Alice and Martha take a break from their usual topic of discussion to explore another influential book series from their childhood, The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner. In this new series, Alice and Martha will reminisce on shared memories, inside jokes, and experiences reading both classic and lesser-known children’s books, including favorite segments such... Read more

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Alice, Martha, and recurring guest Shut Up Tim discuss a riveting five minutes of Alfonso’s magnum opus. There are lots of questions and surprises in these five minutes. Where did Hermione get all those ferrets from? Why does that little fossil rock have to look like that? And has Martha had a change of heart... Read more

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It’s time to talk about the Spare, whose arc is unfortunately far too short! Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/realweirdsisters New episodes are released every Monday and special topics shows are released periodically. Don’t forget to subscribe to our show to make sure you never miss an episode!

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Alice and Martha round out close to fifteen hours on everyone’s favorite headmaster. The proper eulogy may already be complete, but there’s still plenty to talk about Dumbledore postmortem! This week’s discussion includes dissection of the Pillsbury Doe Girl’s letter to Snuffles, and pedagogical advice that Dumbledore could have benefitted from adopting. Please consider supporting... Read more

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Alice and Martha are joined once again by their friend and recurring guest, Shut Up Tim, to discuss the top five Michael Gambon moments in this mysterious, honest, and true five minutes. Shoutout to Googy Gress, Stan Lee, and James Cromwell! Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/realweirdsisters New episodes are released every Monday and... Read more

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In this crossover episode, The Real Weird Sisters (Alice and Martha) are joined by special guests Gia Worthy (@classicallygia), Sarah Carradine (@sarahcarradine), and the Sorting Buff to sort the contestants of Survivor 42 into Hogwarts houses. Be aware that the show contains spoilers from both Survivor 42 and the Harry Potter series. Please consider supporting... Read more

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Alice and Martha finally get the chance to properly eulogize Dumbledore, but don’t worry — our Dumbledore character studies aren’t over yet! My, how the turntables… Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/realweirdsisters New episodes are released every Monday and special topics shows are released periodically. Don’t forget to subscribe to our show to make... Read more

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Alice and Martha pursue that flighty teptress, Dumbledore, discussing his arc in the sixth book up until Harry procures the absolutely crucial horcrux memory from Slughorn. This definitely includes a lengthy discussion of the most canonically accurate subway station hottie, too! Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/realweirdsisters New episodes are released every Monday and... Read more

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Alice and Martha resume their discussion of Dumbledore in the fifth book, this time focusing on his relationship with the Ministry of Magic and his role in the Wizarding War. Our feedback survey is now live! Please visit realweirdsisters.com/feedback to give us your thoughts as we enter our seventh year of the podcast! Please consider... Read more

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Alice and Martha discuss Dumbledore’s relationship (or lack thereof) with Harry in the fifth book, and will pick up with Dumbledore’s relationship (or lack thereof) with the Ministry and his role in the Wizarding War next week! Our feedback survey is now live! Please visit realweirdsisters.com/feedback to give us your thoughts as we enter our... Read more

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