SnarkNotes

In today’s episode, Keli and Alice discuss the social commentary and symbolism of Get Out. Keli forgets about Posh Kenneth. Alice reads too much into Froot Loops.

Trans rights are human rights. In our latest episode we talk about Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen and discuss the importance of trans representation.

How much do we love Mindy Kaling? Let us count the ways! This episode is dedicated to one of our all-time favorite creators: the woman who taught us the importance of soupsnakes and having confidence in who you are. Join us while we fangirl.

More often than not pop culture fails at its depiction of female friendships. The creators of Sex and the City and Girls want us to view their characters as “BFFs” and “Squad Goals”, but don’t seem to know what real friendships actually entail. Join Keli and Alice as they talk about good and bad examples of fictional female friendships and ask that age-old, unanswered question: why are these people even friends? https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/female-friendships-final.mp3

The time has come to talk about You. (Not you, specifically. Sorry! But You the little-watched Liftetime series turned Netflix hit.) Over the course of two seasons, You has crafted a fascinating phycological thriller that turns the typical boy meets girl romance on its head. Join Keli and Alice as they talk about all the things that make this show compelling, including Penn Badgley’s willingness to lean into his Gossip Girl roots, and his refusal to let the internet romanticize his character. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/you-combined-draft.mp3

Looking for a good romance, but can’t be expected to date right now? Keli and Alice have the answer! Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston! (It’s the classic story of boy meets other boy, boy hates other boy, boy pushes other boy into a cake.) Join Keli and Alice as they talk about everything that makes this romance great and the importance of a happily ever after. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/red-white-and-royal-blue-combined-final.mp3    

Keli and Alice have more thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement and our national reckoning with racial injustice. This short provides some extra content and recommendations that we wanted to share with you all. (Essentially all the things we wanted to include in our last episode, but cut to keep it from being 90 minutes long.) https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/black-lives-matter-additional-content.mp3

BLACK LIVES MATTER. And including Black voices in your media consumption is important. Alice & Keli spend this episode highlighting some Black creators and giving recommendations. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/black-lives-matter-draft-main-ep.mp3

Are we taking crazy pills here or is Normal People actually not that good? In this episode, Alice and Keli talk about the novel Normal People and its recent Hulu adaptation. Join us as we try to figure out what “normal people” love about a couple that can’t communicate. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/normal-people-draft-to-share.mp3

The girls are back in town! SnarkNotes returns for Season 3. First up, Isolationism. Living off the grid. Doomsday theories. No, it’s not an episode about coronavirus. It’s Educated by Tara Westover. Essential oils not included. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/educated-combined-draft-to-share.mp3

SnarkNotes has its first ever guest star! Keli’s mom – the wonderful Cheryl Gillespie – joins the podcast to talk about Compassionate Journey: Honoring Our Mothers’ Stories, a book she wrote with four other Maine women. In it, Cheryl bravely discusses her complicated relationship with her mother, and what she learned when she started looking for a letter that may never have existed. Tune in to learn more! https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/compassionate-journey.mp3

Gather round Snarknotes listeners! The time has come to get educational. Did you know that two women can talk about something other than a man? It’s true! It happens every day! (Shocking, we know.) Women have depth. Women have range. Women cannot be replaced with sexy lamps! https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bechdel-test-revised-1.mp3

Have you ever wanted to rescue a fictional character from their creator? To somehow give them the storyline they deserve? Keli and Alice have. Often. Join them as they discuss their many, many feelings about Ron Weasley and other characters who weren’t given the chance to live up to their full potential. Expect spoilers, and an inordinate amount of love for Rupert Grint. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/characters-we-would-save-edits.mp3

Who doesn’t love a good rom-com? Person meets person. Sparks fly. Angst ensues. And before you can say — “Wait, do you really need to run to the airport? Can’t you just call her?” — the music swells over a perfectly cinematic, happily ever after. Roll credits. But the path to “you had me at hello” is often paved with creepy intentions — actions so egregious that sometimes you’re just a girl, sitting in front of a screen, asking, “what the HELL did I just watch?” https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/problematic-rom-coms-edits.mp3

Sometimes the character you’re supposed to love to hate becomes a character you love to love. Join Keli and Alice as they defend the Lady Susans, Blair Waldorfs, and Amy Dunnes of the world. Listen up, and raise a glass to the mean girls, the crazy girls, the bitchy girls—the girls who make our lives a little bit more interesting. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ladies-we-love-to-love-edits-1.mp3

Hannah Gadsby’s “Nanette” is a comedy special unlike any other. Part stand-up, part TED talk. All the emotions. Join Keli and Alice as they return to the pod fort to fan-girl over Hannah’s heart, humor, and knowledge of art history. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/nanette-edits.mp3

  Keli and Alice have a lot of thoughts about Severus Snape. So many, in fact, that they have tried to record this episode on three separate occasions. (Alice always gets angry, Keli always talks her down. Spoilers abound.) On the one hand: Snape is a middle age man obsessed with torturing eleven-year-olds because he got friend-zoned that one time. On the other hand: #Always, I guess? So, where does that leave us. Listen to hear Alice and Keli’s thoughts on all things Snape, and whether his redemption arc comes at the expense of Draco Malfoy. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/slytherin-heroes-edits.m4a

Keli and Alice kick off the second season of SnarkNotes by hanging out in a blanket fort! (Clearly the more things change, the more things stay the same.) Join them as they dive into “Cat Person”, a short story by Kristen Roupenian that details the perils of dating in a world full of aggressive texts and unwanted forehead kisses. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cat-person-final-with-notes.m4a

Most people spend the night of their 10 year high school reunion catching up with old classmates. Alice and Keli have never been most people. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/reunion-edited.mp3

Hey, hey! You, you! Have you heard about Melissa? Keli walks us through a few of her favorite conspiracy theories. Alice does her best to keep up, but gets distracted by her love of Sk8er Boi. Which is basically a perfect song. I mean, he was a boy, she was a girl. Can I make it any more obvious? Seriously people. What more can I say? https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/celebrity-conspiracies-edited.mp3    

What does a large inflatable lobster have to do with multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran? Listen to this episode of SnarkNotes to find out! Self-professed “Sheerios”, Keli and Alice discuss their favorite Ed Sheeran songs and explain the many, many reasons he should want to be their friend. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ed-sheeran-v5.mp3

It’s a tale as old as time: girl meets troll bear, household objects start to sing, and Stockholm Syndrome ensues. Keli and Alice are avid Disney fans with mixed feelings about Beauty and the Beast. On the one hand, who doesn’t love a bookish heroine who wants adventures in the great wide somewhere? On the other, does she have to be such a brat? Spoiler: They all live happily ever after. Except for Gaston. And maybe Chip. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/beauty-and-the-beast-vdraft-ab.mp3

Want more SnarkNotes? In an effort to release more content with greater regularity, Keli and Alice have decided to publish some shorter, bonus content. In the first SnarkNotes Short they explain the art of shipping and discuss the popular Remus / Lupin (or WolfStar) ship. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/remus-sirius.mp3

Keli and Alice were sensitive children who eventually grew and matured into neurotic adults. In this episode they each recount four books or movies that messed with their young, fragile minds – sometimes scarring them for life. In this episode they’ll explain how almost anything – from green ribbons, to songs about cavemen, to Muppets – can be scary. Mild spoilers related to stories you probably don’t care about. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/body-sock-kids-vfinal-ab.mp3

O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou the absolute worst? Let us count the ways. In this SnarkNotes episode, Keli and Alice take the time to discuss heroes (and couples) that the general public romanticizes even though they really shouldn’t. They argue that the romantic heroes of classic literature are seriously lacking. Romeo is a player. Healthcliff is a sociopath. Gatsby isn’t exactly “great”. All in all, a stand up group of guys. Spoiler warning. This episode touches on major plot points in Romeo & Juliet, Wuthering Heights, and the Great Gatsby. (You’ll never guess how Romeo & Juliet ends. Minds will be blown.) https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/romantic-zeroes-edited-version.mp3

Dystopian literature was all fun and games until Trump got elected. Now, terrifying hypotheticals feel a little too real. In this episode of Snarknotes, Keli and Alice discuss what they like about dystopian literature before counting down the plots that seem most likely to happen given our current political climate. Warning: this episode is dark and full of spoilers. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dystopian-future-v-to-edit-2.mp3

You may not be able to go home again, but you can go back to Hogwarts. Whether or not you should is a different matter entirely. Keli and Alice discuss their long established love for Harry Potter before laying out some grievances with the Cursed Child. Draco / Harry and Harry / Hermione fans beware – we think both your ships are batshit insane. Please expect copious amounts of love for Scorpious Malfoy – the lovable cinnamon roll the Harry Potter fandom needs, but does not deserve. Listen here! Spoilers, spoilers everywhere. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2-cursed-child-v-to-edit.mp3  

It is a truth rarely acknowledged, that the best Darcy is a socially awkward Darcy. In SnarkNotes’ pilot episode Keli and Alice discuss the many ways that Pride & Prejudice’s Mr. Darcy is incredibly, painfully, awkward. Here at SnarkNotes each cringe-worthy moment makes us (love, love) love him all the more ardently. Judge for yourself just how socially inept Darcy can be and whether you like him better that way. Listen here and comment below! As always, please expect spoilers. https://snarknotespodcast.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1-pride-prejudice-v-to-edit.mp3