SpeakBeasty: A Fantastic Beasts Podcast

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Episode 21: High on Billywigs Sep 25, 2016

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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."

Bonus Episode: A Fantastic Set Visit Sep 13, 2016

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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!

Episode 20: Newt Shot First Sep 11, 2016

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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?

Episode 19: Queenie Abducted by Aliens Aug 28, 2016

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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?

Episode 18: Bits of Scoop Aug 14, 2016

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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?

Episode 17: Don't Be a Gytrash Jul 31, 2016

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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?

Episode 16: What's the Ding? Jul 17, 2016

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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???

Episode 15: A Friendly Game of Quodpot Jul 03, 2016

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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!"

Episode 14: Moonshine with Mitchell (feat. Mitchell Thornton) Jun 19, 2016

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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.

Episode 13: The Cursed Episode Jun 06, 2016

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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?

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