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Episode 132: Accio Christmas

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 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 101: Dobby, Bang Your Head

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 53: In Which I Kick Harry Potter in the Face

Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 53 of WZRD Radio. I’m your hostwitch Bess and this month—July—is one of the busiest in the Harry Potter fandom. So don’t forget to stay hydrated, stay vaxxed, and stay masked as you meet up with all your magical friends.

We’ll get into some of the wonderful fandom events soon, but here at WZRD, the music comes first.

Here’s “In Which Moaning Myrtle Moans” by The Moaning Myrtles.

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Episode 45: Walking the World

Hello magical friends, and don’t touch that dial! I’m your hostwitch Bess, and this is still WZRD Radio, just with a new theme song courtesy of How Airplanes Fly. What do you think?

Welcome to WZRD’s second birthday! We’ve got lots of celebrating to do, so grab your favorite magical beverage and let’s get started!

First up is “Out in the Cold” by the Leaky Sisters.

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Episode 19: How Airplanes Fly

Hello magical friends, especially Geoffrey, WZRD Radio’s newest patron, whose support lets me do these interview episodes.

I’m your hostwitch Bess and today I’m talking with Avery Marshall of How Airplanes Fly! Talk about an exciting first interview of the year.

Of course, I wouldn’t dream of starting an interview without first playing some music, so let’s queue up the tunes! First up is “Know-It-All In Love” by How Airplanes Fly.

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Episode 5: House of my Fathers

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Hello magical friends and welcome to another episode of WZRD Radio. I’m your hostwitch Bess and I hope you’re all staying safe, getting creative with ways to see friends, and mastering your cleaning charms. Here at WZRD Radio, we’re keeping our post owls very busy.

This month, we’re starting with Roonil Wazlib’s “Ariana.”

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