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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 Se...

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...

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 voi...

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 P...

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...

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 feel...

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 deniz...

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 wan...

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 hav...

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...

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’...

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: T...

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....

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 o...

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...

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 i...

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. Shan...

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 C...

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 bo...

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 Mass...

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. T...

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...