• The hosts are joined by Dave Jorgenson, Washington Post’s TikTok Guy, who’s a huge Harry Potter fan and a longtime MuggleCast listener!
• Dave is a long-time listener of MuggleCast and has his finger on the pulse of Harry Potter TikTok trends.
• This week’s Main Discussion: The gadgets and gizmos of the Wizarding World
• We ask this of each gadget: How does it work? Is it cool or dumb or dangerous? Also, what would we pay for each?
• Far fewer people are on Team Cool regarding Dumbledore’s Put-Outer than you’d expect! And what’s up with the change in name to Deluminator?
• Wizards’ Chess sets and the Flying Ford Anglia both get passing grades and positive reviews.
• The Monster Book of Monsters and Pocket Sneakoscope fall behind…
• …and the Time Turner also turns some heads!
• Omnioculars, Wormtail’s Hand, Decoy Detonators, and Auto-Answer Quill receive mixed feedback…
• …while the Pensieve, Quick Quotes Quill, and Hermione’s beaded bag impress everyone!
• Which gadget would you most like to own? Did we leave any out? Send us an e-mail and let us know!
• Quizzitch: After the First Task, what does George hear when Harry opens the Golden Egg?
• Find Dave on Twitter where he tries to make the world a better place.
• …and check out Dave’s episode on Eric’s new podcast for more info about the TikToks and his history with the fandom!
• This week’s episode is sponsored by MeUndies (get 15% off your first order at MeUndies.com/mugglecast), Quip (get your first refill free at GetQuip.com/muggle), and Usual Wines (get your first glass on us by using code ‘mugglecast’ at checkout)
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