Podcrushed

Today’s guest is the wildly talented Karen Gillan, the actor you know from major franchises like Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Endgame, and Jumanji, as well as her breakout role as Amy Pond on Doctor Who. Karen talks about her early days growing up in Inverness, Scotland, and how her relentless teenage ambition landed her an agent (spoiler alert: she cold-called every casting director and agent in Scotland until one of them agreed to represent her).   Karen’s new movie, The Life of Chuck, is in theatres everywhere now!   And preorder our new book, Crushmore, here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Nava-Kavelin/9781668077993 [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Nava-Kavelin/9781668077993]    Want more from Podcrushed? Follow our social channels here: Insta: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedInsta [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedInsta] TikTok: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTikTok [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTikTok]  X: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTwitter [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTwitter]   You can follow Penn, Sophie and Nava here: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/pennbadgley/ [https://www.instagram.com/pennbadgley/]  https://www.instagram.com/scribbledbysophie/ [https://www.instagram.com/scribbledbysophie/] https://www.instagram.com/nnnava/ [https://www.instagram.com/nnnava/] Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iampennbadgley [https://www.tiktok.com/@iampennbadgley]  https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbledbysophie [https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbledbysophie]  https://www.tiktok.com/@nkavelin [https://www.tiktok.com/@nkavelin] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Kevin Smith, the acclaimed film director whose comedic films and franchises include Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy and Jay & Silent Bob, swings by the pod to talk about the freedom of his (mostly) unsupervised childhood, his near-religious experience watching Raiders of the Lost Ark for the first time with his father, and his iconic cult-classic film Dogma, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary re-release.   And preorder our new book, Crushmore, here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Nava-Kavelin/9781668077993 [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Nava-Kavelin/9781668077993]    Want more from Podcrushed? Follow our social channels here: Insta: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedInsta [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedInsta] TikTok: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTikTok [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTikTok]  X: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTwitter [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTwitter]   You can follow Penn, Sophie and Nava here: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/pennbadgley/ [https://www.instagram.com/pennbadgley/]  https://www.instagram.com/scribbledbysophie/ [https://www.instagram.com/scribbledbysophie/] https://www.instagram.com/nnnava/ [https://www.instagram.com/nnnava/] Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iampennbadgley [https://www.tiktok.com/@iampennbadgley]  https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbledbysophie [https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbledbysophie]  https://www.tiktok.com/@nkavelin [https://www.tiktok.com/@nkavelin] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Our guest today is Ashley Flowers, New York Times bestselling author and host of Crime Junkie, one of the biggest true crime podcasts ever, with over a billion downloads since its 2017 debut. She talks about her early life in the church, her late-night-grind to get Crime Junkie off the ground, and her theories on why crime is so fascinating.    And preorder our new book, Crushmore, here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Nava-Kavelin/9781668077993 [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Nava-Kavelin/9781668077993]    Call American Financing today to find out how customers are saving an average of $800/mo. Call 866-889-1766 or visit http://www.AmericanFinancing.net/podcrushed. [http://www.americanfinancing.net/podcrushed]NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. [http://nmlsconsumeraccess.org/]   Want more from Podcrushed? Follow our social channels here: Insta: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedInsta [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedInsta] TikTok: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTikTok [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTikTok]  X: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTwitter [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTwitter]   You can follow Penn, Sophie and Nava here: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/pennbadgley/ [https://www.instagram.com/pennbadgley/]  https://www.instagram.com/scribbledbysophie/ [https://www.instagram.com/scribbledbysophie/] https://www.instagram.com/nnnava/ [https://www.instagram.com/nnnava/] Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iampennbadgley [https://www.tiktok.com/@iampennbadgley]  https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbledbysophie [https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbledbysophie]  https://www.tiktok.com/@nkavelin [https://www.tiktok.com/@nkavelin] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Susan Sarandon, the actor whose five decade career has earned her six Primetime Emmy nominations and an Academy Award for Best Actress, joins the pod to talk about her early days as a God-fearing Catholic kid in New Jersey. She details the unexpected and serendipitous path that led her to acting, and talks about her new film Nonnas, about a man who risks everything to honor his late mother by opening an Italian restaurant with actual nonnas — grandmothers — as the chefs. And preorder our new book, Crushmore, here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Nava-Kavelin/9781668077993 [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Nava-Kavelin/9781668077993]    Want more from Podcrushed? Follow our social channels here: Insta: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedInsta [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedInsta] TikTok: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTikTok [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTikTok]  X: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTwitter [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTwitter]   You can follow Penn, Sophie and Nava here: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/pennbadgley/ [https://www.instagram.com/pennbadgley/]  https://www.instagram.com/scribbledbysophie/ [https://www.instagram.com/scribbledbysophie/] https://www.instagram.com/nnnava/ [https://www.instagram.com/nnnava/] Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iampennbadgley [https://www.tiktok.com/@iampennbadgley]  https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbledbysophie [https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbledbysophie]  https://www.tiktok.com/@nkavelin [https://www.tiktok.com/@nkavelin] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect, True Blood) comes by to help us wrap up our YOU extravaganza. She talks severe childhood bullying and a sweet adult comeuppance, slinging drugs in jorts for the school play… as a six year old, and the moment while fully naked and exposed in Equus that almost made her break. We get into all things YOU as she unpacks her show-stealing performance as Reagan AND Maddie Lockwood. Massive thank you to DNS Productions Inc for shooting & editing this! Director / Supervising Producer: Daria Scoccimarro Co-Producer / Line Producer: Madia Hill Scott Post Producer / Lead Editor: Owen Donovan Associate Producer / Assistant Editor: Jesse Williams Director of Photography: Charlee Harrison Camera Operator: Dylan Endike Camera Operator: Stacy Mize Gaffer: Graeme Dempsey Key Grip: Chris Angarone Production Designer: Denise Pascal Sound Mixer: Sergio Reyes-Sheehan Sound Mixer Assistant: Chris Barone Sound Mixer Assistant: Dylan Andrew Lappin Production Assistant - Set PA: Madison Collins Production Assistant - Set PA: Jay Hernandez And preorder our new book, Crushmore, here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Nava-Kavelin/9781668077993 [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Nava-Kavelin/9781668077993]    Want more from Podcrushed? Follow our social channels here: Insta: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedInsta [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedInsta] TikTok: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTikTok [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTikTok]  X: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTwitter [https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTwitter]   You can follow Penn, Sophie and Nava here: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/pennbadgley/ [https://www.instagram.com/pennbadgley/]  https://www.instagram.com/scribbledbysophie/ [https://www.instagram.com/scribbledbysophie/] https://www.instagram.com/nnnava/ [https://www.instagram.com/nnnava/] Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iampennbadgley [https://www.tiktok.com/@iampennbadgley]  https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbledbysophie [https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbledbysophie]  https://www.tiktok.com/@nkavelin [https://www.tiktok.com/@nkavelin] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.