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The Total Quidditch. Podcast- Episode 30: Augie Monroe

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  Greatness, Accountability and Gratitude- Augie Monroe For our series finale, we had the pleasure of a long chat with Augie Monroe. Widely considered as the greatest quidditch player of all-time, Augie talks us through his most recent MLQ title win with Austin Outlaws, how he spent the last year without quidditch getting invested in a new hobby, his quidditch journey through the University of Texas program and now with his own team (Texas Cavalry). We discuss the broader topics of leadership, tactical innovation and his reputation as the GOAT of quidditch as well as his adventures abroad with the US National team and also when he went to South America to play and coach there.  Click here to listen to the episode on Spotify Click  here to listen to the episode on Anchor Photo Credit- Will Michels Photography Our longest episode to date but one with lots of interesting discussion with arguably the biggest name in the sport. Timestamps for this episode will be made available at a later d

The Total Quidditch. Podcast- Episode 29: Annemieke Drost & Toni Zimpel

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Livestreaming, Research and the Life of a quidditch volunteer- Annemieke Drost & Toni Zimpel For this episode, we talk to our first Dutch guest, Annemieke Drost, and our second German guest, Toni Zimpel. Annemieke and Toni invite us into the world of live-streaming quidditch with Ruhr Phoenix TV (RPTV), their roles in the livestream team before, during and after a tournament as well as their views on the broadcasting of quidditch as a sport. We also discuss the topics of gender within commentating and analysis, volunteering and applying research to quidditch to help improve the experience for volunteers at future tournaments and events. Click here to listen to the episode on Spotify Click here to listen to the episode on Anchor Annemieke Drost at EG2019. Photo Credit- Ajantha Abey Quidditch Photography Toni Zimpel (centre) at EG2019. Photo Credit- Ajantha Abey Quidditch Photography Big thanks to Annemieke & Toni for a really fun chat about an aspect of quidditch few have yet to