Classroom Crush

Pour the wine, light the fire…it’s Tynan Delong on the show! He’s telling Rebecca about growing up as a crush crazy, R&B loving, super shy romantic and yeah…..he’s got the VERY DRAMATIC JOURNAL ENTRIES to prove it. But first Rebecca is venting about how men were bad this week spoiler alert literally keep your clothes on it’s so easy to do!! This ep has got it all: childhood fantasies, the line...

Oh my god it’s Louis Peitzman on the show!! What else can be said but it is Louis Peitzman and we love him and he’s on the show?? This week Louis is telling Rebecca about the formative crush idea of older brothers, a livejournal romance, and a sexually prying AIM relationship that was probably creepy and not good but was an awakening nonetheless. PLUS: age differences, trauma at tennis camp, “peni...

Yep folks you read it here first this podcast episode is very honest and brave and so is this week’s insanely talented and hilarious guest and we’re obsessed it’s Blythe Roberson!! She wrote the book How To Date Men When You Hate Men so obviously we are blessed to have her on the show. She’s telling Rebecca about ALEX, a literal jock she was in love with for the entirety of high school and who she...

Hide your girlfriends because this week it’s Mike Abrusci on the pod and he WILL kiss your girl!! Jk he doesn’t do that….anymore…..! Mike is telling Rebecca about a high school friend/crush triangle involving himself and “JEN” & “LINDSAY” and yes he was a sidepiece!! They’re talking: telling your crush about your crushes, wild girls, masochism, fingering!!, long distance romance, anxiety aroun...

This week we’re back with the famous Fran Hoepfner for her THIRD appearance on the show, because of comedy rules! Jk it’s just because we like her. Fran is telling Rebecca about MIKE, a high school marching band crush and all the late night chats and long bus rides that made her act like his gf. They’re talkin projecting, “emotional labor”, crush badges of honor, Fran is volcel, a truly triggering...

This week we’re back from VDay hiatus and most things are bad but something that ISN'T bad is that on this episode Rebecca is joined by the very funny and very chill Jack Bensinger! Jack is telling Rebecca about his high school English teacher who was very STRONG and RUSSIAN and seemed to UNDERSTAND him. Plus: flirting with mechanical pencils, intangible looming fears, cartoon crushes, Jack’s...

Warning!! Two former absolutely FUCKED UP teens are on a podcast together!! This week it’s Jeremy Levick on the show! You know him from Clickhole, The Onion, and obviously Tag and were you laughing so much? Jeremy is telling Rebecca about three vital crushes from 8th grade to high school and all the drama of friends to “dating”. This ep has got it all: when a soft crush becomes a hard crush, socie...

Don’t be scared, this is just a podcast and we are NOT breaking up with you. But this week’s guest, Ang Ferraguta IS ready to relive some trauma! On this episode Ang is telling Rebecca about MIKE, NICK, and “DAN” and the associated drama escalates with each boy! Strap in for a built up twist that will be, you guessed it, sad! Plus: are Rebecca and Ang incel actually, Abrecrombie & Fitch based...

What happens when you get two of the most online, playlist-making, Third Eye Blind-ing, hardcore-crushing people on the internet together via skype on a podcast?? This epic (like The Odyssey) episode!! This week Music’s James Cassar joins Rebecca to tell the expansive tale of MANDY! We’re talkin origin story type shit WITH: a fifth grade bonfire disaster, NOT 8th grade grinding to Lil Jon, a long...

Okay warning…..this episode is both real AND deep!! Also funny?? This week Rebecca is joined by writer/director/comedian Steven Markow to dig into relationships/falling in love/ his formative high school crush Erin! On this ep they’re talkin’ having a crush on the world, a chance encounter at the county fair, mental health, working towards spontaneity, being The Nerd That Kissed, bouncing between...

Hey fellas (fans)! This week it’s somehow 2019 and Rebecca is giving her number to boys (one boy) and thank GOD guest Lauren O’Neal (Sunday School Dropouts) is there to validate her!! In this episode Lauren tells an incredible story of Crushes Past with twists and turns that make Rebecca yell. Literally Lauren is a gorgeous narrator and perfect guest! PLUS: Lauren was a Wolf Girl, a boy with a pet...

Happy new year crushers!! Can you believe it’s 2019 now and Rebecca still doesn’t have a boyfriend? Shocking. But what’s even crazier is that this week she’s joined by hilarious and lovely Broadway producer, Larry Rogowsky (The Other Josh Cohen, Moulin Rouge, Angels in America) !! Larry is telling her all about growing up in the 80s as a metal head, early boy crushes, lost virginity, coming out, r...

Spoiler alert: no! Boy oh boy is this ep an absolute scorcher. And so early in the season, can you believe? This week Rebecca is joined by her new BFF Josiah Hughes of the Blink-155 podcast!! In case you somehow haven’t heard, Classroom Crush and Blink-155 are dating so this is a big deal. Just in time for immediately after the holidays, Josiah is telling Rebecca all about growing up Christian, me...

What the heck? Did Christmas come a week early?? Because Karen Han sure is a gift and a treasure!! This week the superstar writer, film twitter icon, and titular Karen of Karen’s Boys joins Rebecca to discuss three and a half crucial crushes from high school and college. They’re breaking down Karen’s crush cycle, the common threads that inevitably lead to KBs, kissing and not kissing, being unable...

Wow. Can you believe that Classroom Crush is back for a “second season”? Last you heard her, Rebecca was moving away from Chicago and saying bye to a boy she kissed. Now, Rebecca lives in New York...but will she have sex in the city?? Looks bad so far tbh. For this loopy season premiere, Rebecca is on no sleep and is joined by everyone’s favorite dirty boy Ben Hosley!! You know him from Blank Chec...

Rebecca has been kissing ALEX(Collyard, cute funny nice) but now Rebecca is moving to New York which is sad because it’s been fun and she has famously had a HARD TIME. In this Classroom Crush season finale, Rebecca is closing out her time in Chicago and talking to Alex about closing out their time as Chicago’s preeminent comedy power couple. Just kidding they’re not an actual COUPLE couple like it...

This week it’s returning guest and general fave Brian Bennett on the show!! With such a rich life he is back to tell a pretty wild story set in Vietnam that, once again, finds him in a love triangle of sorts. He’s telling Rebecca the college story of ALEX, ALEX, and NI. If you don’t think he’s bringing the drama we’ll just let you know there’s potential fatherhood involved. Rebecca is telling Bria...

This week Rebecca is fangirling because it’s Shantira Jackson (Comedy Central, BET, 3Peat) on the show!! She’s telling Rebecca all about one of her few middle school crushes, AARON, who was hot and athletic and possibly held back a grade and yeah, she wrote him a letter.  Rebecca is talking one of her first celeb crushes and of COURSE it’s none other than the titular Little Vampire. His name was a...

Wow, did you miss us? One full week without a new episode was probably really hard for you. We’re sorry. We missed you too. To regain your love and trust, we’ve got a gift in the form of this week’s guest, Lukey Walden!! Lukey is a gift because they are good and funny and sweet and we love. They’re telling Rebecca about “CHLOE” and a high school girlfriend setup formed out of pure loneliness and m...

Could it possibly be? The first ENGAGED guest, like, marriage-wise?? This week Rebecca is honored to have the hilarious Dan White on the podcast!! Did he end up with the confident cool girl he knew in high school?? Uhhhhh spoiler alert, but yeah!! Incredible, the dream. Dan is telling Rebecca all about his first brushes with romance, his total obliviousness (backed up by some staggeringly formal f...

This week, Rebecca is joined by lovely comedian and title of ep icon Rima Parikh! She’s telling Rebecca about a high school crush that has, IN MANY WAYS, followed her to this day. She doesn’t still have a crush on him (unfortch) but boy oh boy is it juicy. Rebecca is talking about the archetypal crush TYLER, who is perhaps her first notable one from like, second grade?? IN MANY WAYS he is perhaps...

Alt title of ep: “He Didn’t Express Himself and Wasn’t Creative” which makes us laugh a lot (you’ll hear why) but unfortunately is too long. This week Rebecca is feeling bonded for life with hilarious comedian and new friend Elsie How!! Elsie is telling the tangled high school tales of NIKKO, THOMAS, and COLLIN and boy oh boy did she come with the materials to back it all up. We’re talkin journal...

Damn. We really hit the jackpot on this one!! This week Rebecca is joined by your favorite Earwolf producer, “Chef” Kevin Bartelt!! Kevin is a TRUE sweetie and perfect Classroom Crush guest as he tells Rebecca about his first crush, KAITLYN, and the drama of his middle school/high school relationships! Dude was Never Not Dating and that’s honestly so impressive. Rebecca is telling the high school...

What a beautiful day for a podcast! This week Rebecca is joined by delightful/hilarious/ improviser/friend, Ian Ornstein!! Ian is telling the story of LINDSAY, a high school crush and fellow glasses wearer who, despite being very smart (see: glasses) made some moves that Rebecca thinks make no sense after going on the perfect date. Rebecca is, naturally, telling a horny story about a Boy In A Band...

Wow!! This week Rebecca attempts to self sabotage but actually does a really good episode of her podcast instead? She’s joined by funny and tall improviser/former crush, Mike Jest, who is telling her about his first crush, JULIE. Rebecca reads some clueless facebook interactions from her high school crush JULIAN! They’re getting extremely real and open about the nightmare of a pool party, feeling...