The Obsession Digression

The Obsession Digression

By Sam Bednarchik and Katie WalkeComedy
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The Obsession Digression episodes

  • Episode 31: "Eating our Popeyes," or Scream 4
    ...in which our Wes Craven season draws to a close. On a high point? A low point? Katie and Sam are at odds. Listen as Katie discusses the use of legos in proving ethical arguments, Sam spends an inordinate amount of time considering figure skating, and both bid farewell to a strange and fun season.
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    1 hr 43 min
  • Episode 30: "Screenshotting Mean Girls," or Red Eye
    …in which we arrive at the...less celebrated portion of Craven's career. This week we discuss Red Eye, Craven's box-office bounce-back after a string of disappointments. We discus Cillian Murphy's (too-symmetrical?) face, Katie yells at birds, and Sam yells at a stranger in the elevator. It's a weird week.
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    1 hr 37 min
  • Episode 29: "Signing Up For Caller ID," or Scream
    ...in which it might seem weird to release a horror-filled episode on Christmas Eve but guys, Scream was a December release! Sam and Katie are both very sleep deprived but Sam still feels the need to review the new Star Wars movie and Katie still reminisces about her Matthew Lillard-related sexual awakening. Both consider the effect of Scream on their own development.
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    1 hr 49 min
  • Episode 27: "Feeling Like a Million Bucks, or The People Under the Stairs"
    …in which Katie and Sam have very different feelings surrounding their Craven-Twin-Peaks crossover—hey there, Big Ed and Nadine! Much like Wes Craven’s other films, we find an abundance symbols and metaphors but no clear way to put them together. (Spoiler alert: we try anyway.)
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    1 hr 22 min
  • Episode 26: "Being Crotchety," or A Nightmare on Elm Street
    ...in which Katie and Sam begin in a sunny place before quickly turning this episode into an opportunity to list all the things that annoy them. Not annoying: Wes Craven's 1984 classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Listen as they discuss where the idea for the film came from, try to parse out the rules of Freddy's dream power, and puzzle over what exactly is hanging in Nancy's kitchen.
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    1 hr 38 min
  • Episode 25: “Being French Fries, or The Hills Have Eyes”
    ...in which we are all over the place. Somehow, Wes Craven's second film invokes discussions of early modern Irish cannibalism, Greek and early Christian mythology, and a dynamite conspiracy in which the film's two dogs are reincarnation of a centuries-old couple. (Well, can you prove it isn't true?)
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    1 hr 29 min
  • Episode 24 - "Baby Crave, or The Last House on the Left"
    ...in which we return! After a brief hiatus, Katie and Sam are back in their respective homes and ready to discuss Wes Craven. Well, Wes Craven and when sauces are and are not appropriate. We discuss what we have in common with Craven, the larger exploitation scene into which his first film arrives, and our love of Home-Alone-ing scenes.
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    1 hr 25 min
  • Episode 23 - "Stealing Dogs for Science," or Short Circuit
    …in which Katie and Sam arrive at the end of season 3, closing somewhat unceremoniously with the E.T. knock-off Short Circuit. Ally Sheedy is on Sam's last nerve, Katie searches in vain for a hint of sex appeal in Steve Guttenberg, and we ask (many times) how we from Escape from New York to here. (We attempt a few answers!) We can't wait to come back for Season 4 after a brief 3-week hiatus!
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    2 min

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Join Sam and Katie as they deep dive into all kinds of cultural icons. Filmmakers, authors, musicians, artists, maybe even a wholly unproductive celebrity or two (who knows!), doesn't matter so long…