EPISODIC STORYTELLING: Obsessed Ep 361 with Joseph and Sara Scrimshaw

Joseph and Sara obsess over holiday decorations--snow-covered animals, ambiguous stars, pop culture weirdos, and the importance of a little light during the dark times.

Joseph and Sara obsess over reawakening old skills in our current lives--modern dance, visual art, acting, singing, and more. We talk embracing change, facing fear, hosting adult talent shows in a backyard, and the question: Are skills gifts that must be used?

Joseph and Sara obsess over a live production of the musical, CATS! The power of seeing it live, the cats who broke our hearts, the other animals we would like to see introduce themselves for two hours, and more.

Joseph and Sara obsess over Fake Meat. From blatantly plant-based balls to over-the-top-you-won't-believe-it-ain't-a-burger, we talk taste, texture, smells, and the need for cartoon logos

Joseph and Sara obsess over Ikea. The furniture, the plant balls, sleeping over night on a display bed, and being haunted by the instruction booklet's mascot

Joseph and Sara obsess over a book crawl--we visited four bookstores across Los Angeles in five hours and lived to tell the tale!

Sara interviews Joseph about his lifelong obsession with the character of Obi-Wan Kenobi. We talk the soul of the character, his victories and failures, the robes he leaves around the galaxy, drinking habits, and more life lessons from the witty, grumpy, crafty, wise, kind, and true Jedi.

Joseph and Sara obsess over Disneyland! We talk the power of immersion, wanting to wait in lines, adding film noir land, sharing a rocket ship, people watching, whiskey on the Jungle Cruise, and more!

Sara and Joseph obsess over the new Doctor Strange movie! We dive into big ideas of accepting loss, embracing imperfection, defining heroism and happiness. Plus the fun of horror, the weird magic spectacle, meeting our dream selves, and thrilling martini appearances!

Joseph and Sara obsess over hotels! We talk the magic (and sometimes horror) of these transitory spaces, frustration with sliding bathroom doors, thin walls, Goldilocks pillows, fake windows, and more!