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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…

Snatched!


    • Jul 30, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 8m AVG DURATION
    • 61 EPISODES


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    Love and Freindship [sic]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 70:05


    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.

    A Tale of Two White Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2018 55:19


    Carolyn recounts her "8 Days of Harry Styles" then talk about peak white feminism (TW: discussion of sexual misconduct)

    Happy Birthday, Carolyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2018 83:36


    Feeling itchy, call your doctor cuz Pisces season was in *full* effect during the recording of this show.

    Wakanda is a Thirst Trap

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 61:12


    We went to Wakanda together, and we can't shut up about it.

    Greatest Episode Ever

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 88:07


    This is the greatest show we have ever recorded. And I'm not just saying that because I forgot what we even talked about

    Hope Dies at the End

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 86:02


    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.

    Brown Skin White Feelings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2017 67:07


    When hurricanes come and go. Carolyn explains Taylor Swift to Will (still, who is she?). When brown people have white feelings.

    400 Years of Dreckitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2017 80:15


    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.

    Something Wicked This Way Dabs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 66:50


    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...

    Green Eggs and BROCCOLI

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2016 56:28


    I forget what we talked about

    #NoMoreMayo2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2016 47:53


    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.

    Nihilist Guide to White Supremacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2016 86:46


    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.

    The Nihilist Guide to White Supremacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2016 86:46


    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.

    Perfecting Fuckshit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2016 56:29


    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.

    For Bisexuals Who Have Considered Young Thug/ When Jeffery Is Enuf

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2016 59:26


    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!

    What to Expect When A Racist Might Be President

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2016 56:09


    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.

    Lord of the Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2016 63:04


    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

    Being Dumb is No Excuse

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2016 69:54


    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!

    Someone Wretched This Way Comes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2016 64:26


    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

    This Bridge Called My Patience

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2016 75:17


    Attack of the white gays. Attack of the white feminists! Attack of the white hot anger cuz YALL STILL SLEEPING ON CARLY RAE JEPSEN

    The Art of Dumbassery

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2016 75:14


    Another week, another set of dumbass white people--the post-Olympics edition!

    Swift Day's Journey Into Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2016 73:38


    "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"

    Where the Wild T'ings Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016 71:23


    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.

    Extremely Loud and Incredibly Dumb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2016 53:05


    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.

    Argentine? Nah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2016 76:00


    Brexit-Messi-Rinse-Repeat

    Bah, Humbug

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2016 32:49


    This week's episode is super short--much like our patience. And our tempers.

    Bravery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2016 81:40


    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

    How to Slowly Kill Your Fans and Others in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2016 72:06


    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?

    The Unbearable Whiteness of Dating

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2016 81:11


    This week, we discuss our weather-related homesickness, fangirl over Kpop, and exchange stories of Barbarella encounters while giving dubiously excellent romantic advice.

    Zimmerman Must Go

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2016 67:57


    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!

    Apocalypse Soon Come

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2016 54:47


    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.

    Cheetah Girls, Raven Kings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2016 65:17


    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.

    Fall of the House of HOVA

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2016 79:19


    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?

    Norton Anthology of American Petty

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2016 74:40


    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.

    27 Dumbass Questions...and a Dead Sparrow (no pear trees)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2016 69:57


    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."

    Britney, I'm Dying

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2016 59:06


    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.

    Mall Slanders

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2016 57:22


    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.

    Go Tell it on the Millennial Luddite Mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2016 71:53


    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.

    #BUTWHY

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2016 74:01


    This week we just have a lot of feelings. Ranting ahead.

    Up From Savagery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2016 47:00


    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.

    A Greenzo in the Sun

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2016 74:39


    On the eve of Carolyn's field exam, we record our 20th episode! We talk about misogynoir, The People Vs. OJ Simpson, and Drumpf.

    Light Skin, Black Mask

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2016 78:01


    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?).

    Patois and Prejudice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2016 74:07


    This week, we do some "Work", Talk #FreeKe$ha and drag Taylor (again). Plus, we comment on your comments!

    Narrative of the Life of Antonin Scalia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2016 53:54


    Scalia is dead. People come for Beyonce. We come for them.

    The TransFORMATION; or, a Story of Snatched Edges

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2016 85:17


    This week, Will accesses his inner Potterphile and we discuss the beauty of Beyonce's latest release.

    A Confederacy of Pop Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2016 62:52


    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.

    Tinker Tumblr Severus Spy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2015 60:41


    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'.

    50 Shades of Stop Writing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 59:57


    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.

    Pudd'nhead Rachel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2015 79:04


    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.

    Iggy, Girl of the Zzzzz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2015 57:19


    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.

    The Fall of the House of Duggar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2015 84:01


    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.

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