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Meme Wars, Roundnet and Mindset-Mette Sundal   In this episode, we talk with Norwegian star beater Mette Sundal. We talk about all kinds of different topics including Roundnet, Norwegian quidditch, Mette's background in football, her favourite matches and tournaments including Norway's win over France at the 2019 European Games, how she mentally approaches games, gaining recognition as a player, her playstyle as a beater and her role on her new team- Sagene IF Rumpeldunk.   Click here to listen to the episode on Spotify Click here to listen to the episode on Anchor Timestamps for this episode will be available at a later date. Photo Credit- Oskar Gårdsrud Paulsrud, Copyright 2017. All rights reserved Thanks to our listeners for your patience. We unfortunately had some technical issues to sort out with episode which took longer to arrange than was originally anticipated. Hopefully we won't encounter similar issues with future episodes!  Remember to 'like' the Total Q...

  Following the return of quidditch to the UK after the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, Jay Holmes and Alice Walker join us to talk about the state of the sport in the UK. We first talk about Jurassic Cup, the first tournament back from lockdown which took place in July, discussing the tournament as a whole and some of the new IQA and tournament specific rules and how they affected gameplay at the tournament. We then look ahead to first community league fixture taking place this weekend in Derby, talking about the format of the league and the Uni-Community split as well as making some tentative predictions for the fixture. Click here to listen on Spotify Click here to listen on Anchor Episode Timestamps 2:35- Jurassic Cup Recap 18:02- The new IQA ruleset and Jurassic Cup specific rules, discussing their impact on gameplay 32:48- QUK Community League Fixture 1 Preview, discussing the Uni-Community Split 38:29- Division 2 discussion, highlighting teams and certain player...

 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...

 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...

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 ...

  Enthusiasm, Putting on your Game Face and Becoming a Legend- Kody Marshall In our series 2 finale, we speak to none other than THE Kody Marshall- chaser of Texas, Lone Star, Austin Outlaws and USNQT fame. Kody tells us about how he got into the sport, his early years playing at the University of Texas including winning their first national title, his recruiting experiences and methods including how he brought Augie Monroe and Kaci Erwin into the sport, creating the first ever fantasy tournament, playing for and coaching the USA at Global Games 2014, setting up Lone Star and playing UT in that epic USQ World Cup 8 match and also looking to future with the return of Major League Quidditch as Kody joins up with the League City Legends for the upcoming season. Click here to listen on Spotify Click here to listen on Anchor Episode Timestamps-  5:19- Kody's start in quidditch at the University of Texas and his early days with the team 22:29- Recruiting Augie Monroe and Kaci Erwin ...

Thunderous Storm Crows, Global Volunteering and Fantasy Glory- Austin Wallace Following an unexpected break, we're back with more podcasts episodes! In the latest one, we talk with Canada's Austin Wallace, check it out-  Click here to listen on Spotify Click here to listen on Anchor Episode timestamps- 2:50- Auatin's early career with UBC Thunderbirds, playing in the USQ and Quidditch Canada competitive structures. 23:23- Playing for the Vancouver Storm Crows, talking about the competitive landscape of Canadian quidditch and the challenges they face. 39:48- The nuances of seeking and the 2016 World Cup from a Canadian perspective. 62:37- Volunteering with the Quidditch Post and the IQA 84:39- The summer of 2018 (Refereeing at the World Cup in Florence, travelling around Europe for quidditch, playing in the Quidditch Premier League) 95:08- Austin's successful record and drafting strategy for fantasy quidditch tournaments 112:30- The 2019 Pan-American Games with West Cana...