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Now displaying: March, 2024
Mar 31, 2024
  • SpeakBeasty is proud to present THE BEASTY AWARDS! Twenty categories decided by our patrons. 
  • Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter … ALL OF THEM, past and present! We literally couldn't have done it without you.
  • Who won best glow-up? Spoopiest moment? Most dramatic? 
  • Our on- and off-air talents say their goodbyes.
  • Thanks for listening. Your support, your love, your comments, and your downloads kept us going.
  • Case closed.
Mar 17, 2024
  • Happy St. Patrick's Day!
  • Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Jamie! 
  • Phoenix Register: while we wait for the news that cancels the hiatus…
  • The Harry Potter series on MAX will be out in 2026.
  • “I hope they Riverdale it.”
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is 20 (how?!) and the Studio Tour is celebrating from May 1 - September 4. More info here.
  • Owl Post: none, but don't worry, we're not firing the owls.
  • Main Discussion: magical creatures in theme parks!
  • We talk Universal, Disney, Knott’s, and Efteling. 
  • “Let's get weird and talk about dragons.”
  • Check out Shannen going into the Blind Pig here!
  • Amy talks her fondest Borgin & Burke's memory. 
  • For some reason, the manticore on Hagrid’s doesn't look like the one in Secrets of Dumbledore…
  • See Ann, Marjolaine, and their dragon friend here!
  • “Who cares about [Avatar]? A lot of people, apparently.”
  • Shannen talks more in-depth about the Catawampus on episode 180, Bowling for Beasts.
  • Time-Turner: the founding of Universal Studios!

Podcast Question: What is your favorite Fantastic Beasts memory from a theme park?

Mar 3, 2024
  • Episode 200 is a party AND NOTHING ELSE. 
  • Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, VlightPhase! We appreciate you sticking with us to the end. 
  • Phoenix Register: Dawn French (The Fat Lady from the Harry Potter movies) had a real-life Erumpent mating dance moment! Listen to her interview on the Off-Menu Christmas special here.
  • “It's giving, your skull is susceptible under force.”
  • Wand interaction enhancements are under construction at Universal Orlando - including potential for dueling!
  • The Forbidden Forest Experience is no longer opening in a wildlife sanctuary in Australia.
  • Main Discussion: Grindelwald vs Voldemort: how do they compare?
  • Which came first: Grindelwald or Durmstrang's association with the Dark Arts?
  • Listeners, send your Grindelwald fanfic recs to Liz!
  • Was Voldemort talking to snakes at random?
  • Find out what phrase Liz uses regarding Dumbledore that you'll NEVER be able to unhear. 
  • “You need to separate your youth you from your evil you.”
  • How does one travel to Albania without a body?
  • “I don't know. They weird.” - Liz
  • Marjolaine also needs your epistolary Grindeldore fanfics, please. 
  • Voldemort is a chaos goblin confirmed.
  • Time-Turner: all the canon characters we could have met in the Fantastic Beasts movies
  • “I'm glad we didn't get him ‘cause I hate him.” - Marjolaine 

Podcast Question: Who is the better baddie, Grindelwald or Voldemort?

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