The Great Obsession

By RiLee and Sam

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 obsession... more

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The podcast currently has 146 episodes available.

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August 27, 2025 A WITCH'S GUIDE TO MAGICAL INNKEEPING | coming of age, but in your 30s?
Welcome to our August book club! This was the perfect book to get us in a cozy fall mood as we transition to a new season. Whimsy, witches and found family will do it for us every time!

(00:00 - 04:04) Intro & drinks
(04:05 - 13:46) Spoiler-free discussion, 1-minute reviews and initial ratings
(13:47 - 01:02:21) Spoiler discussion & full review

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1h 3min
August 19, 2025LATE SUMMER CHECK IN | costco pls sponsor us
You are showgirl! Im a showgirl! We are all showgirls!!
In this episode we cover our latest thoughts on the Summer I Turned Pretty S3 (through ep 6) and of course, the big T Swift announcement, as well as a roundup of all our anticipated watches and reads over the next month.
7:52: The Summer I Turned Pretty S3 (Contains spoilers for episodes 1-6 of S3, as well as S1 and S2)
36:09 Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl announcement
55:37 Watchlist
55:52 TV
Wednesday part 2 - Sept 3
RHOSLC - Sept 16
Chad Powers - Sept 30
The Hunting Wives (already out)
Perfect Match (already out)
1:00 Movies
Caught Stealing - Aug 29 (Matt smith)
Twinless - Sept 5
Downton Abbey 3 - Sept 12
1:03:35 Books
Katabasis by RF Kuang - Aug 26
Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross - Sept 2 (divine rivals prequel)
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams (already out)

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1h 9min
August 12, 2025 MEDIA THAT MOVED US...ROMANTICALLY | to all the broken boys who yearn
After last week's discussion of sexual awakenings and Speed Racer (2008), our most all-consuming fictional crushes are at the forefront of our minds. We learn things about each other in this episode... RiLee even reads from her middle school diary.

SPOILER WARNINGS: The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot, Percy Jackson & The Olympians series by Rick Riordan, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

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1h 11min
August 05, 2025 AUGUST VIBE CHECK | the girls yearn for speed racer (2008)
This month we have another in-person recording (!!!) accompanied by a bottle of grocery store wine. Enjoy a wide range of topics...

(03:32) READING REPORT: The Counselors by Jessica Goodman
(07:13) WATCH REPORT: F1, Superman, Fantastic Four, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Tron (1982), Kpop Demon Hunters, LuLaRich, Love Island S7, Happy Gilmore 2
(35:50) CHAOS
(43:06) MUSIC: Addison Rae, Justin Bieber - SWAG, Chappell Roan - The Subway, Kpop Demon Hunters, Katseye
(55:30) AUGUST WATCHLIST: The Summer I Turned Pretty S3, Wednesday S2, Perfect Match S3

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57min
July 29, 2025 PROJECT HAIL MARY | a marvel movie of a book (complimentary)
We finally sat down and read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir(slightly too late to avoid movie trailer spoilers)! We discuss the importance of feeling the emotions of a book, loving aliens, and RiLee gets heated while talking linguistics and the fine details of translation work.
Rating: 7/10

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1h 3min
July 22, 2025 WE WERE LIARS SEASON 1 | gut punches and suffering
After much emotional damage, we are here to review season one of We Were Liars on Amazon Prime. And girls, this was GOOD! We're talking characters, casting, favorite scenes, changes from the book to the adaptation, and more.

Discussion and spoilers begin at (8:00). Full spoilers for both the TV series and the book by E. Lockhart.

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1h 33min
July 15, 2025GUESS THE BOOK BY THE REVIEW | plus lightning fun facts
This episode we play a little game of Guess the Book from the book review. Sometimes we get stumped and some reviews are truly unhinged. Play along and let us know if we are incredible at this game or if we totally suck because honestly could be either one.

0:00 How to not get struck by lightening
8:05 Life Updates
11:45 Love Island Spoilers
17:17 Explaining the game Guess the Book
21:26 Finally getting started with the actual game

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1h 4min
July 08, 2025 ATMOSPHERE | taylor jenkins reid has a way with words
Welcome to our belated June book club! Today we're reviewing Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, a longtime favorite author of ours. We're talking the space race, complicated families, favorite side characters, and how this story compares to TJR's other books.

(00:00 - 15:32) Intro & life updates kiki
(15:33 - 27:24) Spoiler-free discussion & initial ratings
(27:24 - end) Spoiler discussion & full review

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1h 14min
July 01, 2025JULY VIBE CHECK | kittens and edm
Surprise! After our impromptu two week break we are back! We have a lot of life updates to share on this one including RiLee's recap of her time at the Electric Forest and a full Love Island debrief.

36:30 Books
Every Summer After by Carly Fortune
For She is Wrath by Emily Varga

44:32 Movies
The last repair shop
The materialists
Howls moving castle
How to train your dragon

57:40 TV
Doctor Who
Americas sweethearts: making the dcc team
Love island
1:16:05 Upcoming:
We were liars
The Ultimatum: queer love
Perfect Match
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Reunion
Music and Podcasts
FATHER FIGURE - Jon Bellion
Virgin - Lorde
Bbno$

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1h 34min
June 10, 2025 WE WERE LIARS | when a twist goes a little too hard
To prepare for the TV series coming out, we read the 2014 Tumblr classic We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. For one of us this was a reread, while the other got to experience that insane twist ending for the first time. Suffice it to say we went on a JOURNEY.

TIME STAMPS: (0:00) Housekeeping & life updates (10:58) 1-minute reviews and non-spoiler discussion (20:37) Full spoiler discussion begins.

RATING: 6.25 / 10

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1h 23min

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