Snatched! features Will and Carolyn, two graduate students who bring an academic perspective to hot topics. Covering issues ranging from pop culture to pop music to black music to black perspectives on politics, their conversational style is an easy, yet engaging listen. If you enjoy some intellectu…
This week, we do a deep dive into friendship--what it means to us, what makes it queer, why it matters, and some ways it can go very wrong.
Carolyn recounts her "8 Days of Harry Styles" then talk about peak white feminism (TW: discussion of sexual misconduct)
Feeling itchy, call your doctor cuz Pisces season was in *full* effect during the recording of this show.
We went to Wakanda together, and we can't shut up about it.
This is the greatest show we have ever recorded. And I'm not just saying that because I forgot what we even talked about
The weather has us extra-salty these days, and it's a read. We talk MTVs Catfish, and Carolyn wasn't prepared. We also discussed the recent season of Insecure, our first literary crushes, and dispense some shady bitch advice on karma.
When hurricanes come and go. Carolyn explains Taylor Swift to Will (still, who is she?). When brown people have white feelings.
This week we went full stream of consciousness. We talk wrapping up our summers, top Austin hits (and misses), and shower you with a little advice. And in #stopwhypipo2017 we talk last weekend in Charlottesville, and the bullshit that is centrism in the face of Nazis. Rest In Power, Heather Heyer.
525,600 minutes since our last recording and you were counting every one of them. We're back for a summer special. Will is back from a college reunion, Carolyn ups her blerd game, Sense8 was cancelled, and family, well...
This week, we chat about dog life, talk post-election pettiness, catching up on Insecure, and Beyonce's CMA performance before Carolyn lays out a plan for whypipo to stop being the worst.
This is as close to an episode on nihilism as you're gonna get, sweetie. Also covered: XM radio, IBS, the political shitshow that is America, Grey's Anatomy.
This is as close to an episode on nihilism as you're gonna get, sweetie. Also covered: XM radio, IBS, the political shitshow that is America, Grey's Anatomy.
Y'all this election is almost over. This week, we chat about some carefree #blackgirlmagic, The Obamas' speeches that gave us life, and we dissect the white nonsense of political bumper stickers.
Every dog has her day - Carolyn listens to Young Thug - Will finds time to watch Luke Cage - Donald T---p is a disgusting dirt snake of a candidate - National Coming Out Day is an exhausting imperialist enterprise!
This week, we discuss Luke Cage (spoilers will be next week!), check back in on the "Walking Cheeto", and revel in the black love of #foreverduncan.
Running through the 6 with our grad school woes. The 1st "presidential" "debate" left us feeling some type of way. TW: this episode we discuss an article published by a survivor of domestic abuse
This week, we cover Wells Fargo vs. Elizabeth Warren, Trump and the cops who support him, and the true meaning of TMI. We also begin talking about Brangelina and end up discussing the ethics of spanking. Enjoy!
This week, we update y'all on our grad school progress, discuss the horror that is Austin slumlords, and Carolyn whips Will's ass over Parks and Rec. We also chat about Hillary cinton and the bullshit of being a woman in politics. #treatyoself
Attack of the white gays. Attack of the white feminists! Attack of the white hot anger cuz YALL STILL SLEEPING ON CARLY RAE JEPSEN
Another week, another set of dumbass white people--the post-Olympics edition!
"Bitch I'm back, by popular demand" - Messy Mia Carolyn and Will reunite after a 3 week hiatus. Much like a frustrated mother coming back home after leaving her kids alone all day, the amount of mess we have to talk about makes us wanna slap somebody. Mess included: receipts on Taylor Swift, Simone Biles stunts on the world, and the new Netflix original hit "Stranger Things"
Blaxit = Black folk exiting this godforsaken country. Campus Carry = what happens when texas gets too big for its breeches. Lasagna = a dish that does NOT contain mashed potatoes. BLM = bae.
This week, we talk old money, old weather, our quarter-life crises and 4th of July experiences. We also discuss the unrest in Baghdad, Istanbul, and Dallas over the last week.
This week's episode is super short--much like our patience. And our tempers.
During this week's recording, Will and Carolyn break their silence on a tacitly risque subject, followed by a check in on Copa America and the NBA Finals, and ending with some thoughts on the Orlando shooting
What makes a for a good TV show? What's a fandom? What's a Barrio Run? Why are Carolyn's dogs so fussy? Oh, and on a serious note, What y'all think of our new segment?
This week, we discuss our weather-related homesickness, fangirl over Kpop, and exchange stories of Barbarella encounters while giving dubiously excellent romantic advice.
Will's shares some insights and observations from his first venture into Brooklyn as a grown up. George Zimmerman and white privilege get checked. Also the Nerd Fighter concert was lit!
This week we keep it casual and talk Drake's accent woes, upcoming vacations, concerts, and EMPs, the heat death of the universe, and the daily trials of Austin life.
North Carolina tried it but the USDOJ clapped back hard. We bask in the glory that is the benediction of a new Young Adult series being added to Carolyn's favorites list. And Will shares his Top 5 favorite albums.
This week, we discuss the introduction of our newest #shadequeen at the White House Correspondents Dinner, talk health (and why we dgaf), and say even more about Lemonade because what else would we do with our time?
Prince is gone and we feel some type of way. Other things we reckon with: Lil' Kim and hotep responses to her recent selfies; "Man Island" and minimum orgasm requisites; Minnesota (?). And Carolyn considers ending her break from shading and Will can't wait.
This time, we talk astrological uncertainty, Buzzfeed and their racist bullshit video, and Will's ongoing YA awakening. We've also got your recommended daily dose of "bitch, please."
Austin weather tried it with us today, but we pushed through to talk Bechdel tests, Britney Spears' eternal relevance, and the end of the civilization as we know it by way of Carolyn's Amazon Prime Box.
This week, Will talks his foray into the fashion world, Carolyn discusses her weekend of blackness, and we consider our philosophical and scatological life choices.
Basically a meditation on being a millennial Luddite on Carolyn's part, and a care-free black boy on Will's. Topics included: easy-bake ovens, Frisbees, and traveling while nihilist.
If you love to hate-watch April Kepner and Owen Hunt from Grey's Anatomy be human trash then this episode's intro is for you. Carolyn talks about life after field examinations and Will is finally given the pat on the back he's waited for his entire miserable life. Also #memehistory is the gem we've all been waiting for.
On the eve of Carolyn's field exam, we record our 20th episode! We talk about misogynoir, The People Vs. OJ Simpson, and Drumpf.
We welcome our first special guest on the show, Avonelle, Carolyn's sister! We get to talkin' bout PA (that's what Pennsylvanians call Pennsylvania), Zoe Saldana playing Nina Simone (Oh, boy), and the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy (why?).
This week, we do some "Work", Talk #FreeKe$ha and drag Taylor (again). Plus, we comment on your comments!
Scalia is dead. People come for Beyonce. We come for them.
This week, Will accesses his inner Potterphile and we discuss the beauty of Beyonce's latest release.
Snatched is back. 2015 left Carolyn and Will damn near edgeless, but with new growth comes new recordings. Nihilism, Zayn Malik's "real" music, Carly Rae Jepsen, and much much more.
Fandoms. Slash Fic. Fuck boys and grad school. In this show Carolyn and Will dive deep into the abyss that is their fandoms. But don't worry. They also partake in some good ol' fashion snatchin'.
In a predictable move E.L. James takes their most successful/problematic saga in a new direction. Mykki Blanco embodies the truest meaning of courage. Amherst alumna kickstart a campaign for girls.
McKinney, Texas, and Rachel Dolezal. LeBron James and Lionel Messi. Romeo and Juliet. This week the world just really embraced its messy-side but bear with us because it is all Snatched-worthy material.
This Week, we talk Caitlyn Jenner's celebratory photo spread, the unfortunate convergence of Britney and Iggy, and the problem of rape culture at Amherst College.
This week, Ireland passes marriage equality, the depressing saga of the Duggar Family is discussed, Carolyn blows Will's mind with a theology lesson, and they review Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway.