Crush Fictionally

Nothing hits home like an inspirational sports story. Get it, “hits home”? This week, Michelle and Kim step up to the plate with real-life crush and sports enthusiast, Al Suarez, to discuss some legendary fictional characters from your favorite sports movies. Added bonus: we got a hilarious true story about IRL sports legend, Rickey Henderson.

The movies we’re crushing on this week: Bull Durham, The Sandlot, and Cool Runnings

This week's shout-out: The Jackie Robinson Foundation jackierobinson.org/

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Step aside, Prince Charming! Yes, you’re cute and stuff but you got NOTHING on the incredible Disney animated characters we’re highlighting this episode. This week, Michelle and Kim are cracking open the Disney vault with real-life crush and actress, Emily Bolt. We’re dropping some fun facts about your fav Disney characters, and well, you ain’t never had a friend like us.

Who we’re crushing on this week: Maui (Dwayne Johnson) of Moana, Aladdin (Scott Weinger) of Aladdin, and Beast (Robby Benson) & Belle (Paige O’Hara) of Beauty and the Beast

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Yes, of course Wayne’s World would be Wayne’s World without Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody - NOT! This week, Michelle and Kim are joined by real-life crush, Dakin Hardwick (music journalist, managing editor of Spinning Platters) as we hit the metaphorical PLAY button on some amazing movie soundtracks that helped bring to life some of our most cherished fictional characters.

Who we’re crushing on this week: Josie and the Pussycats, The Karate Kid, and The Wedding Singer

Please support these organizations that are working hard to save live music venues and events: Save our Stages saveourstages.com and We Make Events www.wemakeevents.org

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Love is strange. And sometimes, we fall in love with strange people - or in this case, strange fictional characters. This week, Michelle and Kim are joined by real-life crush and music composer extraordinaire, Edith Mudge (Queer Eye, Project Runway, The Real Housewives) to divulge our most embarrassing fictional crushes. But listen up: when it comes to fictional crushes, there ain’t no shame in this game.

Who we're crushing on this week: Adam Sackler (Adam Driver) of Girls, Tyler (Shia LaBeouf) of Peanut Butter Falcon, and Ronnie Cammareri (Nicolas Cage) of Moonstruck

This week’s shout-outs: Girls Inc. girlsinc.org and School of Rock schoolofrock.com

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Michelle and Kim NEED. MORE. SPACE. So they’re back with Rudy Boehmer of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to ask some last lingering questions about the final frontier.

This week’s charitable organization shout-outs: The National Girls Collaborative Project https://ngcproject.org/ and DonorsChoose https://www.donorschoose.org/

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Rest in Power, King.

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Please help kids achieve higher education through The Jackie Robinson Foundation: https://www.jackierobinson.org/

Space… The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Crush Fictionally podcast. Its continuing mission: to explore strange fictional worlds, to seek out new crushes and new characters, to boldly go where no podcast has gone before! (Too deep a cut?) Michelle and Kim are joined by real-life crush, Rudy Boehmer (an actual NASA rocket scientist) to discuss our favorite space-themed fictional crushes. Is this episode outta this world? As Chewbacca would say, “Grwwwrrrwwwaa!”

Who we're crushing on this week: Chewbacca (Stars War), Dr. Ryan Stone (Gravity) and Mark Watney (The Martian)

This week’s charitable organization shout-outs: The National Girls Collaborative Project https://ngcproject.org/ and DonorsChoose https://www.donorschoose.org/

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Big celebrity names... Fight scenes... Daring adventures... Maybe an explosion here or there… When it comes to summer blockbusters, it’s fun for everyone! And just like these box office hits, Michelle and Kim are pulling out the big guns! This week they’re joined by real-life crush, PJ McCormick (Upright Citizens Brigade, Harold Night) to talk favorite fictional crushes from summer blockbusters. YIPPEE-KI-YAY, mother-lover!

Who we're crushing on this week: Peter Parker (Spider-Man), Dr. Henry Wu (Jurassic Park), and Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)  

This week’s shout-out, the one and only United States Postal Service: https://store.usps.com/store/home

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Okay, look, Michelle and Kim just need to talk about Back to the Future a bit more. If you enjoyed the Time Travel episode, tune in to this mini bonus episode for more time travel - or make like a tree and GET OUTTA HERE! 

This week’s charitable organization shout-outs: The Michael J. Fox Foundation michaeljfox.org/ and Lebanon Red Cross supportlrc.app/

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Kim and Michelle are going back in time to find their favorite fictional crushes and GREAT SCOTT, this episode is full of fun facts about your favorite time-hopping characters. No Deloreans, phone booths or hot tubs required!

Who we're crushing on this week: Marty McFly and Doc Brown of the Back to the Future trilogy 

This week’s charitable organization shout-outs: The Michael J. Fox Foundation michaeljfox.org/ and Lebanon Red Cross supportlrc.app/