Episode 154: Ominous Vibes

• Welcome to our special guest, Chris! 
• Thanks to our Patreon Supporter this week, Jen M.! 
• Phoenix Register: America is not the entire world. 
• Secrets of Dumbledore is releasing on DVD/Blu-Ray in France on 8/24.
• It's also performing very well on HBO Max!
• A new Harry Potter experience, Harry Potter: Magic at Play is opening this fall, potentially in Chicago. 
• The SDCC-exclusive Zouwu Loungefly backpack is very cute.
• Owl post: no owls :( send us your thoughts!
• Main Discussion: The election: what happened and how can we fix it?
• "Wizards just perceive time differently."
• What year is it?? Maybe we discover an answer.
• We want all the lore, please.
• Wizarding elections are extremely complicated. 
• New theory about what happened in Florida in 2000 just dropped.
• The German newspaper we use as reference can be seen here. 
• Grindelwald’s playing 4-D chess and we're just trying keep up.
• Do Tao and Dumbledore know each other? Can we have more of that?
• You can't hate Muggles if you're wearing a sharp suit.
• "And now, the fanfiction portion of the show."
• Leave it to Marjolaine to come up with a gorgeous, cinematic magical voting system. 
• SpeakBeasty officially endorses Santos.*
• *according to Ann. This is not actually a dictatorship.
• If you want more Chris content, you can follow him on Twitter @chrislysy, on Instagram @lysyc12 (cute dog pics!), or go to his website www.chrislysy.com.

Podcast Question: We created a magical voting system. How do you think wizards would vote?