Harry Potter and the Reread Podcast
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It’s been a few years since podcast hosts Kyle and David have picked up a Harry Potter book. Join them on the Harry Potter and the Re-read Podcast as they dust off their old HP books and re-explore the magic of Hogwarts and the Harry Potter universe. In each episode, Kyle and David will break down a few chapters from the series, providing fun and engaging takes and re-living the Harry Potter experience.
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GoF Chapter 36, 37 & Book recap - The Parting of Ways / The Beginning
January 27, 2023 17:32 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBFollow us on Instagram, @harrypotterreadreadpodcast The guys have done it! Hosts David and Kyle have finished Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. What were their favourite parts? Their least favourite parts? And how does this book's ending set up what is essentially the second act of the over-arching plot of the Harry Potter series? All this and more in our final book recap for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
GoF Chapter 34 & 35 - Priori Incantatem / Veritaserum
January 20, 2023 17:01 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBFollow us on Instagram, @harrypotterreadreadpodcast Hosts David and Kyle re-witness a very cool piece of magic that occurs when brother wands meet in combat and it is something that manages to save Harry from a deadly experience. The hosts discuss Harry's final intense moments in the graveyard with Voldemort and which dead character returns to nearly ruin the moment. From there, we're back at Hogwarts with another major reveal: Mad-Eye Moody is not who we thought he was. All that and in mor...
GoF Chapter 32 & 33 - Flesh, Blood and Bone / The Death Eaters
January 13, 2023 17:00 - 39 minutes - 27.9 MBFollow us on Instagram, @harrypotterreadreadpodcast The entire series is about to take a dark turn. Hosts David and Kyle discuss a major death from Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire, the rise of Voldemort and the return of his Death Eaters. Our hosts break down some of Voldemort's characteristics and cockiness while also discussing the surprisingly small amount of Death Eaters in the wizarding world despite the group's control over the wizarding world 13 years earlier.
GoF Chapter 31 - The Third Task
January 06, 2023 20:50 - 42 minutes - 29.9 MBFollow us on Instagram, @harrypotterreadreadpodcast David and Kyle are all about the Third Task on this week's episode. Is it a good spectator event? How could Harry and Cedric have handled the whole portkey thing differently? Why was Harry's path to the cup so easy? And was Sirius Black the LEAST valuable character? Tune in now.
GoF Chapter 29 & 30 - The Dream / The Pensieve
December 30, 2022 19:10 - 52 minutes - 36.9 MBFollow us on Instagram, @harrypotterreadreadpodcast Voldemort is inching closer to his return to the world of Harry Potter, and it is becoming more clear after hosts David Janssen and Kyle Jahns tackle two recap chapters in today's episode: The Dream and The Pensieve. The hosts discuss Harry's "dream", followed by the aftermath in the second chapter which introduces a really cool magical instrument that will be featured in every book from here on out - the Pensieve. Check out the latest epi...
GoF Chapter 28 - The Madness of Mr. Crouch
December 23, 2022 18:12 - 57 minutes - 40.8 MBFollow us on Instagram, @harrypotterreadreadpodcast You know a book is getting pretty good when an old man in a fugue state starts galloping around the woods. Hosts David Janssen and Kyle Jahns are talking The Madness of Mr. Crouch in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In addition to a mad Mr. Crouch, the hosts discuss Hermione's maturity when coming under public fire from a Rita Skeeter article and share their shame and disappointment in a well-respected character who shows their disdain...
GoF Chapter 27 - Padfoot Returns
December 16, 2022 18:00 - 37 minutes - 26.8 MBHe's back! A fan-favourite character returns in this chapter of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Sirius Black is back, and he reveals a lot of crucial information about a key character in the book. Hosts David and Kyle break down the return of Sirius Black and how it sets up the rest of the book. They also discuss the latest Witches' Weekly gossip column written by Rita Skeeter and how it's pretty sad for a grown woman to be attacking a teenage girl. Hermione, to her credit, responds per...
GoF Chapter 26 - The Second Task
December 09, 2022 18:00 - 31 minutes - 22.1 MBOn to the Second Task! Hosts David Janssen and Kyle Jahns take a deep dive into Chapter 26 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Second Task. We learn more about Harry's inner psyche in this chapter (does he really ALWAYS need to be the hero?), how Dobby is the true MVP of the chapter and a bit on the task itself and the methods each champion used to find (or in one case not find) success. Listen now!
GoF Chapter 25 - The Egg and the Eye
December 02, 2022 19:04 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBThe Egg and the Egg...we mean the Egg and the Eye. In this episode, hosts David and Kyle break down Harry FINALLY figuring out what kind of clue the golden egg contains, as well as a tense discussion Harry overhears between Professors Snape and Mad-Eyed Moody. A character narrowly avoids having their mastermind plan ruined in this episode, but some quick thinking on getting the Marauders Map out of Harry's hands closes a pretty big plot hole in the book.
GoF Chapter 24 - Rita Skeeter's Scoop
November 25, 2022 19:45 - 36 minutes - 26.1 MBRita Skeeter releases her embellished and scathing article on Hagrid that sends the latter into hiding for a while at Hogwarts. Hosts David Janssen and Kyle Jahns discuss the article and its fallout, Harry's continued avoidance of the Golden Egg and touch on a lot of foreshadowing on display in chapter 24 of Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire.
GoF Chapter 22 & 23 - The Unexpected Task / The Yule Ball
November 18, 2022 16:07 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBHosts David and Kyle take a break from reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to read something produced by the WB Network for a couple of chapters. Just kidding, it's the 'hormone' chapters from the fourth book in the series as Harry and Ron try and find dates to the upcoming Yule Ball. This episode breaks down all of the drama, awkwardness and developing relationships that will set the tone for much of the series to come.
GoF Chapter 21 - The House-Elf Liberation Front
November 04, 2022 19:05 - 29 minutes - 20.9 MBOn this week's episode, David and Kyle get a look at the Hogwarts kitchen and are re-introduced to a legendary character in the Harry Potter series, while also discussing some of the topics relating to Hermione's house elf movement. Rita Skeeter also makes another appearance in the book, which only spells bad news for Hagrid later on.
GoF Chapter 20 - The First Task
October 28, 2022 17:30 - 32 minutes - 22.9 MB"The Chinese Fireball! Ooooooooooooh!" Our four champions are taking on The First Task in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Hosts David and Kyle break down the dragon-fuelled first task and how each champion takes on the event, the book title "Men Who Love Dragons Too Much", and how "Accio golden egg" probably could have made everyone's lives a little easier.
GoF Chapter 19 - The Hungarian Horntail
October 21, 2022 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20.9 MBWe're inching closer to the First Task in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but first hosts David and Kyle discuss the aftermath after the initial shock of learning dragons will be involved. Are dragons a good fit for a first task? (Spoiler alert: No) But before we learn about the dragon, the feud between Harry and Ron continues, and our hosts are surprised to learn that Harry is acting pettier between the two. All of that, plus a visit from Sirius Black in this week's episode.
GoF Chapter 17 & 18 - The Four Champions / The Weighing of the Wands
October 14, 2022 20:10 - 55 minutes - 39.7 MBOur hosts are back and reacting to...well...Harry reacting to being entered in the Triwizard Tournament and the divide it is causing not only between Harry and his classmates but also his best friend. David and Kyle learn more about the champions competing in this prestigious event, but also have some questions about the secretive 'Weighing of the Wands' ceremony.
GoF Chapter 16 - The Goblet of Fire
October 07, 2022 19:30 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBIs it really a Harry Potter Reread podcast unless hosts David and Kyle question some of the logic of the wizarding world? That's certainly the case as they explore the structure associated with naming the champions of the Triwizard Tournament and how an inanimate object might not have been the way to determine the three - we mean four! - students who will compete in the Triwzard Tournament.
GoF Chapter 15 - Beauxbatons and Durmstrang
September 30, 2022 18:56 - 34 minutes - 23.2 MBTune in as David and Kyle discuss the two new schools that will play a major part in Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire: Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. The two schools don't have much in common and certainly stand out from what we as readers have grown to assume is the norm at Hogwarts. From a literal giant to dark arts and alleged Death Eater ties, this episode takes a closer look at the school and how they juxtapose Hogwarts.
GoF Chapter 13 & 14 - May-Eyed Moody / The Unforgivable Curses
September 22, 2022 14:18 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBTurning your student into a ferret. A good idea of a bad idea? David and Kyle are back with recaps of the next two Goblet of Fire chapters. This week we're back in the classroom at Hogwarts and talking a little bit about Mad-Eyed Moody. The new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor makes a big impression by turning a student into a ferret and also gives the students a front-row seat to the 'Unforgiveable Curses', which impacts a few students more than others. Check out the latest episode!
GoF Chapter 13 & 14 - Mad-Eyed Moody / The Unforgivable Curses
September 22, 2022 14:18 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBTurning your student into a ferret. A good idea of a bad idea? David and Kyle are back with recaps of the next two Goblet of Fire chapters. This week we're back in the classroom at Hogwarts and talking a little bit about Mad-Eyed Moody. The new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor makes a big impression by turning a student into a ferret and also gives the students a front-row seat to the 'Unforgiveable Curses', which impacts a few students more than others. Check out the latest episode!
GoF Chapter 12 & 13 - The Tri-Wizard Tounarment / Mad-Eyed Moody
September 22, 2022 14:18 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBTurning your student into a ferret. A good idea of a bad idea? David and Kyle are back with recaps of the next two Goblet of Fire chapters. This week we're back in the classroom at Hogwarts and talking a little bit about Mad-Eyed Moody. The new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor makes a big impression by turning a student into a ferret and also gives the students a front-row seat to the 'Unforgiveable Curses', which impacts a few students more than others. Check out the latest episode!
GoF Chapter 12 - The Triwizard Tournament
September 07, 2022 22:34 - 42 minutes - 29.9 MBThe guys discuss the Triwizard Tournament in the latest Reread episode. David and Kyle take on topics such as how this chapter title probably would have been a better title for the book, Harry's first time seeing the Sorting Hat ceremony since his first year, Dumbledore's ulterior motives to wanting to hold the Triwizard Tournament for the first time in over 100 years, an official introduction to Mad-Eyed Moody, and more! Music by: Kenez Nonwar/YouTube
GoF Chapter 11 - The Triwizard Tournament
September 07, 2022 22:34 - 42 minutes - 29.9 MBThe guys discuss the Triwizard Tournament in the latest Reread episode. David and Kyle take on topics such as how this chapter title probably would have been a better title for the book, Harry's first time seeing the Sorting Hat ceremony since his first year, Dumbledore's ulterior motives to wanting to hold the Triwizard Tournament for the first time in over 100 years, an official introduction to Mad-Eyed Moody, and more! Music by: Kenez Nonwar/YouTube
GoF Chapter 10 & 11 - Mayhem at the Ministry / Aboard the Hogwarts Express
August 27, 2022 15:52 - 49 minutes - 34.7 MBLet's be honest, there isn't too much to occur in Chapters 9 & 10 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but hosts David and Kyle break them down and sift out some subtle - yet important - foreshadowing when it comes to characters we are yet to meet in the book. Listen on as they discuss more about a Rita Skeeter plot point in Mayhem at the Ministry and a Mad-Eyed Moody hint in Aboard the Hogwarts Express.
GoF Chapter 9 & 10 - Mayhem at the Ministry / Aboard the Hogwarts Express
August 27, 2022 15:52 - 49 minutes - 34.7 MBLet's be honest, there isn't too much to occur in Chapters 9 & 10 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but hosts David and Kyle break them down and sift out some subtle - yet important - foreshadowing when it comes to characters we are yet to meet in the book. Listen on as they discuss more about a Rita Skeeter plot point in Mayhem at the Ministry and a Mad-Eyed Moody hint in Aboard the Hogwarts Express.
GoF Chapter 9 - The Dark Mark
August 19, 2022 14:34 - 42 minutes - 30.2 MBWe're back this week, and it's all about the Dark Mark on the Harry Potter Re-read Podcast. David and Kyle break down the chaos following the Quidditch World Cup final and discuss some of the decisions and accusations the characters lay upon each other. There's a lot going on in this chapter, and a re-read provides some clarity on why Barty Crouch reacts the way he does when the Dark Mark emerges in the middle of the night.
GoF: Chapters 7 & 8
August 12, 2022 19:26 - 49 minutes - 35.8 MBDavid and Kyle are back for an episode almost entirely on the logistics of the Quidditch World Cup and its entirely flawed system. Listen in as the guys talk about everything from the chaos occurring inside the muggle-run campground to the Quidditch World Cup final where there was just as much to watch on the pitch as there was in the air. We also meet two new Ministry of Magic characters who both carry plenty of baggage that we'll learn more about later in this book. Music by: Kenez Nonwar...
GoF: Chapters 5 & 6
August 06, 2022 16:43 - 42 minutes - 29.6 MBThe trek to the Quidditch World Cup begins! Hosts David and Kyle discuss meeting some new members of the Weasley family, the logistics of travelling to the world cup through portkey and meeting another pair of new characters en route to the campground in this week's episode. Music by: Kenez Nonwar/YouTube
GoF: Chapters 2, 3 & 4
July 29, 2022 17:00 - 42 minutes - 32.4 MBThree for the price of one! David and Kyle take on three Goblet of Fire chapters this week on the podcast. The hosts discuss tropical messenger birds, a fan-fiction-like meeting between muggles and wizards and more. Music by: Kenez Nonwar/YouTube
GoF: Chapter 1
July 15, 2022 16:42 - 32 minutes - 26.2 MBDavid and Kyle crack open Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire for the first time in a long time. The book begins in a different way than the previous three. The hosts break down the narrative and how it sets up what will surely be an enjoyable 636-page read. Music by: Kenez Nonwar/YouTube
PoA: Movie
July 09, 2022 18:57 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBDavid and Kyle are joined by special guests Michelle and Katrina to discuss the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movie, and the varying opinions of the film were surely going to cause a rift greater than the one seen between Ron and Hermione in the book. But surprisingly, the crew come to an understanding and had some great discussions about how both the book and movie have cemented themselves as one of the most influential editions in the Harry Potter series. Check out the debate an...
PoA: MVPs BONUS EP
May 20, 2022 00:06 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBBonus Time! We're back with a mini episode because last time we forgot to talk about the MVPs of the book during our wrap up.
PoA: Chapters 21&22
May 06, 2022 19:39 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBThis week we finish the book! Hermione and Harry go back in time to save Sirius and Buckbeak, we relive a lot of what just happened, and then Harry casts a patronus to save everyone. Sirius escapes on Buckbeak and Snape loses his mind. Lupin resigns so he thinks its cool to give the map and cloak back to Harry. Harry and Dumbledore have their traditional end of book chit chat and Ron gets a new pet. We also recap the highs and lows of the book and try to figure out how time travel works
PoA: Chapters 19&20
April 22, 2022 21:24 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBThis week Snape jumps to all the wrong conclusions and then gets knocked out by three thirds years. Scabbers is revealed to be Peter Pettigrew and we learn that Sirius Black was falsely convicted. Harry says murder is wrong. Then, Sirius invites Harry to live with him after only knowing each other for 15 miuntes (weird.) and Lupin transforms to a werewolf and all hell breaks loose. Sirius gets the dementor's kiss and someone's patronus rescues Harry and Hermionie
PoA: Chapters 17 & 18
April 13, 2022 23:33 - 45 minutes - 42 MBIn today's episode Chapter 17: Cat, Rat & Dog and Chapter 18: Moony, Wormtail, Pradfoot & Prongs. We're in the final stretch of the Prisoner of Azkaban with Harry, Ron and Hermione finding their way inside of the Whomping Willow and meet Sirius Black for the first time. He's clearly lost his mind and wants to kill a.....rat? Lupin saves the day - or does he - as the professor the kids once trusted with their lives reveals some unsettling facts about himself and his friendships directly relat...
PoA: Chapters 15 & 16
April 08, 2022 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBIn today's episode Chapter 15: The Quidditch Final and Chapter 16: Professor Trelawney's Prediction. We see Ron and Hermione finally make up, Hermione slap Malfoy, and Gryffindor finally win the quidditch cup. Then, it's exam season at Hogwarts and Professor Trelawney finally makes a real prediction, Scabbers is found to be alive, and sadly Buckbeak is no longer alive. Also, throughout both these chapters we see Hermione start to lose it a bit.
PoA: Chapters 13 & 14
April 01, 2022 20:57 - 51 minutes - 119 MBIn these chapters Ron and Hermionie are still fighting (sigh). There is another quidditch match and some Slytherins dress up as dementors to try and psych out Harry. Then Sirius Black breaks into the boys dormitory. Next, Hagrid informs Ron and Harry they are being bad friends to Hermione so Harry immediately decides to be a bad friend to Neville so he can sneak into Hogsmeade to hang out with Ron. They prank Malfoy but Malfoy sees Harry and runs to Snape. Luckily, Professor Lupin is there t...
PoA: Chapters 11&12
March 21, 2022 15:37 - 56 minutes - 52 MBHarry is in a murderous rage, but Hagrid being sad about Buckbeak snaps him out of it. Professor Trelawney is still really weird. Harry got a sweet broom but then Hermione got it confiscated. Harry and Ron are AHoles about it but then they get the firebolt back so they decide to be nice. Harry tries to learn a patronus but doesn't really have any happy memories. Finally, Scabbers go missing and Ron loses his mind.
PoA: Chapters 9 & 10
March 07, 2022 21:53 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBIt's time for some more quidditch which means more ways the rules don't make sense. This time Malfoy doesn't have to play because he has a sore elbow. The dementors show up and Harry loses a quidditch (again rules?). Then Lupin is back and he agrees to teach Harry how to fight dementors. Fred and George bestow the Marauder's Map to Harry so he can stupidly sneak into Hogsmeade. Once there he learns that Sirius Black was his dad's best friend and also his godfather.
PoA: Chapters 7 and 8
February 25, 2022 17:49 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBThis week, the kids take some classes and in a new and improved defense against the dark arts class they all get to face off against a boggart. Well, not Harry or Hermione but they can't be that important. Hagrid has lost his nerve teaching and it's time to start up quidditch practice again. Harry is still not allowed to go Hogsmeade so he hangs out with Lupin instead and Sirius Black has no appreciation for art.
PoA: Chapters 5 and 6
February 04, 2022 23:11 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MBThe team travel back to Hogwarts but even a simple train ride isn't without risk when Dementors are about. Good thing the new defence against the dark arts teacher knows what's up. It's time to start learning magic and it's up for debate whether divination counts. Professor Trelawney tells Harry he's going to die and Malfoy gets attacked by a hippogriff for not paying attention in class. Join us as we talk all this and more!
PoA: Chapters 3 and 4
January 28, 2022 22:38 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBHarry takes a ride on the Knight Bus all the way to Diagon Alley. He learns that fortunately he will not be getting expelled but unfortunately Cornelius Fudge cannot sign his Hogsmeade permission slip (obviously). Then Harry lives out a dream two weeks in Diagon Alley getting more ice cream than any child should reasonably be given. Ron and Hermione join the party and Harry learns more about Sirius Black. Also, Hermione buys a cat! Join us to discuss all that and more!
PoA: Chapters 1&2
January 21, 2022 22:37 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBIt's time for book #3 Prisoner of Azkaban! We talk bit about the book as a whole and then break down the first two chapters. We get a coles notes summary of everything we need to know to this point. Then one of the worst characters in the series, Aunt Marge, arrives to terrorize Harry. He makes a good bargain with Uncle Vernon but can't follow through after he blows her up.
Episode 24: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Movie
January 15, 2022 01:39 - 1 hour - 68 MBIt's been a hot sec but we are finally back! And with friends! Joined by a panel of esteemed guests the guys are back to discuss Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Movie. We talk some new characters, favourite scenes, rank some stuff, and more! Listeners note: this was recorded in the fall and then just sat in the edit bay but we have a good backlog of episodes ready to go so get ready for some weekly releases!
Episode 23: CoS chapters 17 & 18
August 13, 2021 16:17 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBLord Voldemort is many things, but he is not vain. At least that's what David and Kyle have determined after finishing Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Listen in on their final thoughts about the second book in the Harry Potter series as they recap the final two chapters and tally up the scores for the most and least valuable characters of the book. Hint: The name of the least valuable character sounds like Glittery.
Episode 22: Cos Chapter 16
August 06, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBBask-il-isks? Basil-isks - like the herb? After getting tripped up on some slight pronunciations, we get the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Chapter 16 recap underway, conveniently called the Chamber of Secrets. David and Kyle discuss one of Lockhart's actual talents and how their adult sense of humours have ruined some of the innocence of the book this chapter.
Episode 21: Cos Chapter 14 & 15
July 30, 2021 16:36 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBTalking spiders. Doggy dental care. Adolescent partying Mandrakes. All this and more as David and Kyle take on Chapters 14 and 15 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Cornelius Fudge and Aragog. Trust our friend Hagrid to get the young duo of Ron and Harry webbed up into a tricky situation.
Episode 20: Cos Chapter 12 & 13
July 23, 2021 15:29 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBCrabbe and Goyle really needed to watch the old Canadian 'Don't You Put It In Your Mouth' PSA's. David and Kyle talk about how Malfoy's gluttonous sidekicks fail at protecting themselves from the gang's polyjuice potion plan. They also talk about the benefits of learning more from Malfoy through the plan, and give their impressions about the infamous T.M. Riddle. Listen now for their 'The Polyjuice Potion' and 'The Very Secret Diary' chapters.
Episode 19: Cos Chapter 11
July 16, 2021 13:18 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBWe challenge you to a duel! David and Kyle are back with a one-chapter episode today - The Dueling Club. In this chapter, they talk about the practicality of such a club, about how Snape is actually shown in a positive light and some of the adversity Harry is facing due to some rumours flying around the school about him being a pretty bad dude. Don't miss it, tune in today.
Episode 18: CoS Chapters 9 & 10
July 09, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBIn this week's recap of the Chamber of Secrets, Kyle and David review The Writing on the Wall and The Rogue Bludger. The pair discuss the (quite young) history of the Chamber of Secrets, the practicality of Polyjuice potions, Dobby's lack of planning and more. Join them now as we get further into the book and the plot starts to thicken. NOTE: Experienced some audio issues in the LVP section of the Rogue Bludger, removing a portion of David's rationale. Segment has been edited for clarity.
Episode 17: Cos Chapters 7 & 8
July 02, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBChapter 7 Mudbloods and Murmurs! Chapter 8 The Death Day Party! Are these the worst chapters we've read yet? Maybe! We're back to break down the next two chapters in the Chamber of Secrets, David thinks these are terrible Kyle provides a much better opinion. The guys also get into a lengthy discussion on broom regulation for a game that doesn't exist and much more!