EPISODES
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EPISODE 100 : Movie 3 (Part 2)
w/ Jackson Bird & Rex Testarossa
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THE CENTENNIAL EPISODE! TRIPLE DIGITS! WE MADE IT! Rex and Jack come on back to talk more of the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movies! Topics include: magic projectors, Marauder erasure, GIFs, growing weed, Molotov cocktails, strutting, Tom Felton improv, #JusticeForRonAndPig, Pettigrew’s clothes, Moose the Cat, White Claw, and more!
EPISODE 99 : Movie 3 (Part 1)
w/ Jackson Bird & Rex Testarossa (ft. Jim Tavare)
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Jackson Bird (@JackIsNotABird) and Rex Testarossa (@RexTestarossa) join to discuss the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Jim Tavare (Tom the Innkeeper) stops by as well! Topics include: Alfonso Curan’s wild journey, Expelliarmus pocket dimensions, Coffee Wizard, Monster Roomba, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Pentatonix w/ Frogs, Don Quixote, Drapple, Bem, coulrophobia, Bisexual Lupin, and more!
EPISODE 98 : Movie 2 (Part 3)
w/ Meghan & Travis Fruehauf
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We promise the final episode about the movie version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets won't drag out like the last scene in the film. Topics include Dumbledore impressions, Filch thoughts, Ginny: rabid dog?, spiders before bros, text layouts, arts & crafts, summoning Fawkes, bookmark socks, HAGRID’S OVERBLOWN RETURN and more!
EPISODE 97 : Movie 2 (Part 2)
w/ Meghan & Travis Fruehauf
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Mike's sister Meghan and her husband Travis come back to discuss another chunk of the movie version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets! Topics include puking slugs, how cool is Ron?, beams, architecture quandaries, The Flying V, Dr. Whatshisface, Skele-Gro problems, Hermione’s character development, "I’M… A WOT?!" and more!
EPISODE 96 : Movie 2 (Part 1)
w/ Meghan & Travis Fruehauf
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It's a family affair! Mike's sister and her husband come on to discuss the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie! Topics include: Harry's "green" eyes, uninteresting puns, dragging out scenes, Cosmo Kramer hair, Professor Fabio, Floo soot, Venus Flytraps, Scotch Tape, Aurora the Flower girl, and more!
EPISODE 95 : Movie 1 (Part 2)
w/ Paul Bae & Julia Schifini
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Paul Bae (@MrPaulBae) and Julia Schifini (@JuliaSchifini) continue their discussion of the film version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone! Topics include yelling at buildings, Maggie Smith’s extra lines, teacher power plays, disability representation, neck tutus, Fang: lazy mofo, magic margaritas, Poorbert, and more!
EPISODE 94 : Movie 1 (Part 1)
w/ Paul Bae & Julia Schifini
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WE FINALLY MADE IT! THE FILMS! Multitude's Julia Schifini (Spirits) and Paul Bae (The Black Tapes, The Big Loop, Marvels) join to discussing the movie adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone. Topics include: 80s action stars, Spice Rooms, fancy watches, Who Let the Dogs Out, Fart-Free Paul, Tamagotchis, Ron Weasley Raps, Transitions lenses, and more!
EPISODE 93 : Potterless Look Back IV
w/ Sydney Adams, Eric Hamilton Schneider, Lauren Shippen, and Zach Valenti
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Sydney Adams, Eric Hamilton Schneider, Lauren Shippen, and Zach Valenti return to discuss their appearances on Potterless! Topics include: crushing watermelons, Mike’s boggart, updated Weasley rankings, half of a Ford Fiesta, slow burn for Ginny, WB: not chill, the wine of the series, Penny Hardaway, and more!
EPISODE 92 : Potterless Look Back III
w/ David Tres, Jake Kilroy, and Melissa Anelli
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David Tres, Jake Kilroy, and Melissa Anelli return to discuss their appearances on Potterless! Mike goes solo for the Rosianna eps since she was unable to join. Topics include coming to fruition, internet rage, many Snape discussions, robot patroni, Rowling like bowling, The Uncanny Valley, and more!
EPISODE 91 : Potterless Look Back II (Eps. 7-12)
w/ Amanda McLoughlin, Ashley Strongarm, Jordan Edwards, and Julia Schifini
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Amanda McLoughlin, Ashley Strongarm, Jordan Edwards, and Julia Schifini return to discuss their appearances on Potterless! Topics include Fancy airhorns, the birth of violently purple, Hermionthree, Quidditch rants, Ashley’s soul, men with sledgehammers, getting cast as Ludo Bagman, and more!
EPISODE 90 : Potterless Look Back I (Eps. 1-6)
w/ Alex Moothart, Charlotte Dow, Amanda McLoughlin, and Sydney Adams
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Call me Marty McFly and your phone a DeLorean, because we're going BACK IN TIME! The guests from the first 6 eps of Potterless return to cover all the things Mike missed, all the spoilers that were dodged, and everything else that stood out. Topics include fixing quidditch, netball, Harry’s memories, janky audio setups, LINEN RECTANGLES, and more!
EPISODE 89 : Deathly Hallows (Ch. 36) Part 2 & Epilogue
w/ Kelly Beckman
Kelly Beckman, a major factor in the show's creation, guests for the final main book series episode of Potterless! Topics include: “Yes, I dare,” "I KNOW IMPORTANT THINGS!", banana facts, Mufasa, blubbering humdingers, HP trivia, steaming nuggets, SCORPIOUS, Mr. Darcy, and more!
EPISODE 88 : Deathly Hallows (Ch. 36) Part 1
w/ Kelly Beckman
Kelly Beckman, NOW THE FIANCÉ, returns to discuss the beginning of the end of the last book of the Harry Potter series! Topics include Heads Up 7 Up, the metric system, reverse clark Kent, a new Neville level, bull elephants, Enya, Neopolitan ice cream, Stabius Knifeus, Disney movies, and more!
EPISODE 87 : Deathly Hallows (Ch. 35)
w/ Jeffrey Cranor
Jeffrey Cranor of Welcome to Night Vale joins to discuss a very strange and unique chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! Topics include flayed babies, Southern Hospitality, automated pet feeders, coy Dumbledore, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, Food Network spinoffs, Mike’s 180 on HP, the Red Solo Hufflepuff cup, '07 yearbooks, and more!
BONUS - The Hufflepuff Episode LIVE
w/ Eric Hamilton Schneider & Julia Schifini
Many moons ago, Mike promised that he would make a special episode for whichever house got the most Potterless t-shirt pre-orders. Hufflepuff DOMINATED, so here is that episode LIVE FROM NEW YORK! Topics include: Wizards in the Catholic Church, fuck Jany Temime, Harry Potter Vans, Mike’s proposal to Kelly, the needlessly savage narrator, and more!
EPISODE 86 : Deathly Hallows (Ch. 34)
w/ Lauren Shippen
Lauren Shippen, author of The Infinite Noise, returns to the podcast to talk some DEEP Harry introspection from Deathly Hallows! Topics include, Harry’s burden, the “shrieking” shack, Harry’s father figures, adult casting, LUDO BAGMAN FUN FACTS, Troy?!, Evil Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, gel quills, 90's toys, and more!
EPISODE 85 : Deathly Hallows (Ch. 33 Part 2)
w/ Helen Anderson
Helen Anderson (@HelenAnderz) returns to actually defend Snape based on Ch. 33 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! Topics include wizarding trust issues, Snape’s good side, patronus matching, salmon, #Always, Snape’s lack of positive influences, high school bullies, and more, including a fireside chat from Editing Mike!
EPISODE 84 : Deathly Hallows (Ch. 33 Part 1)
w/ Helen Anderson
British YouTuber and Snape-lover, Helen Anderson, joins to discuss the first part of Ch. 33 of Deathly Hallows! Topics include Stephen Fry sound effects, Voldemort’s theatrics, Tonks and Lupin's abrupt deaths, sassy gargoyles, Juvi Azkaban, wizard summer camp, Verus, toerags, "HARRY IS A HORCRUX?!", the darker side of Dumbledore, and more!
EPISODE 83 : Deathly Hallows (Ch. 32)
w/ Elena Fernández Collins & Wil WIlliams
Two wonderful podcast critics, Wil and Ely, join to discuss more Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! Topics include Fernandez Dominguez, the women who deserved better, Jonath Van Ness-demort, 90's lingo, Super Monkey Ball, Fenrir’s creepiness, Cousin It, Snape's AWFUL final words, and more!
EPISODE 82 : Deathly Hallows (Ch. 31 Part 2)
w/ Johnny Frohlichstein
The Maturity Corner boys are back to round out the discussion for Ch. 31 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! Topics include GlassLock, Percy’s redemption moment, DIEDUMBS, the return of ramparts, Biology class, pickup basketball, banana peppers, Lance Stephenson, FIENDFYRE FESTIVAL, Fred's Greatest Hits, and more!
EPISODE 81 : Deathly Hallows (Ch. 31 Part 1)
w/ Johnny Frohlichstein
Johnny returns for this DOOZY of a chapter that is so intense it'll take two episodes to cover! Topics include Fighting in the Battle, Slytherin culture, doing a bunk, incel twitter, ghost tenure, Albanian activities, quinceañeras, bar/bat mitzvahs, Jimmy Neutron Brain Blasts, parseltongue bullshit, and more!