Maren has a crush on..

Bea Barbeau-Scurla

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brodie Rocca

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

Nicky Barry

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
 

Katherine Allan

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
 

Donna Collins

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