Reacting To Your Worst Dates

Podcrushed

Lemonada Media

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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We asked, you answered. Sophie and Nava read YOUR worst date stories, submitted by Crushies all over the world. From car fires and peanut allergies to mystery billionaires and embarrassing mishaps, they share a mix of hilarious and cringe-worthy experiences. Plus, Sophie and Nava share their own dating disasters (which, unfortunately, are on par with yours). Laugh along with their live reactions to these unforgettable tales. And preorder our new book, Crushmore, here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Penn-Badgley/9781668077993 Look for the blue box at retailers everywhere or shop jlab.com and use code PODCRUSHED for 15% off your order today. Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at skims.com/podcrushed. #skimspartner Head to squarespace.com/PODCRUSHED to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PODCRUSHED. Take the online quiz and introduce Ollie to your pet. Visit https://www.ollie.com/podcrushed for 60% off your first box of meals! #ToKnowThemIsToLoveThem Cymbiotika is hosting their biggest giveaway ever this summer. Head to Cymbiotika.com/summersweepstakes to learn more. 00:00 Intro 01:22 Worst Date Stories Begin02:55 Embarrassing Romantic Moments 07:29 Listener's Cringe-Worthy Dates 10:17 Unexpected Date Disasters 17:45 Awkward Public Displays 19:00 Embarrassing Moments Caught in the Act 19:25 High School Romance Mishaps 21:28 Awkward Funeral Date 22:50 Middle School Crush Gone Wrong 23:50 Tinder Date Disaster 26:47 Gym Date with a Narcissist 27:51 Homecoming Date Cringe 32:52 First Date Failures 36:06 Concluding Thoughts Want more from Podcrushed? Follow our social channels here: Insta: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedInsta TikTok: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTikTok X: https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTwitter You can follow Penn, Sophie and Nava here: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/pennbadgley/ https://www.instagram.com/scribbledbysophie/ https://www.instagram.com/nnnava/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iampennbadgley https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbledbysophie https://www.tiktok.com/@nkavelin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Lemonado.
0:06.0	Hello, crushies. It is your two very favorite hosts of Pod Crushed. Penn is on paternity leave right now. He's
0:14.6	with his cutie, cutie little twins. Actually, we don't know if they're cute because he hasn't
0:18.9	shown us a picture or anything.
0:22.6	Yeah, just secret.
0:23.9	It's all veiled in mystery.
0:28.0	But we've kept the name of his older son a secret all these five years.
0:29.8	So I think there's proof that we're trustworthy.
0:33.7	Yeah, Penn, if you're listening to this, please send us a picture if you're doing it.
0:34.5	Right now.
0:37.8	We need to see these little sweet babies.
0:43.7	So, as you know, the three of us co-wrote a book called Crushmore.
0:46.7	It's a collection of essays about love, loss, and coming of age.
0:48.3	It'll be out October 14.
0:52.5	We do tell some of our cringiest stories, some of our most luminous stories.
0:55.1	And we wanted to invite you to tell your stories, your best or worst date stories, to be exact, for us to read live on the pod today. Sophie
1:03.0	and I have actually not seen these yet, so we're really excited we will be discovering these
1:07.2	live with you. Yes, David compiled this list for us from the submissions that you
1:12.5	sent in and he wrote, good Lord, you're in for a ride. So let's see what we have. We're very
1:19.8	excited. Very excited. Does anyone else ever get that nagging feeling that their dog might be bored?
1:32.1	And do you also feel like super guilty about it?
1:35.5	Well, one way that I combat that feeling is I'm making meal time everything it can be for my little boy, Louis.
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