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Now displaying: October, 2021
Oct 31, 2021
  • It's the spookiest episode of all!!
  • Thanks to our Patreon sponsor this week, Lou (aka Boo)!
  • Phoenix Register: more news! We're on a hot streak!
  • Earlier this month, a MuggleNet staff member attended a screening of Secrets of Dumbledore. (Don't worry, the main feed will be spoiler-free.)
  • There is so much to unpack in the phrase "magical train person."
  • Main Discussion: Ghosts! (Not the spooky kind. The psychological kind.)
  • There are no actual ghosts in Fantastic Beasts. Just people haunted by trauma. 
  • Knowing what everyone is thinking about you in school would scare anyone. 
  • Pondering the ghosts of lost plotlines.
  • Plot twist: Jacob's nana is alive?!
  • Yusuf's Tinder profile: Seeking vengeance. 
  • Helene (and all of us tbh) want Graves back 
  • Newtcase: Ghosts! (Are you sensing a theme yet?)
  • Can ghosts vote?
  • The hosts share local ghost stories! Hear spooky tales from Minneapolis, Orlando, Owego, and Chicago! 

Podcast Question: Who would you like to see as a ghost in the Fantastic Beasts series?

Theme Music: "Swing Has Swung," by Shane Ivers (https://www.silvermansound.com)

Sound Effects: (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com)

Oct 17, 2021
  • Lizzie's back!!
  • Lizzie is both a strong Ravenclaw and a fun fact.
  • Thanks to our Patreon sponsor this week, Sam! 
  • Phoenix Register: So much news.
  • The UK release is a WEEK ahead of the US release!
  • We're still working out WB's marketing strategy. 
  • The nine-wand display will be back in Leicester Square.
  • Promotional events are happening again! Nature is healing. 
  • Behind-the-scenes footage of Secrets of Dumbledore was screened at CineEurope in Barcelona. 
  • Main Discussion: Which secrets of which Dumbledore? 
  • One of Albus' secrets: Harry's entire life purpose. 
  • "Oh hi Aberforth."
  • IT'S BABY GOATS OR NOTHING. 
  • Does Albus go to bars?
  • Percival: he's dead!
  • Amy isn't ready for an Ariana flashback. 
  • Kowalski's Half-Baked Theories: Credence ISN'T Aurelius...the phoenix is!
  • How much Grindelwald knows is critical. 
  • The theory suggests what could be the BIGGEST secret of all.
  • Ilvermorny theories are always more believable. 
  • There are other characters!!

Podcast Question: Is it possible that Credence is a descendant of Slytherin?

Theme Music: "Swing Has Swung," by Shane Ivers (https://www.silvermansound.com)

Sound Effects: (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) 

Oct 3, 2021
  • It’s the official return of SpookBeasty!
  • Phoenix Register: IT’S ALL HAPPENING.
  • We have a title! A new release date!
  • Everyone asks “why is Aurelius?” but never “how is Aurelius?”
  • We try to figure out WB’s marketing game.
  • Geoff is unimpressed by the summary.
  • Even when he’s the worst villain, he’s still Mads Mikkelsen.
  • Owl Post: Is Bunty going to sacrifice herself for Newt?
  • We ship Aberforth/Bunty now too.
  • Main Discussion: James Newton Howard
  • Soundtracks tell their own story.
  • Ann reveals her embarrassing James Newton Howard faves.
  • There’s a surprising parallel between Sisu and Newt.
  • Is Tina musically underserved?
  • No-Maj Movie Magic: the history of film scores
  • Fantastic Film Scores and Where They Came From
  • Geoff will fight you and everyone he knows about the Star Wars score.
Theme Music: “Swing Has Swung,” by Shane Ivers (https://www.silvermansound.com)
 
Podcast Question: What do you think the ‘Secrets of Dumbledore’ are, or which Dumbledore’s secrets are they?
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