SpeakBeasty is proud to present THE BEASTY AWARDS! Twenty categories decided by our patrons. Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter … ALL OF THEM, past and present! We literally couldn't have done it without you. Who won best glow-up? Spoopi

Episode 199: The Manticore is Our Roman Empire

Mar 17th, 2024 1h 26m

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Jamie! Phoenix Register: while we wait for the news that cancels the hiatus… The Harry Potter series on MAX will be out in 2026. “I hope they Riverdale it.” Harry Potter and th

Episode 198: In My Voldemort Era

Mar 3rd, 2024 1h 45m

Episode 200 is a party AND NOTHING ELSE. Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, VlightPhase! We appreciate you sticking with us to the end. Phoenix Register: Dawn French (The Fat Lady from the Harry Potter movies) had a real-life Erumpent

Episode 197: Validated By A Wizard

Feb 18th, 2024 1h 45m

Happy Valentine's, Galentine's, and/or Palentine's Day! Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Ali! We appreciate you! Phoenix Register: we have a name for the Wizarding World land in Epic Universe! It's called The Wizarding World of Harry P

Episode 196: The Sea Serpent and the Ramora are Dating

Feb 4th, 2024 1h 42m

Welcome … to SpeakBeasty After Dark, ft. Shannen's post-cold voice. Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Jasmine H.! Phoenix Register: HBO is holding pitch meetings for the Harry Potter TV series, per Deadline. TikTok doesn't understand

Episode 195: A Great Big Magical World

Jan 21st, 2024 1h 20m

Time isn't a real thing and we made it up. Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Allee! Phoenix Register: Hogwarts Legacy is the best-selling game in the UK and the US for 2023. It was also the most-searched game on Google. A giant elder wa

Episode 194: If I Fits I Sits

Jan 7th, 2024 1h 18m

Happy New Year from the SpeakBeasty team! Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Beth W.! Phoenix Register: congratulations to Geoff and Ashley on the newest member of the Beasty crew! Owl Post: Liz, Lorrie, and Geoff write in about their

Episode 193: What A Year It's Been

Dec 24th, 2023 1h 14m

It’s Christmas! A very Beasty Christmas to those of you who celebrate! Phoenix Register: Visions of Magic is open in Cologne! Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Victoria Yeates, Poppy Corby-Tuech, and Oliver Massuci reunited at German Film Comic Con an

Episode 192: Let The Jarvey Swear

Dec 10th, 2023 1h 7m

Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, Neeharika P.! We’re still workshopping the festive version of our name. No news this week ☹ …except that there might be a Supernatural reboot? No owl post either ☹ please send us owl post, but not your

Episode 191: Fairy Dad

Nov 26th, 2023 1h 33m

Do the kids still say ‘IRL?’ Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, Anne S.! Phoenix Register: the House of Minalima pop-up opened in Paris, and Marjo got to go! Marjo reveals some Fantastic Beasts secrets and we learn something incredibly u

Episode 190: Where In The World Is Newton Scamander?

Nov 12th, 2023 1h 38m

Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, Margie! Phoenix Register: stop telling Geoff that having a kid with a birthday so close to Christmas is going to be rough!! (note from Ann: as a day-after-Christmas baby, IT IS ROUGH THOUGH) For actual

Episode 189: It's Not A Taylor Swift Podcast

Oct 29th, 2023 1h 31m

We are deep into spooky and Swiftie season. Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, Jemima! Happy birthday to Ann’s dad too! Phoenix Register: MinaLima’s pop-up House of MinaLima is open in Paris from October 27 to March 9! To celebrate the 2

Episode 188: 2BA Master

Oct 15th, 2023 1h 19m

Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Colleen S.! Congratulations on the baby! Phoenix Register: David Yates did an interview with Deadline where he spoke shooting Secrets of Dumbledore during the pandemic, and the future of the franchise.

Episode 187: She Came Down In A Bubble, Doug!

Oct 1st, 2023 1h 36m

Happy birthday, Carolyn!! Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, Alex L.! We appreciate your support! Phoenix Register: no news ☹ Owl Post: Jerri writes in with her thoughts about Credence, and Liz suggests a new face for Credence. Main Disc

Episode 186: A Disturbance in the Forks

Sep 17th, 2023 54m 59s

IT'S PUMPKIN SPICE EVERYTHING SEASON Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Robert P.! We couldn't do it without you! Phoenix Register: some news! Congratulations to Alison Sudol on her new baby! Alison's Instagram post is here. Harry Pott

Episode 185: The Universe is Obscuruses

Sep 3rd, 2023 1h 29m

Welcome to our special guest, Dag! Ambition + intelligence = world-conquering Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Roger B.! Phoenix Register: Leaky was great and we made so many cool friends! Happy Back to Hogwarts Day! (Did Warner Broth

Episode 184: Oops! All Kowalski's! (Live from LeakyCon)

Aug 20th, 2023 1h

We're live from LeakyCon! Who's Geoff's favorite character? The answer might surprise you! Dumbledougal > Dumbleron The hosts each bring a theory, rank them, and the audience ranks them! "I'm just typing so it looks like I'm doing something."

Episode 183: It All Started With A Bakery

Aug 6th, 2023 1h 34m

No news :( Marjolaine truly is a witch - you can catch her on here, and, if you're in Chicago, at LeakyCon! Owl Post: Liz, Sal, and Jerri send in their thoughts about why Dumbledore didn't attend Queenie and Jacob's wedding Main Discussion:

Episode 182: Dressity Bessity Bibbidy Bobbidy

Jul 23rd, 2023 1h 8m

Happy Barbenheimer weekend to all who celebrate! Also happy birthday to Shannen! Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, JY! We appreciate you! Phoenix Register: The SAG-Aftra and WGA strikes won’t affect Fantastic Beasts! Ha ha ha … ha ha …

Episode 181: It's Complicated

Jul 9th, 2023 1h 25m

Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Lou K.! Phoenix Register: LEAKYCON IS HAPPENING AND WE HAVE A PANEL! Come catch Ann, Marjolaine, Geoff, and Carolyn on Sunday, 8/6, at 2:30! More info here. Send us your best theories for our Leaky pa

Episode 180: Bowling For Beasts

Jun 25th, 2023 51m 51s

Happy Pride month!! Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Sam S.! Phoenix Register: Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature opened in Melbourne. Lucy from MuggleNet went - check it out here. An additional video has leaked from Epic Universe

Episode 179: Stairs

Jun 11th, 2023 56m 41s

Welcome back to Carolyn, our graphic designer! Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, Katy C.! Phoenix Register: MinaLima presents new sketches from Newt’s field notebook. There are a total of eight postcard designs, including two mystery de

Episode 178: More Jingle Jingle, Less Bong Bong

May 28th, 2023 55m 17s

Happy Memorial Day weekend to our US weekend, or if you're in France, happy Pentecost! Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, the family of Mike McDonald. We miss you, Mike. Phoenix Register: WB has released an anime-themed set of Harry Pott

Episode 177: Sometimes It's Got To Be PAF

May 14th, 2023 1h 22m

We’re here and we have four hosts AGAIN! Happy belated anniversary to Secrets of Dumbledore and none of the news we predicted coming to fruition! Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, Patricia K., aka Shannen’s mom! Phoenix Register: update

Episode 176: This Ain't a Scene, It's a Gosh-Darn Case Race

Apr 30th, 2023 1h 10m

Four people?! Will wonders ever cease?! Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, Megan! Phoenix Register: no news is good news until you’re on a podcast that has to talk about the news JUST KIDDING – there’s going to be a Harry Potter TV serie