SpeakBeasty: A Fantastic Beasts Podcast

This time on SpeakBeasty... - It's a tri-lingual episode with Aureo, Marjolaine, and Shannen!  - Owl Post: Leta's mental health struggles are not something Newt is equipped to deal with.  - Main Discussion: Marjolaine takes us through what she found out from her Q&A with Brontis Jodorowski, who played Nicolas Flamel! - The Newt Case: The Erkling! - Podcast Question: Do you think Nicolas Flamel and/or alchemy will play a bigger role in future movies? 

- Welcome to SpookBeasty! - Owl Post: Is Tina secretly following her own leads without approval? Was that postcard really from Tina?  - Did Grindelwald's blue flames actually kill people, or did they just imprison them?  - "Her entire existence is just one big fail of the Bechdel test."  - The Time Turner: Le Theatre de Grand-Guignol! Podcast Question: Do you feel Leta’s story was fully-fleshed out, or was she short-changed for the purpose of Newt and Theseus’s own stories?

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? - Marjolaine’s interview with William Nadylam- Yusuf Kama! Podcast Question: Would you like to see Yusuf Kama in Fantastic Beasts 3, and what do you think his role could be in future movies?

This time on SpeakBeasty... - Hosts Amy, Helene, Lizzie, and Megan welcome back very special guest, Dan Fogler! - “I’m very heterosexual, but that man has very hypnotic blue eyeballs.” - Owl Post: How many red herrings is too many red herrings? - “When you’re acting these scenes, you call upon past relationships where you really wanted things to work out and they didn’t - it’s just so hard.” - Kowalski's Korner: Check out Dan Fogler's 4D XPerience Podcast! Also find Dan at LeakyCon Bo

This time on SpeakBeasty... - Hosts Ariel and Julianna officially welcome new host, Craig! - We have a male librarian niche on this show. - “Sorry I killed your baby.” - Main Discussion: Sacrificial love magic! - Did Harry actually love everyone fighting in the Battle of Hogwarts? - #SaveRomilda - The Time Turner: Love magic! Podcast Question: What do you make of Leta’s death? Do you think it enacted any sort of sacrificial protection for Newt and Theseus? Is there more to it?

This time on SpeakBeasty... - Amy and Megan officially welcome Julianna to the 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! - “Rat brains are really small, so.” - The Newt Case: The Bundium! Podcast Question: Whose baby murdering do you feel was worse - Grindelwald or Voldemort?

This time on SpeakBeasty... Aureo and Megan welcome new hosts, Ann and Helene! The Phoenix Register: SDCC Owl Post: Let the characters stand on their own! Main Discussion: Aurelius Dumbledore “What is Xenophilius Lovegood wearing? He looks like an omelet.” Who is Marcus Aurelius? We discuss the “Obscurial Transfer” theory. The Time Turner: Coco Chanel’s life through 1927.  Podcast Question: Do you think Grindelwald is lying? If not, how do you think he found out that Credence is

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Welcome back Aaron, the grand-pappy of SpeakBeasty! → Go see Aaron in the West Coast premiere of Puffs! → 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?"  → Were there ways to better work in the beasts to the existing plot? → The Newt Case: Ahui Zodl! Podcast Question: Which beast do you want to see more of in future movies?

Join hosts Amy, Lizzie, and Michael, as well as special guest, Mike Schubert of Potterless!   → Phoenix Register: Amy and Lizzie waited 8 hours to ride the new Hagrid coaster.  
→ Owl Post: Representation, it’s not that hard! 
 
→ Main Discussion: Has Fantastic Beasts enticed an new generation of people to explore Potter? → Time Turner: The Potter family! 
 Podcast question: Is Fantastic Beasts using Harry Potter to keep its audience captivated?

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Welcome to two special guests, Marjolaine and Julianna! → The Phoenix Register: Wizards Unite has arrived! → Main Discussion: Beasts vs. Magical Plants (a very Ravenclaw topic)  → Do Dementors poop?  → Newt Case: The Boobrie! → Scotland used to have penguins.  Podcast Question: How do you think Beasts should be classified, and what kinds of magical plants would you like to see? (To poop, or not to poop?)

This time on SpeakBeasty: → Happy Father’s Day! → Owl Post: Two posts courtesy of our SpeakBeasty Common Room! Fantastic Beasts in Frozen 2? → Main Discussion: Characters of Color in the Fantastic Beasts series → Time Turner: The origin of coffee! Podcast Question: How can future Fantastic Beasts installments learn from the missteps and lack of representation in previous wizarding world media, and better serve their characters of color?

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."  → “It would be really nice if something made sense for once.” → “Queenie isn’t evil, but she drank the Kool-Aid.” → The Newt Case: Amazon River Dolphins! → #SaveThePinkDolphins Podcast Question: Do you think Queenie's character development between films makes sense, or do you think that

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’s the deal with the blood pact? → “Oh, you did a blood pact? We do Unbreakable Vows now.” → “Let’s just Time Turrner this ish.” This time, we examine what happened on this day in history. Podcast Question: How do you think Dumbledore will ultimately break the bl

→ Hosts Amy and Elayna are joined by special guest, Chris Rankin! → Phoenix Register: You can now tour the subway station from Fantastic Beasts! → Owl Post: Did Corvus Lestrange live? Also, Jacob is too good for this world. → Who has the better sibling relationship, Percy or Theseus? → Are Percy and Theseus both ambitious in the same way? → The Newt Case: The Gorgons! Podcast Question: Do you think Theseus will have to make a choice when it comes to his loyalty?

Episode 85: Those Crazy Cats