Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, Sophie Ansari

Podcrushed

Society EN ↓ 205 episodes

Podcrushed — 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. Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/

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Author

Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, Sophie Ansari

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.lemonadamedia.com

Latest episode

Oct 28, 2026

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Episodes

Dr. Gabor Maté 14.12.2022

Renowned physician and author Dr. Gabor Mate visits the show this week to share gems about the myth of normal, forming vital intergenerational bonds, and the importance of compassion in healing trauma.   Follow us on socials! Twitter Instagram Tiktok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Baumgartner 07.12.2022

This week Brian Baumgartner (The Office) stops by and offers some theories on why The Office is the most streamed comedy in history, and also opens up about a traumatic medical procedure in middle school that altered the course of his life.    Follow Podcrushed on socials!  Instagram Twitter Tiktok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Conan O'Brien 30.11.2022

Conan O’Brien steals the show this week, helping Penn regain control from the normies (Sophie & Nava). He also reminisces about his disastrous first school play and reveals his Gossip Girl standom.   Follow Podcrushed on socials!  Tiktok Twitter Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing: Funny Cuz It's True with Elyse Myers 23.11.2022

If you are enjoying Podcrushed, there’s another series that we just know you’re going to love.   After first going viral on TikTok by telling the story of how she got stuck buying 100 tacos on a first date, Elyse Myers now has millions of eyeballs watching her videos daily. Each week on Funny Cuz It’s True, Elyse sits down with her favorite creators, friends and comedians to find the stories that...

Victoria Pedretti 16.11.2022

Our most requested guest of the season, Victoria Pedretti (YOU, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) drops by the pod… for the second time this season! Hear her thoughts on the commonalities of fame and bullying, iconic moments on YOU, and why it’s okay to acknowledge when things aren’t okay. Follow Podcrushed on socials:  Instagram Twitter Tiktok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Lea...

Penn Talks YOU 09.11.2022

To watch the video version of this episode, head over to the YouTube Podcrushed channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUvv82qZ85Q   In this special episode of Podcrushed, Penn answers all of your questions about his Netflix show, YOU — including his favorite moments with each season’s co-lead, and the cringiest scene he’s ever had to film. Fans of YOU, this one’s for… well, you get it.   Follow...

Andy Grammer 02.11.2022

Chart topping singer-songwriter Andy Grammer brings his signature buoyancy and relentless optimism to a frank and reflective conversation around death, songwriting, and always being true to yourself.   Follow Podcrushed on socials!  Instagram Twitter TikTok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sasheer Zamata & Nicole Byer 26.10.2022

We've got two guests! Today's episode is with Sasheer Zamata and Nicole Byer, two brilliant comedic minds (and fellow podcasters) who just so happen to be best friends. The gang talks poker faces, ghost stories, and worst on-stage bombs.   Follow us on socials!  Tiktok Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Justin Baldoni 19.10.2022

Justin Baldoni -- actor, director, and New York Times bestselling author -- stops by the pod to share stories from his youth, and lessons from his quest to understand the meanings and misconceptions around what it is to “be a man”.    Follow us on socials!  Instagram Twitter Tiktok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Domino Kirke-Badgley 12.10.2022

This week our guest is the incomparable Domino Kirke-Badgley (musician, doula, and happens to be married to our host, Penn). She shares the story of how she and Penn met, and offers a deep dive into how traumatic events from her adolescence continue to shape her now.   Follow us on socials: Instagram Twitter TikTok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choic...

Mark Ronson 05.10.2022

Mark Ronson -- the seven-time Grammy Award winner you may know from songs like "Uptown Funk" and "Shallow" -- swings by the show this week and shares stories of interning at Rolling Stone as a 12 year old, being in the room when some of the greatest songs of all time were being crafted, and even shares a few lessons he’s learned about love.   Follow us on socials: Instagram Twitter TikTok See omny...

Elyse Myers 28.09.2022

The Internet's best friend, Elyse Myers, stops by the show and shares the real story behind the taco date that made her a Tik Tok sensation, how she knew her husband was different from all the other men she'd dated, and how she navigates the highs and lows of social media celebrity.    Follow us on socials:  Instagram Twitter TikTok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more a...

Kelsea Ballerini 21.09.2022

The youngest artist ever inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, Kelsea Ballerini, shares about her brand new album, her time as a judge on The Voice and what it was like to be supported by Taylor Swift, and that one time she stole* a mailbox.    Follow us on socials: Instagram Twitter TikTok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Sebastian Stan 14.09.2022

We're back from hiatus! Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy, Fresh, I Tonya, the Marvel franchise, etc.) joins us to talk about moving to America in eighth grade, losing himself in his roles, and memories of Penn from their time together on the set of Gossip Girl.    Follow us on socials: Instagram Twitter TikTok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Saniyya Sidney 24.08.2022

Saniyya Sidney (King Richard, Hidden Figures, Fences) takes a break from beating Will Smith in tennis and hanging out with Beyoncé to give the lowdown on what it’s like being a fifteen-year-old in 2022. She tells stories of her remarkable career and reminds us that being positive is a choice. Follow us on socials! Instagram Twitter TikTok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn...

Podcrushed Goes To Therapy (ft. Dr. Stan Tatkin) 17.08.2022

Relationship scientist, critically-acclaimed author, and Penn's couples therapist, Dr. Stan Tatkin, joins the pod to talk all things love and relationships.  He gives tips on how to help a relationship thrive… even when you want to *kill* the other person.   Follow us on socials! Instagram Twitter TikTok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

Three's Company (ft. Penn, Sophie, and Nava) 10.08.2022

For today's special episode, we are pulling back the curtain and interviewing each other! Penn reminisces on being an awkward teenager, Sophie remembers her globe-trotting childhood, and Nava recalls being TOTALLY COOL when she met Penn in her own apartment.    Follow us on socials!  Instagram Twitter TikTok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Lisa Kudrow 03.08.2022

America's favorite friend Lisa Kudrow speaks candidly about her adolescence, family tragedy, her days in a comedy troupe with Conan O'Brien and what it was really like to revisit "Friends" after all these years.     Follow us on socials!  Instagram Twitter Tiktok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mona Chalabi 27.07.2022

The extraordinary journalist Mona Chalabi wins everyone over with her deep intellect and even deeper compassion. Mona is a catalyst for the group's most open and vulnerable conversation yet, touching on mental health, long-term illness, and the death of beloved family members.   Want to submit your middle school story? Go to www.podcrushed.com and give us every detail.   Follow us on socials Insta...

Shay Mitchell 20.07.2022

Shay Mitchell (Pretty Little Liars, YOU, Dollface) reunites with Penn for a delightful conversation on vision boards, manifesting, mama bear-ing, and embracing failure on the path to success. She opens up about pre-partum depression and why in high school she frequently ate lunch alone in the bathroom.   Want to submit a middle school story? Go to www.podcrushed.com and give us every detail.   Fol...

Chace Crawford 13.07.2022

Chace Crawford stops by and opens up about frosted tips, heartbreak, and being "okay" at football (this is disputed; we've heard he's quite good). He and Penn reminisce on their Gossip Girl days, while Sophie and Nava try to act casual.   Want to submit a middle school story? Go to www.podcrushed.com and give us every detail.    Follow us on socials!  Instagram TikTok Twitter   See omnystudio.com/...

Evan Rachel Wood 06.07.2022

Penn squirms while Evan Rachel Wood reads entries from her tween diary — revealing their mutual crush on each other. Evan delights the gang by recalling the lyrics to Penn’s first love song.   Want to submit a middle school story? Go to www.podcrushed.com and give us every detail.   Follow us on socials! instagram.com/podcrushed twitter.com/podcrushed tiktok.com/@podcrushed See omnystudio.com/list...

Ayo Edebiri 29.06.2022

Writer, comedian, actress, and The Bear star Ayo Edebiri charms the crew with stories of first periods and missed Leonardo DiCaprio encounters.   Want to submit a middle school story? Go to www.podcrushed.com and give us every detail.   Follow us on socials!   instagram.com/podcrushed twitter.com/podcrushed tiktok.com/@podcrushed   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more ab...

Amy Schumer 22.06.2022

Amy Schumer reads an entry from her middle school diary, dishes on her first breakup, and gets real about love and postpartum vulnerability.    Want to submit a middle school story? Go to www.podcrushed.com and give us every detail.    Follow us on socials!  instagram.com/podcrushed twitter,com/podcrushed tiktok.com/@podcrushed   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more abou...

Jenna Ortega 15.06.2022

Jenna Ortega gets refreshingly candid about representation, body image, and therapy, and spills the deets on what it was like working with Tim Burton in the upcoming series "Wednesday."   Want to submit a middle school story? Go to www.podcrushed.com and give us every detail.   Follow us on socials!  instagram.com/podcrushed twitter.com/podcrushed tiktok.com/@podcrushed See omnystudio.com/listener...

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