You’re My Obsession Edition

About this episode

The episode discusses the indie horror film 'Obsession', the new series set in Widow’s Bay, and the recent controversy surrounding children's literature.

This week, we’ve got an all-guest-host panel with Gabfest faves Isaac Butler, Sam Adams, and June Thomas guiding the discourse… straight to hell. In this case, hell is the romantic relationships depicted in the buzzy indie horror Obsession . This rom-com/horror mashup—marking Curry Barker’s impressive feature directorial debut—deals with questions of codependency and consent. But the real question: is Obsession worth the online obsession?  Next, they turn their gaze to the spooky titular island of Widow’s Bay and discuss the new series starring Matthew Rhys in another horror/comedy genre experiment. Finally, they debate whether most kids’ books are “crud?” Or really, is the recent online furor over comments in children’s book creator Mac Barnett’s new book Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children merited? In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the gang gather over the topic of book clubs. Endorsements June: Get In: The Inside Story of Labor Under Starmer by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund, a detailed and readable analysis of Keir Starmer's unlikely rise to power. Sam : The latest film of indie, animated short auteur Don Hertzfeldt " Paper Trail ." &nbsp…

People in this episode

Guests: Isaac Butler, Sam Adams, June Thomas

Topics covered

• romantic relationships
• indie horror
• codependency
• consent
• children's literature
• book clubs

Keywords

• Obsession
• indie horror
• rom-com
• codependency
• consent
• children's books
• Mac Barnett
• book clubs

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Obsession, Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children, Get In: The Inside Story of Labor Under Starmer, Paper Trail, The Oppermanns, The Kindness of Strangers

Places: Widow’s Bay

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