Grab a butterbear and your antidode - just in case someone tries to slip you Veritaserum! Join as Karoline, Sophia and our guests Charles and Grace get lost in the ethics and moral dilemmas of truth potions.

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In this episode:

• Harry's about to give his class some realllllllly interesting gossip
• What even is truth??
• Swapping Grandma stories
• Anything can be true if you just believe hard enough
• Is truth serum torture and do Wizards care about International Muggle law?
• "Very strict Ministry guidelines"---sure, Snape sure
• Summary of veritaserum in trials: wizards don't care about truth
• The world's fastest trials

For more from our guest Charles:

• @AtMinorityOfOne75 on Twitter
• charlesboyd on Substack
• charles.boyd.517701 on Facebook

For more from our guest Grace:

• gracevictoriaarts on Instagram
• Voldemort: The Definitive Study of Tom Riddle-the Man Who Would Become "He Who Must Not Be Named" by Grace Candido-Beecher (available April 28th in all* bookstores)
• voldemortbook on Instagram
• voldemortbook on Tumblr

Pub's Jukebox:

• Eff the Ministry by Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills

Contact:

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Pinch your nose and be happy Crabbe's toenails aren't part of the polyjuice potion: Join Ev, Taavi, Irvin, and our guest Line, in discussion of the Chapter 12 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets!

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In this episode:

• Did the Polyjuice awaken Hermione's inner cat lady?
• Hermione is canonically not allergic to cats… thank goodness.
• We have an identity crisis of Hogwarts House… but are much more certain Harry's not a Slytherin
• The Christmas chapter with barely any Christmas in it
• Was Hermione ready to brew Polyjuice Potion, or was she lucky?
• Harry Potter and the Trials of Project Management
• The Trio doesn't yet know that Hermione is bad at improv
• Draco aspires to be a minion
• Draco will do whatever he needs to do for the BAFTA

For more from our guest Line:

• @mrs_oakgrove on Instagram

Resources:

• Chapter 2 of Malfoy by Irvin Khaytman

Pub's Jukebox: Why'd I Do It by Siriusly Hazza P

Contact:

• Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/
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Grab your flask and chug the Polyjuice Potion, before anyone notices your eye is twitching! Join as Sam, Sierra, Irvin, and our guest Saul Hankin discuss the ethics and legalities of one of the most notorious potions.

Please be warned the end of this episode gets NSFW, but you'll have ample notice when it comes!

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In this episode:

• The seven ingredients that no one can remember
• Is Barty Crouch Jr a good barber?
• Harry and Ron are lacking in Christmas spirit!
• Can you mix Polyjuice with corpses?
• Quadruple axels come up a lot
• Where DNA meets magic
• Mystique is the main topic of this episode
• Heartwarming uses of Polyjuice Potion…?
• The tragic tale of Kockturn Alley Sally

We are saying Goodbye to Sam Williams and Sierra Obermark

We are incredibly grateful for the time, energy, and fun they have brought to every episode! You'll be greatly missed and we wish you all the best for your next adventures!

If you'd like to keep listening to Sam and Sierra, you can still catch them on their podcast Fandom Shmandom, where they dive deep into the fandoms you know and love (or maybe need to catch up on)!

• Fandom Shmandom Podcast
• @fandomshmandompod on Instagram

Resources:

• Polyjuice Potion Essay from Irvin in Harry Potter and the Summer! Of! Fun! Zine!
• Polyjuice Potion on Pottermore
• Trivia, AD
• New York Order of the Phoenix - New York City's Harry Potter Meetup group

Pub's Jukebox:

• Wizard Swingers by Peeved

Contact:

• Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/
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• Email: 3broomstickspod@gmail.com
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks