Episode 11: Newsies/Cruel Intentions

In this week’s episode of What’s Your Damage?, AJ and AJ dive into their very different sexual awakening moments — and let’s just say, the vibes were not the same.“J“ spills about her lifelong devotion to Christian Bale (yes, even factoring in the infamous on-set rant) and how her love story really began with the Newsies. Something about scrappy newsboys in suspenders and fireman-adjacent outfits? Formative. She breaks down her very wholesome, theater-kid-coded awakening — complete with elaborate fantasies about various newsboys.Meanwhile, “A”s awakening was… significantly less subtle. She recounts watching the wildly explicit Cruel Intentions and having absolutely no buffer between innocence and full-blown sexual tension. Where “J” had musical numbers and yearning glances, “A” had spit filled make outs, dramatic virginity plot lines, and the undeniable power of Sarah Michelle Gellar in peak ’90s villain mode.Two awakenings. One podcast. Endless damage.