This week Rebecca is actually freaking the freak out because she is joined by the absolutely legendary Natalie Walker!! Natalie is taking us on a true journey through her days as a crush chameleon- from her earliest romantic memories as a lonely weirdo child to her high school musical theater star who DOES make out. There’s simply too much CHAOTIC crush territory to cover so PLEASE buckle in. We’re talkin: tfw your 3 week bf goes to military school and then literally stalks you, a 6th grade bullying conspiracy (that involves a PETITION), feeling tingly in a closet with your best friend, boy drama at the Footloose cast party followed by boy drama at the Guys and Dolls cast party, being called preppy in 2002, please leave Chris Carrabba alone, trampolines=inherently horny, when DAD catches you being BAD, having status in a crush, Camp Romance/Not Chill age differences haha we’re laughing!, if you’re a girl and your legs aren’t smooth you should basically die, watching yourself cry, and PLEASE never doubt…..Natalie Walker is a true Girl’s Girl. Follow Natalie on twitter at: @nwalksFollow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotelFollow the show on twitter at: @ClassroomCrushMUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:Hands Down - Dashboard Confessional Yeah! - Usher Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper

This week we are honored and humbled to welcome you all back to Jeremy Strong season but we are even MORE honored and humbled to welcome Tim Platt to the show!! Tim is telling Rebecca about THE GIRL he pined for throughout middle school and crossed over into some transformative high school years and also other formative crushes after her!! There’s really a lot to get to SO let’s just say this ep we’re talkin: tfw there’s a shy girl and you’re a loud boy, when the music identity HITS, performing your sadness, the podcast is incel again, a very dramatic dance rejection moment, when eeeverryybody knows your crush sitch, body image shit, fake boyfriend shit, late blooming, CONOR OBERST, getting caught up in attention, repression, lacrosse boys, when you quit pining, Tim is being very earnest, Rebecca finally lets someone ELSE sing Bright Eyes ( it’s Tim), being nice to younger you and so much more!!! Please tweet Jeremy Strong things to @ClassroomCrush.Follow Tim on twitter at: @TimothyPlattFollow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotelFollow the show on twitter at: @ClassroomCrushMUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:Something Vague - Bright Eyes3 Libras - A Perfect Circle Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh - Bright Eyes

This week Rebecca has gone off the rails but thankfully she is joined by the hilarious and good Patrick Cotnoir who handles her chaos with grace!! Patrick “doesn’t really talk about this stuff normally” but this time he IS and he’s telling Rebecca all about his first crushes from elementary school to his first relationships in high school! THE FULL CRUSH TIMELINE BABYYY. They’re talkin: a dad sleepover, an 8 minute 8th grade slow dance, Rebecca wants to be a mom sooooo bad is that fine, a failed “considerate” breakup plan, a life threatening ultimate frisbee encounter, the dangers of passivity, John Mayer girls and is Rebecca one of them, Patrick should let himself feel more, they’re both crying actually, an unnamed LA crush, the top 10 reasons Patrick hates himself according to Rebecca, being an old soul kid and so much more!!Follow Patrick on twitter at: @patrickcotnoirFollow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotelFollow the show on twitter at: @ClassroomCrushMUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin Waiting on the World to Change - John MayerGravity - John Mayer In Repair - John Mayer

CRANK UP THAT AC BABY because it’s SUMMER and this week we got DOUBLE the South Florida heat because Rebecca is joined by writer/comedian/FL boy and new friend Harris Mayersohn!! He’s telling her about the twists and turns of his first high school relationship with DANIELLA, and boy oh boy is this one an instant classic tale with the iconic angry facebook messages to back it. PLUS: Rebecca’s date, natural banter, kissing in a car so much the car breaks, sex shame, boys look good in T shirts is that crazy to say, status dating, body image in South Florida, a PROM BETRAYAL, paranoia, blowjobs, crying at the party, no kissing sex, petty Harris does not mess around, grinding (dong on butt), feeling undeserving of love, and so much more!! Follow Harris on twitter at: @harrismayerFollow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotelFollow the show on twitter at: @ClassroomCrushMUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE: Birthday Sex - JeremihLike A G6- Far East MovementIt Beats For You by My Morning JacketJude Law and a Semester Abroad - Brand NewAll I Need - Radiohead

This week on the podcast, Rebecca is joined by the absolutely lovely Jourdain Searles of the Bad Romance Podcast! She’s telling Rebecca about a collection of young crushes because get this…Jourdain was horny has hell from the jump!! And you know we love that. They’re talkin: when boys have a crush on your best friends but also so do you?, masturbating to your own erotica, being a secret backpocket girlfriend, horny shenanigans at blind camp!, overcompensating, when boys do violence (this story is insane), being ENGAGED!!, why do we want to fix boys but not girls??, bullying the bullies back, desperately wanting to have sex but then also sex is disappointing, growing up in Georgia, and so much more!! Follow Jourdain on twitter at: @jourdayenFollow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotelFollow the show on twitter at: @ClassroomCrushMUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:Everything - Fefe DobsonHey - PixiesRunning - No DoubtSugar, We’re Going Down - Fall Out Boy

This week Classroom Crush has finally been sabotaged ...by none other than co creator of HBO’s Animals and podcast bad boy Phil Matarese! In this episode Rebecca tries to trick Phil into talking about his high school crush “C.C” (an elusive older soccer babe) but mostly they’re talkin: Keepin it Keeb, “crazy” boners, when you want to marry a cop, Phil is not comfortable being vulnerable because him and his Boys are emotionally stunted, Rebecca got Mad On Twitter (Justice For Luke Taylor), a SCANDALOUS HIGH SCHOOL SKI TRIP FLASHBACK, when you’re just a small boy, getting cancelled, getting murdered??, Jacob Tremblay, and a RISKY facebook friend request LIVE ON AIR. Phil is unfortunately too funny to actually ruin Rebecca’s podcast. But if there’s no new episode next week...you know what happened. Follow Phil on twitter at: @philorphilip Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotelFollow the show on twitter at: @ClassroomCrushMUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:Mixtape - Brand New

Get ready to witness with your ears the beginning of a beautiful friendship on this week’s episode with perfect guest Tom Phelan! Tom is a gift and Rebecca is so happy he is now legally bound to be friends with her until the day she dies. Tom is telling the story of his formative hot dancer best friend crush “David” and all of the musical theater times they shared PLUS a Serious high school partner whose promposal will leave you truly speechless unless you are singing along because yes there is singing involved. This ep is honestly too jam packed so here’s a lil taste: weird girl + attracted to gay men = I’m a lesbian?, a Lady Bird watching Lucas Hedges sing moment, YOU ARE WHAT YOU WANT, Tom almost does a spit take onto Rebecca, getting all gender-y, Spring Awakening (you love to see it), gay ass fanfic and the people who read it!, cool theater kid representation and will somebody please finally explain Glee??? Follow Tom on twitter at: @TomPhelan9Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotelFollow the show on twitter at: @ClassroomCrushMUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:The Bitch of Living - Spring Awakening I Can Do Better Than That - The Last Five YearsNine in the Afternoon - Panic! At The Disco

Surprise! This week Rebecca has been busy being On Set so instead of a new CC episode you get the lovely episode 2 of Jacking Off with Richie and Rebecca and you love it. On this week’s Jacking Off, Rebecca and Richie briefly discuss some of Jack’s minor roles (Demolition Man, Bye Bye Love) and then do a deep dive on The NeverEnding Story III: Escape From Fantasia, and Jack’s one off role in The X-Files (Season 3, Episode 3).What’s it like to watch the third installment of a movie when you haven’t seen the first two movies? What happens when Rock people sing Rock music? Is it okay to say that two child step siblings want to have sex with each other? Is making Giovanni Ribisi angry a good idea? Would you back up a friend on a murderous rampage?All of these questions will be answered, PLUS Richie debuts a script! This week on Jacking Off with Rebecca and Richie! Jack Off with us!NeverEnding Story III is available on YouTube (the link is available on our Twitter @jackingoffpod)!X-Files is streaming on Hulu!

This week on the show, it’s the very funny and good Joe Rumrill and he’s taking us on a journey through his crush past!! We’re talkin formative elementary and high school shit babyyy! We’re talking: being a weird pratfalling kid, late night AIM, smurf dating??, CONFESSIONS, toxic masculinity at its infant stage, kissing seems cool and it is, yes Rebecca and Joe were both Gifted Kids, dating friends, smart girls, when a Music Person pivots to being a Comedy Person, and so much more!! Also you should hire Joe and/or Rebecca. Follow Joe on twitter at: @2tonbugFollow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotelFollow the show on twitter at: @ClassroomCrushMUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:Reach Out (I’ll Be There) - Four TopsSunday Morning - Velvet UndergroundHere Comes Your Man - Pixies Life On Mars - David Bowie

This week Rebecca is getting cancelled but at LEAST she’s not alone because she is joined by the lovely and hilarious Matt Lubchansky!! They are telling Rebecca the story of their high school art camp crush who…after many twists and turns, also currently happens to be their……..wait for it……..literal wife. Yes we are all obsessed. And yes 9/11 is involved in this story and that is JUST the truth. PLUS: sexy Oklahoma! talk, fear/craving of physical intimacy, high stakes AIMing, long distance crushing, confronting your body, Blink 182, the time Matt was an asshole and also the time Matt was chased by turkeys, awkward proms and poison ivy, identity shit, the pressure of dating, and yeah, it’s Jared Harris season babyyyy!! Bet you didn’t see THAT one coming!Follow Matt on twitter at: @LubchanskyFollow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotelFollow the show on twitter at: @ClassroomCrushMUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:Dammit - Blink 182 Souvenirs - Architecture in HelsinkiAcross the Sea - Weezer Pyramid Song - Radiohead