The Great Obsession
de RiLee and Sam
HOLLYWOOD, ENDING | we don't love it, but we respect it
Sobre este podcast
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 obsessions every Tuesday. We'll talk pop culture, music (primarily Taylor Swift), and a new book each month! Join us and follow our Instagram @thegreatobsessionpod to share your input on what we should read next!
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Los 20 episodios más recientes de 194
- HOLLYWOOD, ENDING | we don't love it, but we respect it · 1 h 9 minHe's back! For our October book club we read John Green's first novel in nine years Hollywood, Ending. FIND US AT: Instagram…
- MID-OCTOBER VIBE CHECK | in michael b. jordan we trust · 1 h 36 minOh my god the Fourth Wing adaptation is happening! Everybody stay calm! We discuss this casting news & much more on today's episode. (03:20) Reading Report • Sense and…
- ICE PLANET BARBARIANS | we've read worse · 1 h 19 minWe decided to discuss this book on a whim and it turns out we had a lot to say. Not a ton of it positive, but a lot of it amusing. FIND US AT: Instagram…
- OCTOBER VIBE CHECK | all the encores no one asked for · 1 h 22 minIt's our first in-person recording of 2026 and we have a LOT to cover! No books though because we're flops. (02:42) Movies • Cruel Intentions • Heathers • Ready or Not • Sing…
- THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS MOVIE | an academic travesty · 1 h 44 minReview of Amazon Prime's adaptation of the Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood 5:49: Spoiler Free discussion 10:03: One Minute Reviews 13:45: Spoiler Discussion Rating: 7/10 FIND…
- FRUIT FLY | we all want to be called mother · 1 h 13 minShe has every mental illness. He takes every drug. Could I make it anymore obvious? Welcome to our September book club, where we're discussing Fruit Fly by Josh Silver! Spoilers…
- MID-SEPT VIBE CHECK | sydney sweeney a mormon moms nightmare · 1 h 14 min5:54 Books: • N/A 6:39 Movies: • Coyote vs Acme • Gone Girl • Practical Magic 2 16:03 TV • Sterling Point • Every Year After • Lanterns • Chad Powers • Crew Girl • Summer…
- GUESS THE BOOK BY THE LAST LINE | we swear we've read these · 52 minAre most books identifiable by just their final lines? Today we're putting our memories to the test, and learning that most books ends with the main character taking someone's…
- SEPTEMBER VIBE CHECK | rip connor storrie's curls:( · 1 h 26 minBooks • Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting - Clare Pooley • Love, Theoretically Movies • Set It Up • Tony • Blackberry TV • West Wing • Apothecary Diaries • Lanterns • True…
- THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS | just accept that cringe is life! · 1 h 12 minWelcome to our August book club! With the movie coming out next month we are FINALLY discussing Ali Hazelwood's debut novel, The Love Hypothesis, which famously originated as a…
- MID-AUGUST VIBE CHECK | rodrick is hot? · 1 h 14 min0:00 General Updates 7:41 Books: • Ice planet barbarians by Ruby Dixon (spoilers from 12:43-14:32) • Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 21:07 Movies: • One Night Only • The End of Oak…
- AUGUST VIBE CHECK | the adventurous adventures of sam at the djo concert · 1 h 8 min(04:20) Books • The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty • A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings (19:02) Movies • Spiderman: Brand New Day • Toy Story 5 (31:014)…
- SONG OF ACHILLES | a great odyssey prequel · 1 h 8 minThe Song of Achilles by Madeline is a great summer read and primer for the Odyssey. However, it is not (despite what other readers have claimed) a perfect book to cry to. 0:00…
- MID-JULY VIBE CHECK | don't go on any trips with matt damon · 46 min(01:39) Books • The Other Bennet Sister • Circe (09:33) Movies • The Odyssey • The Invite • Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die • Memento • Cinderella (2015) (35:50) TV • Love…
- MID YEAR REVIEW: THE BEST OF 2026 SO FAR | obsession is this year's sinners · 53 minWe're just over halfway through the year so it's time to check in! How many times can we talk about Obsession before RiLee finally caves and watches it? Stay tuned... (06:28)…
- JULY VIBE CHECK | free yourselves from your TBRs! · 1 h 12 min(08:21) Reading Report • My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix • Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood • Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (19:43) Movies •…
- DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL | this one is for boys named jack · 1 h 18 minReady for some big masculine energy and feet fetishes? Yea neither were we, but here we are. For June books club we read Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. 0:00: Spoiler…
- MID-JUNE VIBE CHECK | dtla and dumb bitches · 1 h 9 minWe have officially hit summer busy season!!!! 5:09 Books: • Paradise Entombed by Lauren Huxley 9:15 Movies: • Masters of the universe • Disclosure Day • White Chicks 16:49 TV…
- YOU SEEM PRETTY SAD FOR A GIRL SO IN LOVE | olivia rodrigo has saved summer! · 1 h 13 minWe needed new Olivia Rodrigo so bad and we are FEASTING. In today's episode we're reviewing the album song by song. And if you haven't listened to this album in your car with…
- Cry for Help Songs | dont worry, we are actually fine · 1 h 9 minIf you see us listening to these songs....it's a cry for help. Also, bonus content where we spend way too much time talking about our love of Napoleon Dynamite. Hormonally Driven…







