Episodes

  • HBP Chapter 9: Snape’s Dedicated Decorating
    Jul 6 2024

    Join hosts Ev, Irvin, and Sophia and guest Sam Ommen as they discuss the titular chapter of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince where Hogwarts pretends to be a school.

    Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-38-hbp-chapter-9-snapes-dedicated-decorating/

    In this episode:

    • McGonagall is dropping mics all over Neville and Augusta
    • The ins and outs of Hogwarts class scheduling
    • How authentic is Lavender’s interest in Ron?
    • Katie Bell is a savage!
    • Snape is eating crackers…
    • The million-galleon idea of an Amortentia perfume
    • A cozy little slice of life
    • The Three Broomsticks of Errors
    • Snape vs Slughorn’s teaching styles
    • Is the Half-Blood Prince’s textbook cheating?

    Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

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    2 hrs and 22 mins
  • Journeys from Hogwarts: Man, Dobby’s Owl Beginning Second White Flaw!
    Jun 22 2024

    Join hosts Ev, Sam, Sierra, and our guest Hayley as they discuss all the journeys from Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books.

    Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-37-journeys-from-hogwarts-man-dobbys-owl-beginning-second-white-flaw/

    In this episode:

    • Bird Facts
    • Man, Dobby’s Owl Beginning Second White Flaw!
    • For A Well Organized Mind, Ending is Just a New Beginning
    • Special Guest, PIG! Hoot Hoot!
    • Sam Gets Cancelled Because of Shoulders
    • Malfoy gets hexed every… two times?!
    • Hermione is in Greece with Centaurs Every Summer
    • Should Have Ridden the Hogwarts Express Instead of Camping
    • Sam’s motto: I will die on every hill.
    • Time Travel Under Penalty of Death

    Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • Strike Crossover: Strike the Fatalistic Trapeze Artist
    Jun 8 2024

    Join hosts Irvin and Sophia and special guests Dr. Beatrice Groves and Dr. Louise Freeman as they discuss the parallels between the Harry Potter and the Cormoran Strike series: Books 5 and 7 edition

    Join the discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-36-strike-crossover-strike-the-fatalistic-trapeze-artist/

    In this episode:

    • All the DH deaths were foretold!
    • Charlotte always gets a “dun dun dun”
    • Personal growth for Strike: bringing presents to nephews he doesn’t like!
    • Is Leda Strike the Snape of the series?
    • Does Irvin like being dramatic?
    • Was Charlotte Disarmed or Occluded against?
    • Lots of mourning by the sea
    • Books 5 and 7 are both very wet
    • The killers we can trust!
    • What’s the interbook pattern? Wedding bands? Leap frogs? Sine waves?

    Resources:

    • Book 5 as Prophecy for Book 7 by Sophia Jenkins
    • Strike's Church Going by Beatrice Groves
    • Robin Ellacott and the Running Hallows: Potter Echoes in the Most Recent Strike Novel by Louise Freeman
    • The Double Wedding Band Model: a Possible New Model for a 10-Part Strike and Ellacott Series by Louise Freeman
    • Rings, Double-bands, Stars and Asterisks: Which model works works for a ten-book Cormoran Strike series? by Louise Freeman
    • Lethal Black and Leapfrogging: Connections between the Strike & Ellacott Books Four and Six by Louise Freeman

    For more from our guests:

    • Beatrice Groves:
      • @beatricegroves1 on Twitter
      • Beatrice Groves on MuggleNet
      • Beatrice Groves on Hogwarts Professor
      • Potterversity Essays Exploring the World of Harry Potter
    • Louise Freeman:
      • @lmf3b on Twitter
      • The Farting Sofa Faculty Lounge

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    2 hrs and 26 mins
  • OotP Chapter 5: Harry’s Head is a Periscope
    May 25 2024

    Join hosts Aureo, Ev, and Sam as they discuss the titular chapter full of family drama and bad communication in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

    Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-35-ootp-chapter-5-harrys-head-is-a-periscope/

    In this episode:

    • Siriusly how does wizarding inheritance work?
    • Sirius deserves a vacation
    • Wizarding marketing focus groups
    • Did Bill just lose the important scrolls?
    • Ron would do well to learn from Molly
    • Why is Mundungus in the Order?
    • Molly wins but Sirius catches the snitch
    • Harry should have been told the truth
    • Lupin should have made an effort to be an active part in Harry’s life
    • Harry is viewing this from a Harry-centric perspective

    Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

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    2 hrs and 38 mins
  • Missing Characters from Battle of Hogwarts: The Dementors are Basically Pacman
    May 11 2024

    Join hosts Irvin, Sam, Sierra, and our guest Tiffany as they discuss the missing characters from the Battle of Hogwarts.

    Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-34-missing-characters-from-battle-of-hogwarts-the-dementors-are-basically-pacman/

    In this episode:

    • A trivia question for you to play along!
    • I told you we should have used Floo Powder!
    • Leave the Ford Anglia alone!
    • We’re putting creatures inside other creatures
    • We have many theories about Amos Diggory… none were right
    • “I need a cat gun!”
    • The Death Eaters must be mildly inconvenienced!
    • “I have not been turned into a cow, can I stay?”
    • Harry really should have sent out save-the-dates
    • The parents aren’t parenting enough

    Resources:

    • PUFFS play
    • Pince and Prince by Irvin from HP Lexicon

    Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

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    2 hrs and 29 mins
  • Percy Jackson Crossover Part 2: A Big Fetch Quest for the Big Bad
    Apr 27 2024

    Join hosts Irvin and Sierra, and our guests Patrick Musilek and Mayuri as they discuss the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series, TV show, and the musical and compare it with the Harry Potter series.

    Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-33-percy-jackson-crossover-part-2-a-big-fetch-quest-for-the-big-bad/

    In this episode:

    • People would listen to Trelawney’s prophecies if they rhymed
    • Lucius and Narcissa’s bedroom plot
    • Which prophecies provide more ambiguity? More choices?
    • The Book Two Blues
    • Voldemort is a Batman villain
    • Was Bianca fridged?
    • Does our guest have a heart?
    • How dark is too dark in a visual adaptation?
    • The TV show isn’t impertinent enough. The musical is.

    Resources:

    • The Lightning Thief Musical by Irvin
    • Point of the Prophecy by Irvin
    • Was The Prophecy Referring To a Different Wizard? by AbsentMindedRaven
    • Back to the Prophecy by Esther Kleinig with Bob Sindeldecker

    Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

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    3 hrs and 16 mins
  • GoF Chapter 16: The Tallest Filing Cabinet of Harry Potter
    Apr 13 2024

    Join hosts Aureo, Irvin, Sam, and guest Natalie Candido as they discuss the titular chapter full of teenage gossip and French food in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

    Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-32-gof-chapter-16-the-tallest-filing-cabinet-of-harry-potter/

    In this episode:

    • How rude can we be to international students?
    • The fire that’s filled with goblets
    • Very fond hedge memories
    • This tournament needed more planning
    • Dumbledore speaks Hedge
    • Fanfiction is everywhere
    • Irvin will forever be right
    • Who should have judged the tournament?
    • How hard to find was Karkaroff’s shack?
    • The Goblet of Fire’s second career in reality television
    • How does the aging potion work?

    Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

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    2 hrs and 49 mins
  • Weasley Twins: The Weasley Family Sitcom
    Mar 30 2024

    Join hosts Ev, Irvin, Sierra, and our guest Grace as they discuss the Weasley twins: Fred and George.

    Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-31-weasley-twins-the-weasley-family-sitcom/

    In this episode:

    • “Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother?”
    • The wizard-muggle romance of our patented daydream charms
    • Should the twins feel guilty? Do they?
    • Pranks, pranks, and more pranks
    • Should you apologize for attempted murder?
    • Did Fred have it coming?
    • Is there a plaque at the portable swamp?
    • What are the posthumous tributes to Fred like?
    • A cup of tea with the Fanged Servant
    • Adopting people like Molly, Muggle friendly like Arthur

    Resources:

    • "THEY'RE JUST NOT THE SAME" EXCEPT FOR THEY TOTALLY ARE: DRACO MALFOY AND THE WEASLEY TWINS by Lokifan
    • Not just Fredandgeorge - The Twins’ Differences by Josie Kearns
    • Twins’ OWLs by Irvin from HP Lexicon

    Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

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    3 hrs and 15 mins