Snark Squad Pod

We often gush about how much we love our favorite fictional siblings, so this week we are joined by Tobin Addington of the wonderful podcast The Contenders (which he co-hosts with his sister) to talk about some of our favorite (and least favorite) fictional siblings. Find us all on Twitter:Nick: twitter.com/tobinaddingtonNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.co...

Superheroes! Origin stories! Questionable dialogue! After watching the Thor movies a few weeks ago, we decided to make our way through the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, but we're going to go in order, rather than by superhero. This week we're starting with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Avengers. We are joined on this journey throug...

We have reached the midpoint in our journey through George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, book 3. (The mid point of the published novel, at least). For this trip through Westeros and across the narrow sea we are joined again by our dear friend Sam (Democracy Diva) as we relive all! the! big! moments! from the red wedding to Oberyn Martell's arrival in King Landing. We also spend a l...

We've brought our friend Rich back to discuss 2018's film adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer's novel of the same name, Annihilation. The movie is atmospheric, features a fantastic cast, and is...weird. This week's episode is a bit of a journey, much like the film itself, as we try to figure out how exactly we feel about this move. Find us all on Twitter:Rich: twitter.com/RichCamiNicole: twitter.com/swe...

This week we are joined by two friends to discuss a show all about friendship: Freeform's The Bold Type. Find out what we – and our friends Annie and Silvia – loved (and maybe a few a things we could have done without) about this show. Find us all on Twitter:Silvia: twitter.com/silvia717Annie: twiter.com/girlfrmmarsNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snar...

Our friend Chelsea is back as we discuss a book she recommended to us: Francesca Zappia's Eliza & Her Monsters. Find out what we thought about this 2017 YA novel about a girl who anonymously publishes a popular webcomic, and explores the impact and consequences of this secrecy, fandom, and mental health. Find us all on Twitter:Chelsea: twitter.com/anoutlawlifeNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines...

As we talk about beloved properties old and new, something lurking around the edges of our conversations has been a question of fan identity. When do you call yourself a fan? How do you exhibit fannish behavior? This week we're rehashing a 3 year old Snark Lady debate with the help of our very wise friend Ceri Riley. Find us all on Twitter:Ceri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMa...

This week we discuss the Fox-turned-NBC comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, sitcoms with heavy themes, and get a little meta about how to talk about stuff on this podcast, all with the help of our brilliant friend Taylor Behnke. Find us all on Twitter:Taylor: twitter.com/itsradishtimeNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast...

We saw the recently released Ocean's film, starring Sandra Bullock, and sat down with our friends from Reel Love, Sam & Rachel, to talk about it. Find us all on Twitter:Sam & Rachel: twitter.com/reellovepodNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We head back to Westeros (and Qarth, too!) to discuss the second book in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. We're joined again by our dear friend Sam (Democracy Diva) as we share our struggles (Theon) and highlights. Find us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/democracydivaNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hos...

We are continuing our journey through the new Star Wars trilogy with The Last Jedi. This time, though, we are joined by our good friend and actual Star Wars fan Miriam Nielsen as we talk about what worked and what didn't in this second installment. Find us all on Twitter:Miriam: twitter.com/zentouroNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarks...

As that cumbersome title suggests, we are talking about THREE movies today. We are joined by Rich Camillucci to discuss the Thor movies. Hear our many feelings about the god of thunder and his pals – as well as our feelings about whether grouping these movies in this way was a good idea in the first place. Find us all on Twitter:Rich: twitter.com/RichCamiNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twi...

This week we are talking about The CW show "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," a comedy/musical that made us laugh, cry, cringe and sing. We are joined by two special guests this week, Snark Squad Pod regular Ceri Riley and Snark Lady Democracy Diva. Find us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/democracydivaCeri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark...

After gushing about our love for Avatar: The Last Airbender cartoon last week, this week Ceri Riley joins us again to sort through our issues with the 2010 film adaptation. Thanks to Stefan Chin for our theme music: www.twitter.com/itsmestefanchinFind us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.c...

This week we are watching our first animated series in an episode that Marines has been excited to make since the beginning of this podcast. We are joined on this chosen one journey by the always thoughtful Ceri Riley. Thanks to Stefan Chin for our theme music: www.twitter.com/itsmestefanchinFind us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameis...

Nicole & Marines have some strong feelings on anti-hero stories and this week we are joined again by Samantha Lane from Thoughts on Tomes who has her own very strong feelings on the matter. Hear about some of our favorites as well as the kinds of things turn us off from these stories. Thanks to Stefan Chin for our theme music: www.twitter.com/itsmestefanchinFind us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/...

Spies! Badass lady spy! Charlize Theron! This week we are joined by the incredibly delightful Caitlin Hoftmeister to discuss 2017's Atomic Blonde. Thanks to Stefan Chin for our theme music: www.twitter.com/itsmestefanchinFind us all on Twitter:Caitlin: twitter.com/snarkyfernNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast....

In anticipation of the second season of Westworld premiering later this month, we're watching the first season of HBO's sci fi mystery. We're joined by our good friend Abi and this conversation escalates from 0 to #deep real fast. As always we have an abundance of feelings. Thanks to Stefan Chin for our theme music: www.twitter.com/itsmestefanchinFind us all on Twitter:Abi: twitter.com/abi_jeanNic...

While we ride out the long winter waiting for the final season of Game of Thrones, we decided it was finally time to dive into the books. We are joined by Sam (@DemocracyDiva), fellow Game of Thrones recapper and book fangirl. Find out what we all thought of this first installment. Thanks to Stefan Chin for our theme music: www.twitter.com/itsmestefanchinFind us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/dem...

We're talking about another adaptation this week, though this time time from the comic book world: Marvel's Runaways, the story of a band of teenage superheroes who come together after discovering that their parents are super villains. We are joined again this week by the brilliant Ceri Riley. Thanks to Stefan Chin for our theme music: www.twitter.com/itsmestefanchinFind us all on Twitter:Ceri: tw...

Ava Duvernay's film adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time, starring Storm Reid, was released this weekend. After chatting about the book and adaptations more broadly, this week we are joined by our wonderful friend Megan Toenyes to chat about what worked and didn't work in this movie. Thanks to Stefan Chin for our theme music: www.twitter.com/itsmestefanchinFind us all on Twitter:Megan: twitter.com/mega...

This week we're joined by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes to talk about what makes adaptations work – and what makes them fall apart. We'll talk about some of our favorites and least favorites as well as what we're looking forward to seeing adapted. Thanks to Stefan Chin for our theme music: www.twitter.com/itsmestefanchinFind us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/thoughtsontomesNicole: twitter.com/sweeneys...

With the upcoming theatrical release of A Wrinkle in Time, we Snark Ladies decided it was about time to give the 1962 science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle a read. Since we're both coming to it for the first time as adults, we're joined by Chelsea of The Reading Outlaw, who has loved this book since childhood. Thanks to Stefan Chin for our theme music: www.twitter.com/itsmestefanchinFind us a...

Today we are talking about The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel with our dear snarky friend, Sam, or as she's known around the internet, Democracy Diva. We talk about our favorite parts of Amy Sherman-Palladino's Amazon series, our love of Rachel Brosnahan, and our contempt for a certain character. Thanks to Stefan Chin for our theme music: www.twitter.com/itsmestefanchinFind us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.c...

This week we are joined by Reel Bad Pod's Nick Jenkins so he can spend some time chatting about a movie that doesn't suck. We let him pick any movie he wanted and he chose Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 vampire thriller Near Dark. Find out why he chose it and what we thought of it on this week's episode. Thanks to Stefan Chin for our theme music: www.twitter.com/pilocratesFind us all on Twitter:Nick: twit...