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Hello magical friends, espeically my magical patrons who make these interviews possible. Welcome to episode 77 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess, and I’m so sorry this episode is late! It turns out they’re not joking—Hogwarts really does mess up muggle tech. But Slytherspouse managed some tricky tech surgery and we’re finally back.
Let’s get back in the groove, with Gyantess and “King’s Cross.”
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Continue reading “Episode 77: The Weirdos Are Out”Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 76 of WZRD Radio. I’m your hostwitch Bess, and I am stuck on this intro, so let’s go with a Puffs welcome: hi!
There’s a lot of fun stuff going on this month, so let’s not waste another minute!
Here’s Dots & Lines and “Pretty Good At Quidditch.”
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Continue reading “Episode 76: Firewhiskey Red”Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 75 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and this month I’m talking to some of wizard rock’s most enthusiastic innovators—The Swedish Shortsnouts! We had such a wonderful conversation and I can’t wait to share it with you.
Of course, first we’ve got some music to listen to, so without further ado, here’s Alex Boyd and “I Could Use A House Elf.”
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Continue reading “Episode 75: The Swedish Shortsnouts”Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 74 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and before we get to the music, I want to point you to a petition.
Other folks, including the Goblet of Wine podcast, have said it better, but Harry Potter, and the Harry Potter fandom, are rapidly becoming synonymous with transphobia, anti-Semitism, and bigotry thanks to Rowling and the creators of Hogwarts Legacy. The fact that HBO think that that is a good platform for a new TV show is alarming.
It’s up to us to let people know this is not what the fandom is about, which is why I’m a proud signatory of the HP Fans Against Transphobia petition, asking HBO to reconsider. I’ve put the link in the show notes, and I hope you’ll join me. Until the Harry Potter franchise is no longer used to fund hatred, supporting new projects just isn’t worth the cost. [link]
I’m sorry I’m starting us off on such a grim note, but fandom joy comes with responsibilities and I’m not willing to look away.
At last, here’s the music. First up is “Patronus for the Day” by Penelope Clearwater Revival.
Continue reading “Episode 74: Worth Fighting For”Hello magical friends, and especially The Cruciatus Curse, my newest magical patron friend, whose support makes these interviews possible.
Today I’m making a new friend and chatting with Sara Idani! Her new project is so much fun and I can’t wait to share her insights with you.
But first we’ve got “Not My Son” by QuickSpell and a couple other songs to hear.
Continue reading “Episode 73: Sara Idani”Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 72 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and it’s been very rainy here, so it must be May!
I’m particularly excited for this month’s events, but we’re a music-forward show here, so let’s get some music going.
This is MuggleBorn and “1994.”
Continue reading “Episode 72: Cedric Had It Coming”Hello magical friends, especially my magical patron friends, whose generous support lets me do these interviews!
I’m hostwitch Bess, and today you’re going to hear from a very cool guest—The Cruciatus Curse!
We’ll get into his history with wizard rock in a little but you know the music comes first.
Here’s “Flyin’ My Broom” by A Couple of Harrys.
Continue reading “Episode 71: The Cruciatus Curse”Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 70 of WZRD Radio. I’m your hostwitch Bess, and I hope you’re having a beautiful day.
It’s a lovely month for the fandom, so let’s get right into the music.
Here are the Blibbering Humdingers with “Trolley Witch.”
Continue reading “Episode 70: Scorpius and Rose”
Hello magical friends, and welcome to this year’s birthday bonus of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and I hope you’re all ready for this epic episode! TC from Pottership and I talk about our unpopular Harry Potter opinions. Personally, I had a blast and I hope you do too.
We’re going to dive right into it, after the music.
This is Totally Knuts and “In This Fairy Tale.”
Continue reading “WZRDship Bonus Episode”Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 69 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess, and today’s interview is with the magical Mia of NEWTs.
Before you get to hear about wrock life in Wales, I want to remind you that I have two giveaways on for WZRD’s third birthday. You can get the details on the pinned post on the website, which I’ll also link in this episode’s transcript, but you have two ways to win a pack of WZRD merch—donating to the LeakyCon Community Fund or filling out the giveaway form. I’ll be announcing the winners on April 1st, so you’ve got a couple weeks to take care of that. [link]
Here’s some music to keep you company while you enter those.
This is Kathryn Hoss and “Hermione Granger’s Not A Transphobe.”
Continue reading “Episode 69: NEWTs”
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