The Great Obsession

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's Eras Tour, embarrassing crushes we never asked for, and perfectionism...among other things. Here are timestamps to help you navigate the chaos: (06:38) The Bachelor (25:13) Eras Tour surprise songs (46:58) Thoughts on summer 2016 (54:50) Dream...

We’re pivoting genres this week and our feelings are: SKSKSKSKSK!!!!!!!! In this episode we’re discussing Daisy Jones and Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This episode contains spoilers for the book, Daisy Jones and the Six, but NOT the TV show on Amazon Prime. 6.5/10 “I am not a muse. I am the somebody.” - Daisy Jones Find us at: Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod Goodreads: The Great Obsession Pod Emai...

"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 discuss Episodes 5-8 of season 2 of Shadow and Bone. This episode contains spoilers for all of Shadow and Bone seasons 1 and 2, as well as the Shadow and Bone trilogy and Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo. We do NOT spoil anything from the King o...

"When people say impossible, they usually mean improbable." - Nikolai Lantsov In this episode, cognitive functioning is low and excitement is high. We may only have one collective brain cell but we have a lot of thoughts--in fact, we have so many thoughts we had to make 2 parts! This is part 1 of our discussion of Shadow and Bone season 2 on Netflix, in which we discuss episodes 1-4. Thi...

"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. There will be spoilers for the entire first season of this show, as well as both the Shadow and Bone trilogy and the Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo. Find us at: Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod Goodreads: The Great Obsession Pod Email: thegre...

"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 ordinary." - Inej Ghafa 9.5/10 In this episode we discuss Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. There will be spoilers for the entire Six of Crows duology and light spoilers for the Shadow and Bone trilogy. Find us at: Instagram: @thegreatobsession...

“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 Leigh Bardugo. There are spoilers only for Six of Crows, we do not discuss Crooked Kingdom or any other books within the Grishaverse. Find us at: Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod Goodreads: The Great Obsession Pod Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com

"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. This episode contains spoilers for the entire trilogy, but there are no spoilers for any other books in the Grishaverse.  If you enjoy the religious/sainthood arc for Alina, we recommend reading Dune and Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert.  Find...

"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 entirety of Shadow and Bone and Siege and Storm.  Find us at: Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod Goodreads: The Great Obsession Pod Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com

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 episode contains spoilers for Shadow and Bone, but there are NO spoilers for any other books in the trilogy or the Grishaverse. Rating: 4/10 Find us at: Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod Goodreads: The Great Obsession Pod Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail....

"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 the Folk of the Air series, including How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories. Find us at... Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod  Goodreads: The Great Obsession Pod  Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com

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.  RiLee's Favs- Top artists: Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Phoebe Bridgers, The Maine, and Maude Latour Podcasts: What We Said, Chatty Broads with Bekah and Jess, Game of Roses, A Court of Tattoos and Rose, The Evolution of a Snake TV Shows: The S...

“Yes, my sweet villain, my darling god… Sweet Jude. You are my dearest punishment” - Cardan  6/10 On this episode we discuss the Wicked King by Holly Black. There are spoilers for the entirety of the Cruel Prince and the Wicked King only.  Find us at - Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod  Goodreads: The Great Obsession Pod  Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com

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. “If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse." - Jude Duarte  Rating: 5.5/10 Find us at - Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod Goodreads: The Great Obsession Pod Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com

"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 Taylor Swift's album Midnights. On this we cover tracks 10. Labyrinth through track 13. Mastermind, as well as the 3AM tracks. We also discuss various unreleased and vault tracks throughout Taylor Swift's discography.  Find us at - Instagram: @th...

"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 Haze through track 9. Bejeweled and the Bejeweled music video. We also discuss various unreleased and vault tracks throughout Taylor Swift's discography. Find us at - Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod Goodreads: The Great Obsession Pod Email: the...

We're making our podcast debut discussing the one and only Twilight franchise. These books and their iconic films unironically made us the people we are today, for better or for worse. There are spoilers for all of the books AND movies in this episode. "This is the skin of a killer, Bella." - Edward Cullen Find us at: Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod Goodreads: The Great Obsession Po...

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, pop culture & whatever else we're obsessed with! Join us every Tuesday to hear our analysis, discussion, and random thoughts on a different book each week. Upcoming episodes will include discussions of book series like Holly Black's The Folk of th...