SparkNotes

Type: Company

As of November 2026, SparkNotes has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Rotten Mango (Nov 2025).

SparkNotes, originally part of a website called The Spark, is a company started by Harvard students Sam Yagan, Max Krohn, Chris Coyne, and Eli Bolotin in 1999 that originally provided study guides for literature, poetry, history, film, and philosophy. Later on, SparkNotes expanded to provide study guides for a number of other subjects, including biology, chemistry, economics, health, math, physics, and sociology. Until 2022, when SparkNotes Plus, a paid service, released, SparkNotes did not char

SparkNotes at a glance
Mentioned in1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026)
First heardNov 2025 on Rotten Mango
Websitesparknotes.com

Who talks about SparkNotes on podcasts?

SparkNotes came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Rotten Mango.

What is SparkNotes mentioned alongside?

SparkNotes is most often mentioned alongside Glen Close, Dick Sporting Goods and Rotten Mango.

Mentioned together: Glen Close, Dick Sporting Goods, Rotten Mango, Donald C. Murphy, Adam Grant, Angela Solomon, Jeffrey Dahmer, Dr. Mo Hannah, soap, cell phone