Episodes
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 26, The Whisperer
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
At last, Reynard and Sticky learn the secret of the "special privileges."
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 4, Horace Slughorn
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
Recruiting trips with Dumbledore.
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 25, Half a Riddle
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Reynie and Sticky get a big surprise in the middle of the night.
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 3, Will and Won't
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Dumbledore and the Dursleys, hanging out in the den.
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 24, Punishments and Promotions
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 2, Spinner's End
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Surprise visitors, Snape, and a solemn vow.
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 23, The Waiting Room
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Sticky gets sticky.
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Welcome to the 6th Harry Potter book. I love reading in Fudge's voice, so this one was really fun. We meet a Muggle Prime Minister and a new character makes his debut. Off we go!
Monday Aug 17, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 22, Caught in the Act
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Oh no, Sticky is in big trouble.
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 38, The Second War Begins
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
The end of the book, the end of another wild school year at Hogwarts. Harry is exhausted, but there is hope. Book 6 coming up next!
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 21, Tactical Cactupi
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
The kids embark on more daring espionage.
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 37, The Lost Prophecy
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Dumbledore finally reveals the truth to Harry.
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 20, Of Families Lost and Found
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
What it's like to be an orphan.
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 36, The Only One He Ever Feared
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
The one and only, Albus Dumbledore.
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 19, Everything as it Should Be
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Reynie and friend meet some Helpers and start to realize what bad things Mr. Curtain is up to.
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 35, Beyond the Veil
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Things get very very scary as the kids make their way through the MInistry of Magic.
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 18, Tests and Invitations
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Reynie gets an unsettling invitation.
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 34, The Department of Mysteries
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville and Luna embark on a mission to save Sirius.
Monday Aug 10, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 17, A Surprising Suggestion
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Cheaters never prosper...but...
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 33, Fight and Flight
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Guest Reader Alert: It's been awhile since we had a guest, but I'm pleased to welcome one of my favorite teachers (and favorite people) to the podcast for today's chapter. Enjoy the dulcet tones of Jane F, 2nd grade teacher extraordinaire, to the podcast!
The Centaurs and Grawp are unlikely heroes, and oh, sorry Professor Umbridge.
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 16, Poison Apples Poison Worms
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
The messages start seeping in.
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 32, Out of the Fire
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Trouble is officially unleashed!
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
We find out why Sticky is bald!
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31, O.W.L.s
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Here they are at last: O.W.L. exams. Test anxiety, last minute studying, and a shocking disturbance outside.
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 14, People and Places to be Avoided
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Nobody ever enjoys the waiting room...
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 30, Grawp
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Two big surprises ahead: one on the Quidditch pitch and one deep inside the Forbidden Forest.
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 29, Career Advice
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Harry learns what it takes to be an Auror - and Fred and George become Hogwart's LEGENDS!
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 13, Lessons Learned
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
The kids have more questions than ever after lessons begin.
Monday Aug 03, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 12, Beware the Gemini
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
What the heck? Mr. Curtain??
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 28, Snape's Worst Memory
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
A chapter chock full of twists and turns. This one was so fun to read aloud.
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 11, Traps and Nonsense
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Look out for man-eating plants, kids.
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Ooh, Firenze! But also ugh, Fudge!