This used to be a fun pop culture podcast but the content and screeching has made it a difficult listen. Amanda was relatively quiet about her personal life until Juliet had a baby, now it’s one upmanship at every turn and contrarian for the sake of it. I don’t need self congratulatory style talk when the new obsession doesn’t feel rooted in good taste or a genuine interest in fashion. And the aging chatter at every turn plays as condescending. Juliet is delightful and stays mostly on topic with Callie so maybe this pairing has just run its course for me.

If I hear “that’s beautiful” on more time, I might loose my mind.

Begging Juliet to stop saying “cool.” It’s like a nervous tick. It often sounds condescending which makes sense as she seems increasingly annoyed with Amanda.

I love Juliet from other pods so took a chance on this one. By no means would I call this a pop culture podcast, more so just eavesdropping on two people’s conversation. The annoying part though is that Amanda is such a contrarian. I don’t think she’s ever heard of the “yes, and” concept. She shuts down every bid Juliet makes or goes against it. It’s just so jarring how she affects the flow, or lack thereof, of the convo. I’ll probably keep listening as I wind down for bed but there really isn’t a ton of chemistry here.

I have supported this podcast since 2019. It has become increasingly more insufferable. Amanda, we are happy that the world has opened up to you and we don’t want to hear about your struggle with aging, your shameless shoutouts for spon con, whether it be Chanel accessories or Victoria Beckham cosmetics, your purchases on the RealReal, or your adolescent piercing of your ears. By the way, Most of us have kids and don’t need to hear about your experience. I love the RealReal, I just don’t bore my friends with it. Please return to being a pop culture podcast. That doesn’t mean researching what Dua Lipa or Taylor Swift was wearing. There are other things to talk about. Just trying to help. Juliet, I know you’re trying, but you are an enabler.

The content continues to lean more and more into motherhood, fashion and beauty. All from a lens of white entitlement (largely Amanda) Having a child is a choice and also a privilege and it’s exhausting to be reminded of that loss of experience in my life when I tune in to be distracted by pop culture. The best thing that happened to We’re Obsessed was their separation from this channel because every episode they upload proves their superiority as content creators. It’s a shame but this podcast is way past its prime

There are so many GREAT pop culture podcasts and I love the ringer content so I was excited for this. But this podcast is so bad! A rare misstep for the Ringer! The hosts have one job and that’s to keep up with pop culture and the amount of info they get wrong or have super bad / off takes is mind boggling, especially Juliet Lipman if you don’t like pop culture don’t be on a pop culture podcast!! Who gave these people a pop culture show. It’s insane like get on the internet. So my advice to anyone reading this — go listen to one of the many other great pop culture podcasts.

One talks louder and faster than the other. Amanda used to be listenable but now is the auditory pain is real And Juliet has changed her voice to match. It’s like they are hollering at one another over a fence

I gave it another go to see if they had moved on from their cringe hating on Meghan Markle and Taylor Swift, etc., which makes it annoying because it's all gossiping that can be easily explained by a bit of googling. Alas, still privileged white women with bad takes and bad taste. I'll stay with I'm Obsessed. I'm giving it two stars because sometimes listening to their really bad shopping opinions can be entertaining.

I’ve listened to this podcast for the last 9 years. I love Juliet and Amanda and their takes on pop culture, books and events. Amanda’s shopping addiction always makes me laugh, and I love Juliet’s takes on celebrities.

Intellectualized misogynoir nonsense

Like another reviewer said, I love listening to smart, successful women talk about pop culture (and I don’t mind the products talk). But probably because I have been a mother longer than these two, I don’t love ALL of the parenting talk. Some is fine- it’s their lives- but a lot is reinventing the wheel. And I’m not a mom of toddlers discovering how difficult it is to be a mother with a career on earth/in America. I find that portion grating. Yea, it’s hard being a woman, that’s why I want think about and listen to pop culture (and makeup) stuff. Also, we get it you are aging- stop acting like your audience is full of young GenZers. I can’t imagine that’s the bulk of your audience.

This has become unbearable in many ways, but Amanda ooof. Sad unsubscribe from longtime listener. Juliet, see you on Food News.

I appreciate the banter and the content - please don’t listen to the negative reviews and keep talking about your lives! It humanizes you. Also - I love listening to two clearly intelligent and confident women. All that can be true *and* more judgment can be exercised about what “facts” you’re confident about and which are just hunches or guesses. I mean, it’s pop culture so we can take anything too seriously, but at least 2-3 times per episode something is dogmatically stated (usually by Juliet and double-downed on by her) that turns out to be completely wrong. It often gets corrected in feedback and follow up, but would be even better if fewer corrections were needed!

Just a joke: how often do these women beg for gifts/products and then turn around and talk about how wealthy they are…unreal!!!! If you want to listen to a podcast about their boring lives, go for it.

I love hanging out with Juliet and Amanda. I am wondering if there’s a way to have someone fact-check Juliet’s outline pre-episode? I’m just 10 minutes into today’s episode and we’ve already heard that Ben Affleck was on Jeopardy (he wasn’t - it was Who Wants to be a Millionaire), Andrew Garfield is in a Beatles movie (Amanda caught this one) and that Phoebe Bridgers’ album came out (not yet). Maybe it’s because I like the same things as Amanda and Juliet, but it’s a bummer to get excited about something I hear only to find out it was incorrect info. I am only writing this because it’s been many months of this and I’m not sure I can keep listening, but I really want to keep listening!

Is the most annoying podcaster. Also, why are these two spending so much time talking about the Real Real and strollers?

I love Jam Session. I listen religiously. However, please ask Amanda to control her emotions and screechy rants. Juliet (and Sean on Big Picture) do what they can to help smooth her extremely strong opinions…however, please calibrate her time on the microphone. She thinks she is funny. But, she is not. Thank you.

Ever since her podcasts went to video I’ve noticed Amanda is very focused on make up, skincare and clothes, which would be fine if tied into pop culture. But it’s often about her own personal journey which is new, not interesting to me, and I want the old show back please. Also I’m about her age and the self deprecation regarding her age actually makes me feel bad about myself. I had to stop listening.

Amanda and Juliet are the absolutely amazing! They are so funny and smart.

I love all of Juliet's pods and used to enjoy this one, but Amanda had really lost me recently. I don't want to pile on with negativity but agree with many of the critiques given in recent reviews. I was hoping she'd turn it around but it gets worse and worse every week. Can Jam Session survive?

I’m about to quit Jam Session because the hosts, mostly Juliet, routinely states facts that with a 2 second google search would be able to find out the truth. Also, just stop talking about Taylor Swift. It’s obvious you don’t like her and it embarrassing how wrong you are when you’re talking about her. This show really needs a fact checker.

Jam session og and Juliet and Amanda are the only people I can listen to talk about middlebrow pop culture slop. The perfect podcast. Longer eps please!!!

I love We’re Obsessed. Jodi and Nora have great chemistry, and even when they’re covering pop culture topics I’m out of the loop on, they still manage to make it funny and engaging. I’m excited they’re getting their own feed and moving to twice a week Jam Session, I’ve tried to stick with. Setting aside all the convos that end in “I don’t know, it’s just not for me.” I finally had to say no more after this last episode. The recap of Strangers was rough. I’m not even a stay-at-home mom, but the judgment towards a woman deciding to stay at home, combined with total lack of deeper analysis was frustrating. Then they rolled into Fame sick without actually reading it…and it really showed.

I love We’re Obsessed and I’m so happy that it’s going to go to twice a week and be on a separate feed from Jam Session! It’s fun and upbeat and Jodi and Nora have great chemistry and so much enthusiasm. Jam Session is the opposite. The internalized misogyny is rampant, it makes the hosts sound bitter and old. So much pick-me behavior, every week they’re randomly hating on another woman. The parroting of snark Reddit talking points is worrisome too, especially when a lot of what they claim has been factually disproven.

I love Jam Session and We’re Obsessed. I don’t understand the haters when they say there’s too much kid talk. I don’t have kids and if it doesn’t bother me, it shouldn’t bother you. If you’re a parent and you’re enraged that Amanda and Juliet talk about kids, maybe you need to go get a hydrofacial or spend a solo night away from your family because you sound stressed and angry at the wrong people. Amanda and Juliet, keep up the good work. I look forward to every episode.

1. Juliet has been and always been awesome. 2. Amanda is so hard to listen to and cannot do it anymore (the whole reason I don’t listen to The Big Picture. - She references how “old” she is in every episode. It’s boring and cliche and a great way to feel “old.” - She talks about her kids too much. I come here for celeb news - not for a parenting podcast. Love that she loves them - don’t need to hear about it. - Not sure if she can help it - but with any word that ends with “ing” she adds a “ick” to the end. -Just not nice seeming. PLEASE get a new host or just send her off on her own pod.

I’ve been listening to this podcast religiously since Covid times and most of the time I really enjoy it. However, I do find that both Amanda and Juliet tend to share information that hasn’t been verified or researched. For example to (4/1/26) Juliet claimed that Swift sued Rodrigo over writing credits for using elements of NYD when in fact Rodrigo preemptively gave those writing credits to her. I don’t care about Taylor Swift or Olivia Rodrigo but I do care about the spread of misinformation especially with a platform as big as this. Fact checking is more important than ever and just because Jam Session is a pop culture podcast doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be held to those standards.

I would think that part of a successful podcast is having hosts with good personalities? I guess not.

Nora and Jodi are the best. I look forward to their Friday episodes each week! I would love for We’re Obsessed to get its own podcast feed. Either way keep Jodi and Nora together and keep the podcast going forever please!!

I love kids and I’m a parent myself, but please start a parenting podcast if you want to take a considerable portion of our time talking about your kids and parenting wins and woes. I can understand an occasional mention, but every episode now starts with so much time taken up on parenting and kids. It’s too much and it’s not relevant to the show. I honestly think pre-mom Juliette would be appalled by this podcast. Where’s the reset button?

This was a five star podcast for me until they both came out as Timotheé Chalamet apologists. Way too much time spent on a boy who, despite years of PR training, severely misspoke (and will still win awards so, sadly, who cares). Women never get this many chances in the industry, or even this level of attention for their good choices. What a hill to die on.

A symptom of our age, my girlfriends and I seem to no longer have time/proximity to dish about pop culture like this. I listen to these ladies and get a similar rush. It’s fun! But Juliet, please STOP with the ringtone sound effects- terrible on the ears

Just my favorite

WTF are you guys even talking about?! Ya’ll fail to mention this was possibly a methodical takeover of a no name director by a powerful Hollywood couple. You assume Lively’s allegations are true with no real research on your behalf. This pod used to be my insight into pop culture with a unique / hilarious take, now you’re just bought and payed for shills. Full disclosure, I’ll still be listening to The Rewatchables(awesome pod); unless, Amanda Dobbins is on, you’re the absolute worse - def mean girl energy. Here’s a take: there are real victims of SH. And you and your half arse research / gossip fodder aren’t helping the problem. Do better.

Truly feels like a fun hang with my besties each episode. I dont agree with all the takes (I’m rooting for Megan!) but I still never miss an ep. Thanks for bringing the laughs in these increasingly sideways times!

I actually like this podcast but HOW DARE YOU say that Book Lovers sucks. It’s in the better half of EH novels and has the best banter of them all. That’s it, that’s my review lol

I think it’s finally time to stop listening to JAM Session. The shrieking!!

A who really cares kind of podcast.

They don’t even care enough to pronounce someone’s name correctly

If you’re looking to listen to two pretentious snobs with the worst vocal you’ve ever heard, then you’ll love this!

No notes for We’re Obsessed, y’all are perfect Jam Session is the worst. Amanda whinging about coffee people is a perfect example of why I can’t stand her takes. It’s like she can only conceive of people being exactly like her. Also, what the heck is going on with the audio quality of Jam Session? It’s becoming a hate listen for me.

Love all the ringer dish shows, but especially we’re obsessed. Jodi and Nora are supremely funny.

Miss Liz Kate and Amelia . I listen to jam session occasionally I like how low effort it is and that they don’t pretend otherwise

Love all the ringer dish feed and especially We’re Obsessed

Come for the celebrity gossip, stay for the postpartum self-care and product reviews!

Juliet, I can tell you that I’m totally on your side when it comes to the Kris Jenner party. It was disgusting! It’s about time that we start realizing all these rich people only care about themselves. The Kartrashians are awful and you are 100% correct thank you so much. We need more of these rants.

I used to love Jam Session and We’re Obsessed. However, recent episodes have unsettled me. As a pop culture show, it’s not the place for nuanced topics like the Palestine Israel conflict yet they’ve brought it up a few times. In one episode, they praise Jennifer Lawrence as “awesome to hang with” while highlighting her strong criticism of Israelis. Wars rage globally, yet the outsized focus on Israel—and blaming Jews there—is “othering.” Othering is subtle linguistic shifts and misrepresentations of a group of people. This is the first step toward dehumanization, historically enabling violence. Celebrities like Lawrence spread propaganda that dehumanizes Jews to justify harm. Anyone participating in this isn’t a good person—or a good hang. Jodi Walker regularly makes thinly veiled anti-Israel remarks, including criticizing Marc Platt—an Orthodox Jew—for graciously flying to engage in adult dialogue with an openly anti-Israel, antisemitic actress. Personal beliefs have no place in the workplace; Platt’s kindness deserves praise, not scorn. Also middle-age people knew what lesbians were before the hunting wives. I encourage Jodi to do the work to get perspective and learn about those outside of her bubble.

We either need to bring on sister-in-law Ruthie or stop referencing her every episode. I’m fine with either outcome, but come on. Is she a bit?

Now it’s just an audio version of Pinterest. The magic of Tea Time has truly never been recaptured!