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Mar 26, 2018

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Welcome guest host Marjolaine!
The Phoenix Register: TRAILER'S HERE!
→ WB is scared of Megan. 
Fantastic Beasts 2: Newt Escapes His Babysitter
→ "Take my money, whatever..."
→ Hogwarts. Hogwarts! HOGWARTS!? 
→ March Madness: Apparition Edition.
→ "It has taken the name of Augurey in vain."
→ The Newt... shed?
→ Everyone's on a roof.
→ "Hi, I'm Jude Law, welcome to Fantastic Roofs..."
→ We're just here for the baby dragons.
The Time-Turner: History of Le Grand Palais!
→ Shannen is an Animagus.
Kowalski's Korner: Who's your BEAST friend? :P

Podcast Question: Where do YOU think the French Ministry is located?

 
 
 
 
Mar 11, 2018

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Kat and Allison guest host!
→ The Phoenix Register: No news is annoying news.
→ How many editions is too many editions?
→ The Dark Arts in Fantastic Beasts.
→ Double agent Theseus?
→ HOW DID WE FORGET SASQUATCH?
→ "Other houses like to eat, too!"
→ Will Queenie get manipulated by Grindelwald?
→ We want the Leta, Queenie witch gang.
→ Wizarding Kardashians?
→ Let's hope Leta isn't evil.
→ What's up with the Lestranges?
The Newt Case: The Nain Rouge!
→ Detroit, you okay?
→ Kowalski's Korner: Wizard Moana. We're here for it.

Podcast Question: Out of the characters we discussed, who do you think is most likely to go to the dark side? (Also, we reiterate, Detroit, you okay?)

 
 
 
 
Feb 26, 2018

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Welcome new host, Lizzie G.!
→ Guest host Mari is the Chosen One.
The Phoenix Register: Dan and Eddie's podcast!
→ Where. Is. The. Trailer. Though.
→ Is Graves even real?
→ Grindelwald's charmed his way to the top.
→ Barty Crouch Jr. was evil but had mad skillz.
→ What makes a great witch or wizard?
→ Fantastic points and how to lose them.
→ Just more Colin Farrell, please.
→ "Frank, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?"
→ Kidnap Gnarlack and get all the answers
→ All the feels from all the franchises.
The Time-Turner: Women's Suffrage!
→ "This one goes out to all the ghosts."

Feb 12, 2018

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ "But is it Skinny Eddie?"
The Phoenix Register: David Yates had some words...
→ Where's the trailer, though?
→ "Owl, well..."
→ Albus Grindelwald's teenage diary.
→ "He's okay now! Well, he's dead..."
→ Drink some water, kids.
→ We do not condone a lot of things.
→ Shout out to our FBI agent listeners.
→ Can Jo write outside of her own experiences?
→ Fact: Warner Bros needs Jo.
→ Please, no one give David Yates a Twitter.
The Time-Turner: The Matagot!
Shrek was the original Fantastic Beasts.

Podcast Question: How much creative control do you believe J.K. Rowling has over the Fantastic Beasts series?

Jan 29, 2018

This time on SpeakBeasty...

→ Stephanie is here to guest host!
The Phoenix Register: New VR game is here!
→ "The future is NOW."
→ 50 Shades of Graves, amiright?
→ "It's the beasts, within..."
→ Squid theories & Hagrid's sketchy adoptions.
→ "We're going back to Hogwarts!
→ Flashbacks on flashbacks.
→ Wiffle Quaffle sounds fun.
→ "Not yet... *winks at camera*."
The Time-Turner: The Paris Metro!
→ The French version of Platform Nine and Three Quarters
→ "You'd have to ask Santa..."
→ Hobnobbing with the Non-Magique.

Podcast Question: How much of a role do YOU think Hogwarts will play in the next film?

 
 
Jan 15, 2018

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Katy is back to guest host!
→ "The Phoenix Register": More new photos!
→ "The moustache has gotta go."
→ O Dumby, my Dumby!
→ Tina = new James Bond.
→ "In the last one, the bank explodes."
→ Kiss the Dementor cook.
→ "Professor! Language!"
→ Classic egg thievery. 
→ What was Fawkes really thinking?
→ This rejected theory brought to you by MATH!
→ The Newt Case": Lou Carcolh!
→ "It's REALLY HECKIN BIG."
→ Newt has the entirety of France in his case.

Podcast Question: What are your thoughts on our weird theories we found?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dec 31, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ It's almost Beasts year!
The Phoenix Register: New photo of Jacob and Newt!
→ Come say hi to us at Celebration of Harry Potter!
→ The NOT Crimes of Queenie.
→ Dumbledore and Flammel? #WeShipIt
→ Flirty Dumbledore? Yes.
→ Banana sandwiches. 
→ "You too, can be a Haley!"
→ So many fantastic memories.
→ We are now a Grandma podcast.
→ Bring back proper midnight showings, please!
The Time-Turner: New Year's Eve around the world!
→ We're stealing each other's resolutions.

Podcast Question: What is your New Year's resolution? What do you think Newt's would be?

 
Dec 17, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Guest host Lizzie G. joins us!
The Phoenix Register: Straight outta the Paris sewers.
→ Eddie has legs for days.
→ Newt's coat is the new Harry's shirt.
→ "Albus, NO."
→ Plot twist: Ariana lives?
→ "I'M TRYING TO BE EVIL HERE!"
→ Warner Bros worked with her on this.
→ "This feels backwards."
→ "How did we get here in the first place?"
→ Let's not create a hierarchy of what's "worse".
The Newt Case: Knecht Ruprecht!
→ German folklore is fun.
→ Did Santa use house elves?

Podcast Question: If Haley's theory were true, who would you want to see as Grindelwald in the next 3 films?

 
Dec 4, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Laine guest hosts!
→ Our show is fifty, nifty, and thrifty.
The Phoenix Register: New MinaLima art!
"When to wave, and when to behave."
→ Jude Law is... lemonade?
→ This is THRILLER.
→ Less heteronormativity please.
→ Dumbledore isn't Dumbledore yet.
→ Will they get married? Who's gonna die?
→ "Le-tah Lestrange..."
→ Voldemort's graduation though...
→ #GravesSTILLLives
The Time-Turner: The invention of the polygraph!
→ CSI: The Crimes of Grindelwald
→ What came first, the abilities or the spells?
→ "WE NEVER CLAPPED!"

Podcast Question: What do you think Queenie meant when she said, "She was a taker. You need a giver."?

Nov 20, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Listener guest host Sam joins us!
→ "We have some feelings..."
The Phoenix Register: Buckle up, everyone. TITLE REVEAL!
→ Tina is DEFINITELY a pigeon. 
→ Deus ex Frank?
→ Philosopher's Stone is almost of age in the Wizarding World.
→ Where is the Resurrection Stone?
→ "He's like a sexy Ulysses S Grant."
→ The Nagini Theory.
→ "It's more of a love rhombus."
→ No more Seraphina treatment, please.
→ Beasty squad cosplay at NYCC 2018?
→ We get critical, but only out of love.
→ "Well, he's got great lederhosen..."
The Newt Case: The Loveland Frogman!
→ The Demofrogan!
→ The Ohio tourism department should hire us.

Podcast Question: What are your thoughts on the new image released and the title, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald?

Nov 20, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Listener guest host Sam joins us!
→ "We have some feelings..."
The Phoenix Register: Buckle up, everyone. TITLE REVEAL!
→ Tina is DEFINITELY a pigeon. 
→ Deus ex Frank?
→ Philosopher's Stone is almost of age in the Wizarding World.
→ Where is the Resurrection Stone?
→ "He's like a sexy Ulysses S Grant."
→ The Nagini Theory.
→ "It's more of a love rhombus."
→ No more Seraphina treatment, please.
→ Beasty squad cosplay at NYCC 2018?
→ We get critical, but only out of love.
→ "Well, he's got great lederhosen..."
The Newt Case: The Loveland Frogman!
→ The Demofrogan!
→ The Ohio tourism department should hire us.

Podcast Question: What are your thoughts on the new image released and the title, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald?

Nov 6, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ "We're still here..."
→ Terrible impressions abound.
The Phoenix Register: Newt's book release!
→ Pierre is a Snallygaster CONFIRMED.
→ "And that's what you missed on BEASTS."
→ "I WISH Merlin was in Cursed Child."
→ The movie should end on the Island of Misfit Toys.
→ Lots of Karl Marx, apparently.
→ That Deathly Hallows symbol is EVERYWHERE.
→ Dumbledore sold the Elder Wand at a yard sale.
→ Can you transfigure wands?
→ The Swooping Evil is master of the Elder Wand!
→ "Spells don't go through clothes."
The Time-Turner: Berlin in the late 20's.
→ What accent is that anyway?

Podcast Question: Do you think Grindelwald wanted all three Hallows, or just one?

Oct 23, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Amy joins us as a host!
→ Claire and Ariel have some announcements.
→ "The Phoenix Register": Newt's travel application!
→ "He gotta deliver that book!"
→ We're not a "Back to the Future" podcast
→ “We’ll talk the Barebones about it...no?”
→ Is it hard to compare Hogwarts and Ilvermorny on purpose?
→ More new words for Muggle?
→ SO MANY NEW CHARACTERS.
→ "He was on the decline because of evil."
→ Are we in for another Dobby?
→ Is the purple heron is a red herring?
→ "The Time-Turner": The first flight from NYC to Paris!
→ French aviators be fancy.
→ "He saw ghosts in the cockpit."

Podcast Question: What are your character theories based on all the new details released?

Oct 9, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Welcome to new host, Aurelia!
The Phoenix Register: Uhm, Dan Fogler's instagram?
→ "We're killing you, but you're gonna have fun!"
→ Will the death potion be important later?
→ What was the point of the Ilvermorny stories?
→ Mont Saint-Michel, magical or nah?
→ But can the Dursley's swim?
→ Does Grindelwald talk over French wizard prison?
→ Is the French Ministry at Versailles?
The Newt Case: The Graoully Dragon!
→ "They did NOT like this dragon."
→ "Going to France? Don't forget your Bishop and a cross."
→ Dragon hunting field trip, anyone?
→ ALL the fandom crossovers.

Podcast Question: Do you think Mont Saint-Michel could be in Fantastic Beasts 2, and if so, what could it be?
Sep 25, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Welcome Haley to the show!
→ "The Phoenix Register": Filming scenes at Hogwarts?
→ Apparently, we STILL need more Graves.
→ We want to see Nicolas Flamel.
→ "Look at this shiny rock I got!"
→ Does Grindelwald want the Philosopher's Stone?
→ "That's a pretty rock, but OLIVER WOOD!"
→ "Not with my pastries!"
→ Too many baguettes.
→ Giant baby Madame Maxime.
→ "So Veelas are okay because the patriarchy?"
→ "I wonder if Newt likes bananas."
→ "The Newt Case": The Golden Snidget!
→ #JusticeForSnidgets

PODCAST QUESTION: Who of the characters we discussed would you like to see in Paris in the second film, and would you classify Veela as beings or beasts?

Aug 27, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ #NoFanShaming
→ Jude-ception.
→ Grindelwald is Mrs. Norris.
→ "So you're gay, right?"
→ "That poor little chicken nugget..."
→ David Bowie the singing Bowtruckle.
→ A Fantastic Beasts theme park?
→ We NEED Jacob's bakery.
→ Ride a boat with Newt!
→ "I'm gonna buy that cup!"
→ The Time-Turner: Josephine Baker!
→ "I wonder if Newt likes bananas?"
The Newt Case: The Tailypo!
→ A scary story with Michael...

PODCAST QUESTION: If they added a Fantastic Beasts portion to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, what would you want to see?

Aug 27, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ #NoFanShaming
The Phoenix Register: MuggleNet Live! is almost here!
→ Jude-ception.
→ Grindelwald is Mrs. Norris.
→ "So you're gay, right?"
→ "That poor little chicken nugget..."
→ David Bowie the singing Bowtruckle.
→ A Fantastic Beasts theme park?
→ We NEED Jacob's bakery.
→ Ride a boat with Newt!
→ "I'm gonna buy that cup!"
→ The Time-Turner: Josephine Baker!
→ "I wonder if Newt likes bananas?"
The Newt Case: The Tailypo!
→ A scary story with Michael...

PODCAST QUESTION: If they added a Fantastic Beasts portion to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, what would you want to see?

Aug 14, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ 10 years later?
→ The Phoenix Register: Sasqueenie!
→ The great mystery of Diskid...
→ Grindelwald is basically Count Olaf.
→ "Welcome to my big gay circus!"
→ "He's a broken wizard..."
→ "How about NO ONE DIES?!"
→ In stories, death has to mean something.
→ Credence will be saved by Chocolate Frogs.
→ Will Dumbledore become a mentor to Credence?
→ "You ruined my circus time!"
→ The Time-Turner: Beauxbatons!
→ Adventures with Credence and his French boyfriend.
→ The Newt Case: The Obscurus!
→ "SNAPE'S HAIR IS AN OBSCURUS!"
→ Getting on a boat—REMIX!

PODCAST QUESTION: Do you think Credence and Dumbledore will interact in the next films? If so, how?

 
Jul 30, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ We’ve got the answers to the universe.
→ “Mary Grandpre is the OG.”
→ Manticores on Chopped?
→ “Did I need it? Nope. Did I buy it? Yep.”
→ Alfonso Croissant, our newest Niffler.
→ Secret magic circus tents.
→ “THIS. But with WANDS.”
→ Why must women work twice as hard to prove themselves?
→ If only Tina could punch us in the face…
→ “He’s just BUSY.”
→ The Indiana Jones of teeth.
→ Hermione… Mother of House Elves.
The Time-Turner: More historical Wizard Cards!
→ Mirabella Plunkett. WOMP.
The Newt Case: Fairies!
→ Fairy dolphin people are a thing.


PODCAST QUESTION: Do you think Tina has a narrative advantage over Hermione because she is the main character’s love interest?

Jul 17, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Alison's finally on an episode!
→ The Phoenix Register
: New illustrated Fantastic Beasts covers!
→ Because yes, you need more copies...
 Who's dressed in a filly tutu?!
→ Have we seen the last of the Shaws?
→ Casting announcements!
→ J.K. Rowling can do better. #RepresentationMatters
→ Name etymologies for days!
→ "We learned it from the twitter."
→ Fantastic... feasts?
→ Did Grindelwald start a gang in jail?
→ Does Newt know about the hallows?
→ "It's the camping all over again!"
→ The Time-Turner
: Circuses and the 1920s!
→ It wasn't always acrobatics...
The Newt Case: The Sphinx!
→ "They eat themselves or jump off a cliff."

 
PODCAST QUESTION: What do you think of the new casting news and plot details that were released?
Jul 2, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ It's SpeakBeasty: The Musical! 
→ The Phoenix Register: The Teen Choice Awards! 
→ Lots of nominated beasts. 
→ Harry Potter turns 20. 
→ Could Newt's story have survived without Harry's? 
→ "It's AcoroMANtula, not AcromanTULa." 
→ Severus Weasley and Cinderella Black? 
→ "It was I who dropped the piano!" 
→ Ron vs Jacob: "They're both fluffy bunnies." 
→ UNCLE JACOB?! 
→ The SpeakBeasty strudel cleanse. 
→ We decided on the topic of episode 240... 
→ YES YES NO. 
→ "Six shots and a brain exploder." 
→ Gnarlak Jerkbutt! 
→ The Time-Turner: Michael's Wizard Cards! 
→ Norvel Twonk and the Barry Manilow of vampires... 
→ The Newt Case: We gonna talk about Sasquatch. 
→ Sasquatch needs a Teen Choice award.

PODCAST QUESTION: What other famous historical witches and wizards from Jo's canon do you think we'll see in the films?

 
Jun 19, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ The Phoenix Register: The screenplay is done!
→ Go get cast in the movie!
→ "Yates don't care!"
→ Rolf took after grandpa.
→ Why wasn't Newt a person of color?
→ More sister dynamic please!
→ Alohobeasty? Speakmora!
→ "But mom, I'm gonna go see pretty animals!"
→ Newt goes Into the Woods.
We venture into fan-ficy territory.
→ Newt as a father figure to Credence?
→ 
"Or what if there was a bakery?"
→ The Time-Turner
: History of Father's Day!
→ "It's not about cards and candy..."
The Newt Case: The Acromantula!
→ "Spiders can't be trusted."
→ "WAIT! Guuuuuyyyyssss."

Podcast Question: What kind of relationship will Newt and Theseus have?

Jun 6, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ We're LIVE at MISTI-Con!
→ What would Newt's boggart be?
→ Everything is Graves...
→ Uncle Newt?!
→ Obama DEFINITELY knew about wizards.
→ We want more wizard schools!
→ Hogwarts study abroad?
→ What was Grindelwald's motivation.
→ Credence is an atomic bomb.
→ The manipulation of Credence is the saddest.
→ Horcruxes vs obscurials.
→ We've traded in Hamilton for Moana.
→ Jo's great at her psychological metaphors.
→ The movies should end with the Billywig.

May 22, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ "We've been here before..."
The Phoenix Register
CDs are here to make us feel old.
→ "For sure and seven years ago."
→ Send Ariel graduation smash cakes.
→ Every permutation of 19 years later...
→ Johnny Depp feels lucky, but do we?
→ How we relate to Harry and Newt is different, but the same.
→ Casual reminder that Jo isn't a casting director.
→ Cursed what? Cursed who?
→ "Theseus, Theseus, Theseussss!"
→ Filch is here to sweep and be angry.
→ The Time-Turner
:
Heroes of the 20s & 30s!
→ Mary Poppins is a Time Lady.
The Newt Case
The nundu!
→ "The most lethal-gonna-kill-ya beast."
→ "That is quite some halitosis."
→ Fantastic Beasts and the Return of Frank.

PODCAST QUESTION: Do you think Newt was, is, or will be a "better protagonist" than Harry?

May 7, 2017

This time on SpeakBeasty:

→ Guest hosts, galore!
The Phoenix Register: Newt's patronus?!
→ Is the patronus Leta? Tina's hat? Graves?
→ Discount Buckbeak and Baby Groot.
→ "Don't say magic is the reason!"
→ Callum Turner as Thesues?
→ Jo still doesn't know how to math.
→ Theseus is in ALL the Houses!
→ "Salazar Slytherin was kind of an a-hole."
→ "Legit wizard, or nah?"
→ Were Leta and Theseus friends?
The Time-Turner: Germany leading up to WWII.
→ History is scary, sometimes.
The Newt Case: The Brazilian caipora!
→ "Here! I lit your cigar, now go away!"

PODCAST QUESTION: Which House do you think Theseus was in and why?

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