Episode 161: Brain Empty, Only Animals

SpeakBeasty: A Fantastic Beasts Podcast

• It's SPOOKBEASTY season again!
• Phoenix Register: new merch! Secrets of Dumbledore Loungefly collection.
• The Royal Ontario Museum is hosting a SPOOKTACULAR Fantastic Beasts-themed event on 10/28. Canadian listeners, go and report back!
• Owl Post: Jeri writes in about Vogel's possible involvement in Grindelwald’s escape.
• Main Discussion: Scenes 25-29 of the screenplay
• Berlin = cold..
• "I just … I just wanna go to the station where my friends Newt and Theseus were" 🥺
• We discuss new ship names for Newt/Bunty. Maybe "Booooooo-t?"
• Vogel does not get to be benign in THAT coat.
• Geoff breaches the Multiverse of Magic.
• We need German Ministry of Magic merch, please!!
• There's a brief discussion of vexillology.
• Peaceful as in non-violent, not peaceful as in sleepy.
• Theseus is notorious (and cute)
• Time-Turner: the history of trick-or-treating!
• Children used to carry burning effigies. Trick-or-treating used to be so cool.
• If you're gonna give out historically accurate treats, you're gonna get egged.

Podcast Question: What are your headcanons about the Wizarding World in Germany, or your hometown?