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PotterCast 131: Rowling Along
NewsHappy Holidays! We’re back with the second part of our JK Rowling interview on our Harry Potter podcast, PotterCast.
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Show info:
An intro with just the trio – we talk about the week’s news as well as the Jo interview and our experience of it. This is the last part with Jo but future shows will have our little bloopers, and Jo does promise to come back. So keep twiddling those dials!
Jo returns and we talk about:
Draco
Dogs on her web site
The wallpaper
Rude words and rubbish
Carnegie Hall redux
What’s in the Love Room?
Love raising people to the heights of absolute heroism, and foolishness
Bellatrix
What exactly did Alan Rickman know and when?
Snape – was he truly meant to be in Slytherin?
The Potter Park – she’s “very very very involved.”
“Personally, I think it will be the best thing in the world of it’s type, having seen what I’ve seen.”
What happened to Florean Fortescue?
Wand lore
Hagrid did not create Thestrals
Wands as sentient beings
Albus Potter and the Book They Said Would Never Happen
How the documentary happened
JK Rowling and the Changing Haircuts
“My Name is Lily Potter. You thought I was dead. You were wrong.”
“My name is Hedwig…”
Fred? “Whatever,” says John
RT: 46:25
Edited by Superhero Stede Bonnett
With special thanks to Jo and Le Grand Fidd, for everything.
Leaky theme song by Brad Mehlenbacher of Draco and the Malfoys
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Direct download (21 MB).
Direct download low-bandwidth (6 MB).
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More discussion of the PotterCast is right here. Enjoy!
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The link for direct download is broken. I’m getting a 404.
Thanks so much Melissa and the crew for these two amazing shows. Have a Harry Christmas and a Hagrid New Year. Just one thing the direct download for us with broadband isn’t working.
I’m so excited! The preview is tantalizing. Lily’s alive? What? I’l have to listen!
Thank you Jo, Melissa, John and Sue, for a present truly unique ever since my aunt gave me empty box.
Thanks, Melissa, Sue, John, and the entire staff…. happy holiday season to all
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! If this had come an hour later, I wouldn’t have been able to download it before Christmas! I’m sure you all had a wonderful time with her, and no one deserves it more than Melissa, John and Sue (Squee!) Merry Christmas Everyone! (or whatever holiday you wish to celebrate…)
YAY! Finally a Christmas gift. (:
I’m so glad you posted this tonight since I’m most likely not going to be able to downlaod/listen to it tomorrow.
Same here. Direct download is not working. Tried ‘Save Target As’ and rec’d a msg. that the site could not be found or was unavailable. Thx.
If you use the first direct download link, at the top of the post, it works.
I’ve already listened, and hopefully next time no whatever Fred! I was so upset I thought you were going to talk about Fred when I saw that! Oh well it was still wonderful, guys.
Oh thank you, thank you John, Melissa, Sue and the entire Leaky staff! Part 2 has arrived (squeee!) You’re the best- Happy Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all of you and your families!
Thank you again Jo, Melissa, John, and Sue! It’s wonderful as always.
I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas!
Wonderful end to a wonderful interview.
Thank you so much you three for all that you do all year. It is an amazing thing that y’all have going on, and I consider myself blessed that you are willing to keep me in your “inner circle”
Happy Christmas to one and to all.
thank u guys sooo much… no one deserves this more than u. merry christmas to everyone!!
-HPfreak
I freakin’ love you guys! : )
By the way, the Leaky theme song done by Brad is absolutely fantastic!!!
Jo is such a special and wonderful woman. I admire her so much and I can’t even begin to put into words how I much I appreciate all that she does for us fans. Thank you so much Jo!
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