Authentic Obsessions

About Authentic Obsessions

Inspiring stories and practical tips from artists, curators, photographers, and writers in hot pursuit of their lives. Guests reveal their creative obsessions, fears, joys, uncertainty, and the impact they hope to have, leaving you feeling less alone as you proceed down your own creative path. Acknowledge the mess and keep going!

Publisher

Margret Petrie

Category

arts · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Jun 2020

Latest episode

20 May 2025

Latest episodes

110 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 May 2025

   Risa Iwasaki Culbertson - Human Connection

   Molly talks to Risa about creating for the experience instead of the object, drilling down big feelings to the essence of their meaning, and and how the work you make often doesn’t make sense when you’re going through grief.

2. 

   29 Apr 2025

   Best of: Molly Meng - Scraps of Humanity

   Enjoy this 2021 rebroadcast of my chat with artist, storyteller, and guest host of Authentic Obsessions, Molly Meng.

3. 

   15 Apr 2025

   Maura Ambrose - Holding Both Truths

   Molly Meng and Maura Ambrose chat about priorities, patriotic quilts, studio space evolution, procrastination, and playing with the tension and finding the edge.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

133,845

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

67 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

32 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

63

Social presence

94

YouTube

86

Engagement

90

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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