The Weird, Wacky World of Harry Potter Podcasts

You've Read the Books, You've Seen the Movies, Now There Are Harry Potter Podcasts!

By Racheline Maltese, published Aug 25, 2006
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If nothing else the Internet is one of those places where pop-culture phenomena come together and collide in new and interesting ways.  In the world of Harry Potter online fandom this means a flurry of podcasts have sprung up to report Harry Potter news, debate Harry Potter theories and celebrate beloved (or despised) Harry Potter characters.

Here’s a brief guide to some of the more noteworthy Harry Potter podcasts out there:

Pottercast comes to us from the staff of major Harry Potter fan-site, The Leaky Cauldron.  One of the oldest and most professional of the Harry Potter podcasts, one of the greatest things about it is that they get their transcripts up fast – so those of you who haven’t caught up with the world of podcasting can still get all our Harry Potter news.  Pottercast includes speculation and theories about the direction of the series, book and movie news, as well as interviews with those who have a particular expertise as related to the world of Harry Potter.

Mugglecast is the Harry Potter podcast that comes from the team at Mugglenet.  Currently they have over 50 episodes online.  This podcast focuses mainly on theories about what will happen next in the world of Harry Potter, while also examining often overlooked, but potentially important details of the books.

Mugglecast, like other Harry Potter related podcasts discusses options written and called in from fans.  While more accessible than some other podcasts (see below) new listeners may feel a bit behind until they listen to a few episodes and get a thorough handle on the podcast’s staff and personalities.

 
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The Weird, Wacky World of Harry Potter Podcasts

A flurry of podcasts have sprung up to report Harry Potter news.

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  • There are lots of Harry Potter podcasts out there.
  • The production values on Harry Potter podcasts varies wildly.
  • You can't even imagine some of the thigns that get discussed on the Harry Potter podcasts.
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I'm thai. I like HP...^ I want to friend is like Harry Potter ........lilith-44@thaimail.com.............

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Posted on 04/29/2007 at 5:04:00 AM

 
I was surprised that The Secrets of Harry Potter wasn't mentioned. It's really quite different from the others and, OK, it clearly takes a Christian perspective, but it's up front about it and most of the show is about all kinds of symbolisim and mythology that help understand the stories.

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Posted on 09/30/2006 at 1:09:00 AM

 
As said there are many more such as iMuggle a fan podcast of Mugglecast, Leaky Fan Cast, a fan podcast of the leaky cauldron (Yah Snidgets), EnchantedCast (it basically rox!), The Secret Owls (Cast) it's two filkers they sing they talk they do it all, The Leaky Mug those are the combined cast of Pottercast and mugglecast, and hmm one more to add REDcast a cast about the trio them in movies them in the books, it's cool. PS. Gwen I personally love Pottercast and Leak Fan Cast and that was a rather rude comment about them just because you disagree or don't care for that podcast doesn't mean you have tobe mean.

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Posted on 08/27/2006 at 10:08:00 AM

 
I agree Snapecast is wonderful, as I am a snape fan. For the enitre though Mugglecast is fantastic, more for younger generation, while Pottercast is for the older generation. I must say I listen to all three.

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Posted on 08/27/2006 at 10:08:00 AM

 
I love PotterCast and MuggleCast. I also recently started listening to the Secrets of Harry Potter which discusses the symbolism and mythology behind the novels.

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Posted on 08/27/2006 at 8:08:00 AM

 
PotterCast and MuggleCast are definitely my favourites by far. I've listened to a few select others but I think they are slightly too narrow in content while in these two, you get a bit of everything; apart, perhaps, from some of the more obsene sides of Potter out there. There is a reason PC and MC are so successful and have so many devoted listeners and this is just a testament to the quality and endless hard work put into both shows.

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Posted on 08/27/2006 at 2:08:00 AM

 
This doesn't even cover a quarter of HP Podcasts out there. Seems like the author was picking favorites, rather than being informative. I personally listen to Harmony Podcast at HarmonyPodcast.com. But there's also Spell Cast. Both mentioned podcasts aren't wanky, and are respectful to all groups - as opposed to, ahem, Pottercast and Leakycast.

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Posted on 08/26/2006 at 4:08:00 PM

 
There are many more such as HP Detective and enchanted cast

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Posted on 08/25/2006 at 4:08:00 PM

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