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Besties Daniel and Shelley explore their friendship and talk about their mild obsessions, things they hate, and everything in between! If you like to listen to people talk about nothing, this podcast is for you!

Mildly Obsessed Podcast


    • May 7, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 130 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Mildly Obsessed

    We Can't and We Won't and We Shouldn't

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 42:29


    Hello and how are you? We're back with more riveting tales of Food Things™, then Shelley talks about the wild, messy grapefruit. Weird!

    Bear Facts™

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 48:52


    We're back and ready to roll! This week, Daniel dives into the wild saga of Joey, the albino bear

    F*ck Them Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 63:50


    We're back and getting it together for you! Shelley talks about Jean Paul Getty and the Getty ransom, and we remind everyone to eat the rich. Grab a plate!

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    Rewind: The Perfect House Guest

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 45:05


    Rewind: Daniel and Shelley talk about Robert the Doll, the inspiration for Chucky from the Child's Play movie franchise, then skip over to the dog park! This episode originally aired on November 17, 2021.

    We Didn't Promise Anything

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 39:41


    Daniel and Shelley are back for another hang to catch up and see how they're doing with their New Year's resolutions!

    Are We Recording?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 53:00


    Your best friends Shelley and Daniel are back! We chat about the weather (always interesting), a very moist banana bread recipe, new food adventures, and visit the art museum! Join us on this week's journey! A Hole is to Dig, by Ruth Krauss Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak

    I'm Out of Cheese Facts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 73:13


    Daniel and Shelley are back for another hang, and they are discussing important facts that the public must know about. Important facts about CHEZ! Oh and of course go on a few sidequests ;)  Ben's Etsy Storefront

    Rage Bait Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 40:59


    Your best friends are back, baybee! Daniel and Shelley talk getting the flu, impatient dogs, the social media hellscape, questionable interior decorating, and more dogs! Join us!

    Thoughts & Vibes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 59:51


    Daniel and Shelley are back with a new hang to kick off 2025! We talk about objects looking like dicks, what we were up to for NYE and last but not least, some loose resolutions. 

    Ho Ho Ho

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 86:55


    Daniel and Shelley are here for the annual Christmas episode! Join us as we chat about viral Christmas videos, seasonal baking, traffic bullies, eating the rich, obscure Christmas traditions and spooky Christmas legends! The elves worked sort of hard to bring you this! PLEASE CLAP!

    This Is a Pivot, by the Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 54:23


    Shelley and Daniel are back for some chit chat! We talk about hot dogs again (not sorry!) and reinforce our love for the timeless Chicken Bake, take a trip to the Dog Park, then wander aimlessly through our Christmas Thoughts. Won't you join us?

    I'd Love to Know What I'm Doing Wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 77:21


    Hey Friends, we're back for a pre-Thanksgiving Day Hang. We talk Thanksgiving faux pas, facts, and more! We are thankful for all the show's listeners and wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

    Rewind: Josiah, You Owe Me a Favor!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 31:29


    Shelley and Daniel talk about the Lovers of Valdaro. This episode originally aired November 10, 2021.

    Everybody Get Your Bibles Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 70:43


    BOO! We're back with our annual Halloween episode! Listen as we tell you riveting tales about two local cryptid legends, the Van Meter Visitor and the Slide-Rock Bolter! (ghost voice) Happy Halloweeeeen!

    Budget Conscious by Necessity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 50:41


    We're back to catch you up on what we've been up to. In this ep, we recap Daniel's birthday celebrations, legos, and furniture and take a trip down memory lane from when we used to be neighbors and how Shelley beat the system and got her deposit back! Tune in for this one, its a fun ride!

    It's Just Period

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 58:24


    Your besties are back, rising from the fountain like Jack Skellington to celebrate pumpkin season and finally (hopefully) escape the oppressive heat from summer! We talk Halloween decorations, complain about traffic, get interrupted by a little furry guest, and discuss iconic corporate mascots from the 80s! WHEW!

    Butter or Mayo or Both

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 73:15


    Hey Friends! We're back this week talking about our adventures traveling this last week. Of course, we focus on the important stuff, FOOD & Snacks! 

    Rewind: Shake The Family Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 51:34


    Originally published Jan. 26, 2022 Daniel and Shelley talk about Irma Rombauer and her cookbook, The Joy of Cooking. Show Notes

    I Want My Adult Sippy Cup

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 52:46


    Your best friends are back for our weekly chit chat! We have more food and drink opinions, elite design ideas, and upcoming vacation plans, plus we take a special visit to the dog park!

    It's Not For Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 54:47


    We'reee back with an all-new episode! This week we talk movies, the stars, internet memes, and more!

    Rewind: Dogs Loved Him

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 38:22


    Shelley and Daniel talk cursed and haunted paintings! This episode originally aired September 22, 2021. Note that this is not actually our final episode.

    Wobble or Wooble

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 59:41


    Daniel and Shelley are back this week with another fresh episode. We talk crocheting, interior design, and more! Strap in!

    I've Got the Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 50:53


    Shelley and Daniel are back again on another meandering journey! Join us as we discuss baking, bonfires, spiders, new music, and so much more! Buckle up!!1!

    Did I Blink? Let's Do It!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 52:11


    Daniel and Shelley are back again discussing concerts, stadium snacks, and everyone's favorite summer event: the Olympics! USA! USA!

    Shadow Danny

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 58:34


    Shelley and Daniel are back to talk about beautiful dreams and realistic nightmares, movies, traveling in your 20s, being your authentic self, and jump scares! Strap in!

    Rewind: Cocaine, Sugar & Caffeine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 32:33


    Rewind: Shelley and Daniel talk about Simone Biles, the 2020 Summer Olympics and the story behind the original Coca Cola recipe, then head to the dog park! Check out mildlyobsessedpod.com and Mildly Obsessed Pod on Instagram and Facebook for more! This episode originally aired on Wednesday, August 4th.

    She Really Is THAT Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 41:08


    Daniel and Shelley are back with a brand-new episode to catch you all up on what they've been up to lately. 

    Rewind: Eli & June

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 36:42


    Daniel and Shelley are back for the season finale! In this episode, we talk about the lie that is Mexican Coke, a possessed toaster and its owner, and a slew of other unusual, but hilarious, stories from grocery store tabloids. This episode originally aired September 29, 2021. It is not the actual season finale.

    Turn That Down, I Can't See

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 45:12


    Daniel and Shelley are back for another hang. Join us as we discuss the important topics of being hangry, the new Inside Out movie, ice in drinks, and broken ice cream machines. 

    Rich Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 38:48


    Daniel and Shelley are back and ready to party! Join us as we discuss escape rooms, the ocean, majestic whales, Justin Timberlake's ruined world tour, and baked goods! WOW!

    Hi, How Can I Help You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 43:58


    Daniel and Shelley are back to discuss Important Issues like what we're watching, what we're eating, current affairs (it's bad, did you know?), silly criminals, and a possible cold case??? Strap in!   Links to Videos: How Can I Help You: https://www.tiktok.com/@boat.stuff.ig/video/7270942603716218145 Corey Harris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYLI1iSsGrE

    I Love Donuts...A Lot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 46:01


    Shelley and Daniel are back where you last left them, in the Taco Bell parking lot, waxing poetic about food (again) and expanding on even more faves - truly riveting stuff! Daniel then gives us an update about our girl Jenny from the Block, and we discuss light construction work!

    It's Not Our Fault

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 59:31


    We're back with another hang! This time we're talking about what we've been up to since we've been away. Also, Rocky Mountain Oysters, bad Mexican food, review Taco Bell's Cantina Chicken Menu and much more! 

    Rewind: Don't Try It

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 32:45


    Daniel and Shelley talk about the first person to "intentionally" go over Niagara Falls, Annie Edson Taylor. This episode originally aired March 23, 2022.

    Your Mom, She Told Us Last Night

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 38:26


    We're back for another hang where we talk about memes, what the kids say these days in emails and irl, and of course, food. We also talk hobbies and some really good show recommendations. So grab your earbuds and your favorite snack tune in for this fun ride with your besties!

    Rewind: The Thing About Mary

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 46:17


    Shelley and Daniel talk about the indomitable “Stagecoach Mary” Fields! This episode originally aired February 16, 2022

    Nothing Fun Like An Old Man Flashing You

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 55:31


    Shelley and Daniel are back talking Vegas, roadside erotica, bread making, our unhealthy relationship with TikTok, and the cultural importance of local libraries. Get into it!

    The Moments Fast Food Brings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 47:20


    Daniel and Shelley talk about their favorite obsession, fast food! We share the very important news that bagels are back at McDonalds, discuss the newish Taco Bell menu, and go down memory lane. 

    The Two Stooges

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 53:33


    Daniel and Shelley talk movie remakes, Beyoncé's new album, books, and 80s haircuts! We cover it all! The books: The Girls by Emma Cline The Devil You Know by Elisabeth de Mariaffi Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    A Go Getter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 29:01


    Daniel and Shelley dish on the alleged feud between Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez. 

    Hey It's Pennywise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 34:04


    Shelley and Daniel talk new restaurants and their undying love for corn dogs, scare themselves on spookytok (again), and end with a Classic Millennial rant about 2000s fashion and the young kids today! Morgan Lambert - https://www.tiktok.com/@morgshauntings

    I Hope I Get It!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 72:30


    Daniel and Shelley are back this week to talk about TikToker RessaTessa and her wild ride through the pandemic. Buckle up cause this topic is full of twists and turns that will leave you with more questions than answers. Who TF Did I Marry?!? Playlist

    Stars, They're Just Like You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 41:51


    Daniel and Shelley are back to discuss pizza, groceries (they're too damn high!), more spooky stories, and haunted places!

    It's Like WooWooo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 51:41


    Shelley and Daniel are back to discuss Important Things like disrespectful pets, spookytok, TunnelGirl updates, and an iconic newscast from the early 2000's - when we were fresh faced and YOUNG KRON 4 Oakland "Whistle Tips" TunnelGirl Remember to lock your f'in doors  

    Mole Energy - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 45:01


    Shelley and Daniel welcome you back to the pod with our first mild obsession of the new era, TikTok sensation #TunnelGirl! Put on your hard hat and flip on your headlamp as we tunnel through how this DIYer took it to the next sub-level. Links Tunnel Girl's TikTok Tunnel Girl Drama!

    Mole Energy - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 40:49


    Shelley and Daniel welcome you back to the pod with our first mild obsession of the new era, TikTok sensation #TunnelGirl! Put on your hard hat and flip on your headlamp as we tunnel through how this DIYer took it to the next sub-level. Links Tunnel Girl's TikTok Tunnel Girl Drama!

    It's Good To Be Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 0:50


    Your best friends are back! Did you miss us?

    Hazel's Christmas Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 96:32


    We're back again for a Special Christmas Episode! We talk our Christmas faves, take some fun Buzzfeed quizzes, THEN WE GET GATECRASHED by a naughty elf! The Fun Quizzes: Plan A Holiday Party and We'll Tell You What Seasonal Desert You Truly Embody Eat Nothing But Cookies For A Day And We'll Reveal What Your Job Would Be At The North Pole Make A Festive Cup Of Hot Chocolate And We'll Tell You What You're Getting For Christmas

    Trick or Treat

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 58:24


    Hey witches, we're dipping our toes in the cauldron for a special Halloween episode! We talk about our love for the spooky season and classic urban legends. Ok BOO!  

    S05 E25 - Chef's Kiss

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 51:47


    Shelley and Daniel talk about the origins of pineapple on pizza and why it's the most amazing invention, then take a quick trip to the dog park! Show Notes MERCH! Leave us a tip on Buy Me a Coffee!

    S05 E24 - It's a Urinal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 43:16


    Daniel and Shelley talk about Marcel Duchamp's Fountain and how it changed the way we perceive art. Then, we take a trip to the dog park! Show Notes MERCH! Leave us a tip on Buy Me a Coffee!

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