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Ben went to the most magical place on Earth! Erin has a big announcement!  Hannah DEMANDS a miniseries of her favorite childhood book. Erin is just a total dad in her cooking preferences. Ben has been enjoying a couple of different cooking shows! HOMEWORK:  - Read or listen to Ella Enchanted, then watch the movie if you want to feel bad and betrayed. And SOMEBODY MAKE IT INTO A MINISERIES! - G ril...

The gang talks lots of upfront stuff including corrections, Kit Kats, and bodily functions. Ben watched Tig Notaro's new Netflix special! Hannah has been basically nonstop thinking about, watching shows about, or doing gardening. Erin is eagerly awaiting the first crop of the season from her own garden. HOMEWORK: -  Watch Happy to be Here on Netflix - Watch Big Dreams, Small Spaces on Netflix, or...

EVERYBODY CONGRATULATE BABY BEN ON BEING THE VALEDICTORIAN OF THE BU SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING FOR 2018!! Erin lives her dream by drinking a refreshing seltzer with a hint of The Dr. Flavor, brought to you by Kroger. Erin has been watching a show about sexual predators being brought to justice without ever learning the host's name. Ben has been playing a very beautiful new remaster of an older game! H...

This week, our hosts' obsessions have exactly nothing to do with each other! Would you expect any different from them? Hannah has been buying up a great tool for fidgety stress relief! Erin loves her new CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Ben has been watching his lovely girlfriend play the new God of Wars game! HOMEWORK: - Next time you see Crazy Aaron's in store, buy it up! -  Check out Tran...

Everybody's pets made themselves known this week while we were recording! The gang discusses survivalists and Lena Waithe's amazing Met Gala outfit. Ben has rediscovered a great love/pastime from his youth. Hannah has finally given in and paid somebody to clean up her messy backyard. Erin has been reading two different books by Naomi Alderman. HOMEWORK: - Watch some goddamn baseball - Do that proj...

We missed a week! It was only two weeks since we last spoke but it felt like A MONTH. This week the gang catches up on all of the things that happened while we were apart, including several developments on past obsessions! HOMEWORK: - Listen to Dirty Computer - Watch the Dirty Computer Emotion Picture - Read or listen to I'll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara - Watch Westworld - Somebody ma...

Hiiiii! We can't be talky talky in your ear this week because someone / everyone is in China (ok actually just Hannah). But we wanted to pop up in your feed to tell you that we will be back next week once Hannah gets back from the complete other side of the globe. K thnx love you bye!

This week the gang has "GREAT ENERGY". Despite all being collectively tired, they all rally to throw shade at mumble rappers. Erin continues to struggle with saying names. Erin struggles with saying just about everything. They have lots of shout outs and up front stuff. Erin talks about her obsession with Jamila Woods. Ben is obsessed / transfixed with the YouTube channel Jun's Kitchen. Hannah tun...

Ok so we're not really changing our format permanently, but we are seriously obsessed with Queen Monáe this week. When she's not listening to PYNK over and over again, Hannah has been listening to an extremely dark but compelling audiobook. Erin has managed to find time to listen to a whole podcast musical when she's not watching and re-watching the PYNK video. Ben has been watching a Japanese pop...

The gang catches up with a terminologIan, some talk about the weather, and a discussion of sushi preferences.  Ben has been listening to a new podcast from Earwolf. Hannah has been watching a show about upcycled products on Netflix! Erin has been so into several things we've already talked about on the podcast that she didn't have any new obsession this week. But honestly she's been obsessed with...

Your hosts all had very busy weeks! Hannah is afraid of being a cold podcaster. Erin is the only co-host who likes vodka. Sincere shoutouts to yellow rice and pierogis occur. Erin shares her long-standing #1 Youtube jam. Ben explains a Japanese card game wrong like 4 times but still manages to make the anime he and Kylie have been watching sound compelling. Hannah spotlights her new favorite hilar...

Erin and Hannah recount tales of this year's annual Savannah pilgrimage to Ben. Lots and lots of tales.  Erin has been watching Queer Eye and loving it despite her best efforts. Ben has been listening obsessively to the musical Dear Evan Hansen. Erin is Lawful Good and Ben and Hannah are Chaotic Good. HOMEWORK: - Visit Savannah! St. Patrick's Day is a good time. - Watch the new Queer Eye on Netfli...

News of an unwelcome guest on their St. Patty's day vacation has really pissed off Erin and Hannah. Somehow the video game Spore comes up. Ben has been getting BIG details from a SHORT daily podcast. Hannah has been listening to an extremely talented musician nonstop thanks to a tip from SHOUTOUTS TO KYLIE! Erin has been learning French, again, for about the third time... but this time it's going...

The gang catches up after missing a week to some unfortunate circumstances. Hannah is still watching Polygon, Ben is watching Harry Potter, Erin is watching Parks and Recreation!  Erin has discovered a new artist and music collective! Ben has been very busy and missing Obama. Hannah has a long and relaxing relationship with puzzles. Homework: - Listen to Dessa and Doomtree on Spotify- start with ...

Hannah watched It at 10AM on a Saturday! Erin shares a less-than-inspiring story from the Winter Olympics. Ben's grad school adventures are continuing with a trip to VA! And that's just the upfront stuff! Hannah shares a new Netflix sci-fi obsession. Erin has been teaching classes in her spare time! Ben has been thinking a lot about a topic addressed in many works of Isaac Asimov. HOMEWORK: - Watc...

The gang discusses 21st birthdays and Valentines Day! Ben shares his favorite predictive text from this week.  Ben shares his appreciation for music that has been helping him focus during this VERY busy week. Hannah has been on an adventure of musical creativity during her commutes. Erin and Molly have been on an emotional rollercoaster of online Olympics streaming dreams and realities. Also Ben a...

We have a special guest this week! Hannah beat all 4 divine beasts in BOTW. Erin has some misconceptions about Groundhog Day. Hannah gives Fiona Apple a shoutout. Erin has been getting back into songwriting! Ben wants another cat! Hannah and Ian LOVE computer- and AI-generated silliness of all kinds. HOMEWORK: - Watch May It Last on HBO - Write a song if you want to! - Get a cat - Get a second cat...

Ben got into grad school!!! Erin shares an absolute Bake-Off outrage. Hannah gets very worked up and then talks about her family's love of one particular trivia host. Erin has been reading like a Ben and greatly enjoying the music of a local bartender-who-gave-her-a-knife-once turned popular musician. Ben has been escaping the real political world with The West Wing!   HOMEWORK: - If you're in the...

Erin has an incredible story about a mishap on her morning commute. Ben has been watching a classic TV comedy that he ignored when it was on the air. Hannah has been appreciating a certain chain of clothing stores. Erin has almost finished watching all of the Harry Potter movies again and she wants you to know what you didn't hear about them last week!   HOMEWORK: - Watch Modern Family - Shop at T...

Editor's note: This episode had some audio issues so it is a little choppy! Sorry about that! The gang celebrates 21 weeks of podcasting with Gin then realizes only 1/3 of them remember anything about Westworld. Erin made a lot of great points about Harry Potter that had to be edited out :( Ben has been watching a GREAT Amazon original series, though all of your co-hosts are also very saddened by...

The Big 2-0 is here! We did 10 episodes twice over! This week the gang gets nerdy about bread all over the dang place. Hannah shares her forever obsession with Home Movies. Erin shares her favorite bread-related Christmas gift. Ben has been really enjoying reading a very old sci-fi series. HOMEWORK: - Watch Home Movies on Hulu or Adultswim.com - Read Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish straight...

This week is very fantasy-heavy! Hannah complains about all kinds of things and cries from laughing basically constantly. Ben shares his unending love for the movie series he's been watching. Hannah talks about her current favorite D&D podcast. Erin talks about her favorite new almost-all-lady Western. HOMEWORK: - Learn to pronounce January , February , and synecdoche with the help of Pronunciatio...

This week's episode kicks off with 30 minutes of nerd stuff: Christmas recaps, Dominion strategy discussion, and Pokemon Nuzlocke run s! Erin talks about her favorite Christmas present! Ben talks about Star Wars for a bit (no spoilers besides co-hosts opinions of the movie and franchise), then pivots to Kylie's extremely unique lungs. Hannah has rediscovered her love for Audiosurf. HOMEWORK: - Get...

Hannah is co-hosting a new ear snack! Erin made a big movie mistake and now we all have to talk about it. Ben has been really enjoying watching Kylie play her latest video game obsession! HOMEWORK: - Follow #2PodsaDay on Twitter and Facebook and look out for our feature early next year! - Listen to So Dreamy on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or any podcatcher! And email us your dream stories: SoDrea...

The Gang spends the first half hour mostly reading things from the internet (thanks to @MobyDickhead and Botnik)! Ben talks about the astounding amount of time he's spent playing Pokemon games in his life so far! Hannah has been too busy for an obsession but then it turns out that she has one anyway. Erin has thoroughly conquered her library fears and now she spends basically all of time on it. Ye...