Mischief Managed Podcast: Your recommended dose of Harry Potter nonsense

It's a special episode of Mischief Managed Podcast. We celebrate a birthday and talk about death a lot. Actually it's pretty par for the course. We say hi, quickly, because we're professionals then move on to our Meet your Messrs question, "What would your Deathly Hallow be?". Laura is unobtrusive, Katie is giggling, Craig is insatiable, and Kate wants to be healthy. Then it's on to our topic: How would the story change if major deaths didn't happen. We have some feelings and speculate wildly about what could have been! Then it's a tricksy and true Quizzle, a Recreational Slytherin, an Underrated Chaser, and the first ever Would you Rather. All of this is free!

Hey cuties, it's another MMP in the dead of winter! We talk about all the other podcasts and shows that we've seen lately and then we dive right in to our Meet your Messrs question. Today we answer "Which character do we identify with most?". And we are using our current selves which are SAD because of cold and darkness. Katie is in a tower, Kate likes chicken, Craig is serious, and Laura is his mom. Next it's on to our topic which is Seasonal Affective Disorder/Mental Health in Hogwarts. We talk about making plants, the relative temperature and cloud cover of Scotland and Toronto, and brain melting. Next we move on to a Craigishly quiz, a Kateliness Underrated Character, a Katiean Slytherin and Cast Away, and a Marry/Bonk/Kill that is... real sad.

Take Two

It’s deja vu city at Mischief Managed Headquarters as we record half the episode a second time (because of failure). We laugh about it because we are strong. We quickly discuss the game play that we’ve seen so far from Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery and speculate accordingly. Then it’s on to our Meet your Messrs question that comes straight from the Craig’s mouth: “What current/future muggle technology would you be excited about as a Witch or Wizard?”. Laura boldly goes, Katie likes limbs, Craig likes alien, and Kate has 7 answers. Then it’s on to the controversial topic of David Yates comments concerning Dumbledore’s sexuality in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts film. We try to take a calm look at this issue by discussing the importance of representation, the politics of the film industry, our head cannons, and how much uncertainty there still is. Then it’s on to a double Quiz, a SUPER SEXY Cast Away (seriously, look it up), a medical Slytherin, and a Marry/Boff/Kill that is queer as f&*k. Enjoy the Katie and Craig Friendship Hour!

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Childishness is next to Godliness

We have a familiar sounding special Guest this episode, James! We talk about his journey into Potter and read the wonderful robotically crafted chapter of HP fan fic. Beef women, amirite? Next for our Meet your Messrs question, we try to imagine ourselves as the bad guys. Kate is on brand, Katie shouldn’t teach, James goes for the big bad, and Craig traps Katie. Then it’s on to our topic: Child stars of Harry Potter. We discuss acting ability, casting choice, surprising level-headedness, and what they’re doing now. Then it’s on to an arresting Quizzle, a stand-up Slytherin, a tricky Cast Away, a ye olde Underrated Character, and a Marry/Boff/Kill of pretty ladies. In the end, we introduce Jess (FINALLY) and finish with some Scots!

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Intelligent (Production) Design

We’re back from the holidays and winter has arrived! We also have THE FIRST EVER MISCHIEF MANAGED PODCAST HOUSE CUP RESULTS!!!! So exciting, you guys. We also announce our House Prefects and Head Boy and Girl, listeners who have gone above and beyond in the last year. We love you. We love you like Dumbledore loves socks. EVERYONE LOVES SOCKS. I’m sorry for yelling, but I’m just really happy. Then it’s on to our Meet your Messrs question, where we answer which character we’d like to cosplay. Craig is a silver fox, Kate likes layers, Katie likes make-up, and Laura is on brand. Next we start our topic: Production design in Harry Potter. We discuss places, props, creatures, and other nouns. It’s fun, check it out. Then it’s a tricky Quiz, a switcheroo Cast Away, a switcheroo Slytherin, a well-connected Underrated Character, and a similar Marry/Boff/Kill. Thanks for an amazing year, you cute pieces of cake.

Holiday Episode? No, Topic Down!

It’s a cozy day in the not too distant past, and the Messrs gathered to bring you some Holiday cheer! Hurry before Kate falls asleep! We have a short intro, but you know what they say, “No news is good podcasting!” I’m pretty sure I’ve got that right. We move on to a very in-depth Meet your Messrs question, in which we Found a 5th House in Hogwarts. Craig is a Northern loner, Laura likes the moon, Kate likes everything, and Katie is a hidden loner. There is no topic today, because the Messrs need a break, too! So we skip on down to a nerve-racking Quizzle, a kindly Cast Away, a Golden Slytherin, and a Marry/Boff/Kill/Secret Santa that pits four festive pals against each other. Merry Everyone!

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Our House Cup Runneth Over…

It’s a classic MMP with all the Messrs! Laura has seen some Holiday Royalty, Kate still likes Riverdale, and we are solidly “Meh” on Justice League. We touch on the controversial casting and J.K.’s defence before moving on to our Meet your Messrs question. This episode we discuss our pet peeves in the book series. Only Laura understands the question, so points to Ravenclaw! A smooth as hell segue brings us to our topic: The House Points system. How do you get them? Can we accurately describe a cool infogram? What about chocolate? Etc? Next we move on to a woodsy Quizzle, a musical Slytherin, a festive Underrated Character, and a Marry/Boff/Kill that’s all about Head(s).

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With friends like these who needs frenemies? Laura and Craig are back along with our special guest Devon! We catch up with Devon on completing the series and Laura and Craig regale us with vacation stories. SURPRISE FRIENDSHIP BREAK: Our thoughtful super-friends Tess and Thom drop by to wish us a Happy 50th Episode in the best way possible... WITH THEMED CAKE! They truly are too good for this world. After we settle down, we move on to our Meet your Messrs question which is, "If you could be a twin to any character in the series, who would it be?". Kate's answer is smart, Devon's answer is dreamy, Katie breaks the story, Craig wants to be out of the way, and Laura lives the spinster dream before changing her answer like she changes her face. The topic today is all about Friendship so we talk about our favourite friendships from the books, hair potion, and Daniel Radcliffe's farting corpse. Then we continue with a nosey quiz, a Hella good Cast Away, a blood-sucking Slytherin, a long overdue underrated character, and a Marry/Boff/Kill that pits friends against friends. Thanks for sticking by us for 50, you cute, nerdy son's of witches!

Sock it to me!

Craig and Laura are off having the TIME OF THEIR LIVES gallivanting across the UK, but DON’T FRET- we brought in the BEST NEW CRAIG AND LAURA! Charlie and Emily are amazing and talented guest additions (seriously, check out their personal creations) and the beautiful, dreamy, special Jamie joins us once again as well! We learn how our new friends got into Harry Potter, their houses n’ hybrids, find out who is Fantastic Beasts and Cursed Child free (!), and are introduced to Jamie’s true job in life- Career in Human.

We move on to meet our fancy messers with a question from a Slytherin fan about where in the Harry Potter world would we live? Katie justly cheats with a smart answer, Charlie is logical, Jamie basically goes home, Kate is obvious, and Emily is cozy. Basically, we all win- ONTO THE TOPIC!

What’s up with those House Elves, eh? What are they doin’? Where did Spew end up? Does Hermione actually have a flaw?!? We get a bit deep and a bit sad, but round it out in the end with some much needed House Elf love. Oh, Dobby. What a tennis-ball-eyed gem.

Then Jamie stumps us all (well, maybe not Katie), we love on a giggly, hormonal, character, learn about a funny, new bookie Slytherin (who’s an actual wizard!), and finish off with a privileged-based MFK.

OH AND GUESS WHAT, SOMEONE HERE AUDITIONED FOR THE FILMS. Stick around to hear the story and some great acting skills!

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Our Hallowed Queen, Caitlin is back and we’re ready to talk about an unfortunate bear, eating garbage on purpose, and the return of Riverdale. For our Meet your Messrs question today, it’s a somber one where we chose a character to save from J.K.’s chopping block. Kate’s choice is sad, Caitlin’s choice is sad, Laura’s choice is sad, Katie’s choice is sad, Craig is a jerk (but then he chooses something sad). Thanks for the bummer, Erin! Then it’s on to our topic which is all about Wizarding travel and vacations. How do they get there? What do they see? Where would they go? How do we get rid of mosquitoes? Now that we’ve settled that, we move on to a tricky Quiz, an appropriate Underrated Character, a sweet HogWord, a Stranger Cast Away, a fairy tale Slytherin, and a Be/Banish/Befriend that won’t be around forever.

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