Crushgasm

‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ turns 30 this month, so it’s time to go back for a quick visit down memory lane, starting in 1986 when the book series first kicked off. We’re getting into the Scholastic Book Fair of it all, friendship, and how this series will likely never die. All of that and then some! Read The Baby-Sitters Club: https://kids.scholastic.com/content/kids64/en/books/baby-sitters-club.html...

Thanks to the best friend I made at 10 who took me to my first ever concert in 1999, Backstreet Boys’ Millennium Tour…I got to go for 2.0 in Las Vegas at The Sphere, and the boys - on point, per usual. The Sphere, the experience…let’s talk about the highs of it all, and the things that could’ve been improved upon from the perspective of an almost 40 year old woman who was a more than obsessed fang...

We’re back with Amanda from An Evening at the Movies to talk about another list of hot guys, only this one came to us via Harper Bazzar. They delivered who they believe are the 50 hottest men of all time, and we had thoughts on who they picked, who they missed, and discussed who will definitely be a contender for a future People’s Sexiest Man cover. All of that and then some awaits! An Evening at...

Every decade has its fair share of heartthrobs, but Gen X would argue that the ‘80s had the best. So since BuzzFeed listed a bunch from the era that brought us MTV, The Goonies, and the downfall of the Berlin Wall, there was no one better to chat with than Amanda Kohlhofer from An Evening at the Movies! We’re getting into this list, which you can find linked below, and more! An Evening at the Movi...

Relationship coach and author Eri Kardos had her hands full of love and life when her now-husband entered the picture, but once upon a time he was just a crush, and we’re getting into how that crush managed to work out! All of that, as well as Eri Kardos’ Relearn Love coaching program, her amazing and informative Tedx Talk, as well as red vs green flags, polyamory, and much, much more! Find Eri Ka...

Stanli of Summerbruise was just a kid when a mixed CD from a cool, older cousin fell into her lap. It was that day that child transformed into an emo kid. Dashboard Confessional consumed her and from then on ‘The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most’ stepped into her heart, and hasn’t vacated since. We talked about the hills and valleys of this ‘Alternative Press’ favorite, why emo kids grew up t...

Andrew from FELICITY grew up loving the classic rock heard in his dad’s car, and soon enough he had a guitar of his own. From there he did what many did in the 2000s, and fell in love with pop punk music, and soon enough A Day to Remember’s ‘Homesick.’ We connected to talk not only about that record and whether or not opening tracks matter anymore and if millennials are too nostalgic, as well as F...

Anne Raso is a freelance writer and editor who has been working in the publishing industry since the ‘80s, and since then she’s written about everything from New Kids on the Block to fine dining in New York City, and she came through to talk about all of that and then some like the years she spent editing and writing for one of the foundations of Crushgasm, Tiger Beat! Yes, one of the teen magazin...

DeAnn Wiley is a self-taught illustrator who turned a viral artistic moment into a book deal, and that led her to Crushgasm to talk not only about her children’s book, ‘Double Dutch Queen,’ but also a crush on a fictional couple that taught her all about healthy relationships, Dwayne and Whitley from ‘A Different World.’ How and when did those lessons come about, and what were they? Listen and fin...

Awards Season is officially over, and with that came and went the Oscars. Hollywood’s biggest night didn’t disappoint, but rather shocked with a pretty solid sweep for one movie, a hilarious and a questionable waste of time, as well as some fashion that stunned and one that was a total fail. Oh, and let’s talk about that moment that was entirely too cringe. All of that and then some as we recap th...

Music’s biggest night has come adn gone, but we’re still not ready to let it go as the girl power was flowing just as much as the celebrated haterade as we embraced Canadian tuxedos, showed love to Los Angeles, and saw a shocked Beyonce. All of that and then some, like why was Jaden Smith wearing a dollhouse on his head, in this week’s episode! An Evening at the Movies: Instagram: https://www.inst...

We’ve reached the end of this miniseries about the crushes that raised us, aka millennials! In adulthood two paths were laid out for us, and many chose the dating one that was oversaturated with online dating, but let’s talk about what led us there and more! Crushgasm: Official Site: https://crushgasmpodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrushgasmPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crushga...

It’s been a minute but we’re back and picking up where we left off with the Crushes that Raised Us series, and entering high school. Not just any high school, the millennial high school experience that took part in the late and early ‘00s with traditional cool vs too cool for school, teen dramas, and the double standards of doing the deed.

Before we roll into the unknown of 2025, let’s take a look back at 2024 and the crushes that made life so much better for me this year, from music makers to joke tellers, let’s do this! Crushgasm: Official Site: https://crushgasmpodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrushgasmPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crushgasmpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Crushgasm Anchor: https://an...

John Krasinski has been declared People’s Sexiest Man of the Year! Was it a good choice though? Let’s talk about that, how I know someone my age was in control of this year’s choices, the men of the year, geeks, and more as we review People Magazine’s Sexiest Man of the Year issue.   Crushgasm: Official Site: https://crushgasmpodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrushgasmPod Instagram: https:/...

It was its third, but my first so let’s talk about the highs, lows, and emos of it all when it comes to When We Were Young 2024. Crushgasm: Official Site: https://crushgasmpodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrushgasmPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crushgasmpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Crushgasm Anchor: https://anchor.fm/crushgasm iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/pod...

Libby Kay is a romance author and podcaster who just dropped the fifth book in her Buckeye Falls series, ‘Forever to Fall,’ and she’s here to talk not only about the history and future of romance book covers, her podcast, ‘Romance Roundup,’ and first loves - but also her actual first celebrity crush, New Kids On The Block’s Joey McIntyre! Find Libby Kay & Her Work Below: Official Site: https:/...

Middle school is one of the most confusing chapters in our lives, and it’s not just because we’re introduced to algebra either. Hormones are running the show, and it didn’t help that everywhere we looked back in the day, millennials were being sold a three letter word left and right. All the while we were trying to discover our sense of self in a new realm of cliques, Ludacris, and Lizzie McGuire....

Every generation has their own set of crushes that have helped define not only who they find irresistible but also how they navigate crushing, love, and relationships as a whole. In this new mini series, we’re going to explore the crushes that raised my people, millennials and we’re starting with childhood and elementary school. So the orange hue of Nickelodeon to the Pink Ranger powerhouse, let’s...

CJ Tucker is many things, a poker player, a podcaster, and a huge fan of Alyson Hannigan. His geeky crush since her days on ‘Buffy,’ we talked about not only his favorite witch, but also how she’s helped geeky girls standout, Girl Scout cookies, and more like his cartoon podcast, Toontastic Journeys! Toontastic Journeys: X: https://twitter.com/Toonjourneys Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toon...

Zo Richardson found himself smitten with a podcaster once upon a time by the name of Karama Horne, AKA theblerdgurl. Like many, it was the voice that drew him in, and we talked not only about that but what it’s like to crush on someone at almost 40 and how that differs from when you’re a teenager. We also dive into his own podcast, Back Look Cinema, and more on this episode of Crushgasm! Find Back...

Shana Lindaman made her Crushgasm debut talking about all things horror, and now is back to talk about the love of her life - and so many others right now - Pedro Pascal. He’s the ultimate Hollywood It Crush, a fact that’s as undeniable as the man himself. So from ‘Game of Thrones’ to his Daddy Era, let’s get inside why Shana is all-in when it comes to Mister Fantastic. Crime Rewind: Twitter: http...

Joshua Boswell is one of the newest members of the I Did Not Make These Rankings Podcast Network, as well as the co-host of Toontastic Journeys and one of the four awesome gentlemen of Season 2 Season. Along with all of that he’s an avid TV watcher with a crush on someone from one of CW’s best, ‘The 100,’ Eliza Taylor! Toontastic Journeys: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Toonjourneys Instagram: https...

Kathy Barron spends a lot of her day living and breathing podcasting between being the founder and editor-in-chief of Women Who Podcast Magazine and the host of Women Who Sarcast, but she took kind of a break to think about her musician crush that came about after ‘90s icon, Tori Amos,’ straddled a piano bench. Find out more about that, and all things podcasting with Kathy Barron on this episode!...

Whitney Knox Lee is a true professional as her resume boasts positions like Attorney and Racial Equity Consultant. With that, she set out to deliver a podcast that dives into something she experienced herself; imposter syndrome. She not only came through to talk about that and the show, The Impostrix Podcast, but also a crucial elementary school crush, Kenny. Did Kenny help set her crush foundatio...