{"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":"Lili Reinhart","slug":"lili-reinhart","published_at":"2025-11-12T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrushed-5440392/lili-reinhart","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrushed-5440392","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/podcrushed/lili-reinhart","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/LEME8030818526.mp3?updated=1776096806","summary":"The star of Riverdale and Chemical Hearts, Lili Reinhart, joins Podcrushed to discuss her journey from a 12-year-old aspiring artist to a booked-and-busy actor. Lili reflects on her early struggles and auditions, the transformative experience of Riverdale, and the challenges of bringing indie projects like Hal & Harper to life. She also opens up about her latest productions and the pressures of adapting popular IP, all while maintaining her sanity in Hollywood. Don’t miss this one! For a limited time, you can try Pretty Tasty for free - just go to http://prettytasty.com, pick your flavor, and use code PODCRUSHED. Podcrushed listeners can grab Rosetta Stone’s LIFETIME Membership for 50% OFF at rosettastone.com/podcrushed.That’s unlimited access to 25 language courses, for life! Our new book Crushmore is out now! Go go go! https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Penn-Badgley/9781668077993 00:00 Introduction 04:19 Lily’s Early Acting Journey 10:05 Challenges and Rejections 15:52 Moving to LA and Booking Riverdale 25:13 First Crushes and Heartbreaks 28:08 Embarrassing School Memories 30:18 Transition to Adulthood 30:54 Moving Back to LA and Auditioning for Riverdale 33:03 Booking the Role and Moving to Vancouver 34:20 Chemistry Tests and Initial Reactions 37:05 Shooting the First Season of Riverdale 39:01 Impact of Riverdale’s Success 39:28 Favorite Storylines and Behind-the-Scenes Memories 42:36 Challenges and Rewards of Independent Television 54:10 The Love Hypothesis and Handling Fan Expectations 57:16 Upcoming Projects and Future Plans 01:02:24 Advice to 12-Year-Old Self 🎧 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 informat…","meta_description":"The star of Riverdale and Chemical Hearts, Lili Reinhart, joins Podcrushed to discuss her journey from a 12-year-old aspiring artist to a booked-and-busy…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4063,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/podcrushed-5440392/episodes/lili-reinhart/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrushed-5440392/lili-reinhart.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}