Ghosts of Boyfriends Past

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. We have been busy curating a number of juicy first date stories for you this week. Plus, we decided to compliment these with a handful of submissions highlighting the catalyst behind aski...

Oliver has learnt a lot about dating, sex and romance through having done exactly none of those things. He chats to Liz and Tom this week about the stories behind his show The No Bang Theory before its return season for Brisbane Festival Autism is no laughing matter, but laugh is exactly what Matilda Award-winning Brisbane cabaret performer Oliver Hetherington-Page wants audiences to do as he debu...

Part two of a two episode arc so if you haven’t listened to last week’s ep, go go go! Our host Liz takes the hot seat this week… sort of. She’s actually sharing it with her good friend Pete (GREAT friend, actually). See, Liz has always wanted a baby and Pete has never wanted a baby. So when Liz decided she wanted to go down the single mum route, she called Pete. This is part two of a two episode a...

Our host Liz takes the hot seat this week… sort of. She’s actually sharing it with her good friend Pete (GREAT friend, actually). See, Liz has always wanted a baby and Pete has never wanted a baby. So when Liz decided she wanted to go down the single mum route, she called Pete. This is part one of a two episode arc that explores what it’s like to be a sperm donor in Australia, what’s involved, and...

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. This week we continue our exploration of first date questions! How do you deal with conflict? How would you feel being asked a question like that on a first date? Do you agree that if you...

The Quickie-fest continues! Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. Right off the top of today's Quickie; When do you know when enough is enough? What event sparked that feeling for you? Feel free to share as we would love to explore this idea further at ghostsofboyfr...

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. There is a sad story coming your way dear Readers, so tissues at the ready. But we won't bombard you with only sorrowful tales on this week's Quickie; we have a listener embarrassed by th...

The Quickie-fest continues! Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. EPISODE NOTES: Where do acts of chivalry fit in the modern dating scene? Are you for them? Do you do them? Or should they be condemned to history? Give us your thoughts at ghostsofboyfriendspast@gmail...

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. Just when we thought we had heard it all a new story comes across our desk to leave us all quite a bit dumbstruck and quietly impressed. We also have a bit of fun with some gross and alar...

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. Liz, Tom and Zane are off for a little break, but don't you fret we have Quickies lined up for you so you shan't go without! Today we discuss the potential merits behind white lies in a relationship, we unpack a news story regar...

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. Time for another Quickie? Well okay then! WE open with a wonderful reader question which we throw around the studio to unpack it fully. If you have thoughts to address this or any issue please let us know at ghostsofboyfriendspa...

As we always say, every bad date is a good story and no one knows that better than this week’s guest, Scottish Comedian Samantha Hannah. Sammy decided she was going to try to to find a husband in a year and then write a comedy show about it: ‘How to Find a Husband in a Year’. Samantha joins Liz and Tom to talk about her hunt, and the surprises she found along the way. You can find Samantha and all...

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. Are you a threesome person? Many of us like to believe that we are when maybe in reality we just aren't that kind of person. Ask yourself this question and more on today's Quickie minisode of Ghosts of Boyfriends Past. Send in y...

YES, THAT DEBORAH. Liz and Tom were thrilled to chat with comedian, writer, actress and all-round podcasting legend Deborah Frances-White about how she went from cult to surprise marriage and answer some questions on what it means to be a feminist in 2024. EPISODE NOTES: Deborah Frances-White is a comedian, podcaster and writer whose award-winning podcast The Guilty Feminist had 100 million downlo...

Rachelle met her perfect man and everything was so easy. Until a split second comment changed everything. Rachelle was interviewed by Liz for this episode, and her story was written up to be read out on air. Zane C Weber joins Liz and Tom on air to talk through a very tricky situation that’s still unfolding as we speak. Got a story you want to share? Email ghostsofboyfriendspast@gmail.com and we c...

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. Another Quickie this week as we grapple with our scheduling, but we know you won't mind. First off we have a Reader story who gets an A+ for their introduction ALONE and then go on to spo...

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. We have another Quickie episode hot off the presses for you, so get in while the eating is good. TODAY, we cover some professionally curated first date questions and debate the merit of t...

When Matt broke up with Alyssa, he initially thought it was the right decision. But then he couldn’t get her out of his head. Liz puts her journalist cap on to interview this week’s guest ahead of time, writing his story down so she could share it with everyone. If you have a story you want to tell but don’t want to be identified and can’t be assed writing your story down, you can do this too! Hit...

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. Telling your partner what to wear. From ratty clothes around the house to altering their appearance for outings together. Have you done it? Do you do it? Cough up and tell us at ghostsofboyfriendspast@gmail.com . This question a...

CW: Physical, emotional and financial abuse, sexual assault and rape culture. Some people should never be given a badge of authority. When Juanita got married, everyone in her life kept saying she was with such a good man. After all he was a school prefect who became a police officer. But what went on behind doors was a very different story. This is a harrowing story of the abuse that can happen w...

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. Juicy stories to the fore this week; how people found out they were being cheated on... Even more crammed inside so jump aboard and send your dating stories through to ghostsofboyfriendsp...

Dianne is a 68-year-old transgender woman who is having one more shot at love. Except when you identify as a lesbian and live in remote country New South Wales, finding a partner can be extremely tricky! NB: This interview was conducted over the phone with limited reception. Dianne started her public journey for love on ABC TV’s Better Date Than Never (by the same producers of the wildly popular L...

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. How long do you wait for the man to show initiative before you call it quits? A couple of anonymous questions across our desk this week so jump on in to get involved. We also explore the idea of a couples escape room and would l...

Michelle married Jared. Michelle divorced Jared. Then Carly married Jared. And somehow the two women found an unlikely friendship that Liz thinks is REALLY WEIRD (but that’s probably because she’s projecting). Have you ever become friends with an ex’s new partner? Or a new partner’s ex? Let us know your story at ghostsofboyfriendspast@gmail.com .  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Our 100th Quickie, oh my. Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. We are certainly spoiled today with a couple of updates from a saga of stories from our humble show; dash off to listen to ALL of the Cindy and the Swingscapades...