• We are THIS CLOSE to the release of Secrets of Dumbledore.
• Thanks to our Patreon Supporter this week, Beth W.!
• Phoenix Register: Marjolaine saw the movie at a press screening!
• The movie also had its red carpet premiere on March 29, hosted by Tom Felton. 
• The script book is coming out 7/15, and no MinaLima art. :(
• Owl Post: Listener Jeri writes in about the preview of the Movie Magic book on Amazon. 
• Main Discussion: A spoiler-free discussion of the movie and coverage of the premiere and press conference
• Marjolaine had a wild global adventure to see the movie!
• First thoughts: It's good!
• Jessica Williams loves being in the movie and we're here for it.
• We get so much more of characters than we expected. 
• Is this the best Dumbledore we've gotten?
• "Credence is a sad boy, he's still a very sad boy."
• We got beasts! Very impressive, very magical, very cute!
• This is a movie for the big screen, to be seen over and over again.
• Nearly the whole cast and a lot of crew came to the press conference on 3/28. You can check it out here!
• “He’s sad and then poof! There’s Jessica Williams.”
• Newt and Dumbledore = Anakin and Obi-Wan. Minus the evil.
• Dougal lives rent-free in Geoff’s heart.
• Ultimately, it’s all about love.

• We brought Alohomora! to SpeakBeasty, y'all! Welcome to our special guest, Sam Williams!
• Phoenix Register: There's so much!
• The world premiere will be on 3/29, and UK residents can enter a contest to be there!
• This movie has THIRTEEN release dates. Avoiding spoilers is going to be tough. 
• New posters, new footage, new characters on IMDb!
• Owl Post: positivity in the Wizarding World and an "own voices" series!
• Expanding the wizarding world would benefit fans as well as WB.
• Main Discussion: new character posters and teaser footage!
• WHERE'S TINA?
• "Everyone else got a poster, shouldn't Aberforth's goats?"
• Sam introduces his Time-Turner theory.
• Helmut: who is he?
• One must be very formal with one's nifflers. 
• Shannen is a helper.
• Ann will forcibly induct everyone into her OTP.
• "This wand is unyielding. This wand is … murdery?"
• We're breaking The Case of the Red Tie wide open.
• "It's very 'this is fine.''
• Oh, there she is! Kind of.
• No-Maj Movie Magic: aerial cinematography with Jeremy Braben!
• Here's a picture of the director's view of an aerial shot.
• The hosts of Alohomora! wrote a book, coming out 4/19! Pre-order it now!
• Listen to Sam on Alohomora! as well as on Twitter and Instagram at @jabbernator, and check out his book reviews on meowmeowpowpowlit.com.

Podcast Question: What is the significance of the red tie? 

• It's March!
• Phoenix Register: will the news curse strike again? (Yes)
• SoD costumes at the Studio Tour!
• We love Newt's costume! And Dumbledore's! And Queenie's! And and and…
• There was another SoD fan event in Japan
• Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History will drop in the UK on 2/27, in the US on 4/1, and in France on ????
• Harry Potter: The Exhibition opened in Philadelphia, and it looks very cool
• Owl Post – positivity in the HP fandom! Can we be as excited about the fandom as we were 20 years ago?
• Ann is a Fandom Old™ and has feelings.
• Marjolaine made the right call and doesn’t read the comments.
• Main Discussion: texts and signs in the trailer!
• Albus and Jacob’s Big New York Adventure is totally happening.
• “I think we can call him a fascist.”
• Here’s the Twitter thread we mention! Thanks @max_kirchi_fca for the assist!
• “Maybe they’re like Russian nesting suitcases.”
• Don’t brainwash children into killing Muggles.
• Newtcase: the manticore, a.k.a. “the nope monster”
• The manticore is the first beast with a theme song.
• Arachnologists – write in and tell us about baby scorpion venom, please!
• Student safety: not a thing that’s considered at Hogwarts.
• The manticore is named Mrs. Whiskers. We don’t make the rules.

Podcast Question: Are there any inspiring examples of positivity from the Wizarding World fandom that you’ve experienced? Share them with us!

• Title: Can We Keep It?
• We have a NEW trailer!
• It's super-sized! 
• Lally is the best.
• Ann adds another project to her "to stitch" list.
• Are we entering the Wizarding World multiverse?
• "That doesn't pass the vibe check." 
• The niffler's name is NOT Teddy
• If something happens to Theseus, we riot.

Podcast Question: What do you think the mirror writing says?

• Give a big Beasty welcome to Joshua Shea, who played Young Newt in Crimes of Grindelwald!
• He's half of a Newt. Or something like that.
• Phoenix Register - MuggleNet leaked exclusive (and very cute, according to Marjolaine) pics of Ariana Dumbledore from Crimes of Grindelwald 
• Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History is finally being released by the BBC!
• The Wizarding World Wands exhibition is returning to celebrate the opening of Secrets of Dumbledore! 
• Someone in Stoke-on-Trent please write to Geoff.
• "You got expelled from Durmstrang? Oh cool, you can come here."
• Owl Post: Listeners write in about Kama! Will he be a double agent or go to the dark side?
• Main Discussion: An interview with Joshua Shea!
• Josh passes the vibe check - not evil enough to be Grindelwald. 
• "And he turned around, and it was Eddie Redmayne."
• We find out what a boggart actually looks like.
• What scene made Joshua's hands shake?
• Follow Josh on Instagram at @joshuashea to stay up to date on his upcoming films and his band, The Sheas!

• It’s MuggleCast! Eric and Micah are crashing SpeakBeasty!
• This episode is sponsored by Patreon supporter Jemima R.! Thank you so much!
• Phoenix Register: Can Micah remember how to read the news?
• MinaLima has released two Fantastic Beasts-related sketches.
• Amy and Lizzie: Wanted by the law? 
• More casting news!
• Owl Post: Eric reads some listeners’ thoughts about the Statute of Secrecy
• Marjolaine feels it’s kind of anti-democracy.
• “Muggles are people too!”
• Main Discussion: Pairings and team-ups! Just like this one!
• We’ll all be doing the fire crab dance at the next LeakyCon Ball.
• The Number One Diricawl Fan Club Rides Again
• We’re all fans of The Brothers Scamander
• Eric and Lizzie consider "the Voldemort route."
• Everyone please tell Micah where it snows in Brazil. 
• Becoming a tip jar would be niffler heaven.
• Double agent to who?

Podcast Question: "Do you think Yusuf Kama is going to the dark side or is he playing double agent?"

• Shannen is having prophetic dreams.
• Thanks to our Patreon supporter of the week, Colleen S.!
• Phoenix Register: Release date update! It’s … a lot!
• We have our first official still from Secrets of Dumbledore.
• Why does Theseus have a lantern??
• Welcome Promptly Potter to the MuggleNet podcast family! Check it out – you might catch some familiar voices amongst the hosts.
• Owl Post: our Common Room denizens reflect on the role of the qirin.
• Wait, the Desperate Housewives are making a cameo too?
• Geoff can’t be Mads Mikkelsen.
• Main Discussion: The International Confederation of Wizards
• “Okay, guys, we’re all gonna agree not to commit war crimes.”
• Grindlewald’s managing to pull some serious “not getting arrested” strings.
• The French love trolls.
• The greatest crime is not texting back.
• Quidditch would be great if it weren’t for the spectators.
• Are they really just called the wizard police?
• Battle of the Beasts: Geoff! vs! Shannen!
• This has all been an adorable misunderstanding.

• Happy 2022, Beasties!
• Thanks to this week's Patreon sponsor, Alex L.!
• Another normal day at the SpeakBeasty office: crying and dad jokes
• Phoenix Register: more news!?
• We have a poster
• There's also a new cast member, Ramona Kunze-Libnow as "Edith"
• The cover for Secrets of Dumbledore: Film Wizardry leaked 
• POTENTIAL SPOILERS FROM 10:20 - 18:05
• Owl Post: we have some!
• Hadley suggests that Jacob's wand might be the one thing to destroy the blood pact
• Albert asks us what our dream Wizarding World MMORPG would be
• Amy reveals her shameful love of RuneScape
• Send us your video game ideas! 
• Or were you a turbo-nerd like Lizzie doing HOMEWORK on VACATION? 
• Newtcase: the qirin! 
• It's always a good omen
• IT WALKS ON A CLOUD SO IT DOESN'T HURT THE GRASS 
• They've also shown up in My Little Pony and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• "It's fine."
• Main Discussion: also the qirin!
• He's a little guy 
• Is it a rescue mission or a game of keep-away?
• "You're miserable, here's some cursed blood"
• Grasping at straws, as usual

Podcast Question: What role do you think the qirin will play in the plot?

• It's Ann's birthday! Happy birthday!
• Happy birthday as well to Alison Sudol (12/23) and Jude Law (12/29).
• Thanks to our Patreon sponsor for this week, Robert! 
• Phoenix Register: we have a trailer!! There's a bonus episode with a shot-by-shot breakdown!
• There was also a teaser trailer for the trailer.
• Amy can't be expected to know EVERY bridge.
• We also have two new cast members on IMDb!
• Wizards have elections!
• Owl Post: Albert writes to us about the mysterious kingdom of Bhutan.
• Main Discussion: Aberforth Dumbledore!
• There is a deeply uncomfortable mutual thirst for Aberforth.
• Ann reveals her Dumbledore dream cast.
• Could Aberforth be the avenger with wings from the water?
• He's got those younger sibling vibes.
• Maybe teenagers shouldn't have wands.
• There are so many secret passages in Hogsmeade.
• Finding Albus is not Aberforth's job.
• Newtcase: the Snallygaster.
• "That's not a legend, we know that guy!"

Podcast Question: Why do you think the squad is meeting at the Hog’s Head?

• WE HAVE A TRAILER!
• Amy, Ann, Marjolaine, and Shannen break down the trailer shot-by-shot.
• All the Dumbledores have style. 
• We totally saw that coming and we're here for it. 
• Eulalie is so much more than a "school teacher."
• Mustaches are great disguises.
• Pickett, Pastries, and beasts we don't know yet!
• Erumpent Dance Part 2
• Credence is still angry.
• Is it April yet?

• Doing that Geoff shuffle.
• Our Patreon sponsor this week is Roger B! Thanks, Roger!
• Phoenix Register: WB holds a Fantastic Beasts fan event in Japan.
• Can one of Dumbledore's secrets really be the biggest in the Wizarding world?
• Marjolaine is our Japan cub reporter.
• We're getting a Harry Potter reunion special on HBO! 
• MuggleNet sources confirm there will be a Fantastic Beasts area in Epic Universe at Universal Orlando!
• "Avatar as in the blue people, not the good cartoon."
• Eddie Redmayne admits he wouldn't take on the role of Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl again.
• Owl Post: our Common Room suggests what kind of adventures they'd like to see Newt get up to in Bhutan.
• Someone definitely said a thing.
• Main Discussion: Who Interacts With Who?
• We love Dan Fogler because he gives us so much information. 
• At the 7:07:37 mark, you can hear Mads and Dan chatting about Jacob and Grindelwald here. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCN--_1JUMk&t=25628s
• Tina or Theseus don't appear in any of the confirmed scenes!
• "Why do all these boys want to kill me?!"
• Grindelwald can't be EVERYONE'S friend.
• The battles could potentially just get more and more epic!
• We hope people slip up soon so we have more information. 
• The Secrets of Dumbledore Santa Gift Exchange! 
• Geoff pulls character names out of a hat and we give them gifts.
• "The holidays are a good fun time. Talkin' 'bout dead fiancées."

Podcast Question: Which characters would you like to see have scenes together in Secrets of Dumbledore?

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

• Aureo and Marjolaine are #squadgoals
• Phoenix Register: Scorbus is canon?? Twitter thread here.
• The subtext is finally text!
• As one game falls, another rises.
• The Harry Potter Exhibition is returning to the Franklin Institute in February 2022.
• Owl Post: All the owls in the whole world have disappeared. Help us find them by sending us your thoughts at speakbeasty@gmail.com!
• What’s Theseus and Leta’s ship name?
• Main Discussion: Bhutan!
• Bhutan is NOT Brazil.
• The flag is also very rad.
• A secret, isolated place is the perfect place for a magical adventure!
• More raven symbolism! What does it mean?
• Amy demands a real-life Battle of the Beasts.
• No-Maj Movie Magic: Fae Hammond, hair and makeup design!
• Makeup is both a technical and psychological job.
• Kowalski’s Half-Baked Theories: Is Queenie Snape’s grandmother?
• There are a lot of surprising links between them!
• Queenie is one-of-a-kind ❤
• “A scene of Snape standing there staring at Harry would be very boring.” “...and awkward.”

Podcast Question: What kind of adventure would you like to see Newt get up to in Bhutan?

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

• We’re still workshopping festive titles.
• Thanks to our Patreon supporter for this episode, JY!
• Phoenix Register: Chris Columbus is interested in making a Cursed Child movie with the original cast.
• “He’s made some bad movies. Who hasn’t?”
• Keep an eye out for Geoff on TV Trivia Pod, dropping in December!
• No owls ☹ send us some at speakbeasty@gmail.com or any of our social outlets!
• Main Discussion: The new squad!
• Theseus is “Mr. Steal-Yo-Person-in-General.”
• You GOTTA have a Dumbledore on the roof.
• The Wizarding world is a security nightmare.
• Geoff is a snake and graduated snake school.
• “You said Civil War but my brain heard Winter Soldier??”
• Tina wants to fight.
• Newtcase: Doxys!
• Don’t Google them without SafeSearch on.
• Flouncing is to be encouraged, flailing is never advisable.

Podcast question: Which member of the new squad is your favorite?

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

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

• 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)

• 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) 

• 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.

• Meet our special guest, author and blogger Thea James! She wrote a cookbook!
• Thanks to Michael McDonald's family for their continued support. We miss you, Mike.
• Phoenix Register: It's been a slim news week, but Marjolaine found something! Eddie Redmayne is performing in Cabaret on the West End this fall.
• Tickets are really expensive, but available!
• Pouf, the French adaptation of Puffs, premiered in Paris and Marjolaine got to see it.
• Owl Post: Twitter followers chime in on what they think the 1898 on Grindelwald's skull hookah means.
• ANN KNOWS IT'S JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER, NOT JAMIE BELL. IT WAS EARLY.
• The tragic origins of Thea's website are revealed.
• Main Discussion: Cooking for Wizards, Warriors, and Dragons, Thea's book! It combines everyone's two favorite things: books and food!
• Rereading books and writing a cookbook - truly the perfect quarantine project.
• While everyone else was playing the Game of Thrones, Marjolaine won the Game of Scones.
• Food makes fantasy worlds seem more real.
• Cooking = potion making
• Thea reveals who would win the cake stand in a fantasy baking competition!
• Battle of the Beasts: Amy! vs! Ann! WHO WILL WIN?
• Buy Thea's book! Cooking for Wizards, Warriors, and Dragons, out 9/21. Available wherever books are sold.

• Geoff's back!
• Shannen is an A R T I S T E
• Phoenix Register: Stuff is happening!!
• Another break between movies?! What will Megan do?
• This is not a podcast about David Yates' side hustles.
• Main Discussion: Magical Objects
• Is it Vanished or is it Memorex?
• Dumbledougal has HANDS.
• Grindlewald's graphic designer got paid in exposure.
• We find out the real reason for the "1898" on the skull hookah.
• Shannen thinks the Dumbledore family lore is sus.
• Is it alive?
• Fantastic Beasts: Friendship is American Magic.
• Time-Turner: The theremin!
• PepSI ... IlluminaTI ... it's all coming together.

Podcast question: What is your favorite magical object in Fantastic Beasts and why?

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

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

• Helene's back!! And keeping secrets?!
• The Phoenix Register: An epic battle between Newt and Grindelwald, and streaming vs theatre release logistics
• We're going to the CO-PA, CO-PA-CABANAAAAAA
• The owls are back too, and bringing mustache-related speculation!
• Everyone is Dougal. It's canon.
• Main discussion: Bunty. She's #relatable.
• Bunty = Ginny? (No, Bunty = Dougal.)
• Can we rewrite the stars so Charlie gets together with Bunty? Time-Turners exist.
• New segment! No-Maj Movie Magic: Puppeteers and the work of Robin Guiver!
• The Newtcase: Imps are rude.
• We know an uncomfortable amount about the breeding habits of fairies.

Podcast Question: How do you think Bunty's role will evolve in FB3?

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

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

• WE’RE BACK! Did you miss us? (You did. It’s okay. We missed you too.)
• Phoenix Register: show changes! New theme music! New segments! Old hosts!
• Main discussion: What do we know about FB3 so far?
• Richard Coyle lacks a name on IMDb - interesting!
• Leaked pictures might show the German Ministry of Magic
• COVID is still the worst
• New segment! Kowalski’s Half-Baked Theories
• Dougal … Dumbledore … they both start with D! IT CAN’T BE A COINCIDENCE.
• New segment! Battle of the Beasts!
• AMY! VS! SHANNEN! Two hosts enter! And … uh … two hosts leave. 
• Punching is truly the greatest weapon.

Podcast Question: Who do you think Richard Coyle will portray with his fabulous mustache?

Music: Swing Has Swung by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This time on SpeakBeasty…

• Happy Valentine’s Day, Beasties!
• The Phoenix Register: HBO and the Harry Potter Hoax.
• Richard Coyle is in Fantastic Beasts 3.
• Bigger and better things are on the way.
• Main Discussion: The couples/pairings in the Fantastic Beasts Universe! 
• Let the speculation begin!
• The Newt Case: Veela (also spelled Vila in Slavic folklore)
• The Time Turner: The Valentine’s Day Massacre.

Podcast Question: Do you think Jacob and Queenie will end up together at the end of the series?

This time on SpeakBeasty...

• The SpeakBeasty team welcomes a new member to the family, a BABY! Congratulations, Lizzie G!
• We’ve survived January. So far.
• The Phoenix Register: Fogler’s Fiction Fest 2021 (and a small plot spoiler/confirmation!)
• Owl Post: Nobody likes us. Please send us owls.
• Main Discussion: We break down the making of Fantastic Beasts- the actors on set, the beasts and the sets.
• The Newt Case: Salamanders! 

Podcast Question: If you were an extra in the Fantastic Beasts movies, what scene would you be in, and what would your character’s name be?

This time on SpeakBeasty…

• Owl Post: Welsh Corgis. Who could ask for more?
• In real life, our highest classification for dangerous animals is just “Australia.”
• “I wanna boop the snek on its snoot.”
• Shannen’s husky is the heir of Slytherin.
• Sending your kids out to eat other people’s kids is not cool.
• Main Discussion: What if? We discuss six “What if” theories from the first Fantastic Beasts film that would've/could’ve played out differently.
• “Wanna take a peek at Queenie’s ladies things?”
• Sorry Mr. Abernathy, this case packs a real punch, honey!
• The Time Turner: 101st anniversary of the date that the prohibition officially took effect in the U.S.A.

Podcast Question: What if? Send us your own or respond to our “What If” theories- we’d love to hear from you!

Happy 5th birthday to us! Couldn't make it to our birthday party on Facebook Live? No worries, we're bringing the party to you! 

This time on SpeakBeasty:

• The Phoenix Register: Mads Mikkelson is official! 
• The new movie will be a “globe-trotting adventure.” Does this confirm Brazil?
• Owl Post: Listeners comment on their opinions regarding Mikkelson replacing Depp, as well as the podcast questions from episodes 124 and 125.
• One for our Ravenclaws!
• Marjo and Aureo give us an inside scoop from the press release of “Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature” exhibition.
• Geoff wants a Chinese alligator so he can feed him treats and tell him he’s a good boy. #Goals
• Mummified Monkeyfish Mermaids. Say that 5x fast.
• The Newt Case: The Ijiraq, a shapeshifting spirit found in Greenland, Canada, and Alaska.

Podcast Question: Which beast would you like to see included in the exhibition that was not mentioned?