About Me

I am a 21-year-old student living in Southern California. I've wanted to live here ever since visiting California for the first time in August 2006. I proudly run three websites: Hypable.com - a major new entertainment website for fans, by fans; MuggleNet.com - the leading Harry Potter fansite; and TwilightSource.com - one of the most popular Twilight fansites. All three sites are fueled by their great teams working behind the scenes. Each website also has a podcast. Both are the most popular podcasts in their respective fandoms. MuggleNet has "MuggleCast". Since its creation in August 2005, it has been the top Harry Potter podcast. Twilight Source has "Imprint". It has been the top Twilight podcast since its birth in June 2008. Each episode of both podcasts averages around 40k - 45k unique downloads. My latest podcast is about everything else going on in the world. It's called HYPE - check it out here! Thanks to the websites and podcasts I've developed a passionate interest in online media and radio. These are the two career paths I'm pursuing.

51 comments

  1. Michelle says:

    What can I say. You’re an amazing guy and it sounds like your priorities are in line. I am a huge fan of Mugglenet, Twilight Source, MuggleCast, Imprint, and Smart Mouths. You are hilarious. I love you!

  2. Vicky says:

    I love how you are just a normal guy, but have this huge fanbase from the websites and the amazing podcasts. I am a massive fan of Mugglecast and Smart Mouths. I can’t wait till the next comes out, I love you!!

  3. ashley says:

    god i must say that your podcasts are seriously sometimes the ONLY thing that gets me through the day (cause i can only listen to professors for so long) imprint and smart mouths are always the go to item on my ipods! you guys rock you seem like a wicked character, and i hope to run into you when im in disneyland in december!

  4. alana says:

    technically andrew, Emerson runs mugglenet, not you. you work on the website, you do not run it.

  5. Andy says:

    Technically, Alana, I run MuggleNet. Thanks for your concern though.

  6. Andy says:

    Thank you Michelle, Vicky, and Ashley for the kind words! I really appreciate it :)

  7. Kristen says:

    You went to Shawnee? Ha, wow, I know a few people over at Shawnee, I actually go to Holy Cross. Never knew that you were that close by :)

  8. Carolyn says:

    Hey, I just wanted to let you know how much I love listening to Mugglecast and Imprint! You guys are so funny and each episode always brightens my day and I look forward to each new episode, especially since I’ve been abroad in a Spanish speaking country for almost four months now! Keep up the amazing work!

  9. Tina says:

    You’re really awesome and i love all your podcasts (especially smartmouths). They really cheer me up when i’m having a bad day. Thanks.

  10. Meredith says:

    Andrew, just pointing this out, you are a super awesome dude.

  11. Katrina says:

    You r pretty awesome! LOVE the twilightsource I’ve been visiting it 4 wat seems like 4ever!

    P.S
    You were hilarious on the latest episode of imprint

  12. Indrani_S says:

    Awww.. All Andy all the time? This rocks! :) Andrew, you are so awesome! I sure do hope (and kinda think) you’ll go far in life :) Good luck!

  13. Jess says:

    Hey I’m a Smart Mouths listener and I think the way you and Matt interact is hilarious! I dont live too far from you (Long Beach). Just wanted to say hey ‘neighbor’ and thanks for entertaining me! :)

  14. Kayla says:

    Andrew- YOU ARE SO AWESOME! You run amazing pod casts and website. I’m probably Imprints biggest fan, and just started listening to smartmouths. I just want to say thank you for the many hours of amazing/hilarious entertainment!!!!Keep up the awesome work!!!!!!!!!

  15. Katie says:

    You kind of can’t get any more awesome. Especially because you also love Disney.

  16. Charlotte says:

    Hey! just thought id say well done love smartmouths and i absoloutly LOVE Imprint seeing as i am a massive Twilight Saga Fan! you guys do a really good job on keeping me up to date with the latest gossip! well done, keep up the good work :)
    p.s really sad that i cant come to your tour as i am in the UK and will not be able to fly over :(

  17. Danielle says:

    Hey Andrew! I really enjoy your podcasts, particulary Mugglecast as I am a huge HP fan. They make the drive to VA every weekend manageable. About that- I’m going to need you to start making podcasts more frequent….and about 3 hours long each. lol I kid.

    Keep up the great work and I hope you do great things in the future.

    Danielle

  18. Stephanie says:

    Andrew, I really enjoy all your Podcasts and the websites you run are constantly being updated with news as soon as it comes in! You have a bright future ahead of you – you have so much experience in the film/radio and website fields already and you’re only 20! The dedication you put into the Harry Potter and Twilight fandoms is fantastic. I find it hard to believe how you have the time to host three podcast, run two website and school work, it must be an awful lot to handle yet you do it so well. I really do look up to you, I think all the reason above explains why. Keep it up, you’ll go far. :)

  19. Andy says:

    Thanks Stephanie! I really appreciate that :)

  20. Dan says:

    You’re the best Andrew! I too wanna study radio and television.

  21. Stephanie says:

    No problem! Just saying it like it is :D
    I’m sure you got around the lack of “S’s” in my comment, I thought I had checked it properly.

  22. Chloe Lindley says:

    Heyya,
    I have listened to all your imprint podcasts and i would like to thank you for everything , you are completly amazing , you make me laugh and i fnd that all of you (the team) are amazing.
    You and Matt make my day.
    Love youu :D xxxx <3

  23. Ryan says:

    Hey Andrew! Okay, so I’ve been listening to your podcasts for almost exactly two years now! (Starting with Mugglecast #136). I LOVE all your podcasts, but Smart Mouths is by far my favorite, but all are equally hilarious, and usually every episode I am on the floor crying of laughter. The funniest thing I remember you doing on Smart Mouths was the Ninio the elephant impersonation, and i remember listening to that on an airplane and bursting out laughing (which got really awkward). Anyways, never end any of your podcasts, and keep up the awesome work!
    P.S. Are you going to do a Hunger Games podcast?

  24. Laura says:

    Andrew!
    So I just wanted to say how amazing you are. I’ve been listening to Mugglecast for 4 years (My favorite episode is Butterbeer By the Keg :D ), and Smartmouths for 1 year. It’s funny how much you and the other co-hosts have changed in just the past few years. Anyways, I think you should go into showbiz (Just my opinion) You’d make a very interesting TV personality.
    Love,
    Laura.

  25. Alexis says:

    Hey Andrew! I replied to you on twitter a few times, and you replied back once. You are one awesome dude!

  26. Bianca says:

    Hi. Just marry me, ok?
    Thanks:3

  27. Bianca says:

    No, but really. Andrew, your podcasts are amazing. I am an avid Harry Potter and Mugglenet/cast fan. Whenever I’m feeling down, I just listen to mugglecast and am instantly happy and laughing:) You guys just have great insight and truly are the best Harry Potter podcast! I cannot even begin to imagine how difficult it is to run all those sites and podcasts, and manage to do such an amazing job on each! You seem like an all around awesome dude too:D
    Oh and Mugglenet should hold some sort of convention in NY….just saying *hint hint :P
    And I think you’re adorable.
    Ok, I ‘m going to stop creeping now o_O

  28. Julie says:

    andrew you are amazing.seriously. mugglecast and smartmouths make my life. YOU ROCK!

  29. Misha says:

    You are totallty awesome Andrew ! I’ve listening to Mugglecast and Imprint since they started. It just makes my day when a new episode of either podcast comes out !

  30. Harriet says:

    Would just like to say, what an amazing person you are for spending hours of your time creating such wonderful outlets for people such as myself. You are hugely entertaining- i listen to mugglecast, imprint and smart mouths, and they are all imaculately presented and profesionallly put together. Thankyou for your dedication and allround loveliness.

  31. Andy says:

    Thanks Harriet! I really appreciate that :) It’s nice comments like that which keep me motivated.

  32. Divya says:

    Hi Andrew,

    Just like to say that you’re doing one heck of a job running two websites (two of the most popular fanbases in the world, and I’m proud to be a part of both fanbases), doing your studies, running podcasts, tours, etc. I’m completely impressed and inspired by you for your time-management and multi-tasking skills :) :) (who says guys can’t multi-task?? And this is coming from a girl who just cannot multi-task!!!), and being a regular, normal guy, at the end of it all…your 200th MuggleCast episode totally rocked!!! Imprint and Smart Mouths are simply brilliant…:) :) :)

    I would also like to add that your coverage of the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is simply rocking!!!! And your YouTube channel looks so professional and neatly arranged…a real pleasure to visit, every time!!! :) :) :) :)

    Oh, and send my regards to everybody at MuggleNet and Twilight Source…all of you guys are doing such a wonderful job!!!

    Keep up the good work….

    Bye,

    Divya.

  33. Merrilee says:

    Hey Andrew I listEn to both mugglecast and imprint. You are amazing and my hero.

  34. AlvinLDvin says:

    Yoz Andrew…. Been listening to mugglecast ever since the [pre-Deathly Hallows/ Speculations on Deathly Hallows] book came out. {Can’t remember the exact ep. #.}

    Always wanted to be online for the you-stream, but never had the chance to.
    Wish I coulda gone to Azkatraz(sp), but i’m stuck here in Sunny Singapore. XD.

    Wondering when the next You-stream will be… hm…

  35. hailey says:

    your podcasts rock! i always look forward to them, and it makes my day when i see the new podcasts downloading on itunes! keep up the awesome work, you rock!

  36. Sarah Michelle says:

    There are so many women telling you how awesome you are on this comment feed. What a life you lead. =)

  37. Cheryl says:

    Andrew, thank you for your sites and podcasts. Your shows have always been very professional and entertaining. I like hearing about the new technology and you present everything in a fun and entertaining way that appeals to many different demographics. Your work is always top notch. Best of luck in all you do.

  38. Colby says:

    I was wondering if you can answer a couple of questions? First, how can I become a member of MuggleNet? and can you tell me where they are offering Harry Potter classes in the US?

  39. Nolan says:

    Hey man! I just wanted to bring some testosterone onto this page and say that you and the rest of the hosts on MuggleCast are really extraordinary people. You never fail to make me grin whenever I listen to one the episodes! You guys got me through a couple months of depression last year, and I’m forever grateful to you all for that.

    Anyway, keep up the great work on the show Andrew! I’ll be checking my iTunes regularly for the latest episode!

    Long live MuggleCast and MuggleNet!

  40. Anon says:

    I’m in love with you Andrew!
    Like seriously you’re up there with the HP celebrities as those who I would totally hyperventilate about meeting in person.

  41. Isobel says:

    Hey Andrew, I just wanted to say how much I love Mugglecast, and every Saturday I almost hyperventilate because I’m about to listen to the next Mugglecast episode! I recently sent in an email to MuggleCast and I’m hoping it will be read out on the show soon, because it had a few questions and feedback on there I was hoping to share. Thank you so much for your amazing podcasts, you make 2 hours of hair straightening very entertaining!
    Isobel :)

  42. Cara says:

    Harry Potter is my life. So clearly Mugglecast (the best thing in the world besides Harry Potter) makes doing chores sooooooo much better. You are a great host for Mugglecast and are one of the most enjoyable parts of the show. I find it really cool that you can manage to work on three podcasts at the same time. I find it really cool that you can be a HP fan and a Twilight fan at the same time when everyone around me says pick one. I have not read Twilight but you showed me that someone can like both so maybe i should read it! you are the most cooliofantocious person besides Harry Potter! :)

  43. Ines says:

    Hi Andrew!

    I just want to say that I visit MuggleNet every day and that it is a super fantastic site!

    Good luck with all your studies. :)

  44. gabriellamalfoy13 says:

    ANDREW!!! totally love u!!! ignore all the HP haters… love mugglecast and mugglenet!!! don’t change for anyone!!

  45. Maja says:

    Hi, are you going to move on to the Hunger Games series now that it’s started to show signs of being the next big thing? That would be so cool! I think you and the rest of the people do an amazing job with the Twilight Source website and the Imprint podcasts. Now that things around Twilight have slowed down a bit from how busy it was last year, maybe you guys have the extra time, and Harry Potter is ending soon… Just a thought, though… :) But it would be so incredibly awesome :D :D

  46. Gabrielle L. says:

    Hi Andrew!

    A little hello from Montreal! I am a huge fan of MuggleCast and listen to every episode with a smile, you guys always make me laugh with the stuff you come up with! You are incredibly funny and I really wish you the best in your future- we need more people like you out there! If ever you’re wondering where to go next to host a live MuggleCast show, I can guarantee you have a lot of fans up here in Canada! ;)

    Cheers!

  47. Ginny says:

    Hi! :)

  48. Tran N. says:

    Andrew, I looove MuggleNet and MuggleCast, you do such a great job. You can tell that you guys are really into it and you really get the book. And you’re really funny :) Keep it up, Hypable’s great, I’m hoping MuggleNet will go on forevermore, and you have a bright future. Love you ;)

  49. Amy says:

    Andrew, I can’t believe you’re really leaving MuggleNet! I’m genuinely so upset. I know I shouldn’t be.. but it just doesn’t feel right. Though of course, I know you’ll succeed in anything else you take on (Hypable IS brilliant), and I wish you the very best of luck with it all. I just so hope you stay close in the Harry Potter fandom. Otherwise, I assure you, you’ll be missed! Wow. I really cannot believe it. When I first saw the tweet earlier, for a few seconds I stupidly thought it was just another one of MuggleNet’s infamous April Fool’s Day jokes… (even though it is in fact August, haha.) Seriously though, going to miss you so much. What’s MuggleNet without Andrew Sims?! Promise not to give up on us with MuggleCast just yet, okay?!
    Lots and lots of love,
    from Amy in Ireland. <3 x

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