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The Total Quidditch. Podcast- Episode 28: Tom Ower

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From Doss to Boss, Momentum and a Shoe Box- Tom O we r We take a trip down memory lane with Bristol Quidditch Club founder Tom Ower, talking about his unconventional quidditch journey. From 'inventing' quidditch in a Reading cul-de-sac in 2002 to starting the Brizzlepuffs, creating a 'doss' culture and all the shenanigans that followed- Whiteknights, All-Star weekends, Double overtime victories, Nandos and a shoe box of hopes and dreams plus many other things. A delightful insight into the life of one of the UK's most likeable teams and people.  Click here to listen to the episode on Spotify Click here to listen to the episode on Anchor Photo Credit- Tom Ower Thanks as always to our listeners for their mailbag questions! #LiveTheGame

The Total Quidditch. Podcast- Episode 27: UK Quidditch Discussion October 2021- Community fixtures 1 & 2 recap

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  For the first time on the Total Quidditch. Podcast, Fraser is joined by three guests, making this our biggest episode yet! Alex Carpenter from the West Country Rebels, Marianna Parroquin from Olympians QC and Seb Waters from London QC sat down with our host to talk about the state of UK Quidditch following the opening two QuidditchUK Community league fixtures including their tournament experiences at these events, a discussion on the new rules and gameplay plus a talk about the winter break and its value to the UK community.  Click here to listen to episode on Spotify Click here to listen to episode on Anchor Timestamps for this episode will be made available on here at a later date. Thanks to Alex, Marianna & Seb for their time. We hope you enjoy the episode! #LiveTheGame  Alex Carpenter in action for West Country Rebels vs East Midlands Vipers. Photo Credit- Paul Watts Photography Marianna Parroquin celebrating winning Division 2 with Olympians QC in London. Photo Credit- Paul

The Total Quidditch. Podcast- Episode 26: Emily Hickmott

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 North East by South West, Tufflepuffs and Making things happen- Emily Hickmott Back in mid-September 2021, we had the chance to sit down with Emily Hickmott and talk about her involvement in quidditch through the years. We talk about the projects Emily has been involved with this year such as Quidcon and the running of the 2021 MLQ season. We look back through Emily's playing career starting with Tufts University and including her spells playing quidditch for some of the top USQ Club teams and MLQ teams in the North East and South West. We also talk about our shared appreciation of Austin, volunteering, the transition of graduating from college and joining a club team, the impact of quidditch when relocating for your personal and/or professional life plus many other topics. Thanks as always to everyone who sent in their mailbag questions and thank you to our listeners for being patient with us while waiting for this episode to become available. Click here to listen to the episode