Episode 154: Ominous Vibes

Welcome to our special guest, Chris!  Thanks to our Patreon Supporter this week, Jen M.!  Phoenix Register: America is not the entire world.  Secrets of Dumbledore is releasing on DVD/Blu-Ray in France on 8/24. It's also performing very well on HBO Max! A new Harry Potter experience, Harry Potter: Magic at Play is opening this fall, potentially in Chicago.  The SDCC-exclusive Zouwu Loungefly backpack is very cute. Owl post: no owls :( send us your thoughts! Main Discussion: The election: what happened and how can we fix it? "Wizards just perceive time differently." What year is it?? Maybe we discover an answer. We want all the lore, please. Wizarding elections are extremely complicated.  New theory about what happened in Florida in 2000 just dropped. The German newspaper we use as reference can be seen here.  Grindelwald’s playing 4-D chess and we're just trying keep up. Do Tao and Dumbledore know each other? Can we have more of that? You can't hate Muggles if you're wearing a sharp suit. "And now, the fanfiction portion of the show." Leave it to Marjolaine to come up with a gorgeous, cinematic magical voting system.  SpeakBeasty officially endorses Santos.* *according to Ann. This is not actually a dictatorship. If you want more Chris content, you can follow him on Twitter @chrislysy, on Instagram @lysyc12 (cute dog pics!), or go to his website www.chrislysy.com. Podcast Question: We created a magical voting system. How do you think wizards would vote?