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POTTERLESS : MOVIES

EPISODE 120: Deleted Scenes (Movies 7-8)
w/ Emily McGovern

Emily McGovern (@EmilysCartoons) returns to talk deleted scenes from the last two Harry Potter movies and answer some questions about My Life as a Background Slytherin! Topics include: Scottish stereotypes, Ron and Harry fanfic, Hermione's flirting game, French accents, Filch: a Meditation on Capitalism, the Slytherin aesthetic, literacy of wizards, Roald Dahl, and more!

EPISODE 119: Deleted Scenes (Movies 5-6)
w/ Emily McGovern

Emily McGovern, the creator of My Life as a Background Slytherin, joins to discuss more deleted scenes from the Harry Potter films! Topics include: spiritually frizzy, Extended Cut Legion, Belgium,SINGED AND FURIOUS, monologuing, fidgeting, 90's toys, Daniel Radcliffe staring out into the distance, “dim and thick”, “My dAd MaDe iT”, #BagmanHive, and more!

EPISODE 118: Deleted Scenes (Movies 1-4)
w/ javi_draws

Illustrator javi_draws calls in from Pakistan to discuss the deleted scenes from the first four Harry Potter movies! Javi also didn't read the books as a kid! Topics include: wash your hand games, anti-Ron agenda, JK dropping clues, Justice for Hufflepuff, Hogwarts laundry, mud pies, Cher, Pakistani Cartoon Network, Sir Cadogan, motion sickness, The Weird Sisters, and more!

EPISODE 116: Movie 8 (Part 4)
w/ Kelly Schubert & Ty Stafford

The final standard movie episode is here as Kelly and Ty return to round out their discussion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2! Topics include: French Snape, floating discs, “one could say,” Drake, Voldey at Chili’s, fist fighting, botching the ending, Voldemort particles, Mean Girls, and more!

EPISODE 115: Movie 8 (Part 3)
w/ Kelly Schubert & Ty Stafford

Schubes is joined by Ty Stafford and his NOW WIFE, Kelly Schubert to talk more about the 8th movie in the Harry Potter film franchise! Topics include: Cute McGonagall, the Parseltongue debate of the century, burning the Quidditch field, NYAH, Snatcher bottlenecking, Luna & Neville, life and death horniness, Kelly’s favorite scene, and more!

EPISODE 114: Movie 8 (Part 2)
w/ Kelly Beckman & Ty Stafford

Kelly (@VoteForMeKellyB) and Ty (@IroningMyUnderwear on IG) return to talk more about the 8th Harry Potter film! Topics include: Ron’s wet shirt, cat chip clips, Aberforth erasure, e———qually guilty, favorite Alan Rickman/Snape moments, Fire Lasso & Smoke Daggers, Voldemort ASMR, and more!

EPISODE 113 : Movie 8 (Part 1)
w/ Kelly Beckman & Ty Stafford

Mike's fiancé, Kelly Beckman, and his ol' YouTube bud, Ty Stafford, join to start the discussion of Deathly Hallows Part 2! Topics include: Dyslexia, the WB logo, Papa Roach, HBC-inception, Kelly notes, King Midas, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, fashion, The Simspons Ride, The Girl from Ipanema, K-pop, ironing underwear, and more!

EPISODE 112 : Movie 7 (Part 3)
w/ Helen Zaltzman, Martin Austwick, and Jonas Robinett

Helen Zaltzman (@HelenZaltzman), Martin Austwick (@MartinAustwick), and Jonas Robinett (@JonastyDrawz) complete their discussion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1! Topics include: Evil Jeans, NPC Hermione, Nick Cave, Spice World, The Cha Cha Slide, Wonderwall, The Time-inator, prawn cocktail crisps, Ferrero Rocher, Management styles, Kay jewelers, General Grievous of Wands, and more!

EPISODE 111: Movie 7 (Part 2)
w/ Helen Zaltzman, Martin Austwick, & Jonas Robinett

Helen (The Allusionist), Martin (Song by Song), and Jonas (The Universe According to Rex & Jonas) return to talk more about the seventh Harry Potter film! Topics include: uses for the sword of Gryffindor, Vegemite/Marmite, Newsballs, Dustbledor, Gary Youngman, toilet questions, love at first shite, Wikipedia, wizard fashion, monopolies, wifi, Adam Ant, SCABIOR, and more!

EPISODE 110: Movie 7 (Part 1)
w/ Helen Zaltzman, Martin Austwick, & Jonas Robinett

Helen and Martin return, and Schubes' Vine buddy Jonas makes his debut to talk about the 7th Harry Potter movie! Topics include: VFX, Scrimgeour’s accent, empty picture frames, Bellatrix’s hair, Voldey’s nails, rickets, friendly affection, Preposterous Toons, Tonks’ hair, Top Gun 3: Maverick vs Voldey, breaking wands, Sutton Caulfield, and more!

EPISODE 109: Movie 6 (Part 3)
w/ Miel Bredouw & Bettina Campomanes

THE MUSICAL EX-VINER TRILOGY IS COMPLETE! Miel and Bettina get loose in this final installment about the sixth Harry Potter movie! Topics include: intense reverb, The Catcher in the Rye, the mafia, Norwalk virus/Norovirus, sibling fights, LATIN, Law & Order SVU, LoTR ripoffs, Bettina’s power spoon, The Space Needle, AIM screen names, and more!

EPISODE 108: Movie 6 (Part 2)
w/ Miel Bredouw & Bettina Campomanes

Punch Up the Jam's Miel Bredouw and Bettina Campomanes aka Valiant Vermin make their return to discuss more of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie! Topics include: The Wet Bandits, Hagrid: Big Mood, Footloose, Silence of the Lambs, dunking, the  Mathilda cake, bathroom attendants, Cormac McCarthy, the return of Drapple, fog art, robe techniques, and more!

EPISODE 107: Movie 6 (Part 1)
w/ Miel Bredouw & Bettina Campomanes

Schubes is joined by two truly diVine guests, Miel Bredouw (Punch up the Jam) and Bettina Campomanes (Valient Vermin), to discuss the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! Topics include: seamless transitions, Marilyn Manson, flying Death Eaters, CHAIR DADDY, Andrew “Hot Priest” Scott, Starscream, #TwinsArePeople, #HornyBoyFall, noses vs. toes, Coke, and more!

EPISODE 106 : Movie 5 (Part 3)
w/ Daniel Kinamon & Jekeva Phillips

Daniel (Third Act Saviors) and Jekeva (Word Lit Zine) return for their final discussion of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie! Topics include: fart rules, Quizno’s, The Wizarding World of pants, Jason “Jeremy Irons” Isaacs, Helen Bonham Carter’s cheekbones, Chad from The Bachelorette, Seamus’ Shame Tie, CAN’T I POTTER, flying deatheaters, TSAH, and more!

EPISODE 105 : Movie 5 (Part 2)
w/ Daniel Kinamon & Jekeva Phillips

The Seattle improvisers are back to discuss more of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie! Topics include:

turtlenecks, little nitpicky bullshit, excessive candle wax, Jackie O, wizard QVC, Luna’s raw meat, Rock ’n’ Roll High School, naming clubs, SuperSoaker XP, first kiss stories, Top Gun, Nigel/Gertrude shortages, The Wild Thornberries, and more!

EPISODE 104 : Movie 5 (Part 1)
w/ Daniel Kinamon & Jekeva Phillips

Mike's old Seattle improv buddies join for a bit-filled episode covering the movie version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! Topics include: Pomona Stout, hot fictional characters corner, compensation dinners, Chekhov’s Mrs. Figg, YUMPY, Thor’s hammer, Girls Gone Wild, escalator etiquette, BRIAN, Hestia Jones, and more!

EPISODE 103 : Movie 4 (Part 3)
w/ Lauren Shippen & Briggon Snow

The Bright Sessions power duo is back for the final time to round out the discussion of the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie! Topics include: twin struggles, middle school dances, Myrtle’s horniness, improved Amos Diggory, the Pepto Bismol of spells, Cedric ecology, and more!

EPISODE 102 : Movie 4 (Part 2)
w/ Lauren Shippen & Briggon Snow (ft. Tiana Benjamin)

The Atypical Artists duo of Lauren Shippen and Briggon Snow return to discuss more of the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie. Tiana Benjamin (Angelina Johnson) also makes an appearance! Topics include: the great/grand hall, Unhinged Dumbledore, Rita Skeeter's muffled voice, NIGEL?, the groundhog morning report, Do the Hippogriff, Radiohead, and more!

EPISODE 101 : Movie 4 (Part 1)
w/ Lauren Shippen & Briggon Snow

Lauren Shippen (The Infinite Noise) and Briggon Snow (The Bright Sessions) join Schubes to discuss the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie! Topics include: shattering Lauren’s world, swiveling chairs, The "Top O' The Mornin'" sign, Barty Crouch Sr.’s mustache, puberty, Krum's outfits, Grumpydore, and more!

EPISODE 100 : Movie 3 (Part 2)
w/ Jackson Bird & Rex Testarossa

THE CENTENNIAL EPISODE! TRIPLE DIGITS! WE MADE IT! Rex and Jack come on back to talk more of the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movies! Topics include: magic projectors, Marauder erasure, GIFs, growing weed, Molotov cocktails, strutting, Tom Felton improv, #JusticeForRonAndPig, Pettigrew’s clothes, Moose the Cat, White Claw, and more!

EPISODE 99 : Movie 3 (Part 1)
w/ Jackson Bird & Rex Testarossa (ft. Jim Tavare)

Jackson Bird (@JackIsNotABird) and Rex Testarossa (@RexTestarossa) join to discuss the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Jim Tavare (Tom the Innkeeper) stops by as well! Topics include: Alfonso Curan’s wild journey, Expelliarmus pocket dimensions, Coffee Wizard, Monster Roomba, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Pentatonix w/ Frogs, Don Quixote, Drapple, Bem, coulrophobia, Bisexual Lupin, and more!

EPISODE 98 : Movie 2 (Part 3)
w/ Meghan & Travis Fruehauf

We promise the final episode about the movie version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets won't drag out like the last scene in the film. Topics include Dumbledore impressions, Filch thoughts, Ginny: rabid dog?, spiders before bros, text layouts, arts & crafts, summoning Fawkes, bookmark socks, HAGRID’S OVERBLOWN RETURN and more!

EPISODE 97 : Movie 2 (Part 2)
w/ Meghan & Travis Fruehauf

Mike's sister Meghan and her husband Travis come back to discuss another chunk of the movie version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets! Topics include puking slugs, how cool is Ron?, beams, architecture quandaries, The Flying V, Dr. Whatshisface, Skele-Gro problems, Hermione’s character development, "I’M… A WOT?!" and more!

EPISODE 96 : Movie 2 (Part 1)
w/ Meghan & Travis Fruehauf

It's a family affair! Mike's sister and her husband come on to discuss the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie! Topics include: Harry's "green" eyes, uninteresting puns, dragging out scenes, Cosmo Kramer hair, Professor Fabio, Floo soot, Venus Flytraps, Scotch Tape, Aurora the Flower girl, and more!

EPISODE 95 : Movie 1 (Part 2)
w/ Paul Bae & Julia Schifini

Paul Bae (@MrPaulBae) and Julia Schifini (@JuliaSchifini) continue their discussion of the film version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone! Topics include yelling at buildings, Maggie Smith’s extra lines, teacher power plays, disability representation, neck tutus, Fang: lazy mofo, magic margaritas, Poorbert, and more!

EPISODE 94 : Movie 1 (Part 1)
w/ Paul Bae & Julia Schifini

WE FINALLY MADE IT! THE FILMS! Multitude's Julia Schifini (Spirits) and Paul Bae (The Black Tapes, The Big Loop, Marvels) join to discussing the movie adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone. Topics include: 80s action stars, Spice Rooms, fancy watches, Who Let the Dogs Out, Fart-Free Paul, Tamagotchis, Ron Weasley Raps, Transitions lenses, and more!

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