Hello! In this episode, I talk to Ghosts' Kiell Smith-Bynoe about his crushes and unrequited loves. From a primary school wedding, to dating his parents' best friend's daughter, and falling in love with the prettiest girl on the bus - it's a funny, silly, set of stories. Do come over and say hello on Substack if you haven't - we post there infrequently, so won't bombard you, but it's a good way to get details of gigs when we're doing them. Talking of gigs - we're at The London Podcast Festival on 14th September (tonight, if you're listening early) so looking forward to seeing some of you there. Come and say hi. Especially if you're accompanied by a dog in knitwear. Guests are Caitlin Moran and Sali Hughes. And if you can't make it - I know not everyone is based in London, or keen on live shows - we'll be releasing it as an episode soon so definitely look out for that. I've been told to ask Caitlin about Vladimir Zelensky and sit back... Whatever that means, we will find out! Enjoy the show. Love you! Margaret x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hot off the editing desk, here is a very special episode recorded at the Soho Theatre in last month. A glorious mash up of Crushed and The Guilty Feminist, with one of my favourite stand ups, Sindhu Vee, and one of my first ever guests, the glorious Deborah Frances White. Expect indiscretion galore, plenty of embarrassment and more than a little smut. And if you've got a taste for the live episodes, don't wait a moment longer! Hop over to the London Podcast Festival and book a ticket for our live recording on 15th September with two amazing guests - Caitlin Moran and Sali Hughes! Two for the price of one. Guests, not tickets. And if you do come, please, please come and say hi afterwards. I would absolutely love that. https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/crushed-by-margaret-cabourn-smith/ I think that's all the admin for this week. Love you, Crushos. Margaret xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tatty MacLeod joins Margaret to talk about crushes and unrequited love. We talk about the procrastination crush; how a cute guy in a library can improve your mood; and why French and English women approach crushes very differently. We've just announced our guests for the London Podcast Festival - Caitlin Moran and Sali Hughes. Do not miss it, it's going to be a riot. Not literally, hopefully. Though with those two... Tickets available here: https://shop.kingsplace.co.uk/29529/29532 I think we've got enough badges to go round too. Note to self - order more merch. See you next time! Margaret xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an Edinburgh special with Non-Censored's Rosie Holt making time to talk to me before she heads to the festival. It's the most wonderful time of the year - I met some of my favourite crushes, and one of my favourite husbands in Edinburgh, after all. Rosie's Crush journey is full of lovely moments - from the Guardian reading, sarcastic boy in the sixth form common room, to the pressure of living up to a will-they won't-they build up. I definitely felt we have a lot in common. Or at least, we'd have fought over the same boys, aged 16. Keep an eye on Instagram if you want to find out how I get on tracking down Ryan Reynolds in Wrexham (this is only going to end in tears), and if you haven't already, please get your tickets for the London Podcast Festival on 15th September - we have two amazing guests and you'll kick yourself if you miss it. That's all for now. See you next time, if I'm not I jail for Ryan Reynolds related reasons. Actually it's fine, we've already recorded the next episode so even the law won't hold me back. Margaret xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello Crushos, here is a joyous chat with the lovely Allusionist, Helen Zaltzman. We had such a wide ranging chat - from youthful crushes that lasted years, to Judy Blume's bluest YA novel Forever, and the love of - well I would say a man in uniform, but I think Detective Inspector Morse is in plain clothes so that doesn't quite work. Let's just say, a man with a badge... And if you like badges (segue!) look out for tickets for the two live events we have coming up. On 12th August we're doing a crossover event with The Guilty Feminist: https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-6/ And on the 15th September, we've got a live recording at The London Podcast Festival. https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/crushed-by-margaret-cabourn-smith/ Do come along - badges for everyone! Helen is of course podcasting royalty, but if you haven't heard The Allusionist before do check it out. It's one of my absolute favourite series, and you'll never hear a duff episode. They're all good. https://pod.fo/e/17c871 Do come and find us on Substack if you'd like occasional bits of behind the scenes silliness, and you can tweet at us, as long as the little bird lives, @crushedbymcs or see photos from recordings on Instagram on the same handle. Come join us! It's not a cult. Not yet anyway. Love you! Margaret x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello my fabulous Crushing friends! New logo, new platform (hello Auddy!) and new episode.... This week is awesome Nish Kumar who talks me through a whole lot of romantic failure and nerdy fantasy. There’s also some good gossip about comic Ed Gamble, which is especially good as Ed refuses to do the show. He joins a list of people who find the sheer EMBARRASSMENT of the topic too much. It’s interesting - comics tend to lean one way or the other (the other being a desperation to unburden themselves).  Nish was brilliantly honest and funny and also introduced me to the internet theory that Ferris Bueller is in fact, Cameron’s Tyler Durdenesque fantasy come to life which makes a lot of sense. Cameron was a big early crush of mine. I’ve still never had an underwater kiss. And Alan Ruck who played him, has become Connor in Succession who is a FAR less appealing snog (although, Cousin Greg? Would. Sorry). Don’t forget to book for the 15th September, London Podcast Festival! We’ve had some AMAZING guests confirm. Don’t miss out… https://shop.kingsplace.co.uk/29529/29532 love Margaret xx ffc4b7b3324dc42207de4c3d382374341e3e4eeb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stand up and host of the brilliant Succession podcast Firecrotch and Normcore, Sara Barron, is Margaret's guest this week.  It's a very giggly show that lurches from the pitfalls of writing tween erotica, falling in love with Elliot after Elliot, the improbably named Baskin twins (no relation to Carol, I assume) and the allure of a bad boy. Or even, a boy who knows a bad boy.  Margaret is still locked out of her Twitter (Elon, if you're listening, could you step up?) so do follow her (and the show) at @crushedbymcs on Twitter.  The Substack is the place to head if you want to see a sneak peek at our new cover artwork which will be making it's debut next episode, or find out more about our London Podcast Festival guests. It's going to be pretty special.  That's all the admin! Til next time, Team Crushed xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actress Juliet Cowan is our guest this week, and Hoo Boy, this week's episode has it all, from gaslighting French pen pals (aged 12), to sisterly love rivalry, via far too long spent lusting over discussing Top Trade Union Totty Mick Lynch. It's lovely and mad, and very relatable content. Especially if you fancy Mick Lynch, but honestly - even if you don't. But why wouldn't you? He's a fine man. Oh dear. I seem to have come over a bit unnecessary.    In admin news, we're putting together a live show for the London Podcast Festival on 15th September. Do come!  Margaret's Twitter remains lost - in the meantime do follow @crushedbyMCS on Twitter or - you've guessed it - join us on Substack!  til next time!  Team Crushed xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The lovely Sue Perkins joins Margaret Cabourn-Smith this week to talk about her crushes - from high-kicking, back-flipping martial artists to wise-cracking Marion Ravenwood - Indiana Jones's brilliant love interest in Raiders of the Lost Ark.  It's a brilliant, funny and occasionally moving conversation - hope you love it as much as we do.  As always, do feel free to get in touch on Twitter and don't forget to follow us on Substack - @crushedbymcs or crushedbymcs.substack.com We love to hear from you!  Til next time, Team Crushed xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eleanor Morton talks cartoon crushes, actors who weren't problematic in the 80s but sure are now, and the Yeo Valley Yoghurt Boys with fellow crush addict Margaret Cabourn-Smith. We had an absolute blast in The Swallow Theatre at Machynlleth Comedy Festival. We gained a beautiful embroidered logo from the lovely @purplestrawbs1 (follow her on Twitter for some gorgeous embroidered love of Taskmaster and Three Bean Salad); found a jar of pickle that went out of date three years ago; and gave a dog some merch. r In fact we liked it so much we've just signed up to do another live show later in the year at the London Podcast Festival in September. We will share a booking link when it's live. Margaret's Twitter woes continue - she's still locked out of her account, so do follow us on @crushedbymcs on Twitter, or give in to peer pressure and come and join the cult gang on Substack.  We have some great guests coming up in the next few weeks including Sue Perkins and Nish Kumar - so if you haven't already, hit the subscribe button and make sure you don't miss it.  Til next time! Team Crushed xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Otegha Uwagba - writer, speaker and total crushaholic - is Margaret's guest this week. They've got a lot in common. Otegha tells Margaret about her first crush - who went on to be a famous actor; and the impact Peter Andre had on her in his Mysterious Girl video. From uni crushes, work dalliances, to flying across the world to stalk meet the object of her affections... Twice. Frankly, it's too much to fit in an episode! Followers of Margaret on Twitter will know already that she's currently locked out of her @mcabournsmith handle. Do follow our show handle in the meantime if you like tweeting. Follow @crushedbymcs if you want to make her day. Dare I mention the substack. We've got a substack. It's free, and it's the place to head for any juicy add ons we couldn't fit in the episode. https://crushedbymcs.substack.com/ Sign up if you'd like to see photos behind the scene at Machfest this weekend. And if you're in Mach - come to the show!! We have badges!! 'Til next time, Team Crushed xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a very special throwback Friday episode today - Margaret's guest is her former Do The Right Thing collaborator Danielle Ward. There's plenty of discussion of why stand ups make terrible boyfriends, which two qualities you'd have to have to date Danielle, and some frankly filthy discussion of the hottest star of Red Dwarf - Chris Barrie. Yes, you read that right. Chris Barrie. I.... can't quite explain it.  Mind soap at the ready. When you've finished listening, why not hop over to see us at Substack. It's how we'll keep in touch if Twitter falls into a bin, which seems quite likely some days. It's all free and we post about one thing a week. So no spam. Promise.  https://crushedbymcs.substack.com/ You can also email us if you have a Crush story of your own you'd like to share. We'd love to hear them.  That's all for this week - see you next time! Team Crushed xxr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hot off the presses - it's Margaret's conversation with Angela Barnes earlier this week.  Angela shares some of Margaret's worst crush excesses. Beardy nerds? Check. Comedians from the 1990s? Oh yes.  Angela's crushes include Kenny Everett (note for anyone born after 1979 - he was a very funny, very gay, very rude primetime ITV family entertainer. The 80s was a different time). George Michael gets a mention, as do John Lennon, and a man who once pissed her off so badly she filled his bed with Frosties while he was on a date with someone else. It's a crushed-packed 55 minutes, that's what we're saying. Don't forget to come and join the cult Substack - we post about one thing a week, so you won't be bombarded, and it gives us another way of keeping in touch if Twitter ends up in the bin. It's looking quite likely isn't it? https://crushedbymcs.substack.com/ Quick reminder of our live gig at Machynlleth on 30th April 2023 - we would love to see you there. We got some badges made, and if that won't persuade you to make the journey to North Wales, I don't know what will. Our guest Eleanor Morton, maybe? She's great, and we're very excited about finding out what her crush history is like.  Tickets available here: https://machcomedyfest.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873644691 That's all the admin for this week. Til next time,  Team Crushed xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aka, Mr Margaret Cabourn-Smith. And Happy Birthday Crushed - it's a whole year since we released the first episode. It's a special birthday episode, with Margaret put on the spot by her husband, and guest, Dan Tetsell. Dan is a writer and actor who you may have seen in everything from puppet-actor-fest Mongrels to hot-actor-fest Hollyoaks (and most recently Eastenders). He's also Margaret's husband - and the man who has to live with her crushes on a day to day basis. Is that hard? He'll let us know. They talk about his crushes - from school to screen, and the Christmas Crushed Calendar he makes Margaret every year, featuring her latest pashes. Which frankly should be merch (note to self, ask Dan how many can he make...) It's hard to believe it's been a whole year of Crushed. Thank YOU so much for listening, for supporting it, and to everyone who has left kind words on Twitter, reviews on podcasting apps or followed us on Instagram or subscribed to our bloody Substack - thank you, thank you, thank you. Honestly - it makes us feel so happy to have you with us. We have lots of plans for the show this year. Our first live date is on sale now here: https://machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2023/margaret-cabourn-smith-crushed-by-margaret-cabourn-smith/ More to follow when we can book them in. Margaret's article looking back at the show is here: https://crushedbymcs.substack.com/p/one-year-on (Yes, it's on Substack, we're not obsessed it's just Twitter seems to be on fire at the moment, so we thought we'd better branch out).  We'd love to hear from you. You can email us: crushedbymcs@gmail.com Or find us on Twitter or Insta @CrushedbyMCS Or sign up for the bloody Substack and then we can send you occasional emails to let you know about things like the live shows.  No pressure.  Til next time, Team Crushed xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Still Game's Sanjeev Kohli is Margaret's guest this week.  It's a bit of a tearjerker, looking back at Sanjeev's primary school crushes. As he says - for the first 30 years of his life, all his love was unrequited. Except for his mum. (Life was tough for a Glaswegian metalhead in the 1980s).  Sanjeev and Margaret talk about first love, 1980s hedge porn, and running into your old flames at a school reunion. Admin klaxon - We have finally sorted out our first live date - head to Substack for details, we'll post a link to tickets. It's going to be very exciting.  https://crushedbymcs.substack.com/ As always, you can email us at crushedbymcs@gmail.com It's a big one next time - Crushed's first anniversary. Margaret's husband Dant will be popping in to shed some light on what it's like living with someone who has so many crushes, and sharing some of his own stories from his teenaged years. Absolutely glorious. Look out for that.  Til then,  Team Crushed x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The magnificent Rosie Jones drops in this week to talk to Margaret about her crushes. And it's a doozy. Or should that be doozie? Please advise. Rosie is so prone to crushes that she likes to think of them like a trifle - layers of custard, cream, jam and strawberries. But no sponge fingers. We always knew she was a maverick. It's a wide-ranging episode from the deep to the dippy, with Rosie talking about having to overcome internalised homophobia and ableism to feel worth of love, and why she just can't resist a very good British actress. Who can? We had an email from Susie who heard Alison Spittle's story in episode 24 about "winning" a sweat drenched t-shirt Morrissey threw into the crowd by holding on to it with her teeth and thinks she can top it. She says - "In the late 90s I was a huge Robbie Williams fan, and kept a bottle of water from a Take That gig because it had been in the same room as him, and might have had his breath in it". If you can beat that for either optimism (surely this is not scientifically possible?!) or devotion, let us know. As ever you can email us on: crushedbymcs@gmail.com or find our Substack at: https://crushedbymcs.substack.com/ Rosie's website is here, if you want to find out more about her, or join her mailing list. https://rosiejonescomedy.com/ Transcript here: https://www.mightybunny.co.uk/crushed-transcripts Til next time, Team Crushed x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Margaret Cabourn-Smith interviews comedian, and little legend Alison Spittle about her crushes and unrequited loves. We don't want to say she picks badly, but Morrisey and Kanye West both get a mention. Listeners of a sensitive nature may like to know that there are frankly filthy discussions about Bob Hoskins's hairy back. Listener discretion is advised. Find us on substack or email us: crushedbyMCS@gmail.com Check out Alison's tour dates here: https://linktr.ee/alisonspittle And her podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wheel-of-misfortune/id1525520717 And we'll leave you with some more hot Bob Hoskins action - here's that clip Margaret and Alison were talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTgqHsJ4410&themeRefresh=1 see you next time! Team Crushed x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actress, singer, comedian, Twitter star and all round good egg Sooz Kempner is Margaret's guest this week, with crushes that manage to encompass Top Cat and Bruce Forsyth. I'd like to see that Venn diagram. Note to keen listeners - the science this week is... inaccurate, due to Margaret not counting the Vs correctly in this weeks Maths. For those of a more precise nature (as fans of Sooz's big Crush might be), the correct score is 84%, and not, as stated in the show, a measly 17%. Congratulations Sooz! Admin Klaxon We've started a Substack for the show, as a way of sharing fun bits, and a place to build a leaderboard showing which guest is scientifically most compatible with their Crush. For posterity.  You can find it here: crushedbymcs.substack.com We're planning some live shows later in the year - if that sounds like the sort of thing you'd like, come and follow us on Substack as we'll announce them there first. More info will follow soon.  It's free to sign up - do come and say hi!  See you in two weeks!  Team Crushed xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian, musician and improviser Rachel Parris talks to Margaret about Leonardo di Caprio, Spike from Buffy and fills in the gaps on how she got together with last week's guest; crush-turned-husband Marcus Brigstocke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margaret talks to comedian Marcus Brigstocke about his plethora of crushes ranging from Robert Smith from The Cure all the way through to Susan Kennedy from Neighbours (with a sprinkling of Morten Harket along the way). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices