Armed with seven sacred books and their companion films, American muggles have made their insights into the wizarding world available for nerds everywhere on an award-winning Harry Potter-themed podcast known as 'Mugglecast.'
For all the unlucky fans without access to a frame-by-frame version of the latest Deathly Hallows trailer, the download-able show is the holy grail (or, in this case, the philosophers stone) of the nerd world.
The show covers questions like "What is the relevance of socks in Harry Potter 1 to 3?" and "Harry Potter: Talented or Lucky?"
The chat is faster-paced than Severus Snape confronted with a bottle of shampoo. Like the brilliant 'History Today,' Mugglecast can sometimes lack in content but, in my opinion, it more than makes up for it with the customary witticisms.
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'Mugglecast' is Perfect for Extreme Harry Potter Fans
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