{"podcast":{"title":"Podcrushed","slug":"podcrushed-5440392","podcast_index_feed_id":5440392,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LEME6121056853","website_url":"https://www.lemonadamedia.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/1ee86996-2f90-11f1-a0c2-871a0261be81/image/900d116bbd2fff5e5517ab2e2a3ce31d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Lemonada Media","episode_count":194,"summary":"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. Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrushed-5440392"},"episode":{"title":"Blakely Thornton","slug":"blakely-thornton","published_at":"2026-01-14T13:02:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrushed-5440392/blakely-thornton","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrushed-5440392","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/podcrushed/blakely-thornton","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME5175177581.mp3?updated=1776094527","summary":"Today, the gang sits down with culture critic and commentator Blakely Thornton, who takes them from his early days playing competitive tennis and football to his recent years as a leading voice in pop culture critique. Blakely opens up about his experiences navigating identity, battling societal norms, and finding his voice. Plus, Blakely shares his thoughts on current trends, the rise of AI, and why it's time to roll credits on reboots and gendered awards in acting. To learn more about therapy with NOCD, go to nocd.com and schedule a free 15-minute call with their team. 🎧 Want more from Podcrushed? 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 🐦 X / Twitter ✨ Follow Penn, Sophie & Nava Instagram Penn Sophie Nava TikTok Penn Sophie Nava See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Today, the gang sits down with culture critic and commentator Blakely Thornton, who takes them from his early days playing competitive tennis and football…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4582,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/podcrushed-5440392/episodes/blakely-thornton/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrushed-5440392/blakely-thornton.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}