Actually Obsessed
Sarah and Amanda are self-described 'girlies' who love their niche interests intensely. In each episode, they explore the unhinged obsessions that have shaped their lives and friendship, from Twilight and Harry Potter to Bravo reality TV and Law & Order: SVU. It's a fun, conversational podcast about the pop culture things people can't help but love deeply.
Episodes
Austenland: More Mormon Austen!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to discuss "Austenland"! Topics discussed include: this being the most critically acclaimed movie that Stephenie Meyer has ever been involved in, the Mormon obsession with Mr. Darcy and all things Austen, the incredible casting for this film, the magnetic sexual appeal of J.J. Fields as fake Darcy, and so much more!Also please send us questions for
Pride and Prejudice: A Latter Day Comedy
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to discuss 2003's "Pride and Prejudice: A Latter Day Comedy"! Topics discussed include: why this Mormon Pride and Prejudice adaptation is never explicitly Mormon, the soothing, glorious aesthetic of 2003, Lydia and Kitty supremacy, the absolute idiocy of this Lizzie, how the publishing industry works, and so much more!We've got socials! Follow the pod o
Persuasion 2022: All Agony, No Hope
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and steeling themselves to discuss 2022's Persuasion starring Dakota Johnson! Topics discussed include: the ladies doing mental acrobatics trying to find anything positive to say about this film, what the filmmakers were actually trying to achieve in this adaptation, a list of the worst pieces of dialogue, a dissection of Dakota's modern makeup, and so much more!
Persuasion: 1995!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to discuss the 1995 adaptation of "Persuasion"! Topics discussed include: what an absolute hottie Captain Wentworth is, how confusing it is to have a good guy with a "W" name, how Anne truly has the hardest life, the hilarity of Anne's family, and so much more!We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpodFollow Sarah on TikT
Mansfield Park: 1999!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK ready to discuss the 1999 adaptation of "Mansfield Park"! Topics discussed include: whether Mansfield Park is actually the bad place, the incredibly devious Crawford brother-sister duo, Fanny's personality transplant, the slavery of it all, how terrifying having sex for the first time must have been in the 1800s, and so much more!We've got socials! Follow the pod
Northanger Abbey: the 2007 version!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to discuss the 2007 film adaptation of Northanger Abbey! Topics discussed include: a 1987 version that Prime tried to gaslight Sarah into watching, how strange this is tonally when considered with the rest of Austen's work, how much Catherine loves to walk and read fanfiction, the dangers of being in any kind of vehicle with a man, and so much more!
Sense and Sensibility: tales of the yarn braid
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and so excited to discuss the film adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility." Topics discussed include: the horrifying age gap between Alan Rickman and Kate Winslet in this film, how Willoughby differs from other Austen villains, how far Marianne actually went with Willoughby behind closed doors, Emma Thompson's absolute supremacy in all things, the torture that this
Emma: 1996!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to talk about 1996's adaptation of "Emma." Topics discussed include: the world's love/hate relationship with Gwyneth Paltrow, the insane hotness of Jeremy Northam as Mr. Knightley, Ewan McGregor's camp performance as Frank Churchill, and so much more!Links:Jax Taylor unfortunately claims that he was scammed by somebody pretending to be Smart Water,
Emma: 2020!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to chat about the 2020 adaptation of "Emma"! Topics discussed include: why Emma is their favorite Jane Austen protagonist, Mia Goth's delightful aura, Anya Taylor-Joy's filmography, advice on how to process negative emotions surrounding The Odyssey, and so much more!We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpodFollow Sarah o
Clueless: A Blast from March 2026
This is episode was originally uploaded in March 2026 and we had to bring it back for Jane Austen Summer! We do actually talk about Emma!Amanda and Sarah are BACK to discuss a movie that radicalized them both: Clueless! Topics discussed include: how much the ladies miss this era of book-to-film adaptations, the sartorial perfection of Cher Horowitz and their favorite looks, their favorite
The Other Bennet Sister: Manic pixie dream boys
Sarah and Amanda are BACK and ready to discuss the BBC's "The Other Bennet Sister" to wrap up their Pride and Prejudice adaptations (for now.......)! Topics discussed include: how amazing this show would be if it were like the first two episodes, how this version of Mrs. Bennet deserves capital punishment, why there's something about Mary that hypnotizes every man, William Ryder's lengthy
Fire Island: A queer Pride and Prejudice adaption!
Sarah and Amanda are BACK and they are so delighted to discuss the 2022 film, "Fire Island." Topics discussed include: the huge risk they took in covering a movie neither of them have ever seen, the incredible way this film adapts "Pride and Prejudice" in new ways, the very real dangers of Lyme disease, the very real dangers of Miss Club, and so much more! We've got socials! Fo
Bridget Jones's Diary: A blast from January 2025
This is an episode from January 2025 that we HAD to include revisit for Jane Austen Summer! Enjoy!Sarah and Amanda are BACK and they are quite literally gnawing at the bars of their enclosure when it comes to 2001's "Bridget Jones's Diary." Topics include: how Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver looks better than any man has ever or will ever look, how Bridget is the real Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah'
The BBC's Pride and Prejudice: This Darcy's feral
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to discuss the BBC's 1995 "Pride and Prejudice" mini-series! Topics discussed include: Sarah's texting style, Colin Firth's extraordinary portrayal of Darcy as a petty diva, the Darcy to Edward Cullen pipeline, all the wonderful new material that gets adapted with a six hour run time, how Mary is superior in every Jane Austen adaptation, why Jennife
Bride and Prejudice: What are they up to?!?
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to discuss 2004's "Bride and Prejudice"! Topics discussed include: how many hot men are in his movie that could have and should have played Mr. Darcy, the fascinating changes that are made to Pride and Prejudice here based on cross-cultural miscommunication, the awesome power of Daniel Gillies as Johnny Wickham, the travesty that is the actor who plays
Eligible: a Pride and Prejudice retelling!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about Curtis Sittenfeld's 2016's book "Eligible," a retelling of Pride and Prejudice! Topics discussed include: the genius way in which all of the characters are updated for modern day, whether the ladies are a Jane, Lizzy, Mary, Kitty, or Lydia, how wonderful Darcy even in this modern iteration, the incredible reality television/dating show ele
Pride and Prejudice: the one with the HAND
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to kick off Jane Austen Summer with 2005's "Pride and Prejudice" adaptation! Topics discussed include: Matthew Macfadyen's gorgeous handwork (and gorgeous everything, honestly), how incredible this cast is, the MUSIC, what makes a good book-to-screen adaptation and why this movie nails it, who is pride and who is prejudice in this situation, and so much
We'll be back next week with Jane Austen Summer!!!
Amanda and Sarah are NOT back this week but they will be next week to kick off Jane Austen summer!We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpodFollow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_talksFollow Sarah on Instagram at @sarahelizabeth_talksFollow Amanda on TikTok at @ahmanduhhhhhhSend us an email actuallyobsessedpod@gmail.com. Pl
Mad Men: Season 3
Amanda and Sarah are BACK AND HAVE UPLOADED THE RIGHT FILE THIS TIME and are delighted to discuss the third season of "Mad Men"! Topics discussed include: finally getting to watch Don's composure slip and Jon Hamm's extraordinary performance, Betty's insane journey from new mother to new man, Pete's chaos, the lawnmower of it all, and so much more!We've got socials! Follow the pod on
Red Eye: Bring back summer movies!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to discuss the 2005 classic film "Red Eye"! Topics discussed include: Rachel McAdams being the most beautiful woman in the world, Cillian Murphy being the most beautiful man in the world (only of them has this opinion), how much they miss when 10 movies like this would come out each summer, how much they miss good movies in general, the soothing cal
Artemis Fowl: the book!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to discuss one of Amanda's most intense book obsessions, Artemis Fowl! Topics discussed include: Amanda's devastating fixation on gaining magical powers, why we need more villainous child protagonists, the absolutely disastrous film adaptation of this book, and so much more!We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod
The Vampire Diaries: Season 2
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to journey back to Mystic Falls for the second season of "The Vampire Diaries"! Topics discussed include: a fiery debate regarding what constitutes a supernatural death, how hard it would be to snap a person's neck, the utter perfection that is Ian Somerhalder's face, who the saddest character on this show is, Klaus supremacy, and so much more!We've got
The San Francisco Earthquakes: Sarah's freak obsession
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and they're ready to talk about the San Francisco earthquakes because Sarah's a freak and was obsessed with them as a kid! Topics discussed include: the fact that the earth can just start shaking, the terrifying nature of bridges, the awe-inspiring power of nature, the mass destruction caused by both these earthquakes, the allure of California, and so much more!W
Before Sunrise
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about 1995's earth shattering (for Sarah) film, "Before Sunrise". Topics discussed include: Sarah and Amanda's Before Sunrise origin stories, how this film shaped their ideas about adult romance, how they view the film now, Ethan-Hawke-as-Jesse's potentially nefarious intentions, the monumental embarrassment of even thinking about their former "
Mad Men: Season 2
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about season two of "Mad Men"! Topics discussed include: Don Draper's confounding moral system, Peggy's and Pete's freak energy, the supremacy of Bobbi Barrett, Joan's tragic arc and unfortunate racism, Betty's breakdown, and so much more!We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpodFollow Sarah on TikTok at&nb
Clueless: Radicalization through fashion!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK to discuss a movie that radicalized them both: Clueless! Topics discussed include: how much the ladies miss this era of book-to-film adaptations, the sartorial perfection of Cher Horowitz and their favorite looks, their favorite Cher-isms, how dreamy Paul Rudd is, how bad their gaydar is, and so much more!We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at&nbs
The Vampire Diaries: Season 1 (Part2)
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to continue chatting about season one of The Vampire Diaries! Not to fear, Sarah did learn to summarize this time but unfortunately her microphone was facing in the opposite direction so forgive the fact that she sounds like she's in a tunnel. Topics discussed include: Vicki's last day, Bonnie's witch journey, Damon starting to learn teamwork, Stefan's
The Vampire Diaries: Season 1 (Part 1)
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and dying to discuss season one (well the first six episodes) of "The Vampire Diaries"! Topics discussed include: the (unfortunate) supremacy of Damon Salvatore, how bad Stefan is at pretending to be young, the rise of the Fray, and so much more! We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpodFollow Sarah on TikTok at @saraheliza
Life and Death (Gender-swapped Twilight!): A 100th episode disaster
Amanda and Sarah are BACK for their 100th episode! Unfortunately, they didn't realize this until the very end of recording and ended up spending their 100th episode talking about something they both hate: Stephenie Meyer's horrific re-telling of Twilight, "Life and Death." Topics discussed include: the unhinged foreword and afterword, the fact that Stephenie Meyer gave an assignment to he
Legally Blonde: What, like it's hard?!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and thrilled to discuss 2001's epic film "Legally Blonde"! Topics discussed include: how surprisingly positively this movie portrays women through the ultimate girl's girl, the iconic fits that Elle wears, a 1980's sitcom wherein Tom Hanks played a character who pretended to be a woman in order to get subsidized housing, a brand new vocal stim, and so much more!&
Heated Rivalry: The Show
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about a show that literally nobody has heard of: Heated Rivalry!!! Just kidding, this is the biggest show in the world and you can listen as Amanda tries to help Sarah through what can only be described as Heated Rivalry psychosis. They talk about just about every single thing that happens in this show with highlights including: how hilarious Sh
Wuthering Heights: the book!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about Emily Bronte's unhinged, gothic classic "Wuthering Heights"! Topics discussed include: what Edward Cullen thinks of this book (from his mouth!), why Heathcliff is so Edward coded, how much they both wanted to cry themselves to death out of spite as children, whether Cathy and Heathcliff are brother and sister, and so much more! We've
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City: Season 6
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about their very favorite ladies from Utah, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City! Topics discussed include: Lisa Barlow's iconic voice, the minute details of plane-gate, what the truth is behind Meredith Marks's speech patterns, Bronwyn Newport's impending divorce, and so much more! Find resources and ways to help in Minnesota here We
Charles and Camilla: A love story for the ages (?!?!?!)
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and Sarah is ready to listen while Amanda risks truly everything in her life by sharing her HOT take on King Charles and Queen Camilla (of England.....yes, them). Topics discussed include: the impending cancellation that will befall them for talking about this, how Amanda has never met anyone else who shares her perspective on Charles and Camilla, Charles's hot b
Atmostphere: Lady astronauts in love!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to talk about Taylor Jenkins Reid's gorgeous novel "Atmosphere"! Topics discussed include: how gorgeous the love story between Joan and Vanessa is, how Joan is kind of Bella Swan coded, Joan's villainous sister Barbara, Sarah's incel cat, our very favorite one-star review, and so much more! We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @act
Inglourious Basterds: Christoph Waltz is a LEGEND!
Amanda and Sarah are finally BACK and ready to start 2026 with a gorgeous film by a problematic white man: Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds! Topics discussed include: the fact that this is Sarah's first watch because she cannot handle Tarantino, how insanely good Christoph Waltz's performance is, the badass women in this film and the HORRORS that befell one of them while shooting
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Season 3
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to discuss yet another season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Lives, a show that is filmed so quickly that it almost defies logic! Topics discussed include: how much all reality shows need to be breaking the 4th wall this way, how the show is about the show, Jessi's affair with the ubiquitous Marciano, her terrifying husband, Demi's unhinged behavior,
All about Renesmee (Rolaskatox): Part 2!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to keep talking about Bella and Edward's lil demon baby Rolaskatox! Topics discussed include: the baby's terrifying ringlets, her appreciation of Tennyson, the Stephenie Meyer's insane work with chromosomes, what immortality really means for a vampire-human hybrid, and so much more!
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All about Renesmee (Rolaskatox): Part 1!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and have heard your pleas for more Twilight-themed episodes! In part one of what turned to be a two-parter because they couldn't stop gabbing, the ladies discuss all things Bella and Edward's lil baby demon spawn named Renesmee (I hate typing it correctly!!!). Topics discussed include: her conception, Bella's hashtag boy-mom fantasy, what Edward and Jacob wanted
Love is Blind: Season Nine
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and desperate to finally discuss Season 9 of "Love is Blind"! Topics discussed include: how this season had to have been filmed on ancient burial ground, our terror for queen Kalybriah, the devastation of Patrick's self-loathing and the most confusing break-up to ever be televised, Edmond's crash outs, how cute Jordan is, and so much more!
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Zodiac: An all natural sleep aid!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and are talking about their favorite sleepytime movie: "Zodiac"! Topics discussed include: why this movie is the most smoothing movie ever made while ALSO ostensibly being about a serial killer, how it's really not about a serial killer (or anything at all?!), why people become obsessed with things, David Fincher's insane genius, the real life Robert Graysmith, a
Big Little Lies: Season One (or the book!)
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to have the privilege to speak on the most powerful girlboss convention in history: Big Little Lies! Topics discussed include: Amanda's iconic trip to Vanderpump Rules Disney, the ethereal beauty of Nicole Kidman, whether or not Regina George is actually a villain, the power of Shailene Woodley's jogging, Alexander Skarsgard's unfortunate hotness, a
Marie Antoinette: We want candy!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to be talking about Sofia Coppola's 2006 masterpiece "Marie Antoinette"! Topics discussed include: Sofia Coppola inventing the female gaze, the incredible power of Kirsten Dunst, Jamie Doran in his first film role, the astoundingly gorgeous visuals in this movie, the French Revolution, and so much more!
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Mad Men: Season One
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to discuss the masterpiece that is season one of "Mad Men"! Topics discussed include: how close society is to being back in this place, how bad the patriarchy is for both women and men, the smoking hotness of Don Draper, how much Pete Campbell is like Patrick Bateman, and so much more!
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Actually Robsessed: Robert Pattinson
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to bring you another episode about a person: Robert Pattinson! Topics discussed include: the most important lies he's ever told, the most important truths he's ever told, Twilight set lore, Robsten, the failed Piccolini Cuscino experiment, and so much more!
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Prep: A novel about teenagers that's not for teenagers!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK after a very brief hiatus and are delighted to discuss Curtis Sittenfeld's novel "Prep"! Topics discussed include: how terrifyingly accurate some parts of this book are in reflecting the experience of being a teenager, Lee's freak behavior, the allure of boarding school, Cross Sugarman x Jordan Catalano, and much more!
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The Devil Wears Prada: WE ARE TEAM NATE!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and truly ecstatic to talk about the iconic film "The Devil Wears Prada"! Topics discussed include: how this film shaped both of the ladies' approach to the workplace, the girlbossification of Andie Sachs, how much Nate gets a bad rap (sorry!), the best fashion montage in any film in the history of the world, and so much more!
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Ask Us Anything: Part 2!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to hear from YOU! They tackle listener questions regarding their jobs, their feelings about open floor plans, the perfect 90s Twilight cast, the new Harry Potter series, and so much more!
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And Just Like That: THE LAST ONE EVER
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to never, ever, ever talk about And Just Like That again.....after this episode! They wrestle with the absolutely disastrous, disgraceful series finale while discussing the following topics: whether this is really the last that we'll see of Carrie Bradshaw and her universe, why MPK and company decided that it was totally fine not to have Carrie, Charlot
And Just Like That Season 3 (Episodes 10 and 11): Duncan and The Woman
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and are terribly sorry that And Just Like That is STILL not over and they must talk about episodes 10 and 11 of its third season. Topics include: whether Carrie is cloth mother or wire mother, Duncan's troubling relationship with The Woman, Steve's absolutely unhinged reaction to Brady's impregnation of a fellow gen z-er, all of the Burberry in these episodes, an
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and genuinely delighted to talk about Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel, "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo." Topics discussed include: the reliability of Evelyn's narration of her story, her truly harebrained plan to quiet lesbian rumors, how underdeveloped Monique's character is, whether they're a Celia or an Evelyn, the most delightful foursome that ever existed, an
And Just Like That Season 3 (Episodes 8 and 9): Goodbye Aidan!!!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and they're actually in the same room together to discuss episode eight and nine of And Just Like That's third season! Topics discussed include: the breakup we've all been waiting for, how disgusting it is to leave raw meat out over night, whether "alcohol-ish" is a real thing, the iconic use of Taylor Swift in this episode, and so much more!
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Breaking Dawn Part 2: Where's Chuckesmee?!
Sarah and Amanda are BACK and after weeks of lying to your faces they are finally talking about something that is not "And Just Like That"--namely, 2012's "Breaking Dawn: Part 2"! Topics discussed include: a history of Chuckesmee, Bella's terrible newborn vampire dress, why the Cullens are able to stay in Forks at all (unclear?!??!), the atrocities done to the Amazonian vampires, the abso
And Just Like That Season 3 (Episode 7): Adam and Seema Forever
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and incredibly sorry about lying to you when they said they'd give you a break from the terror that is And Just Like That this week--Carrie slipped into such a state of psychosis during this episode that they needed to speak on it immediately! Topics discussed include: Carrie's psychosis (obviously), Seema and Adam's scorching hot chemistry, the host of hijinks t
And Just Like That Season 3 (Episode 6): Marked unsafe from Aidan Shaw
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and have terrible news regarding this week's episode of And Just like That--Aidan is back and he's literally worse than ever. Topics discussed as the ladies bemoan this turn of events include: whether or not Wyatt ever made it to wilderness camp, the absolute jump scare of Aidan's slicked back hair, how this episode made the ladies so sick that they actually were
And Just Like That Season 3 (Episode 5): Are we on Planet Back?!?
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and are very hesitantly asking if episode five of this season's "And Just Like That" may have just crash landed into the oceans of Planet Back?!? Topics discussed include: the absolute Carrie Bradshaw-ness of walking around on wood floors in heels all day long, how hot and perfect Duncan Reeves is, how great writing actual storylines for each character is, an unf
And Just Like That Season 3 (Episode 4): We Need To Talk About Wyatt
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and have prepared all week emotionally so that they could have this conversation about episode 4 of "And Just Like That." Topics discussed include: the terrifying reality of Wyatt's existence, Carrie's extremely out of character behavior, what an absolute monster Aidan is, how incredible Miranda's British girlfriend is, and much more!
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And Just Like That (Season Three): Episodes 2 and 3
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and unfortunately discussing episodes two and three of this season's "And Just Like That." Topics discussed include: how irrelevant LTW is becoming, the amount of drugs that must be flowing through Michael Patrick King's writer's room, Carrie's total personality transplant, Aidan's repugnance, and so much more!
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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Season two
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about whether momtok can survive the latest season of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives!" Topics discussed include: Taylor's terrible family, the Halloween party from hell, their desperate need to save Jen Affleck, the sordid details of the swinging scandal, and so much more!
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"And Just Like That" Season 3 (episode one): Aidan's truck of terrors
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and feel obligated to address the crisis that was the first episode of And Just Like That's third season. Topics discussed include: why Michael Patrick King is terrorizing fans of Sex and the City, what's happened to Charlotte and Harry's brains, Rosie O'Donnell's nun being the coolest character in the episode, the devastating, violating, life-ruining phone call
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: what's up with these Hallows?!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and discussing the final Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"! Topics discussed include: why everybody gets to have something redeeming about them except the nasty women, why the Hallows are in it, how this is really Ron's book with his lil ball of light, as ever what a gigantic flop J.K. Rowling is as a person, and so much more!
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Catching Fire: Are we capitol-coded?!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about Catching Fire: the book! Topics discussed include: how fierce Joanna is, why everyone loves Finick and hates Gale, how confusing the ending of this book is, the way in which the US and its inhabitants seem more and more like the Capital everyday, and so much more!
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Match Point: Sexy Tennis!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to profess their love for 2005's "Match Point!" Topics discussed include: how absolutely terrible of a person Woody Allen is and how sorry the ladies are for still loving this movie, the scorching hotness of Scarlett Johansson, the supremacy of tennis movies, what it means to be lucky, and so much more!
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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: She's a flop!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and scared to talk about Stephenie Meyer's 2010 novella, "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner." Topics discussed include: Stephenie's unhinged admissions in the introduction, what love is chemically, the anatomy of Jasper's battle scars, Edward being referred to exclusively as "the red-head," and so much more!
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Abducted in Plain Sight: How to lose your kid every ten days
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to discuss Netflix's batshit crazy documentary "Abducted in Plain Sight" which covers the true story of a girl who was kidnapped by the same man twice. Topics covered include: how these parents ever agreed to be in this documentary, the absolute audacity of this child's mother, how easily the ladies would have believed that they were aliens at twel
The Dark Knight: what's the plot?!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK to discuss one of the best movies ever made, 2008's "The Dark Knight." Never before has a film been more loved by two people who are so confused by everything about it! Topics include: the eighteen wheeler flipping over (IT FLIPS ALL THE WAY OVER), the inappropriate hotness of The Joker sitting in his jail cell, the political message (question mark?) of this movi
The Hunger Games: the book!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to discuss Suzanne Collins's book "The Hunger Games"! Topics discussed include: how incredible this book is, how Suzanne Collins is who J.K. Rowling thinks she is, why people in Panem just don't immediately revolt instead of participating in the Hunger Games for 75 years, and so much more!
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Sarah's Book: Why We Love (and Hate) Twilight!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to discuss all things "Why We Love (and Hate) Twilight" for the book's release week! The ladies discuss Sarah's fraught content creator origin story, how her views about Twilight have changed since 2008, watching relationships crumble due to Edward Cullen, and their shared, storied dating history at Trident Cafe in Boston.
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Gossip Girl: Season One
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ecstatic to be discussing the first season of "Gossip Girl." Topics discussed include: how much Penn Badgley shines as Dan, how Nate exists in a completely different, unintentionally hilarious show, Blair's ultimate relatability, the superiority of Rufus and Lily, and so much more!
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The Ruby Franke Documentary: We Need to Talk About Kevin
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and discussing the Hulu's docuseries "Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke." Topics discussed include: how gigantic the internet is with all of these famous people the ladies have never heard of, why everybody in Ruby's life was obsessed with her, how Kevin Franke may be the biggest flop on the entire planet, how Annie-coded the Franke household was, how
Real Housewives of Atlanta: Season 1
Sarah and Amanda are BACK and they're ready to break down the first season of the iconic Real Housewives of Atlanta! Topics discussed include: why RHOA might be the number one housewives franchise, the absolute flop that is DeShawn, Kim's vocal talent, her producer's dubious Wikipedia page, the superiority of Nene and Sheree, and so much more!
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Conclave: Mean Girls meets voting for a new Pope!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK to talk about the "Mean Girls" of the Catholic Church, Best Picture nominee "Conclave." Topics discussed include: how hot every single person in this movie is, what confession actually means, what popes are supposed to do, why there are so many turtles in this movie, who won the Emmy in 2022 instead of Adam Scott for "Severance," and so much more!
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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: Just Kiss Already
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and they're dishing about the sixth Harry Potter book: Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince! Topics discussed include: everybody needing to just kiss already, Dumbledore's hilarity, Harry being right for one time in his life, the birth of babygirl Draco and babygirl Snape, Drarry as a ship, and so much more!
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Catullus and Clodia: The B.C. Version of Taylor and Matty
Sarah and Amanda are BACK to discuss possibly Amanda's most niche obsession, the Latin poets (and lovers!) Catullus and Clodia! Has there ever been a more dramatic pair? Topics discussed include: constant comparisons of these two to Taylor Swift and Matty Healy, how Catullus is the obvious predecessor to the Drake/Kendrick beef, Clodia's delightful naughtiness, the darkness that comes wit
Breaking Dawn Part 1: A Body Horror Extravaganza
Sarah and Amanda are BACK to discuss 2011's "Breaking Dawn: Part 1," a movie with which Sarah enjoys a real love/hate relationship (heavy on the hate). Topics discussed include: the feral joy of seeing these movies in the theaters, Edward breaking the headboard, Bella lovingly caressing her sex bruises, the Renesmee (Rolaskatoxx) of it all, and so much more!
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One Year of Actually Obsessed: All of your Galentine's Day questions!
Amanda and Sarah are BACK to celebrate Galentine's Day with each other AND Actually Obsessed's one year anniversary! This episode is all about you as the gals answer your relationship questions. Topics include: how to stop caring about being pursued, dating on antidepressants, our nightmare blunt rotations with our ex's, some very tough love for Billie Eilish fans, and so much more!
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Real Housewives of New York: Season One
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to discuss one of their most intense obsessions, The Real Housewives of New York! The focus on the first season for this episode and discussions include: how much they miss the old Bethenny, how Luann is forever iconic, the Ramona and Mario of it all, the sheer terror that Alex and Simon conjure, and so much more!
Sarah's got a book coming out April 8
Down With Love: Gone Girl's Prequel
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and diving into the 2003 film "Down with Love!" Topics include: why this move is so criminally underrated, how perfect the performances are, Sarah's long suffering obsession with Ewan McGregor, the best monologue that has ever been written, and how Catcher and Barbara might just be the original Nick and Amy (iykyk).
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Anne Boleyn: The Original Girl Boss
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to discuss one of their greatest obsessions: QUEEN Anne Boleyn. Topics discussed, Showtime's The Tudors, 2007's The Other Boleyn Girl, Anne's DSM diagnosis, Henry's DSM diagnosis, the fact that this is all just Game of Thrones except it actually happened, and so much more!
Sarah's got a book coming out April 8th! Pre-order "Why We Love (and Hate) Twil
Bridget Jones's Diary: Mad About Hugh Grant
Sarah and Amanda are BACK and they are quite literally gnawing at the bars of their enclosure when it comes to 2001's "Bridget Jones's Diary." Topics include: how Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver looks better than any man has ever or will ever look, how Bridget is the real Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah's haunting (on air) realization that Mark Darcy and Natasha are actually a couple and not just wor
