Jam Session

This week on Jam Session, Amanda is joined by Ringer colleague and friend Yasi Salek to discuss this week’s top celebrity stories, starting with thoughts on Sydney Sweeney’s controversial American Eagle ad (0:00), Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas at an Oasis concert amid dating rumors (17:23), and of course, updates on the summer-long Beckham family feud (23:12). On the latter half, the ladies talk Kat...

This week Amanda is joined by a very special guest, co-worker and friend Sean Fennessey, to discuss all the hot topics of this week, featuring the Coldplay kiss cam scandal (3:28), Meghan updates of course (13:31), Charli XCX’s wedding (26:15), and more. The two also do a deep dive into this summer’s top movies and their press tours, including 'Mission Impossible', 'Materialists', 'Superman', 'Smu...

Nora’s back, and we’re doing one for the girls! Jodi and Nora first ring in Leo season with Jennifer Lopez’s brand-new birthday bop, "Birthday" (10:00), and then ring in illicit affair summer with arguably the most viral story of the year, the (now-former) Astronomer CEO and CPO getting caught in their alleged affair at a Coldplay concert (24:00). Then, they talk about the juicy excerpts from Amy...

This week, Amanda is joined by Ringer colleague Van Lathan to discuss the biggest celebrity stories of the year thus far. But first, the two get into an in-depth discussion on skin care, toner, and sunscreen (0:00), plus a quick discussion on Justin Bieber’s new album (20:12). After, Van and Amanda get into the celebrity stories of the year, like the Blue Origin spaceflight, Katy Perry, and Jeff B...

It’s been a cursed and horny week! While Nora is off on a stylish and fabulous vacation, Jodi is joined by prolific hot chocolate drinker Sophia Benoit to go through some real headlines that sound pretty fake concerning Crumbl cookies, Sarah Jessica Parker, Denise Richards, and JoJo Siwa (3:34). Then, they go through all the celebrity and nepo-baby couples that are revealing themselves in this sum...

This week, Amanda is joined by Ringer colleague Kate Halliwell to discuss the latest celebrity news, starting with Amanda’s update on her As Ever jam order (1:39). They also get into updates on yacht season and who is out at sea this summer (18:25), Sofia Coppola’s Paris ball (40:37), and a new couple that hard-launched at Wimbledon (47:43). Host: Amanda DobbinsGuest: Kate HalliwellProducer: Jade...

We’re celebrating the halfway mark of 2025 with some mid-year awards for our favorite and most fascinating pop culture stories and internet creatures. Welcome to The Obsessies! Check out our Instagram @wereobsessedpod to fill out a ballot of your own and email us at wereobsessedpod@gmail.com to tell us what we got right and wrong and what we missed. Hosts: Jodi Walker and Nora Princiotti Producers...

This week, Amanda brings back Yasi Salek to discuss the wedding of the past two weeks, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s European wedding! The ladies discuss their thoughts on who was there, outfits, and all the online talks. Toward the end they hit a few quick news stories, including Saint Kardashian hacking Kim’s phone (36:49), LeAnn Rimes’s teeth falling out mid-performance (40:10) and Yasi’s Eur...

It’s been a cursed and chaotic week! Jodi and Nora first gag over Jodi’s surprise visit to Washington, D.C., to crash Nora’s book signing (1:00) and talk about the cursed weather they experienced there, which has been described with the catchy term “wet bulb” (10:17). Then, as a palate cleanser, they gush over some earnest culture from this week, including the ever-entertaining 2025 Jimmy Awards (...

This week we have a packed episode. Amanda is joined by friend and features writer at New York Magazine, Carrie Battan, to discuss all the celebrity happenings. They start with a debrief on Lauren Sanchez amid her upcoming European wedding with fiance Jeff Bezos (2:07); updates on Katy Perry, her “Lifetimes Tour” and her relationship with Orlando Bloom (28:40); Brad Pitt podcasting on Armchair Exp...

We’re obsessed with ‘Materialists’ this week! Jodi and Nora first talk through some smaller stories that took the internet by storm, including Pedro Pascal’s uncanny look-alike, who also happens to be the lighting designer for ‘The Daily Show’ (2:45); Justin Bieber changing the world with his words “It’s not clocking to you that I’m standing on business” (10:32); and the disastrous styling on Ryan...

Amanda is joined by Ringer Dish veteran and New Yorker staff writer Clare Malone to go through the most high-profile weddings of the summer season. But first, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s relationship reportedly did not survive space (3:51), and David Beckham has achieved his knighthood and is reaching out to his son Brooklyn via Instagram comment (13:06). Then, they talk about the two biggest w...

It’s a just-trying-to-get-through-the-week type of week! Jodi and Nora first talk about all the sort-of songs of summer suggestions from listeners (1:25), which has been compiled into a playlist for your pleasure and convenience, and specifically ‘Manchild’ and the discourse surrounding Sabrina Carpenter’s new album cover release (7:13). Then, they go through everything they loved about the Tonys...

This week, Amanda is joined by friend and Ringer colleague Chris Ryan to discuss the latest celebrity news. They dive into a recap of the 77th Tony Awards (1:58), Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit against Blake Lively being thrown out (18:34), Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood’s post–‘White Lotus’ relationship (21:07), updates on the Beckham family drama, and much more (28:40)! Host: Amanda DobbinsGuest: C...

It’s a Nora episode! Jodi and Nora discuss the question du jour on the internet: Is Kylie Jenner a feminist for revealing her boob job recipe (7:54)? Then, Jodi and Nora do a massive pop music download. They talk about Miley Cyrus’s appearance on Every Single Album this week, Nora’s book ‘Hit Girls,’ the ramifications of Taylor Swift buying her masters, and the eerie lack of a song of the summer t...

Amanda is joined again by Ringer colleague Yasi Salek to discuss this week’s celebrity news and the new season of ‘And Just Like That…’ The ladies start by discussing Taylor Swift acquiring her masters (2:24), updates on the Beckham family feud (13:55), Meghan Markle’s Jam (24:52), Amanda’s Poshmark dress update (28:54), and finally, a debrief of ‘And Just Like That’ (34:42). Host: Amanda DobbinsG...

The divas are diva-ing! Jodi and Nora start out with a recap of Nora’s experience at the Cowboy Carter Tour in New Jersey, which famously had a tremendous amount of rain and a gender reveal (1:00), then go through some fake-sounding real-life headlines sent in by listeners (12:00). Then, they dig into the New Yorker’s feature interview with Broadway legend Patti Lupone and her feud with everyone a...

This week on Jam Session, Amanda is joined again by Ringer colleague Nora Princiotti with a packed episode. They begin with, of course, pashminas and updates on everything Taylor Swift (7:58). Next, the ladies discuss Kris Jenner’s plastic surgery and Lindsay Lohan’s skin-care routine (24:39), David Geffen’s divorce upon yacht season (44:19), and the American Music Awards (50:06). Plus, a temperat...

Is this real life? Jodi and Nora start out with some things from around the internet this week that sound really fake, including Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia’s bisexual jorts era, Jane Goodall’s appearance on Call Her Daddy, a Whac-A-Mole movie, Selena Gomez Oreos, Skims nipple piercing bras, Chappell Roan’s opinions about Pop Crave, and Romy Mars releasing new music (4:35). Then we continue our...

This week, Amanda is joined by longtime podcast friends Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo, founders of ‘831 Stories,’ to dive into some celebrity news—and, of course, their summer book recommendations! They discuss the ongoing saga involving Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively, and now Taylor Swift (10:18); thoughts on Tom Cruise’s new hair (24:42); Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz dining with Harry and Meghan (27:...

Girl, the tariffs! Jodi and Nora first go through a couple of viral tidbits that made them giggle this week, including Max reverting to HBO Max (11:07), Pope Leo XIV’s brother calling him from an iPad in the middle of an interview (18:48), and Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner looking very in love courtside at a Knicks game (24:46). Then they dive into the truly disastrous drama of Justin Baldoni...

This week, Amanda is joined again by Ringer colleague Yasi Salek to discuss the celebrity news and drama, starting with Taylor Swift continuing to be dragged into Blake Lively’s battle with Justin Baldoni, and her publicist Tree Paine’s response (4:58). Next, the ladies discuss Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner’s red carpet debut in Rome (26:42), George Clooney’s attire for his day out on the bas...

Icons only this week! Jodi and Nora first go through some incredible, introspective questions emailed in by listeners (2:46) before getting to our breaking story of the week: A new pope has been chosen (10:00)! Then they talk about their favorite Met Gala looks (32:44) and the myriad NYC-related features and personal essays they’ve read this week, including The Cut’s West Village Girl piece and Le...

This week, Amanda is back with Lauren Sherman to discuss the 2025 Met Gala! They discuss the extravagant night full of amazing fashion, pre-parties, and after-parties. The ladies also discuss some celebrity news, including David Beckham’s 50th birthday (43:12), Prince Harry being security-less (53:59), and Zoe Kravitz being spotted with a new boo (56:05). Host: Amanda DobbinsGuest: Lauren ShermanP...

It’s a Nora week! Jodi and Nora dive right into the NFL drama that has been making the rounds, starting with Shedeur Sanders falling precipitously in the draft, the ensuing media crashout, and the prank call heard 'round the world (3:26). Then, they chow down on the juiciest ‘CBS Morning Show’ interview with Bill Belichick, in which his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, made her presence well...