Maren has a crush on..

Kyle Wisniewski

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +1100

Comedian and writer Kyle Wisniewski (he/him) joins the pod to defend the Sunshine Coast and trivia crowds. We talk about how to lose your girlfriend at a cross-country event at school, waiting areas at the airport, ranking your friends and how MSN is to blame for the shit chat on dating apps nowadays.

Make sure to find Kyle on the socials and leave many comments on his clips to find your new friends/love (pls no direct messages to Kyle though).

If you're in Melbourne you can see his show 'Talking Out Of School' as part of the Melbourne Comedy Festival.

You can see Maren in her new show 'Why haven't you listened to that song I sent you?" in both Adelaide in March and Melbourne in April.

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Urvi Majumdar

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +1100

Comedian, actor and screen writer Urvi Majumdar (she/her) kicks off the pod talking about her ABC show 'Urvi went to an all girl's school' before diving into crushing while on Zoom meetings and being thrown by Dr Patrick on Offspring. We remember being ranked by a primary school crush, having boy projects (that might never really went away), chat about how to always know where the hot teachers are and so much more.

Make sure to check out Urvi's socials and go see her new stand-up show 'Miss', as part of the Melbourne Comedy Festival this year.

You can see Maren in her new show 'Why haven't you listened to that song I sent you?" in both Adelaide in March and Melbourne in April.

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Jayden Masciulli

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +1100

Improviser, TV writer and sketch comedian Jayden Masciulli (he/him) joins the pod to chat about crushing while working in retail, picking a husband for every shift you work, and crushing on your PE teacher back in school.

We also cover how little we know about star signs but agree that 'donkey' should be added as a sign and chat about having a passion and being on the tram with a tree branch.

Unfortunately I managed to stop the recording before we covered Jay's gigs coming up, so if you're in Melbourne, make sure to check his socials and website and go watch some improv!

You can see Maren in her new show 'Why haven't you listened to that song I sent you?" in both Adelaide in March and Melbourne in April.

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Bea Barbeau-Scurla

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:54:27 +1100

A lovely, cute and earnest episode with Bea Barbeau-Scurla (she/they) joining for a deep dive into friend crushes. We unpack everything from Jamie Lee Curtis' knockers to Jude Law's quiet power.

We also cover the importance of living close to friends for your mental health, how friendships evolve as you age, and the underrated art of clear communication. Bea offers Maren some excellent advice on having tricky conversations and then loses Maren's respect by suggesting to date a chef.

Plus, there’s chat about making playlists for lovers, matching other people’s excitement, and why neither of us should ever be trusted with nuclear codes.

Find Bea on the socials and tell them to come back to comedy.

Angus Gordon

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +1000

Angus Gordon (he/him) joins the pod to chat about trams vs trains and the mystery of the light rail, why the horn is the best part of sports and we discuss our feelings towards fighting fish and come up with a plan of staying in the womb for 40 years but still going to business school.

Along the way we also detour into cement trains and have many unnecessary debates about accents, betting advice and pipelines. Angus plays an unhinged round of word association and refuses to chat crushes. Come along on a beautiful journey.

If you're in Queensland, make sure to check out Angus supporting Daniel Muggleton for many days in many cities.

Tricksy Collins

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:31:38 +1000

A beautifully silly episode with one of my favourite comedians, the wonderful Tricksy Collins (she/her). We chat about the riveting world of home and contents insurance, how our autism has been mistaken for 'Virgo energy' and Maren’s belated discovery of what a 'red herring' actually is.

Tricksy shares her love of daily puzzles and pun-based humour, and we dive into unpacking gender identity and the strangely logical impulse to hide your best keyboard under the bed in case of someone breaking in.

If you're in Melbourne, catch Tricksy's show 'Tricksy performs every comedy routine about her identity she's ever made over 14 years in order as it was originally performed' as part of the Melbourne Fringe.

You can see Maren's in an upcoming free live taping, together with Rose Bishop, Maddy Weeks and Han Arbuthnott - all the details are here.

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Jenna Suffern

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +1000

Jenna Suffern (she/they) joins the pod to chat about loooove, what crushing was like before coming out, and how the early stages of a crush can lead to low-key stalking. Maren learns that apparently people can pay to see who viewed their Instagram profile and decides to leave the country immediately.

We also chat about Jenna perfecting the art of complimenting her friends and the millennial urge to post the second you leave a hangout before diving into our love (and want) for juicy fan edits on TikTok.

Get onto those fan edits of Jenna ready to send through to them immediately?!

If you're in Melbourne, come see Maren's upcoming free live taping, together with Rose Bishop, Maddy Weeks and Han Arbuthnott - all the details are here.

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Tim Knight

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +1000

A very chill and silly new episode with Tim Knight (he/him) joining the pod to chat about how some people hate a nickname and the pressure of saying 'the right thing' while dating. Tim loses Maren with his lightning-fast spelling and spills on being a Very Serious Guy in high school. We also chat about languages, how confessing feelings to a crush is terrifying, and of course sexy bread TikTok comes up.

If you're in Melbourne make sure to check out Tim's show 'Adam Snakes: No Experience Necessary' as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Maren also has a show upcoming that is a live taping and she's joined by Rose Bishop, Maddy Weeks and Han Arbuthnott - you can find all the details here.

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Rose Bishop

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +1000

Rose Bishop (she/her) is back for another round of crush confessions! This week, we get into the art of trying to shake a crush, especially when they're very hot, sitting near you on a tram or are a colleague at work. We also unpack the lost romance of posting letters, the (in)ability to take compliments and talk about cats on a Roomba.

Make sure to follow Rose on the socials to look at her cats and find out about upcoming shows.

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Maren's website: marenmay.com.au

Brodie Rocca

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +1000

We're back for season 2 with a brilliant first episode with producer/filmmaker/editor and absolute sweetheart Brodie Rocca (he/him). We cover everything from his eternal crush on his fiancé Kate to his creative crushes on Kate Berland and John Early, plus why the "compatibility pyramid" might be upside down? There's live music in Melbourne, the concept of the memory palace, European Virgo energy and Brodie's trip down the German Autobahn.

Follow Dirty Power Studios to keep up to date with Brodie's next projects and make sure to check out his recent project Hotels, a series of improvised short films set in hotel rooms.

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Nicky Barry

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is the hilarious Nicky Barry (she/her), joining the pod for a very fun episode chatting about a crush on her local barista she sees often (even though she doesn't drink coffee) and lifelong on-again, off-again crushes. We also chat about polyamory, running into a university lecturer years after crushing on him, and how crushing changed for Nicky over the years.

Don't miss Nicky's show 'Unladylike' at the Comedy Festival this year, on for two nights only. Maren will also be at the Melbourne comedy festival with her show 'Maren May reads between no lines', April 7-20.

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Katherine Allan

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is the brilliant Katherine Allan (she/her) joining the pod to chat about at least two new podcast spinoff ideas, a delicious work crush, the perfect life as a woman in her mid-thirties, missed connection posts on Facebook and the legacy of mX newspaper.

We also chat about never flirting with bartenders, crushing on Orlando Bloom and our never ending love for Jon Hamm, before diving into Katherine's crush on professional wrestler Adam Page.

Find Katherine on Threads and the other app (because her jokes are impeccable and not to be missed). Katherine also recommends going to the comedy festival in Melbourne and making sure to see Chris Demos and Rose Bishop.

Maren will also be at the Melbourne comedy festival with her show 'Maren May reads between no lines', April 7-20.

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Donna Collins

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is the one and only Donna 'Fun' Collins (she/her) joining the pod to chat about figuring out what a crush is and having a big old crush on her girlfriend. We also cover the call of the void, small cars and getting crushes on characters from the shows we watch. Donna's theories about RuPaul's Drag Race come up before we dive deep into the world of Charmed, which superpowers we would like to have and how we would use them.

If you're in Melbourne, make sure to see Donna's new hour of comedy 'Apologetically me' at the comedy fest, Mar 26 - Apr 6.

Maren will also be at the Melbourne comedy festival with her show 'Maren May reads between no lines', April 7-20.

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Britt Kynde

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is Brisbane local Britt Kynde (she/they) joining me to chat through all of the emotions that come with having a life long crush on David Spade. We also chat about AirBnB deco, how Liam Hemsworth is responsible for the patriarchy and how Britt loved killing their Sims to make out with the Grim Reaper before she ends this episode with the most beautiful closing words yet.

If you're in Brisbane, make sure to check out Britt's brilliant line-up show Not Another White Guy at Good Chat Comedy.

Maren will be at the Melbourne comedy festival with her show 'Maren May reads between no lines', April 7-20.

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Laurence Driscoll

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is the hilarious Laurence Driscoll (he/him) bringing a spicy, new episode talking about being shut down after making the first move on a year-long crush in Sydney but hooking up with a rugby player instead. We also chat about uncomfortable shoes, how your subconsciousness only sends you bad sex dreams, and Laurence shares a story about a wet dream on a train. We also cover not being able to ever talk to our crushes, NIDA auditions and Laurence teaches Maren her new favourite saying, before diving into cultural differences when flirting in Australia and Europe.

(After recording this episode, Maren also now remembers where the Black Forest is.)

Laurence is taking his show 'No, No, You First' to Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney this year - make sure to get your tickets!

Maren will be at the Adelaide Fringe and the Melbourne comedy festival with her show 'Maren May reads between no lines' and will be trying to hang out with Laurence the entire time.

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Nicolette Minster

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is the hilarious Nicolette Minster (she/her), comedian, writer, actor and the woman from the viral 'Mystery of the washing basket' sketch. We chat about the creation of her brilliant poster for Melbourne International Comedy Festival this year before diving into love and lust, and her overwhelming crush on Guy Sebastian. We come up with a killer business idea of making our own fragrances before diving into Pedro Pascal fan edit and what it takes for us to crush.

Make sure to check out Nicolette's show 'Rising Damp' at the comedy fest this year. If you're in Adelaide, you can catch Nicolette's show 'Boredroom' at the Fringe Festival.

And if you're curious, this is the Like A Version Maren is swooning over in this episode.

Maren will be at the Melbourne comedy festival with her show 'Maren May reads between no lines' that's also now on sale.

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Henry Yan

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is NZ's favourite Henry Yan (he/him) chatting about being a chill guy, crushing on someone who isn't available and how genuine chemistry is hard to find. We also discuss just how quickly you can develop a crush, the percentage of married people that actually have a crush on each other and how doing comedy might change the the concept of settling in relationships.

Make sure to check out Henry's show 'Speaky', as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this year.

Maren will be at the very same comedy festival with her show 'Maren May reads between no lines' that's also now on sale.

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Maren's website: marenmay.com.au

Sonia Di Iorio

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is Sonia Di Iorio (she/her) chatting about meeting beautiful people in Italy that speak multiple languages, and being efficient with day-time hookups. We also chat about the importance of figuring out your crush's grandparents' schedule, making connections while travelling, and Sonia's encounter with a particularly desperate man in NYC.

Make sure to follow Sonia on the socials and check out her new show in Melbourne later this year.

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Ben Searle

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is Melbourne comedian and music lover Ben Searle (he/him) chatting about stopping himself from kick-ons at Tankerville, crushing at music gigs, and regretting being mean to his crush at school. We also dive into Insta flirting, trying to find connection on the dating apps, and prepping for a 2025 dating 'wrapped'.

Find Searlo on the socials and check out his new show 'Punk Music' at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this year.

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Suren Jayemanne

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is the brilliant Suren Jayemanne (he/him) chatting about Meredith Music Festival and his favourite festival, Roch Werchter in Belgium. We talk about the crush that got away and nearly stopped him from getting into chess, and our various hobbies as teenagers, including the well known 'low jump' in athletics. We establish our crushes on European actresses Katja Herbers and Hannah Waddingham and give a brilliant tip on how to stick to 2025 resolutions.

Suren is bringing his new show 'There's a World Where My Head Ought To Be' to Adelaide Fringe Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival, make sure to grab your tickets!

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Chris Demos

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is comedian Chris Demos (he/him) - so hot and funny, it will be impossible for you to listen to this episode without falling in love with him.

We chat about the crime of shorts and R.M Williams boots, being persistent on Hinge, crushes on your FY page on how shoes in the 90s were made to last.

Chris has a show coming up in 2025, as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, make sure to follow his socials and grab your tickets once it goes on sale.

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Han Arbuthnott

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is Melbourne's most handsome comedian Han Arbuthnott (they/he). We chat about cats on glass tables, Han always knowing who is crushing on them, receiving the gift of a tiny plastic baby and meeting a hot stranger at a traffic light.

Make sure to find Han on the socials to keep up to date with their upcoming shows, and if you're in Adelaide, you can see them as part of the Fringe Festival in 2025.

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Lena Moon

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is writer, comedian, streamer, and everyone's favourite Lena Moon (she/her). We talk about a crush Lena had as a teenager during her time living with a cult, the pressure of social interactions, and not liking the smell of someone.

We agree that Zach Braff is to blame for everything that is wrong with us, how the talking stick is a good idea for conversations and discover that a Japanese bath house might be the perfect spot to take your friends to.

Find her on the socials, and make sure to keep an eye out for shows that might be announced very soon!

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Rowan Thambar

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is comedian, writer and cool guy Rowan Thambar (he/him). He joins the pod to tell us about the crush he instantly developed when he spotted his wife across the room for the very first time when he was just 16 years old.

We also chat about finding a good title for a comedy show, how owning a strobe light automatically makes you a cool guy and how your partner not vibing with your friends can be an instant dealbreaker.

Make sure to follow him on the socials, and check out his playlists we promised to tag right here.

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Jonathan Schuster

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +1100

This week's crush is comedian and co-writer of the brilliant Aussie film Emu wars, it's Jonathan Schuster (he/him)!

We chat about our resting heart rates and not being concerned about finding out your health data but focusing on push-ups instead. Schuster shares the story of his first crush changing schools and his quest to try find her after. We explore the origin of his last name, dive into the difference between German and Australian delis and cover work crushes, travel crushes and dating apps. Tune in to learn our findings on what plane rides do to women.

Make sure to check out Emu Wars, and tune into RRR every Sunday from 10am, starting this week (Dec 8) to hear Schuster and his mum chat about their love for key changes.

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Aidan Jones

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +1100

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 emotions around our first ever crush.

Aidan is touring his show Chopin's Nocture in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne next year, before moving to the UK, so make sure to come along to one of his shows before he's gone forever.

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Tor Snyder

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +1100

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 on the socials and come along to her show in Perth or Melbourne in 2025.

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Simon Taylor

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +1100

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 make sure to follow him on the socials, and don't forget to join his mailing list.

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Jez Watts

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +1100

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 coming up in Geelong, Perth and Fremantle this year, with more to come in the new year.

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Tess Birch

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +1100

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 more admiration for fellow comedians.

Tess is touring her show 'How NOT to run a music festival' in regional Victoria with shows coming up in Bendigo, Colac and Warrnambool, make sure to get your tickets!

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Bea Barbeau-Scurla and Zac Jory

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +1100

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 of making up little scenarios in your head when you have a crush and being the best version of yourself while on holidays.

Listen to hear the amazing story of how Bea and Zac met and how they went from funny misunderstandings to the best chicken twisty story I've ever heard.

Make sure to check out Catfish Comedy and Grub Comedy and if you're in Melbourne this week, go see The Booth Fundraiser Spectacular and Formal Apology Hour.

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Rose Bishop

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +1100

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 airport.

Make sure to follow Rose on the socials and maybe find her on Hinge too.

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Maddy Weeks

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +1000

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 wonder if cakery is an actual word.

Check out Maddy's show at the Fringe festival in Melbourne and their upcoming show in Canberra. If you're in Geelong, come see both of us as part of Queerfactor 2.0

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Carmelo Costa

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +1000

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

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Cass Paige

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +1000

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 anxious brains. Cass shares the longest crush she has ever had and we realise we might give it all up for our supermarket crushes.

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Mike Goldstein

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:04:44 +1000

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 Hasselhoff, Jessica Rabbit and Pickleball all come up.

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Jacqueline Mifsud

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +1000

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, having a KitKat after sex, a TV show about eating hamburgers from under the bed, and so much more..

Jacqueline is touring The Full Mifsud tour, with shows coming up in the NT. Make sure to follow her on the socials (she did change the handle after telling everyone no first) to keep up with all upcoming gigs.

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Daniel Connell

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +1000

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 all over Australia, coming to all the big cities, as well as Wollongong, Cronulla and his hometown in December, make sure to check out his gigs!

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Firdi Billimoria

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +1000

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 favourite Melbourne rapper anymore and both discover their shared hate for inappropriate wearing of boat shoes on land.

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Maren's website: marenmay.com.au

Robyn Reynolds

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +1000

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 including that time Chris stole Robyn's thunder with some baby goats, and we dive into how to impress a crush by doing a little flip (highly recommended).

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Maren's website: marenmay.com.au

Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +1000

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 with the idea of sending men that aren't able to to regulate their emotions to go on a great quest. Check out Alasdair's podcasts 'Two In The Think Tank' and 'Shusher Guided Meditations', and find him on the socials.

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Maren's website: marenmay.com.au

Kirsty Webeck

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +1000

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 Judge of That, with shows coming up in Canberra, Brunswick Heads, Wollongong and NZ.

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Maren's website: marenmay.com.au

Luka Muller

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +1000

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 have for our friends.

Follow the pod on the Socials to see reels and keep up to date with new episodes @MarenHasACrush

Follow Maren on the Socials for upcoming stand-up gigs @MarenMayOfficial

Maren's website: marenmay.com.au