Best Snark Squad Podcasts (2025)

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The Lord of the Rings 1:01:23

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4M ago1:01:23

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After a long hiatus, we gathered a fellowship of our very own to talk about Tolkien's classic trilogy and the extended editions of Peter Jackson's epic adaptations. Endless thanks to Natalia & Meg whose links and things you can find in the post dedicated to this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Our 2024 In Media 1:17:53

8M ago1:17:53

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IT'S TRADITION! HE ALWAYS WAVES AT THE GATE! And we always record this annual podcast episode, regardless of how many other podcast episodes we do or do not record. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Your Monster (2024) 47:05

10M ago47:05

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We watched this weird little horror romcom and spoiler alert we loved it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Persuasion by Jane Austen 1:15:07

11M ago1:15:07

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If you have spent any amount of time with Nicole and me, I'm pretty sure you know that we love Jane Austen. If you are just stumbling across Snark Squad for the very first time, hello! My name is Marines, and my best friend Nicole and I love Jane Austen. This is our third entry into our larger Jane Austen mini-project, in which we discuss the novel…

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Shogun (2024–) 59:38

12M ago59:38

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When we saw that Shogun was the most nominated show at this year's Emmys, we figured we had to know what they hype was about. This episode was recorded before the awards, but we were rooting for them to win every single one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024–) 41:02

1y ago41:02

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A YA novel-turned Netflix miniseries is basically Snark Squad bait at this point. Our friend Paige joins us to decide whether this thriller hits the mark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Love Island USA Season 6 (2024) 55:59

1y ago55:59

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In spite of being ""not that into reality TV"" we got sucked into this most recent season of Love Island USA along with the rest of the internet and we had a lot of feelings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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My Lady Jane (2024– ) 1:03:38

1y ago1:03:38

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A YA shifter romance was adapted into a TV show so obviously we had to talk about it, and we brought back our very first friend of the pod, Ceri Riley, to unpack all of our feelings about our girlboss queen, cartoon villains, and of course horses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Bridgerton (2020– ) 58:44

1y ago58:44

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We are back with something other than an annual recap! Everyone was talking about Bridgerton and we simply had to join them. We invited the brilliant and delightful Princess Weekes to help us unpack our very mixed feelings about this show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Our 2023 Media Review 57:29

1+ y ago57:29

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Welcome back to Snark Squad Pod where time is fake but we remain full of friendship, feelings, and snark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Our 2022 in Review (just go with it) 1:08:39

1+ y ago1:08:39

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We're ""back"" with our ""annual"" review episodes. This episode was recorded on December 31, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Suicide Squad (2021) 52:10

3+ y ago52:10

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Our very occasional podcast returns with an episode we recorded last summer. Time is fake! Fortunately, our dear friends Sam & Jessica have accepted our invitation into DCEU purgatory and now there's no going back for them or us. But this movie was very popular & now you can find out if we agreed with last summer's general consensus. Find us all on…

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Black Widow (2021) 56:03

3+ y ago56:03

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Last summer we invited our friends Rich Camillucci and Nick Jenkins back to talk about Black Widow. This is before any subsequent movies came out, so it's possible we've formed some new opinions since then, but that's for another episode! Find us all on Twitter: Nick: twitter.com/ngjenkins Rich: twitter.com/ripcami Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysays M…

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Our 2021 in Media (????? idk man) 57:00

3+ y ago57:00

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Hey we're alive! Who can even say where we've been. What really matters is that this annual podcast episode is a tradition we cherish, so here we are. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysays Marines: twitter.com/mynameismarines twitter.com/snark_squad www.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Shadow & Bone (2021– ) season 1 1:16:59

4y ago1:16:59

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Things we love: book adaptations & pretending time has no meaning. We were not big fans of the grisha books (neither Mari nor Nicole managed to read all 5 that this show is based on) but we wanted to talk about this show anyway, so we asked two of our good friends who *are* fans to come chat about it with us. Find us all on Twitter: Paige: twitter.…

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The Luck Of The Irish & Heritage Day 1:06:09

4y ago1:06:09

1:06:09

This movie had a high nostalgia rating but does it hold up? Join us as we share all the repressed memories we discovered while rewatching this one. Also we got to talk about the milk gif again. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysays Matt: www.twitter.com/matthewgaydos Marines: www.twitter.com/mynameismarines Ceri: www.twitter.com/c…

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WandaVision (2021) 57:31

4+ y ago57:31

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Our pals Rich Camillucci and Nick Jenkins are back to talk about the MCU's expansion into television with WandaVision. It was a nice break from the MCU, but here we all are again, like we never really left. Find us all on Twitter: Nick: twitter.com/ngjenkins Rich: twitter.com/ripcami Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysays Marines: twitter.com/mynameismari…

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Motocrossed & Childhood Injuries 1:03:24

4+ y ago1:03:24

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A movie with a very large nostalgia factor is nearly ruined by a very bad dad. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysays Matt: www.twitter.com/matthewgaydos Marines: www.twitter.com/mynameismarines Ceri: www.twitter.com/ceriley www.snarksquad.com/dcom www.bonesforbowser.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The DC Extended Universe, part 3 1:14:53

4+ y ago1:14:53

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PART 3 of 3 of our DCEU marathon! We have reached the end and are closing out this project with Aquaman, Shazam, Birds of Prey, and Wonder Woman 1984. We had some disagreements over rankings but universal agreement that this was the most enjoyable batch of movies for the entire project. We had lots of feelings about big action set pieces, terrible …

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Zenon: The Zequel & Other Sequels 51:53

4+ y ago51:53

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Everyone's favorite teen-of-the-future is back and up to more shenanigans. Shenanigans that *very* closely resemble Ceri's guess from our last episode. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysays Matt: www.twitter.com/matthewgaydos Marines: www.twitter.com/mynameismarines Ceri: www.twitter.com/ceriley www.snarksquad.com/dcom www.bonesfo…

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Justice League (2017) 1:10:27

4+ y ago1:10:27

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PART 2 of our 3 part DCEU marathon! We decided to give Justice League its own episode mostly because we weren't entirely sure where else to put it, but it turns out to be a whole lot of nothing. In spite of being a whole lot of nothing, we had plenty to say about nonsensical character motivations, people who seem to be in different movies, and a de…

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The Ultimate Christmas Present & Santa Traditions 58:30

4+ y ago58:30

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The Disney Channel closed out the year with a middling movie about weather and Santa. We were underwhelmed by the movie but very impressed with Ceri's plot guess. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysays Matt: www.twitter.com/matthewgaydos Marines: www.twitter.com/mynameismarines Ceri: www.twitter.com/ceriley www.snarksquad.com/dcom …

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The DC Extended Universe, part 1 1:14:48

4+ y ago1:14:48

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When we were making our way through the MCU the elephant in the room was always whether we were ever going to talk about the DC movies on the podcast. There was a brighter time when we loved ourselves more and we said "No ❤️" but that time has passed and now here we are. We asked two of our friends to join us on this 3-part journey, and for some re…

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Phantom of the Megaplex & Movie Memories (& a spreadsheet) 1:01:54

4+ y ago1:01:54

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This movie has glimmers of Ceri's Scooby Doo dreams, but did it live up to the story she predicted for us? It did give us a chance to get real meta about our Disney Channel Original Movie rankings & get nostalgic about when we could go to movie theaters. (Remember movie theaters???) Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysays Matt: www.…

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Laini Taylor's Daughter Of Smoke And Bone trilogy 1:11:17

4+ y ago1:11:17

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In ~*the before*~ we might have been a bit more hesitant to choose a ten year old book trilogy with no known adaptations in the works, but guess what time means nothing now! This was our Discord book club pick back in May, so this episode is a long time in the making. Our friend Chelsea returns to the podcast to help us discuss Karou and chimera an…

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His Dark Materials S2 (2020) 53:47

4+ y ago53:47

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In a rare move: we are actually returning to a show for the second season! Less surprising, of course, that it's *this* show, an adaptation of a beloved book series that we also dedicated three whole podcast episodes to. Join us as we get excited about Lyra & Will finally being together, form the Ruth Wilson stan club, and lament the presence of al…

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Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire & Other Vampires 56:55

4+ y ago56:55

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We watched Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire and the most important revelation was HOW CLOSE CERI'S GUESS WAS. Bailey's Kids books for the win. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysays Matt: www.twitter.com/matthewgaydos Marines: www.twitter.com/mynameismarines Ceri: www.twitter.com/ceriley www.snarksquad.com/dcom Hosted on Acast. See …

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The Queen's Gambit (2020) 51:02

4+ y ago51:02

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We watched the Netflix chess show! And had a lot of feelings about it! Find us all on Twitter: Taylor: twitter.com/itsradishtime Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysays Marines: twitter.com/mynameismarines twitter.com/snark_squad www.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Other Me & Staying At Home (yes, really) 1:12:12

4+ y ago1:12:12

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Back in October we watched another DCOM and it turned out to be a Lawrence brother movie – and remarkably close to Ceri's guess from the previous episode. (I know that was 392 days of March ago, but trust me.) What none of us anticipated: our protagonist spends about a third of the movie forced to stay inside his room, which starts out fun and then…

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Our 2020 in Media (lol) 1:01:15

4+ y ago1:01:15

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HELLO AGAIN IT IS US! WE HAVE RETURNED FROM THE DEPTHS OF THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT'S TRADITION! (healwayswavesatthegate) This episode is a little chaotic so please join us as we try to... remember things. Thanks to Stefan Chin for our theme music: www.twitter.com/pilocrates Find us on Twitter: Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysays Marines: twitter.com/myname…

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Enola Holmes (2020) 49:14

5y ago49:14

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In search of cheap serotonin in these dark times, we watched the Netflix movie Enola Holmes, starring Millie Bobby Brown. The movie is adapted from the first book in a middle grade series, which only one of us actually read first. Find out whether we charmed by this movie, himbo Sherlock, Enola's breaking the third wall, and her mother's commitment…

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Quints & Personal Art Histories 55:27

5y ago55:27

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Quints is a movie in which a family has five babies and that's pretty much the whole plot. In this episode we decide whether we liked it anyway, discussed metro riding biker gangs, lamented the neglect of poor Brad, and tried to figure out where this movie even takes place. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysays Matt: www.twitter.c…

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107: Motherland: Fort Salem (2020- ) 48:17

5y ago48:17

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In this episode, we are joined by Lainey Kress to discuss season one of Motherland: Fort Salen, a Freeform show that asks what if the Salem Witches became the US Army. We all pretty much enjoyed that bonkers premise, though we also have a lot of questions, a short wish-list for season two, and strong opinions on the astrological signs of fictional …

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Ready to Run & Family Traditions 1:02:09

5y ago1:02:09

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Hello! It has been a while! We recorded this episode back in mid-May and never uploaded it due initially to not wanting to take up space during the initial wave of protests for Black lives and against police violence and then kept delaying it because life. But here it is! This moment of joy we all had talking to our friends about whether or not we …

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106: The Half of It (2020) 57:30

5+ y ago57:30

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This week we are joined by Ceri Riley to discuss the Netflix original film The Half of It. This coming of age dramedy was a combination of a number of story elements that felt pretty calibrated for us to love it and we loved talking about it almost as much as the movie itself.Find us all on Twitter:Ceri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sween…

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Stepsister From Planet Weird & DCOM Tropes 55:46

5+ y ago55:46

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This movie features a grab bag of DCOM tropes, from enemies-to-friends to parents-not-believing-the-main-character, alongside another bizarre sport and some aliens. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysays Matt: www.twitter.com/matthewgaydos Marines: www.twitter.com/mynameismarines Ceri: www.twitter.com/ceriley www.snarksquad.com/dco…

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105: The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins 59:21

5+ y ago59:21

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This episode was recorded about a month ago and our decision to re-read The Hunger Games was made well before we had any notion of being quarantined. We decided to do a big group re-read of The Hunger Games on our Discord server in anticipation of the upcoming release of the prequel novel. We invited our friend Sam (@democracydiva) back on the show…

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Miracle In Lane 2 & Sibling Rivalries 42:55

5+ y ago42:55

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This movie wasn't *quite* what Ceri guessed, but to her credit, she was a little closer than usual. This week we're talking about what Miracle in Lane 2 was actually about, whether or not it made us cry, and some of our other favorite sibling rivalries. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysays Matt: www.twitter.com/matthewgaydos Mari…

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104: Emma. (2020) 54:30

5+ y ago54:30

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While we already did an episode on Jane Austen's Emma around this time last year, as fans of Austen's work we couldn't miss the opportunity to talk about Autumn de Wilde's colorful new adaptation of the classic novel & pick two more friends to discuss all things Emma with.Find us on Twitter:Deboki: twitter.com/okidoki_bokiJocelyn: twitter.com/jocer…

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Rip Girls & Family Histories 53:08

5+ y ago53:08

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In this episode we talked about a fun surfing movie, figured out how we knew who Camilla Belle is, learned some more about Team Earth's thorough commitment to being petty, and shared some stories about our parents and grandparents. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysays Matt: www.twitter.com/matthewgaydos Marines: www.twitter.com/m…

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103: Birds of Prey (2020) 52:03

5+ y ago52:03

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After making our way through the entire MCU, we finally watched a DC movie! And a villain one, no less! Find out if this movie was too Not For Us to be enjoyed or if we somehow managed to have fun anyway in this week's episode.Find us all on Twitter:Jessica: twitter.com/antiscianNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwi…

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Alley Cats Strike & Weird Hobbies 53:43

5+ y ago53:43

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Sadly this movie was not about a rival gang of dumpster diving teens, but instead is about some kids who love to bowl and a cross-town rivalry. This week we're talking all about Alley Cats Strike, and our own unique hobbies. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysays Matt: www.twitter.com/matthewgaydos Marines: www.twitter.com/mynameis…

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102: His Dark Materials (2019– )S1 58:13

5+ y ago58:13

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As big fans of the His Dark Materials book trilogy, we were, of course, excited and nervous about the BBC/HBO adaptation. As we try to sort through all our many (many, many, many) feelings about the show, we are joined by our good friend Jocelyn who has loved the books since she was a child. (And also had many, many, many feelings.)Find us on Twitt…

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The Color of Friendship & Media That Taught Us Something 54:16

5+ y ago54:16

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In a fortunate coincidence, we are uploading this week's episode the same week as its film's 20th anniversary! The Color of Friendship is inspired by a true story and is the first DCOM to win an Emmy. Find out whether the film holds up and whether it gave us all the feelings. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysays Matt: www.twitter…

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101: The Witcher (2019– ) 57:12

5+ y ago57:12

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After years of trying to get Nicole to play a video game and share her love of The Witcher, Marines was rewarded with a Netflix adaptation. To sift through all of our feelings about this first season of The Witcher, we are joined by author and fellow game-fan Susan Dennard & our friend Deboki.Find us on Twitter:Susan: twitter.com/stdennardDeboki: t…

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Up, Up, and Away! & Superheroes 56:34

5+ y ago56:34

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True to Ceri's second guess, Up, Up, and Away! is indeed a movie about a boy with a superhero family learning how to save the day as a regular boy. This week we're talking about this charming family of superheroes and some of our other favorite superhero stories as well. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twitter.com/sweeneysays Matt: www.twitter.com/…

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100: Our 2019 in Media 1:01:05

5+ y ago1:01:05

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Happy new year! Join Marines & Nicole as they once again take a look back on all the things they watched and read in the previous year, including some favorites (and least favorites) that never made it onto the podcast.Find us on Twitter:Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hos…

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Horse Sense & MONTANA! 1:00:25

5+ y ago1:00:25

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It's the final DCOM of the 90s, our final episode of 2019, AND the first DCOM with the Lawrence Brothers. This week we chat about Horse Sense, which takes place in Montana, where 3/4 of us happen to live, so we decided to take this opportunity to end the year by talking about our first impressions of this state. Find us on Twitter: Nicole: www.twit…

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099: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) 1:09:06

5+ y ago1:09:06

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The current Star Wars trilogy has now come to an end and this is a big moment for this podcast as we have chosen to make this trilogy our entry point into the world of Star Wars. We invited our friend Matthew Gaydos to be our resident Star Wars expert as we tried to sift through our feelings about this movie.Find us all on Twitter:Matt: twitter.com…

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098: Found Families 53:35

6y ago53:35

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It's the holiday season & while family stories are everywhere, we decided to talk about some of our favorite (and least favorite) families of choice. We are joined by our go-to trope friend & important member of the Snark Squad Found Family, Ceri Riley.Find us all on Twitter:Ceri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.c…