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 (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. 

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.  @MarenMayOfficial marenmay.com.au

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.  @MarenMayOfficial marenmay.com.au  

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.  @MarenMayOfficial marenmay.com.au

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.  Follow Maren on the Socials for upcoming stand-up gigs @MarenMayOfficial Maren's website: marenmay.com.au

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 Josh 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.  Follow Maren on the Socials for upcoming stand-up gigs @MarenMayOfficial Maren's website: marenmay.com.au  

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.  Follow Maren on the Socials for upcoming stand-up gigs @MarenMayOfficial Maren's website: marenmay.com.au  

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.  Follow Maren on the Socials for upcoming stand-up gigs @MarenMayOfficial Maren's website: marenmay.com.au  

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.  Follow Maren on the Socials for upcoming stand-up gigs @MarenMayOfficial Maren's website: marenmay.com.au    

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.  Follow Maren on the Socials for upcoming stand-up gigs @MarenMayOfficial Maren's website: marenmay.com.au  

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. Follow Maren on the Socials for upcoming stand-up gigs @MarenMayOfficial Maren's website: marenmay.com.au  

  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. Follow Maren on the Socials for upcoming stand-up gigs @MarenMayOfficial Maren's website: marenmay.com.au

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. Follow Maren on the Socials for upcoming stand-up gigs @MarenMayOfficial Maren's website: marenmay.com.au

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.  Follow Maren on the Socials for upcoming stand-up gigs @MarenMayOfficial Maren's website: marenmay.com.au

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.  Follow Maren on the Socials for upcoming stand-up gigs @MarenMayOfficial Maren's website: marenmay.com.au

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!  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

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.  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

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. 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

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!  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