We're Obsessed

Your FYP has a podcast! Every Wednesday and Friday, The Ringer’s Jodi Walker and Nora Princiotti dig into the pop culture obsessions, celebrity gossip, viral vernacular, and media crazes that are taking over your life.

We're Obsessed is a news podcast hosted by The Ringer, with 86 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Celebrity Summer Weddings and Some Scam Updates

  Aug 19, 20261h 34m

  Jodi and Nora kick off the pod by remembering Hayden Panettiere’s greatest cultural accomplishments. Then, they get out some late summer sillies, including two celebrity weddings, how Nicole Kidman raves, Chanty Beluga, and the chatter around Natalie Harp. Next, they do some summer scam updates, including incriminating Phia Slack messages, a Forbes "30 Under 30" scammer curse final boss, and Bethenny Frankel’s unlawfully giant tables at Supermodel Cafe. Finally, they share your responses to this week’s introspective question: What’s a recall you’ve flagrantly ignored, and/or what’s a recall you would flagrantly ignore?00:00 Remembering Hayden Panettiere7:49 Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter, and Phoebe Bridgers15:44 Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns’s wedding24:52 Nicole Kidman in Vogue28:27 Chanty Belgua33:54 Who is Natalie Harp?49:29 Phia scam updates59:43 Forbes "30 Under 30" scammer curse final boss1:04:32 Bethenny Frankel’s Supermodel Cafe1:11:34 Introspective questionHosts: Jodi Walker and Nora PrinciottiProducer: Sasha AshallEngineers: Lucy Brick and Remy Hernandez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  ‘One Night Only’ and Audrey Hobert Lore

  Aug 14, 20261h 32m

  Jodi and Nora kick off the pod with the great seltzer debate between Spindrift and La Croix, before shouting from the rooftops (or a horse?), “The Roxies are coming!” They get into some We’re Obsessed-specific Paul Revere shouts, including Reece Weaver being named the new Roxie Hart, AOC being publicly single, Role Model’s BBC Live Lounge, and Audrey Hobert’s brother’s Gap commercial. Then, they report back on ‘The Shards’ and ‘One Night Only,’ before gushing over Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as a couple (thank you, Variety). Finally, they each share their personal obsession for the week.00:00 The great seltzer debate8:02 Reece Weaver is Roxie Hart20:53 AOC is single30:03 Role Model’s BBC Live Lounge34:12 Malcolm Todd’s Gap commercial and Audrey Hobert’s Tiny Desk48:18 ‘The Shards’55:44 ‘One Night Only’1:12:02 Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys1:20:56 Personal ObsessionsHosts: Jodi Walker and Nora PrinciottiProducer: Sasha AshallEngineers: Lucy Brick and Remy Hernandez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  Hilary Duff at MSG, Comedian Corner, and Man News: News About Men

  Aug 7, 20261h 21m

  Nora starts off the show by recapping the millennial paradise that was the Hilary Duff concert at MSG. Then she and Jodi talk about some comedians and performance artists, including Mary Beth Barone’s new special, Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs’s various photo stunts, Robby Hoffman’s new MTA announcement, and the Tate McRae feature in Variety. Next, they get into Man News: News About Men, including Elon Musk crashing a rocket ship into the moon, whatever is up with RFK Jr., the steak-and-sauerkraut diet, a Jordon–Bill Belichick update, men wearing shorts, and some CPAP discourse. Finally, they each share their personal obsession for the week.00:00 Hilary Duff at MSG12:35 Mary Beth Barone’s special ‘Galaxy Brain’15:55 Meg Stalter and Paul Downs photoshoot21:19 Robby Hoffman’s MTA announcements26:04 Tate McRae IS Sylvia Plath32:54 Elon Musk crashed a rocket ship into the moon41:06 What’s RFK Jr. up to?43:29 The steak and sauerkraut diet56:24 Men wearing shorts anxiety1:02:04 Jordon and Bill Belichick update1:03:52 CPAP discourse1:07:10 Personal obsessionsmybillie.comHosts: Jodi Walker and Nora PrinciottiProducer: Sasha AshallEngineers: Lucy Brick and Remy Hernandez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  The OpenAI Brand Trip, and Ariana Grande Steps Back from the Public Eye

  Aug 5, 20261h 36m

  Jodi and Nora start out by talking about some reader-submitted affair updates, and the bizarre and wonderful ‘Wicker’ trailer. Then, they dive into the media surrounding OpenAI’s influencer brand trip in the Hudson Valley this past weekend, and touch on Jonah Hill’s appearance on the Smartless podcast. Next, they talk about some songstresses, including Martha Reeves’s national anthem performance at the Women’s Professional Baseball League opening game, and Ariana Grande’s music video for “Petal” and the statement saying she’s stepping back from the public eye. Finally, they sift through the answers to this week’s introspective question: What’s always making you wonder, “How do other people do this (very normal) thing, and is it the same way I do this thing, or are they doing it better?”0:00 Affair updates7:55 ‘Wicker’ trailer15:06 OpenAI influencer brand trip41:50 Jonah Hill on Smartless50:32 Martha Reeves’s national anthem57:08 Ariana Grande1:11:36 Introspective QuestionHosts: Jodi Walker and Nora PrinciottiProducer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  ‘One Night Only,’ the ‘Life of M’ Controversy, and Influencing in Nantucket

  Jul 31, 20261h 27m

  Jodi and Nora start out by addressing a hot dog cookie controversy and Aaron Rodgers’s new comments about his alleged wife. Then, they talk about two pieces of media that sound fake: Ryan Murphy’s ‘The Shards’ and ‘One Night Only’ starring Monica Barbaro and Mr. Dua Lipa. Next, they talk about the drama surrounding Rachel Cusk’s new novel, ‘Life of M,’ which the scuttlebutt has said is based on Natalie Portman. Finally, they weigh in on the discourse about a sign in a little shop in Nantucket that says “no influencers” and the state of influencing and over-tourism before each sharing their personal obsession for the week.0:00 Hot dog cookie controversy3:55 Aaron Rodgers’s alleged wife update8:30 ‘The Shards’14:47 ‘One Night Only’26:21 ‘Life of M’ Natalie Portman controversy46:23 “No influencers” sign in Nantucket1:13:39 Personal obsessionsHosts: Jodi Walker and Nora PrinciottiProducer: Sasha AshallEngineer: Remy Hernandez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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