Snark Squad Pod

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/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 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.com/privacy for more information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/privacy for more information.

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

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, and second seasons more broadly.Find us all on Twitter:Miriam: twitter.com/zentouroNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

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 information.

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. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our friend Jenny Trout is back as we discuss all three aired seasons of NBC's fantasy comedy The Good Place.Find us all on Twitter:Jenny: twitter.com/Jenny_TroutNicole: 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 trying something a little different and asking a friend about their favorite media and tropes. Jess Moro is a book blogger and reviewer whose love of reality TV and romance novels brings a new perspective to the podcast.Find us all on Twitter:Jess: twitter.com/jesswithanansNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Netflix recently released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch an "interactive film" in which the audience makes choices for the main character, Stefan, as he tries to adapt a choose your own adventure book into a game. We asked Rachel Calderon Navarro & Ceri Riley to join us on this adventure.Find us all on Twitter:Rachel: twitter.com/reellovepodCeri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Forgive us for the impossibly clunky title, but today we are continuing our journey through the MCU! Now that we have reached Phase 3, rather than discussing all 10 movies (2 of which are still unreleased) we are breaking it into parts. Today we are discussing Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2, Spider-man: Homecoming, and Thor: Ragnarok. We are joined once again by Nick Jenkins and Rich Camillucci.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/privacy for more information.

This week we are discussing the 2013 novel Vicious by V. E. Schwab. Two brilliant friends in college discover they can give themselves superpowers. But things go terribly wrong and they go from friends to enemies, each bent on the other's destruction. We are joined for this tale of anti-heroes by Kat O'Keeffe.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.