Actually Obsessed

Taylor Swift: IT'S TTPD EVE Y'ALL

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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Eclipse: Leg Hitch Mania

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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Harry Potter: The Sorcerer's Stone

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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New Moon: Fangs Whisper Sweetly

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 they have not received any compensation for the way in which their culture has been appropriated and disrespected. Please also visit Truth vs. Twilight for a better understanding of what Stephenie Meyer changed about the Quileute Tribe and the effect it's had on them. 
 
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Moulin Rouge!: Cucked The Musical

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 pod but aren't listening to them, you MUST. Check them out at @sexyuniquepod on Instagram and stream them on all platforms!
 
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Law and Order SVU: Is this supposed to funny?

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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Twilight: Hold On Tight Spider Monkeys

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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Beyoncé's Lemonade: You Did Bad, You Can Do Better

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 Syllabus by Candice Benbow
Dis/sect's Lemonade visual guides
 
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Vanderpump Rules: It's not about the dumpling lattes

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.

Twilight: Blood is the Flavor of Sorrow

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!  
*there are a couple of audio glitches here—particularly around 29:00. This was my first time editing and ohhhhh I struggled! If you hear that slight audio gap, we’ll be back in a second! ❤️