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20 Jan 2025 · 01:19:44

Casting HBO's Harry Potter Series

Hello, and welcome to episode 80 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. As excitement builds for the long awaited (and still far off) HBO Harry Potter series, we're back in the casting chair, and things are getting very, very silly. Can Vib get away with just casting Lee Pace everywhere again? Does Sean just hate good actors? And why is the internet convinced Mark Rylance should be Dumbledore when Jude Law is right there?

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13 May 2024 · 01:10:13

Grindlewald vs Voldemort: The best worst wizard

Hello, and welcome to episode 75 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. We're back in the Wizarding World this week, as Sean and Vib spend their evenings getting to the bottom of a question that frankly, should have been left alone; does Gellert Grindlewald or Tom Marvolo "I am Lord Voldemort" Riddle make for a "better" dark wizard. Frankly, it shouldn't matter. Lock 'em both up in Azkaban and be done with it.

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8 Jan 2024 · 01:14:22

The Worst Marauder to Join the Death Eaters

Hello, and welcome to episode 66 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. Happy New Year!! To kick us off, we're discussing what could have happened had Moony, Padfoot, or Prongs defected to the Death Eaters instead of Wormtail. Who do you think the most potent evil marauder would have been?

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24 Jul 2023 · 01:06:53

What we want from the new HBO Harry Potter TV show

Hello, and welcome to episode 55 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. We're once again making demands... sort of. We discuss what we'd like to see from the newly(-ish) announced Harry Potter TV series on HBO. Do we want teen drama, but magical? Do we want 90s sitcom? We'll give you all our excellent ideas and opinions. Let us know if you agree.

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20 Feb 2023 · 01:12:28

What do we want from Hogwarts Legacy?

Hello, and welcome to episode 44 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. Proving that not even the launch of Season 2 can help Vib and Sean be current, today the pair tackle Hogwarts Legacy, asking what they're looking forward to about the game, about 2 weeks after it released... And yes, they do talk about the elephant in the room. No, they don't solve it.

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1 Aug 2022 · 01:16:17

Top 10 Duelists in Harry Potter

Hello, and welcome to Episode 35 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. Today, we're covering what we promised we'd cover last time, before we lied to you. The top 10 duelists in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series. Expect sparks to fly as we argue over the intracacies of dueling, before settling on the one true list of the greatest wand wavers in the books.

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19 Jul 2021 · 01:06:45

Is the Ministry of Magic in Harry Potter an insurgency?

Hello, and welcome to Episode 14 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. Today is a very special episode as we welcome Ellie, our first ever guest to the show! Sean has brought in reinforcements to back him up on his view that the Ministry of Magic in the Harry Potter universe is an insurgency, wizards are ethically dubious (at best), and drones are apparently the answer. Oh, and both the hosts get told off for a change!

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7 Jun 2021 · 01:00:29

Wizards in Harry Potter hide because gun beats stick

Hello, and welcome to Episode 8 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. In this episode, Vib and Sean ask why, given the fact that they're, you know, magic, wizards in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series hide from muggle view, rather than practicing magic in the open. It's a slightly thorny question, but our heroes navigate it with their usual deft skill and limitless tact.

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