This time on SpeakBeasty...
→ Laine is back!
→ Shameless plug for our social media team.
→ Aureo does street fighting now.
→ The Phoenix Register: If you're not listening to our bonus episodes, what are you even doing with your life? Also, FB3 is most likely being pushed to 2021.
→ Owl Post: We tend to trust Newt, but is he wrong in some ways about Queenie? Plus, listener Matthew has a theory that Leta isn't dead.
→ "The series is getting darker, and so is the podcast."
→ Our new theme song will be a funeral dirge.
→ Introducing Hana Walker-Brown and Ravina Bajwar, who came to talk to us about the behind-the-scenes audiobook from Audible and Pottermore!
→ It's disappointing that Dan isn't actually narrating our lives.
→ "The audiobook is meant to be a window into filmmaking."
→ We'll get the Beasties on it!
→ The Time Turner: Nobel Prize winners in 1927!
→ "We just like to live in the now."
→ Lizzie is collecting tomatoes and fresh produce, both for Brexit and for throwing.
Podcast Question: If you could be a pigeon in the rafters on the Fantastic Beasts set, what would you most like to see or overhear?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ Happy Palentine’s Day!
→ Listen to our show and forget about the Oscars.
→ Bonus episode where Amy talks about her day at work.
→ Owl Post: Sibling guilt is so real.
→ The power of words!
→ “Coward” has to be a theme for a reason.
→ Queenie being called “crazy” seems to be what pushes her over the edge.
→ “Why couldn’t you have just stayed calm for once, instead of flying off the handle?”
→ Are there similarities between Snape and Jacob?
→ “HBD to my fave coward, MK.”
→ “Sign me up for 100 years of therapy.”
→ “I’d rather be loca than crazy.”
→ “To quote Hercules…”
→ The Newt Case: The Chupacabra! #JusticeForAntonio
→ “And there’s your Hamilton connection for today.”
Podcast Question: What do you think the importance is behind the themes of words like “crazy” and “coward” and their effects in the Wizarding World?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ We’re so international!
→ Phoenix Register: There will be new beasts in FB3!!!
→ Owl Post: Credence’s queer coding, thanks to our pal Ezra. Plus, MACUSA needs to sort out their priorities.
→ Lizzie’s sister used to flush her head down the loo.
→ Exploring Newt and Theseus’s relationship!
→ Are they hiring for the position of putting freckles on Callum’s face?
→ “Who doesn’t like goats?”
→ “Sometimes you need to go far away from your family.”
→ Will we see more of Theseus?
→ “I killed my brother in the womb.” - Grindelwald
→ Newt Case: The Poukai! (Basically a bird-lion. King of the jungle.)
Podcast Question: How do you think the Goldstein sisters’ relationship is going to change?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ Introducing Jennifer! Plus, Elayna and Shannen are back.
→ "It's been 84 years..."
→ The Phoenix Register: Filming for FB3 has been pushed back and we are curious as heck. Also, Crimes of Grindelwald will be released digitally very soon, including an extended edition.
→ Owl Post: Did the whole Queenie situation need more explanation?
→ "Talk about failing the Bechdel test."
→ What is "coding?"
→ Queenie is "Stressed with a trademark symbol."
→ "I love to get dressed up and look nice and sit in my home."
→ Do Rosier and Grindelwald know Occlumency and Legilimency?
→ "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed."
→ "We could've flown here on a chupacabra the whole time?!"
→ "Everything you love is problematic, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism."
→ "I killed an animal, I killed a baby, and I'll kill you too."
→ "If I was going to smile at anything, it would be Pickett the bowtruckle."
→ The Time Turner: Revisiting War of the Worlds, because it's hilarious.
→ Kowalski's Korner: A distinct lack of jumpers.
Podcast Question: What conditions do you find in the characters of the Fantastic Beasts series that you relate to?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ It’s our first episode of 2019!
→ Michael is slowly becoming Ariel.
→ The Phoenix Register: Crimes of Grindelwald has been nominated for a few awards. (It’s awards season, after all.)
→ Lizzie has never seen the original Mary Poppins.
→ Owl Post: We review your responses to last episode’s podcast question: "What do you think is in store for Newt in future films?"
→ “New year, new threats from Megan Kelly.”
→ How successful was Crimes of Grindelwald in the box offices?
→ What does the marketing strategy say about the film, and what we can expect in future films?
→ “They were pulling on the heartstrings of Potter and tying it into Fantastic Beasts.”
→ Hashtag hashtag hashtag
→ Why do so many people want to read a script?
→ Is it possible to easily remedy issues?
→ Newt Case: The ZouWou!
Podcast Question: What do you think it would take for the Fantastic Beasts franchise to be overall successful?
Join Amy and Ariel as they discuss our favorite 'Puff with special guest Peyton Kennedy!
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ You probably know Peyton from her role as Kate Messner on Everything Sucks!, or as Betty on Grey's Anatomy. But most importantly, she's a huge Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts fan.
→ It's the Puffiest episode ever.
→ A lot of controversy over hoots and flapping.
→ Owl Post: Responses to Episode 75’s podcast question! Why do fans say they liked this movie even though they had major problems with it?
→ Movie 3: Return of the Shaws
→ Just make another movie that shows their daily lives together.
→ We are still angry about Queenie.
→ Do Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts have two different audiences?
→ Main Discussion: Our deep dive into Newt's character!
→ “He’s so awkward. It’s fantastic.”
→ It’s great to see a male character who is able to be vulnerable.
→ “You're doing amazing, sweetie."
→ Will the movies stay focused on Newt and "the quartet?"
→ "If Newt leaves, we riot."
→ "The goodest person ever."
→ Time Turner: History of the Times Square ball drop!
Podcast Question: What do you think is in store for Newt's character in the upcoming films?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→We discuss the filming process with special guest, James Payton!
→James played Frank Longbottom in Order of the Phoenix and Adolf Hitler in Captain America: The First Avenger. He was also a stand-in in Fantastic Beasts 1 and 2!
→ The Phoenix Register: Check out our crossover episode with Hogwarts Radio! Plus, Lizzie got to attend the Paris premiere of Crimes of Grindelwald.
→ These actors are all about the fans.
→ Owl Post: Come to Pittsburgh for French fry sandwiches. Is it hard to #ProtectTheSecrets? Is the skull hookah a real skull? Plus, James will fight you if you try to take his right arm.
→ What is the work of a stand-in like?
→ “He could light a brick and make it look like Audrey Hepburn.”
→ What’s the difference between working on the “Potter” universe and the “Marvel” universe?
→ Eddie is a lovely, hardworking man. (We are shocked.)
→ Take any stories you hear from set with a pinch of salt.
→ “The important thing is to have adventures.”
→ We have collectively lost our minds.
→ In conclusion, everyone loves Ezra.
Podcast Question: What does the Wizarding World mean to you?
On this special crossover episode between SpeakBeasty and Hogwarts Radio:
Join Aureo, Michael, and Shannen as they share their reactions to Crimes of Grindelwald!
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ Aurelia may or may not be happy about her name finally being in the Potterverse.
→ The Kelpie’s name is Ariel
→ Phoenix Register: Newt Scamander is autistic! We are excited!
→ This is THAT episode, listeners.
→ Owl Post: Grindelwald lies!!!
→ Will the Credence missing identity thread continue?
→ “One of these things is not like the other.”
→ Aurelia did not feel sad when Leta died.
→ DID JACOB EVER GET TO EAT??
→ Calamari!
→ This film failed women and people of color.
→ Could it be possible that Leta’s not dead?
→ Moral Event Horizons
→ This is an Infinity War podcast.
→ “I know he kills a baby, but the Chupacabra!”
→ “We’re Americans. Sometimes we clap at movies.”
→ Why we as fans are so reluctant to admit that we didn’t like this movie.
→ “Rowling is not the auteur of this film - Yates is.”
→ “Don’t let the corporation behind the Wizarding World tell you how to be a fan.”
Podcast Question: Why do fans who have legitimate complaints about the film still say they liked it?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ We waited two years for this movie!
→ Major spoilers ahead!
→ We were STUNNED AND CONFUSED.
→ It’s a new feeling, not knowing what’s going on.
→ Does Crimes of Grindelwald have “Movie 2 Syndrome?”
→ OWL POST IS BACK!
→ Johnny Depp’s performance validated a lot of our 15-year-old selves.
→ Depp’s performance helped differentiate Grindelwald even further from Voldemort.
→ Can Theseus become part of the Squad™?
→ Young Newt and young Leta were actual perfection.
→ “You know, Dumbledore really didn’t tell Harry anything.”
→ Dumbledore sent Newt to New York. Anyway, moving on.
→ “To quote the Backstreet Boys, ‘Tell me why.’”
→ That thing. You know what thing.
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ It's our last episode before Crimes of Grindelwald comes out! (We did our waiting! Two years of it!
→ We goin' to Brazil?
→ Is this the beginnings of Credence gaining some control over the Obscurus?
→ We really want to like Seraphina, but like...come on, woman.
→ Classic Rowling, showing us that the world is not black and white.
→ And then Colin Farrell goes away. Insert sad face.
→ "Can you imagine if Grindelwald had a Twitter?"
→ "A flicker of memory..."
→ Does the fact that the story ends with Jacob have any ramifications for the greater story-line?
→ And now we'll never talk about the first movie again.
→ Quick recap and outlining our favorite theories: WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN COG?!
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ Where are you seeing Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald?
→ The Phoenix Register: Check out the Special Fantastic Beasts "Newsweek" edition! In stores on October 30th!
→ Movie Breakdown #6: 01:20:01 to 01:45:00
→ Was Dougal used properly and will he be used in the future?
→ "Tina, are you a witch or what?"
→ RIP Ilvermorny school song.
→ Arbitrary traits and where to find them.
→ Was Credence's character moment too late?
→ "The finale has pacing issues."
→ "We want more awesome wand moves."
→ Depp is the equivalent of 3 grapes.
Podcast Question: What do you think about the deleted scenes and how they could have affected the movie?
On this special bonus episode of SpeakBeasty:
It's #ThmagicalThursday once again as our hosts breakdown the final Crimes of Grindelwald trailer.
→ New posters!
→ Final trailer breakdown.
→ "Why would I need a safe house in Paris?"
→ Fandom: NAGINI???
→ Again, with the secrets Albus.
→ Nicholas Flamel looking like maybe it's Maybelline.
Podcast Question: What are your thoughts on the trailer? Let us know on social media!
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ Resuming our film analysis from 1:05:00 to 1:25:00.
→ Let the Thestrals rest! (At a mid-Atlantic rest stop)
→ Parallels between the death room and methods of torture used on accused witches.
→ We don’t recommend dropping babies out of windows.
→ LADIES THINGS. Just say you have cramps.
→ Is Queenie the key to how Abernathy joins the Dark Side?
→ “Everyone’s shrieking, we don’t really know why.”
→ Grindelwald knows how to get what he wants from people without having to use his wand.
→ What is it with these films and rooftops?
→ The Blind Pig = sensory overload.
→ “Well I cant do anything, might as well take another shot.” - Jacob.
→ Is Chastity obsessed with flyers?
→ We want to know more about the relationship between Credence and Modesty please.
→ Mary Lou is dead - this feels like the end of Act III. Everything takes a very dramatic turn from here on out.
Podcast Question: Who is coming to hang out with the SpeakBeasty/MuggleNet team at NYCC?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ Movie breakdown #4: 00:45:01 to 01:05:00
→ "I did my waiting! 2 years of it! On SpeakBeasty!"
→ Newt manipulates Jacob into going with him.
→ Why is the Erumpent under the ice?
→ Newt is the only one happy about the lion.
→ "We ran out of music. Put in Hedwig's Theme."
→ Newt doesn't differentiate between animals and magical beasts.
→ The importance of alcohol at the Shaw event.
→ "Everything can be broken down to the Wizard of Oz."
→ The British minister is not fooled by Newt.
Podcast Question: Any of you Beasties attending New York Comic Con in a few weeks? Let's hang out!
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ The mighty triplet of Thunderbadgers
→ Movie Breakdown #3: 00:30:01 to 00:45:00
→ We need more info about Legilimency
→ Was Pickett's reaction reversed?
→ "Credence's heart is not in the pamphlets"
→ Is Queenie good or bad? Join Team Ariel or Team Eric
→ "It's a future-off" or Doctor Strange meets Fantastic Beasts
→ Newt being grounded by the Goldsteins
→ Inside the case aka "a face full of CGI"
→ Physiology: differences between wizards and muggles
→ How compatible are the beasts inside the case?
→ Join Eric's Diricrawl fan club
Podcast Question: What was your favorite beast introduced in this scene and why? Do you think it will show up in the next movie(s)? What significance will the beasts play in the next films?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ The Phoenix Register: Augureys and baby Nifflers!
→ Augurey Post: Grindelwald vs Voldemort
→ Movie Breakdown #2: 00:15:01 to 00:30:00
→ "There are a lot of fake beasts in MACUSA."
→ More newspaper headlines: YAY!
→ Truth time: "Journalists don't know how to spell."
→ Newt's boggart come to live at MACUSA.
→ Megan's little bird study.
→ "And this is how invasive species happens."
→ "Invisibility? We gotta steal a lollipop!"
→ Is Langdon our muggle villain?
Podcast Question: What are your theories of the Shaws?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ The Phoenix Register: All the news from San Diego Comic-Con!
→ Is WB trying to copy Marvel?
→ "Those lady's things, they really do get to you."
→ The trailer is so long, Megan is not allowed to be angry.
→ "Hogwarts just has the one wardrobe."
→ Both the film and the creatures get darker and scarier.
→ "Credence has 'a dark alleys' esthetic."
→ Stay tuned for "Megan on a T-Shirt."
→ "This is Dumbledore."
→ "Grindelwald's vision needs a narrator."
→ All about the Mirror of Erised - what does Dumbledore actually see?
→ "In that moment, Newt was all of us."
→ Igor is the boss.
→ Is Nicolas Flamel just a quip?
Podcast Question: Who is the man in the hat? What are your theories and ideas on the trailer?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ The Phoenix Register: No News Wednesday - Michael is on, so the curse is back on too.
→ Gellert Grindelwald and how "being a German pays off".
→ New movie countdown segment! We discuss the first 15 minutes of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
→ The WB logo opening gave us all the feelings.
→ Visual callbacks to Order of the Phoenix are everywhere.
→ "Prepare for ALL the newspaper headlines".
→ MinaLima are awesome - a weekly reminder.
→ "The hair-shot, because hair matters".
→ The fantastic actors in this film and their first performance.
→ Michael hates certain aspects of David Yates' movie style.
→ Life advice: "People who refuse food are not to be trusted".
Podcast Question: Do you think that Voldemort and Grindelwald would have been friends had they encountered each other at the height of their power?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ Farewell Igor: "Here is your symbolic goodbye cake".
→ Welcome Catherine: Be prepared to hit the beep button a lot.
→ SpeakBeasty houses: Sasquatch, Augurey, Niffler, and Mooncalf.
→ The Phoenix Register: New MinaLima book, new Fantastic Beasts LEGO set.
→ "Michael couldn't be here, because he went to pet dinosaur bones".
→ Everything you need to know about Gellert Grindelwald.
→ "Getting kicked out of Durmstrang gives you some serious street cred!".
→ Grindelwald is a more dynamic villain than Voldemort.
→ Did Grindelwald reciprocate Dumbledore's feelings toward him?
→ "Fighting and then making out and then fighting again".
→ Grindelwald IS wizard Hitler.
→ The Greater Good vs Eternal Life.
→ The Newt Case: Jarveys and all that ferret business.
Podcast Question: What are your thoughts and theories on Grindelwald? Hopes of what to see in the future movies?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→The Megan & Michael curse is broken! There's news on recording day!
→The results are in: Constantine Mjolnir is a better name for a polar bear. Also, Michael IS better than a Marvel movie.
→The Phoenix Register: New screenplay cover and casting news.
→Pickett, Grindy's professional lock picker.
→Mina Lima is once again brilliant.
→Travelling in the 1920s. Muggle vs wizard vs beast.
→Planes, trains and carpets, oh my!
→Igor sets the record straight.
→PSA: Don't travel by dragon. Unless you want to get eaten.
→The Newt Case: The Boo Hag of the Carolinas.
Podcast Question: What sort of travelling methods do you think we will see in the rest of the series?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ Welcome guest host Melanie!
→ The Phoenix Register: We have shirts for sale! Oh, and Crimes of Grindelwald was nominated for a Golden Trailer award.
→ Newt, the dweeby child.
→ "Wave your jazz hands around, Flamel!"
→ Guess who's back, back again. It's Credence!
→ Poor Credence, can't catch a break in the name department.
→ Will Dumbledore take a special liking to Credence because of Ariana?
→ Is Credence set up to die? With a Dobby-esque sacrifice?
→ Time Turner: 1920s Slang
→ Kowalski's Korner: If you could write yourself into the storyline, as a brand new character, who and what would you be?
Podcast Question: Which character(s) do you think will die by the end of the film series and why?
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ "Insert witty banter here..."
→ The Phoenix Register: Hogwarts Mystery!
→ "The purple hair-on."
→ "I'M AN ALCHEMIST! THEREFORE IMMORTAL."
→ Dumbledore is teaching the wrong class.
→ Let's talk about the Lestranges!
→ For the Sacred 28, they sure do get around.
→ "Delphi doesn't count..."
→ Are Credence and Leta half-siblings?
→ "Like Rodolphus, but more rad."
→ Can Newt and Leta please be #justfriends?
→ The Newt Case: The Melusine!
→ Newt would save them from Starbucks.
→ "I want some Veela..."
This time on SpeakBeasty:
→ "We all need therapy now, it's fine..."
→ The Phoenix Register: In which Ezra is us.
→ "They are Hogwarts adjacent!"
→ So much Apparition hoopla.
→ "Oh, David..."
→ Who needs sound effects when we have Michael?
→ Talk about Tina at all costs.
→ Why this movie is going to be GREAT.
→ Heroes journeys for days.
→ MORE MOONCALVES.
→ Should they give in to fandom expectation?
→ Give us sassy, flawed Dumbledore.
→ Hogwarts is in our hearts.
→ The Newt Case: The Minotaur!
→ "Megan's into it..."
→ "This is why we need feminism!"