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Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 118 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and we are getting into the proper warmth of the year over here. Time for regular visits to Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlor and dips in the Black Lake! Or your local equivalent.
While you look up “closest giant squid habitat,” here’s our first bit of music, with Siriusly Hazza P and “Why’d I Do It?” leading the charge.
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Continue reading “Episode 118: Song for Unconventional Public Transportation”Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 117 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and this is a fun one—today’s interviewee actually found me through promotions for WZRDFest last year. I can’t wait to dive into it with you, but first, let’s do some music.
First up is 32nd Street Jazz and “My Patronus.”
Continue reading “Episode 117: Wingardium Leviosa”Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 116 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and as we move into spring, I hope you’re all thinking hard about your Summer! Of! Fun! plans. Hosting a movie night? Creating the perfect cosplay? Starting a Harry Potter book club? Just don’t forget to let us know with the BBEFJ hashtag.
While you work on your projects, here’s our first block of music. First up is The Butterbeer Experience and “At the Ministry.”
Continue reading “Episode 116: Weatherby”It’s WZRD’s 5th anniversary celebration and I’m your hostwitch Bess! Here’s a little gift from WZRD to you: an interview with the incredible hosts of Harry Potter after 2020. They’re so insightful, even when thinking about their—surely inevitable—wizard rock band.
We’ve got so much to talk about but first, how about some music? Here’s Draco and the Malfoys and “First Year Haircut.”
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Continue reading “WZRD After 2020”Hello magical friends, with an extra special hello to my newest patron, Harrison, whose support lets me do these interviews!
Our anniversary interview is with Paul of the 8th Horcrux! He’s got so many fun memories and some wonderful advice for new bands, I can’t wait to get into it with you.
But first! Some anniversary interview music. Here’s “Stay By My Side” from The Whomping Willows.
Continue reading “Episode 115: The 8th Horcrux”Hello magical friends, and welcome to WZRD’s fifth anniversary! Can you believe we’ve been doing this for five whole years? I’m so impressed with us.
I’ve got some fun ideas about how we should celebrate, but first let’s get this party started! Here’s “The Man in the Mirror” by the Sweetwater All-Stars.
Continue reading “Epiosde 114: Through the Looking Glass”Hello magical friends, especially my incredible patrons whose support makes these interview episodes possible. I had a wonderful chat with a new wizard rocker that I can’t wait to share with you, but you know how this works. It’s not a radio show without the music!
Here’s Hurray for Everything, Harry with “Voldemort Can’t Stop the Rock.”
Continue reading “Episode 113: The Galleon Guy”Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 112 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and the weather is starting to get nice again here so I’m spending a surprising amount of time outside. I hope you’re getting your regular sunlight too.
We’re introducing a new segment from your favorite Special Correspondent in the Field today, but first, some music.
Here’s How Airplanes Fly and “Astoria.”
Continue reading “Episode 112: All the Magic I Got”Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 111 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and I’m so excited to be debuting a brand new wizard rock band today! Vive la music!
I’d also like to make a quick note that I’m still working on my recording room so my sound is a little echo-y. Sorry about that!
Before we meet our newest wizard rocker, let’s check in with some familiar favorites. Here’s Striking Down Diggory with “The Princess of Snakes.”
Continue reading “Episode 111: Hope and the Howlers”Hello magical friends, and welcome to the first episode of 2025! I can’t wait to see what we do this year.
We’re starting off this year strong, with “Felix Felicis” from Hawthorn & Holly, so how about we kick it off?
Continue reading “Episode 110: no dark mark, no crime”
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