logo
episode-header-image
May 2023
1h 15m

Iliza Shlesinger

Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, Sophie Ansari
About this episode
Today's guest is Iliza Shlesinger, the inimitable stand-up comedian, best-selling author, and podcaster. She opens up about growing up Jewish in conservative Texas, confronting her crush while in her high school mascot regalia ("a gigantic foam hornet head"), and doing stand-up comedy in parking lots.    Follow Podcrushed on socials:    Instagram Twitter Tik ... Show More
Up next
Apr 15
[Rerun] Demi Lovato
[Original air date: October 2, 2024] Demi Lovato (rockstar, popstar, and now Child Star director) sits down with Penn in New York City for an intimate and wide ranging conversation about her life -- from her time as a young actor on Barney, to her breakout role in Camp Rock as a ... Show More
1h 4m
Apr 1
[Rerun] Nina Dobrev
[Original air date: July 19, 2023] Nina Dobrev (Vampire Diaries) stops by the pod to share recollections from her early adolescence, including her time as a substitute on the national Canadian gymnastics team, navigating Canadian culture under a strict Bulgarian upbringing, and r ... Show More
53m 6s
Mar 25
[Rerun] Kelly Clarkson
[Original air date: July 5, 2023] Kelly Clarkson, the award-winning singer, songwriter, and television personality, brings her buoyant spirit to the pod for a wide-ranging chat about everything from winning the very first season of American Idol, to living out of her car after he ... Show More
58m 6s
Recommended Episodes
May 2021
Tiffany Haddish
Kevin sits down with Grammy winning comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish to talk about her journey from homelessness to stardom, tearing her meniscus while filming her Black Mitzvah special, her reaction to winning the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 2021, and how she’s hel ... Show More
52m 44s
Mar 2022
Taylor Tomlinson's Virginity (Rerun)
On this week’s episode, standup comedian wunderkind Taylor Tomlinson (Self-Helpless podcast) talks about becoming one of the youngest comics ever to have their own Netflix one-hour stand-up special. Her path to taping her hilarious Quarter-Life Crisis at the age of 25 is an extre ... Show More
1h 8m
Oct 2019
Interview: Comedian Cristela Alonzo On Her Sitcom And Her Love Of Music
You might have seen Cristela Alonzo in her Netflix stand-up special or on her ABC sitcom, 'Cristela.' Now she's out with a book all about music's role in her life called 'Music to My Years: A Mixtape Memoir of Growing Up and Standing Up.' In it she talks about her life as a first ... Show More
38m 49s
Feb 2022
Rogan & The Rock 2024
Catch Akaash's NEW comedy special "Bring Back Apu" on 02/02/2022 at https://www.youtube.com/user/PadmawatiProduction Flagrant 2 is a comedy podcast that delivers unfiltered, unapologetic, and unruly hot takes directly to your dome piece. In an era dictated by political correctnes ... Show More
2h 16m
Aug 2021
Iliza Shlesinger: A Joke about Campaign Promises
Iliza Shlesinger jokes about campaign promises in her sketch show, "The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show" only on Netflix. 
3 m