SpeakBeasty: A Fantastic Beasts Podcast

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Megan & Elayna join us! → "The Phoenix Register": Inside the Tenement Museum! → Could the leaked names describe tribes or dorms? → Salazar Slytherin in a hard hat... → Spoiler: We are the cursed child. → Sorting processes of Finland. → Hogwarts band geeks?! → Weaponized intertextuality manipulating our feels... → Will Newt visit Hogwarts? → Screw CGI! We want puppets! → Snape's great uncle's cousin fanfic. → "The Time-Turner": The golden age of Broadway! → "The Newt Case": The Sidehill Gouger! → Horses lead to... cat-dogs?→ What intertextual symbols do you want to see in the films?

This time on SpeakBeasty: → SPECIAL GUEST: Mitchell Thornton from Fantastic Beasts! → "The Phoenix Register": Lego Newt!? → Hamilton won Tony awards because of SpeakBeasty. → Hedwig's Theme is universal. → We have faith in JK! → Interview with Mitchell! → What it's like being on set of Fantastic Beasts! → Really long days. Really good food. → Using your phone? You're fired. → Jon Voigt is delightful. → What kind of creature is the "Obscurus"? → "The Newt Case": Snallygaster! → Kill it with moonshine! Or Teddy Roosevelt... → Send cookies for Ariel. Howlers for Shannen.

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Shannen is back, along with Sophie! → "The Phoenix Register": Posters & stories & clips, oh my! → Newt is Dora the Explorer & Hufflepuff Batman. → This episode's hosts rep all four Ilvermorny houses! → DID WE MENTION ILVERMORNY HOUSES?! → Bowtie undone? Get it together, Newt! → Mustard face Tina is adorable. → Baby bowtruckles! → Fancy, gratuitous apparating. → "The Time Turner": Quidditch! → Was Captain America a Quidditch star? → What makes it more American? EXPLOSIONS. → "The Newt Case": The dastardly Dwayyo! → Fantastic Beasts should have been a rom-com... → "It's not beasts he finds, it's love!"

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Guest host Hayley joins us! → “The Phoenix Register”: Fantastic Beasts at San Diego Comic Con! → Meet producer Elayna at SDCC! → NEWT FUNKO POPS! → Katherine & Alison became BFFs. → Feels we didn't sign up for... → Lots of playing with hair in this film. → Comprehensive Ilvermorny history. → "Dem boys have magic!!" → The power of love is strong with this one. → Poor Martha... → “The Time Turner”: Salem Witch Trails! → Damn Jo, back at it again with the foreshadowing! → “The Newt Case”: Meet the Wampus! → What's the ding???

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Michael and Elayna are back, along with guest Colleen! → Some sad news... → “The Phoenix Register”:We learned a lot from Comic Con! → Fantastic Beasts Legos! T-shirts! Posters! → The funniest movie in the Wizarding World? → PICKET & PASTRIES NEED A SITCOM! → Eddie is a Hufflepuff! Best moment of his life. → Graves is just not having a good day.→ Fire breathing squirrels!→ Subway fight with wands! → We all wanna be wizards. → “The Time-Turner”: Prohibition! → “Wouldn’t it be great if we could drink right now?” → “The Newt Case”: Don't be such a Gytrash! → Story time with Michael... PODCAST QUESTION: In the most recent trailer, we saw a shadowy figure attacking New York and a glowing beast beneath the ice. What creatures do you think they are? Do you think they could be something else?

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Megan and Eleanor join us! → “The Phoenix Register”: Lots of bits of scoop! → We'll be at New York Comic Con! → Beast plushies & possible parks! → Invoking nostalgic excitement = feels. → "Could be a giant rolling octopus..." → What's up with Credence? → The abstract nature of Legilimency. → Queenie & Newt should be BFFs. → Fantastic Beasts 3: The Great Emu War. → “The Time-Turner”: 1920's literature! → Winnie the Pooh & the death of the American dream. → “The Newt Case”: The adorable, awkward mooncalf! → "They just want to dance!" PODCAST QUESTION: Do you think Credence possesses magical abilities? Why or why not?

This time on SpeakBeasty: → It's a British invasion week! → “The Phoenix Register”: Casting directors and cake. → Get ready to throw money at the tie-in books! → Newt and Harry have Megan in common. → Are the gonna make Queenie EVIL!? → No more manic pixie dream girls! → What we know so far: it's a lot. → Less than 100 days to go! → Ariel is so very pleased. → “The Time-Turner”: First woman to swim the English channel SLAYED. → Gertrude is a BAMF. Gertrude is everything. → “The Newt Case”: The ashwinder! → Fire snakes ruined Hogwarts pantomime. PODCAST QUESTION: Given all we've learned so far, what is the ONE THING you are most excited to see in the first Fantastic Beasts film this fall?

This time on SpeakBeasty: → “The Phoenix Register”: Coloring books, posters, and covers! → Seraphina and her EPIC purple wand. → Welcome to the new generation of fans. → Should Robert Downey Jr be young Dumbledore? → Why did the Ashwinder cross the road? → Newt and Charles Darwin were probably bros. → So. Much. Complicated. Canon. → Putting DVD's and paperbacks in a blender... → Han wasn't the only one who shot first. → “The Time-Turner”: Agatha Christie (aka, Gone Girl) → "What kind of beasts live in chalk quarries?" → “The Newt Case”: The Squonk! → Scientific names for sad cinnamon rolls. PODCAST QUESTION: Will it blend? How do you define Harry Potter canon and how will Fantastic Beasts fit into your personal canon?

On this bonus episode of SpeakBeasty: → Join Shannen and Jessica for an exclusive interview! → Find out which FANTASTIC sets Jessica explored! → Learn more about new creature concept art! → Discover what it was like to meet the team!

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Special guest, SpeakBeasty listener Allie! → Patronus test results! Squirrels, dragons, & more! → CONFIRMED: Agatha Christie is legit. → There is no canon... → Newt has A BROTHER?! → Are Theseus & Graves besties? → Pickett has attachment issues. → Jacob is super loyal. Probably a Hufflepuff. → Queenie is the epitome of feminine & strong. → “The Time-Turner”: Harry Houdini! Definitely a wizard. → “The Newt Case”: Billywigs! Hallucinogen or cute floaty things? → "Hovering uncontrollably or permanent floating may ensue."

This time on SpeakBeasty: → LIVE AT NEW YORK COMIC CON! → Ashley exists! (Along with Ariel, Lizzie, Megan, and Elayna) → Newt's patronus: Niffler or Hippogriff? → “The Phoenix Register”: Main Titles from the soundtrack released!! → Will Fantastic Beasts live up to the hype? → Where in the Wizarding World could Newt travel next? → Will we ever see Rolf Scamander in the films? → Our podcast is almost a year old... #CueTheFeels

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Sophie & Claire are here with BIG news! → Casually meeting J.K. Rowling with a few hundred people. → “The Phoenix Register”: FIVE MOVIES! POSTERS! EMOJIS! → "I learned that from the podcast!" → Mary-Lou and her evil centerpieces. → Monday—do nefarious things... → We're still obsessed with Graves' coat. → Stephen Hawking & Dumbledore save the world? → Will we see the wizarding side of World War II? → Is Graves the next big bad? → Newt’s like “No!” and Graves is like “I don’t care.” SPOILER ALERT: We discuss the first ten minutes of the film! SKIP FROM 1:03:35 TO 1:14:36 TO AVOID SPOILERS → “The Time-Turner”: Jazz & the music of the 20's! → This isn't just Harry's world anymore... → “The Newt Case”: The Clabbert! Cute or creepy?

This time on SpeakBeasty: → SpeakBeasty listener Laine guest hosts! → "We only podcast to make puns..." → “The Phoenix Register”: More on The Blind Pig! → Could Graves be a Snape? → Buckbeak is our spirit animal, AND OUR GUEST HOST?! → "That was a dramatic situation I made up." → "Monumentous? Is that even a word?" → Fantastic Beasts 2 will be set in France! → The French called the '20s the "crazy years". → Eleanor gives a better history lesson than your professors. → “The Time-Turner”: Politics of the '20s! → Do wizards vote? → “The Newt Case”: The Kraken! It gets weird... → Fantastic Beasts in Atlantis?!

This time on SpeakBeasty: → We saw “Fantastic Beasts” and... → WE LOVE IT!! Kat and Amy join us for a SPOILER FREE review! → “Jo’s fingerprints are all over it.” → Better than the Harry Potter films? → Will this be the film to win Jo an Oscar? → Screenplay a MUST READ, says Eddie Redmayne. → MUCH darker than “Potter”. → The niffler is a “crap ton of fun”. → David Heyman is our fave. → We tried on the “Fantastic Beasts” Hot Topic gear! → The black carpet was magical… → Warwick Davis is making a fandom documentary! → “If you thought it was over, it’s only just starting again…”

This time on SpeakBeasty: → MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! → The game has changed on midnight releases. → "It felt like going home..." → "It's a better movie because it was MADE to be a movie." → PASTRIES CONFIRMED! → Zootopia: A Fantastic Beasts prequel? → "Your mom's an erumpent!" → Fantastic Beasts pick-up lines. → Newt's dance. The new bend and snap? → #JusticeForCredence → Haircuts spoil everything. → "Shut up BERNADETTE!" → Emotionally destroyed by wand umbrellas. → "Make it rain, Frank!"

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Claire, Eleanor, and Sophie share initial reactions!→ Is Newt trying to forget Leta?→ What's Mary Lou’s motive?→ #BringBackColin→ Claire’s got a theory…→ Whose wand is it anyway?→ “That’s not how the justice system works…”→ What's up with that death potion?→ Does Newt shave?→ Needs more Graves. → We're STILL obsessed with coats.→ "The Newt Case:" The Erumpent!→ Eddie's mating dance is everything.

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Aaron is back to guest host!→ IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY!→ Submit your smash cake videos. → Shannen is a British baby.→ "Why is this tomato on my PB&J?"→ Speakbeasty.com is LIVE! → Richard Ayoade for Dumbledore!→ Is the Swooping Evil master of the Elder Wand? → We predicted Pokemon Go→ "Run outside and grab a squirrel."→ Moment of silence for Newt's tea kettle.→ Dwyane Johnson as Grindelwald? → Hodags and Hide-Behinds, our newest band.→ "The Newt Case": The Tarasque!→ "It's the fruit salad of beasts."

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Listener Ann guest hosts!→ Happy New Year!→ The Phoenix Register: The DVD is out in April!→ “It’s called Capitalism, Shannen!”→ Tina belongs in every house.→ Death potion? Good times.→ Newt as the Crocodile Hunter?→ “A sad fic waiting to happen…”→ How to get on Jacob’s level.→ Did Newt and Leta have a platonic friendship?→ Good old Newtles.→ The Time Turner: Holidays in the 1920s!→ “Christmas was more flammable!”→ The Newt Case: Kelpies!→ Water horse demon things. PODCAST QUESTION: Which character would you like us to discuss at length next episode and why?

This time on SpeakBeasty: → DAN FOGLER GUEST HOSTS!→ Which Houses are Dan & Jacob in?→ "The Phoenix Register": New book covers unveiled!→ Scratch and sniff editions next?→ Is Newt Scamander a super spy?→ Paris, the city of love and pastries... → Niffler pocket dimensions?→ Grindelwald to be defeated by nifflers.→ Dan approves of Pastries!!→ Opening a chain of Kowalski Bakeries.→ Jacob = Indiana Jones.→ Does Jacob remember Queenie?→ “The Time-Turner”: World War I.→ Punching Nazis and fighting the Huns.→ "The Newt Case": The Occamy!→ What would Jacob name his Occamy?

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Sophie and Elayna are here!→ The Phoenix Register: Fantastic Oscars and how to win them.→ Meryl Streep could play Grindelwald!→ We're recommending everything...→ Zoe Kravitz "knows nothing". → What awaits Seraphina in movie two?→ Magical Hall of Presidents!→ JKR likes dropout protagonists.→ Yay literature! → The universe of these films need more diversity.→ #SeraphinaDeservesBetter→ The Time-Turner: Women's marches in the 1910's!→ Get it together, world.→ The Newt Case: Unicorns!→ Bob the unicorn, friend of Frank.