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Episode 119: Priori Incantatem

Hello magical friends, with an extra big “hi!” to my magical patrons, whose support makes these interview episodes possible.

I wanted to make a quick note here that it’s the Summer! Of! Fun! and that means having fun, making things, and sharing it all with friends. If the news is distressing, turn it off and take a wizard rock walk instead. That’s something your hostwitch will be doing a lot of. We’re all doing our part to fight fascism and transphobia, but if all you do is fight, you forget what you’re fighting for and, more importantly, you forget to take care of yourself. So go admire all the baby birds at the local park and color a coloring page. Build up your patronuses, people!

While you make your ‘fun plans’ list, here is a bit of music to keep you company. We’re starting with The Pumpkin Pasties and “The Tale of the Three Brothers.

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Episode 118: Song for Unconventional Public Transportation

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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Episode 86: Last Bagmas


(I forgot to mention it in the episode, but…
The third volume of WZRD’s annual zine, The Wizard Rocker, is now available in the WZRD shop [https://www.etsy.com/shop/WZRDRadioPod]. Volumes 1 and 2 are back again as well! They’re only here for December, so grab ’em if you want ’em!)

Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 86 of WZRD Radio. I’m your hostwitch Bess, and I hope you’re having a lovely, stress-free holiday season so far.

We begin this episode, as we do every year, with the traditional playing of Muggle Mike’s “A Very Severus Christmas.”

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Episode 80: Dumbledore’s Vacation Song

Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 80 of WZRD Radio! I’m your Hostwitch Bess, and September is here! Normally I’d say that means fall has arrived but, well, I live in Florida.

I hope you all have sufficient air conditioning where you are!

Anyway, here’s our first set of music. This is “One Last Summer,” by Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls.

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Episode 76: Firewhiskey Red

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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Episode 26: Forbidden Secrets

Transcript:

Hello magical friends and welcome to episode 26 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and today is the day before the Battle of Hogwarts. Not the most cheerful date in Potterhead history, but an important one nonetheless.

And no, magical friends, that’s not today’s theme. But good guess!

First up is “Sock in the Book” by Dobby and the House Elves.

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