• 150 episodes and still looking good!
• Thanks to our Patreon sponsor this week, Jasmine!
• Phoenix Register: The movie is out and the internet has lots of hot takes!
• Should Lizzie reread Twilight?
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is incorporating some beasts.
• Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore Movie Magic is out and there's an interview with the author on MuggleNet. 
• Owl Post: Our listeners rate Secrets of Dumbledore. 
• Main Discussion: Everything SpeakBeasty almost got right!
• It's been six months in the making! We're discussing Lizzie's notes from her chat with an insider back in November. 
• Chillens?
• Aberforth has two (2) human wives and one (1) goat wife. 
• We got the qilin!
• "I remember because I was wearing nylon pinafores."
• Lizzie and Geoff have INCREDIBLE restraint. 
• Where's Tina? We finally know.
• No one expects a murderous Muggle.
• Who what why when Credence?
• Wait, none of the beasts are real?!
• Time-Turner: Castle Hochosterwitz in Austria
• "Boiling oil … or spiders…"
• How many beef jokes can we make?

• SPOILER ALERT
• Welcome to our special guest, Carolyn
• Thanks to our Patreon sponsor this week, Allee! 
• We saw the movie 
• There are thoughts, mostly disjointed 

Podcast Question: How would you rate the movie?

• 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!