Don’t be scared, this is just a podcast and we are NOT breaking up with you. But this week’s guest, Ang Ferraguta IS ready to relive some trauma! On this episode Ang is telling Rebecca about MIKE, NICK, and “DAN” and the associated drama escalates with each boy! Strap in for a built up twist that will be, you guessed it, sad! Plus: are Rebecca and Ang incel actually, Abrecrombie & Fitch based insecurities, giving chances, that flippy hair, a BIBLICAL BETRAYAL, literally a Say Anything moment...
Jan 30, 2019•1 hr 34 min
What happens when you get two of the most online, playlist-making, Third Eye Blind-ing, hardcore-crushing people on the internet together via skype on a podcast?? This epic (like The Odyssey) episode!! This week Music’s James Cassar joins Rebecca to tell the expansive tale of MANDY! We’re talkin origin story type shit WITH: a fifth grade bonfire disaster, NOT 8th grade grinding to Lil Jon, a long distance online relationship, is Leona Lewis dead?, when URL becomes IRL, 2009, cerebral palsy, reli...
Jan 23, 2019•1 hr 38 min
Okay warning…..this episode is both real AND deep!! Also funny?? This week Rebecca is joined by writer/director/comedian Steven Markow to dig into relationships/falling in love/ his formative high school crush Erin! On this ep they’re talkin’ having a crush on the world, a chance encounter at the county fair, mental health, working towards spontaneity, being The Nerd That Kissed, bouncing between extremes, and moving away to the woods to be a cliche in a nice way. PLUS: an emotional first date, ...
Jan 16, 2019•1 hr 33 min
Hey fellas (fans)! This week it’s somehow 2019 and Rebecca is giving her number to boys (one boy) and thank GOD guest Lauren O’Neal (Sunday School Dropouts) is there to validate her!! In this episode Lauren tells an incredible story of Crushes Past with twists and turns that make Rebecca yell. Literally Lauren is a gorgeous narrator and perfect guest! PLUS: Lauren was a Wolf Girl, a boy with a pet cricket, a first kiss, a highly erotic yearbook exchange, a big twist, Rebecca reveals herself to b...
Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 23 min
Happy new year crushers!! Can you believe it’s 2019 now and Rebecca still doesn’t have a boyfriend? Shocking. But what’s even crazier is that this week she’s joined by hilarious and lovely Broadway producer, Larry Rogowsky (The Other Josh Cohen, Moulin Rouge, Angels in America) !! Larry is telling her all about growing up in the 80s as a metal head, early boy crushes, lost virginity, coming out, rocker chicks (like Angelique), high school locker rooms, repression, grand gestures, and meeting his...
Jan 02, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Spoiler alert: no! Boy oh boy is this ep an absolute scorcher. And so early in the season, can you believe? This week Rebecca is joined by her new BFF Josiah Hughes of the Blink-155 podcast!! In case you somehow haven’t heard, Classroom Crush and Blink-155 are dating so this is a big deal. Just in time for immediately after the holidays, Josiah is telling Rebecca all about growing up Christian, meeting SARA his actual WiFe at 18, dropping out, marrying young, being punk, being corny, messy hair ...
Dec 26, 2018•1 hr 38 min
What the heck? Did Christmas come a week early?? Because Karen Han sure is a gift and a treasure!! This week the superstar writer, film twitter icon, and titular Karen of Karen’s Boys joins Rebecca to discuss three and a half crucial crushes from high school and college. They’re breaking down Karen’s crush cycle, the common threads that inevitably lead to KBs, kissing and not kissing, being unable to feign interest, relationship anxieties and also not caring!! PLUS: we’re officially in Lucas Hed...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr 25 min
Wow. Can you believe that Classroom Crush is back for a “second season”? Last you heard her, Rebecca was moving away from Chicago and saying bye to a boy she kissed. Now, Rebecca lives in New York...but will she have sex in the city?? Looks bad so far tbh. For this loopy season premiere, Rebecca is on no sleep and is joined by everyone’s favorite dirty boy Ben Hosley!! You know him from Blank Check and comedy, duh. On this ep: Ben smokes weed and is on Raya now, Rebecca is dating the city and th...
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Rebecca has been kissing ALEX(Collyard, cute funny nice) but now Rebecca is moving to New York which is sad because it’s been fun and she has famously had a HARD TIME. In this Classroom Crush season finale, Rebecca is closing out her time in Chicago and talking to Alex about closing out their time as Chicago’s preeminent comedy power couple. Just kidding they’re not an actual COUPLE couple like it’s casual relax it’s fun we’re hanging out. Damn. Alex (Just Kitten Around, Arts & Culture Club,...
Aug 01, 2018•1 hr 46 min
This week it’s returning guest and general fave Brian Bennett on the show!! With such a rich life he is back to tell a pretty wild story set in Vietnam that, once again, finds him in a love triangle of sorts. He’s telling Rebecca the college story of ALEX, ALEX, and NI. If you don’t think he’s bringing the drama we’ll just let you know there’s potential fatherhood involved. Rebecca is telling Brian about her very formative and NOT basic crush on Ron Weasley/Rupert Grint. There’s a fifth grade jo...
Jul 25, 2018•1 hr 43 min
This week Rebecca is fangirling because it’s Shantira Jackson (Comedy Central, BET, 3Peat) on the show!! She’s telling Rebecca all about one of her few middle school crushes, AARON, who was hot and athletic and possibly held back a grade and yeah, she wrote him a letter. Rebecca is talking one of her first celeb crushes and of COURSE it’s none other than the titular Little Vampire. His name was actually Rudolph or something? Either way he was a vampire and British which was vital. She’s also rea...
Jul 18, 2018•1 hr 17 min
Wow, did you miss us? One full week without a new episode was probably really hard for you. We’re sorry. We missed you too. To regain your love and trust, we’ve got a gift in the form of this week’s guest, Lukey Walden!! Lukey is a gift because they are good and funny and sweet and we love. They’re telling Rebecca about “CHLOE” and a high school girlfriend setup formed out of pure loneliness and matchmaking friends!! It all becomes tragic because teens lack skills and are also very dramatic and ...
Jul 11, 2018•1 hr 18 min
Could it possibly be? The first ENGAGED guest, like, marriage-wise?? This week Rebecca is honored to have the hilarious Dan White on the podcast!! Did he end up with the confident cool girl he knew in high school?? Uhhhhh spoiler alert, but yeah!! Incredible, the dream. Dan is telling Rebecca all about his first brushes with romance, his total obliviousness (backed up by some staggeringly formal facebook messages) and how he eventually ended up engaged to Rebecca’s newfound personal hero, KELLY....
Jun 27, 2018•1 hr 47 min
This week, Rebecca is joined by lovely comedian and title of ep icon Rima Parikh! She’s telling Rebecca about a high school crush that has, IN MANY WAYS, followed her to this day. She doesn’t still have a crush on him (unfortch) but boy oh boy is it juicy. Rebecca is talking about the archetypal crush TYLER, who is perhaps her first notable one from like, second grade?? IN MANY WAYS he is perhaps the blueprint to her romantic soul!! In this ep R & R (Rima & Rebecca omg we love) are talki...
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr 34 min
Alt title of ep: “He Didn’t Express Himself and Wasn’t Creative” which makes us laugh a lot (you’ll hear why) but unfortunately is too long. This week Rebecca is feeling bonded for life with hilarious comedian and new friend Elsie How!! Elsie is telling the tangled high school tales of NIKKO, THOMAS, and COLLIN and boy oh boy did she come with the materials to back it all up. We’re talkin journal entries and impressively rhymed poems, baby!! Rebecca is talking about the questionable decisions th...
Jun 13, 2018•1 hr 31 min
Damn. We really hit the jackpot on this one!! This week Rebecca is joined by your favorite Earwolf producer, “Chef” Kevin Bartelt!! Kevin is a TRUE sweetie and perfect Classroom Crush guest as he tells Rebecca about his first crush, KAITLYN, and the drama of his middle school/high school relationships! Dude was Never Not Dating and that’s honestly so impressive. Rebecca is telling the high school story of another fucking MATTHEW who of course was in a band, and the last insecurity ridden love tr...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 42 min
What a beautiful day for a podcast! This week Rebecca is joined by delightful/hilarious/ improviser/friend, Ian Ornstein!! Ian is telling the story of LINDSAY, a high school crush and fellow glasses wearer who, despite being very smart (see: glasses) made some moves that Rebecca thinks make no sense after going on the perfect date. Rebecca is, naturally, telling a horny story about a Boy In A Band who boosted her self esteem once. This episode, amongst other things, includes the reading of an ol...
May 30, 2018•1 hr 32 min
Wow!! This week Rebecca attempts to self sabotage but actually does a really good episode of her podcast instead? She’s joined by funny and tall improviser/former crush, Mike Jest, who is telling her about his first crush, JULIE. Rebecca reads some clueless facebook interactions from her high school crush JULIAN! They’re getting extremely real and open about the nightmare of a pool party, feeling lowkey worthless, catholic guilt, when they’d smooch, when Rebecca peacocked by making a facebook pa...
May 23, 2018•1 hr 29 min
This week Rebecca has the best guest of them all. Yes, it's her hilarious and perfect creator, mother Carmen. It is a very special and fun piece of podcasting for Rebecca!! Carmen(weird to not just say “mom”) is telling her daughter about 6th grade crush FRANK and a bit about meeting Rebecca’s DAD in HIGH SCHOOL. Insane. There’s a lot of great shit, including: running through the streets like stray dogs, makeout parties, when Carmen was lowkey disgusting, an evil Yvette, a Sharks vs Jets (or “th...
May 16, 2018•1 hr 39 min
This week Rebecca has comedian Nicky Martin on the show!! Very fun and funny!! Nicky is telling Rebecca all about the Alexis Bledel-types he pined for in his youth, and Rebecca is telling the high school story/adventure of MATHEW from New York. They’re talkin’ quitting marching band because it was too horny, when Rebecca *literally* fell head over heels in love, playing spin the portable phone, a crush vs a bf, when Nicky became a dirty boy, was Mathew’s friend actually into Rebecca?, a romantic...
May 09, 2018•1 hr 19 min
This week Rebecca is joined by her very dear friend, hilarious comedy gal Jaclyn Barker! They’re talking about some DRAMATIC, tbh narratively THRILLING long distance high school crushes. Rebecca is telling Jaclyn about the incredible story of NIC, the stranger on the bus. Very Hitchcock, right?? Jaclyn is talking about her IRISH BOY crush, who floated in and out of her life for approx 13 years. This ep has got it all: a Jess Mariano type, bonkers next level internet stalking, a first kiss by a w...
May 02, 2018•1 hr 35 min
Holy hell this is a hot one!! Not like sexy but just a very good episode of the podcast. This week Rebecca is joined by the seriously funny Brian Bennett to discuss the dreaded high school love triangle! Brian’s involves his First Love “Annie” (smart, churchgoing girl) and best friend “Hunter” (who is also sorta First Love). Rebecca must once again confront her life’s obvious patterns as she discusses Anna and her boyfriend Danny (very hot and nice). Rebecca and Brian get very real as they talk:...
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 35 min
This week Rebecca is so grateful to have friend/improv queen/totally hilarious wonderful person Emily Walters on the show! She truly couldn’t ask for a better person to share her sad childhood story with!! Emily tells the tale of “TOMMY”, a crush that spanned 10 Years (like the movie!!) and maybe more? Rebecca describes all the life changes that made SAM, her 2nd grade crush, so devastating!! We’re (finally) talking about when Rebecca had two moms, PLUS: throwing obvious crush hints, JUNIOR PROM...
Apr 18, 2018•1 hr 26 min
Could it be? Fran Hoepfner is BACK on this SHOW?? Yeah nerds, we’ve got our first returning guest and we couldn’t have asked for a better one!! No offense other past guests. This time, Fran is telling Rebecca about her first female crush, “SARAH” from college (still a classroom, bitch!). Rebecca is talking “JOEY”, an older crush that she actually went on dates with, very rare. This episode’s got it all: feeling required to prove your bisexuality, smoking weed and watching The Hobbit in 3D, colle...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 29 min
This week it’s our good nice funny friend Matt Roarty who we love! Rebecca is bad at podcasting today but that does not stop him from telling her All About EVE (haha do you get it), his middle school scene girl crush. Rebecca is talking about TORI, her former high school best friend/crush?? We’re talkin backstory from that First Kiss episode babyyyy. Rebecca gets riled, Matt has a Three Billboards deer moment, MCR is the only good band, being scared of crossing friendship lines, a “girl crush” i...
Apr 04, 2018•1 hr 30 min
Let’s Just Hide! with Robel Arega This week we thought you deserved some R&R. That’s Rebecca & Robel, babyyy!!! The very funny and good Robel Arega, specifically. He’s telling Rebecca about a handful of middle school crushes, including MARIAH and LEXI- or should we say, “bella”. Rebecca is taking it to North Beach for her high school crush, JESSE- or should we say, nice basic white boy? Speaking of white boys, what’s the deal with them? Rebecca has questions. Valentine’s Day rejections, ...
Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Oh my GAWD there’s a lot of “oh my gawd”s in this ep. This week Rebecca is joined by the lovely Emily Clouse (Reductress, The Onion) to talk about her crush on class clown BEN, who lingered from 8th grade through high school. Rebecca is talking about AJ, a dream boy straight out of the Z Boys, okay?? VERY hot, off the charts, rock and roll. They also talk early celeb crushes, including Justin Berfield aka Reese from Malcolm in the Middle and Nat Wolff from…The Naked Brothers Band. There’s a home...
Mar 21, 2018•1 hr 39 min
This week Rebecca is joined by the most prepared guest thus far, the hilarious Richie Owens (Please Make This)!! No shade to the other guests, we love you all and you are perfect. But like, Richie brought an outline and time stamps. He’s telling Rebecca all about his sophomore crush CARLY, and holy shit the stories!! There’s like, multiple scenes that could be the sole focus of an entire episode of this podcast, so we are very grateful and proud of this jam packed piece of content we are giving ...
Mar 14, 2018•1 hr 37 min
Clearly we’re obsessed with Clickhole because this week we have another amazing writer, Noah Prestwich on the show! We (me, Rebecca, writing this) love this episode for so many reasons so you just need to listen to it to find out WHY. Noah is telling Rebecca about a fifth grade crush experience that was integral in forming guilt-based anxiety, while Rebecca is talking about “HUNTER”, a guy in high school she thought was really hot and (spoiler alert) had sex with. Did Noah murder his fifth grade...
Mar 07, 2018•1 hr 30 min
AH!! This week Rebecca has fallen in love with another boy who has a girlfriend but MORE IMPORTANTLY, she is truly honored to have Grace Thomas (Clickhole, The Onion, good comedy you should see) on the show!! She’s telling Rebecca about a few integral high school crushes, including MAGGIE, the love letter writer, and GUS, the debate camp dream boy! Rebecca is talking about CAMILO, and she’s embarrassed by literally every word she ever sent to him. There’s a lot to get to: Peter Pan’s Jeremy Sump...
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 15 min
