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Sep 2018
54m 25s

Ep. 50 - Half-Blood Prince Ch. 20 w/ Meg...

Mike Schubert
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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, Prince, and more!


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