The Great Obsession

0:00 General Updates

7:41 Books:

• Ice planet barbarians by Ruby Dixon (spoilers from 12:43-14:32)
• Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance

21:07 Movies:

• One Night Only 
• The End of Oak Street
• A Cinderella Story
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

33:25 TV

• Sterling Point 
• Summer House S10
• West Wing

52:00 Music:

• Phoebe Bridgers

57:53

• Disney convention
• RHOSLC 
• Sense and Sensibility 
• Verity trailer
• Coyote vs Acme
• Wicker
• Gilmore Girls Documentary
• Practical Magic 2
• Heated Rivalry

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(04:20) Books

• The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
• A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings

(19:02) Movies

• Spiderman: Brand New Day
• Toy Story 5

(31:014) TV

• Witch Hat Atelier
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Dandadan
• Summer House S9

(42:41) Music

• Djo concert review
• Gracie Abrams - Daughter From Hell
• Charli XCX - Music, Fashion, Film

(54:49) News

• Love Island S7 breakups: Nicolandria, Clarke & Taylor
• Percy Jackson S3 releasing in November
• Cheetah Girls and Camp Rock reboots - why?
• Lollapalooza
• Ken Jennings is NOT transphobic!
• Earle Meets World coming to Netflix Sept 4
• One Night Only releasing this weekend
• Jimothy
• Wicker movie coming Oct 23

The Song of Achilles by Madeline is a great summer read and primer for the Odyssey. However, it is not (despite what other readers have claimed) a perfect book to cry to.

0:00 - Spoiler Free Discussion

4:17 - One Minute Review - spoiler free

7:03 - Spoiler Discussion

Rating: 6.75/10

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(01:39) Books

• The Other Bennet Sister
• Circe

(09:33) Movies

• The Odyssey
• The Invite
• Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die
• Memento
• Cinderella (2015)

(35:50) TV

• Love Island Finale
• Summer House S8

(42:55) News

• Emily Bader to play Mia Hamm in new movie
• Minions & Monsters is reportedly really good?

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We're just over halfway through the year so it's time to check in! How many times can we talk about Obsession before RiLee finally caves and watches it? Stay tuned...

(06:28) Books

• Blood Over Bright Haven
• Winterkeep

(15:06) Movies

• Project Hail Mary
• Send Help
• Honorable Mention: Obsession

(20:29) TV

• Off Campus
• Honorable Mention: Heated Rivalry and Normal People

(33:40) Music

• Wor$t Girl in America
• Honorable Mention: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
• You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love

(37:50) Pop Culture

• Knicks win
• Taylor Frankie Paul’s Bachelorette cancellation
• The Traitors
• Summer House Amanda/West scandal
• Bunny Bowl
• Empty Netters drama
• Taylor Swift wedding

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(08:21) Reading Report

• My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
• Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood
• Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

(19:43) Movies

• Supergirl
• Toy Story 5
• Voicemails for Isabel 

(28:48) TV

• Every Year After
• Love Island USA S8
• Summer House S7
• America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders S3

(53:24) Music

• Kiki about celebrity DJs

(55:11) News 

• Taylor Frankie Paul season airing this month according to TMZ
• Hannah Berner botox shenanigans
• Taylor Swift wedding

(01:06:38) Release Radar

• The Invite (July 10) 
• The Odyssey (July 17)
• Spiderman: Brand New Day (July 31)
• Gracie Abrams - Daughter from Hell (July 17 2026)
• Charli XCX Music, Fashion, Film (July 24 2026)
• Ariana Grande - Petal (July 31)

Ready for some big masculine energy and feet fetishes? Yea neither were we, but here we are. For June books club we read Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman.

0:00: Spoiler Free Discussion

24:07: One minute reviews 

29:49: Spoiler Discussion 

Rating: 5.5/10

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We have officially hit summer busy season!!!!

5:09 Books:

• Paradise Entombed by Lauren Huxley 

9:15 Movies:

• Masters of the universe 
• Disclosure Day 
• White Chicks

16:49 TV:

• Summer House
• Below Deck Med
• Knicks/World Cup
• Love island

41:03 Music:

• Taylor Swift and Toy Story
• Beaches - No Hard Feelings
• INJI
• Kim Petras - Detour
• Baby Gorgeous by Lisa Barlow
• Ola Doll Anthem - Olandria
• Big Sis 

50:43 News and Release Radar

• Americas Sweethearts: DCC making the team 
• House of the Dragon (June 21)
• One Night Only (August) 
• The Love Hypothesis (September)
• Evelyn Hugo movie (2027)
• Emily Henry new book (Summer 2027)
• God of the Woods movie starring Maya Hawke (2027) 

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We needed new Olivia Rodrigo so bad and we are FEASTING. In today's episode we're reviewing the album song by song. And if you haven't listened to this album in your car with volume up, we highly recommend this experience.

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If you see us listening to these songs....it's a cry for help. Also, bonus content where we spend way too much time talking about our love of Napoleon Dynamite.

Hormonally Driven Heartbreak/I’m in Pain

• I can’t make you love me by Bonnie Raitt (Sam)
• Last Kiss by Taylor Swift (Sam)
• Falling by Harry Styles (Sam)
• TV by Billie Eilish (RiLee)
• Funeral by Phoebe Bridgers (RiLee)
• Hoax by Taylor Swift (RiLee)
• Tunnel under Ocean Boulevard album by Lana Del Ray (RiLee)

Sobbing in the Shower

• One Step Up (Live) by Kenny Chesney (Sam)
• Delta by Crosby, Stills, and Nash (Sam)
• Funeral by Phoebe Bridgers (Sam)
• Talk Me Down by Troy Sivan (Sam)

Homesick for my Youth/Nostalgic, but in a sinister way

• Stole my Heart by One Direction (RiLee)
• She Used to be Mine (from the musical Waitress) (Sam)
• What was I Made For by Billie Eilish (Sam)
• Sad Girls by Jillian Jacquline (Sam)
• Story of my Life by One Direction (Sam)
• Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens (RiLee)
• Into the Ocean by Blue October (RiLee)
• Ketchum ID by Boy Genius (RiLee) 

Raging at the World/Rage

• Gasoline by Halsey (Sam)
• Praying by Kesha (Sam)
• Popular Monster by Falling in Reverse (RiLee)

RiLee’s Anxiety Song

• Calm Down by Selena Gomez, REMA

Bonus: Songs that seem like Red Flags, but aren’t

• TTPD Anthology by Taylor Swift

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