{"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":"Kumail Nanjiani","slug":"kumail-nanjiani","published_at":"2025-12-17T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrushed-5440392/kumail-nanjiani","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrushed-5440392","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/podcrushed/kumail-nanjiani-master-1-0","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/LEME9375627227.mp3?updated=1776095899","summary":"Comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani (Eternals, Silicon Valley) joins the crew to discuss his latest comedy special, 'Night Thoughts.' Kumail reminisces about his early childhood in Karachi, Pakistan, dealing with bullying, and the journey to self-acceptance. He shares candid insights into his creative process, the role of his wife Emily in his work, and the challenges of returning to standup comedy after a long hiatus. Podcrushed listeners can grab Rosetta Stone’s LIFETIME Membership for 50% OFF! Visit https://www.rosettastone.com/podcrushed today to get started. Go to https://www.airalo.com and use code PODCRUSHED for 15% off your first eSIM. Terms apply. Make changing time easier for you and your little one… order Magnetic Me today! New customers get 15% off your first order when you go to https://www.MagneticMe.com 🎧 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":"Comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani (Eternals, Silicon Valley) joins the crew to discuss his latest comedy special, 'Night Thoughts.' Kumail reminisces abo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5307,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/podcrushed-5440392/episodes/kumail-nanjiani/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrushed-5440392/kumail-nanjiani.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}