web01.fireside.fm Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:20:15 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Snark Factor - Episodes Tagged with “Netflix” https://thesnarkfactor.fireside.fm/tags/netflix Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:00:00 -0400 The Snark Factor is a weekly show that airs on WAAM Talk 1600AM, 92.7FM Ann Arbor. You'll hear unusual takes on the latest news and entertainment from host Fingers Malloy. Sarah Smith and The Snark Factor Players join in on this unique talk show. en episodic The Snark Factor is a weekly show that airs on WAAM Talk 1600AM, 92.7FM Ann Arbor. Fingers Malloy The Snark Factor is a weekly show that airs on WAAM Talk 1600AM, 92.7FM Ann Arbor. You'll hear unusual takes on the latest news and entertainment from host Fingers Malloy. Sarah Smith and The Snark Factor Players join in on this unique talk show. no Fingers Malloy fingerstmalloy@gmail.com Ceasefires, Cage Fights, and Cable Bills https://thesnarkfactor.fireside.fm/ceasefires-cage-fights-cable-bills 85867ef7-778f-43e0-85bf-d0b26fdc1521 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:00:00 -0400 Fingers Malloy full Fingers Malloy Fingers and Sarah break down the chaos around Trump, Iran, and the ever-shifting media reaction, from ceasefire confusion to the now-familiar cycle of panic, reversal, and hot takes. They talk about criticism from the right, the possibility of regime change, and why so much of modern political coverage feels more like performance than analysis. Also in the episode: Hunter Biden’s bizarre challenge to the Trump sons, the pay-to-play nonsense of social media, streaming services becoming just as expensive and frustrating as cable, the sad state of late-night TV, and a reminder not to trust the mailbox with your tax return at the last second. It’s foreign policy, media theater, culture decline, and a little tax panic for dessert. 49:27 no Donald Trump’s on-again off-again posture toward Iran gives Fingers and Sarah plenty to work with, from mock “exclusive audio” of the negotiations to the media’s instant pivot from predicting apocalypse to calling Trump weak the second the tone changed. They get into the shaky ceasefire talk, oil prices dropping fast, criticism from the right, and the bigger question of whether this turns into another endless conflict or something very different. Also in this episode: the online outrage machine, engagement farming on X, Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, Alex Jones, and why hot takes have become their own broken economy. Then the conversation swings to Hunter Biden challenging the Trump sons to a cage match, the rising cost and shrinking value of streaming services, the strange disappearance of movies from platforms you already pay for, the collapse of late-night TV as we knew it, and a last-minute warning for anyone still mailing in a tax return at the deadline. It’s foreign policy, media absurdity, social media nonsense, pop culture decline, and tax-season panic. A very normal week. Donald Trump’s on-again off-again posture toward Iran gives Fingers and Sarah plenty to work with, from mock “exclusive audio” of the negotiations to the media’s instant pivot from predicting apocalypse to calling Trump weak the second the tone changed. They get into the shaky ceasefire talk, oil prices dropping fast, criticism from the right, and the bigger question of whether this turns into another endless conflict or something very different.

Also in this episode: the online outrage machine, engagement farming on X, Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, Alex Jones, and why hot takes have become their own broken economy. Then the conversation swings to Hunter Biden challenging the Trump sons to a cage match, the rising cost and shrinking value of streaming services, the strange disappearance of movies from platforms you already pay for, the collapse of late-night TV as we knew it, and a last-minute warning for anyone still mailing in a tax return at the deadline.

It’s foreign policy, media absurdity, social media nonsense, pop culture decline, and tax-season panic. A very normal week.

]]> Donald Trump’s on-again off-again posture toward Iran gives Fingers and Sarah plenty to work with, from mock “exclusive audio” of the negotiations to the media’s instant pivot from predicting apocalypse to calling Trump weak the second the tone changed. They get into the shaky ceasefire talk, oil prices dropping fast, criticism from the right, and the bigger question of whether this turns into another endless conflict or something very different.

Also in this episode: the online outrage machine, engagement farming on X, Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, Alex Jones, and why hot takes have become their own broken economy. Then the conversation swings to Hunter Biden challenging the Trump sons to a cage match, the rising cost and shrinking value of streaming services, the strange disappearance of movies from platforms you already pay for, the collapse of late-night TV as we knew it, and a last-minute warning for anyone still mailing in a tax return at the deadline.

It’s foreign policy, media absurdity, social media nonsense, pop culture decline, and tax-season panic. A very normal week.

]]> The Snark Factor is Back! Inflation, Baby Formula and Computer Chip Shortages, Norm Macdonald's Comedy Special and MAGA TV? Episode 1299 https://thesnarkfactor.fireside.fm/the-snark-factor-is-back-inflation-baby-formula-and-computer-chip-shortages-norm-macdonald-comedy-special-maga-tv-episode-1299 be573760-93d6-4467-87d9-1703fae72f26 Fri, 13 May 2022 09:00:00 -0400 Fingers Malloy full Fingers Malloy This week, Fingers and Sarah discuss; The new inflation numbers and their impact on families. The baby formula shortage and why it's not being discussed more in the MSM. The computer chip shortage. When will it end? The great Norm Macdonald left us a comedy special. This is exciting. MAGA TV is coming. Wait, MAGA TV? All that and much more on episode 1299 of The Snark Factor. 48:44 no The Snark Factor Podcast is back! While the radio show has been airing Sunday mornings on WAAM (https://www.waamradio.com) 92.7 FM Ann Arbor, Michigan -- the podcast hasn't been available consistently for a long time. Until now... Look for it every Friday morning on your favorite podcast platform. Fingers Malloy (https://twitter.com/fingersmalloy) and Sarah Smith (https://twitter.com/mamaswati) host The Snark Factor Radio Program. This week, Fingers and Sarah discuss; The new inflation numbers and their impact on families. The baby formula shortage and why it's not being discussed more in the MSM. The computer chip shortage. When will it end? The great Norm Macdonald left us a comedy special. This is exciting. MAGA TV is coming. Wait, MAGA TV? Listen to The Snark Factor Sunday mornings on WAAM (https://www.waamradio.com), Ann Arbor. For all things snark, visit www.fingersmalloy.com. Inflation, baby formula, computer chips, comedy, Netflix, The Snark Factor Podcast is back! While the radio show has been airing Sunday mornings on WAAM 92.7 FM Ann Arbor, Michigan -- the podcast hasn't been available consistently for a long time. Until now...

Look for it every Friday morning on your favorite podcast platform.

Fingers Malloy and Sarah Smith host The Snark Factor Radio Program.

This week, Fingers and Sarah discuss;

The new inflation numbers and their impact on families.

The baby formula shortage and why it's not being discussed more in the MSM.

The computer chip shortage. When will it end?

The great Norm Macdonald left us a comedy special. This is exciting.

MAGA TV is coming. Wait, MAGA TV?

Listen to The Snark Factor Sunday mornings on WAAM, Ann Arbor. For all things snark, visit www.fingersmalloy.com.

]]> The Snark Factor Podcast is back! While the radio show has been airing Sunday mornings on WAAM 92.7 FM Ann Arbor, Michigan -- the podcast hasn't been available consistently for a long time. Until now...

Look for it every Friday morning on your favorite podcast platform.

Fingers Malloy and Sarah Smith host The Snark Factor Radio Program.

This week, Fingers and Sarah discuss;

The new inflation numbers and their impact on families.

The baby formula shortage and why it's not being discussed more in the MSM.

The computer chip shortage. When will it end?

The great Norm Macdonald left us a comedy special. This is exciting.

MAGA TV is coming. Wait, MAGA TV?

Listen to The Snark Factor Sunday mornings on WAAM, Ann Arbor. For all things snark, visit www.fingersmalloy.com.

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