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The Three Broomsticks
Hosted by Irvin K, Aurelia L, Ev M, Sam W, Sierra O, Sophia J · EN
A Harry Potter podcast that dives deeply into the seven books and the wider Wizarding World to find new insight and discuss the tiniest of details.
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Strike Crossover: Reject the Flobberworm Life!
1w ago02:46:54Tap to summarizeJoin hosts Ev, Irvin, and Sophia, as well as special guests Dr. Beatrice Grove, Dr. Louise Freeman, and Nick Jeffrey, as they discuss the parallels between Cuckoo's Calling from the Cormoran Strike series and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Please be warned that there will be spoilers for the Cormoran Strike books in this episode, up to and including Hallmarked Man. Join the discussion on our website In this episode: Where is the Strike rock scene? What would the bands be called? Leda's love is a more psychologically complex version of Lily's You can come of age at any age! Strike is our Hagrid here, not just because he's hairy. We all find where we belong on Charing Cross Road Does John have a Dark Lord in the back of his head? Tony was madly in love with Leda Strike Who is notably toxic to beef? Read what the stars are telling us! We're looking forward to the Battle of Denmark Street Resources: The Psychopaths - Bristow, Riddle, and Crouch by Irvin Reverse Alchemy in HP and Strike: The Connection of Ring Composition and Literary Alchemy in the Layout of the Seven Book Harry Potter Series by William Sprague The Chiastic Structure of Harry Potter by Joe Thacker Robin Ellacott and Reverse Alchemy: Transformation Through the First Three Strike Texts by Louise Freeman Cormoran Strike and the Itch That Cannot Be Scratched by Louise Freeman Strike-Potter Parallels: Cuckoo & Stone by John Granger Literary Allusion in Cuckoo's Calling: Part 1: Christina Rossetti's "A Dirge" by Beatrice Groves Part 2: Tennyson's "Ulysses" by Beatrice Groves Handfasting in "The Cuckoo's Calling" and "Harry Potter": A Discovery of a Walt Whitman Poem? by Beatrice Groves For more from our guests: Louise Freeman: @lmf3b on Twitter Doc Thelma on Reddit The Farting Sofa Faculty Lounge The Harry Potter Academic Conference Queen City Magic Beatrice Groves: @beatricegroves1 on Twitter Beatrice Groves on MuggleNet Beatrice Groves on Hogwarts Professor Potterversity Essays Exploring the World of Harry Potter Nick Jefferey: @gbjeffen on Twitter Nick Jeffrey on Hogwarts Professor Nick Jeffrey on Substack Contact: Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/threebroompod Email: 3broomstickspod@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
Transcribe →Major Potions: The Classical Period of Magic
3w ago02:40:31Tap to summarizeGrab your favourite potions book and start brewing: Follow along as Ev, Irvin, Karoline, and our guest Gilad bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death. Join the discussion on our website In this episode: Bacon is the essence of an Irvin sandwich The age-old question: how are wizards okay with love potions? How do you keep your mind during werewolf transformations? How do you spritz a restorative draught? Aging Potions would be a doctor's best diagnostic tool Voldemort side-quest as a farmer Ev's grandma and Voldemort have so much in common! Voldemort has to do something a little bit extra It's so exciting for Voldemort to touch Harry! Resources: Episodes 82-89 in our Potions series Episode 64 on the topic of Disbelieved Deaths Potions by Pottermore Pub's Jukebox: "Potions Yesterday" by Draco and the Malfoys Contact: Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/threebroompod Email: 3broomstickspod@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
Transcribe →HBP Chapter 14: Placebo Felicis
Jun 2002:19:18Tap to summarizeChug your pumpkin juice and let's win that Quidditch match! Join as Karoline, Sophia, Taavi, and our guest Ella discuss Chapter 14 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Felix Felicis! Join the discussion on our website In this episode: The romantic drama of the chapter splits our panel An in-depth enumeration of all the ways Ron sucks Harry is a bad friend Hermione doesn't get enough credit for her Quidditch passion Ginny tells the whole castle that Ron makes out with his aunt Viktor Krum's Quidditch prowess lives rent-free in Ron's head WON WON!! Ron's Inauguration into the Society of Filthy Hippogryffs Would Felix Felicis make a good anxiety medication? For more from our guest Ella: @ellaheipt on Instagram Contact: Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/threebroompod Email: 3broomstickspod@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
Transcribe →Felix Felicis: May the Felix Be With You
Jun 602:31:53Tap to summarizeGrab your drink but remember to only have a little sip: Join Ev, Irvin, Taavi and our guest Margarete as they get giddy, reckless, and dangerously overconfident while discussing the most curious little potion called Felix Felicis. Join the discussion on our website In this episode: Potions affect yourself, as opposed to all other magic that can affect others Somehow, it's all Percy's fault Can a potion be omniscient? Do we trust men named Zugmunt? Do Slughorn's memories have an Autorecover feature? Felix Felicis makes drinkers act OOC Everybody hates moral philosophers How did Slughorn get the Felix Felicis? Was Snape swigging some Felix? How much coffee is a reasonable amount of coffee? Resources: Felix Felicis from the HP Lexicon Felix Felicis: Understanding Snape's Innocence by Brianna Leigh Woell Snape's Lucky Escape: Did the Felix Felicis Potion Really Fail? by Christy Morley Fantastic Potions and How They Helped Albus Dumbledore in HBP by Felicitys_mind Felix Felicis series at MuggleNet by Irvin Khaytman: Part 1: Felix's Helping Hand Part 2: Free Will and Felix Part 3: How Felix Works Part 4: Conversing with Slughorn Part 5: Fight with the Fat Lady Part 6: The Felix-Struck Tower Pub's Jukebox: "Felix Felicis" by Hawhtorn & Holly "Felix Felicis" by Harry and the Potters Contact: Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/threebroompod Email: 3broomstickspod@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
Transcribe →GoF Chapter 35 (Part 2): Get the Dark Lord a Cough Drop!
May 2302:09:54Tap to summarizeGrab a tea and a cough drop so you can get through your villain monologue without losing your voice: Join Irvin, Karoline, Sophia and our guest Lizzie as they finish their discussion of Chapter 35 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - "Veritaserum"! Join the discussion on our website In this episode: How did Voldemort get through his villain monologue without a water bottle? What is the Dark Order and who believes in it? When do dementors dig graves for prisoners? The ultimate Daddy Issues episode Whose Voldy obsession is superlative? Humanizing our villains through sport Why is Barty Crouch Sr. turned into a bone? Playing fetch with Bartz Crouch Sr. Lupin's highly creative storytelling Resources: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Sevens by Irvin Khaytman The Fallen Fathers of Goblet of Fire by Irvin Khaytman The Schemes Behind the Spite: Why Voldemort Really Jinxed the DADA Job by Sophia Jenkins Dumbledore: The Life and Lies by Irvin Khaytman Contact: Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/threebroompod Email: 3broomstickspod@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
Transcribe →GoF Chapter 35 (Part 1): Winky's Drinking Stymies Dumbledore
May 902:26:30Tap to summarizeGet behind the bar and start mixing Polyjuice Potion and Veritaserum together for a new special drink: Join Irvin, Karoline, Sophia and our guest Lizzie, in discussion of Chapter 35 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - "Veritaserum"! Join the discussion on our website In this episode: Mad Barty Crouch Eyes What does Dumbledore know during the Third Task? What does Moody call Lord Voldemort? What about Fake Moody? Who calls Voldemort "daddy"? Is Winky a master Occlumens… or just very drunk? The merits of villain monologues Hermione is a walking and talking book, really Cheating on behalf of Harry Is Snape foe(glass) or friend? Is Moody's chest a Tardis? Resources: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Sevens by Irvin Khaytman The Fallen Fathers of Goblet of Fire by Irvin Khaytman The Schemes Behind the Spite: Why Voldemort Really Jinxed the DADA Job by Sophia Jenkins The Role of Books in the Hogwarts Saga by David Martin A Very Bad Year for Albus Dumbledore (and it's all Snape's fault) by Josie Kearns Dumbledore: The Life and Lies by Irvin Khaytman Pub's Jukebox: The Tournament by Slytherin Soundtrack Contact: Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/threebroompod Email: 3broomstickspod@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
Transcribe →Veritaserum: Ethical Minefield
Apr 2502:28:17Tap to summarizeGrab a butterbear and your antidode - just in case someone tries to slip you Veritaserum! Join as Karoline, Sophia and our guests Charles and Grace get lost in the ethics and moral dilemmas of truth potions. Join the discussion on our website In this episode: Harry's about to give his class some realllllllly interesting gossip What even is truth?? Swapping Grandma stories Anything can be true if you just believe hard enough Is truth serum torture and do Wizards care about International Muggle law? "Very strict Ministry guidelines"---sure, Snape sure Summary of veritaserum in trials: wizards don't care about truth The world's fastest trials For more from our guest Charles: @AtMinorityOfOne75 on Twitter charlesboyd on Substack charles.boyd.517701 on Facebook For more from our guest Grace: gracevictoriaarts on Instagram Voldemort: The Definitive Study of Tom Riddle-the Man Who Would Become "He Who Must Not Be Named" by Grace Candido-Beecher (available April 28th in all* bookstores) voldemortbook on Instagram voldemortbook on Tumblr Pub's Jukebox: Eff the Ministry by Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills Contact: Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/threebroompod Email: 3broomstickspod@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
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CoS Chapter 12: More Of An Intention Than A Plan
Apr 1102:40:11Tap to summarizePinch your nose and be happy Crabbe's toenails aren't part of the polyjuice potion: Join Ev, Taavi, Irvin, and our guest Line, in discussion of the Chapter 12 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets! Join the discussion on our website In this episode: Did the Polyjuice awaken Hermione's inner cat lady? Hermione is canonically not allergic to cats… thank goodness. We have an identity crisis of Hogwarts House… but are much more certain Harry's not a Slytherin The Christmas chapter with barely any Christmas in it Was Hermione ready to brew Polyjuice Potion, or was she lucky? Harry Potter and the Trials of Project Management The Trio doesn't yet know that Hermione is bad at improv Draco aspires to be a minion Draco will do whatever he needs to do for the BAFTA For more from our guest Line: @mrs_oakgrove on Instagram Resources: Chapter 2 of Malfoy by Irvin Khaytman Pub's Jukebox: Why'd I Do It by Siriusly Hazza P Contact: Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/threebroompod Email: 3broomstickspod@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
Transcribe →Polyjuice Potion: It All Comes Back to Grading Papers
Mar 2802:06:31Tap to summarizeGrab your flask and chug the Polyjuice Potion, before anyone notices your eye is twitching! Join as Sam, Sierra, Irvin, and our guest Saul Hankin discuss the ethics and legalities of one of the most notorious potions. Please be warned the end of this episode gets NSFW, but you'll have ample notice when it comes! Join the discussion on our website In this episode: The seven ingredients that no one can remember Is Barty Crouch Jr a good barber? Harry and Ron are lacking in Christmas spirit! Can you mix Polyjuice with corpses? Quadruple axels come up a lot Where DNA meets magic Mystique is the main topic of this episode Heartwarming uses of Polyjuice Potion…? The tragic tale of Kockturn Alley Sally We are saying Goodbye to Sam Williams and Sierra Obermark We are incredibly grateful for the time, energy, and fun they have brought to every episode! You'll be greatly missed and we wish you all the best for your next adventures! If you'd like to keep listening to Sam and Sierra, you can still catch them on their podcast Fandom Shmandom, where they dive deep into the fandoms you know and love (or maybe need to catch up on)! Fandom Shmandom Podcast @fandomshmandompod on Instagram Resources: Polyjuice Potion Essay from Irvin in Harry Potter and the Summer! Of! Fun! Zine! Polyjuice Potion on Pottermore Trivia, AD New York Order of the Phoenix - New York City's Harry Potter Meetup group Pub's Jukebox: Wizard Swingers by Peeved Contact: Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/threebroompod Email: 3broomstickspod@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
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PS Chapter 8: The Pickling Solution for Quirinius Quirrell
Mar 1401:43:33Tap to summarizeGrab a butterbeer and sing with us: Snape, Snape, Severus Snape! Join Sam, Taavi, Irvin, and our guest Luke, in discussion of Harry's first week at school in Chapter 8 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone! Join the discussion on our website In this episode: Are there Fitting Charms on Mrs. Weasley's sweaters? Madam Malkin's clever marketing ploy! Hermione's parents would be appalled at Quirrellmort's dental hygiene Did Dumbledore know that Voldemort was possessing Quirrell? Can you make a map of Hogwarts for the first years? The Victorian language of flowers Can Snape's behavior be excused or just explained? House point inflation Does Hagrid save his favorite newspapers? A wizard is never late, except to class Pub's Jukebox: Potions with Neville by Seamus and the Finnigans Seamus and the Finnigans on Facebook Contact: Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/threebroompod Email: 3broomstickspod@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
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