Episode 193: What A Year It's Been

Episode 200: The Beasty Awards, A Fantastic Finale

• 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? Spoopiest moment? Most dramatic?
• Our on- and off-air talents say their goodbyes.
• Thanks for listening. Your support, your love, your comments, and your downloads kept us going.
• Case closed.

Episode 199: The Manticore is Our Roman Empire

• 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 the Prisoner of Azkaban is 20 (how?!) and the Studio Tour is celebrating from May 1 - September 4. More info here.
• Owl Post: none, but don't worry, we're not firing the owls.
• Main Discussion: magical creatures in theme parks!
• We talk Universal, Disney, Knott’s, and Efteling.
• “Let's get weird and talk about dragons.”
• Check out Shannen going into the Blind Pig here!
• Amy talks her fondest Borgin & Burke's memory.
• For some reason, the manticore on Hagrid’s doesn't look like the one in Secrets of Dumbledore…
• See Ann, Marjolaine, and their dragon friend here!
• “Who cares about [Avatar]? A lot of people, apparently.”
• Shannen talks more in-depth about the Catawampus on episode 180, Bowling for Beasts.
• Time-Turner: the founding of Universal Studios!

Podcast Question: What is your favorite Fantastic Beasts memory from a theme park?

Episode 198: In My Voldemort Era

• 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 mating dance moment! Listen to her interview on the Off-Menu Christmas special here.
• “It's giving, your skull is susceptible under force.”
• Wand interaction enhancements are under construction at Universal Orlando - including potential for dueling!
• The Forbidden Forest Experience is no longer opening in a wildlife sanctuary in Australia.
• Main Discussion: Grindelwald vs Voldemort: how do they compare?
• Which came first: Grindelwald or Durmstrang's association with the Dark Arts?
• Listeners, send your Grindelwald fanfic recs to Liz!
• Was Voldemort talking to snakes at random?
• Find out what phrase Liz uses regarding Dumbledore that you'll NEVER be able to unhear.
• “You need to separate your youth you from your evil you.”
• How does one travel to Albania without a body?
• “I don't know. They weird.” - Liz
• Marjolaine also needs your epistolary Grindeldore fanfics, please.
• Voldemort is a chaos goblin confirmed.
• Time-Turner: all the canon characters we could have met in the Fantastic Beasts movies
• “I'm glad we didn't get him ‘cause I hate him.” - Marjolaine

Podcast Question: Who is the better baddie, Grindelwald or Voldemort?

Episode 197: Validated By A Wizard

• 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 Potter: The Ministry of Magic. More info here.
• Find out one of Carolyn's husband's core memories.
• Owl Post: Jerri writes in about sea adventures and swimming snakes.
• Enjoy the tangent about dog beds as well.
• Main Discussion: a deep dive into MinaLima's Fantastic Beasts work in The Magic of MinaLima!
• If you'd like to follow along in your copy:
  • First two images pg 62–63
  • Ministries of Magic intro to section Pg 88-89
  • British Ministry of Magic Pg 90-93
  • MACUSA Pg 100-103
  • French Ministry of Magic Pg 104-105
  • German Ministry of Magic Pg 107-107
  • Newt’s home and menagerie Pg 82-83
• We talk the various Ministries of Magic, Dumbledore's measurements, and more.
• “I think the technical term is floopy-doopy?”
• Who is McGonagall? Is she real?
• “That’s where you go for Olympus!”
• Can anyone actually draw a map of the US?
• If you need some truly killer trivia questions, listen to the numbers Shannen lists at 53:38.
• “France is like, we’re women!”
• If you’d like to purchase your own copy, you can get the ebook or the physical book!
• For more MinaLima, there’s also a pop-up shop at Universal Orlando.
• Newtcase: changelings!
• The moral of changelings is “be nice to children.”

Podcast Question: What’s your favorite piece of MinaLima art?

Episode 196: The Sea Serpent and the Ramora are Dating

• 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 lead times.
• New Harry Potter Squishmallows are coming out, featuring Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
• Owl Post: Jerri writes in with thoughts on Universal, Edinburgh, and the show ending.
• Main Discussion: the final third of the beasts that haven't appeared on-screen in Harry Potter or Fantastic Beasts.
• Unicorns: dangerous? Chill? Dangerously chill?
• “He's a funny little guy but he'll eat you!”
• Liz aspires to be a “create an entire magical species to destroy fishing nets” level of petty
• You can listen to us be so, so wrong about snallygasters in episode 141, “More Dumbledores, More Secrets.”
• “The Ministry … is bad.” - Shannen
• Bigfoots and brown bears are working together!
• Disco Yeti!!
• Time-Turner: the history of Muggle zoology!
• Marjolaine has proof that Charles Darwin was not a wizard.

Podcast Question: Which beast, of the ones discussed today, would you like to see in the Fantastic Beasts movies?