American Dreams with Vanessa Lengies

And That's What You REALLY Missed

iHeartPodcasts

Tv & Film

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Before Glee, there was American Dreams on NBC.

Jenna and Vanessa Lengies, filling in for Kevin, are taking it back to the early 2000s to recap the pilot episode of the nostalgic TV series 'American Dreams,' starring Sugar Motta herself! Vanessa shares behind-the-scenes stories from her time on the show, from her audition experience at 15, to her relationship with her co-star and next-door neighbor, Brittany Snow, and a scene she wishes she could have said no to. Plus, the music, the huge guest stars, including the one who made her so nervous she hid under a blanket, and spending her off-hours at the under-21 hotspot where all the biggest celeb teens, like Hillary Duff and Lindsay Lohan, were hanging out!!

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.5	Guaranteed human.
0:05.5	And that's what you really missed with Jenna.
0:08.7	And Kevin, an IHeart Radio podcast.
0:13.2	Welcome to you, and that's what you really miss podcast.
0:16.9	Sadly, today Kevin McHale is not with us.
0:19.8	But the one and only...
0:24.5	Sugar Mata, Vanessa Lenges, is here.
0:28.5	Hi, Vanessa.
0:29.9	I am no replacement for Mr. McHale, but I'm the replacement.
0:34.3	He would even say that.
0:35.5	He'd be like, go on without me.
0:39.2	And to be talking about American dreams, he's very upset not to be here. I will say that was part of it. We were like, Kevin,
0:44.7	are you going to be so upset that we're talking about American Dreams without you? He was like,
0:48.5	you guys just do it. I don't want to talk about it. Just do it. So we're very excited. Thanks for coming on. How are you? Oh, my gosh. It is a pleasure
0:58.4	to talk about this show that I did. I mean, I didn't even do the math. How many years?
1:04.8	Okay, so this premiered September 29, 2002, Vanessa. Wow. No iPhones.
1:12.0	No social media.
1:13.8	Oh, what a blessing.
1:15.1	Right?
1:15.8	What a blessing.
1:16.5	This was the year.
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