Snark Squad Pod

This week we are taking on some historical spy drama that's really about families and relationships as we discuss FX's The Americans. We are joined by Joey Lewandowski of the Cage Club Podcast Network as we try to make our way through all 6 seasons as coherently as possible. Find us all on Twitter:Joey: twitter.com/soulpoppedMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad...

This week we are returning to Philp Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy one last time to finsih the series. Connor O'Brien joins us again as we read The Amber Spyglass, and find out how Lyra, Will, and Mary Malone's journeys end. (This was our book club book for July – join us on our Discord to read our August book Where'd You Go Bernadette!)Find us all on Twitter:Connor: twitter.com/connorbookin...

This week we are attempting another "definitely not an interview" in which we invite a friend on the podcast in order to chat about their media tastes and preferences. Join us as we learn about Lainey Kress and her love of The Mummy, romance novels, and conspiracy theories. Support the show on Patreon:www.patreon.com/snarksquadFind us all on Twitter:Lainey: twitter.com/readalonglaineyNicole: twitt...

After the events of Endgame, Peter Parker has to grapple with the loss of 5 years of time, the death of his mentor, and the new expectations thrust upon him as teenage superhero. Even though our little podcast Avengers team stopped at Endgame, we asked two of our Spider-man loving friends – Taylor Simonds & Sam Shultz to join us to talk about Far From Home. Support the show on Patreon:www.patreon....

Snark Squad is super excited to bring you a... let's call it a crossover event. "Cooler Than Homework" is our new podcast in which four friends make their way through every Disney Channel Original Movie. We're starting with Under Wraps (arguably) the first DCOM and talking about the things that scared us as children and the important lessons we learned from this movie about a group of kids who hap...

Thanks to an upcoming adaptation and a poll from our patrons, this week we read and discussed The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. Our friend booktuber Caitlin Vanasse joins us to talk about this dystopian coming of age story and the way it explores questions of identity, the lies we tell ourselves, toxic masculinity, and more. Find us all on Twitter:Caitlin: twitter.com/caitlinvanasseNi...

Alternate title: Tessa & Chris + Aggressively Fine Movies. Our friend Kat O'Keefe returns to discuss the Men In Black reboot/spinoff/whatever starring Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth and we wind up having a long conversation about reviews and how to talk about things that are just ok. Find us all on Twitter:Kat: twitter.com/kat_tasticNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameism...

We are back from our week hiatus to discuss one of our favorite kinds of stories: coming of age stories. We are joined by our friend Deboki to talk about some of our favorites, what constitutes coming of age, how trauma is treated in coming of age narratives, and more. Find us all on Twitter:Deboki: twitter.com/okidoki_bokiNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter....

This week our friend Sam (The Democracy Diva) returns to once again discuss the A Song of Ice & Fire Universe. Now that the show has reached its conclusion, we discuss the final 6 episodes of the series. Find us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/democracydivaNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

This week we are returning to Philp Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy with the second book in the series, The Subtle Knife. We travel to different worlds and learn more about daemons and dust with the help Amanda McLoughlin and Connor O'Brien. (This was our book club book for May – join us on our Discord to see what we're reading next!)Find us all on Twitter:Amanda: twitter.com/shessomickeyConn...

Someone Great is a Netflix original starring Gina Rodriguez and tells the story of Jenny (Rodriguez) as she is recovering from a breakup and preparing to move to San Francisco with the help of her two best friends. We asked two of our dear friends, Silvia Roma and Deboki from okidokiboki to join us to talk about this movie. Find us all on Twitter:Silvia: twitter.com/silvia717Deboki: twitter.com/ok...

This week, we take on another book club pick: Daisy Jones and the Six-- a story told in interview format about a rock band in the 70's. We're joined by Kat O'Keefe and Devyn Hinchee. Find us all on Twitter:Kat: twitter.com/kat_tasticDevyn: twitter.com/devynmhincheeNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Based on Lindy West's memoir of the same name, Hulu's Shrill tells the story of Annie (played by Aidy Bryant) as she tries to change her life, but not her body. We are joined by our friends Silvia Roma and Rachel Calderon-Navarro to talk about the 6 episode first season. Find us all on Twitter:Silvia: twitter.com/silvia717Rachel: twitter.com/rachel_cav_navNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: tw...

After watching over 20 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies over the course of 4 podcast episodes, today we are finishing our journey with Avengers: Endgame. Part of the journey is the end, and joining us on this final stop of our journey, once again, are Nick Jenkins and Rich Camillucci. Find us all on Twitter:Nick: twitter.com/ngjenkinsRich: twitter.com/ripcamiNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines:...

This week we are watching Brie Larson's directorial debut, which originally premiered at TIFF, but came to Netflix at the beginning of the month. We are joined by Caitlin Hofmeister to discuss this quirky coming of age film. Find us all on Twitter:Caitlin: twitter.com/snarkyfernNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Ac...

This we are returning to the Buffyverse with Kiersten White's novel Slayer, released earlier this year. This is the story of a new slayer, building on the world of the TV show and comics. We are joined once again by our friend Sam from Thoughts on Tomes. Find us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/thoughtsontomesNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squad...

This week we are discussing our first ever book club pick: Northern Lights / The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. (Chosen in part to prepare for the upcoming BBC adaptation.) We are joined in our discussion of this first book in a middle grade fantasy trilogy by Connor O'Brien and Sara Lewis. Find us all on Twitter:Connor: twitter.com/ConnorBookinItSara: twitter.com/saralew92Nicole: twitter.com/s...

In order to prepare ourselves for our eventual binge of season 2, we watched and discussed the first season of the STARZ adaption of Neil Gaiman's American Gods. We are joined on this episode by Amanda McLoughlin, co-host of the Spirits podcast and founder of Multitude Productions. Find us all on Twitter:Amanda: twitter.com/shessomickeyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameisma...

With the final season of Game of Thrones starting in a few weeks and us having read all of the published A Song of Ice & Fire novels, we decided to fill the void by reading this collection of prequel novellas following the adventures of Dunk & Egg. We are joined once again by Democracy Diva, our guide for all things asoiaf. Find us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/democracydivaNicole: twitter.com/s...

This week we will officially get all caught up on all things MCU. Rich and Nick join us again to discuss Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man & The Wasp, and Captain Marvel. Find us all on Twitter:Nick: twitter.com/ngjenkinsRich: twitter.com/RichCamiNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Netflix recently adapted the comic series The Umbrella Academy into a TV show. We are joined by our most frequent guests Ceri Riley and Sam from Thoughts on Tomes to discuss this band of troubled superheroes and all the things that worked and didn't about this show. This week we're trying to figure out how we feel about Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron's dystopian film adapted from the manga of...

Quick note: we recorded this on February 24th, prior to Luke Perry's tragic passing, which is why we do not mention it in this episode. Our sincere condolences go out to his family and friends – as well as any fans who are struggling with this one. As the title suggests, this episode we are joined by our friend Miriam Nielsen to discuss the second seasons of Riverdale, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a...

This week we're trying to figure out how we feel about Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron's dystopian film adapted from the manga of the same name. We are joined by our friend Tobin Addington of The Contenders podcast to help us sift through those feelings about Alita: Battle Angel. Find us all on Twitter:Tobin: twitter.com/tobinaddington Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynamei...

After discussing Pride & Prejudice and all of its adaptations last year, we are exploring another Austen classic Emma and some of its many adaptations. We are joined by our dear friend Abi Rein. Find us all on Twitter:Abi: twitter.com/abi_jeanNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

In honor of Valentine's Day, we have gathered up some friends to talk about romantic comedies. Connor O'Brien and Samantha Lane join us to discuss the best and worst movies and tropes. Find us all on Twitter:Connor: twitter.com/ConnorBookinItSam: twitter.com/thoughtsontomesNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast....