Snark Squad Pod

This week we are revisiting Erin Morgenstern's 2011 debut novel The Night Circus. Our friend (and noted Night Circus fangirl)Samantha Lane joins us as we try to unpack the mysteries of this fantastical circus and the magic competition that brought it into being.Find us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/thoughtsontomesNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every now and then we find ourselves discussing how a work was intended to be read and whether or not we care so this week we just made the whole episode about that.Find us all on Twitter:Deboki: twitter.com/okidoki_bokiNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are doing a little a Halloween celebration by sharing an episode of Cooler Than Homework on the DCOM classic Halloweentown.Find us on Twitter:Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysaysMatt: www.twitter.com/matthewgaydosMarines: www.twitter.com/mynameismarinesCeri: www.twitter.com/cerileywww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Politician is a show about Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) who is, as the title suggests, a politician, it is his primary identity. The show is Ryan Murphy's first show to be released after his big Netflix deal. Each season follows Payton through a new campaign cycle, starting with is race for student body president here in season one. We are joined to wade through this mess of a show by our dear from Sam (@thedemocracydiva).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/privacy for more information.

Hustlers features an all-star cast of badass ladies playing strippers who, in the aftermath of the 2008 recession, devise a creative con for making money. We are joined to talk about this found family story by Claribel Ortega who is an author and the co-host of the Write Or Die podcast.Find us all on Twitter:Claribel: twitter.com/Claribel_OrtegaNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In honor of the arrival of fall we are joined by our Cooler Than Homework co-hosts (Matthew Gaydos & Ceri Riley) for a a very special topical episode, in which we talk all things school media. Our favorite fictional school dances, the schools we wish we could attend, and the high school tropes we hate.Find us all on Twitter:Matthew: twitter.com/matthewgaydosCeri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the HBO adaptation on the horizon, we decided to go back and read Alan Moore's Watchmen – the podcast's first graphic novel episode. Also for the first time Garrett Robinson joins us to talk about the big themes, the stories within the story, the alternate history of the book, and so much more.Find us all on Twitter:Garrett: twitter.com/GarrettAuthorNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are discussing the (probably) complete series of Fleabag, which consists of only two 6 episode seasons, but manages fit a lot into that very short amount of time. We are joined by our friends Deboki & Marie Ann to talk about the feelings this show gave us.Find us all on Twitter:Deboki: twitter.com/okidoki_bokiMarie Ann: twitter.com/MFdezSilvaNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week our friend Eric Silver of Join The Party & HORSE joins us to talk about his favorite things in media, from his love of structure to reality competition shows. Marines gets to talk about Fast & Furious, Nicole gets to talk about The Challenge – it's a big day for everyone.Find us all on Twitter:Eric: twitter.com/el_silveroNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At long last the Fast & Furious franchise makes it way onto the podcast with its first spinoff. The Rock's Luke Hobbs & Jason Statham's Deckard Shaw hate eachother but must find a way to work together to save the world. We are joined this week by avowed Fast & Furious fans Rich & Lainey.Find us all on Twitter:Rich: twitter.com/richcamiLainey: twitter.com/readalonglaineyMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/connorbookinitNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.com/snarksquadFind us all on Twitter:Taylor: twitter.com/tay_simondsSam: twitter.com/slamschultzNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 happen to find a mummy in their neighbor's basement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/caitlinvanasseNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/privacy for more information.

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/shessomickeyConnor: twitter.com/connorbookinitNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.