Maren has a crush on..

This week's crush is Melbourne's sweetheart, comedian and pianist Aidan Jones (he/him) chatting about the joy of editing content for comedy, visiting a wedding in Greece without crushing on anyone, and how friends are for kissing.  We both share a favourite excerpt from Dolly Alderton's Good Material, the decisions around pursuing comedy and sacrificing financial security for it, and remember the...

This week's crush is the hilarious Tor Snyder (she/her) chatting about crushing on your teachers and establishing that basketball teachers are a worldwide thing. We also talk about how crushes are too distracting and wonder if the massage therapists we see are all into us. Tor shares a story from her visit to Germany and gives a brilliant tip on how to make any crush go away. Make sure to find her...

This week's crush is Melbourne-born comedian Simon Taylor (he/him) chatting about crushing over and over again on your long-term partner. We also cover bike etiquette, how many red flags you put up with while dating in your twenties, marrying doctors, TikTok pick-up artists and not being able to pick up on signals when you're young.  Simon has a brand new comedy special coming out in December so m...

This week's crush is Jez Watts (he/him) chatting about the ups and down of a long-term relationship and so much more, in a very amusing episode. We establish that being a touring comedian is both hot and hard and chat about Jez changing his name before diving into normalising crushes, Jez's time at the circus, crushing on German actors with tiny mouths and, of course, Aubrey Plaza. Jez has gigs co...

This week's crush is Tess Birch (she/her) who casually pulls off being a full-time lawyer as well as a comedian and denies any connection to time travel to make it happen. We talk about her crushes in chronological order, starting with the one that failed to rescue her when she was tied to a fence. We also chat about casual dating, meeting people IRL, addressing awkwardness and crushes that are mo...

This week Maren re-invents third wheeling and crushes on two guests simultaneously: IRL lovers (and partners) Bea Barbeau-Scurla (she/they) and Zac Jory (he/him).  We establish the difference between an American, an English and a German minute and chat about Fitzroy's 'Free The Nipple' policy. Zac admits he sees horny people on the streets and chats about old man crushes. Bea shares the benefits o...

This week's crush is IRL BFF Rose Bishop (she/her) saying a big, friendly 'Hallo'. We chat about the benefit of having a crush you will never act on and we get very excited about our first ever question from a listener (thank you!). Rose shares a story about an average Hinge date, flirting with main character energy bartenders, and a brilliant hack for the next time you find yourself solo at an ai...

This week's crush is one of my favourite people in the world, Melbourne comedian and producer Maddy Weeks (they/them) . We chat about choosing to crush on a paramedic over getting pain meds, visiting Malta together and learning about SPF, and using Chat GPT to your advantage. Maddy shares a movie worthy encounter on a tram and we get distracted talking about Pesto, the (very fluffy) penguin and wo...

Melbourne's hottest/funniest Italian comedian Carmelo Costa (he/him) comes well prepared to the pod by sharing a dream he had the night before recording this. We also chat about tram crushes, therapy being counterproductive to crushing hard, comedy fans on dating apps and his true love - weird hecklers. If you're in Geelong, come see both of us as part of Queerfactor 2.0 Follow the pod on the Soci...

This week's crush is the lovely Cass Paige (she/her) , comedian and host of Sanspant's Radio's Being Hot is Hard and Shut Up A Second .   Cass comes well prepared for the pod after thinking about and crushing non-stop for two months. We discover the difference between 'having the sillies' and having a crush, how work crushes aren't part of real life, and come up with a brilliant life hack for anxi...

A cheeky little BONUS episode for you with everyone's favourite crush, comedian and regular on The Hundred with Andy Lee, Mike Goldstein (he/him) . We chat about crushing quickly, or not at all, explain why you should never date a comedian and dive deep into high school crushes. Mike admits to writing an ode to a crush as a teenager (and he shares it with the world) and, of course, David Hasselhof...

Join me and this week's comedy and big time friend crush, the hilarious Jacqueline Mifsud (she/her) , creator of big belly laughs and the best comedy promo pics you will ever see (do check them out). We dive into kissing pillows, the Hanson boys, a lovely French saying and crushing on bartenders. We also chat about being picky who you match with on the apps, Jacq's lack of crushes as an adult, hav...

This week's crush is the brilliant Daniel Connell (he/him) , and he is here to chat about a variety of sports and how crushes are a thing of the past for him. We remember that time Axle Whitehead went to the ARIAs and discover that golf might be the perfect addition to any sleep playlist. We also chat about Daniel's dreamy hometown Batemans Bay and of course, high school crushes. Daniel is touring...

This week's guest is everyone's forever crush, Firdi Billimoria (he/him) We chat about pretending to be a jerk and inviting dates to comedy shows before they get a chance to google you. Firdi also admits he would refuse to host a travel show with one of his first ever crushes, Catriona Rowntree and instead wants to ruin rich people's holidays, while Maren explains why she can't listen to her favou...

This week's crush is the delightful Robyn Reynolds (she/her) who, no doubt, everyone is already crushing on. We are distracted by the phenomenon that is the job of a parking inspector early on and chat about delightful messages we got on the Socials, not handling compliments well and crushing on stern colleagues in your day job. Robyn's #1 crush, fellow comedian Chris Nguyen comes up often includi...

This week's crush is the brilliant Luka Muller (he/him) , stand-up comedian and the co-host of triple j Breakfast. We chat about holiday crushes, high school loves and trying out Tinder. We also discover our shared dream of giving it all up and living a good life in Italy instead. Amelia Earhart comes up briefly before we talk airport crushes, polyamorous relationships and the never ending love we...

This week's crush is everyone's favourite, Kirsty Webeck (she/her) . We chat about keeping crushes in your own postcode, living in a share house with a haunted bedroom, and learn how to make friends with your barista. We chat about various sports, discuss 'the egg thing', high school crushes and Port Headland. Make sure to follow Kirsty on the socials, and check out her upcoming tour I'll Be The J...

This week's crush is the clever and hilarious Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall (he/him) who is trying to explain the universe to Maren, and in this epsiode, is even encouraging her to learn how to whistle. We chat about moving countries, never telling your crushes that you like them and translating jokes into another language. The psychology of why people gotta be mean sometimes comes up and we come up...