Actually Obsessed

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to discuss Gillian Flynn's 2012 novel "Gone Girl," featuring the most gatekeep, gaslight, girlboss in the history of the world!!! Topics discussed include: the epic "cool girl" monologue, how Nick still manages to be so damn attractive (to Sarah), why Amy Elliot Dunne will always be the most relatable female protagonist, how this might be the most romantic love...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK to discuss the 2004 film Closer in which Natalie Portman is the most gorgeous creature to walk the face of the earth and Jude Law's there too. Topics discussed include the foulest language either of them have ever heard, how badly they want to read movie's fictional novel (The Aquarium), how brutally hot Clive Owen is, how much they both wanted to be manic pixie dream gir...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK to freak out about the iconic first season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Topics of discussion include: how famous Kim Richards really is, Lisa Vanderpump's acerbic wit, Kyle's effortless relatability, the difference between a medium and a psychic, and so much more!!   We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and very excited to discuss the third Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban! Topics discussed include how Sirius Black destroyed Amanda's romantic life, why Harry can't ever figure out anything that's going on, and overall how extraordinary this book is (and how MAD we are at Joanne!).    We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobs...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to chat about 2010's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Topics discussed include: Robert Pattinson's excellent sideburns, Taylor Lautner being the biggest sweetie-pie, Maria's whereabouts, and how confusing this non-plot is overall!   We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_talks Follow Sarah on I...

This week, Amanda and Sarah answer your burning questions! Learn how they found people willing to marry them, how they'd fare in a zombie apocalypse, what obsessions they turn to for comfort, and so much more! Thank you so much to everyone who asked us a question, we love you.   We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_talks F...

Amanda and Sarah are back to discuss the series finale of Sex and the City. It's the end of an era! Listen as they reel over the downfall of Dr. Robert Leeds, how terrifying honeymoons are, the mystery of canine menstrual cycles, and so much more!   We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_talks Follow Sarah on Instagram at @s...

Hello again! We are going to be recording a mailbag episode next week (7/26) so send us your questions, your obsession stories, your demands, anything that you'd like to talk to us about to actuallyobsessedpod@gmail.com . This is our post Summer and the City palette cleanser and we can't wait to hear from you! Get it to us before the 26th and we'll chat!!!   We've got socials! Follow the pod on In...

Amanda and Sarah are back to discuss the oh-so-special first half of Sex and the City Season 6 (formally known as 6A!). Listen as they completely spiral of Berger. Topics include: how Berger affords his Hamptons House, what went through Berger's mind the night of the post-it incident, whether or not Berger intentionally weaponized his motorcycle against Carrie, and SO MUCH MORE!   We've got social...

Amanda and Sarah are back to discuss the abbreviated season 5 of Sex and the City! Listen as they spiral over the introduction of Jack Berger, accuse Richard and Samantha of having the morals of an alley cat, and so much more!   We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_talks Follow Sarah on Instagram at @sarahelizabeth_talks F...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK to discuss Sex and the City Season 4! Listen as they grapple with why Big and Carrie aren't dating, Aidan 2.0, the tragedy of Trey and Charlotte, when it's okay to eat food out the trash (Sarah says always), and Richard's unfortunate appeal!    We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_talks Follow Sar...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK to deliver another super concise episode on the third season of Sex and the City! They give their thoughts on the multiple hate crimes committed, the lunch date from hell (it's Carrie!), the Aidan of it all, and so much more!   We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_talks Follow Sarah on Instagram a...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK to discuss the second half of the second season of Sex and the City and they are DELIRIOUS! Join them on this wild ride as they completely melt down over Carrie's filet de fish incident and simply never recover--there is pre-filet de fish and post-filet de fish....   We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @saraheli...

Amanda and Sarah have so much to say about Sex and the City Season 2 that they've got to split it into two parts! On this first half, they talk about their freak show moments, the ever looming horror of toxic shock syndrome, and the tragedy of Big actually being a boomer.  We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_talks Follow...

Amanda and Sarah kick of their much anticipated Summer in the City series with a recap of Season 1 of Sex and the City! They talk how much this series shaped both of their essences, their SATC astrology, Carrie's horrifying arrested development, Miranda's horrifying hair, and so much more!   We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @saraheliz...

Amanda and Sarah go deeper than they've ever gone in revisiting the animated masterpiece that is "The Prince of Egypt." Everybody's crying (for good reason) and Amanda and Sarah also hoping that you'll help Palestinians trying to escape from Gaza any way you can here: Palestine Children's Relief Fund Operation Olive Branch We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Foll...

Sarah and Amanda are BACK and they're experimenting with talking about a person this week! Sarah tells the story of her first and most enduring celebrity crush, Christian Bale, and nobody escapes unscathed unfortunately.   We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_talks Follow Sarah on Instagram at @sarahelizabeth_talks Follow...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK to discuss 2009's cinematic masterpiece "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." Listen as an accidentally caffeinated Sarah literally loses the plot of this movie and the ladies make a very important pitch to Stephenie Meyer regarding rewriting Twilight from Jessica Stanley's POV. Also know that it took them approximately 27 days to record this episode!! Don't forget to leave us f...

Apologies for the late upload, but Amanda and Sarah are indeed BACK and better than ever after having run wild in Chicago. They discuss the first Gossip Girl book today in all it's unhinged gloriousness and how it ultimately caused Amanda to become a BIG problem for her parents.    We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_talk...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK to discuss a piece of media that has made them both spiral out on countless occasions: the second season of Fleabag! It's Hot Priest Summer!!! They talk about the torture of situationships, the potential villainy of the Hot Priest, the impish, irresistible charm of Andrew Scott, and the ultimate supremacy of Olivia Colman as the Godmother.    We've got socials! Follow the...

Join Amanda and Sarah as they talk all things Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets! Sarah's just spent 48 hours straight reading this book and Amanda has so many thoughts that's she's been waiting for the chance to share for 20 years.    We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_talks Follow Sarah on Instagram at @saraheliza...

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.    We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_talks Follow Sarah on Instagram...

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   We've got socials! Follow the pod...

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.    We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_talks Follow Sarah on Instagram at @saraheliz...

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...