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Basic Snitches

Tara Corkery & Adam Bowerswww.basicsnitches.com
Tara and Adam are re-reading everyone’s favorite series! Warning: Contains swearing, spoilers, wine consumption and a lot of us talking about our cats.
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Episodes

Screaming is Fun

Chapter 5- The Whomping Willow: Spoiler- screaming really is NOT fun. Tara renames the chapter "We Didn't Think". Trees should always be allowed to fight back. Snape has amazing timing and Adam shockingly still awards points in this episode.

Nov 28, 201945 minSeason 2Ep. 24

Animals are all Good Poopers

Chapter 4: At Flourish and Blotts- Harry needs to work on enunciation...also, Tara had a weird childhood and once again, we're giving out free advertising... YOU'RE WELCOME TARGET.

Nov 21, 201952 minSeason 2Ep. 23

Murder and Gold Smuggles

Chapter 3: The Burrow - Tara has (probably not) learned her lesson about voice to text note-taking. Ron is pretty great in this chapter, Molly Weasley freaking rocks, finally the Dursleys are out of our lives, and also, YOU'RE WELCOME MICROSOFT FOR OUR FREE ADVERTISING!

Nov 06, 201944 minSeason 2Ep. 22

We Have Ascended to a Higher Plane

Chapter 2: Dobby's Warning- Sometimes drinking an entire bottle of wine while recording is a good idea....and sometimes it's not. Dobby is a life-ruiner, Harry's birthday gets worse, Vernon is racist, geese are the worst.

Oct 24, 201943 minSeason 2Ep. 21

Return to Dursleyland

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter One: The Worst Birthday- THE SNITCH IS BACK! Welcome to season 2 where we appropriately drink too much wine and complain about awful muggles! Welcome back!!! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Oct 09, 201942 minSeason 2Ep. 20

We Did the Thing! Featuring Special Guest Natalie Zenczak

Sorcerer's Stone Wrap-Up: Adam and Tara go through their favorite parts of book one and discuss the first movie with new HP fan, Natalie Zenczak! Learn who wins and loses the book, hear Adam award the house cup and see what we're excited for in Chamber of Secrets! We're taking a few weeks off, so we'll catch you Snitches on Oct 9 with the first episode of book 2! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches

Sep 25, 201948 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Two-Faced Snitch

Chapter 17: The Man With Two Faces- In the final chapter of the first book, Adam and Tara determine that Ravenclaw should be winning the house cup every year and that Quirrell sucks because murdering an 11 year old should be easier. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Sep 19, 201949 minSeason 1Ep. 18

BONUS Episode- Meet the PUFFS!

Hiiiiiii!!! Adam and Tara take you through the story of the Puffs- a nice, happy, badger-loving group of students who attended magic school with a certain glasses-wearing hero. Guest starring Daniel Hunsicker, Nathan Ott, Kyle Burnett, Sarah Price, Andrew Keller, Jay Sigler, Tessa Gaffney and Brian O. Jackson. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches

Sep 17, 20191 hr 13 minSeason 1Ep. 17

Cliffhangers are Great

Chapter 16: Through the Trapdoor- Wizard exams are cool...unless you have to take them while being afraid that someone is going to come MURDER YOU while you're debating on a multiple choice question! Ron is only sometimes good at jokes. Bae is a terrible word. Adam sees growth in the characters. Tara successfully avoids a lawsuit. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Sep 11, 201953 minSeason 1Ep. 16

I'm not a regular Centaur, I'm a COOL Centaur

Chapter 15: The Forbidden Forest- Exciting discussions include the importance of magical office supplies, the "mom arm" and how maybe this detention shouldn't have been approved. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Sep 04, 201944 minSeason 1Ep. 15

You Think Magic is Hard, Try Doing Your Taxes

Chapter 14: Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback- We are on the home stretch and we're going to finish the thing! Hooray us! Adam hates this chapter because everyone sucks at basically everything. Also everyone is suspicious. And nosy. Just not a good chapter for anyone. Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Aug 28, 201935 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Snapes on a Broom

Chapter 13: Nicholas Flamel- Malfoy is a terrible bully. Some fat cat interrupts recording. Snape is suspicious. Ron is good at something. Oh, and N Flam is an old dude. Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Aug 22, 201940 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Eht Rorrim Fo Nocab

Chapter 12: The Mirror of Erised- Our first hour long episode is here and it's DOUBLE CHRISTMAS! Spelling stuff backwards is fun but trying to pronounce it is awful. So there are shinanigans and presents and Christmas dinner and a LOT of points to Adam's favorite... Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Aug 14, 20191 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Angelina for President!

Chapter 11: Quidditch- Tara changes the rules and takes chapter 10's win away from Harry, which is kinda rude. We talk about sports-because we're experts on THAT subject. Snape sucks, Hooch sucks, Ohio weather sucks. Everything is dangerous. Lee Jordan and McG 4EVA!!! Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Aug 07, 201936 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Jacket Potato

Chapter 10: Halloween- Adam gives Tara a new nickname. Draco still sucks and a trio is born. Also, Tara and Adam give a certain Tony Award winning play lots of unnecessary promotion (but also, we mean every word so if you'd like to sponsor us we will gladly talk about how great it is every single episode!) Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Aug 01, 201953 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Hagrid's Crumpet

Chapter 9: The Midnight Duel. What dirty things does Peeves write on the chalkboards? What does Madam Hooch even do? How are the security measures at Hogwarts decided? Will Adam and Tara ever pick a tagline??? Uninvited guest- Alexa Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Jul 24, 201959 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Hogwarts is LIT - Featuring Bailey

Chapter 8- The Potions Master: Bailey the dog is back with even more sass in our newest installment of Basic Snitches! So, it's time to go to school and classes are AWESOME! Except Professor Binns is boring AF, Mrs. Norris sucks, Filch sucks, Peeves sucks and Snape REALLY sucks. And bullying your own students in never okay. Thank you for coming to our Ted Talk. Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Jul 17, 201941 minSeason 1Ep. 8

McGonagallin' All Over

Chapter 7- The Sorting Hat: This episode features special guests Bailey, Betty and Bart-who only add to the fact that Tara has no attention span. Adam gives us a Tarot lesson and Percy is still not a cool kid. Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Jul 10, 201948 minSeason 1Ep. 7

9 3/4 is Where the Magic Begins

Chapter 6- The Journey From Platform Nine and Three Quarters: Outdated updates and obnoxious laughter abound. We meet *the* HBIC, Molly Weasley. Also, Trevor is not having any of it. Oh, and I guess this chapter is about friendship. Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Jul 04, 201944 minSeason 1Ep. 6

You're a Millionaire, Harry!

Chapter 5- Diagon Alley: Or- Get Punched in the Face With Magic!!!! Adam and Tara give each other gifts (aww) and talk about how much they love Hagrid in our longest episode yet. Also, this chapter comes with a parking meter story because why not? Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Jun 26, 201953 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Codswallop & Mugwump

Chapter 4- The Keeper of the Keys: We rename the chapter "Hagrid" because we think we're clever and spend half the episode on vocabulary and the other half cackling at nothing that is remotely funny. Please note that the mix is not Adam's fault, we just don't know how to use microphones I guess. Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Jun 19, 201936 minSeason 1Ep. 4

The Tale of Floofy Dinky Dudders

Chapter 3- The Letters From No One- We establish that Tara isn't a real person and that making up nicknames for Dudley is fun. Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

Jun 13, 201941 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Where My Bacon? Where My Presents?

Chapter 2: The Vanishing Glass- Lots of complaining about people who complain about Daniel Radcliffe. Also the movies have ruined us. Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

May 31, 201950 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Vernon Needs to go to Therapy

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Chapter One: The Boy Who Lived- Chapter discussion with very accurate outline, passionate book to movie comparison, and us laughing way too much at our own jokes. HERE WE GO! Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and take our survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

May 30, 201946 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Meet the Basic Snitches

A somewhat introduction to the goofballs guiding you through this re-read. Learn more on Facebook and Instagram @basicsnitches and make sure you take our listener survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYL8SPW

May 30, 20196 min
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