Because Micah just has to go there, this is Mughalcast episode 266 for June 23rd, 2013.

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Welcome to Mughalcast episode 266. Eric, Micah, and I are here this week and look who's joining us. Laura Thompson, welcome back, Laura.

Who's that?

Oh, it's you and your beautiful voice.

Oh, I missed you guys.

Yeah, we missed you too. You set the standard for female podcasting, I feel.

Well, I don't think I had very much competition on the show.

Well, I mean, you blazed the trail.

I mean, at least when I was on the show, right, I know that there were some people who were on here after me who are awesome.

But yeah, for a while, it was just me and all of this testosterone. It was quite a challenge sometimes.

Yes. Well, you've always been the voice of reason that has never changed.

Oh, you poor, you poor misled souls. What are you thinking?

But speaking of nostalgia, you know, it's been 10 years since order of the Phoenix hit books or shelves.

Oh, my God.

Yeah, on the summer solstice, which we just passed.

So does everybody remember where they were for that book release? Micah, do you remember?

I was in college and I had not read any of the books yet.

Oh, that's right. When did you start?

Just, well, I started, I read them all in one summer.

And, but I started really getting into them probably just before half blood prints was released.

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