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Obsessed: The Podcast

Obsessed: The Podcast

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Obsessed: The Podcast is for those who like their culture pop and their pleasures guilty. Entertainment guru Kevin Fallon and late night TV expert Matt Wilstein, bring you the most dramatic news and interview the biggest celebrities from TV, movies, and that not-so-guilty pleasure you love to binge. Whether it’s a steamy-beyond-steamy kiss, just-dropped trailer, or unhinged social media meltdown: if you love it, we’re Obsessed. New episodes every Thursday and Saturday; early drops on YouTube.The Daily Beast Art
Episodes
  • How Trump Turned ‘Veep’ Into a Nightmare

    How Trump Turned ‘Veep’ Into a Nightmare
    31 Oct 2026
    Timothy Simons is best known as Jonah Ryan, the walking insult magnet on HBO’s Veep—but his latest role in Netflix’s hit romantic comedy Nobody Wants This is giving audiences a whole new reason to love him. On this episode of Obsessed, host Kevin Fallon sits down with Simons to discuss his evolution into a romantic lead, the show’s surprisingly relatable take on relationships, and the brutal Veep insults that still follow him years later. Simons also weighs in on the unsettling ways real-world politics have started to resemble Veep, why the show’s satire feels more nightmarish than funny today, and what it’s like to have a character become a lasting pop-culture phenomenon. Follow Kevin Fallon on Instagram ⁠⁠@kpfallon⁠⁠ Follow Matt Wilstein on Instagram ⁠⁠@mattjwilstein⁠⁠ Follow Obsessed on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@beastobsessed⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • The Hilarious Reason This Comedian Was Accused of Being MAGA

    The Hilarious Reason This Comedian Was Accused of Being MAGA
    29 Oct 2026
    Comedian Heather McMahan joins Kevin Fallon on Obsessed: The Podcast to discuss her new Hulu comedy special, By a Thread, and the bizarre experience of being briefly “canceled” after a controversial moment at the Ryder Cup sparked accusations that she was MAGA. Heather opens up about receiving death threats and disturbing messages, turning the political backlash into comedy, and why she thinks a man would have been treated very differently. Plus, she dishes on her love of The Real Housewives, her over-the-top Italian wedding, the realities of making it as a comedian, her cosmetic surgery, and the unhinged stories fans share on her podcast, Absolutely Not. Follow Kevin Fallon on Instagram ⁠⁠@kpfallon⁠⁠ Follow Matt Wilstein on Instagram ⁠⁠@mattjwilstein⁠⁠ Follow Obsessed on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@beastobsessed⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • How ‘Seinfeld’ Became ‘Torture’ for Larry David: Biographer

    How ‘Seinfeld’ Became ‘Torture’ for Larry David: Biographer
    23 Oct 2026
    What makes Larry David one of the most fascinating—and famously difficult—figures in comedy? On this episode of Obsessed, host Matt Wilstein sits down with Blake J. Harris, author of the new authorized biography Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David, to uncover the stories behind the mind that created Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Harris reveals how Larry David’s real-life experiences inspired some of television’s most iconic moments, why his disastrous stint at Saturday Night Live nearly derailed his career, and how the pressure of making Seinfeld pushed him to the brink. Plus, they get into David’s complicated relationship with fame, his personal falling out with Cheryl Hines, and the surprising stories behind his creative clashes and career-defining decisions. If you’ve ever wondered how much George Costanza is really Larry David—or what it takes to get the comedy legend to open up—this is a must-listen conversation. Follow Kevin Fallon on Instagram ⁠⁠@kpfallon⁠⁠ Follow Matt Wilstein on Instagram ⁠⁠@mattjwilstein⁠⁠ Follow Obsessed on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@beastobsessed⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 mins
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