Welcome to our February Book Club episode! This month we read Isola by Allegra Goodman, a historical fiction novel based on the true story of Marguerite de la Rocque. This was a battle for us to start but once it got going it really went off!

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(13:42) 1 minute reviews

(16:30) Spoiler section begins

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Canadian scandals, questionable adaptations, and a discovery of pop/rock foundations.

05:34:68 Books

• Wuthering Heights

13:54:03 Movies:

• Wuthering Heights
• Jazz on a Summer’s Day (Youtube)
• The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
• Train Dreams (Netflix)
• Sentimental Value 
• Frankenstein (Netflix)  

39:38:17 TV:

• The Super Bowl 
• The Olympics
• The Traitors (US) 
• Derry Girls
• How to Get to heaven From Belfast
• Ponies
• The Burbs

1:02:11 Music:

• 23:47:52 Wuthering Heights by Charli XCX
• 2026 Music Exploration Update:
• Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Kinks
• Bad Bunny

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Today we're each sharing 10 songs that made us who we are and defined our taste in other media. One song had teenage RiLee was doing devious behaviors to hear it again, while another had Sam acting out entire stories alone in her bedroom. A lot was exposed on this journey.

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Or, here they are listed:

• Big Star - Kenny Chesney
• Vivaldi's Four Seasons: Winter
• Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra
• You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift
• Only The Beginning Of The Adventure - Harry Gregson-Williams
• Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
• Gotta Be You - One Direction
• Tik Tok - Ke$ha
• American Idiot - Green Day
• One Thing - One Direction
• Wide Open Spaces - The Chicks
• Gasoline - Halsey
• American Secrets - Parachute
• Turbulence - Steve Aoki and Lil Jon
• Take The Box - Amy Winehouse
• Despacito - Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee
• Bodak Yellow - Cardi B
• Levitating - Dua Lipa
• The Last Time I Saw Richard - Joni Mitchell
• Everything I Wanted - Billie Eilish

Honorable Mentions:

• Back In My Body - Maggie Rogers
• Drew Barrymore - SZA
• Pink Pony Club - Chappell Roan
• Love The Way You Lie - Eminem ft. Rihanna
• LA Devotee - Panic! At The Disco
• Girl, So Confusing - Charli XCX ft. Lorde

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9:07:54 Books

• Normal People by Sally Rooney

21:44:41 Movies:

• People we meet on vacation
• One Battle after Another
• The Secret Mall Apartment 
• The Alabama Solution
• HOMECOMING: a film by Beyonce

50:33:16 TV:

• The Traitors (US) 
• Nobody Wants T his 
• Tell Me Lies
• RHOSLC 
• Bridgerton 

1:21:14 Music:

• Aperture by Harry Styles
• Normal People TV soundtrack
• Heated Rivalry TV soundtrack 
• Djo

Upcoming:

• Robyn
• Charli XCX 
• Withering Heights
• Olympics 
• Super bowl

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For some reason we decided today we should rile ourselves up by reading haters' opinions of our favorite books. Fortunately a lot of them were funny, and several raised thought-provoking points we maybe couldn't argue with. We sure did try though.

This episode is mostly spoiler-free, but there are mentions of general themes and characters in some of the books.

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It is our first mid-month vibe check and 2026 is off to a strong start

3:53:55 Books

• The Long Game by Rachel Reid
• Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab 

9:53:76 Movies:

• Wake Up Dead Man - Knives Out 3 
• People We Meet on Vacation
• When Harry Met Sally
• Stranger Things documentary
• My Octopus Teacher

37:27:53 TV:

• Tell Me Lies 
• RHOSLC
• 911 Nashville   
• Chernobyl 
• The Traitors
• Percy Jackson

1:10:32 Music

• Harry Styles album announcement

1:14:36 Watchlist 

• Bridgerton S4 (Jan 29)

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Today we're sharing our 2026 release radar for books, movies, TV and music! This is a SPOILER FREE episode. There is a lot we're looking forward to, but also a lot we will probably read/watch against our will. All titles mentioned are below.

Books:

• Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet
• Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
• The Sun and the Starker by Rachel Griffin
• A Stage Set For Villains by Shannon J. Spann
• Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
• The Summer of Second Chances by K.L. Walther
• American Fantasy by Emma Straub
• The Lion and the Deathless Dark by Carissa Broadbent
• The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig
• Unrivaled by Rachel Reid
• The Last King Of Faerie by Cassandra Clare

Movies:

• The Moment
• Pillion
• Wuthering Heights
• How To Make A Killing
• Project Hail Mary
• Reminders of Him
• The Drama
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
• Michael
• Remarkably Bright Creatures
• The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
• I Love Boosters
• Supergirl
• Disclosure Day
• Toy Story 5
• The Odyssey
• Spiderman: Brand New Day
• Sense And Sensibility
• Verity
• The Social Reckoning
• The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping
• Narnia: The Magician's Nephew
• Dune: Part Three
• The Love Hypothesis
• Heartstopper Forever

TV Shows & Series:

• Bridgerton
• A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms
• Wonder Man
• Scrubs
• Malcolm In The Middle
• Elle
• House Of The Dragon
• The Bear
• Buffy The Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale
• Ted Lasso
• Pride And Prejudice

Music:

• Wuthering Heights by Charli XCX
• Luck...Or Something by Hilary Duff

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Welcome to 2026!!!

7:47 Heated Rivalry book/TV show

24:52 Books

• Till We Have Faces by CS Lewis
• Wuthering Heights
• Careless People by Sarah Win Williams

34:10 Movies: 

• Eternity
• Marty Supreme
• The Housemaid
• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Wuthering Heights 1992

56:48 TV

• Stranger things
• Percy Jackson
• Fleabag 

1:14 Music

• That’s Showbiz Baby by Jade

1:18:45 Release Radar

• People We Meet on Vacation (Jan 9 on Netflix)
• Bridgerton S4 (Jan 9 on Netflix)
• Send Help (Jan 30 in theaters)  
• Twinless (Jan 16 on Hulu)
• Wonder Man (Jan 27 on Disney+)

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It's our favorite time of the year! This episode could also be titled "The Great Obsession Awards" because we have nominees, we have winners, and we have flops. Join us for a roundup of all the most memorable books, movies, TV, and pop culture moments we got from 2025.

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(02:50) Books

(30:07) Movies

(38:31) TV

(01:02:42) Boy of the Year

(01:10:42) Pop Culture

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There were a lot of mixed feelings on this one. We read Rebecca Ross' latest release, Wild Reverence, the prequel to the Divine Rival series.

Rating: 6/10

0:00 - Intro

8:17 - One Minute Reviews (spoiler free)

13:10 - Spoiler Review

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