The Great Obsession

By RiLee and SamArts Books

The Great Obsession episodes

May 28, 2024 THE FAMILIAR | spanish inquisition, but make it rAnDoM
This book dares ask the question... can you survive the Spanish Inquisition thru ~the power of love~? Welcome to our May book club! We're reviewing The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo, and this shit is in different areas...possibly too many.

This episode contains spoilers for all of The Familiar. We also vaguely reference themes & characters in Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone series and Six of Crows duology, but no outright spoilers for those.

Rating: 6 / 10

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1 hr 10 min
May 21, 2024 PERSONAL BOOK LORE W/ BEAKMARKS | twilight fanfic & feminist awakenings
Our friend Erin (AKA bookstagrammer @Beakmarks) joins us to share the books that radicalized, sexually awakened, and deeply moved her so much they're now part of her personal lore! Come for a good laugh and stay for some fantastic book recommendations. We also talk early 2010s Tumblr, deconstructing Mormonism, and committing plagiarism in elementary school.

Full List of Books Mentioned
Erin's Bookstagram: @beakmarks
Erin's Goodreads: Beakmarks

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1 hr 27 min
May 14, 2024 TAYLOR TUESDAY | Eras Tour Paris, TTPD set
The Eras Tour is BACK baby, and there are some major changes. We breakdown all the changes, our thoughts on the new TTPD set, and what we think it all means.

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1 hr 22 min
May 07, 2024 VIBE CHECK | ttpd updates, challengers + more
It's a new month, and we're starting a new series on this podcast! This is a spoiler-free rundown of everything we've been into lately. We're changing the structure of this podcast to create more consistency - tune in to hear more about what you can expect on The Great Obsession going forward!

May's Discussion Topics:
00:00 New episode structure & schedule
05:08 Tortured Poets / Anthology updates
23:00 Challengers
42:36 The Idea of You
51:48 The Fall Guy
55:38 Miscellaneous kiki

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1 hr 2 min
April 30, 2024 BEACH READ | a surprising lack of beach
We finally take the leap into romantic fiction and Emily Henry. Tune in to hear us discuss the reasons Sonya should be punched in the face, the questionable locations of sex, and the shaming of RiLee for not knowing any Nicholas Sparks.

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1 hr 5 min
April 23, 2024 TTPD & THE ANTHOLOGY | review + breakdown
Come one, come all, it's happening again INDEED! Taylor Swift is back with a double album that's immediately a sacred text in this establishment. We're sharing our early interpretations of The Tortured Poets Department & The Anthology with a top-level approach, exploring some themes that run through the album(s) as a whole, then digging into specific songs we believe to be standouts.

Link to RiLee's song-by-song reaction and breakdown: @rileerosetta > "TTPD reaction" story highlight

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1 hr 30 min
April 16, 2024 MEDIA THAT SHAPED US | but in a bad way
This episode started out as fun spoiler free ride and turned into RiLee and Sam confessing their childhood fears. Tune in to find out what movies we lied about enjoying and what required elementary school reading left us horrified. (Note this episode is not scary but we do discuss things that scare us so maybe don't listen right before bed???)

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1 hr 35 min
April 09, 2024 THE PRISONER'S THRONE | oh we're scheming again!
So...we said this book would be dual POV and it was not. Why did we make that up? Either way, we're in Oak's head now AND we're back in Elfhame, baby!!! Political conspiracies abound! Family dynamics are crazy as ever! We're soooo back.

This episode contains spoilers for The Stolen Heir and the Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black, as well as the entire Folk of the Air trilogy: The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, and The Queen of Nothing.

Rating: 7.25 / 10

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1 hr 6 min
April 02, 2024 THE STOLEN HEIR | fun, but in a twisted way?
We're not sure which way goat legs bend, but we love Oak's little horns and Wren's entire blue monster girl vibe. Now that Sam has finally read The Stolen Heir, there's much to discuss as RiLee has been sitting on her thoughts for a year!

This episode contains spoilers for The Stolen Heir by Holly Black, as well as the entire Folk of the Air trilogy. That includes The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, and The Queen of Nothing. There are NO spoilers for The Prisoner's Throne as we haven't read it yet.

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1 hr 5 min
March 26, 2024 SMASH OR PASS | i can fix him
Here is another (almost) spoiler free episode where RiLee and Sam play Smash or Pass with some truly off the wall fictional characters and literary tropes. Warning this episode is 60% laughter and 40% yapping.

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1 hr 18 min

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Got an all-consuming obsession you NEED to talk about? We know the feeling. With fun little drinks in hand, join best friends RiLee & Sam as we discuss our recent fixations and long-term…