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Episode 105: Halloween is Fun, But…

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Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 105 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and before we get in to today’s episode I’ve got a bit of business.

As you know, WZRD is now a team of two, with your hostwitch staffing the main office and our beloved Special Correspondent in the Field DQ gallavanting about and meeting you all in person. Well, it felt important that we have some sort of token for folks who might happen across Dream Quaffle while they’re Corresponding. To that effect we’ve knocked up three potential designs of buttons but we need your help making the final decision on which one will be the official Special Correspondent in the Field swag.

I’ve made a public poll on the WZRD Patreon, with a picture of each button option, that anyone can vote on. You don’t have to be a magical patron! Just pop on over to Patreon.com/WZRDRadioPod and tell us which one you think is best.

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Episode 103: Hey, It’s Can(n)on

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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 87: Resistance

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Hello magical friends, and welcome back to WZRD Radio! This is episode 87, and I’m your hostwitch Bess. I hope you had a warm winter and celebrated as many holidays as possible.

I’m thrilled to be back for another year of wizard rock, so let’s kick it off with “Marietta’s a Sneak” by Hawthorn and Holly.

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Episode 80: Dumbledore’s Vacation Song

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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 74: Worth Fighting For

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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.

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Episode 72: Cedric Had It Coming

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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.”

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Episode 35: Roonil Wazlib

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Hello magical friends, especially Sequoia, the newest member of the WZRD Radio Patreon, whose support lets me do these interviews!

I’m your hostwitch Bess, and today I’m talking to an absolute treasure, Eli of Roonil Wazlib!

I know, I can’t wait either.

But first, let’s get even more amped up with some music. Here’s “The Forbidden Forest” by The Swedish Shortsnouts.

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WZRD Radio Podcast Launch!

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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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