Stay ConnectedPodcrushed — the podcast where Penn Badgley reads your middle school story — explores the heartbreak, anxiety and self-discovery of being a teenager. Hosts Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, and Sophie Ansari bring you stories and conversations about middle school – from childhood crushes, to battles with body hair, to schoolyard scuffles. The results are sometimes awkward, sometimes heartwarming, and always relatable.
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This week Adam Brody (Fleishman is in Trouble, Shazam!, The O.C.) stops by and wins the group over with his endless trove of middle school stories. Adam gets passionate explaining his take on marriage, and shares why he’s the happiest he’s ever been.
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Today on the pod we have Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill, Good Sam, John Tucker Must Die), who sits down to discuss her activism journey, love as a daily practice, and navigating life in the public eye.
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Today we're joined in-person by the brilliant actor and Penn's co-star Ed Speleers (You, Downton Abbey, Star Trek: Picard), who shares why his first play shocked and stunned his entire school, the reason that his first movie role, Eragon, was almost his last, and why his character Rhys from You is his favorite villain. (RHYYYYYS!)
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We kick things off in Season 2 with the phenomenal, Emmy-award-winning actor Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us, I'm a Virgo). He shares about why he almost missed his audition for a little Oscar-winning project called Moonlight, why breaking someone else's heart meant breaking his own, and why projects that speak to the culture are so important to him.
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The gang is back with another bonus episode breaking down YOU S4, Part 2. Penn shares why episode 8 is his favorite of all time, where season 5 might find Joe, and what it was like to (SPOILER ALERT!) direct all his previous leads. As always, this episode is full of spoilers. Tread with caution.
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Today’s episode is a rerun of our pilot! Penn invites his old pal Leighton Meester to help kick things off. They reminisce about the first project they ever worked on together (spoiler - it's not Gossip Girl). The gang chats about fake heart attacks, unfair beauty standards, and whether it's time for Leighton to play Timothee Chalamet's mom.
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Today we're rerunning our episode with Tati Gabrielle! In this episode, Sophie and Nava swoon over Penn's You S3 cast mate Tati Gabrielle, while Penn tries (unsuccessfully) to keep them grounded. Tati opens up about her life, the girls have fun roasting Penn, and the gang bonds over their shared love of the esoteric.
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In this special, bonus episode of Podcrushed, Sophie and Nava grill Penn all about the first five episodes of You, Season 4. They get into the new characters, the most surprising plot points, and some BTS on the show’s approach to intimacy this season. This conversation is *full* of spoilers so listen at your own peril…
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This is a rerun of our episode with Jenna Ortega! She gets refreshingly candid about representation, body image, and therapy, and spills the deets on what it was like working with Tim Burton on the iconic Netflix series "Wednesday."
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Today we bring you an episode of Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer. From Nicole’s feed: “Oh my god, he's here. Penn Badgley (You, Gossip Girl, host of Podcrushed) joins Nicole to discuss why people are infatuated by his serial killing character, why love is not depicted accurately in media, bringing down your walls to connect with people, and the existential insecurities he had when dating.”
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