The Great Obsession
Episodes
THE STOLEN HEIR | fun, but in a twisted way?
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're not sure which way goat legs bend, but we love Oak's little horns and Wren's entire blue monster girl vibe. Now that Sam has finally...
SMASH OR PASS | i can fix him
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here is another (almost) spoiler free episode where RiLee and Sam play Smash or Pass with some truly off the wall fictional characters and literary tr...
BOOKS THAT ALTERED OUR BRAIN CHEMISTRY | is rilee better than everyone???
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a crash course in the history of RiLee and Sam. We expose ourselves as fans of pioneer children and one direction fanfics. Which one o...
BRIDE | we were "knot" expecting that...
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam finds many parallels to Teen Wolf fanfiction, RiLee does some creepy voice impressions, and the Omegaverse comes up for some reason. It's safe...
DUNE Pt 2 | lets get spicy
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Power over spice, is power over all BITCH! Your resident Reverend Mothers (aka RiLee and Sam) have long anticipated this film and have much to say. We...
CRESCENT CITY: HOUSE OF FLAME AND SHADOW | that's not how black holes work
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We had to fight for our lives to finish this book. Was it worth it? Find out next. This episode contains spoilers for all 3 books in the Crescent Cit...
A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES | hello, nes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Girlhood, small winged ponies, a sentient house, and lots of sex made us absolutely LOVE this book. But then... world's worst trope of all time re...
A COURT OF FROST AND STARLIGHT | do their minds have hands?! or NOT?!!
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're hung up on the unknowable mechanics of disembodied mind sex. Among other things. There's a lot to unpack in these 263 pages! Come for a ...
A COURT OF WINGS AND RUIN | the one with the war crimes
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sex noises drowning out the sound of the dead and dying?? Unhinged magic systems that make everything meaningless?? Stupid ass painting names?? This b...
A COURT OF MIST AND FURY | have we judged tamlin too harshly???
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's Rhysand szn baby!!! Goodbye Tamlin, hello ambiguous powers, animalistic behaviors, and natural disaster inducing sex. In this episode we disc...
A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES | faeries...they're just like us!
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Feyre gets stuck in a mansion with some weird guy and she's pissed. Finally, a relatable main character! Though we don't understand why she lo...
OUR 2024 TBR AND WATCHLIST | we will be seated
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a new year and we desperately need things to look forward to, so we're sharing our most anticipated reads, films and shows of 2024! We go...
RUTHLESS VOWS | miscommunication? OUT. excessive communication? IN!!!!
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WE'RE SO BACK! The sequel to Divine Rivals is here, full of stunning prose and healthy levels of communication. As we deliberate whether this was ...
DIVINE RIVALS | roman can catfish me anytime
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With complex characters, a striking take on war themes, and a romance that makes us GIDDY, this might be our favorite book of 2023. We discuss what ma...
2023 YEAR IN REVIEW | deeply chaotic and unserious
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Time to revisit this year's greatest hits and biggest flops. Sam can't remember anything from her "favorite" nonfiction read, RiLee can't tell when mo...
RANKING OUR 2023 READS | spoiler free!
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of 2023 finally coming to a close we are revisiting everything we've read on the pod this year with fresh eyes. We let you know if we rec...
COZY CHRISTMAS READS | maximizing our holiday vibes
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off December with our SPOILER-FREE holiday book recommendations! We have suggestions from several different genres, all of which wil...
THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES | too many snakes
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
World's hottest villain!! Too many names with the word anus in it!! Corio and Sejanus aren't actually friends!! On this episode (ft. special g...
IRON FLAME | the short-awaited sequel...
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're HAUNTED by the luminary. Perplexed by petty girl drama. Baffled by Jack Barlowe. And SHOCKED at Xaden's dirty talk attempts... Welcome to our Ir...
YALL FEST 2023 | recap + recommendations
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're back from our first YALL Fest experience! After MANY huge Ws and a few Ls, we're here with some advice for anyone hoping to attend in th...
1989 TV | it all comes back to harry styles
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
1989 Taylor's Version is FINALLY HERE!! This episode is all about Harry Styles lore, Taylor's transformation from country darling to pop princ...
A CURSE FOR TRUE LOVE | aurora doesn't deserve purple hair
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After many months of waiting it is finally here! Will Jacks get the girl? Will Apollo not be the bane of my existence?? On this episode we discuss the...
THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER | she's delulu!
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Evangeline makes some strange choices in this book and we're here to ask: Why? But of course we're also gonna fangirl over our favorite broken...
ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART | we love a broken boy
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No one wants to slow burn these days, EXCEPT Stephanie Garber. And thank God! Along with a plot recap and review, we discuss whether or not you need t...
HEARTSTOPPER | you're gay! and YOU'RE gay! and YOU'RE ALL gay! ft. Abby Tree
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're blessed with the return of special guest Abby Tree to talk about Heartstopper! While Sam is away on vacation, Abby is here as gues...
CRESCENT CITY: HOUSE OF SKY AND BREATH | it's giving pretty little liars
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apparently one thing we're gonna do is compare these books to early 2010s dramas. Strap in for a behemoth of an episode, because we covered this w...
GUTS | Arnold Palmer who?
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we tap into our teenage angst and work on having a single original thot as we discuss Olivia Rodrigo's new album GUTS. Aside from the s...
CRESCENT CITY: HOUSE OF EARTH AND BLOOD pt. 2 | micah is dan humphrey.
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gossip Girl parallels? In a Crescent City conversation? More likely than you’d think. Part 2 of our House of Earth and Blood discussion is a deeper ...
CRESCENT CITY: HOUSE OF EARTH AND BLOOD PT. 1 | we're just saying words!
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Want to hear 5000 reasons why Crescent City 1 is hard to read? Because today we're FULL of unanswerable questions and frustrated rants. Drinking game ...
1989 (TV) ANNOUNCEMENT | she's never shaken anything off in her life!
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's 2014 again baby! We're taking a trip down memory lane, discussing the original 1989 era and our retrospective understanding of this time ...
SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY S2 | stop kissing his brother!!
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Summer I Turned Pretty? More like The Summer Belly makes back to back poor choices that show a complete lack of empathy and self-awareness. This i...
SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY S1 | special guest Abby!
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
THIS is our most special episode yet! We are joined by Abby, our very good friend and resident Summer I Turned Pretty hater! Time for a great debate -...
KARDASHIANS S3 | are you keeping up?
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We won't blame you if you haven't been keeping up with the Kardashians, they have gotten DULL. As two certified reality tv devotees, we've...
BARBIE | summer of the girl
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is powered by the creative mind of Greta Gerwig and NOT Mattel. It's BARBIE BABY!!! and just Allan. Get ready for some surprisingly p...
FANFICTION | one direction, groot + more
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kick back, relax, and learn from our resident expert, Sam, about the wide world of fanfiction and all of its quirks. You’ll learn how 1D fanfic alte...
FOURTH WING | eragon for hot girls
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We finally joined booktok and 1 million of our closest friends in reading viral sensation Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. We had a lot more mixed feeli...
SPEAK NOW (TV) | album review
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Time for us to get EMO. Speak Now Taylors Version has FINALLY dropped!! We unpack all the songs, all the discourse and all the emotions. Tune in to fi...
ASHES AND THE STAR-CURSED KING | there she is....again
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been awhile since our brains have produced an original thot, but in this episode I think we might finally achieve one. Enjoy our extensive ra...
THE SERPENT AND THE WINGS OF NIGHT | worlds longest title
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for MANY useless thoughts and confused tangents as we discuss Carissa Broadbent's The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Full disclosure......
THE ULTIMATUM QUEER LOVE | justice for Mal
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Im going to create an environment that is so toxic" - Sue Sylvester and Netflix Producers making this show. The premise of this show is pur...
CHAIN OF THORNS | well. that was a book.
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are filling the room with negative energy by talking about Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare. The long-awaited final installment in The Last...
CHAIN OF IRON | Thostair for life
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episodes is all about ships on ships on SHIPPPPSSSS. Also plot holes. And poor character development. And more plot holes. This episode is full o...
CHAIN OF GOLD | 580 pages of just...foreshadowing
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our first Shadowhunter episode! We begin with a spoiler-free discussion of the Shadowhunter universe, and RiLee shares some tea she heard a...
THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE | fake deep?
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We both read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab over a month ago, and we are FINALLY sitting down to talk about it! Who is Addie's ...
SPEAK NOW (TV) | announcement reacts
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MEET ME IN THE POURING RAIN!!!! The way this announcement had us in a CHOKEHOLD. This episode is all things Taylor Swift and all things Speak Now. Tun...
THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO | is this celebrity Fanfiction??
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ANOTHER ode to Taylor Jenkins Reid. On this episode we discuss The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. 8.25/10 **Trigger warning th...
LOVE IS BLIND S4 | stop using the word nurturing im begging you
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for cocktail of rambling and ranting. In this episode we talk Love is Blind season 4 so spoilers for the entirety of the 4th season includin...
DAISY JONES & THE SIX TV SHOW | thank god daisy wears shoes
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are so grateful we live in a world where book-to-screen adaptations are actually good! In this episode we share our thoughts on Amazon Prime's ...
BONUS EPISODE 1 | eras tour, the bachelor, dream-induced crushes + more
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our first bonus episode! We have a lot on our minds, including Zach Shallcross's season of The Bachelor, surprise songs on Taylor Swift...
DAISY JONES & THE SIX | regret me...regretfully?
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re pivoting genres this week and our feelings are: SKSKSKSKSK!!!!!!!! In this episode we’re discussing Daisy Jones and Six by Taylor Jenkins Re...
SHADOW AND BONE SEASON 2 PART 2 | the one with the meaningless plot
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"But what's inside of you, that's steel. It's brave and unbreakable, and it doesn't need fixing" - David In this episode we...
SHADOW AND BONE SEASON 2 PART 1 | two girls one brain cell
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"When people say impossible, they usually mean improbable." - Nikolai Lantsov In this episode, cognitive functioning is low and excitement ...
SHADOW AND BONE SEASON 1 | jesper stans 4ever
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I've never met a saint before." "I've never BEEN a saint before." - Inej and Alina In this episode we discuss season 1 of Shadow and Bone on Netflix....
CROOKED KINGDOM | someone buy these kids some waffles
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"What about the nobodies and the nothings, the invisible girls? We learn to hold our heads as if we wear crowns. We learn to wring magic from the...
SIX OF CROWS | we are ready to die for inej ghafa
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“I will have you without armor, Kaz Brekker. Or I will not have you at all.” - Inej Ghafa 8.5/10 In this episode we discuss Six of Crows by Lei...
RUIN AND RISING | the side characters were the best part
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I am not ruin. I am ruination" - Genya 4.5/10 In this episode we discuss Ruin and Rising, the final book in Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone trilogy. ...
SIEGE AND STORM | a nothing burger of a book
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"My power is yours....And yours is mine" - Alina 3/10 In this episode we discuss Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo. There are spoilers for the en...
SHADOW & BONE | what did we just read?
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, the first installment in the trilogy and also the first ever Grishaverse book! This episo...
THE QUEEN OF NOTHING | it was all worth it
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"By you, I am forever undone." - Cardan 8/10 In this episode we discuss The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black. There are spoilers for the entirety of th...
2022 IN REVIEW | fav books, tv shows, pop culture + more
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode brought to you by "Negroni, Sbagliato....with Prosecco" On this one we take a trip down memory lane through all of our favorites of 2022....
THE WICKED KING | are we cardan stans now??
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Yes, my sweet villain, my darling god… Sweet Jude. You are my dearest punishment” - Cardan 6/10 On this episode we discuss the Wicked Kin...
THE CRUEL PRINCE | we came here for the fanart
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we discuss The Cruel Prince by Holly Black from the Folk of Air series. This episode contains spoilers for the Cruel Prince ONLY. “...
MIDNIGHTS | reactions & thots part 2
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Karma is a cat purring in my lap 'cause it loves me!" On this one (after we make it through our technical challenges) we discuss the latter half of T...
MIDNIGHTS | reactions & thots part 1
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"It's me, hi. I'm the problem, it's me." On this episode we discuss the first half of Taylor Swift's album Midnights. We cover track 1. Lavender ...
TWILIGHT | the franchise that raised us
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're making our podcast debut discussing the one and only Twilight franchise. These books and their iconic films unironically made us the people ...
TRAILER | The Great Obsession Podcast
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Great Obsession Podcast with hosts RiLee and Sam! This is a brief trailer to tell you what we're all about: talking books, music, TV, p...