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Obsessed: A Podcast About Your Hyper-Fixations

Nina Concepción and Katherine Bourne Taylor

Obsessed is a comedy show about your hyper-fixations. The ones that keep you up at night, hijack your group chats, or send you down a rabbit hole. Each episode, comedians Nina Concepción and Katherine Bourne Taylor unpack the niche interests they just can’t quit. From the oddly specific to the universally unhinged, no obsession is too weird, too deep, or too fleeting. Because nothing’s too weird when you’re among friends.

Plus, Backdrop.fm subscribers get bonus episode where Nina and Katherine share their mini-obsessions, read their own (and their favorite) fanfic, deep dive into a recent obsession, and answer your questions.

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Thursday · 48 min
Spooky SoCal
It’s spooky season despite the astronomically high temps in SoCal right now, and we’re celebrating!! On today’s episode, Nina campaigns for Knott’s Scary Farm being the #1 spooky season activity in SoCal, Katherine chats her favorite spooky diner and the beauty of the Burbank Halloween walk!! Grab a pumpkin-flavored sweet treat and a cable knit cardigan and enjoy!! Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 1 · 49 min
To All the Men Over 50 I've Loved Before
IT'S OUR 50TH EPISODE!!!! We really cannot even believe it. Thank you to every single listener, we are so grateful for you!!! To celebrate the big 5-0, we are chatting TO ALL THE MEN OVER 50 WE'VE LOVED BEFORE! From Dr. Jack Abbot to Joel Miller to Frank Castle, we cover sad dads, widows, and toxic men you can only yearn for fictionally (no thank you to red flags in real life!!!) It's a blast. We just love fandom and fangirling so much, and thank you for being with us on this ride! Here's to 50 more eps and many more!!!! Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 24 · 46 min
BTS
ARMY, ASSEMBLE!!!! In this episode, Katherine gives a rundown of seeing BTS in concert here in Los Angeles, as well as a crash course of the Kpop sensation to Nina. Katherine dives into how she first got into BTS, and we chat about how important it is to see a band of young men being KIND TO EACH OTHER AND LOVING EACH OTHER. Katherine also breaks the term "bias" for Nina, as well as a "biaswrecker." HOW DOES ANYONE PICK A FAVORITE BTS MEMBER? THEY'RE ALL SO PERFECT! Whether you know nothing about BTS (like Nina) or consider yourself Army (like Katherine), we hope you enjoy this episode! Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 17 · 1 hr 4 min
Not Over It: Twilight Edition
This episode is a special one and frankly, wildly overdue!! Today we're travelin' to the gloomy small town of Forks and discussing TWILIGHT!!!!!! We chat about the cultural impact this book and movie series had, why it's simply a work of ART, and why Bella and Edward walked so many fandom couples could run. We also do another installment of Pitch a Fic, and this one's all about Charlie Swan!!!!! Let's journey back to the mid 2000s and fall in love with this sparkly vampire and clumsy, quirky gal all over again! Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 10 · 1 hr
Cults with LaNisa Renee Frederick
Today on the pod we have a VERY special guest joining us! Please welcome actor, writer, and comedian LaNisa Renee Frederick! We have an amazing chat and talk everything from LaNisa’s amazing role in the second season of Jury Duty - “Company Retreat” to her incredible podcast, “Black and CULTivated.” We discuss why human beings and society are so drawn to cults, and why it’s easy to be obsessed with them. We also cover LaNisa’s inspiring relationship with social media, and why it’s important to just not take it too seriously! We’re so honored LaNisa sat down with us and we hope you enjoy the episode!! Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 3 · 47 min
Tropes We Love: The Dance That Changed It All
This week on the pod we're diving into the DANCED THAT CHANGED IT ALL in movies/TV. You know what we're talking about: two characters with a ton of SIZZLING tension, who have been at odds with each other the entire time, suddenly find themselves DANCING and the sparks begin to FLY. We talk what makes this moment so special, why dance is the most sensual of languages, and why this trope really never, EVER gets old. We cover everything from Titanic to Maxton Hall, and there is plenty of swooning along the way! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 27 · 44 min
Pitch a Fic, pt. 5: Widow's Bay
Today we’re revisiting our favorite emotional support cursed island, Widow’s Bay! On this installment of “Pitch a Fic” we’re pitching a fic for our favorite sad boy, Mayor Tom!! Our fic has it ALL: magical realism, a bittersweet ending, FORCED CO-HABITATION, and so much more. We just want Mayor Tom to be happy!!!! We love this silly spooky show and fanfiction so much. Now get thee to AO3 and start writing!! Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 20 · 1 hr 3 min
We Love a Chain Restaurant
Today on the pod we’re diving into our absolute favorite FRANCHISE RESTAURANTS!!!! We’re talking CHILI’S. BUCA DI BEPPO. OLIVE GARDEN. APPLEBEE’S. CHEESECAKE FACTORY. IVAR’S, ANYONE???? And so many more! We rank our favorite places to eat so much you feel slightly sick after, and we hold an in memoriam for all the franchise restaurants that have come and gone. Look, we love to eat a plate twice the size of our head packed full of sodium, and nothing will take that love away!!! Sit back, group a triple dipper, and enjoy! Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 13 · 47 min
Making It
On today’s episode, we are deep diving into the obsession of MAKING IT! We talk what’s it’s like to be working actors during this tumultuous time in the industry, as well as the beauty of being delulu and loving EXACTLY where you are in this moment! We also chat about the gift of being the underdog - and never giving up on yourself!! Enjoy! Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 6 · 1 hr 3 min
To All the Animated Men I've Loved Before
Today on the pod is one of our favorite episodes yet! We’re talking ALL THE ANIMATED MEN WE’VE LOVED BEFORE. Being 2D doesn’t keep these animated characters from being SWOON WORTHY. We talk everyone from Dimitri in Anastasia to Nick Wilde from Zootopia to….human Shrek?? We also realize we both love a conman who is changed for good- we love a schemer with a heart of gold! Look, keep an open mind here, people and enjoy this wild ep. Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 30 · 49 min
I Will Go Down With This Ship: Kanthony from Bridgerton pt. 2
Welcome to part 2 of KANTHONY!!!!!!!! Join us as we discuss the second half of Bridgerton’s perfect second season. We cover the yearning, the LOVE CONFESSION, and the brilliance of Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley. Why did we think we could cover this in just one episode? Who can really say. Sit back, dear reader, and enjoy as we journey back to the TON! More at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 23 · 40 min
I Will Go Down With This Ship: Kanthony from Bridgerton pt. 1
Dearest Gentle Reader…. This week we are heading to the Ton….BRIDGERTON! Specifically, season 2, and we are DIVING into the magic that is ultimate enemies-to-lovers Kanthony! (Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sharma). We’re so obsessed with these two we are splitting this episode into two parts. So wait no longer! Sit back and enjoy as we cover all things Kanthony! Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 16 · 59 min
The Wedding Planner (2001)
This week we diving into are quintessential 2001 romantic comedy “The Wedding Planner” starring romcom queen Jennifer Lopez and hunky, slutty glasses-wearing Matthew McConaughey!! Haven’t watched this fever dream in awhile? Fear not! Nina takes Katherine beat-by-beat through one of the greatest movies ever made. Seriously, why isn’t this in the Criterion Collection? We chat awful Italian accents, the romcom MVP Judy Greer, and why Fran deserved JUSTICE!!!!!! Enjoy! Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 9 · 56 min
2 Old Hags Unpack Fandom in 2026
Today on the pod we are doing a deep-dive into FANDOM!! We discuss fandom etiquette, the beauty of fandom community, why we will NEVER stop reading fanfiction, why fandom sometimes turns toxic, and what exactly fandom means to us. We LOVE being fangirls (for life!!) and we love everything about fandom: the good, the bad, the absolutely unhinged! All of it!! Fandom 4 ever. Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 2 · 1 hr 9 min
The Pitt’s Ambar Martinez
Y’all. We are once again…GOING BACK TO DA PITT! But this time it’s EXTRA special because we are joined by actress Ambar Martinez who plays Nurse Kim Tate!!! Screaming!! We chat with Ambar about being visited by a newsie ghost, what’s it’s like being on the #1 hit show on TV, being a real-life ER Nurse, and why when it comes to acting, the role that’s meant to be yours will be YOURS!!! We also have Ambar vote on different Pitt ships because duh. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it!!! Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 25 · 51 min
Widow’s Bay Season 1: We <3 Appointment TV
This week we are traveling to our emotional support cursed island, WIDOW’S BAY!!!!!! Join us as we talk about the incredible first season, all of the exciting theories, our favorite moments and characters, and why the show is essentially PERFECT. We love a spooky funny cozy show!!!! PATRICIA FOREVER! Hear the bonus Pitch a Fic at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 18 · 1 hr 3 min
Is Obsession Written in the Stars? with Astrologer Brigham Mosely
This week we are joined by our dear friend, astrologer, drag artist, and writer, Brigham Mosley! We had such a magical conversation with Brigham, who graciously read our birth charts!!!! We discuss obsession’s role in astrology, how our birth charts actually make us amazing comedy/business partners, and so much more!!!! Want to book a reading with Brigham? Follow them on IG: @brighammosley and reach out!! Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 11 · 50 min
Raised by Fan Fiction (Rebroadcast)
This week, Katherine and Nina explore the power of fandom, the joy of fan fiction, and the chaotic beauty of being a little too into something. Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 4 · 58 min
K-Dramas
This week on the pod, Katherine welcomes Nina into the vibrant, romantic world of K-Dramas! Katherine dives into her absolute favorite K-Dramas of all time, introduces Nina to her complex K-Drama spreadsheet where she’s been tracking shows for YEARS, and why the shows are so damn addicting. We cover our favorite tropes, favorite K-Drama actors, and the power of world-building, Plus, Katherine makes Nina a K-Drama starter kit! Enjoy! Get more at backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28 · 51 min
House of Wax (2005)
Today on the pod Nina introduces Katherine to her all-time comfort movie: the 2005 House of Wax!!!!!!! We talk the PALPABLE sexual tension between two characters who are supposed to be twins, the iconic Paris Hilton death scene, and we even pitch a sequel!!!! This was truly a blast to record and we hope you all go forth and watch this important piece of cinema. Get more at http://backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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