- Episode 204 is here with the latest in Fantastic Beasts news, a breakdown of Peter Pettigrew, and more, brought to you by Patreon producer Sydney!
- Terrance likes the Half Blood Prince movie now. Yay Terrance!
- Saturday 7/21 is the Fantastic Beasts panel at San Diego Comic Con. We ARE expecting a trailer! If it drops to the public, we will release a special trailer reactions episode.
- This week in Wrock, Luke listened to Ministry of Magic’s Magic is Might. Tweet @Lukaferocious and @HogwartsRadio with #WROCKList for suggestions on what Wizard Rock album Luke should listen to next, and check out the Spotify playlist to listen along! https://open.spotify.com/user/1223097650?si=hZ32bfg-QLm8VyMXgHRZOg
- This week in Potter History: MuggleNet’s Emerson Spartz and The Leaky Cauldron’s Melissa Anelli met with J.K. Rowling for an exclusive interview following the release of Half Blood Prince on July 16, 2005.
- In the news: J.K. nominated for an alternative Nobel Prize (vote for her here: https://dennyaakademien.wishpondpages.com/literature-prize_2018/), new items at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood (join our Patreon so we can buy $375 Hermione Yule Ball gowns), new Fantastic Beasts photos (young Newt, ahh!), and Jude Law breaks his silence on Dumbledore (he’s NOT the Transfiguration teacher??).
- Announcements: Thank you to those who have supported us on Patreon! Patreon.com/HogwartsRadio Don’t forget to rate and review us on iTunes. The About Us page of HogwartsRadio.com has been updated with a complete hosts Wall of Fame. The second Hog’s Head Radio will be released later this month! Terrance will be at LeakyCon 2018 as part of the Keeping It Fresh: Potter Podcasts in 2018.
- This week we begin our series on the Marauders with an in-depth discussion on Peter Pettigrew. Was he meant to be in Gryffindor? Why did he become a Death Eater? How did he live as a rat for 12 years without going crazy? WHY didn’t Fred and George see him on the Marauder’s Map??
- Smarmy Lukehart receives a letter from “Secretly in Love.” Send your letters in to slukehart@hogwartsradio.com to have Smarmy Lukehart help you on air.
- Smells of Hogwarts returns! Thank you Jessica Bray for this wonderful series!
- The hosts have some fun with a game of Would You Rather.
See you next week for episode 205, if we don’t see you earlier for a Crimes of Grindelwald trailer reactions episode!