Maren has a crush on..

Aidan Jones

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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Maren's website: marenmay.com.au

Tor Snyder

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

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

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

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

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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Maren's website: marenmay.com.au

Rose Bishop

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

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

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

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. 
Follow the pod on the Socials to see reels and keep up to date with new episodes @MarenHasACrush
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Maren's website: marenmay.com.au