Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith

Hola! We presentemente a new episode of Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the podcast where funny people discuss unrequited love.   Today I talk to the diamond that is MATHEW BAYNTON, one of the comedy dream team Them There, who are behind the phenomenal Ghosts – and their actual movie is in cinemas from Friday 23rd October 2026. I have booked my tickets already. Ghosts: The Possession of Button House – The Trailer This is a brilliant chat if I say so myself - we get right to the heart of crushes, loneliness, creativity and what it's like to be with the same person from the age of 19. You'll end up loving him as much as I do. Do please email us on [email protected], where you can send us your most embarrassing/funniest/saddest crush stories. As well as your biggest celebrity crushes - so we can compile our league table where they battle it out; and the fox off of Disney's Robin Hood will win as ever.   Thanks for downloading and supporting us. You're my people. Give us ⁠five stars⁠ if you can. I really fancy you.   Come and find crushedbymcs… On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where if you subscribe for a tiny number of £££ per month, you’ll have access to the podcast AD-FREE, exclusive content and a lot of gushy love from me. Supporting your favourite podcasts makes all the difference. I love making it, but financewise it's hard to make pod-ends meet sometimes. Every time you click through to give money, review, rate, subscribe etc, you are genuinely making a huge difference and keeping us going.   On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a mish mash of stories, photos, videos and pod-based content.  On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can send us anecdotes, adoration and arguments. And if you want to do nothing but simply chuck me £4 to buy myself some sellotape and a copy of the Radio Times to make a collage, head for ⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/crushedbymcs⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you're of a certain persuasion, listen to my other podcast ⁠40s Woman & Beyond⁠! The clue's in the title... As ever thank you to my producer Laura Grimshaw who is both fun and reliable which is an awesome combo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Term! Pour yourself a cup of conkers and get your ears round a new episode of Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the podcast where funny people spill all their stuff about unrequited love.    In this ep I talk to the fabulously funny, uniquely bohemian dreamboat comic JOANNA NEARY who you can currently see on the iPlayer in How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge). She's an absolute character comedy legend and if she tours near you: GO.   Do please email us on [email protected], where you can send us your most embarrassing/funniest/saddest crush stories. As well as your biggest celebrity crushes - so we can compile our league table where they battle it out; and the fox off of Disney's Robin Hood will win as ever.   Thanks for downloading and supporting us. You're my people. Give us ⁠five stars⁠ if you can. I really fancy you.   Come and find crushedbymcs… On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where if you subscribe for a tiny number of £££ per month, you’ll have access to the podcast AD-FREE, exclusive content and a lot of gushy love from me. Supporting your favourite podcasts makes all the difference. I love making it, but financewise it's hard to make pod-ends meet sometimes. Every time you click through to give money, review, rate, subscribe etc, you are genuinely making a huge difference and keeping us going. On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a mish mash of stories, photos, videos and pod-based content.  On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can send us anecdotes, adoration and arguments.   And if you want to do nothing but simply chuck me £4 to buy myself some sellotape and a copy of the Radio Times to make a collage, head for ⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/crushedbymcs⁠⁠⁠⁠   If you're of a certain persuasion, listen to my other podcast ⁠40s Woman & Beyond⁠! The clue's in the title... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the podcast about unrequited love (WILD APPLAUSE HERE) Today's episode features the glorious, larger than life, legendary character comedian, writer and performer SELINA MOSINSKI. Selina is the woman behind the legendary Charity Shop Sue. I loved hearing about her colourful past and joyful scrapes. Selina Mosinski is at the Edinburgh Fringe with her new show ‘Puss in Boots’. Tickets are available here . Follow Selina on Instagram @selinamosinski_ Don't forget we have a CRUSHED LIVE SHOW with the glorious oddball HARRIET KEMSLEY at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival at noon on Saturday 2nd May 2026. Tickets are ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. An appeal - we'd love you to email us your most embarrassing/funniest/saddest crush stories - ⁠[email protected]⁠ - as well as your biggest celebrity crushes so we can compile our league table where they battle it out; and the fox off of Disney's Robin Hood will win as ever. Thanks for downloading and supporting us. You're my people. Come and find crushedbymcs… On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where if you subscribe, you’ll have access to the podcast AD-FREE, exclusive content from me as well as a lot of gushy love from me. Supporting your favourite podcasts makes all the difference. I love making it, but financewise it's hard to make pod-ends meet sometimes. Every time you click through to give money, review, rate, subscribe etc, you are genuinely making a huge difference and keeping us going. On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a mish mash of stories, photos, videos and pod-based content. On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can send us anecdotes, adoration and arguments. And if you want to do nothing but simply chuck me £4 to buy myself some sellotape and a copy of the Radio Times to make a collage, head for ⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/crushedbymcs⁠⁠⁠ If you're of a certain persuasion, listen to my other podcast 40s Woman & Beyond! The clue's in the title... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the podcast about unrequited love. Today's episode features my old mucker, fantastic writer-performer FROG STONE. She's the writer of the smash Finnish hit TV show L/Over and is currently wowing us all in Emmerdale. Unlikely bedfellows but that's the broad talent that is Frog. Not ALL of this chat is Julie Andrews based - we also get to hear some teen poetry about a milkwoman in Preston in the 1990s. Come to see me interview HARRIET KEMSLEY at machfest on the 2nd May at noon https://machcomedyfest.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873682678 An appeal - we'd love you to email us on [email protected], where you can send us your most embarrassing/funniest/saddest crush stories. As well as your biggest celebrity crushes - so we can compile our league table where they battle it out; and the fox off of Disney's Robin Hood will win as ever. Thanks for downloading and supporting us. You're my people. Come and find us... On ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠ where if you subscribe, you’ll have access to the podcast AD-FREE, exclusive content from me as well as a lot of gushy love from me. Supporting your favourite podcasts makes all the difference. I love making it, but financewise it's hard to make pod-ends meet sometimes. Every time you click through to give money, review, rate, subscribe etc, you are genuinely making a huge difference and keeping us going. On ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a mish mash of stories, photos, videos and pod based content. And if you want to do nothing but simply chuck me £4 to buy myself some sellotape and a copy of the Radio Times to make a collage of Hugh Laurie, head for ko-fi.com/crushedbymcs If you're of a certain persuasion, listen to my other podcast 40s Woman & Beyond! The clue's in the title... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the podcast where I grill funny people about unrequited love. Today's episode features powerhouse character comic and drag king Daisy Doris May. You can catch her show Big Night Out at the Soho Theatre on 24 - 28 March. Loved talking to Daisy about her big juicy crush history. Thrilled to announce that my guest for our next live show at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival is the unassailable comedy icon HARRIET KEMSLEY so do get your tickets - they are available ⁠here⁠. Come and find us... On ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠ where if you subscribe for a tiny amount of money a month, you’ll have access to the podcast ad-free and exclusive content from me as well as a lot of gushy love from me. On ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ if you want to check on what I look like as time passes. On ⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠, where you can send us anecdotes, adoration and arguments crushedbymcs@gmail. We're also compiling a list of the hottest celebrity crushes so do get involved. Who doesn't love post!? And if you want to do nothing but simply chuck me £4 to buy myself some sellotape and a copy of the Radio Times to make a collage, head for ⁠ko-fi.com/crushedbymcs⁠ Thanks for downloading and supporting us. You're my people. If you can up your devotion and give us a five star rating I'll be able to sense it when I see you, and will give you a hug (Or complicated salute if hugging's not your thing). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the 100th BLOODY EPISODE of Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the number one* podcast about unrequited love. Today's episode features the glorious Crushed first guest, legendary writer and reformed podcaster DOLLY ALDERTON interviewing me about crushes. It was a dream come true. Thanks for downloading and supporting us. You're my people. I hope you'll allow me to feel pretty chuffed that we've got this far without breaking. Come and find us... On ⁠⁠email⁠⁠, where you can send us anecdotes, adoration and arguments. Please send us favourite moments from the podcast as well as your celebrity crushes. Drop us a 5 star review on the podcast app... On ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠ where if you subscribe, you’ll have access to the podcast ad-free and exclusive blogs as well as a lot of gushy love from me. On ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ which is a hotchpotch of personal and work related content but the place I'm most at home on the socials these days. And if you want to do nothing but simply chuck me £4 to buy myself some sellotape and a copy of the Radio Times to make a collage, head for ko-fi.com/crushedbymcs As ever thank you to my producer Laura who is both fun and reliable which is an awesome combo. And here is the brilliant Joni Mitchell quote I mentioned about the beauty of long-term relationships: I recently read an article in Esquire magazine called ‘The End of Sex,’ that said something that struck me as very true. It said: “If you want endless repetition, see a lot of different people. If you want infinite variety, stay with one.” What happens when you date is you run all your best moves and tell all your best stories — and in a way, that routine is a method for falling in love with yourself over and over. You can’t do that with a longtime mate because he knows all that old material. With a long relationship, things die then are rekindled, and that shared process of rebirth deepens the love. It’s hard work, though, and a lot of people run at the first sign of trouble. You’re with this person, and suddenly you look like an asshole to them or they look like an asshole to you — it’s unpleasant, but if you can get through it you get closer and you learn a way of loving that’s different from the neurotic love enshrined in movies. It’s warmer and has more padding to it. *Entirely unverified but it feels true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith - the podcast about unrequited love. Happy New Year, lovely ones! We are kicking off 2026 with the wonderfully funny stand-up and all-round absolute sweetheart, it’s AMY ANNETTE! She overthinks and overshares with us in that way that we just adore here on Crushed – She Hearts HP, We Heart AA. Amy is performing her show BUSY BODY at London’s Soho Theatre from the 28-31st January 2026, then she’s heading off on tour. Find her dates and tickets and the when and the where right here. Thanks for downloading and supporting us (me). You're the absolute best. Come and find us... On ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠ where if you subscribe, you’ll have access to the podcast ad-free and exclusive blogs as well as a lot of gushy love from me. On ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ for a right old ragbag of silly and serious videos and clips. On ⁠⁠email⁠⁠, where you can send us anecdotes, adoration and arguments Who doesn't love post!? And if you want to do nothing but simply chuck me £4 to buy myself some sellotape and a copy of the Radio Times to make a collage, head for ⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/crushedbymcs⁠⁠⁠ And just out of interest: I'm appearing in ⁠⁠Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas⁠⁠ with former guests Humphrey Ker and David Reed at the Birmingham Rep until 18th January 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello here's your FIVE STAR Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the podcast where I grill funny people about unrequited love. Today's episode features hilarious actor and writer JOE TRACINI. This was a super funny, honest chat and you're all going to fall in love with him. Do seek out his fantastic book Ten Things I Hate About Me. It’s a brilliant account of his history with BPD - a gut punch of a story, delivered in a charming and honest way. Thanks for downloading and supporting us. You're my people. If you can up your devotion and give us a five star rating I'll be able to sense it when I see you, and will give you a hug (Or complicated salute if hugging's not your thing). Come and find us... On ⁠Substack⁠ where if you subscribe, you’ll have access to the podcast ad-free and exclusive blogs as well as a lot of gushy love from me. On ⁠Instagram⁠ for a right old ragbag of silly and serious videos and clips. On ⁠email⁠, where you can send us anecdotes, adoration and arguments Who doesn't love post!? And if you want to do nothing but simply chuck me £4 to buy myself some sellotape and a copy of the Radio Times to make a collage, head for ⁠⁠ko-fi.com/crushedbymcs⁠⁠ I'm appearing in ⁠Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas⁠ with former guests Humphrey Ker and David Reed at the Birmingham Rep over Christmas – well, from NOW until 18th January 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices