Season One is Coming to an End

What a great season it’s been so far! I have loved creating this podcast and inviting guests into this space to chat and share love and laughs over a cup of coffee or tea.

The Guest Episodes

If you missed any of the previous episodes, never fear! I have a little snippet from all six episodes that are, in my opinion, the best snippets of them all. If you enjoy any of these little excerpts, I hope you give each guest’s episode a full listen (if you haven’t already.) They are all linked below.

Intro: Jitsie shares an excerpt from her latest Jitsie Jot.

Episode 1 Recap: Word Vomit and What We Want for Our Daughters with Simone

Episode 2 Recap: Impressions Made and Impressions Left with Kim of The Astral Priory

Episode 3 Recap: Friend-Zoning Yourself with Rebecca

Episode 4 Recap: The Brother Complex and Self-Sabotage with Noel

Episode 5 Recap: Realizing You Have a Crush with Ames

Episode 6 Recap: Trying to Impress a Crush with Kate

What’s to Come

The season isn’t over yet! Though I have wrapped up interview episodes, I do have a couple more I’d like to share:

The Bonus Episode: This episode will feature each guest one more time and include a special extra question related to the theme of their episode and/or millennial nostalgia. Though there will be a free preview, this episode will be for paid subscribers.

The Final Episode: This will be a solo episode. I will close out the season with a little something special and release applications for being a guest on Season Two.

See you next week!

✌🏼 Jitsie

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The Woes of Coming of Age

In episode six of The Crush Chronicles Podcast, I welcome Kate (she/her), a woman who is busting down the door to her 40s, has a devoted love for music and is a West Coast girl at heart. In this episode, she shares the physical characteristics that stood out to her when she has had a crush, the evolution of her personal style as a millennial, and more.

Kate also dives deep with me into the conversation about the challenges of coming of age, including being a person who struggles with getting their period for the first time and dealing with bullies, among other topics.

If you’d like to connect with and follow Kate, you can find her on Instagram @kmueller or on LinkedIn.

Although you do not have to have read the story of Zack (Music and Crop Tops)—of which this episode’s topics were inspired—to enjoy the show, you can read it via the link above if you would like.

Butterflies and Religion

In episode five of The Crush Chronicles Podcast, we welcome Ames (they/them), an aspiring screenwriter with a focus on Asian-American film studies and queer storytelling, a donut lover, and an avid reader.

Ames is soft-spoken but has many philosophical ideas and thoughtful insights behind that voice. In this episode, we get into the nitty-gritty of butterfly-inducing moments and ask, “Can religion weave its way into the realm of the crush?”

If you’d like to connect with and follow Ames, you can find them on YouTube @reeltakes to check out their video essays.

Although you do not have to have read the story of Blaine (Epiphanies and Butterflies)—of which this episode’s topics were inspired—to enjoy the show, you can read it here if you would like to: Epiphanies and Butterflies

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Noel covers many topics with me, and she is not afraid to travel down the nostalgic path.

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Follow Noel on her Instagram @beepboopbopboo or on her Facebook at Noël Walker.

This episode was inspired by the story of Blaine, I Friend-Zoned Myself.

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A fellow millennial, Rebecca shares with us her own experiences growing up at that time, whether it was her time spent in Drama Club, the disruption from moving homes, or navigating her own Crush Life.

This episode was inspired by the story of Blaine, The Desk is Mine.

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Join me as I interview Kim of The Astral Priory as we discuss the appearance of crushes (present and past…like, way far in the past!) in dreams, the significance of music to humans and our memory, and the concept of crushes as time capsules. A certified Akashic Records practitioner and dream tender, Kim offers her insight into influences beyond what is in our physical, day-to-day world.

Follow Kim’s work at theastralpriory.com and on her Instagram @theastralpriory

This episode was inspired by the story of Robby, Of Punks and Preps.

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The very first episode features Simone as my guest. We look back on what activities we participated in during high school, discuss the inevitability of "word-vomit," and what we want for our daughters when they begin to go through their own crushes.

This episode was inspired by the story of Robby, The One Who Ruined Everything.

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Music is by Musictown

Sound Effects are by Pixabay

Just a quick trailer to let you know what's up! The first episode is scheduled to release on October 30th, 2024. While you wait, you can check out my Substack at jitsie.substack.com. There, you can read The Crush Chronicles series that inspired the creation of the podcast.

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