Classroom Crush

What else do you need to know? I'm back post-punch and am uploading this soooo late because life is crazy. But you know what's also crazy? How funny and cool MARISSA GOLDMAN is!! Yes we're talking anxious puking yes we're talking migraines yes the body continues to keep the score. Plus: "Super Sex", weed nights, and so much more! Follow Marissa on instagram here: @themediawitch_ [https://www.instagram.com/themediawitch_/#]

Weeee're back with a normal episode! Only trauma in THIS one is the formative identity stuff! Classic CC for ya. Though someone DOES get beat up. This week I'm so thrilled to have writer/comedian/filmmaker extraordinaire Niles Abston on the pod! We're talking young crushes, growing up in a small town in the South, fitting into a predominantly white school, the Athlete Identity, dating a misfit cheerleader, the confusion of completely different church experiences, the pastor track, and soooo much more! Donate to his film fundraiser here! : https://seedandspark.com/fund/98honda#story [https://seedandspark.com/fund/98honda#story] Watch his special here! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=I_R1nfULF_uIZz4d&v=J3JOUtnGqzs&feature=youtu.be [https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=I_R1nfULF_uIZz4d&v=J3JOUtnGqzs&feature=youtu.be]

And despite my tone, I am being serious! TW: public assault, blood, discussion of drug use and overdose I tried my best to be as candid as possible about some stuff I'm still processing, as they say...but I hope this can all be an ongoing conversation, and I hope we can figure some stuff out together? Ultimately I hope we can love each other enough to challenge the way we've been taught to relate...And to recognize who and what benefits from an unending cycle of violence. Safety is a relationship between people, and it cannot be realized by a system built on the oppression of those people. <3 Links: The Secret, Silent Echo Of An Overdose by Alan Hanson: [https://takesurfacestreets.substack.com/p/the-secret-silent-echo-of-an-overdose] https://takesurfacestreets.substack.com/p/the-secret-silent-echo-of-an-overdose [https://takesurfacestreets.substack.com/p/the-secret-silent-echo-of-an-overdose] Alan's substack: https://takesurfacestreets.substack.com/ [https://takesurfacestreets.substack.com/] More writing: https://muckrack.com/alan-hanson/articles [https://muckrack.com/alan-hanson/articles]

This week I’m thrilled to have miss LILY REED on the podcast! We’re talking all the health/relationship updates before getting into Lily’s crush history! This ep’s got it all:  G-g-g-gay thoughts, armpit hair public humiliation, Mischa Barton aspirations, being thrust into sexuality amidst a culture of non-consent and pressure , macaroni dates, looking for your Ezra Koenig and settling for Smoker Boy, when feminism meant being like boy, Rebecca's jealous history, obsessive control and first date micromanagement, body image, sexual identity and orientation, avoiding uncertainty, self diagnosis, self love, and sooooooo much more! We’re going through it but we are also distinctly working it out. Get into it.  You can follow Lily on all platforms at: @bonesauce94 [https://www.instagram.com/bonesauce94/]

Today I'm SO glad to be joined by my sister in depression and hilarious hottie, Rachel Coster! What's up with being 27 in 2023 and feeling mentally unhinged?? We get into it!! Also- Rachel's mile a minute crushing history, finding a spin on anyone, being a weirdo, being horny, handling rejection, yes, older men of course, the responsibility of love, accidental (?) sex presh from your mom, Rachel proves my longstanding theory that going to London solves crushing woes (they love a rude girl innit), why is it literally high school right now and SORRY if I talked about this last time, discovering you're young and hot and can do whatever, falling in love with yourself and finding your way BACK to yourself. In this ep we are SOWING SEEDS okay? For our health. Follow Rachel on insta at: @rachelcoster [https://www.instagram.com/rachelcoster/] Stream Outdoor Lover!! [https://open.spotify.com/track/6lxLpAuB6YaETZ0vRkXDiT?si=tzsfTFhgSh2_3Oo4PbcXUw&nd=1]