{"podcast":{"title":"MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast","slug":"mugglecast-the-harry-potter-re-read-podcast-775700","podcast_index_feed_id":775700,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/mugglecast","website_url":"http://www.mugglecast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a768baf2-a5b6-11ee-9d26-3fc4781e7cb4/image/623b705da3906ed0d9d896142d3f80e2.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"mugglecast","episode_count":780,"summary":"MuggleCast is your weekly ride into the world of Harry Potter, including the books and upcoming TV show! Our Harry Potter podcast, hosted by four life-long friends, brings its listeners entertaining and thought-provoking discussions about the Wizarding World. With each new episode we discuss everything Harry Potter: the latest news, the Potter books, the upcoming HBO TV Show, the theme parks, the video games, the fandom, and more! We're currently hosting a Chapter by Chapter re-read of the original seven Harry Potter books while keeping listeners up to date on the Harry Potter TV show.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T18:21:24.981189+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mugglecast-the-harry-potter-re-read-podcast-775700"},"episode":{"title":"Dark Magic Who Shall Not Be Named (HBP Chapter 23, 'Horcruxes')","slug":"dark-magic-who-shall-not-be-named-hbp-chapter-23-horcruxes","published_at":"2026-04-29T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mugglecast-the-harry-potter-re-read-podcast-775700/dark-magic-who-shall-not-be-named-hbp-chapter-23-horcruxes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mugglecast-the-harry-potter-re-read-podcast-775700","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NIAAI9196040888.mp3?updated=1777388445","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NIAAI9196040888.mp3?updated=1777388445","summary":"On this week's episode, get ready for the worst scavenger hunt ever! Join Eric, Micah, Laura and special guest Rachel as they take a trip down Horcrux memory lane and learn what near-impossible task lies ahead for Harry and company! Welcome Slug Club member and host of The Menuscript, Rachel! This week we're discussing Half-Blood Prince Chapter 23, \"Horcruxes\" The Slughorn Files: UNREDACTED What do we make of Slughorn's interest in Tom becoming Minister of Magic? Did Tom learn some of his less-than-wholesome skills from observing Slughorn? What was the inciting event that made Dumbledore so “fierce” about a no-Horcrux curriculum? And should Horcruxes be a banned topic at Hogwarts? Why was Voldemort willing to risk part of his soul to reopen the Chamber of Secrets? Hallows Happy Dumbledore: with both the Elder Wand and Resurrection Stone in his possession, why didn't Albus ask Harry for his Invisibility Cloak and just dip? When Dumbledore suggests the possibility of a living Horcrux in Nagini, should this not have been MAJOR confirmation that Harry was a Horcrux as well? Why does Harry’s capacity for love give him power the Dark Lord knows not? Lynx Line: If Horcruxes were a subscription service, what would their tagline be? Quizzitch: On July 7th, 2007, the “New 7 Wonders of the Modern World” were unveiled by the New 7 Wonders Committee in Switzerland, with input from around the world. Of the NEW 7 Wonders of the Modern world, which one is the MOST modern? In Bonus MuggleCast, we're keeping with the Horcrux theme… and giving the Harry Potter TV show license to change one major character death. Find out what the hosts came up with at Patreon.com/MuggleCast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"On this week's episode, get ready for the worst scavenger hunt ever! Join Eric, Micah, Laura and special guest Rachel as they take a trip down Horcrux mem…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3246,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mugglecast-the-harry-potter-re-read-podcast-775700/episodes/dark-magic-who-shall-not-be-named-hbp-chapter-23-horcruxes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mugglecast-the-harry-potter-re-read-podcast-775700/dark-magic-who-shall-not-be-named-hbp-chapter-23-horcruxes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}