Happy post-Valentine’s Day!! Are you ready for some heartbreak?? This week Rebecca is joined by Dan Sheehan (We Still Like You, NOT A WOLF) to talk about some juicy high school rejections. Dan’s telling Rebecca about MAGGIE, his friend and then girlfriend and then ex. Rebecca is talking about JACOB, a pure hippie boy she loved with all her heart. Hormonal basement wrestling, when Lizzie McGuire fell asleep on Gordo’s shoulder, can you respect someone who blindly throws validation??, RELIENT K, w...
Feb 21, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Happy Valentine’s Day!! Since Rebecca predictably does NOT have a valentine, nor does she have a good story about Valentine’s Day, she decided to do something special to celebrate/mourn the occasion. This week she’s joined by the first boy she had a crush on in Chicago! Wow how embarrassing!! His name is Josh (she used to call him Myopic Books Boy) and he’s truly a good one. They talk about her humiliating moves, his obliviousness, her heartbreak, both sides of the story, the whole thing. Listen...
Feb 14, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Rebecca is finally back in Chicago and might feel empty?? Thankfully she’s joined by the hilarious and lovely Ashley Ray this week, so things can’t be that bad. She’s telling Rebecca about RAMSEY, the cool new kid at her high school. Rebecca is talking about “MARIO”, a slightly aspirationally popular crush. How was Ashley the Meredith Grey of her friend group? Why did social boys make us feel like losers? How did we use musical journalism to woo hotties? There’s many things to quickly unpack. PL...
Feb 07, 2018•50 min
It’s the last episode recorded in LA and we couldn’t think of a better way to close out this emotionally turbulent adventure!! This week, a very loopy and overtired Rebecca is joined by THE one and only Kevin T. Porter, of Gilmore Guys/Good Christian Fun/Maisel Goys fame! Kevin is telling Rebecca all about his middle school crush KIKI (an avid Clay Aiken fan) and Rebecca is telling him the story of her high school crush on an Australian Tumblr boy named MAT, which has a wild ending! This podcast...
Jan 31, 2018•1 hr 21 min
This week Rebecca is honestly honored to be sharing her story of getting taken to the bone zone for the first time with the hilarious goddess Jamie Loftus (The Bechdel Cast, Superdeluxe, Irrational Fears). In this final chapter of the Frog Fingers band trilogy, Rebecca is talking about hot dream boy JACK, and boy does it all go out with a bang (get it). Jamie is telling Rebecca all about HANDSOME DAN, the radio host crush who literally changed the course of her life?? Also ex boyfriend Andrew wh...
Jan 24, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Here’s the thing: they talked about that. This week Rebecca is joined by Sam Fragoso (Talk Easy, so many things) for a very important/special/VULNERABLE ep that honestly feels like, was this a good idea? Hopefully! It’s juicy as hell. Rebecca is talking about one of her most integral and lasting crushes from high school, which she has decided to name AARON. Sam is telling her about his freshman year crush on a girl whose name might be MEGAN. These are truly formative stories that lead them to ta...
Jan 17, 2018•1 hr 29 min
This week Rebecca is lowkey nervous to talk to her guest Alan Hanson because she just thinks he’s very cool. How embarrassing! But it works out. In this episode, Alan tells Rebecca about a whole handful of crushes from throughout the years, and even losing his virginity, HELL yeah. Rebecca is talking about a high school best friend crush, LUIS, who she only recently realized was a crush! There’s talk of growing up in a military family, platonic (?) physical intimacy, quiet moments, sober hookups...
Jan 10, 2018•1 hr 16 min
Throw on your red dickies because boy oh boy, it’s a punk one! This week Rebecca has the wonderful and hilarious Budd Anthony Diaz on the show, and he’s telling her all about the mysterious and edgy DANIELLE, his junior high crush. Staying on theme, Rebecca is telling the story of pop punk dream boy JARED, who is like, so cute?? There’s a scene straight out of some coming of age indie flick, a disappearing girl, Star Wars vulnerability, VERY bad flirting, and a whole lot of New Found Glory for w...
Jan 03, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Holy shit. It’s Hollywood Handbook’s HAYES DAVENPORT!! On REBECCA’S show!! This is a big deal for Rebecca because it’s her favorite podcast but she’s trying to remain chill. Did she pull it off? Find out! Hayes is taking us all the way back to kindergarten to discuss his blazer-wearing first love, ANNE, plus, stories about his college crush who became his friggen wife. What a dream. Rebecca is talking about an older guy she had a crush on in high school whose name had to be bleeped out because i...
Dec 20, 2017•1 hr 19 min
Yeah, that’s right. It’s Griffin friggen Newman. He’s one of #TheTwoFriends, he’s a Blank Check co-host, he’s starring in The Tick, and boy was he a loser in love. Just like Rebecca! This week, Rebecca has burdened Griffin with one of her most important crushes to date, BRENNAN. He really fucked her up and this episode is basically why she started this podcast. Griffin is talking about EMILY (second Emily of the show!) and the many questionable decisions made around his love for her. These are s...
Dec 06, 2017•1 hr 18 min
Could it be? The titular David Sims of Blank Check with Griffin and DAVID? Yes bitch it is!! This week, David is being a real sport and handling Rebecca’s rage fueled trip down memory lane as she talks about high school musician/internet crush, JOSHUA, and former best friend JO. She’s literally so mad and is ready for chaos. David, on the other hand, is talking about his childhood crush on HANNAH, his good friend who honestly sounds so cool. There’s talk of growing up in London, bold 11-year-old...
Nov 29, 2017•1 hr 16 min
Oh my gosh. THE hilarious and glam and incredible Catherine Cohen on THIS podcast?? Truly a dream. This week Rebecca is living that New York lifestyle on the pod thanks to the generous folks of Forever Dog Studios. In this weird, extremely horny, extremely gross, extremely GOOD ep, Rebecca is talking about 4th grade crush DAVID. She’s reading some emails that are truly some of the most wild shit ever, and maybe evidence that she brought “daddy” into the ether?? Catherine (with her full life) is ...
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 16 min
This week Rebecca might miss flirting? She’s all over the place but thankfully her wonderful guest, David Anthony (AV Club, Noisey, lots more), is there to provide some support. David is talking about his high school coworker crush, REBECCA, which is a hilarious coincidence. Or is it? (It is). This crush story is full of truly cinematic melodrama, and podcast host Rebecca is living for it. She’s talking about ALEX, a dumb hot bassist connected to future integral episodes. Don’t miss the origin s...
Nov 15, 2017•1 hr 12 min
Hello from the Magic Tavern? More like Hello from this Broken Heart!! This week Rebecca is talking about her secret crush on former best friend DYLAN, with the amazing and great Adal Rifai!! Adal plays Chunt on Hello from the Magic Tavern, so that’s the joke. He’s discussing BROOKE, a friend he actually dated, which is mind-blowing to Rebecca. There’s a truly traumatic late night radio show incident, painful third wheeling, #drama for days, and, wow, did Adal and Rebecca create a whole new podca...
Nov 08, 2017•1 hr 7 min
SUPRISE!! In this spooky Halloween mini episode, Rebecca is doing something truly terrifying. She’s reading some of her own SCARY BAD POETRY!! On this special day, hangout with Rebecca as she performs dramatic readings of some real horny/emo teen poems, listens to My Chemical Romance, and yells at herself. It will have you laughing, cringing, and asking “Why is she doing this?”
Oct 31, 2017•33 min
This week Rebecca feels like a new woman and is amped up to talk about RANDY, her 15 year old crush who she went on actual dates with!! She’s joined by the totally wonderful Kennon McKinney who tells the story of JARED, the gorgeous god-like volleyball man. Can you be gay and be a Christian? What’s the true story of Rebecca’s first kiss? Was it Kennon’s fault that Serena Williams lost a tennis game? Are we okay? All those questions are answered and more, including some masturbation talk, a truly...
Oct 25, 2017•1 hr 13 min
Yep, that’s right! This one’s a real punch in gut-heart. That’s the gut of your heart! Rebecca is joined by the best boy, Dan Abromowitz (Clickhole), who discusses his female equal, EMILY, while miraculously providing emotional support for Rebecca as she talks about CARLOS, a Very Important Crush. What a champ. There’s Facebook convo performances, a “very interesting weekend”, life-scarring moments, Outkast covers, and Rebecca might have cried?? Find out for yourself! Music Discussed In This Epi...
Oct 18, 2017•1 hr 29 min
Rebecca is kind of bummed about her current crush, but she’s all lubed up and ready to tell the story of ENZO, and one of her most embarrassing high school moments. The hilarious Fran Hoepfner is our guest, and she’s talking about her high school crush MARK, who, no big deal, is 6’5. There’s teen drinking, a school trip to London, bad facebook messages, being horny as hell, changing yourself for a guy, and so much more. Plus, Fran gives Rebecca flirting tips! Thanks Fran!! SONGS DISCUSSED IN THI...
Oct 11, 2017•1 hr 5 min
It’s the second episode and boy do we have a scorcher of a guest. It’s the one and only John Sabine! He’s talking about his third grade love, MARY (there’s something about her!), and Rebecca is singing (literally) about RODIN…the emo singer-songwriter. There’s a lot to unpack. Plus: what’s up with sending nudes, Third Eye Blind is really good, and an Oscar Isaac sex scene. SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: “For You To Notice”- Dashboard Confessional https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrfszMYVckA Thi...
Oct 04, 2017•1 hr 20 min
Oh, baby. It’s the premiere of Classroom Crush! In this episode Rebecca talks to the amazing and hilarious Ashley Chupp (Hashtag Iconic), about her high school crush, JACOB! Rebecca also talks about her sixth grade crush, the hot Argentinian, MARCIO. This ep has got it all: homeschooling, Evangelical parents, hella polos, hella rejection, shame, the all important introduction of MICA, and so much more. SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: “First Date”- Blink 182 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVy9L...
Sep 27, 2017•54 min
