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.
Episodes
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 twelve years old, what the kidnapper's five chil...
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 movie that actually broke Sarah's brain when Ama...
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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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.
Sarah's book is OUT! Buy "Why We Love (and Hate) Twilight" here or a...
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!
Sarah's got a book coming out April 8th! Pre-order "Why We Love (and Hate) Twilight" here. Email maclin@mangopublishingg...
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 much these poor children had to go through, ...
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!
Sarah's got a book coming out April 8th! Pre-order "Why We Love (and Hate) Twilight" he...
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!
Sarah's got a book coming out April 8th! Pre-order "Why W...
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!
Sarah's got a book coming out April 8th! Pre-order "Why We Love (and Hate) Twilight" here. Emai...
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 with going to a place of taping things to a wal...
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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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!
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 8th! Pre-order "Why We Love (and Hate) Twilig...
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).
Sarah's got a book coming out April 8th! Pre-order "Why We Love (and Hate) Twilight" here...
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) Twilight" here or at the bookstore of your choic...
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 work friends, and so much more! Also, PLEASE se...
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and are finally ready to discuss "Midnight Sun," the story of "Twilight" told from Edward's perspective. Topics include: Edward's DSM diagnosis, how hilarious everything about this book is, Alice's beautiful mind, the infamous sleeveless white button down, and so much more!
Sarah's got a book coming out April 8th! Pre-order "Why We Love (and Hate) Twilight" here or at the bookstore of your choice. Email ...
Amanda and Sarah are BACK to present their hottest take yet: they unironically love 2003's "Love Actually" and will not be stopped! Topics include: why people hate it, Hugh Grant v. Colin Firth, what kind of office Alan Rickman is running, Natalie's horrific body-shaming, the supremacy of Bill Nighy, and so much more!
Sarah's got a book coming out April 8th! Pre-order "Why We Love (and Hate) Twilight" here or at the bookstore of ...
Amanda and Sarah are BACK and they are serving up their first true crime episode for Chrismukkuh! They discuss the killing of six year old JonBenet Ramsey and why this case has plagued them (and everybody) for so many years. Topics include: the absolutely unhinged ransom note, the intruder theory, the family member theory, and Amanda's almost run in with none other than Burke Ramsey!
Sarah and Amanda are BACK and ready to discuss the fifth Harry Potter book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! Topics discussed include: why Umbridge is so hated, why Harry is so mad, why everybody started shipping Lupin and Sirius together, a harrowing dehydration story, and so much more!
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