sydney Mook.
• In this week's episode, the hosts discuss the box office numbers for Crimes of Grindelwald. Where did WB go wrong? What made this movie opening different?
• They also dive into each CoG character arc. What did each character do in this movie? What does the future hold for our heroes and villains?
• The hosts end with a rousing game of Avada Kedavra, Amortentia, Imperio!
• Join us next week for episode 225, and follow our wonderful hosts!

• Terrance and Gretchen are joined by Lizzie from SpeakBeasty for episode 223!
• How did Crimes of Grindelwald do at the box office? What did the critics think?
• Are fans struggling to separate Fantastic Beasts from Harry Potter?
• The hosts examine the twist in Crimes of Grindelwald.
• Thanks for joining us! We'll see you next week for episode 224.

Terrance and Gretchen are joined by guests Kari Lewis and Sydney Mook to discuss their initial reactions to "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald". This is filled with spoilers, beware!