SpeakBeasty: A Fantastic Beasts Podcast

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Episode 69: Ominous Back of the Head Shots and Where to Find Them Aug 26, 2018

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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 aka "a face full of CGI"
→ Physiology: differences between wizards and muggles
→ How compatible are the beasts inside the case?
→ Join Eric's Diricrawl fan club
Podcast Question: What was your favorite beast introduced in this scene and why? Do you think it will show up in the next movie(s)? What significance will the beasts play in the next films?

Fantastic Beasts 2.5: Baby Nifflers Take Manhattan Aug 12, 2018

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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 species happens."
→ "Invisibility? We gotta steal a lollipop!"
→ Is Langdon our muggle villain? Podcast Question: What are your theories of the Shaws?

Episode 67: Aren't We All Afraid of Paperwork? Jul 30, 2018

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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-Shirt."
→ "This is Dumbledore."
→ "Grindelwald's vision needs a narrator."
→ All about the Mirror of Erised - what does Dumbledore actually see?
→ "In that moment, Newt was all of us."
→ Igor is the boss.
→ Is Nicolas Flamel just a quip? Podcast Question: Who is the man in the hat? What are your theories and ideas on the trailer?

Episode 66: All The Feels Jul 15, 2018

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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 ALL the newspaper headlines".
→ MinaLima are awesome - a weekly reminder.
→ "The hair-shot, because hair matters".
→ The fantastic actors in this film and their first performance.
→ Michael hates certain aspects of David Yates' movie style.
→ Life advice: "People who refuse food are not to be trusted". Podcast Question: Do you think that Voldemort and Grindelwald would have been friends had they encountered each other at the height of their power?

Episode 65: Don't Be A Jarvey About It Jul 01, 2018

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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 Grindelwald.
→ "Getting kicked out of Durmstrang gives you some serious street cred!".
→ Grindelwald is a more dynamic villain than Voldemort.
→ Did Grindelwald reciprocate Dumbledore's feelings toward him?
→ "Fighting and then making out and then fighting again".
→ Grindelwald IS wizard Hitler.
→ The Greater Good vs Eternal Life.
→ The Newt Case: Jarveys and all that ferret business. Podcast Question: What are your thoughts and theories on Grindelwald? Hopes of what to see in the future movies?

Episode 64: And Here We Thought The Curse Was Broken Jun 17, 2018

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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 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. → Hugh Jackman needs to be in this movie, please. → Grindelwald has "lady problems". → "Thanos is after the Falafel Stone" - Potter-Marvel-crossover. → The Time Turner: The Bee's Knees Podcast Question: What theories do you have about the characters we have little information on?

Episode 63: We've NOT Updated Our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Jun 03, 2018

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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 wizard vs beast.
→Planes, trains and carpets, oh my!
→Igor sets the record straight.
→PSA: Don't travel by dragon. Unless you want to get eaten.
→The Newt Case: The Boo Hag of the Carolinas. Podcast Question: What sort of travelling methods do you think we will see in the rest of the series?

Episode 62: Dumbledore? More Like Smartledore May 20, 2018

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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, back again. It's Credence!
→ Poor Credence, can't catch a break in the name department.
→ Will Dumbledore take a special liking to Credence because of Ariana?
→ Is Credence set up to die? With a Dobby-esque sacrifice?
→ Time Turner: 1920s Slang
→ Kowalski's Korner: If you could write yourself into the storyline, as a brand new character, who and what would you be? Podcast Question: Which character(s) do you think will die by the end of the film series and why?

Episode 61: Girl, You a Fantastic Beast May 06, 2018

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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 and Leta please be #justfriends?
→ The Newt Case: The Melusine!
→ Newt would save them from Starbucks.
→ "I want some Veela..." Podcast Question: What Hogwarts House do you think Leta will be in?

Episode 60: Apparition Fever Apr 23, 2018

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This time on SpeakBeasty: → "We all need therapy now, it's fine..."
→ The Phoenix Register: In which Ezra is us.
→ "They are Hogwarts adjacent!"
→ So much Apparition hoopla.
→ "Oh, David..."
→ Who needs sound effects when we have Michael?
→ Talk about Tina at all costs.
→ Why this movie is going to be GREAT.
→ Heroes journeys for days.
→ MORE MOONCALVES.
→ Should they give in to fandom expectation?
→ Give us sassy, flawed Dumbledore.
→ Hogwarts is in our hearts.
→ The Newt Case: The Minotaur!
→ "Megan's into it..."
→ "This is why we need feminism!" Podcast Question: How big of a role do you think Grindelwald will actually play in the second film?

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