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This time on  SpeakBeasty : "It's just brain damage" Phoenix Register:  Johnny Depp is revealed as a victim of abuse / Jude Law is growing his Dumbledore beard back / Cooper Andrews might be in Fantastic Beasts 3 Katherine Waterstone should have had her baby by now according to math and her baby will be a baby Brazilian wizard in the upcoming movie Owl Post : There were a lot more people involved...

This time on SpeakBeasty ... "Look at us. Who would've thought." We are officially announcing our 2030 retirement. Phoenix Register: RIP Danielle Hugues. /* Plus, we now have dates for the Fantastic Beasts exhibit at the Natural History Museum in London. "I always hope Warner Bros. is not listening."  Owl Post: "It's out of her hands now."  "But also, I just shouldn't be spending money anyways bec...

This time on SpeakBeasty ... Join Ann, Helene, Megan, and guest host Rex! “It’s a very phallic-looking sock puppet.” The Phoenix Register : A Fantastic Beasts exhibit is coming to the Natural History Museum in London!  “To take your mind off of imminent death and global warming...” We are gonna get our hands dirty.  Where do we go from here as a fandom after JKR’s recent Twitter controversy? “Alte...

This time on SpeakBeasty ... Join Aureo, Ann, Jennifer, and Marjolaine for the last episode for the year! We’ve recorded this before Christmas, but we’ve already started eating.  “Thank you Marjolaine for putting us on the spot.” Our favorite Beasty moments of the year!  “Big Percy Energy.” Shannen visits to talk to us about the JKR Twitter controversy.  Phoenix Register: The new HP/Beasts knittin...

This time on SpeakBeasty ... Michael's back, y'all! “Woo! I am awkward.” Phoenix Register: We finally got our Christmas album! It’s too cold for owls. Main Discussion: Steve Kloves is coming back as a screenwriter for the next Fantastic Beasts film. “F’ that noise.” If you want JKR to trust you, tell her Hermione is your favorite character. “I’m really busy right now writing these Harry Potter nov...

Spoiler alert - we’re still Fantastic. “That’s news I’ve known for half a year, but…congrats.” “We’re just going to be brutally honest.” “No more McGonagallgates.” Take care of the props!!! We welcome the lovely Poppy Corby-Tuech, who played Vinda Rosier! “We were all kept in the dark.” “I think it was just tea served in a really aggressive teapot.” We are all on board for expanding the relationsh...

This time on SpeakBeasty … In case you couldn’t tell, we are celebrating our 100th episode! As a celebration, we will be traveling around the globe to talk to all of our past and present team members. “Hopefully without any concussions involved.” We didn’t get Richard Ayoade, but we did get Jude Law. “Maybe the real Fantastic Beasts were the friends we made along the way.” “That was one of the coo...

This time on SpeakBeasty ... It's a tri-lingual episode with Aureo, Marjolaine, and Shannen! The Phoenix Register: We think filming starts in February? Maybe? Also, a universe is apparently bigger than a world.  "It's way too expensive and we don't want it."  Owl Post:  Leta's mental health struggles are not something Newt is equipped to deal with.  Main Discussion:  Marjolaine takes us through wh...

Welcome to SpookBeasty! Phoenix Register:  MuggleNet at NYCC was a success! Special thanks to Dan Fogler for judging our Erumpent Mating Dance contest.  Owl Post: Is Tina secretly following her own leads without approval? Was that postcard really from Tina?  "I mean... magic."  "We have a lot of questions about Leta."   Did Grindelwald's blue flames actually kill people, or did they just imprison...

This time on SpeakBeasty : Welcome back Jennifer! The Phoenix Register:  Mina Lima wallpaper (#drool), Interactive Merchandise (screaming mandrakes, bendable Cornish Pixies, Dobby, etc.), and the Wizarding World app...over or underwhelmed? Owl Post:  Response to Episode 95’s podcast question from our own host Ann Lysy! Marjolaine’s interview with William Nadylam- Yusuf Kama! Including- his thought...

This time on SpeakBeasty ... Hosts Amy, Helene, Lizzie, and Megan welcome back very special guest, Dan Fogler! We learn about Squolphins, the newest Fantastic Beast, and also the baked ziti to end all baked ziti’s. “I’m very heterosexual, but that man has very hypnotic, kryptonian, crystalline blue eyeballs.” Next time you talk to Jude Law, ask him to sing you a sea shanty. Owl Post: How many red...

This time on SpeakBeasty ... Hosts Ariel and Julianna officially welcome new host, Craig! We have a male librarian niche on this show. Jen and Sam were featured in a Pottermore #BacktoHogwarts video! “Sorry I killed your baby.” “My wee little Puff heart!” Main Discussion: Sacrificial love magic! “Yes, but I meant to.” RIP Barb Did Harry actually love everyone fighting in the Battle of Hogwarts? #S...

This time on SpeakBeasty ... Amy and Megan officially welcome Julianna to the team! We love a good meme on this team. The Phoenix Register:  The new Wizarding World app! Owl Post : What it means to be someone with autism, and the possibility that Antonio’s untimely death was necessary character development. Main Discussion:  Murdering babies and siblings! Megan puts her Aureo hat on. Children are...

This time on SpeakBeasty ... Aureo and Megan welcome new hosts, Ann and Helene! The Phoenix Register:  San Diego Comic Con! Please give us the Christmas album, thank you. Owl Post:  Let the characters stand on their own! Main Discussion:  Aurelius Dumbledore “What is Xenophilius Lovegood wearing? He looks like an omelet.” We’re starting a support group for Aberforth. Who is Marcus Aurelius and why...

This time on SpeakBeasty : → Welcome back Aaron, the grand-pappy of  SpeakBeasty ! → “Maybe the real beast was humanity.” → Go see Aaron in the West Coast premiere of Puffs! → It's a lot of days, you guys.  → Owl Post: Biologists are just as wild as wizards. Also, Sal is the MVP. → Main Discussion:  We're gonna talk about beasts! → "Where did he come from, where did he go?"  → Was it necessary to...

Join hosts Amy, Lizzie, and Michael, as well as special guest, Mike Schubert of Potterless !  → Check out Potterless for a non-rose-tinted-glasses approach to the Potter series with no previous nostalgia. → Don’t be racist!  → Phoenix Register: Amy and Lizzie waited 8 hours to ride the new Hagrid coaster.  → Owl Post: Representation, it’s not that hard!  → Idris Elba as Grindelwald? Yes please.  →...

This time on SpeakBeasty : → Welcome to two special guests, Marjolaine and Julianna! → The Phoenix Register: Wizards Unite has arrived! → The non-English speaking countries deserve better. → What is the correct character count for roller coaster names? → "Drunk Seraphina" is our newest regular segment.  → We gave the owls a lot of water to drink because it's stupid hot everywhere.  → Main Discussi...

This time on SpeakBeasty : → Happy Father’s Day! →  Phoenix Register: No FaBe related news, but Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure ride is open! →  Owl Post: Two posts courtesy of our SpeakBeasty Common Room! Fantastic Beasts in Frozen 2? Frozen and Indiana Jones connections →  Main Discussion: Characters of Color in the Fantastic Beasts series → We explore representation in FaBe, HP,...

This time on SpeakBeasty : → Happy summer! Only six more months 'til Christmas. → Your feet being uncomfortable can drastically affect your decisions. → "Fashion, but make it comfort."  → Blood pacts and marriages go hand in hand (wink). → “It would be really nice if something made sense for once.” → “Queenie isn’t evil, but she drank the Kool-Aid.” → Did she drink the tea? And does it matter? → “...

This time on SpeakBeasty ...   → Join hosts Ariel, Megan, and special guest, Craig! → The Phoenix Register: Fantastic Beasts 3 gets a release date of November 2021. Also, Wizarding World Gold is now a thing. → What could they possibly give us that we don’t already have and do we want it? → Percies of the world, unite. → Could Queenie have been under Grindelwald’s control for longer than we thought...

This time on SpeakBeasty ... → Hosts Amy and Elayna are joined by special guest, Chris Rankin! → Harry Potter drag videos, coming soon! → Phoenix Register: You can now tour the subway station from Fantastic Beasts ! → The New York subway is a terrifying place of mysteries. → All birds are valid on this show. → Owl Post: Did Corvus Lestrange live? Also, Jacob is too good for this world. → King Aege...

This time on SpeakBeasty : → The rainbow pinwheel of death is very misleading. → Happy Easter! → Could Queenie be believing that Jacob is an exception to the “wizards first” rule? → To kill Jacob, or not to kill Jacob? → Are the words “coward” and “crazy” gendered (and not in a good way)? → We love you, Paris! And we love your Notre Dame. → Marjolaine is going to have a coronary when she hears our...

This time on SpeakBeasty ... → Aureo, Megan, and Michael are here! → “Sit there and think about what you’ve done.” → Pops are a controversial topic, → The Phoenix Register: The COG DVD is killing it. Also, we gotta watch Emma . → Owl Post: Physical cowards vs. moral cowards → The world wars and their influence! → Nationalism is making everyone nervous. → How does Grindelwald’s vision impact our vi...

This time on SpeakBeasty : → Dumbledore sucks. Just kidding...he’s just a master manipulator.→ Was Dumbledore’s level of trust with Newt comparable to that of Tom Riddle and/or Harry?→ Discussing how we’d feel if an old school teacher hit you up for a favor...→ When the last movie comes out (in a hundred years), how old will we be? Best answer- 30, flirty, and thriving!→ Discussing Dumbledore’s us...

An exciting bonus tidbit in which Shannen and Megan break down the deleted scenes that came with the Crimes of Grindelwald DVD and digital download, and discuss whether they affect the film canon.