Blakely Thornton

Podcrushed

Lemonada Media

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Today, the gang sits down with culture critic and commentator Blakely Thornton, who takes them from his early days playing competitive tennis and football to his recent years as a leading voice in pop culture critique. Blakely opens up about his experiences navigating identity, battling societal norms, and finding his voice. Plus, Blakely shares his thoughts on current trends, the rise of AI, and why it's time to roll credits on reboots and gendered awards in acting. To learn more about therapy with NOCD, go to nocd.com and schedule a free 15-minute call with their team. 🎧 Want more from Podcrushed? 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 🐦 X / Twitter ✨ Follow Penn, Sophie & Nava Instagram Penn Sophie Nava TikTok Penn Sophie Nava See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Lemonada
0:02.0	I'll never forget we were playing Yale
0:08.0	and we were up like, it was a statistically intramountable amount.
0:12.0	And I was on kickoff return, which is basically you go and you get a concussion.
0:15.0	Like you run up the field head first into someone with like a 30-yard head start.
0:19.0	I remember like we were coming back and I was on the wedge and I was just like,
0:21.7	we can't lose. So I just like, we're wearing off the field. I was like, I'm not doing that. And they were like, and they're like, Thornton, blah, blah, blah, blah. I was like, what? I was like, Why am I going to go get a concussion for nothing?
0:39.0	That makes no sense.
0:40.7	And I was like, what? I was like, why am I going to go? Get a concussion for nothing.
0:39.0	That makes no sense.
0:41.4	And I was like, oh, logic.
0:42.5	Now, that was the first time when I was like the beginning of like, oh, like straight male group think is just stupid.
0:49.1	Like this is why we start wars.
0:50.9	Like, they get in rooms are like, well, I can't back down.
0:53.5	Well, you can't back down.
0:57.3	Welcome to Pod Crushed. We're your hosts. I'm Penn.
1:00.7	I'm Sophie and I'm Nava. And I think we would have been your middle school besties.
1:04.9	Seeing your favorite pop star literally ripping your heart out and actually throwing it at their literal face.
1:12.4	Because you love them so much.
1:14.3	Welcome to Pod Crush.
1:16.2	I'm joined by my co-host Navakavan and Sophie.
1:16.5	I'm sorry.
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