The Obsession Digression

The Obsession Digression

By Sam Bednarchik and Katie WalkeComedy
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The Obsession Digression episodes

  • Episode 12 - "We're Never Moving to Texas," or It's Not the End of the World
    ...in which Blume takes on divorce...and hysteria? Katie reports back on her trips to a North Carolina ghost town and a Dirty Dancing landmark, Sam discusses the finer points of Twister (Bill Paxton's fiance was just misunderstood!), and both struggle to understand such a deep bench of strange characters.
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    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 11 - "Blume Does Boners," or Then Again Maybe I Won't
    ...in which we discuss Blume's take on male adolescence. (Guys, we're talking boners today.) Blume's apparent hatred of moms continues, Sam explains his "no food left behind" philosophy, and Katie reveals the one commodity missing from her cabinet of curiosities. (Spoiler: It's a sombrero.)
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    1 hr 26 min
  • Episode 10 - "Padding our Bras," or Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret
    ...in which there are far fewer dead children and technical difficulties than last week. It's the last episode recorded in Katie's office! Sam finishes packing up his Chapel Hill apartment and Katie plans a baby shower, not-so-secretly wishing it were a bachelorette party. In episode 2.2, we discuss Blume's most famous novel, Sam feels really uncomfortable throughout, and a Katie asks how many pinatas she can justifiably hold on to as she downsizes.
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    1 hr 13 min
  • Episode 9 - "Donning our Nose Clips," or Iggie's House
    ...in which we launch our deep dive into Judy Blume! Coincidence that in the same episode in which we discuss demons and dead kids and try to summon Billy Zane we encounter audio problems? (I doubt it.) All the same, if you're wondering why this episode sounds a little rough it's because Katie and Sam had some technical difficulties—won't happen again!
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    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode 8 - "Losing a Pool but Gaining a Pool Boy," or Mulholland Drive
    ...in which we close out Season One by discussing one of Lynch's late masterpieces, Mulholland Drive. Katie attempts Naomi Watt's haircut, Sam makes up multiple words (in fairness, he's never been a hat guy), and we both eagerly await our first listener email!
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    1 hr 28 min
  • Episode 7 - "Disney Lynch," or The Straight Story
    ...in which podcast mom and dad have their first fight and The Straight Story is caught in the middle! Is this movie sweet or terrible? Is neighbor Dorothy living in the lap of luxury, as Sam suspects? And what do Katie's father and Alvin Straight have in common? Find out in this week's episode!
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    1 hr 35 min
  • Episode 6 - "Can James Please Die?!" Or Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
    ...in which we somehow spend most of our time talking about Billy Zane. (RIP!) Listen as we try to make sense of Fire Walk with Me's ring mythology while debating Moira Kelly's casting and Sheryl Lee's performance. Plus, Sam explains the relationship between computers and the end times (yes, the end times) and Katie performs a selection from the Twin Peaks songbook.
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    1 hr 30 min
  • Episode 5 - "Red in the Face," or Wild at Heart
    ...in which we discuss Lynch's Palme D'Or winner Wild at Heart, as well as its source material and a couple contemporaneous Lynch side projects. Katie shares what she's learned about cannibals and Sam confesses to being face blind to Crispin Glover.
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    1 hr 30 min
  • Episode 4 - "The King of Beers," or Blue Velvet
    ...in which we cover David Lynch's most famous film, Blue Velvet! We discuss the uncomfortable politics of Lynch's female characters, the original actors who turned down roles in the film, and whether or not we are currently living in a (Laura) Dernaissance. (Answer: Yes.)
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    1 hr 14 min
  • Episode 3 - "Spice World," or Dune
    ...in which two discuss Dune, but only one understands what they've watched. In addition to Lynch's cult bomb, we discuss production history and reception as well as a recent critical softening toward the film. Meanwhile, Sam struggles to comprehend even the most basic plot points while Katie shows off her love of the film and source material alike.
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    1 hr 5 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…