In what might be the best five minutes of the movie so far (despite some stiff competition), Harry and the gang arrive at Hogwarts and are joined by the acrobats of Durmstrang and the lovely ladies of Beauxbatons! Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/realweirdsisters New episodes are released every Monday and special topics shows… Read more
In this week’s Take Five, we resume our Microwave Minute as Harry and his friends (sort of) attend the World Cup. Fudge practices his commentator skills, Malfoy exercises his bragging skills, and Harry LOVES MAGIC! Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/realweirdsisters New episodes are released every Monday and special topics shows are released periodically…. Read more
Take Five is back, baby! Let’s give our guest, Shut Up Tim, a proper greeting! (Insert frantic tongue waggling here!) Alfonso’s magnum opus might be over, but the task he has laid out before us is far from concluded. Mike Newell might just well give him a run for his money! Please consider supporting us… Read more
OH NO YOU DON’T, LADDIE! It’s time for Draco’s arc in the fourth book! From his short but glorious experience as a ferret to his love of Blast-Ended Skrewts, Draco provides some comic relief in this book, but his storyline also begins to take a darker turn as we head into the latter half of… Read more
The Real Weird Sisters review the movie of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with special guests Tim Ahlin (@shutuptim) and Chelsea Patton (@chelseakpatton). Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/realweirdsisters Spoiler warning! Please be aware that our show contains spoilers for events which take place later in the series. Book club episodes are released every Monday and special… Read more
The Beginning (and the end) of Goblet of Fire has finally arrived! Alice and Martha wrap up the book by breaking down Harry’s recovery from the trauma in the graveyard, analyzing Dumbledore’s Leaving Feast speech, and discussing the parallels between Harry’s first trip on the Hogwarts Express and his trip home in this book. Don’t forget to stick around… Read more
In the penultimate chapter of Goblet of Fire, Alice and Martha marvel at J.K. Rowling’s writing abilities, break down Sirius — er, Snuffles — and Harry’s relationship, and find themselves surprisingly impressed with and proud of a certain Potions professor. Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/realweirdsisters. Spoiler warning! Please be aware that our show contains… Read more
Find out if Martha appropriately hyped or over-hyped this long awaited, possibly climactic chapter of the book! If you don’t enjoy this episode, Dumbledore’s eyes will quit twinkling, and you might realize why he was the only wizard You-Know-Who ever feared. Let us know what you think of the show! Fill out our 2018 feedback survey… Read more
Alice and Martha are once again thrilled to spend an hour and half breaking down a ten page chapter! In this episode, we discuss a wild alternate reality which, of course, involves the shrunken heads, delve into the backstory on why one Scholastic consistency editor may have been fired, and consider reasons for why the… Read more
Hello, listener, our slippery friend… Alice and Martha are back to discuss Voldemort’s sentimental side, pick apart the specifics of his return to corporeal form, and question J.K. Rowling’s math skills, yet again. (We still think you’re a genius, Jo!) Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/realweirdsisters. Spoiler warning! Please be aware that our show contains… Read more
