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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...

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...

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 do...

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...

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?" → “Ne...

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 : Re...

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 G...

On this special crossover episode between SpeakBeasty and Hogwarts Radio:   What were our takeaways from Crimes of Grindelwald. Would this story have been better as books first, films second? Big reasons why people liked/disliked the movie How did we manage to appreciate the film the first and second time around? Were we able to catch more details after multiple viewings or were we still confused?...

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 threa...

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 T...

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...

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...

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 kn...

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...

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 even...

On this special bonus episode of SpeakBeasty: MuggleNet's Creative & Marketing Director, Kat Miller, chats with former host Claire who had the opportunity to visit the Crimes of Grindelwald set!

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...

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 specie...

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-Sh...

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...

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 Grin...

This time on SpeakBeasty: → The Megan & Michael curse is NOT broken. → This episode is a Marvel crossover - spoiler warning for Infinity War. → The Phoenix Register: Awards, screenplays, and premieres. → "And that is how Ariel became Big Foot". → Please do not punch Johnny Depp in our name. → Casting news: "Eddie Redmayne plays Newt Scamander". → Theseus is Dr. Seuss. → Count Olaf is in Fantas...

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...

Join hosts Lizzie, Megan, Michael and common room guest host Melanie to discuss all things Credence, 1920s slang and more Credence.   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, ba...

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...