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.

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Sophie and Elayna are here!
→ The Phoenix Register: Fantastic Oscars and how to win them.
→ Meryl Streep could play Grindelwald!
→ We're recommending everything...
→ Zoe Kravitz "knows nothing".
→ What awaits Seraphina in movie two?
→ Magical Hall of Presidents!
→ JKR likes dropout protagonists.
→ Yay literature!
→ The universe of these films need more diversity.
→ #SeraphinaDeservesBetter
→ The Time-Turner: Women's marches in the 1910's!
→ Get it together, world.
→ The Newt Case: Unicorns!
→ Bob the unicorn, friend of Frank.

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ DAN FOGLER GUEST HOSTS!
→ Which Houses are Dan & Jacob in?
→ "The Phoenix Register": New book covers unveiled!
→ Scratch and sniff editions next?
→ Is Newt Scamander a super spy?
→ Paris, the city of love and pastries...
→ Niffler pocket dimensions?
→ Grindelwald to be defeated by nifflers.
→ Dan approves of Pastries!!
→ Opening a chain of Kowalski Bakeries.
→ Jacob = Indiana Jones.
→ Does Jacob remember Queenie?
→ “The Time-Turner”: World War I.
→ Punching Nazis and fighting the Huns.
→ "The Newt Case": The Occamy!
→ What would Jacob name his Occamy?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Listener Ann guest hosts!
→ Happy New Year!
→ The Phoenix Register: The DVD is out in April!
→ “It’s called Capitalism, Shannen!”
→ Tina belongs in every house.
→ Death potion? Good times.
→ Newt as the Crocodile Hunter?
→ “A sad fic waiting to happen…”
→ How to get on Jacob’s level.
→ Did Newt and Leta have a platonic friendship?
→ Good old Newtles.
→ The Time Turner: Holidays in the 1920s!
→ “Christmas was more flammable!”
→ The Newt Case: Kelpies!
→ Water horse demon things.

PODCAST QUESTION: Which character would you like us to discuss at length next episode and why?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Aaron is back to guest host!
→ IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY!
→ Submit your smash cake videos.
→ Shannen is a British baby.
→ "Why is this tomato on my PB&J?"
→ Speakbeasty.com is LIVE!
→ Richard Ayoade for Dumbledore!
→ Is the Swooping Evil master of the Elder Wand? 
→ We predicted Pokemon Go
→ "Run outside and grab a squirrel."
→ Moment of silence for Newt's tea kettle.
→ Dwyane Johnson as Grindelwald?
→ Hodags and Hide-Behinds, our newest band.
→ "The Newt Case": The Tarasque!
→ "It's the fruit salad of beasts."

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Claire, Eleanor, and Sophie share initial reactions!
→ Is Newt trying to forget Leta?
→ What's Mary Lou’s motive?
→ #BringBackColin
→ Claire’s got a theory…
→ Whose wand is it anyway?
→ “That’s not how the justice system works…”
→ What's up with that death potion?
→ Does Newt shave?
→ Needs more Graves.
→ We're STILL obsessed with coats.
→ "The Newt Case:" The Erumpent!
→ Eddie's mating dance is everything. 

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!
→ The game has changed on midnight releases.
→ "It felt like going home..."
→ "It's a better movie because it was MADE to be a movie."
→ PASTRIES CONFIRMED!
→ Zootopia: A Fantastic Beasts prequel?
→ "Your mom's an erumpent!"
→ Fantastic Beasts pick-up lines.
→ Newt's dance. The new bend and snap?
→ #JusticeForCredence
→ Haircuts spoil everything.
→ "Shut up BERNADETTE!"
→ Emotionally destroyed by wand umbrellas.
→ "Make it rain, Frank!"

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ SpeakBeasty listener Laine guest hosts!
→ "We only podcast to make puns..."
→ “The Phoenix Register”: More on The Blind Pig!
→ Could Graves be a Snape?
→ Buckbeak is our spirit animal, AND OUR GUEST HOST?!
→ "That was a dramatic situation I made up."
→ "Monumentous? Is that even a word?"
→ Fantastic Beasts 2 will be set in France!
→ The French called the '20s the "crazy years".
→ Eleanor gives a better history lesson than your professors.
→ “The Time-Turner”: Politics of the '20s!
→ Do wizards vote?
→ “The Newt Case”: The Kraken! It gets weird...
→ Fantastic Beasts in Atlantis?!

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Sophie & Claire are here with BIG news!
→ Casually meeting J.K. Rowling with a few hundred people.
→ “The Phoenix Register”: FIVE MOVIES! POSTERS! EMOJIS!
→ "I learned that from the podcast!"
→ Mary-Lou and her evil centerpieces.
→ Monday—do nefarious things...
→ We're still obsessed with Graves' coat.
→ Stephen Hawking & Dumbledore save the world?
→ Will we see the wizarding side of World War II?
→ Is Graves the next big bad?
→ Newt’s like “No!” and Graves is like “I don’t care.”
SPOILER ALERT: We discuss the first ten minutes of the film!
SKIP FROM 1:03:35 TO 1:14:36 TO AVOID SPOILERS
→ “The Time-Turner”: Jazz & the music of the 20's!
→ This isn't just Harry's world anymore...
→ “The Newt Case”: The Clabbert! Cute or creepy?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ LIVE AT NEW YORK COMIC CON!
→ Ashley exists! (Along with Ariel, Lizzie, Megan, and Elayna)
→ Newt's patronus: Niffler or Hippogriff?
→ “The Phoenix Register”: Main Titles from the soundtrack released!!
→ Will Fantastic Beasts live up to the hype?
→ Where in the Wizarding World could Newt travel next?
→ Will we ever see Rolf Scamander in the films?
→ Our podcast is almost a year old... #CueTheFeels

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Special guest, SpeakBeasty listener Allie!
→ Patronus test results! Squirrels, dragons, & more!
→ CONFIRMED: Agatha Christie is legit.
→ There is no canon...
→ Newt has A BROTHER?!
→ Are Theseus & Graves besties?
→ Pickett has attachment issues.
→ Jacob is super loyal. Probably a Hufflepuff.
→ Queenie is the epitome of feminine & strong.
→ “The Time-Turner”: Harry Houdini! Definitely a wizard.
→ “The Newt Case”: Billywigs! Hallucinogen or cute floaty things?
→ "Hovering uncontrollably or permanent floating may ensue."

On this bonus episode of SpeakBeasty:

→ Join Shannen and Jessica for an exclusive interview!
→ Find out which FANTASTIC sets Jessica explored!
→ Learn more about new creature concept art!
→ Discover what it was like to meet the team!

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ “The Phoenix Register”: Coloring books, posters, and covers!
→ Seraphina and her EPIC purple wand.
→ Welcome to the new generation of fans.
→ Should Robert Downey Jr be young Dumbledore?
→ Why did the Ashwinder cross the road?
→ Newt and Charles Darwin were probably bros.
→ So. Much. Complicated. Canon.
→ Putting DVD's and paperbacks in a blender...
→ Han wasn't the only one who shot first.
→ “The Time-Turner”: Agatha Christie (aka, Gone Girl)
→ "What kind of beasts live in chalk quarries?"
→ “The Newt Case”: The Squonk!
→ Scientific names for sad cinnamon rolls.

PODCAST QUESTION: Will it blend? How do you define Harry Potter canon and how will Fantastic Beasts fit into your personal canon?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ It's a British invasion week!
→ “The Phoenix Register”: Casting directors and cake.
→ Get ready to throw money at the tie-in books!
→ Newt and Harry have Megan in common.
→ Are the gonna make Queenie EVIL!?
→ No more manic pixie dream girls!
→ What we know so far: it's a lot.
→ Less than 100 days to go!
→ Ariel is so very pleased.
→ “The Time-Turner”: First woman to swim the English channel SLAYED.
→ Gertrude is a BAMF. Gertrude is everything.
→ “The Newt Case”: The ashwinder!
→ Fire snakes ruined Hogwarts pantomime.

PODCAST QUESTION: Given all we've learned so far, what is the ONE THING you are most excited to see in the first Fantastic Beasts film this fall?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Megan and Eleanor join us!
→ “The Phoenix Register”: Lots of bits of scoop!
→ We'll be at New York Comic Con!
→ Beast plushies & possible parks!
→ Invoking nostalgic excitement = feels.
→ "Could be a giant rolling octopus..."
→ What's up with Credence?
→ The abstract nature of Legilimency.
→ Queenie & Newt should be BFFs.
→ Fantastic Beasts 3: The Great Emu War.
→ “The Time-Turner”: 1920's literature!
→ Winnie the Pooh & the death of the American dream.
→ “The Newt Case”: The adorable, awkward mooncalf!
→ "They just want to dance!"

PODCAST QUESTION: Do you think Credence possesses magical abilities? Why or why not?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Michael and Elayna are back, along with guest Colleen!
→ Some sad news...
→ “The Phoenix Register”:We learned a lot from Comic Con!
→ Fantastic Beasts Legos! T-shirts! Posters!
→ The funniest movie in the Wizarding World?
→ PICKET & PASTRIES NEED A SITCOM!
→ Eddie is a Hufflepuff! Best moment of his life.
→ Graves is just not having a good day.
→ Fire breathing squirrels!
→ Subway fight with wands!
→ We all wanna be wizards.
→ “The Time-Turner”: Prohibition!
→ “Wouldn’t it be great if we could drink right now?”
→ “The Newt Case”: Don't be such a Gytrash!
→ Story time with Michael...

PODCAST QUESTION: In the most recent trailer, we saw a shadowy figure attacking New York and a glowing beast beneath the ice. What creatures do you think they are? Do you think they could be something else?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Guest host Hayley joins us!
→ “The Phoenix Register”: Fantastic Beasts at San Diego Comic Con!
→ Meet producer Elayna at SDCC!
→ NEWT FUNKO POPS!
→ Katherine & Alison became BFFs.
→ Feels we didn't sign up for...
→ Lots of playing with hair in this film.
→ Comprehensive Ilvermorny history.
→ "Dem boys have magic!!"
→ The power of love is strong with this one.
→ Poor Martha...
→ “The Time Turner”: Salem Witch Trails!
→ Damn Jo, back at it again with the foreshadowing!
→ “The Newt Case”: Meet the Wampus!
→ What's the ding???

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Shannen is back, along with Sophie!
→ "The Phoenix Register": Posters & stories & clips, oh my!
→ Newt is Dora the Explorer & Hufflepuff Batman.
→ This episode's hosts rep all four Ilvermorny houses!
→ DID WE MENTION ILVERMORNY HOUSES?!
→ Bowtie undone? Get it together, Newt!
→ Mustard face Tina is adorable.
→ Baby bowtruckles!
→ Fancy, gratuitous apparating.
→ "The Time Turner": Quidditch!
→ Was Captain America a Quidditch star?
→ What makes it more American? EXPLOSIONS.
→ "The Newt Case": The dastardly Dwayyo!
→ Fantastic Beasts should have been a rom-com...
→ "It's not beasts he finds, it's love!"

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ SPECIAL GUEST: Mitchell Thornton from Fantastic Beasts!
→ "The Phoenix Register": Lego Newt!?
→ Hamilton won Tony awards because of SpeakBeasty.
→ Hedwig's Theme is universal.
→ We have faith in JK!
→ Interview with Mitchell!
→ What it's like being on set of Fantastic Beasts!
→ Really long days. Really good food.
→ Using your phone? You're fired.
→ Jon Voigt is delightful.
→ What kind of creature is the "Obscurus"?
→ "The Newt Case": Snallygaster!
→ Kill it with moonshine! Or Teddy Roosevelt...
→ Send cookies for Ariel. Howlers for Shannen.

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Megan & Elayna join us!
→ "The Phoenix Register": Inside the Tenement Museum!
→ Could the leaked names describe tribes or dorms?
→ Salazar Slytherin in a hard hat...
→ Spoiler: We are the cursed child.
→ Sorting processes of Finland.
→ Hogwarts band geeks?!
→ Weaponized intertextuality manipulating our feels...
→ Will Newt visit Hogwarts?
→ Screw CGI! We want puppets!
→ Snape's great uncle's cousin fanfic.
→ "The Time-Turner": The golden age of Broadway!
→ "The Newt Case": The Sidehill Gouger!
→ Horses lead to... cat-dogs?
→ What intertextual symbols do you want to see in the films?

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Eleanor & Lizzie are back, and Steph guest hosts!
→ "The Phoenix Register": Will Graves be a one off?
→ Do David Yates & J.K. Rowling send each other snap chats?
→ MinaLima's 20's designs are EVERYTHING.
→ Similarities between Harry's trio & Newt's quartet.
→ Official word from Pottermore on Ilvermony!
→ Are they house names or mascots?
→ Is Ilvermorny more like Hogwarts or Greek Life?
→ Are you a Gryffinbirdclaw or a Wampwudgie?
→ "The Time-Turner": Hogwarts in the 1920's!
→ "The Newt Case": Sinister Pukwudgies!
→ Sonic the hedgehog, bitten by a zombie.
→ Send us your theories about Ilvermorny's possible houses!

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Megan & Elayna are here!
→ "The Phoenix Register": Screenplay & production design details!
→ The magical partnership of Jo & Stuart.
→ Pros and cons of the screenplay in book form.
→ Is WB & Scholastic just milking us for money?
→ Potter fans are having an existential crisis.
→ We blame Marvel & Twitter for everything.
→ "Newfangled technologies, kids, ugh…"
→ Fandom. Have it your way.
→ "The Time-Turner": The wonders of Transatlantic travel!
→ “NO! I have friends now!”
→ "The Newt Case": The Argopelter!
→ "Its basically a jerk monkey...”

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Sophie & Michael are back!
→ "The Phoenix Register": TEASER TRAILER!
→ We knew pokeballs were involved...
→ The costumes are CGI. Eddie Redmayne is a hologram.
→ What's up with Newt's expulsion?
→ Introducing WizJazz sensation, "Ariel and the Sasquatch 5"
→ A case of unlimited cupcakes?
→ Magical exposure danger levels
→ Some good points about newspapers.
→ "The Time-Turner": Ogg & Hagrid's Incredible Adventures.
→ "The Newt Case": Fluffy, adorable, cozy nifflers.
→ "I am Pastries! Give me all your gold!"
→ For more bloopers & shenanigans, support us on patreon.