Actually Obsessed

Actually Obsessed

Sarah and Amanda both define themselves as girlies who love their niche interests hard--you might say they’re actually obsessed. Join them as they delve into the unhinged obsessions that have defined their lives (and their friendship) including Twilight, Harry Potter, Bravo Reality Television, Law and Order: SVU, and so much more.

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May 16, 2024 105 mins

Amanda and Sarah are BACK to discuss 2009's cinematic masterpiece "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." Listen as an accidentally caffeinated Sarah literally loses the plot of this movie and the ladies make a very important pitch to Stephenie Meyer regarding rewriting Twilight from Jessica Stanley's POV. Also know that it took them approximately 27 days to record this episode!! Don't forget to leave us feedback about our Summer in the Cit...

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Apologies for the late upload, but Amanda and Sarah are indeed BACK and better than ever after having run wild in Chicago. They discuss the first Gossip Girl book today in all it's unhinged gloriousness and how it ultimately caused Amanda to become a BIG problem for her parents. 

 

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Amanda and Sarah are BACK to discuss a piece of media that has made them both spiral out on countless occasions: the second season of Fleabag! It's Hot Priest Summer!!! They talk about the torture of situationships, the potential villainy of the Hot Priest, the impish, irresistible charm of Andrew Scott, and the ultimate supremacy of Olivia Colman as the Godmother. 

 

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April 25, 2024 93 mins

Join Amanda and Sarah as they talk all things Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets! Sarah's just spent 48 hours straight reading this book and Amanda has so many thoughts that's she's been waiting for the chance to share for 20 years. 

 

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April 18, 2024 85 mins

Amanda and Sarah delve into their shared obsession of none other than Taylor Alison Swift. Listen as they tell their T-Swift origin stories, Sarah tries to not to make everything about Matty Healy, and Amanda lays into Travis Kelce's sartorial choices. 

 

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April 11, 2024 102 mins

This week, Amanda and Sarah celebrate the eclipse by discussing Stephenie Meyer's novel Eclipse! Listen as Sarah struggles to remember any details from a book she's purportedly obsessed with and Amanda does her best to defend poor Jacob. 

 

Check out the blog that Sarah mentions about Forever Dawn and its legacy here: Everything Wrong With Twilight: Forever Dawn

 

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April 4, 2024 73 mins

Join Amanda and Sarah as they delve into Amanda's greatest obsession of all time: Harry Potter! They discuss the first book and Amanda tells the greatest story of all time about preparing her parents for her inevitable future at Hogwarts. 

 

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March 28, 2024 96 mins

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and they're talking about the second book in The Twilight Saga, New Moon!! They've got almost nothing but good things to say about this book but they've got some pretty awful things to say about their own 18th birthdays.....

 

The organization that we mention in speaking about the Quileute Tribe is Move to Higher Ground. Please donate if you can--The Quileute Tribe is a huge part of Twilight's success and ...

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March 21, 2024 78 mins

Amanda and Sarah dive into one of Sarah's longest obsessions, Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film Moulin Rouge! Find out all about Sarah's Ewan McGregor origin story and why Amanda was really worried the entire time she watched the film.

 

The podcast that we talk about at the end of the episode is called "SUP" which stands for Sexy Unique Podcast (IYKYK) hosted by Lara Marie Schoenhals and Carey O'Donnell. If you've somehow stumbled upon our...

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Amanda and Sarah break down one of Amanda's longest obsessions, Law and Order: Sports Utility Vehicle!!! Listen as they go through all the very special episodes that Amanda picked for Sarah to watch and Amanda reveals the very real reasons that all girlies should we watching Ms. Benson. 

 

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Amanda and Sarah spiral out over the camp classic that is 2008's Twilight! Listen as they give their brutally honest takes on the film that continues to simultaneously build and destroy Sarah's life!

 

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Amanda and Sarah discuss the greatest album of all time, Beyoncé's visual album "Lemonade." In emphasizing that they absolutely know that the album is not for them because they are very white, Amanda recommends the following reading in the episode:

What Black Women Are Saying About Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' by Taylor Lewis

Beyoncé's ‘Lemonade’ Is a Revolutionary Work of Black Feminism: Critic’s Notebook by Miriam Bale

The Lemonade Sylla...

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This week, Sarah and Amanda recount their Vanderpump Rules origin stories. Listen as they continue to grapple with their toxic attraction to Jax Taylor and their deep seated fear that reciprocal dumpling lattes might be actually be the linchpin of any healthy relationship.

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February 11, 2024 73 mins

Sarah and Amanda delve into one of Sarah's most shameful and unhinged obsessions: the first book in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga (Twilight). They discuss their Twilight origin stories, what Twilight is actually about, how much Sarah needed somebody to climb in her window and watch her sleep in 2008, and much more! We'll be doing the rest of the Twilight book and movies (though not next week!) so don't forget to tune back in!  

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