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Fun times in the Crushes podcast as Andy Fleming joins Deanna to crush on professional wrestlers, Anne Hathaway, and big-eyed brunettes! Andy holds no crushes back from his first poster hung in his childhood room, to the iconic Mariah Carey music videos. Listen today! Follow Andy @andyzaster Dumb Fun Podcast Network Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ @cru…

Rebecca Delgado Smith from The Alarmist Podcast joins Deanna to crush on Puerto Rican icons, Pedro Pascal, and history's most dramatic moments. Listen today! VOTER INFORMATION FOR CHICAGO RUNOFF ELECTIONS Follow Rebecca - @smithrebe Listen to The Alarmist Podcast - Apple Podcasts Follow Deanna - @deannaortiz_ @crushespodcast Hosted on Acast. See ac…

Yay! Deanna has been nominated for best stand-up comedian in the 2022 Chicago Reader Best Of! Please take some time to vote and share and we'll see you here next week. xoxo LINK - Chicago Reader Best Of 2022 Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ Follow Crushes @crushespodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Hilarious comedian Maeve Devitt (PrimeTime @ The Lincoln Lodge) joins Deanna to crush on great smiles, world leaders, and the Jonas Brothers! Maeve talks about what it's like to meet your celebrity crush and how a crush can run through generations of your family. Listen today! Follow Maeve @daevemevitt Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ @crushespodcast Ho…

Deanna is joined in the Crushes studio with the hilarious Michael Timlin! Mike crushes on a variety of 90's sweethearts, as well as one iconic villain! We also crush on his first date with his now-wife to prove why internet crushes are the best crushes! Check out Mike's podcast Work Sucks, I Know, and follow him on Twitter! Follow Deanna @deannaort…

Deanna is joined by the hilarious comedian Maggie Winters to crush on specific haircuts, tall men for tall ladies, and reality show hotties! What dating show would you go on to find love? Listen and let us know! Sign up for the Crushes Patreon for an extra Hot Or Just Tall with Maggie, and eXcLusIVe Crushes merch! Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ @crush…

Erin Keif joins Deanna in the Crushes studio after a fatefully meeting in the back of a bar. Erin and Deanna crush on English men and Erin shares how she KNOWS a crush will be hot in the future. Sometimes you just know. Erin throws it way back with sharing her crushes on tumblr and also crushing on a group of men. Teamwork is very crushable! Listen…

Woah, baby! Deanna is joined by the hilarious Alana Johnston (@selfesteemparty) to talk about why you should be crushing on yourself and also Brad Pitt. She also tells us the elementary school crush that formed her future and why Vampires will never NOT be sexy. Listen today! Follow Alana @theonlyalanajohnston @selfesteemparty Follow Deanna @deanna…

Join Deanna and Paula (Paula Eats Lean Cuisines, Being Earnest) for this mini crush where they determine if the red carpet looks from the 2021 Golden Globes were hot... or just tall. Follow Paula @paulaeatsleancuisines @paulaskaggs Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ @crushespodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Deanna is joined in the virtual Crushes studio by the amazing Lauren Lapkus! (Threedom, The Wrong Missy, Good Girls) They crush on cartoon characters, reality tv shows, and the same sexy Irishmen from everyone's favorite romcom. Listen today! Follow Lauren @laurenlapkus Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ @crushespodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv…

Join Deanna and Jacob Wells (The Big Gay Roundup) for this mini crush where they determine if the red carpet looks from the 2021 Grammys were hot... or just tall. Play along at @crushespodcast or @deannaortiz_ on Instagraam Follow Jacob @jacobmwells Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Samantha Berkman returns for yet another hilarious episode! Sam and Deanna crush on podcasts, musicians, Etsy pages, Paul Hollywood, and everything in between! Follow Sam @samantha_berkman Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ @crushespodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deanna is joined by the hilarious Meghan Strickland to talk about crushing on 90's heartthrobs, keeping relationships fresh in quarantine, and how old is too old to date Harry Styles? Listen and Learn! Follow Meghan - @stricklygram Follow Deanna - @deannaortiz_ @crushespodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Deanna's best friend and closest confidant Jacque Currie joins us in the Crushes! studio for this latest episode. They talk about the crushes that bonded their friendship and shared appreciation of a British accent. Listen today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The amazing and hilarious Liza Treyger (Netflix 'The Degenerates', Comedy Central) joins Deanna to talk crushes on musicians, pornstars, and the internet's collective girlfriend Katherine Moennig. Listen today! Follow Liza @glittercheese Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ @crushespodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

The hilarious and wonderful AJ Marroquin joins Deanna in the virtual studio to talk about old school 90's crushes and how they affect our crushes today! We also crush on cartoon characters and TV mascots, who are you vibing with more...? The Charmin Bears or Geiko Cavemen? Follow AJ at @AJDeluxe Follow Deanna at @deannaortiz_ or @crushespodcast Hos…

Deanna is joined by the hilarious Melody Kamali to talk about 90's crushes, INCREDIBLY well-casted shows, and the power move of creating your own show so you can kiss whoever you want. Melody shares stories about friends dating celebrities and how to make a park date work for you. Listen today! Follow Melody @dykingout & @melodykamali Follow Deanna…

Deanna is joined by the amazing and hilarious Ali Clayton to talk about all things crushes with our favorite Charlie's Angel and the many different levels of Drew. Ali also shares a story of when she met her favorite TV superstar not once but twice! Have you ever met your celeb crush? Let us know! Follow Deanna on Instagram @deannaortiz_ & @crushes…

Deanna is joined by Nick Kania to talk about what makes the first date the best date, political crushes, and why we're just the quirky people attracted to someone's mind. What is it that makes teachers so crushable? Listen today! Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ and @crushespodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Lifelong friend and BFF Stephanie Podbregar joins Deanna to talk about all things crushes from 3rd grade on. The first half of this interview was lost due to faulty recording but things really pick up in the second half when we talk about Australian crushes, sexy 2000 stars and which Avenger is the hottest? Listen rate and review! Follow Deanna at …

Superstar Grace Kuhlenschmidt joins Deanna in this latest episode to talk about long-distance relationships, early 2000 movie stars, and that one person from that one thing.... Listen today! Follow Grace @gkuhlenschmidt Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ & @crushespodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Deanna is joined this week by the hilarious Megan Gailey. Megan spills all the tea on what celeb couple she would want to spend a day with, what it was like interviewing the Backstreet Boys, and which athletes are hot and which are....just tall. Listen today! Follow Megan on Instagram @bettermegangailey Follow Deanna on Instagram @deannaortiz_ @cru…

Deanna is joined this week by the amazing Evan Mills. Evan spills all the tea on the art of sliding into DMs and how his first crush inspired all his other crushes. We play a rousing game of Disney character Hot or Just Tall and dish on how the perfect date includes stalking. Listen now! Follow Evan @awkvanmills Follow Deanna @crushespodcast @deann…

Deanna is joined this week by hilarious Chicago comedian Kennon McKinney! Kennon shares his OG crush on a sexy rooster and talks about his amazing quarantine transformation. We hatch a plan to skyrocket us into Hollywood's arms and scheme just the perfect way to meet our celebrity crushes. Are you also worried about Jake Gyllenhaal watching his gir…

Hilarious comedian Phylicia Mcleod joins Deanna in the Crushes corner today to talk about long time crushes and how to feel when your crush grows up. We also get into the magic that is baseball shorts and why taking a picture with celebrities should be illegal. Follow Phylicia and Matt Damon Improv - @laugh_with_phee Follow Deanna - @deannaortiz_ @…

We're back after a long quarantine break with a banger of an episode! Deanna is joined by long-time bestie and fellow crusher Marshall to talk about crushing via the internet. Who knew TikTok could be so alluring, and what is the RIGHT way to slide in someone's DMs? All this and more! Listen today! Follow Marshall @madmarshmellow Follow Deanna @dea…

The hilarious Courtney Crary joins Deanna to talks about the glow up of John Mulaney! From just tall to full blown HOT, Mulaney is hot and we cannot handle it. We talk about other SNL cast members who we crush on, as well as Courtney's crushes while traveling abroad. Wanna hear more? Listen!Follow Clare @courtneycrary Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ @c…

Clare Austen Smith joins Deanna for another character crush in the studio! Clare's hots for the LOTR men is genetic, talking about the sweetest mother / daughter duo crush we've ever heard! Somehow Deanna finds a way to shoehorn the royal family into this episode and we choose our own adventure with elven men! Follow Clare @okayclare Follow Deanna …

It's here! The live show! The first ever crushes live show was recorded in January of 2020 and features the amazing and hilarious Meg Stalter! Meg and Deanna talk about their favorite things.. crushes..accents… and play the BIGGEST game of Hot or Just Tall ever. Listen today! Follow Megan @megstalter Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ @crushespodcast Host…

Brianna Murphy joins Deanna in the studio today to talk about their shared crush on the beloved Leo! Old Leo, new Leo, good Leo, bad Leo, they love them all. They also talk about the UK sensation Love Island and determine if they would go on a TV show to find a match. Honey, if he’s British…? Sign me up I guess! Listen and enjoy! Follow Brianna bri…

Lincoln Lodge cast member and hilarious stand up comedian Gena Gephart joins Deanna to talk about first crushes and crushes in a small town. Gena is one of the lucky few who have actually met her celebrity crush. Have you gotten to meet your celeb crush? What would you say!?! Follow Gena @genagephart Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ @crushespodcast Host…

Hilarious stand up comedian Elise Fernandez joins Deanna in the studio today. Elise gave solid advice on first dates and when to leave them as well as how to plan a date just in case you have to escape. Elise crushes on an entire family and makes us all think about getting a tattoo in order to spend time with that certain someone. Is your family ho…

Derry Queen joins Deanna in the studio to talk about their shared first crushes! Peter Pan IS hot and if you know then you know. Derry has the celeb crush heard round the world. Do you remember when you became a Belieber? Was there ever a time that J Bieb wasn’t stealing the hearts of young tweens across the globe? They get into it and you should t…

Sweetest angel Holmes joins Deanna in the studio to talk a cavalcade of crushes. They get into high school crushes and how your crushes make you learn about yourself. Holmes had some hot takes on N*Sync members and on everyone's favorite, Aquaman. Listen today! Follow Holmes @_holmes_holmes Follow Deanna @deannaortiz_ @crushespodcast Hosted on Acas…

Deanna sits down with hilarious comedian Tommy Mac to discuss his ICONIC crush. Tommy goes into the past present and future of his crush on T. Swift and even shares an almost potential meeting the star crossed lovers had. He also talked about how dreaming affects your crushes and planned a very New York style date for you all! Listen and learn! Fol…

Hilarious comedian Jessica Hong joins Deanna to talk about crushes after having a baby. She teaches us all the true meaning of Jersey Shore and also talks about a work conference that left us all hot and ready to dance. Lets talk about Pauly D's hair… we have so many questions! Follow Jessica on her social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.co…

Spencer Blair joins Deanna this week with a multitude of crushes. He brings his “to-do” list and they get into all the many ways they crush. How much stalking is too much stalking when you’re on a dating app? What ever happened to that guy that didn’t text me back? Who would have known there is a “hot guy” gang patrolling Andersonville. Spencer spi…

The charming and truly hysterical Carly Kane joins Deanna in the studio to truly bond over their crushes. They find crushes in everyday situations.. pushing a stroller, going to the gym, even at Burning Man. Carly and Deanna realize that maybe the early crushes are the best ones and are still holding out for a grind train to result in a relationshi…

Stand up comedian Sam Berkman joins Deanna in the studio and things get off the rails pretty quickly. Sam crushes on skater boys big and small and relives a summer fling that should have been but never was. Listen as she sees her celebrity crush experience a true glow up and have to decide if he is still hot… or maybe just tall. Check out Samantha'…

The sweet and hilarious Brianna Wellen joins Deanna in the studio today to bond over the best crushes in Halloween movies. They also discuss day dates versus night dates and if it really would have been worth it to change your career path for a celebrity crush. What do you think? Listen and see! Check out Brianna's show Feminist Happy Hour: https:/…

Hilarious stand up comedian and dear dear friend Stephanie Weber joins Deanna to talk about their late night trip to a club to see The Backstreet Boys. Nick Carter is still our fire and one desire as we get into crushes from our past and crushes from across the pond. Check out Steph's website: https://www.stephanieweberwrites.com/ ...and follow her…

Vegan blogger Alex Nolen joins Deanna the crush that rocked her world, Kristen Stewart. We get into how crushes on TV characters will commit us to a show, sexy bartenders and also about narrowing the dating pool in our 20s. Are we really too old to date Leonardo DiCaprio? Listen and find out. Follow Alex on her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/…

Instagram influencer Mallory Bradford is here sharing crushes big and small. We get into binge watching TV and the crushes that come with and also falling in love with your delivery driver. Follow Mallory on her social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mpbradfo Twitter: https://twitter.com/mpbradfo Make sure to play "hot or just tall" and…

Paula from the Being Earnest podcast is here earnestly talking about her WILD crush on Michael Cohen and also every one of the Impractical Jokers. We share a very deep love for celebrity crushes and get into all the different lives we would lead with all of them. Check out Paula's podcast Being Earnist: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-e…

Deanna's real life sister Mara joins her in talking about all the things sisters do, breaking up with boyfriends for the other, letting pseudo celebrities inside your house, and feeling some type of way about your substitute mailman. Make sure to play "hot or just tall" and submit your crushes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crushespodcast …

Longtime friend James Murphy spills all the tea on his approach to flirting in a bar. He relives meeting his celebrity crush and also letting himself fall for a musician. Check out James's website: https://www.trainmanphotography.com/ And follow his socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aktrainman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trainman…

Standup comedian Molly Kearney joins Deanna and shared all her secrets. Like her first crush on a Disney Princess, feigning a celebrity crush in Catholic school, and falling in love with a stranger at a breakfast bar. Follow Molly on her Insta: https://www.instagram.com/kearnival Make sure to play "hot or just tall" and submit your crushes on Insta…