This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ It's almost Beasts year!
→ The Phoenix Register: New photo of Jacob and Newt!
→ Come say hi to us at Celebration of Harry Potter!
→ The NOT Crimes of Queenie.
→ Dumbledore and Flammel? #WeShipIt
→ Flirty Dumbledore? Yes.
→ Banana sandwiches. 
→ "You too, can be a Haley!"
→ So many fantastic memories.
→ We are now a Grandma podcast.
→ Bring back proper midnight showings, please!
→ The Time-Turner: New Year's Eve around the world!
→ We're stealing each other's resolutions.

Podcast Question: What is your New Year's resolution? What do you think Newt's would be?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Guest host Lizzie G. joins us!
→ The Phoenix Register: Straight outta the Paris sewers.
→ Eddie has legs for days.
→ Newt's coat is the new Harry's shirt.
→ "Albus, NO."
→ Plot twist: Ariana lives?
→ "I'M TRYING TO BE EVIL HERE!"
→ Warner Bros worked with her on this.
→ "This feels backwards."
→ "How did we get here in the first place?"
→ Let's not create a hierarchy of what's "worse".
→ The Newt Case: Knecht Ruprecht!
→ German folklore is fun.
→ Did Santa use house elves?

Podcast Question: If Haley's theory were true, who would you want to see as Grindelwald in the next 3 films?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Laine guest hosts!
→ Our show is fifty, nifty, and thrifty.
→ The Phoenix Register: New MinaLima art!
→ "When to wave, and when to behave."
→ Jude Law is... lemonade?
→ This is THRILLER.
→ Less heteronormativity please.
→ Dumbledore isn't Dumbledore yet.
→ Will they get married? Who's gonna die?
→ "Le-tah Lestrange..."
→ Voldemort's graduation though...
→ #GravesSTILLLives
→ The Time-Turner: The invention of the polygraph!
→ CSI: The Crimes of Grindelwald
→ What came first, the abilities or the spells?
→ "WE NEVER CLAPPED!"

Podcast Question: What do you think Queenie meant when she said, "She was a taker. You need a giver."?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Listener guest host Sam joins us!
→ "We have some feelings..."
→ The Phoenix Register: Buckle up, everyone. TITLE REVEAL!
→ Tina is DEFINITELY a pigeon. 
→ Deus ex Frank?
→ Philosopher's Stone is almost of age in the Wizarding World.
→ Where is the Resurrection Stone?
→ "He's like a sexy Ulysses S Grant."
→ The Nagini Theory.
→ "It's more of a love rhombus."
→ No more Seraphina treatment, please.
→ Beasty squad cosplay at NYCC 2018?
→ We get critical, but only out of love.
→ "Well, he's got great lederhosen..."
→ The Newt Case: The Loveland Frogman!
→ The Demofrogan!
→ The Ohio tourism department should hire us.

Podcast Question: What are your thoughts on the new image released and the title, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Listener guest host Sam joins us!
→ "We have some feelings..."
→ The Phoenix Register: Buckle up, everyone. TITLE REVEAL!
→ Tina is DEFINITELY a pigeon. 
→ Deus ex Frank?
→ Philosopher's Stone is almost of age in the Wizarding World.
→ Where is the Resurrection Stone?
→ "He's like a sexy Ulysses S Grant."
→ The Nagini Theory.
→ "It's more of a love rhombus."
→ No more Seraphina treatment, please.
→ Beasty squad cosplay at NYCC 2018?
→ We get critical, but only out of love.
→ "Well, he's got great lederhosen..."
→ The Newt Case: The Loveland Frogman!
→ The Demofrogan!
→ The Ohio tourism department should hire us.

Podcast Question: What are your thoughts on the new image released and the title, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ "We're still here..."
→ Terrible impressions abound.
→ The Phoenix Register: Newt's book release!
→ Pierre is a Snallygaster CONFIRMED.
→ "And that's what you missed on BEASTS."
→ "I WISH Merlin was in Cursed Child."
→ The movie should end on the Island of Misfit Toys.
→ Lots of Karl Marx, apparently.
→ That Deathly Hallows symbol is EVERYWHERE.
→ Dumbledore sold the Elder Wand at a yard sale.
→ Can you transfigure wands?
→ The Swooping Evil is master of the Elder Wand!
→ "Spells don't go through clothes."
→ The Time-Turner: Berlin in the late 20's.
→ What accent is that anyway?

Podcast Question: Do you think Grindelwald wanted all three Hallows, or just one?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Amy joins us as a host!
→ Claire and Ariel have some announcements.
→ "The Phoenix Register": Newt's travel application!
→ "He gotta deliver that book!"
→ We're not a "Back to the Future" podcast
→ “We’ll talk the Barebones about it...no?”
→ Is it hard to compare Hogwarts and Ilvermorny on purpose?
→ More new words for Muggle?
→ SO MANY NEW CHARACTERS.
→ "He was on the decline because of evil."
→ Are we in for another Dobby?
→ Is the purple heron is a red herring?
→ "The Time-Turner": The first flight from NYC to Paris!
→ French aviators be fancy.
→ "He saw ghosts in the cockpit."

Podcast Question: What are your character theories based on all the new details released?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Welcome to new host, Aurelia!
→ The Phoenix Register: Uhm, Dan Fogler's instagram?
→ "We're killing you, but you're gonna have fun!"
→ Will the death potion be important later?
→ What was the point of the Ilvermorny stories?
→ Mont Saint-Michel, magical or nah?
→ But can the Dursley's swim?
→ Does Grindelwald talk over French wizard prison?
→ Is the French Ministry at Versailles?
→ The Newt Case: The Graoully Dragon!
→ "They did NOT like this dragon."
→ "Going to France? Don't forget your Bishop and a cross."
→ Dragon hunting field trip, anyone?
→ ALL the fandom crossovers.

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Welcome Haley to the show!
→ "The Phoenix Register": Filming scenes at Hogwarts?
→ Apparently, we STILL need more Graves.
→ We want to see Nicolas Flamel.
→ "Look at this shiny rock I got!"
→ Does Grindelwald want the Philosopher's Stone?
→ "That's a pretty rock, but OLIVER WOOD!"
→ "Not with my pastries!"
→ Too many baguettes.
→ Giant baby Madame Maxime.
→ "So Veelas are okay because the patriarchy?"
→ "I wonder if Newt likes bananas."
→ "The Newt Case": The Golden Snidget!
→ #JusticeForSnidgets

PODCAST QUESTION: Who of the characters we discussed would you like to see in Paris in the second film, and would you classify Veela as beings or beasts?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ #NoFanShaming
→ Jude-ception.
→ Grindelwald is Mrs. Norris.
→ "So you're gay, right?"
→ "That poor little chicken nugget..."
→ David Bowie the singing Bowtruckle.
→ A Fantastic Beasts theme park?
→ We NEED Jacob's bakery.
→ Ride a boat with Newt!
→ "I'm gonna buy that cup!"
→ The Time-Turner: Josephine Baker!
→ "I wonder if Newt likes bananas?"
→ The Newt Case: The Tailypo!
→ A scary story with Michael...

PODCAST QUESTION: If they added a Fantastic Beasts portion to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, what would you want to see?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ #NoFanShaming
→ The Phoenix Register: MuggleNet Live! is almost here!
→ Jude-ception.
→ Grindelwald is Mrs. Norris.
→ "So you're gay, right?"
→ "That poor little chicken nugget..."
→ David Bowie the singing Bowtruckle.
→ A Fantastic Beasts theme park?
→ We NEED Jacob's bakery.
→ Ride a boat with Newt!
→ "I'm gonna buy that cup!"
→ The Time-Turner: Josephine Baker!
→ "I wonder if Newt likes bananas?"
→ The Newt Case: The Tailypo!
→ A scary story with Michael...

PODCAST QUESTION: If they added a Fantastic Beasts portion to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, what would you want to see?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ 10 years later?
→ The Phoenix Register: Sasqueenie!
→ The great mystery of Diskid...
→ Grindelwald is basically Count Olaf.
→ "Welcome to my big gay circus!"
→ "He's a broken wizard..."
→ "How about NO ONE DIES?!"
→ In stories, death has to mean something.
→ Credence will be saved by Chocolate Frogs.
→ Will Dumbledore become a mentor to Credence?
→ "You ruined my circus time!"
→ The Time-Turner: Beauxbatons!
→ Adventures with Credence and his French boyfriend.
→ The Newt Case: The Obscurus!
→ "SNAPE'S HAIR IS AN OBSCURUS!"
→ Getting on a boat—REMIX!

PODCAST QUESTION: Do you think Credence and Dumbledore will interact in the next films? If so, how?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ We’ve got the answers to the universe.
→ “Mary Grandpre is the OG.”
→ Manticores on Chopped?
→ “Did I need it? Nope. Did I buy it? Yep.”
→ Alfonso Croissant, our newest Niffler.
→ Secret magic circus tents.
→ “THIS. But with WANDS.”
→ Why must women work twice as hard to prove themselves?
→ If only Tina could punch us in the face…
→ “He’s just BUSY.”
→ The Indiana Jones of teeth.
→ Hermione… Mother of House Elves.
→ The Time-Turner: More historical Wizard Cards!
→ Mirabella Plunkett. WOMP.
→ The Newt Case: Fairies!
→ Fairy dolphin people are a thing.

PODCAST QUESTION: Do you think Tina has a narrative advantage over Hermione because she is the main character’s love interest?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Alison's finally on an episode!
→ The Phoenix Register: New illustrated Fantastic Beasts covers!
→ Because yes, you need more copies...
→ Who's dressed in a filly tutu?!
→ Have we seen the last of the Shaws?
→ Casting announcements!
→ J.K. Rowling can do better. #RepresentationMatters
→ Name etymologies for days!
→ "We learned it from the twitter."
→ Fantastic... feasts?
→ Did Grindelwald start a gang in jail?
→ Does Newt know about the hallows?
→ "It's the camping all over again!"
→ The Time-Turner: Circuses and the 1920s!
→ It wasn't always acrobatics...
→ The Newt Case: The Sphinx!
→ "They eat themselves or jump off a cliff."

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ It's SpeakBeasty: The Musical! 
→ The Phoenix Register: The Teen Choice Awards! 
→ Lots of nominated beasts. 
→ Harry Potter turns 20. 
→ Could Newt's story have survived without Harry's? 
→ "It's AcoroMANtula, not AcromanTULa." 
→ Severus Weasley and Cinderella Black? 
→ "It was I who dropped the piano!" 
→ Ron vs Jacob: "They're both fluffy bunnies." 
→ UNCLE JACOB?! 
→ The SpeakBeasty strudel cleanse. 
→ We decided on the topic of episode 240... 
→ YES YES NO. 
→ "Six shots and a brain exploder." 
→ Gnarlak Jerkbutt! 
→ The Time-Turner: Michael's Wizard Cards! 
→ Norvel Twonk and the Barry Manilow of vampires... 
→ The Newt Case: We gonna talk about Sasquatch. 
→ Sasquatch needs a Teen Choice award.

PODCAST QUESTION: What other famous historical witches and wizards from Jo's canon do you think we'll see in the films?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ The Phoenix Register: The screenplay is done!
→ Go get cast in the movie!
→ "Yates don't care!"
→ Rolf took after grandpa.
→ Why wasn't Newt a person of color?
→ More sister dynamic please!
→ Alohobeasty? Speakmora!
→ "But mom, I'm gonna go see pretty animals!"
→ Newt goes Into the Woods.
→ We venture into fan-ficy territory.
→ Newt as a father figure to Credence?
→ "Or what if there was a bakery?"
→ The Time-Turner: History of Father's Day!
→ "It's not about cards and candy..."
→ The Newt Case: The Acromantula!
→ "Spiders can't be trusted."
→ "WAIT! Guuuuuyyyyssss."

Podcast Question: What kind of relationship will Newt and Theseus have?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ We're LIVE at MISTI-Con!
→ What would Newt's boggart be?
→ Everything is Graves...
→ Uncle Newt?!
→ Obama DEFINITELY knew about wizards.
→ We want more wizard schools!
→ Hogwarts study abroad?
→ What was Grindelwald's motivation.
→ Credence is an atomic bomb.
→ The manipulation of Credence is the saddest.
→ Horcruxes vs obscurials.
→ We've traded in Hamilton for Moana.
→ Jo's great at her psychological metaphors.
→ The movies should end with the Billywig.

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ "We've been here before..."
→ The Phoenix Register: CDs are here to make us feel old.
→ "For sure and seven years ago."
→ Send Ariel graduation smash cakes.
→ Every permutation of 19 years later...
→ Johnny Depp feels lucky, but do we?
→ How we relate to Harry and Newt is different, but the same.
→ Casual reminder that Jo isn't a casting director.
→ Cursed what? Cursed who?
→ "Theseus, Theseus, Theseussss!"
→ Filch is here to sweep and be angry.
→ The Time-Turner: Heroes of the 20s & 30s!
→ Mary Poppins is a Time Lady.
→ The Newt Case: The nundu!
→ "The most lethal-gonna-kill-ya beast."
→ "That is quite some halitosis."
→ Fantastic Beasts and the Return of Frank.

PODCAST QUESTION: Do you think Newt was, is, or will be a "better protagonist" than Harry?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Guest hosts, galore!
→ The Phoenix Register: Newt's patronus?!
→ Is the patronus Leta? Tina's hat? Graves?
→ Discount Buckbeak and Baby Groot.
→ "Don't say magic is the reason!"
→ Callum Turner as Thesues?
→ Jo still doesn't know how to math.
→ Theseus is in ALL the Houses!
→ "Salazar Slytherin was kind of an a-hole."
→ "Legit wizard, or nah?"
→ Were Leta and Theseus friends?
→ The Time-Turner: Germany leading up to WWII.
→ History is scary, sometimes.
→ The Newt Case: The Brazilian caipora!
→ "Here! I lit your cigar, now go away!"

PODCAST QUESTION: Which House do you think Theseus was in and why?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ "Long ago, the four hosts lived in harmony..."
→ The Phoenix Register: We have our Dumbledore!
→ Rogue One: A Graves Story?
→ "I want FULL Jude Law."
→ "BEARD HIM UP!"
→ "Screw wands! Time for fisticuffs!"
→ Dumbledore's queerness matters.
→ What will Dumbledore's timeline be like?
→ Dumbledore = Luke Skywalker?
→ "I loved you once. Now I don't. Prepare to die."
→ Will Aberforth show up in the series?
→ We're accidentally a Star Wars podcast today.
→ The Time-Turner: Gays in Paris!
→ Oscar Wilde and Dumbledore would be a great couple.
→ The Newt Case: The phoenix!
→ Did Newt give Fawkes to Dumbledore?
→ Ewan McGregor should play Hedwig's grandma.

PODCAST QUESTION: Jude Law as Dumbledore—beard or no beard? Tell us why or why not!

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ The Phoenix Register: The DVD is OFFICIALLY here!
→ The inside of Newt's case is actually a Target.
→ Schrödinger's fantastic beast?
→ Ariel impressions.
→ Why some scenes hit the cutting room floor.
→ WE WANT BLOOPERS!
→ Grindelwald will be defeated by a tea kettle to the head.
→ Is the Elder Wand in Boise?
→ Dan Stevens is a fantastic beast. *wink*
→ IT EATS MOONCALVES?!?
→ Get your own niffler named Pastries!
→ The Time-Turner: The Great Depression in the USA!
→ "The Great Depression started in America, as all great things do..."
→ The Newt Case: The Bunyip!
→ EVERYTHING'S a Bunyip!

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Hayley's back to guest host!
→ The Phoenix Register: DVDs, audiobooks, and a new introduction!
→ Why was Newt's best line cut from the film?
→ What's left to be declassified?
→ Mercy Lewis and Deliverance Dane were REAL.
→ Moldy Voldy's three headed horcrux?
→ Did Dumbledore write for wizarding BuzzFeed?
→ Shout out to Boise.
→ We could all use some wakey-up brew...
→ #BasicWitch
→ Dorcus strikes again!
→ The Time-Turner: Paris during World War II!
→ How will pre-WWI Paris affect Newt's next adventure?
→ The Newt Case: The Quintaped!
→ 5 out of 5 Moms agree: do not go near this beast.
→ "Two households, both alike in magic!"
→ Will Newt sing at the Moulin Rouge?

PODCAST QUESTION: How much effect do you think the muggle world events will have on Newt's story in the wizarding world?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Guest host Steph is back!
→ The Phoenix Register: THE WIZARDING WORLD WON AN OSCAR!
→ Awkward editing is awkward.
→ "Hi, I'm Grindy!" 
→ Mary-Lou, a barebones character. EYY.
→ Origins of the Salem Witches Institute!
→ "You can't magic with us."
→ We know who knows...
→ The Time-Turner: Salem Witch Trials 2.0!
→ "It was a bad time to be a Sarah..."
→ DO NOT try witches cakes.
→ It's hard out here for a witch.
→ Never trust a Batholomew...
→ The Newt Case: The Runespoor!
→ We're basically a 90s sitcom.
→ Is it a patronus, though?
→ Magical cones of shame.

PODCAST QUESTION: Do you think the real events of the Salem Witch Trials validate or take away from J.K. Rowling's explanation of the Second Salemers?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ And now, the weather...
→ The Phoenix Register: Fantastic Beasts won a BAFTA!
→ Give the coats an Oscar.
→ Porpentina Esther Goldstein.
→ Is Newt an orphan?
→ "It's Harry Potter. Everyone is dead."
→ What's the deal with Tina's locket?
→ "It all connects back to Legos."
→ Tina takes on Grindelwald. NBD.
→ Graves is Barb from Stranger Things.
→ "Hop on a ship and follow him!"
→ Leta's like, "I'm gay."
→ The Time-Turner: The Statue of Liberty!
→ She stands for more than you thought she did.
→ The Newt Case: The White River Monster of Arkansas!
→ Magical alligator, snapping turtle, or elephant seal?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ This episode is 30, flirty, and thriving.
→ "The Phoenix Register": Audio books & DVD releases!
→ We're in love with the Ilvermorny song.
→ Ariel speaks Thunderbird.
→ Might we see Nicholas Flamel in the films?
→ Too many Jasons.
→ Who should play Theseus? Ed Sheeran or Jennifer Garner?
→ Queenie is basically everything.
→ Did she keep her Legilimency a secret at school?
→ Is there a Fantastic Beasts version of My Immortal yet?
→ Next movie, we want more Ilvermorny!
→ “The Time-Turner”: A 1926 apocalypse?!
→ Thank a priest in Scotland for War of the Worlds.
→ "The Newt Case": The Antipodean Opaleye!
→ Snarkiest segment yet brought to you by Eleanor.