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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  

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  

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

Rainn Wilson regales the group with stories of heartbreak, courage, and finding your footing when you *really* don't fit in. The cherry on top: he sings!   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    

Sophie and Nava swoon over Penn's YOU Season 3 castmate, 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.   Come to our launch party! We're hosting a middle-school-dance-themed kickoff for the podcast on Thursday, June 2nd in Brooklyn, NY. Tickets here: linktr.ee/podcrushed   Follow us on socials: instagram.com/podcrushed twitter.com/podcrushed tiktok.com/@podcrushed

Drew Barrymore joins the crew to share hilarious and heartfelt stories about her turbulent adolescent years in the spotlight. They marvel at the power a little discomfort has in bringing you closer to your full self.   Come to our launch party! We're hosting a middle-school-dance-themed kickoff for the podcast on Thursday, June 2nd in Brooklyn, NY. Tickets here: linktr.ee/podcrushed   Follow us on socials: instagram.com/podcrushed twitter.com/podcrushed tiktok.com/@podcrushed  

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. Follow Podcrushed on socials: @podcrushed Want to submit a middle school story? Go to www.podcrushed.com and give us *every* detail.

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.