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Episode 132: Accio Christmas

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Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 132: the final episode of 2025! I’m your hostwitch Bess and I hope you’re having a very cozy holiday season.

Today’s episode is dedicated to James, who put in an extra-special request for the Mudbloods Christmas trilogy. So while we’ll be starting off, as is tradition, with “A Very Severus Christmas,” we’re also going to share a full story time today.

But first, of course, we start the season with Muggle Mike’s “A Very Severus Christmas,” the only way to ring in the holidays.

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Episode 108: Ludo Bagman and the Trash

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Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 108 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess, and today’s interview has been actual years in the making.

Before we get to the interview, however, I wanted to do a quick recap of WZRDFest and WZRD Presents. Between the rain and the power outage you might think it was a disaster, but only if you don’t know wizard rock. We had a rave in the dark, an unplugged rap battle, a pizza party, and the most fun I can remember having, with so many of my favorite people.

It was a reminder that we never cede ground to transphobes, and that includes fandoms. We plant out feet, lock our elbows, and ensure those ideals can’t flourish in our space. It’s why we boycott, and why we write, draw, collage, and make music so joyfully.

I don’t have the words to say everything that WZRD Presents was. Luckily, the Galleon Guy did it for me in our first song, “WZRDFest for good.”

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Episode 102: Daniel Kelly

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Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 102 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and I hope you’re all keeping cool! Also, make sure you have a cake or other nice treat today.

Anyway, I’m sure you’re excited to hear from today’s guest, so let’s get started on that music! We’re kicking off today with Daniel Kelly’s “Mirror of Desire.”

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Episode 101: Dobby, Bang Your Head

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Hello magical friends and welcome to episode 101 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and since it’s now August, I’m ready to start celebrating my birthday. (My family motto is “celebrate all the things.”) One of the ways I’m doing that is by officially adding another member to the WZRD team! They’ll be introducing themselves after this music break, so stay tuned!

We’re kicking things off with Anvil and the Hints and “Farewell, My Friend.”

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Episode 98: Rubeus and the Hagrids

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Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 98 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess, and we are getting so close to the 100th episode! Thank you to everyone who’s been reviewing and starring and spreading the good word of wrock as part of the 100 for 100. You all write such nice things, and it’s surprisingly heartening to see all the stars on places like Spotify.

Today’s episode is with a wizard rocker who came to the community, as many do, with the thought “this is silly,” and found out what a wonderful place this really is. I can’t wait to share that story with you, but first we’ve got some music.

Here’s “Felix Felicis” by Swish and Flick.

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Episode 96: Sonorus

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Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 96 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess, and I had a wild thought.

What if we try to get WZRD to 100 reviews by our 100th episode? I’ll leave a few links in the transcript to places where you can leave a quick star or review, or you can use whatever you’re listening to this episode on. I’m told reviews really help, and 100 feels like a monumental number.

[Spotify]

[how-to for Apple reviews]

[Audible]

[Podchaser]

[GoodPods]

And while you do that, here’s a music block for you, followed by a really wonderful interview, starting with “Christopher the Hufflepuff” by Muggle Snuggle.

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Episode 92: The Fizzing Whizbees

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Hello magical friends, with a special welcome to my wonderful patrons, who make these interviews possible! I’m your hostwitch Bess, and today I’m excited to be talking to a wonderful new wizard rocker.

First, however, let’s talk anniversary merch. It wouldn’t be a WZRD birthday without some new swag, right? Based off the buttons I was handing out at LeakyCon last year, we have new stickers! “Wizard punks fight transphobia and listen to WZRD Radio.” We also now have iron-on WZRD patches! Go check them out at the WZRD shop, linked in the transcript. [link]

Here’s some light music to enhancing your browsing experience. First up we have DJ Luna Lovegood and “Yellow.”

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Episode 90: Autumn Brooke

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Hello magical friends, especially my wonderful patrons who make these interview episodes possible. Today I’m talking to an exciting new wizard rocker. If you haven’t been to LeakyCon, you may not have gotten a chance to hear her perform. Let’s see if we can change that today.

First, though, we’ve got some other amazing musicians, starting with How Airplanes Fly and “Time Turner.”

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Episode 86: Last Bagmas

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(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 68: Key To Ron’s Heart

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Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 68, WZRD Radio’s third birthday! I’m your hostwitch Bess, and I’m so happy we’re still together three years in.

It’s time for the party, so of course I brought treats!

Here’s “Hermione’s Favorite Food” by Harry and the Potters.

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