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Pull up a chair, order a drink and get ready for "SpellCast: Curiosity". In this episode you can expect to hear:

Featured story:

Title: Curiosity
Author: BeST
House: Riddikulus
Summary: Minerva, with Dumbledore's help, discovers a special magical prowess.

Highlights:

- Seven, a SpellCast audio editor, fills in as a guest host for the episode.
- Robert has a terrible time at keeping a really big secret and Zorb has to help him keep his mouth shut.
- How do you get to be an Animagus, anyway?
- The SpellCasters weigh in on young Minerva McGonagall's character and how it compares to that of Hermione Granger.

As always, if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to write us an e-mail at staff@spellcastpodcast.com. We'd also love to hear from you on our voicemail, so don't hesitate to call us at (559) 477-4334 or at Skype user name, "SpellCastPodcast". Thanks for downloading and enjoy the show!
Direct download: SC2.04_AAC.m4a
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:23 PM
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Overstuffed on turkey and gravy, the SpellCasters take a break from playing American football to bring us "SpellCast: I'll Take The Lot". So take a break from shopping the sales in Hogsmeade and relax by listening to another great fan fiction reading and review! In this episode you can expect to hear:

Featured story:

Title: I'll Take The Lot
Author: Lorelei Lynn
House: The Dark Arts
Summary: Hogwarts had four founders, but Helga was the one with the dream. And more importantly, she had the persistence to make it happen.

Highlights:

- Robert deals with Josh and Sidney's whining about their lack of air time.
- Josh seems to get around a lot with the houses of Hogwarts.
- Sidney learns the hard way why you shouldn't drink too many butterbeers.

As always, if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to write us an e-mail at staff@spellcastpodcast.com. We'd also love to hear from you on our voicemail, so don't hesitate to call us at (559) 477-4334 or at Skype user name, "SpellCastPodcast". Thanks for downloading and enjoy the show!
Direct download: SC2.03_AAC.m4a
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:15 AM
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After some technical difficulties, the SpellCasters are back at the Three Brooksticks for "SpellCast: Affected Indifference". So sit back, pop open a Butterbeer and get ready to dig into a great show. In this episode you can expect to hear:

Featured story:

Title: Affected Indifference
Author: Elysium
House: Astronomy Tower
Summary: Pansy Parkinson never did listen to her mother's advice on men. She thought she knew best, she thought she knew him best. She was right, and that was entirely the problem

Highlights:

- Josh talks about his experiences at MuggleCast Down Under and meeting up with Australian Harry Potter fans.
- The SpellCasters dissect Pansy Parkinson's character in the story and the perceptions of her in fan fiction fandom.
- Should stories set in modern day have an old world writing style? The hosts weigh in with their thoughts.
- Zorb lets us know how she really feels about the four houses of Hogwarts.

As always, if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to write us an e-mail at staff@spellcastpodcast.com. We'd also love to hear from you on our voicemail, so don't hesitate to call us at (559) 477-4334 or at Skype user name, "SpellCastPodcast". Thanks for downloading and enjoy the show!
Direct download: SC2.02_AAC.m4a
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:36 AM
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The SpellCasters return from their hiatus and start things off with an explosive bang in "SpellCast: My Friend, My Sister". With fan fiction readings and reviews taking center stage at the Three Broomsticks, along with new music and sound effects, this a podcasting experience you can't miss. In this episode you can expect to hear:

Featured story:

Title: My Friend, My Sister
Author: Michelle_31a
House: The Dark Arts
Summary: During their stay at Bill and Fleur's cottage, Hermione turns to Luna in a moment of grief.

Highlights:

- Benn Mace joins the ranks of the SpellCasters and becomes the entire staff's favorite drink fetcher.
- Robert explains the reasons for the change to a focus in fan fiction content on SpellCast and it's not because he's lame.
- Hermione talks about her feelings for Ron in the story, but the hosts think there might be somebody else in Hermione's love life.
- Benn dives into the mental state of Hermione Granger and the psychological effects of magical torture.
- Robert and Sidney debate the usage of the French language in the story, but Ben just wants to get into our pants by using his sexy French accent.

As always, if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to write us an e-mail at staff@spellcastpodcast.com. We'd also love to hear from you on our voicemail, so don't hesitate to call us at (559) 477-4334 or at Skype user name, "SpellCastPodcast". Thanks for downloading and enjoy the show!
Direct download: SC2.01_AAC.m4a
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 8:28 PM
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The launch of the second season of SpellCast is only a matter of hours away, but before we can start the party, we have to tell you about something really important. Starting with season two, SpellCast is switching file formats from MP3 to AAC. The new file format will allow us to do things such as create chapters and changing album artwork within the show. However, as awesome as the new file format is, the format only works on iTunes and iPods. So, what does this mean for all of our non-iTunes listeners?

Well, if you're currently subscribed to SpellCast using a program besides iTunes, such as Juice or WinPodder, you're going to need to subscribe to our new "Standard (MP3)" feed:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/spellcastmp3

The FeedBurner link also gives you information on how to subscribe with other programs and several web based podcatchers. Please note that the MP3 feed will not be offered in the iTunes music store, so if you want to subscribe to the MP3 feed using iTunes, follow the instructions at the FeedBurner page.

If you have any questions or need help with the switch, don't hesitate to e-mail us at staff@spellcastpodcast.com and we'll do our best to help you solve your issues.

Also, we have a new website that you can check out at:

http://www.spellcastpodcast.com

There's still some work to be done on it, so watch your step as several areas are still under construction.
Category:News -- posted at: 7:34 PM
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