Glasses? On. Mic? Checked. Ghost in the machine? Actually letting us live for once...so let's riff. Some thoughts need sharing in times like these...

(TW I talk a little about assault and abuse but the ep is mostly fun and laughs I promise even though I do cry by accident only one time) 

Get ready to activate that randomizer because Jonathan Braylock is on the pod! You know him from Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood Podcast, Astronomy Club on Netflix, and if you're like me, you also know him from SEASON 4 OF THE FLOOR, BABY!! He's telling us all about his formative crush (code name: MARY) and growing up as a small Christian boy in a predominantly white neighborhood. This ep has got it ALL we're talking: being two people who have been voted Most Dramatic, being cast as the best friend in your own life, 8th grade slow dance boners, the social and romantic implications of watching Love Actually in a group setting, more incredible analysis of consent and communication, also another entry into the Friends to Lovers vs Lovers to Lovers canon, the makings of inceldom, Dane Cook's "The Shocker" and sooOoOOooo much more!!!!

Follow Jon on insta at @jonbraylock and his podcast at @blackmenpodcast

Follow Rebecca on insta at @rebeccabulnz and the podcast at @classroomcrushpod

This week Rebecca is joined on her tiny couch by the truly hilarious, smart, and kind KING David Brown of Jury Duty fame!! He also stars in past guest Marissa Goldman's short MAX DISTANCE by the way. David is telling Rebecca all about growing up in Boise, Idaho as a slightly sheltered lover boy yearning to crush and fit in even though he had no idea about what was going on in the culture. This episode literally has it all I mean we're talkin: tfw you've been publicly humiliated and it does scar you for life and how embarrassment trauma just hits different, trying out different versions of being "normal" until you find your thing (the theater), QUICK Youth Lagoon catch up, okay fine prison abolition comes up but also fun things like astrology, love languages, lower case b bisexuality awareness, Teen Titans and sooooOOOoOo much more!

This week the hilarious Alison O'Conor is BACK after much life evolution since her last appearance on the podcast way back in the quarantine times of May 2020. Spoiler alert: she gay now! We're talking lesbian. Rebecca and Alison are catching up and going back to reevaluate early crush dynamics and relationships around sexuality/body/shame/being brave enough to live your own life! PLUS: tfw the pretty girl in schools says YOU'RE pretty, coming to things when you're ready, "cumming for sex", patriarchy, self loathing projected onto people that are like you, Rebecca wrestles with "bisexual" after admitting she recoils at things that are like her, the mustache Halloween costume to lesbian pipeline, and sooo much more!!! 

This week's intro song: No Condition Is Permanent - Marijata 

See Allison live 11/7 at Club Cumming! : https://clubcummingnyc.com/schedule/2025/11/7/allison-oconor-aspiring-icon

Follow Allison on instagram at: @allisonoconor

Follow Rebecca on instagram at: @rebeccabulnz

Follow the show on instagram at: @classroomcrushpod

But practicing what with who when?? Listen on to hear all the wild stories of our hilarious guest NICK NANEY!!'s sexual firsts, flops, and feelings. We're talking: classic middle school crush set up, a high school practice proposition, sensory deprivation blowjobs, gaining confidence, losing fear of rejection, being poly, being direct, therapy and soooOoOOo much more! ALSO we are once again battle AI Overlords* (*technical difficulties but this time there's a political spin? I truly have no idea what's going on someone help)

SONGS:

Autumn Shade - The Vines

Cherry Blossom Girl - Air

Follow Nick everywhere at: @nicknaney 

Follow Rebecca on instagram at: @rebeccabulnz

Follow the show on instagram at: @classroomcrushpod

This week Rebecca is battling AI Overlords* (*technical difficulties) with (thank GOD) the most gracious, lovely and talented guest, Ray Tintori! He's the cohost of the To The White Sea podcast, a writer/director, a Marty Supreme extra, and a New York City Boy ready to talk about love in the time of TRL. We're talkin chain wallets and bad attitudes, the existential horniness of the late 90s and an unforgettable Union Square Halloween, the status of "ALT", secret rooms in Laguardia High School, dating backwards, the rush of feeling deep in NYC, being seen and SO much more. PLUS! Ray helps Rebecca break down a recent date that got away from her (tfw you hook up for no reason) and debate big swings vs flirty attention.


SONGS:
Sunday Girl - Blondie: ⁠   • Sunday Girl (Remastered 2002)  ⁠
Take Ecstasy With Me - Magnetic Fields: ⁠   • Take Ecstasy With Me  ⁠


Follow Ray: ⁠@ raytintori⁠
Follow Rebecca: ⁠@ rebeccabulnz⁠
Follow the show: ⁠@ classroomcrushpod⁠
Follow To The White Sea: ⁠@ to_the_white_sea⁠
⁠Listen to To The White Sea⁠

Guess who's back (back, back) back again (again, again) Rebecca's back (back, back) tell a friend (friend, friend). Classroom Crush is back and it's in LA now! Much has changed since last class so let me catch you up to speed before we dive into our course. Take notes because this WILL be on the final quiz at the end of the semester!!

Note: brief discussion of random physical violence and some discussion of emotional abuse in relationships.

What else do you need to know? I'm back post-punch and am uploading this soooo late because life is crazy. But you know what's also crazy? How funny and cool MARISSA GOLDMAN is!! Yes we're talking anxious puking yes we're talking migraines yes the body continues to keep the score. Plus: "Super Sex", weed nights, and so much more!

Follow Marissa on instagram here: @themediawitch_

Weeee're back with a normal episode! Only trauma in THIS one is the formative identity stuff! Classic CC for ya. Though someone DOES get beat up. This week I'm so thrilled to have writer/comedian/filmmaker extraordinaire Niles Abston on the pod! We're talking young crushes, growing up in a small town in the South, fitting into a predominantly white school, the Athlete Identity, dating a misfit cheerleader, the confusion of completely different church experiences, the pastor track, and soooo much more!

Donate to his film fundraiser here! : https://seedandspark.com/fund/98honda#story

Watch his special here! :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=I_R1nfULF_uIZz4d&v=J3JOUtnGqzs&feature=youtu.be

And despite my tone, I am being serious!

TW: public assault, blood, discussion of drug use and overdose

I tried my best to be as candid as possible about some stuff I'm still processing, as they say...but I hope this can all be an ongoing conversation, and I hope we can figure some stuff out together? Ultimately I hope we can love each other enough to challenge the way we've been taught to relate...And to recognize who and what benefits from an unending cycle of violence. Safety is a relationship between people, and it cannot be realized by a system built on the oppression of those people.

<3

Links:

The Secret, Silent Echo Of An Overdose by Alan Hanson:

https://takesurfacestreets.substack.com/p/the-secret-silent-echo-of-an-overdose

Alan's substack: https://takesurfacestreets.substack.com/

More writing: https://muckrack.com/alan-hanson/articles

This week I’m thrilled to have miss LILY REED on the podcast! We’re talking all the health/relationship updates before getting into Lily’s crush history! This ep’s got it all:  G-g-g-gay thoughts, armpit hair public humiliation, Mischa Barton aspirations, being thrust into sexuality amidst a culture of non-consent and pressure , macaroni dates, looking for your Ezra Koenig and settling for Smoker Boy, when feminism meant being like boy, Rebecca's jealous history, obsessive control and first date micromanagement, body image, sexual identity and orientation, avoiding uncertainty, self diagnosis, self love, and sooooooo much more! We’re going through it but we are also distinctly working it out. Get into it. 

You can follow Lily on all platforms at: @bonesauce94