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The Total Quidditch. Podcast- Episode 23: Luke Derrick

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 Playing to win, Burrito Bowls and A Wild Ride- Luke Derrick For the third episode of series 3, we return to Australia to talk to star beater and Quidditch Australia President Luke Derrick. Luke tells us all about how he got thrown into the deep end when he started playing quidditch with his first tournament being QUAFL (the Australian national championship) with the University of Sydney Unspeakables and the journey he went on from that point. We talk about all kinds of topics from Luke's appreciation for American quidditch and playing over in the States, how he took on an ill-advised crash diet before playing on the 2016 World Cup winning Dropbears team and spent the whole tournament eating nothing but Chipotle, reflecting on the fortunes of his club team (the Sydney City Serpents) and his State Shield team (New South Wales Blue Tongued Wizards), all the way to becoming an NGB president and what challenges he has faced in the role. Click here to listen to the episode on Spotify Cl

The Total Quidditch. Podcast- Episode 22: Luke Twist & Jan Mikolajczak

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 Bromance, Hoops and Enjoying Yourself- Luke Twist & Jan Mikolajczak Our 2nd episode of the series is another double bill as we are joined by good friends Luke Twist and Jan Mikolajczak. The pair tell us about their early days starting out at Oxford playing for the Radcliffe Chimeras, reaching the top of the UK and European game with club and country, having fun on the Mighty and Amazing Quercs, moving to Werewolves of London and having further success in the British capital, making hoops and running Bluehawk Quidditch Supplies as well as telling us what they're currently up to with Jan having moved back to Poland and Luke stepping up his engagement with UK quidditch once more after taking a bit of a step back from the sport in recent years. Click here to listen to the episode on Anchor Click here to listen to the episode on Spotify Episode timestamps 2:12- Jurassic Cup reflections with Luke, moving to Poland with Jan 11:53- Beginning to play quidditch at the University of Oxf

The Total Quidditch. Podcast- Episode 21: Max Havlin & Lulu Xu

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Beating, Chemistry and Playing in Chaos- Max Havlin & Lulu Xu In our series opener, we speak to Boston's Beater Max Havlin & Lulu Xu. We cover all kinds of topics from challenges and struggles when they started out playing with Boston University,  coaching Harvard University, starting up the Boston Pandas, all the way  to tasting victory at USQ Cup 9 with QC Boston and on the Major League and World stages with Boston Forge (formerly Boston Nightriders) and the US National Quidditch Team. We also really delve in deep into the topic of beating as Max and Lulu reveal what concepts, traits and mindsets they favour when thinking about the most unique position in quidditch.   Click here to listen to the episode on Spotify Click here to listen to the episode on Anchor Episode timestamps 1:17- talking about the current MLQ season with the Boston Forge and the return of quidditch following Covid 6:55- starting to play quidditch at Boston University 14:50- coaching Harvard University