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Episode 130: Nevertheless, I Persisted

Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 130 of WZRD Radio. I’m your hostwitch Bess and I’m so excited people are playing the theme guessing game again! So congratulations to James and Celia, who managed to guess episode 128’s theme of “Umbridge” at almost the same time!

Let’s get to this month’s themed music! Our first song is “The Lavatory Song” from the 8th Horcrux.

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Episode 123: Marked As His Equal

Hello magical friends, with a great big welcome to all my magical patrons who make these interview episodes possible. I’m your hostwitch Bess, and I think episode 123 is a very fun number, don’t you?

I hope you’re ready for this interview; it’s a particularly great one. But first and foremost, we’re all about the music. Here’s “Cheering Charm” from Grace Kendall.

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Episode 116: Weatherby

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.”

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Episode 103: Hey, It’s Can(n)on

Hello magical friends and welcome to episode 103 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and I’ve been meaning to do this episode for a few years now, but kept forgetting until it was too late. Not this year though!

Let’s see if you can figure out why this theme had to be September’s episode. Your first clue is “excuse me” by The Hermione Crookshanks Experience.

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Episode 43: 99 Death Eaters

Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 43 of WZRD Radio. I’m your hostwitch Bess and I’m…extraordinarily sleepy, at the moment. It’s a little known fact that hostwitches are prone to hibernation in the winter, but I’m staying awake just long enough to record this.

Let’s get started. Here’s Stephanie and the Quaffles with “The Weapon.”

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Episode 40: The Twelve Days of Wizard Christmas

Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 40 of WZRD Radio. Also, happy Hanukah to everyone lighting the hanukiyah tonight.
I’m your hostwitch Bess, and I’m looking forward to latkes with the Slytherspouse as soon as I finish recording this.
This may be the last episode of the year, but it’s not the last you’ll hear from me! Your hostwitch is going to be spreading the holiday wrock cheer over on Puffcast on the 22nd, so join me there for some musical fun and games.

Here’s Muggle Mike to kick off the season, with the traditional performance of “A Very Severus Christmas.”

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WZRD Radio Podcast Launch!

Hello magical friends! We’re doing it! We’re really doing it! Here’s to a long and fruitful musical relationship.

A HUGE thank you to Grace Kendall, for encouraging me in this project and giving me invaluable advice and recommendations, to Amy from the original WZRD Radio for letting me use the name (it’s a good name), and to all the wrockers who gave me permission to use their music!

Check under the cut for a transcript of tonight’s podcast as well as links to all the songs you heard and to the events I mentioned!

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