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Crushing

Surfing was the first thing I fell in love with. But my second crush didn’t like me back—and that’s really where Crushing was born. Crushes are mirrors, and Crushing explores crushes as a lens for self-discovery.

Podcast · By Maija Fiedelholtz · English · Official site

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Sep 2, 2026
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Aug 19, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 2, 2026

    Crushing x Kayleigh Ruller (opens the original)

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    Kayleigh Ruller is a NYC-based food writer and digital creator with words in Eater , Food & Wine , and Condé Nast Traveler . She works full time as a brand manager at Ovation Network . In this episode Kayleigh and I run it back to our UCLA meet cute. We discuss how Kayleigh carved her creative niche postgrad and our respective creative practices. What happens when all the energy you would put towards a romantic crush goes elsewhere? Listen to find out. * “A Surfer, the Ocean and a Pas de Deux Bo

  2. Episode · Aug 19, 2026

    Crushing x Liisa Fiedelholtz (opens the original)

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    Welcome back to the Crushing Podcast. It felt right to have my amazing, hardworking mother on to kick us off. In this episode, we discuss double standards in dating, focusing on how men and women are asked different questions about their dating lives and how relationship status is used as a litmus test to gauge happiness. We’re trying to figure out ways to push back against the late stage capitalist trap of social media, to lean into friction, and to continue to cultivate community. Is getting o

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