Mischief Managed Podcast: Your Recommended Dose Of Harry Potter Nonsense

It's a special episode of Mischief Managed Podcast. We celebrate a birthday and talk about death a lot. Actually it's pretty par for the course. We say hi, quickly, because we're professionals then move on to our Meet your Messrs question, "What would your Deathly Hallow be?". Laura is unobtrusive, Katie is giggling, Craig is insatiable, and Kate wants to be healthy. Then it's on to our topic: How would the story change if major deaths didn't happen. We have some feelings and speculate wildly about what could have been! Then it's a tricksy and true Quizzle, a Recreational Slytherin, an Underrated Chaser, and the first ever Would you Rather. All of this is free!

Hey cuties, it's another MMP in the dead of winter! We talk about all the other podcasts and shows that we've seen lately and then we dive right in to our Meet your Messrs question. Today we answer "Which character do we identify with most?". And we are using our current selves which are SAD because of cold and darkness. Katie is in a tower, Kate likes chicken, Craig is serious, and Laura is his mom. Next it's on to our topic which is Seasonal Affective Disorder/Mental Health in Hogwarts. We talk about making plants, the relative temperature and cloud cover of Scotland and Toronto, and brain melting. Next we move on to a Craigishly quiz, a Kateliness Underrated Character, a Katiean Slytherin and Cast Away, and a Marry/Bonk/Kill that is... real sad.

Take Two It’s deja vu city at Mischief Managed Headquarters as we record half the episode a second time (because of failure). We laugh about it because we are strong. We quickly discuss the game play that we’ve seen so far from Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery and speculate accordingly. Then it’s on to our Meet your Messrs question that comes straight from the Craig’s mouth: “What current/future muggle technology would you be excited about as a Witch or Wizard?”. Laura boldly goes, Katie likes limbs, Craig likes alien, and Kate has 7 answers. Then it’s on to the controversial topic of David Yates comments concerning Dumbledore’s sexuality in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts film. We try to take a calm look at this issue by discussing the importance of representation, the politics of the film industry, our head cannons, and how much uncertainty there still is. Then it’s on to a double Quiz, a SUPER SEXY Cast Away (seriously, look it up), a medical Slytherin, and a Marry/Boff/Kill that is queer as f&*k. Enjoy

Childishness is next to Godliness We have a familiar sounding special Guest this episode, James! We talk about his journey into Potter and read the wonderful robotically crafted chapter of HP fan fic. Beef women, amirite? Next for our Meet your Messrs question, we try to imagine ourselves as the bad guys. Kate is on brand, Katie shouldn’t teach, James goes for the big bad, and Craig traps Katie. Then it’s on to our topic: Child stars of Harry Potter. We discuss acting ability, casting choice, surprising level-headedness, and what they’re doing now. Then it’s on to an arresting Quizzle, a stand-up Slytherin, a tricky Cast Away, a ye olde Underrated Character, and a Marry/Boff/Kill of pretty ladies. In the end, we introduce Jess (FINALLY) and finish with some Scots! Love MMP

Intelligent (Production) Design We’re back from the holidays and winter has arrived! We also have THE FIRST EVER MISCHIEF MANAGED PODCAST HOUSE CUP RESULTS!!!! So exciting, you guys. We also announce our House Prefects and Head Boy and Girl, listeners who have gone above and beyond in the last year. We love you. We love you like Dumbledore loves socks. EVERYONE LOVES SOCKS. I’m sorry for yelling, but I’m just really happy. Then it’s on to our Meet your Messrs question, where we answer which character we’d like to cosplay. Craig is a silver fox, Kate likes layers, Katie likes make-up, and Laura is on brand. Next we start our topic: Production design in Harry Potter. We discuss places, props, creatures, and other nouns. It’s fun, check it out. Then it’s a tricky Quiz, a switcheroo Cast Away, a switcheroo Slytherin, a well-connected Underrated Character, and a similar Marry/Boff/Kill. Thanks for an amazing year, you cute pieces of cake.

Holiday Episode? No, Topic Down! It’s a cozy day in the not too distant past, and the Messrs gathered to bring you some Holiday cheer! Hurry before Kate falls asleep! We have a short intro, but you know what they say, “No news is good podcasting!” I’m pretty sure I’ve got that right. We move on to a very in-depth Meet your Messrs question, in which we Found a 5th House in Hogwarts. Craig is a Northern loner, Laura likes the moon, Kate likes everything, and Katie is a hidden loner. There is no topic today, because the Messrs need a break, too! So we skip on down to a nerve-racking Quizzle, a kindly Cast Away, a Golden Slytherin, and a Marry/Boff/Kill/Secret Santa that pits four festive pals against each other. Merry Everyone! Love MMP

Our House Cup Runneth Over… It’s a classic MMP with all the Messrs! Laura has seen some Holiday Royalty, Kate still likes Riverdale, and we are solidly “Meh” on Justice League. We touch on the controversial casting and J.K.’s defence before moving on to our Meet your Messrs question. This episode we discuss our pet peeves in the book series. Only Laura understands the question, so points to Ravenclaw! A smooth as hell segue brings us to our topic: The House Points system. How do you get them? Can we accurately describe a cool infogram? What about chocolate? Etc? Next we move on to a woodsy Quizzle, a musical Slytherin, a festive Underrated Character, and a Marry/Boff/Kill that’s all about Head(s). Love MMP

With friends like these who needs frenemies? Laura and Craig are back along with our special guest Devon! We catch up with Devon on completing the series and Laura and Craig regale us with vacation stories. SURPRISE FRIENDSHIP BREAK: Our thoughtful super-friends Tess and Thom drop by to wish us a Happy 50th Episode in the best way possible... WITH THEMED CAKE! They truly are too good for this world. After we settle down, we move on to our Meet your Messrs question which is, "If you could be a twin to any character in the series, who would it be?". Kate's answer is smart, Devon's answer is dreamy, Katie breaks the story, Craig wants to be out of the way, and Laura lives the spinster dream before changing her answer like she changes her face. The topic today is all about Friendship so we talk about our favourite friendships from the books, hair potion, and Daniel Radcliffe's farting corpse. Then we continue with a nosey quiz, a Hella good Cast Away, a blood-sucking Slytherin, a long overdue underrated

Sock it to me! Craig and Laura are off having the TIME OF THEIR LIVES gallivanting across the UK, but DON’T FRET- we brought in the BEST NEW CRAIG AND LAURA! Charlie and Emily are amazing and talented guest additions (seriously, check out their personal creations) and the beautiful, dreamy, special Jamie joins us once again as well! We learn how our new friends got into Harry Potter, their houses n’ hybrids, find out who is Fantastic Beasts and Cursed Child free (!), and are introduced to Jamie’s true job in life- Career in Human. We move on to meet our fancy messers with a question from a Slytherin fan about where in the Harry Potter world would we live? Katie justly cheats with a smart answer, Charlie is logical, Jamie basically goes home, Kate is obvious, and Emily is cozy. Basically, we all win- ONTO THE TOPIC! What’s up with those House Elves, eh? What are they doin’? Where did Spew end up? Does Hermione actually have a flaw?!? We get a bit deep and a bit sad, but round it out in the end with some much

Our Hallowed Queen, Caitlin is back and we’re ready to talk about an unfortunate bear, eating garbage on purpose, and the return of Riverdale. For our Meet your Messrs question today, it’s a somber one where we chose a character to save from J.K.’s chopping block. Kate’s choice is sad, Caitlin’s choice is sad, Laura’s choice is sad, Katie’s choice is sad, Craig is a jerk (but then he chooses something sad). Thanks for the bummer, Erin! Then it’s on to our topic which is all about Wizarding travel and vacations. How do they get there? What do they see? Where would they go? How do we get rid of mosquitoes? Now that we’ve settled that, we move on to a tricky Quiz, an appropriate Underrated Character, a sweet HogWord, a Stranger Cast Away, a fairy tale Slytherin, and a Be/Banish/Befriend that won’t be around forever. Love MMP

New guests, time travel, tiny Wizards, Canadian Quidditch, a new logo, and guesting on Hogwarts Radio! Mischief Managed Podcast is back! Never a dull moment with these Winkies. For the Meet your Messrs question, we try to decide on a Dumbledore-style scar that would be useful. Tess isn’t right, Katie wants a phone, Laura wants a phone, Thom wants a phone, Craig grosses us all out, and Tess goes again because she wants a phone. LOOK AT THIS GRAPH. Next it’s on to our topic which is all about magical pets, specifically at Hogwarts. Toads are useless, cats are snuggly, and we want to know what exactly is the function of a magic owl? We touch on animagi, patroni, werewolves, and the ideal magical pet. Then it’s on to our new-ish segment HogWords, a Preppy Cast Away, a Slytherin Captain, and a monsterous Be/Banish/Befriend. Check out The Krulls new album Halloween Monster (available on October 23rd) and the Arcade Nightmare video Love MMP

EGG-celent! De-LAKE-ful! A-MAZE-ing! Guys, Helium is fun. The Messrs are high on life in this intro and we have giggles with some Harry Potter quotes. Next we talk about the new extreme sport: sorting yourself multiple times on Pottermore. It’s a lot scarier than you’d think! Next it’s on to our Meet Your Messrs question where we all try to create a Triwizard Task. Craig wants a Battle Royale, Katie wants logic, Laura wants to make potions, and Kate stays on brand. We naturally progress into our Topic, which is the Triwizard Tournament. We question the logistics, fairness, child endangerment, Christmas food, and what the Goblet knew! And Kate thinks it’s “magicized”. Then it’s a Quidditch Quizzle, a Dope Cast Away, a Smoking Slytherin, and a Marry/Boff/Kill where we judge the Judges. Blehcky.

Cut my school into pieces... This is my last re-sort. Welcome to Craig's birthday! It's a fine Friday for podcasting and we get to all of your favourite reports. For our Meet Your Messrs question, we speculate on what our polyjuice potion would look and taste like. Katie is bitter and cold, Craig's is hard to define, Kate's is fresh to death, and Laura's is basic. Then it's on to our topic of Sorting! Get ready for a wild ride of fan theories, personal theories, AND we finally get to talk about bar graphs! Next it's a mental Quiz, a catch up with Devon, a ReSorted ReCast, a Slytherinish Slytherin, an underrated creature, and a Be/Banish/Befriend that is pretty domestic. Love MMP

Get ready for some Epi-lols... Happy 19 years later, everyone! The Mischief Managed Messrs chat about the 2-week-old weather report, guesting on Geektropolis, the Blyth festival, and Fan Expo, all while having some treats off the Trolley. Then for our Meet your Messrs question we try to answer what animagus we would choose to be and our Marauders-Style nickname. Craigs answer tickles Kate, Kate impresses Americans, Katie is concerned with food, and Laura just wants to stay in her pjs. Our topic is all about speculating what happened to our beloved characters between the end of the book and the beginning of the Epilogue. How was Hogwarts rebuilt? Can Kate do math? What was Harry’s exact schedule? Do we like the Robert Galbraith books? Did Draco go to jail? What colour is Victoire’s hair?! Had enough questions? TOO DAMN BAD. Next we go on to a sneaky quiz that has a big bonus fudge-up, a Pottermore quiz that we tackle as a team, a Love-ly Slytherin, an Underrated Charact-auror, and a boozy Marry/Bof

Red Hair. Freckles. And more children than they could reasonably afford. EVERYBODY SHUT UP. We’ve got a special guest this ginger-filled episode, our lovely Rielle! We chat about her introduction to the series, her House journey, her patronus, and all about the magical Curiosa shop! We then move on to a Meet your Messrs question where we imagine what other jobs the Weasley family members would have. Craig pimps this question, Laura makes us laugh and cry, Katie wants someone to run the world, Kate is thinking “Royal Wedding”, and Rielle has a good answer. Then it’s on to our biggest, orangest, Wizarding family: The Malfoys! Omg, imagine? It’s the Weaselby’s! We discuss the Burrow, and Ron, and Ginny, and Ron, and ideal sibling order, and Ron, and Jack Black, and Ron. Then it’s on to a text-savvy Quizzero, a Cast-Away that leaves you little choice, a hilarious Slytherin, an all-too-familiar Underrated Character, and a Marry/Boff/Kill that get’s sloppy. Oh… Podcasting and Friday nights are a dangerou

The Muggle Struggle is Real! What day is it? This podcast starts off with confusion and ends with a wedding! First we chat about Broadway news, the perils of turning 30, and distressing news for Star Wars. Then it's on to a boozy Meet your Messrs question where we decide signature drinks for each of the Houses and points to Hooofle-pooofle? Next it's our topic in which we speculate how muggle jobs could be improved with magic. Kate wants to be cool, Craig wishes he could summon, and Laura and Katie are gonna apparate some trash. Then it's a long awaited chat with Devon about his foray into the books, a person-able Quizzle, a Cast-Away that's the besteros in Westeros, an Underrated curmudgeon, a Queenly Slytherin, and a Marry/Boff/Kill that is more than meets the eye. And as always...Don't put your asshole on me! Love MMP

Net-Witch and Chill We have a very special guest this episode: Erin, one of the original Messrs. First off there’s a lot of catching up to do, and some plugs for other podcast. Bread the love, amiright? Then it’s a Meet your Messrs question that has a lot of “personality”. Get it? You will. Then it’s on to our topic of Wizarding entertainment. What do they do for fun? How do they get to their friends house? Why do we always talk about porn? Next it’s a quiz that we can all feel good about, a singing Slytherin, a boastful Underrated Character, and a Marry/Boff/Kill that takes a lot of skill. Love, MMP

We have a grand ole time for you today! Our beloved Jamie is back and we talk about the Symphony, shuffling audiobooks, and the ultimate hybrid quiz. We also describe Jamie's gestures, which is entertaining for us and hopefully for you. Then we put on our proverbial marketing hats in order to rebrand our Houses for our Meet your Messrs segment. Katie makes the Slytherins laugh again, Jamie thinks Gryffindors should chill, Craig wants Hufflepuff to say "Fuck it", and Laura gets creative. Then it's on to our topic of the day which is Horcruxes, and guys... WE GO DEEP. It's a wonderfully complex topic as we dive into chronology, the specifics of horcrux making, and Jamie's sound effects. Then it's on to a double quizzle (because Katie is a jerk), a venerable Cast Away, a young Slytherin, and a Marry/Boff/Kill that takes us to Ogdenville!

Happiness can be found in the darkest of places... We begin by plotting Kate's new apartment, talking about friends who are just getting into Harry Potter, and Neeeeeeeeeeeerds. Which One? Now get ready for some unfortunate acronyms, it's time for our Meet your Messrs question, "Which magical creature would you SPEW?". Craig wins "Worst Human" award and Kate chooses three. Then we move on to our topic which is all about using Harry Potter as a coping mechanism and the benefits of escapism through fantasy. We begin in broad strokes, get a little personal, and hear from some of our listeners. PS we love Harry Potter. Then it's on to a quiz that everyone wins, a spicy Cast Away, A surviving Slytherin, a breezy Underrated Character, and a Marry/Boff/Kill that involves a pretty neck. Love, MMP

50 points to Greek-ffindor! Intern Ethan had to go on a mission to find the disappearing Kate, but in the meantime... MISCHIEF MANAGED PODCAST! It's a beautiful day in the Mischief Managed studio and we begin with awarding some belated house points. Then it's on to dissecting a Wizarding rap battle and discussing a magical change of venue. The Meet your Messrs question of the episode gets us to imagine another way we could work at Hogwarts and we are quick to point out how few rules we have as a podcast. So bad-ass. Sooooooo. Craig wants to write, Katie wants a better system, Laura wants to enchant. Then it's on to our topic which is a little different than usual. We could not contain our excitement and used our topic time to have a non-spoiler review of WONDER WOMAN. We slightly link it back to Harry Potter but I hope you enjoy our digression as much as we did! But it's back to good ol' HP as we recap with Devon's journey through the books. In the Cast Away and Slytherin segments Craig and Katie find