My older sister returns to discuss a pensieve-filled episode about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! Topics include Rick Steves, breakups, “I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed,” The Hokey Pokey, Borgin & Burkes the Musical, savage Narrator Harry, Harry’s crush on Tom, honey badgers, the return of Yungledore, Explosion Thundercloud, Mean Girls, Princ ... Show More
Jun 2025
Ep. 213 - Durmstrang & the Other Wizarding Schools w/ Stanislav Yanevski AKA Viktor Krum!
Scubes was joined by literally Viktor Krum live on stage at LeakyCon Denver in October 2022 to deep dive on Durmstrang, Beauxbatons, and all the other magical schools in the Wizarding World! Stanislav Yanevski makes his Potterless debut and, to no surprise, is an absolute delight ... Show More
1h 6m
Feb 2025
Ep. 212 - The Top 10 LEGO Harry Potter Characters w/ Meghan & Aurora Fruehauf (LIVE in Dallas!)
From our 10/9/22 live show in Dallas, it's a new episode of Potterless starring Mike, his sister, and his niece as they rank their favorite characters from the LEGO Harry Potter video game series! Topics include: gaming for work, 212, Guitarist, BTS’ form, Retro Radio, Dragomir D ... Show More
47m 6s
Oct 2024
Ep. 211 - Wizard On! Bachelor Winter Games w/ Kelly Schubert (LIVE in PDX!)
Live from Portland, OR in September of 2022, it's Potterless! Schubes was joined live on stage by Bachelor franchise expert, Kelly Schubert, to run some Slytherins through the ultimate Winter dating game extravaganza! Topics include: Slytherin House, Millicent Bulstrode, skeleton ... Show More
34m 1s
Jun 2016
Ep. 2.5 | Fangirling Is an Art
Bonus Book Rec Show!!
So how this works is that you, our listeners, send us requests for book recommendations, and we give you our answers. For example, if you have no idea what to get your father-in-law for Christmas or what book to read after Fates and Furies, we’re here for y ... Show More
33m 49s
Apr 2023
Feelings and Magic and Magical Feelings: Encanto (2021)
Today we are talking about Disney’s Encanto, so get ready for ALL OF THE FEELS!!!
Content notes for this episode: this movie is about intergenerational trauma, so this episode is chock full of discussions about that. If you want to skip the heaviest bits, the politics section s ... Show More
1h 13m
Dec 2022
S10E9 - GONE GONE / THANK YOU by Tyler, The Creator
Our season-long analysis of IGOR continues with GONE GONE / THANK YOU, a gorgeous double song in which Tyler memorializes the time shared with his beloved before finally becoming at peace with moving on. Shop Season 10 merchandise here. Follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter ... Show More
45m 55s