Posts Categorized: Episodes

3.15 The Quidditch Final

3.15 The Quidditch Final

The gang is back! Alice and Martha couldn’t be happier to be back on Team Ron at long last. Listen to the Real Weird Sisters compare Divination to yoga, argue about the degree of Crookshanks’s intelligence, and, of course, talk about sports! Spoiler warning! Please be aware that our show contains spoilers for events which… Read more

3.14 Snape’s Grudge

3.14 Snape’s Grudge

It’s time for another sneaky Hogsmeade getaway! In this episode, Alice and Martha go all in on their annoyance with Ron, question the harshness of Neville’s punishments, and find themselves surprised by their reactions to Snape. Spoiler warning! Please be aware that our show contains spoilers for events which take place later in the series…. Read more

3.13 Gryffindor Versus Ravenclaw

3.13 Gryffindor Versus Ravenclaw

​Hello, and welcome to Alice and Martha’s Sports Hour, in which two big sports fans talk about sports! Today’s topic: Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw. Alice and Martha also discuss which minor Gryffindor quidditch players are their favorites, update the listeners on the status of Percy and Penny’s relationship, and dive pretty deep into Cho Chang’s psyche…. Read more

Sorting Hat: How I Met Your Mother

Sorting Hat: How I Met Your Mother

In this crossover episode, The Real Weird Sisters (Alice and Martha) are joined by special guest Daron Asleson (@daronasleson) and the Sorting Umbrella to sort the characters of How I Met Your Mother into Hogwarts houses. Be aware that the show contains spoilers from both How I Met Your Mother and the Harry Potter series…. Read more

3.12 The Patronus

3.12 The Patronus

Expecto Patronum! Conjure up your happiest memory and listen to Alice and Martha critique Hagrid’s unusually good lesson, analyze the magic of dementors and boggarts, and get a bit, er, shirty, with each other. Spoiler warning! Please be aware that our show contains spoilers for events which take place later in the series. Book club… Read more

3.11 The Firebolt

3.11 The Firebolt

It’s Christmastime at Hogwarts, and you know what that means – Harry, Ron, and Hermione get the castle to themselves and all the free time they could possibly need to conduct a bizarre research project in a poorly organized library. In this episode, Alice and Martha mourn the loss of the flobberworms, analyze Trelawney’s yuletide… Read more

3.10 The Marauder’s Map

3.10 The Marauder’s Map

​No underage wizards allowed in today! (Just kidding.) Alice and Martha analyze the magic of the Marauder’s Map and question the implications of the apostrophe placement on the map’s name, wonder exactly how hot Madam Rosmerta can really be, and dissect the adults’ drink orders in the Three Broomsticks. Harry also learns the “truth” about… Read more

3.9 Grim Defeat

3.9 Grim Defeat

​Hogwarts is on lockdown! Alice and Martha analyze the emergency procedures at Hogwarts, rank detention assignments, and question Hogwarts’s lack of extracurricular activities. 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 topics shows are released periodically. Subscribe… Read more

3.8 Flight of the Fat Lady

3.8 Flight of the Fat Lady

In this episode, Alice and Martha discuss forged signatures, mail-order dark creatures, and the ever more tragic tale of Harry’s lack of a Hogsmeade permission slip in their best would-be casual voices. They also analyze Harry’s fear of dementors and uncover an unplottable plothole. Spoiler warning! Please be aware that our show contains spoilers for… Read more

3.7 The Boggart in the Wardrobe

3.7 The Boggart in the Wardrobe

Riddikulus! Alice and Martha are back to share their greatest fears, both as children and adults. Plus, they come up with a fabulous Halloween costume and analyze Snape’s inexcusable behavior. 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… Read more