Kelly returns to Potterless for a fun new challenge. She and Mike alternate selecting Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans at random and answering trivia questions. If correct, they choose who eats the bean. If incorrect, the opponent chooses. Things get spicy (and gross)! Topics include: Beanboozled, ORNG, “burp me”, things stuck up noses, eating grass, light white and dark white, irks my bananas, and more! POTTERLESS LIVE: www.bit.ly/potterlessholiday2020 MIKE'S TALK AT THE BERKELEY FORUM: www.bi...
Nov 23, 2020•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mugglecast's Eric Scull joins Schubes to close the chapter on our coverage of Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them book! Topics include: Piglet, The Puritans, petting zoos, Donkey Kong, flying snakes, Mike’s bachelor party, Gilderoy’s intimidation, passive aggressive merpeople, BirdBox2: This Time it’s Personal, Spy Kids, The Little Mermaid, Yoshi, The Muppets, do wizards have guns, stealth Pumbaa, best selling textbooks, and more! NEW MERCH! HOODIE AND NOTEBOOK! Thanks to ou...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Micah from Mugglecast joins in what becomes an incredibly chill discussion about some incredibly terrifying beasts from the Fantastic Beasts book. Topics include: Diglett, Fire-Ass, Wizarding CBD, Hidebehind: the movie, fish power, science lab, unjust detention, appendices, sonic the hedgehogs, Spirited Away, super corn & mega potatoes, the Pikachu of FBAWTFT, and more! Thanks to our sponsor! SHUDDER: Get a 30 day free trial w/ code "POTTERLESS" — Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterle...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast StarKid/Tin Can Bros' Lauren Lopez, Corey Lubowich, and Brian Rosenthal talk about their experience with the A Very Potter Trilogy as well as their new project, Wayward Guide! Topics include: The Olympics, Heelys, Compliment Corner, string cheese, working with funny people, The Red Vine Situation, DIY mentality, regional accents, AOL, fence-sitting, and more! Crohn's and Colitis Foundation Thanks to our sponsors! FUNCTION OF BEAUTY: Get 20% off your first order! CALM: Get 40% off Calm Premium! —...
Nov 02, 2020•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Caleb Denecour (@CalebDenecour) returns to talk from Billywigs through Dragons in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them spin-off book! Topics include: Schubie Dooby Doo, Newt’s jacket, moldy dorms, respecting pets, Damian Lillard, Flying Monkeys, declawing cats, "orang-utan", Kevin from Up, venomous snakes, MOSQUITO DRAGONS, Mandyville, Francois Delacour, Alien vs. Predator, and more! VOTE: vote.gov Thanks to our sponsors! SHAKER & SPOON: Get $20 off your first box! — Thanks for listening ...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Caleb Denecour, Zoology major turned Ultimate Frisbee athlete, joins to talk about the first portion of Newt Scamander's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" book! Topics include: Dumbledore inconsistencies, J. Jonah Jameson, acronyms, US textbooks, wanderlust, forewords, wizard consultants, MACUSA, toddler books, Smokey the Bear, Wizarding Parks and Rec, Yellowcard, the new basilisk plan, SpongeBob, and more! Sylvia Rivera Law Project Thanks to our sponsor! KITTY POO CLUB: Use code "POTTER...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Live from Los Angeles, Schubes is joined by Brandon Grugle and Atypical Artists' Lauren Shippen to find love for Charlie Weasley in the most foolproof method: The Bachelor! Who will these three decide is Charlie's soulmate? Listen to find out! Topics include: Chris Hansen, math hats, Bad Boy Lite, flying experience, Japan, Illinois, Albania: it’s basically Greece, Bellatrix a freak, and more! SEE THE SLIDESHOW USED AT THE LIVE SHOW Thanks to our sponsor, FUNCTION OF BEAUTY: Get 20% off at www.fu...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jackson Bird (@jackisnotabird) joins to discuss Neil Cicierega's Potter Puppet Pals! Jackson, a trans man, opens the episode by discussing their experience with the JK situation, and then shares LOADS of behind-the-scenes info about Potter Puppet Pals! Topics include: Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen, Neil Cicierega Mouth Dreams, Harry and the Potters, The Harry Potter Alliance, Yule Balls, Draco puppet, puppet myths, hand motions, flash animations, TSA, NPAA ratings, butternut squash, jack-o-l...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast J'Neia is back for the final bout against Quidditch Through the Ages and her and Schubes team up to deliver the final blow and knock this book out for good. Topics include: Herbologist Atheltes, Antipodean, Uno, The Johannesburg Jaguars, African Quidditch, Texas deserves better, British Imperialism, flying carpet problems, elite fireworks, broom wood types, Schubes1-16, The Flying V, and more! Thanks to our sponsors! CALM: Get 40% of Calm Premium! BLASEBALL: Play absurd Internet Baseball! BETTER...
Sep 28, 2020•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast J'Neia is back for more QTTA, and we actually get to cover the interesting part of the book! Sadly, that's only one chapter! Topics include: dunking, Bill Belichick, Air Bud: Snitch Edition, Usain Bolt, Werewolf Krum, Avengers Endgame, Gritty, the Beyoncé of Wales, Mykonos, the Bad Boy Pistons, The Incredibles, Celestina Warbeck lyrics, Monster's Inc. and more! Tweet thread about the HP RPG: https://twitter.com/AmazonChique/status/1306666082028019712?s=20 The Okra Project: https://www.theokrapro...
Sep 21, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast J'Neia Stewart from House of Black podcast starts our discussion of the dumpster fire that is Quidditch Through the Ages. Topics include: transfiguration brain, flying carpets, The Silver Surfer, “SURVIVORS?”, Marathons, “the spirit of not giving a fuck”, additional consonants, wizard jousting, a knights tale, the floor is lava, cabbage guy from ATLA, Dropkick Murphys, baseball with pigeons, old basketball, wizards on ice, and more! Thanks to our sponsors! FUBO: Get 15% off your first month! STI...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jaime Lyn Beatty, who played Ginny and Rita Skeeter in StarKid's A Very Potter Trilogy, joins for a silly interview answering Mike's burning (and also ridiculous) questions about the production and her performances! Topics include: the giant Hershey’s bar, hair maneuvers, Ginny’s yellow shoes, streaky markers, typos, the original AVPM casting notice, A Christmas Story, murders of crows, measuring with appliances, StarKid’s growth, nostalgia, dating as husband and wife, and more! Thanks to our sp...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kim from Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them makes her Potterless debut to close out the discussion of AVPSY! Topics include: Andrew Garfield Spider-Man, Gryffindors: the good guys, Jilly, a mini-Snape rant, crowd participation, Hamilton, Twitter corrections, impressive stumbling, Holy Water, poop retcons, throuples, tears flowing like wine, and more! Thanks to our sponsors! SLEEPCYCLE: Get 7 days of premium for free! BETTERHELP: Get 10% off your first month! — Thanks for listening to this epi...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sequoia Simone (@Sassquoia) from Fanatical Fics continues the discussion of StarKid's A Very Potter Senior Year Act 2! Topics include: the enemy of my friend is also my enemy, Slughorn dunks, Sorcerer’s/Philosopher’s stone, pronouncing the T in Voldemort, Midnight Sun, cul-de-sacs, ice cream sodas, Harry Potter World, HP fandom making fun of self, the Wright brothers, Butterbeer rankings, and more! — Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check out th...
Aug 24, 2020•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sequoia Simone of Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them joins to talk A Very Potter Senior Year Act 2! Topics include: Late Night TV hosts, The Final Battle, Hogwarts enrollment, Dora - the one Latina, juicing a mandrake, Rule 34-a, Dark Luna, fanfic tropes, Gilderoy the Mouse Prince, anime, the key to Mike’s heart, Tom Roddollver, NOPE, deranged rambling, and more! — Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check out the links below and as always, Wiza...
Aug 17, 2020•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Eric Silver (@el_silvero) is back to conclude the coverage of AVPSY Act 1! Topics include: Instagram influencers, anime tournament series, second sorting, #SleepyHouse, sexy singers, British classism, plaid shorts, dicks ruining everything, antisemitism, tragic backstories, Wizards of the Coast, divorcing the work form the author, basilisk po' boys, and more! Thanks to our sponsors! FUNCTION OF BEAUTY: Save 20% on your first order! — Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Multitude's Eric Silver is back and is ready to talk more of StarKid's A Very Potter Senior Year! Topics include: Jake Taylor, Tumblr, getting old, ripoff Disney shirts, lol I hate my wife and kids "jokes", self-aware criticisms, Me and My Dick, The Vagina Monologues, and more! — Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check out the links below and as always, Wizard On! WEBSITE: www.potterlesspodcast.com (LEARN ABOUT THE SHOW!) PATREON: www.patreon.com...
Aug 03, 2020•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Melissa is back and we actually talk about a good chunk of the play this time! Don't worry, behind-the-scenes stories are still here too. Topics include: A Very Potter Documentary, booing Blurred Lines, Darren Twist, Pat Brady Stan Account, penologies, fedoras, REBECCA, stopping spoilers, 50 Shades of Gray, and more! Multitude Digital Live (7/30) - multitude.productions/DigitalLive Other Potterless Live Events (7/31 & 8/1) - multitude.productions/live Thanks to our sponsors! SLEEPCYCLE: Try Slee...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mischief Management's Melissa Anelli returns to share loads of behind-the-scenes info about how AVPSY actually came to be at LeakyCon 2012. We also address JKR's tweets and how we all can respond as a fandom. Topics include: big hotel suites, Robert Durst, Mike's original plan for Potterless, Evanna Lynch, The Dark Knight, underrated Ron, Beyonce’s respiratory system, cool jackets, New Jersey Molly, and more! Get your own "Can't I Potter?!" mug at potterlesspodcast.com/merch! Thanks to our spons...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Anna Brisbin (@BrizzyVoices) is back again to close out our coverage of A Very Potter Sequel! Topics include: The Marauder’s Map's Z-axis, Red Vines semis, soft pianos, Pat Brady: Master of Puppetmasters, Dementor dance breaks, BTS ARMY, puberty, Kylo Ren, Jack Thorne cramming, fight choreography, The Big Red Book of Drawing, Luna, The High School Musical Extended Universe, and more! Thanks to our sponsors! STITCHFIX - Save 25% when you keep your entire fix! BETTERHELP - Get 10% off! — Thanks fo...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Anna Brisbin (@BrizzyVoices) joins to kick off the discussion of A Very Potter Sequel Act 2! Topics include: the audience loving Red Vines, Hagrid's absence, LOTR director’s cut, Greek Life, Muscle-Gro, Twilight, Dementor juice, Snape's voice change, candy consumption, Smarties, RAB, holding hands, muggle quidditch, and more! Thanks to our sponsor! HELLOFRESH: Get 10 free meals with code "potterless10"! — Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check o...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tessa Netting (@tessanetting) is back for more AVPS coverage! She brings to the table an incredible Alan Rickman story, Mike brings a lengthy tangent about MySpace. Equally great, right? Topics include: Snape impressions, deep voices, old memes, Paramore, puppets, XANGA, Target.com, editing yourself, Potions Master’s Corner, and more! Snag some Wizard On jewelry for a good cause! https://t.co/dwnRhHIDZj?amp=1 Thanks to our sponsors! SHAKER & SPOON: Get $20 off your first box! TABFORACAUSE: Raise...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tessa Netting of Fantastic Geeks joins to talk A Very Potter Sequel. Since she is FREAKING ENGAGED TO THE ACTOR WHO PLAYS SNAPE, she gives a ton of behind-the-scenes info. In addition to generally praising AVPS, we address the distasteful Umbridge portrayal and share the earnest apology by the writer. Topics include: Cursed Child stealing from StarKid, Red Vines, pantomiming, vampire John Lennon, Ravenclaw is New Hampshire, Scarfie, The Dark Knight, Lin Manuel Miranda, Piglet, and more! CONGRATS...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast I PROMISE THIS ONCE IS NICER TO AVPM. Dr. Hannah McGregor from Witch, Please! joins to talk more of A Very Potter Musical Act 2, finding more moments she enjoys and articulating why some elements aged so poorly. Topics include: the 4th wall, Pixie Stix, low budget humor, Lauren Lopez’s prowess, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, LOST, Neville: The Chosen One, Les Miserables, Darren Criss’ little hop, making fun of musicals, the great ending, wholesome feminist values, Space Jam, Back to the Future, and ...
Jun 15, 2020•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Hannah McGregor told Mike long ago that she hates A Very Potter Musical. Now, she joins to cover the first half Act 2 and explain her frustrations with the production. Don't fret, though! Mike gets her to admit many aspects of it are great! Topics include: pitchforks, YouTube vloggers, High School Musical, the 90s Bulls, wigs, the Pulitzer, Spiderman 3, Canadian money, Vancouver food, funny bits of business, breaking wands, large props, Zac Efron, and more! Educate yourself about #BlackLives...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast THE WAIT IS OVER! WE'RE FINALLY COVERING A VERY POTTER MUSICAL! Julia Schifini, a big StarKid fan, joins to cover the first act with Schubes! Topics include: college improv, 2009 humor, Hufflepuffs are good finders, Mike's favorite characters, laughing at yourself, Ocean’s 11, Ghostbusters, Humanizing Voldemort, stumbling into success, Figment the Imaginary Dragon, The Fuck Bugles Snack Corner, BTS ARMY, homecoming mums, Squirt, and more! — Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Variety's Gordon Cox, host of Stagecraft, lends his Broadway expertise to explain what it was like when Cursed Child record-setting opening, its star-studded production team, and its recent struggles. Topics include: The Lyric Theater, Former Barns, Moulin Rouge, American Idiot, The Summer Blockbuster of Broadway, pretending to know stuff in a conversation, 2Playz, The Staircase Ballet, and more! Thanks to our sponsors! BACKBLAZE: Get your 15 day free trial! — Thanks for listening to this episod...
May 25, 2020•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mischief Management's Leah Cornish joins to defend Cursed Child's honor by talking Act 4 and arguing that it's actually good! Topics include: negligible negligence, Weasley Soup, a case for Ron, shower arguments, angst for breakfast, the SATs, lizard brain Harry, Paul Rudd, Ron: The Michael Scott of improv, the Defiled Conception, Rodolphus: Ultimate Cuck, Death Note, Alpius, and more! Thanks to our sponsors! BETTERHELP: Get 10% off your first month SHAKER&SPOON: Get $20 off your first box — Tha...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast FEED DROP! Mike's new podcast, Meddling Adults, is now live wherever you get your podcasts! Here's the first episode starring Multitude's own Julia Schifini and Eric Hamilton Schneider. Meddling Adults is a whodunnit game show for charity. Each week, two guests go head-to-head in a contest of solving children’s mysteries from classics like Encyclopedia Brown, Scooby Doo, and Nancy Drew. The winning contestant earns money for a charity of their choice, and this prize pool grows with the help of t...
May 13, 2020•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Johnny (@johnnyfrohl) is back to dunk on Cursed Child again, and this one gets SILLY. Topics include: cheesy lines, Emotional McGonagall, chess, Duddy's Cubs, bad cop bad cop, the ultimate "Shut Up, Craig!", absurd rhyme schemes, Kingdom Hearts, Star Wars, rebirthing laughter, an 80s gift store, and more! New digital bundles! https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/merch — Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check out the links below and as always, Wizar...
May 11, 2020•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast