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.
Dec 2022
Penn Badgley
Brian interviews his second Penn in today’s episode - the charming, philosophical, plays-a-murderer-on-tv Penn Badgley from the smash hit show, You. Penn digs into Joe Goldberg’s myth of love, the awkward middle school years, why amoral characters are compelling, and the importan ... Show More
1h 10m
Feb 2023
Penn Badgley
Penn Badgley [You, Gossip Girl] talks with Anna about love, heartbreak, the science behind relationships, artistic integrity, and much more.To hear more of Penn, check out his podcast Podcrushed!Gioia, today’s first caller, questions if she should give up on a friendship with som ... Show More
54m 27s
Oct 2023
One of My Faves: Deconstructing Memes (with Penn Badgley)
<p>This week, we're revisiting my interview with Penn Badgley. Penn Badgley is warm, kind, and incredibly thoughtful – fortunately, the exact opposite of his character in the Netflix series “You.” As someone who’s been acting since he was a child, Penn shares his views on Hollywo ... Show More
34m 43s
Aug 2022
Remember TV Guide? (with Paul Brittain)
This week on the podcast we are joined by our friend, the truly hilarious actor and comedian Paul Brittain, who you might know from "Saturday Night Live," "Trophy Wife" or a sketch based on "Three Men And A Baby" back in Chicago many years ago that Vanessa is still obsessed with. ... Show More
1h 3m
Nov 2023
PODCRUSHED friends Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, and Sophie Ansari Had Wildly Different Childhoods
This week Seth and Josh talk to the team (and long time friends) of Podcrushed! Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, and Sophie Ansari join the pod to talk about growing up in different parts of the world, the feeling of comparing your family to others on vacation, how they all became fri ... Show More
1h 16m
Jan 2024
The Color Purple Ep 3: Danielle Brooks
<p>Sofia, Sofia, Sofia! In the final episode of this three-part series, Oprah sits down with TV, Film and Tony-nominated Broadway star Danielle Brooks to talk about her role as Sofia in The Color Purple. In this captivating conversation, the pair discusses Danielle’s life-changin ... Show More
18m 21s
Jul 2022
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, together for us
It’s Emmys season, and the “Envelope” is here for it. So once a week for the next couple of weeks, we’re going to feature an episode of our sister podcast in “The Times.” First up: Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, who recently wrapped up their much-beloved Netflix series, “Grace and F ... Show More
30m 3s