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Mike Schubert

Join Mike Schubert, a grown man reading the Harry Potter series for the first time, as he sits down with HP fanatics to poke fun at plot holes, make painfully incorrect predictions, and bask in the sassiness of the characters. Schubes and his guests cover a portion of the Harry Potter franchise each week, taking you on a journey through your childhood, this time with the rose-tinted glasses off.

Follow Potterless on Twitter (@PottterlessPod) and Instagram (@PotterlessPodcast), and learn more about the show at www.potterlesspodcast.com

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Hey, it's Mike! Just popping in with a quick bonus update ep so that you know we're coming to Switzerland in May of 2025, and it's the only show in Europe we're doing this year! We've got other shows in the U.S. coming as well, as well as an appearance at Enchanticon. And for folks all across the globe, new episode of Potterless is coming to the feed soon! Thanks for taking the time, hope you're all well, and you'll hear from me soon!

Wizard On,

Schubes

UPDATE: Potterless in Zürich in May '25, New Episode Coming Soon, and Other Tour Dates!

Oh hey, you're considering checking out Potterless! That's fantastic, thank you so much! This trailer will give you a sense of what to expect throughout the podcast.

I started this podcast as a hobby in 2016, and it grew to become the most popular Harry Potter podcast and my full time job, which is WILD. Though the show is no longer weekly, we still post live show episodes to this feed every other month, so stay subscribed after you make your way through the backlog!
 
Have a nice day, check out www.potterlesspodcast.com for more info on the show, and as always, WIZARD ON!

 

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Trailer for Potterless, a Comedic Harry Potter Podcast by Mike Schubert

In this intro episode, host Mike Schubert describes why he never read the Harry Potter books as a child and the backlash he received because of it. He then describes everything he knows about the series from the 4.5 movies he has seen before he embarks on his journey from Platform 9 1/2 to read every Harry Potter novel. If you want to follow along on this adventure, be sure to subscribe on iTunes or Soundcloud. Feel free to follow @PotterlessPod on Twitter for more info! Thanks so much for listening and I hope you all enjoy.

Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check out the links below and as always, Wizard On!

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WEBSITE: www.potterlesspodcast.com (LEARN ABOUT THE SHOW!)
PATREON: www.patreon.com/potterless (SUPPORT THE SHOW!)
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/potterlesspod (TWEET THE SHOW!)
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/potterlesspodcast (PICTURES OF THE SHOW!)
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/potterless (HOME OF THE FANCY PRIVATE GROUP!)
MERCH: www.potterlesspodcast.com/merch (REP THE SHOW!)
MIKE’S OTHER SHOWS: www.schub.es

Created/Hosted/Edited/Produced by Mike Schubert, Music by Bettina Campomanes, Web Design/Art by Kelly Schubert

 

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Ep. 0 - Everything I Know Before Reading the Books

In this episode, Amanda McLoughlin returns to discuss the beginning of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban! Topics include Aunt Marge being a worthless character, Cornelius Fudge being sketchy, Harry being the least smooth person alive, bird end-trails, the atrocity that is pumpkin juice, and more! Feel free to follow us on Twitter (@PotterlessPod), and subscribe on iTunes and Soundcloud! Thanks to our lovely Patreon supporters who get bonus content as a thank you for pledging money to the podcast! You can check that out at Patreon.com/Potterless if you want, but no worries if you don't!

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Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check out the links below and as always, Wizard On!

WEBSITE: www.potterlesspodcast.com (LEARN ABOUT THE SHOW!)

PATREON: www.patreon.com/potterless (SUPPORT THE SHOW!)

TWITTER: www.twitter.com/potterlesspod (TWEET THE SHOW!)

INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/potterlesspodcast (PICTURES OF THE SHOW!)

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/potterless (HOME OF THE FANCY PRIVATE GROUP!)

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Created/Hosted/Edited/Produced by Mike Schubert, Music by Bettina Campomanes, Web Design/Art by Kelly Beckman

 

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Ep. 7 - Prisoner of Azkaban Ch. 1-5 w/ Amanda McLoughlin

Jake Kilroy joins to discuss a far less problematic section of Goblet of Fire! Topics include Percy rants, Malfoy rants, Destructive Ron in need of an intervention, Patrick Swayze, Snape being a dick, no one loving Prof. Vector, and more! Thanks for all the support and all the ratings! #WizardOn!

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Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check out the links below and as always, Wizard On!

WEBSITE: www.potterlesspodcast.com (LEARN ABOUT THE SHOW!)

PATREON: www.patreon.com/potterless (SUPPORT THE SHOW!)

TWITTER: www.twitter.com/potterlesspod (TWEET THE SHOW!)

INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/potterlesspodcast (PICTURES OF THE SHOW!)

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/potterless (HOME OF THE FANCY PRIVATE GROUP!)

MERCH: www.potterlesspodcast.com/merch (REP THE SHOW!)

DISCORD: (For $2+ patrons!)

Created/Hosted/Edited/Produced by Mike Schubert, Music by Bettina Campomanes, Web Design/Art by Kelly Beckman

 

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Ep. 15 - Goblet of Fire Ch. 11-13 w/ Jake Kilroy

Sydney Adams returns to cover the meatiest part of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in an episode LOADED with laughs and tangents. Topics include "GOTTA BE BAGMAN!", Hermione's inner monologue, The Disturbed and The Dangerous, Wizarding participation trophies, Weasley rankings, Wizard braces, the Oogachaka baby, villain speeches, and more!

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Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check out the links below and as always, Wizard On!

WEBSITE: PotterlessPodcast.com (LEARN ABOUT THE SHOW!)

PATREON: patreon.com/potterless (SUPPORT THE SHOW!)

TWITTER: twitter.com/potterlesspod (TWEET THE SHOW!)

INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/potterlesspodcast (PICTURES OF THE SHOW!)

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/potterless (HOME OF THE FANCY PRIVATE GROUP!)

MERCH: https://store.dftba.com/collections/potterless (REP THE SHOW!)

DISCORD: (For $2+ patrons!)

Created/Hosted/Edited/Produced by Mike Schubert, Music by Bettina Campomanes, Web Design/Art by Kelly Beckman

 

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Ep. 22 - Goblet of Fire Ch. 31-33 w/ Sydney Adams

Hannah McGregor of Witch Please joins to discuss Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! Topics include settling The Great Trouser Debate, parallels between OotP and current politics, a pensive deep dive, Hannah DESTROYING Mike for being snarky, McGonagall DEMOLISHING Umbridge, and more!

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Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check out the links below and as always, Wizard On!

WEBSITE: PotterlessPodcast.com (LEARN ABOUT THE SHOW!)

PATREON: patreon.com/potterless (SUPPORT THE SHOW!)

TWITTER: twitter.com/potterlesspod (TWEET THE SHOW!)

INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/potterlesspodcast (PICTURES OF THE SHOW!)

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/potterless (HOME OF THE FANCY PRIVATE GROUP!)

MERCH: https://store.dftba.com/collections/potterless (REP THE SHOW!)

DISCORD: (For $2+ patrons!)

Created/Hosted/Edited/Produced by Mike Schubert, Music by Bettina Campomanes, Web Design/Art by Kelly Beckman

 

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Ep. 33 - Order of the Phoenix Ch. 28-29 w/ Hannah McGregor

Hannah McGregor of Witch Please returns to SASS THE HELL OUT OF OUR BELOVED HOST. Topics include student power, A NEW ELEMENT OF QUIDDITCH MIKE LEARNS HE HATES, the treatment of giants and centaurs, patronus double entendres, Umbridge's likeness to Voldemort, Mike almost nailing a prediction, Mike totally botching a prediction, and more!

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Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check out the links below and as always, Wizard On!

WEBSITE: PotterlessPodcast.com (LEARN ABOUT THE SHOW!)

PATREON: patreon.com/potterless (SUPPORT THE SHOW!)

TWITTER: twitter.com/potterlesspod (TWEET THE SHOW!)

INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/potterlesspodcast (PICTURES OF THE SHOW!)

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/potterless (HOME OF THE FANCY PRIVATE GROUP!)

MERCH: https://store.dftba.com/collections/potterless (REP THE SHOW!)

DISCORD: (For $2+ patrons!)

Created/Hosted/Edited/Produced by Mike Schubert, Music by Bettina Campomanes, Web Design/Art by Kelly Beckman

 

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Ep. 34 - Order of the Phoenix Ch. 30-33 w/ Hannah McGregor

Julia Schifini returns to talk more Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! Topics include MIKE GUSHING OVER THE VOLDEMORT vs. DUMBLEDORE FIGHT, dramatic entrances, the return of Phineas Nigellus, weird sides of Twitter, lame puns, minimalist bookshelves, JK's best writing yet, and more!

Thanks for listening! Feel free to visit PotterlessPodcast.com and find us at Facebook.com/Potterless, Twitter.com/PotterlessPod, and Instagram.com/PotterlessPodcast. If you’d like bonus content and/or SHIRTS, head on over to patreon.com/potterless and as always, Wizard On!

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Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check out the links below and as always, Wizard On!

WEBSITE: potterlesspodcast.com (LEARN ABOUT THE SHOW!)

PATREON: patreon.com/potterless (SUPPORT THE SHOW!)

TWITTER: twitter.com/potterlesspod (TWEET THE SHOW!)

INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/potterlesspodcast (PICTURES OF THE SHOW!)

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/potterless (HOME OF THE FANCY PRIVATE GROUP!)

MERCH: https://store.dftba.com/collections/potterless (REP THE SHOW!)

DISCORD: (For $2+ patrons!)

Created/Hosted/Edited/Produced by Mike Schubert, Music by Bettina Campomanes, Web Design/Art by Kelly Beckman

 

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Ep. 36 - Order of The Phoenix Ch. 36-37 w/ Julia Schifini

Mischa Stanton returns to discuss more of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! Topics include Double-Triple Agent Snape, lit Passover, the color puce, furnituremagi, book Slytherins vs. real Slytherins, best/worst teachers, and more!

Thanks to Audible for sponsoring this episode! For a free audiobook to go along with a 30-day free trial for first-time users, go to audible.com/Potterless or text “Potterless” to 500-500.

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Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check out the links below and as always, Wizard On!

WEBSITE: potterlesspodcast.com (LEARN ABOUT THE SHOW!)

PATREON: patreon.com/potterless (SUPPORT THE SHOW!)

TWITTER: twitter.com/potterlesspod (TWEET THE SHOW!)

INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/potterlesspodcast (PICTURES OF THE SHOW!)

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/potterless (HOME OF THE FANCY PRIVATE GROUP!)

MERCH: https://store.dftba.com/collections/potterless (REP THE SHOW!)

DISCORD: (For $2+ patrons!)

Created/Hosted/Edited/Produced by Mike Schubert, Music by Bettina Campomanes, Web Design/Art by Kelly Beckman

 

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Ep. 39 - Half-Blood Prince Ch. 2-4 w/ Mischa Stanton

Kelly Beckman makes it a trifecta and returns to discuss more Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! Topics include Eileen “Not Pretty” Prince, Gobstones teams, NBA Street Vol. 2, handwriting, Mike making VERY BOLD and VERY INCORRECT predictions, girlfriends at other schools, trash talking, Mike calling out Rosmerta, and more!

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Thanks to our sponsor, CALM - www.calm.com/Potterless for 25% off a premium subscription

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Thanks for listening to this episode of Potterless! Don’t want the journey to stop? Check out the links below and as always, Wizard On!

WEBSITE: www.potterlesspodcast.com (LEARN ABOUT THE SHOW!)

PATREON: www.patreon.com/potterless (SUPPORT THE SHOW!)

TWITTER: www.twitter.com/potterlesspod (TWEET THE SHOW!)

INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/potterlesspodcast (PICTURES OF THE SHOW!)

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/potterless (HOME OF THE FANCY PRIVATE GROUP!)

MERCH: www.potterlesspodcast.com/merch (REP THE SHOW!)

MIKE’S OTHER SHOWS: www.schub.es

Created/Hosted/Edited/Produced by Mike Schubert, Music by Bettina Campomanes, Web Design/Art by Kelly Schubert

 

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Ep. 54 - Half-Blood Prince Ch. 25 w/ Kelly Beckman

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