EPISODES
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EPISODE 120: Deleted Scenes (Movies 7-8)
w/ Emily McGovern
Emily McGovern (@EmilysCartoons) returns to talk deleted scenes from the last two Harry Potter movies and answer some questions about My Life as a Background Slytherin! Topics include: Scottish stereotypes, Ron and Harry fanfic, Hermione's flirting game, French accents, Filch: a Meditation on Capitalism, the Slytherin aesthetic, literacy of wizards, Roald Dahl, and more!
EPISODE 119: Deleted Scenes (Movies 5-6)
w/ Emily McGovern
Emily McGovern, the creator of My Life as a Background Slytherin, joins to discuss more deleted scenes from the Harry Potter films! Topics include: spiritually frizzy, Extended Cut Legion, Belgium,SINGED AND FURIOUS, monologuing, fidgeting, 90's toys, Daniel Radcliffe staring out into the distance, “dim and thick”, “My dAd MaDe iT”, #BagmanHive, and more!
EPISODE 118: Deleted Scenes (Movies 1-4)
w/ javi_draws
Illustrator javi_draws calls in from Pakistan to discuss the deleted scenes from the first four Harry Potter movies! Javi also didn't read the books as a kid! Topics include: wash your hand games, anti-Ron agenda, JK dropping clues, Justice for Hufflepuff, Hogwarts laundry, mud pies, Cher, Pakistani Cartoon Network, Sir Cadogan, motion sickness, The Weird Sisters, and more!
EPISODE 117: The Tales of Beedle the Bard
w/ Chris Rankin
Chris Rankin, the actor who played Percy Weasley in the films, joins Mike live on stage at LeakyCon Boston to cover the spin-off book, The Tales of Beedle the Bard! Topics include: Yorkshire, chattels, rubbish pails, hunger groans, Frank Oz, America vs. Britain, Black Mirror, pantomime, Prof. Kettleburn, the meaning of love, Dumbledore and Voldemort as basketball coaches, Brexit, Chris’ Weasley rankings, Rugby, and more!
EPISODE 116: Movie 8 (Part 4)
w/ Kelly Schubert & Ty Stafford
The final standard movie episode is here as Kelly and Ty return to round out their discussion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2! Topics include: French Snape, floating discs, “one could say,” Drake, Voldey at Chili’s, fist fighting, botching the ending, Voldemort particles, Mean Girls, and more!
EPISODE 115: Movie 8 (Part 3)
w/ Kelly Schubert & Ty Stafford
Schubes is joined by Ty Stafford and his NOW WIFE, Kelly Schubert to talk more about the 8th movie in the Harry Potter film franchise! Topics include: Cute McGonagall, the Parseltongue debate of the century, burning the Quidditch field, NYAH, Snatcher bottlenecking, Luna & Neville, life and death horniness, Kelly’s favorite scene, and more!
EPISODE 114: Movie 8 (Part 2)
w/ Kelly Beckman & Ty Stafford
Kelly (@VoteForMeKellyB) and Ty (@IroningMyUnderwear on IG) return to talk more about the 8th Harry Potter film! Topics include: Ron’s wet shirt, cat chip clips, Aberforth erasure, e———qually guilty, favorite Alan Rickman/Snape moments, Fire Lasso & Smoke Daggers, Voldemort ASMR, and more!
EPISODE 113 : Movie 8 (Part 1)
w/ Kelly Beckman & Ty Stafford
Mike's fiancé, Kelly Beckman, and his ol' YouTube bud, Ty Stafford, join to start the discussion of Deathly Hallows Part 2! Topics include: Dyslexia, the WB logo, Papa Roach, HBC-inception, Kelly notes, King Midas, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, fashion, The Simspons Ride, The Girl from Ipanema, K-pop, ironing underwear, and more!
EPISODE 112 : Movie 7 (Part 3)
w/ Helen Zaltzman, Martin Austwick, and Jonas Robinett
Helen Zaltzman (@HelenZaltzman), Martin Austwick (@MartinAustwick), and Jonas Robinett (@JonastyDrawz) complete their discussion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1! Topics include: Evil Jeans, NPC Hermione, Nick Cave, Spice World, The Cha Cha Slide, Wonderwall, The Time-inator, prawn cocktail crisps, Ferrero Rocher, Management styles, Kay jewelers, General Grievous of Wands, and more!
EPISODE 111: Movie 7 (Part 2)
w/ Helen Zaltzman, Martin Austwick, & Jonas Robinett
Helen (The Allusionist), Martin (Song by Song), and Jonas (The Universe According to Rex & Jonas) return to talk more about the seventh Harry Potter film! Topics include: uses for the sword of Gryffindor, Vegemite/Marmite, Newsballs, Dustbledor, Gary Youngman, toilet questions, love at first shite, Wikipedia, wizard fashion, monopolies, wifi, Adam Ant, SCABIOR, and more!
EPISODE 110: Movie 7 (Part 1)
w/ Helen Zaltzman, Martin Austwick, & Jonas Robinett
Helen and Martin return, and Schubes' Vine buddy Jonas makes his debut to talk about the 7th Harry Potter movie! Topics include: VFX, Scrimgeour’s accent, empty picture frames, Bellatrix’s hair, Voldey’s nails, rickets, friendly affection, Preposterous Toons, Tonks’ hair, Top Gun 3: Maverick vs Voldey, breaking wands, Sutton Caulfield, and more!
EPISODE 109: Movie 6 (Part 3)
w/ Miel Bredouw & Bettina Campomanes
THE MUSICAL EX-VINER TRILOGY IS COMPLETE! Miel and Bettina get loose in this final installment about the sixth Harry Potter movie! Topics include: intense reverb, The Catcher in the Rye, the mafia, Norwalk virus/Norovirus, sibling fights, LATIN, Law & Order SVU, LoTR ripoffs, Bettina’s power spoon, The Space Needle, AIM screen names, and more!
EPISODE 108: Movie 6 (Part 2)
w/ Miel Bredouw & Bettina Campomanes
Punch Up the Jam's Miel Bredouw and Bettina Campomanes aka Valiant Vermin make their return to discuss more of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie! Topics include: The Wet Bandits, Hagrid: Big Mood, Footloose, Silence of the Lambs, dunking, the Mathilda cake, bathroom attendants, Cormac McCarthy, the return of Drapple, fog art, robe techniques, and more!
EPISODE 107: Movie 6 (Part 1)
w/ Miel Bredouw & Bettina Campomanes
Schubes is joined by two truly diVine guests, Miel Bredouw (Punch up the Jam) and Bettina Campomanes (Valient Vermin), to discuss the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! Topics include: seamless transitions, Marilyn Manson, flying Death Eaters, CHAIR DADDY, Andrew “Hot Priest” Scott, Starscream, #TwinsArePeople, #HornyBoyFall, noses vs. toes, Coke, and more!
Percy: SO GOOD or THE WORST? & Wizarding World Price is Right
w/ Helen Zaltzman & Melissa Anelli
A DOUBLE FEATURE?! WHOA! First, Helen Zaltzman (The Allusionist) joins Mike live in Boston to determine (with math!) whether or not Percy Weasley is the worst. Then, Melissa Anelli (Pottercast) joins Mike at LeakyCon Dallas to play Wizarding World Price is Right! Topics include: ebola, solving the grope debate, Boris Johnson, spare brothers, post-book sorting, and more!
NOVEMBER NUTTINESS: The Most Interesting Non-Essential Character
w/ Johnny Frohlichstein & Eric Silver
Live from Houston, TX... it's November Nuttiness! Mike and Johnny complete a March Madness style bracket to determine which non-essential Harry Potter character is the most interesting! Multitude's Eric Silver moderates the shenanigans. Topics include: muscles & dragons, Barb & Joel, toxic masculinity, MunDINGus Fletcher, Conjunction Junction, and more!
EPISODE 106 : Movie 5 (Part 3)
w/ Daniel Kinamon & Jekeva Phillips
Daniel (Third Act Saviors) and Jekeva (Word Lit Zine) return for their final discussion of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie! Topics include: fart rules, Quizno’s, The Wizarding World of pants, Jason “Jeremy Irons” Isaacs, Helen Bonham Carter’s cheekbones, Chad from The Bachelorette, Seamus’ Shame Tie, CAN’T I POTTER, flying deatheaters, TSAH, and more!
EPISODE 105 : Movie 5 (Part 2)
w/ Daniel Kinamon & Jekeva Phillips
The Seattle improvisers are back to discuss more of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie! Topics include:
turtlenecks, little nitpicky bullshit, excessive candle wax, Jackie O, wizard QVC, Luna’s raw meat, Rock ’n’ Roll High School, naming clubs, SuperSoaker XP, first kiss stories, Top Gun, Nigel/Gertrude shortages, The Wild Thornberries, and more!
EPISODE 104 : Movie 5 (Part 1)
w/ Daniel Kinamon & Jekeva Phillips
Mike's old Seattle improv buddies join for a bit-filled episode covering the movie version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! Topics include: Pomona Stout, hot fictional characters corner, compensation dinners, Chekhov’s Mrs. Figg, YUMPY, Thor’s hammer, Girls Gone Wild, escalator etiquette, BRIAN, Hestia Jones, and more!
EPISODE 103 : Movie 4 (Part 3)
w/ Lauren Shippen & Briggon Snow
The Bright Sessions power duo is back for the final time to round out the discussion of the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie! Topics include: twin struggles, middle school dances, Myrtle’s horniness, improved Amos Diggory, the Pepto Bismol of spells, Cedric ecology, and more!
EPISODE 102 : Movie 4 (Part 2)
w/ Lauren Shippen & Briggon Snow (ft. Tiana Benjamin)
The Atypical Artists duo of Lauren Shippen and Briggon Snow return to discuss more of the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie. Tiana Benjamin (Angelina Johnson) also makes an appearance! Topics include: the great/grand hall, Unhinged Dumbledore, Rita Skeeter's muffled voice, NIGEL?, the groundhog morning report, Do the Hippogriff, Radiohead, and more!
EPISODE 101 : Movie 4 (Part 1)
w/ Lauren Shippen & Briggon Snow
Lauren Shippen (The Infinite Noise) and Briggon Snow (The Bright Sessions) join Schubes to discuss the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie! Topics include: shattering Lauren’s world, swiveling chairs, The "Top O' The Mornin'" sign, Barty Crouch Sr.’s mustache, puberty, Krum's outfits, Grumpydore, and more!