Infatuated

It's time to step into (our) Christmas (episode)! This week, we're bringing you a bonus episode and recounting our favourite reads, watches, and listens of the past year. Em has lost her voice, we talk about some impactful media, and we exchange our Christmas presents!   Thank you to Titan for gifting Emily with a copy of A Sorceress Comes to Call. You make it feel like Christmas all year round.   Our infatuations: Happy Place - Emily Henry If We Were Villains - M. L. Rio A Sorceress Comes to Call - T. Kingfisher Song of the Stag - R. M. Brown The Familiar - Leigh Bardugo Strong Female Character - Fern Brady The Hemlock Queen - Hannah Whitten To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf Parasite Dog Day Afternoon Joyride boy - Luke Hemmings The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess - Chappell Roan  The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com 

This week, Emily tells us about a deep sea exploration gone wrong in Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield, while Rebecca shares memoirs within memoirs in Must I Go by Yiyun Lee. We recap our Spotify Wrapped for 2024, share some haunting reads for our final (normal) episode of the season, and Emily finds a podcast where her niche interests interact!   Our infatuations: Stray Kids DPR IAN TOMORROW X TOGETHER Sabrina Carpenter Luke Hemmings Don't Go Insane - DPR IAN Blueprint - Stray Kids Ballroom Extravaganza - DPR IAN Hard to Love - BLACKPINK Fri(end)s - V Taylor Swift Chappell Roan  Red Wine Supernova - Chappell Roan loml - Taylor Swift boygenius Christian Lee Hutson Katie Gavin Phoebe Bridgers Afraid of Heights - boygenius Our Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfield Must I Go - Yiyun Lee Derren Brown on Off Menu - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4G60UjNFXUJOi614HYtLwD  Marietta - Medium Build The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about nocturnal investigations in Graveyard Shift by M. L. Rio, while Rebecca shares stories from within castle walls in The Birdcage Library by Freya Berry. We talk about Fable being in jail, review a highly anticipated film (it's Paddington in Peru), and Rebecca tells us about some social media content that will make you want to stay off social media!   Our infatuations: Graveyard Shift - M. L. Rio The Birdcage Library - Freya Berry Breath of the Wild Heidi Becker - https://www.instagram.com/heidiunhinged/  The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about strange food cravings in The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim, while Rebecca shares the sinister side of self care in Rouge by Mona Awad. We talk about Fable going missing (but returning!), share some fears described in these novels, and Emily brings up Stray Kids yet again!   Our infatuations: 13 - HAN of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDaD2y5J5b0&ab_channel=StrayKids  Respirator - HAN and Seungmin of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OGtJXeH6LQ&ab_channel=StrayKids  Human - HAN of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEjHFRzv5TY&ab_channel=StrayKids  Prelude to Ecstasy - The Last Dinner Party The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, we are joined by author Rebecca Brown to talk about and read from her debut fantasy novel, Song of the Stag. We discuss the Scottish influences behind the book, talk about the political events that led to Rebecca wanting to write this story, and we learn some of the process of getting a book published!   * SPOILER WARNING for 1:09:36 - 1:14:14 *   Find Rebecca Brown here: https://www.ringwoodpublishing.com/product/song-of-the-stag-by-r-m-brown/ https://folklorescotland.com/  https://instagram.com/authorrmbrown/    Our infatuations: Song of the Stag - R.M. Brown The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about goddesses in Greek mythology in Divine Might by Natalie Haynes, while Rebecca dives into the storytelling in The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift. We discuss artists' relationship to fame, add a big old chunk of TS to the Infatuated Mix, and Rebecca shares some memorable moments from her time at the Eras Tour!   Our infatuations: Divine Might - Natalie Haynes The Tortured Poets Department - Taylor Swift All Too Well music video - https://youtu.be/tollGa3S0o8?si=ZnutfKznAlcAoFsT  Sleep The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about butter and journalism in Butter by Asako Yuzuki, while Rebecca shares a strange neighbourhood in Whoever You Are, Honey by Olivia Gatwood. We catch up on our summers, discuss Paul Mescal's love life, and Emily shares her new crafty hobby!   Our infatuations: Butter - Asako Yuzuki Whoever You Are, Honey - Olivia Gatwood The Secret of Us - Gracie Abrams The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

We're back and it is season SIX! This week, Emily talks witchy words in The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland, while Rebecca talks about the collective curious boys and sad girls in The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. We catch up on what's been going on since Season 5, share some recent concerts and holidays, and it is the first of many episodes where Rebecca is sick!   Our infatuations: The Invocations - Krystal Sutherland The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides  Challengers Beach Chair - Medium Build The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

It's CHRISTMAAAAS! This week, we're bringing you a bonus episode and recounting our favourite reads, listens and watches of the past year. We discuss our change in reading habits, talk about some highlights of the year, and think about some reading goals for the year ahead. We also exchange our Christmas presents (minus one that didn't arrive on time, boo)!   Thank you to the following publishers for gifting proof copies of books to Emily. You make it feel like Christmas all year round: Del Rey for A Study in Drowning Black Crow and Tor for One For My Enemy Penguin for In Memoriam Hodder for The Last Tale of the Flower Bride   Our infatuations: Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak A Study in Drowning - Ava Reid Carrie Soto is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reid One For My Enemy - Olivie Blake All The Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr In Memoriam - Alice Winn The Last Tale of the Flower Bride - Roshani Chokshi Past Lives ROCK-STAR - Stray Kids The Weatherman - Gregory Alan Isakov Saltburn Oppenheimer  The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com 

This week, Emily tells us about snowy Russian folklore-inspired series The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden, while Rebecca shares the charming cast of characters in Madame Burova by Ruth Hogan. We fall in love with characters, talk about the perfect series for horse girls, and chat about our wholesome winter weekend!    Our infatuations: The Bear and the Nightingale - Katherine Arden The Girl in the Tower - Katherine Arden The Winter of the Witch - Katherine Arden Madame Burova - Ruth Hogan Hotel Del Luna SKZ Del Luna - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtjCLT6sMsg&ab_channel=StrayKids  Maine - Noah Kahan The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about the house full of secrets and seawater in A Study and Drowning by Ava Reid, while Rebecca shares the unexpected love stories in The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak. We dissect a song full of wordplay, discuss our upcoming dinner plans, and Emily shares a songwriter's journey from angst to romance!    Thank you to Del Rey for gifting a proof copy of A Study in Drowning to Emily.   Our infatuations: A Study in Drowning - Ava Reid The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak Volcano - HAN of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB6VJXA5cYw&ab_channel=StrayKids  Miserable (You & Me) - HAN of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTDfI20gwGo&ab_channel=StrayKids  Want So BAD - Lee Know & HAN of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbgwkgVW3HQ&ab_channel=StrayKids  I, Carrion (Icarian) - Hozier The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, we're joined by friend of the show and fellow nerd Roisin McCrimmon. Roisin brings a SPOILER FILLED discussion about Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. We talk about favourite video games, rant about a certain character who stole our hearts and a certain character who just won't go away, and we share the scenes that stuck with us!   Find Roisin and Folklore Scotland here: https://folklorescotland.com/    Our infatuations: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin Help I Sexted My Boss - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/help-i-sexted-my-boss/id1357127065  1989 Vault Tracks - Taylor Swift Dimension 20 - https://www.youtube.com/@dimension20show  The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about the myth behind Medusa in Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes, while Rebecca shares moving The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. We discuss a song about dead dogs, a favourite album that hasn't yet been released, and interrupt a book quote with giggles!    Our infatuations: Stone Blind - Natalie Haynes The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom Contradicting - Hyunjin of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6IB_RyX1dQ&ab_channel=StrayKids  Hold On - Seungmin of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89fCmIOkL9o&ab_channel=StrayKids  Light, Dark, Light Again - Angie McMahon The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily takes us through the music career of Korean artist Agust D (SUGA of BTS), while Rebecca shares tennis based drama Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We wade through Agust D's songs and music videos and documentaries and books, Rebecca brings us back to normality with a fun read, and Emily shares the song that comforts her!   Our infatuations: Agust D - Agust D D2 - Agust D D-Day - Agust D Daechwita music video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGjAWJ2zWWI&ab_channel=HYBELABELS  SUGA: Road to D-Day BTS: Beyond the Story - BTS and Myeongseok Kang Haegeum music video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy9qZR_OGa0&ab_channel=HYBELABELS AMYGDALA music video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX1dkYoLHVs&ab_channel=HYBELABELS Carrie Soto is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reid  V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic Readalong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-1UxcJ7k-M&list=PLMiBFlqWunnpU-1msuI7o2XR3QPVNY6J5&ab_channel=V.E.Schwab  The Sunshine Couch - Wic Whitney  The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, we are bringing you a short story special, each bringing you three of our favourite short and sweet (or not) stories. We discuss why we didn't the format at first, try and (successfully?) avoid spoiling the endings, and ignore Rebecca's sniffles!   Our infatuations: The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman The Hunter's Wife (The Shell Collector and Other Stories) - Anthony Doerr Exhalation #10 (The Ghost Sequences) - A. C. Wise The Last Wish (The Last Wish) - Andrzej Sapkowski The Six Deaths of the Saint - Alix E. Harrow Dandelion Light (So We Can Glow) - Leesa Cross-Smith The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about suffragists and cycles in The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow, while Rebecca shares the whimsical and wonderful Honeycomb by Joanne Harris. We fully settle into witchy cosy season, Rebecca nearly makes Emily cry, and Emily is maybe a secret lyrical genius!   Our infatuations: The Once and Future Witches - Alix E. Harrow Honeycomb - Joanne Harris Social Path ft. LiSA - Stray Kids Moving in Place - Shauna Dean Cokeland The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, we celebrate Halloween as Emily tells us about witchy and weird Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid, while Rebecca shares the dark and also very weird Shy by Max Porter. We discuss what costumes we should wear at our Halloween party, and share some seasonal favourites!    Our infatuations: Juniper and Thorn - Ava Reid Shy - Max Porter Bones and All The Good Witch - Maisie Peters The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

We're back - with Season FIVE! This week, Emily talks translation in Babel by R.F. Kuang while Rebecca talks transcription in Big Swiss by Jen Beagin. We catch up on our lives since Season 4, talk holidays, and gush about a lot of music!   Our infatuations: Babel - R.F. Kuang Big Swiss - Jen Beagin 5-STAR - Stray Kids Stick Season - Noah Kahan The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

It's the most wonderful time of the year - our Christmas episode! This week, we're bringing you our third special episode of the season and recounting our favourite reads, listens and watches of the past year. We recount our favourite books of the year, pick out some memorable passages, and we introduce you to the new creature causing havoc in the background of this recording. We also exchange our Christmas presents!   Our infatuations: Babel - R. F. Kuang Honeycomb - Joanne M. Harris Little Thieves - Margaret Owen Chocolat - Joanne Harris Poison for Breakfast - Lemony Snicket The Ghost Sequences - A. C. Wise Blood of Elves - Andrzej Sapkowsk Northern Star - Dom Fera Juniper and Thorn - Ava Reid Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin 5SOS5 - 5 Seconds of Summer Midnights - Taylor Swift NOPE The Midnight Club The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Twitter - https://twitter.com/infatuatedpod  Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's Twitter - https://twitter.com/emiloue_ Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

It's our Samhain Special! This Halloweeny week (Halloweek?), we each share three favourite spooky reads. We run the gamut of creepy tales, bring you a mix of gruesome and tense stories, and Emily goes full-on gothic researcher mode on one of her picks!    Thank you to Titan for gifting a copy of Not Good for Maidens to Emily.   Our infatuations: Not Good for Maidens - Tori Bovalino Goblin Market - Christina Rossetti The Clockwork Girl - Anna Mazzola The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson And That's Why We Drink Winchester Mystery House episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e200-the-burbank-fish-flopper-and-a-homicidal-rhombus/id1204570053?i=1000501479585  The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson Grief is the Thing with Feathers - Max Porter The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Twitter - https://twitter.com/infatuatedpod  Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's Twitter - https://twitter.com/emiloue_ Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com