The Great Obsession

(02:13) Reading Report 

• Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

(06:10) Movies 

• The Mandalorian and Grogu
• Obsession 
• The Sheep Detectives

(22:38) TV 

• Summer House S6
• Fruits Basket

(29:00) Music & Podcasts

• Off Campus playlist - Maude Latour, Chloe Keisha, The Beaches, Bea, G Flip
• Chase Icon
• INJI
• Maisie Peters - Florescence
• Lions Led By Donkeys podcast

(50:25) News 

• Love Island cast already having drama
• Toy Story Taylor Swift rumors
• Disclosure Day - June 12
• Supergirl - June 26
• Office Romance (Netflix) - June 5
• Voicemails for Isabelle (Netflix) - June 19
• Every Year After - June 10
• Your Fault London - June 17
• Film adaptation of Addie LaRue in the works
• The Midnight Library adaptation will star Florence Pugh
• The Magician’s Nephew moved to Feb 2027
• New albums coming - The Beaches and Olivia Rodrigo
• Dean and Allie will be the stars of Off Campus S2, but didn't we know that?

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Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke has been popping up everywhere and we had to know what the hype was about. Turns out, the hype? Maybe fake. We did not love this book, but it did give us plenty to discuss. If you like this episode I recommend listening to our Is Romance Class Fantasy? episode.

0:00 Spoiler Free review and author discussion 

20:09 One Minute Reviews

22:58 Spoiler Discussion

Rating: 4.5/10

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(04:24) Reading Report

• Devout by David Archuleta

(06:53) Movies

• The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Sheep Detectives
• Remarkably Bright Creatures

(15:32) TV

• Off Campus
• Noah Kahan: Out of Body
• Winter House S1 and Summer House S6

(44:25) Music

• Kacey Musgraves - The Middle of Nowhere
• Grace Ives - Girlfriend
• Big Sis
• Charli XCX - Rock Music

(52:50) Release Radar & News

• Ariana Grande and Gracie Abrams announce albums out this summer
• Harry Styles tour begins, discourse ensues
• Alchemised film adaptation moving forward
• Met gala thoughts
• Elle the TV show looks bad
• LOVE ISLAND ON JUNE 2ND!!!!!!!!!!

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We finally got this episode out! Better late than never, here is our April book club read - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.

• 0:00 Spoiler Free Review
• 24:05 Spoiler Free One-Minute Reviews
• 28:02 Spoiler Discussion

Rating: 7/10

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WE'RE BACK! We have much to discuss, especially in the reality TV and release radar department.

(08:07) TV

• Summer House S5

**Spoilers for the whole season, we did a bit of a deep dive.

(28:57) Reading Report

• Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

(31:05) Movies

• Baywatch
• You, Me & Tuscany
• Speed Racer

**Spoilers for You, Me & Tuscany from (33:26) - (37:52).

(43:07) Release Radar and News

• Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Orange County announced
• MET Gala upcoming
• Ariana Grande new album announced
• Yesteryear discourse
• Heated Rivalry S2 news
• Off Campus
• Fourth Wing adaptation news
• Remarkably Bright Creatures adaptation this week
• Dylan O'Brien and Lewis Pullman to star in "erotic thriller"
• Lola Tung to star in sapphic soccer film "Ripe"

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Welcome to our mid-month check in! How is it already almost May?

(06:25) Reading Report

• Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore

(15:43) Movies

• You, Me & Tuscany
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
• Mrs. Doubtfire
• The Dead Poets Society
• Batman and Robin
• Beach Read casting news

(36:48) TV

• Summer House S3 and S4

(48:59) Music

• Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead
• CMAT - Eurocountry

(59:25) Release Radar

• Noah Kahan - The Great Divide
• The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Pop Culture Jeopardy S2

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We put our thinking caps on for this discussion and dive into the question of what makes a romance GOOD and what does it mean about society? Are we all just looking to indulge in the fantasy of a vulnerable man??

5:40: Current state of the Romance genre discussion

11:15: Spoiler warning for ACOTAR

Additional topics/spoilers: Pride & Prejudice and Heated Rivalry

12:15: Is Romance a Class Fantasy? Discussion

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Thank God March is over!!! Here's everything we read, watched and listened to, without spoilers.

(04:03) Reading Report

• Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
• 1984 by George Orwell

**Spoilers for 1984 and Animal Farm from (12:13) - (15:08).

(18:39) Movies

• Forbidden Fruits
• The Big Lebowski
• Pizza Movie
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
• The Drama
• Hoppers
• Crazy Stupid Love

(38:07) TV

• Love Overboard
• Real Housewives of Rhode Island
• Summer House
• The Pitt 

(57:56) Music

• Raye - This Music May Contain Hope
• BTS - ARIRANG
• Robyn - Sexistential
• Snail Mail - Ricochet
• Slayyyter - WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA

(1:10:42) Release Radar

• Noah Kahan - The Great Divide
• You, Me & Tuscany
• Mother Mary
• Michael
• The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Euphoria
• Love Island Beyond The Villa
• New Sarah J. Maas books announcement

For our March book club we read Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang and had a fantastic time. This is one of the best books we've read all year.

0:00 - Spoiler Free Review

11:07 - Spoiler Free One-Minute Reviews

20:44 - Spoiler Discussion

Rating: 8.75/10

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It's finally here! Today we're reviewing the Project Hail Mary film adaptation, one of our most anticipated movie releases of the year. And IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT.

This episode covers the film adaptation only. Our review of the book by Andy Weir is here: Project Hail Mary | a marvel movie of a book (complimentary)

Spoilers begin at (22:46).

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