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

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

As ever thank you to my producer Laura Grimshaw who is both fun and reliable which is an awesome combo.

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Happy new podcast! It's another episode of Crushed by Margaret

Today's episode is with the utterly hilarious actor and stand-up SAMMY DOBSON. I loved Sammy's attitude of playing Fantasy Men in the same way other people play Fantasy Football. This chat was a right old meeting of minds and I felt fired up listening back - funny and fun and only really a tiny bit mad. Reminded me why I started this whole project. What I'm saying is she's the bloody best and I want to make her my friend, so we can further discuss being retroactively drawn to Elton John's thighs.

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,

 On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a mish mash of stories, photos, videos and pod-based

On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can send us anecdotes, adoration and

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

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,

On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a mish mash of stories, photos, videos and pod-based

On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can send us anecdotes, adoration and

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

Ahhhh look, another episode of Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the podcast where funny people spill all their stuff about unrequited love.

This one features the absolute life-loving beacon that is jacked and furious KYLA COBBLER.

It was so hot when we recorded that Kyla was in her car and I did the whole thing sitting on a couple of ice packs. We talked about pulling leaves off trees/dropkicking babies, "meeting" boys in graveyards, becoming Italian, and going to yoga for a first date.

Her new book is called HAPPY THANK YOU MORE PLEASE and is OUT NOW and you should all buy at least 50 copies each.

Do please 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. 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,

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

It's the last Edinburgh special! Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the podcast where funny people spill all their stuff about unrequited love. 

I'm a massive fan of this week's guest fantastic comic and Twitch

If you're in Edinburgh you should definitely check his show out:

Bilal Zafar: Rubicon

Venue: Underbelly Bristo Square, Jersey | Weds 5th to Sun 30th August @ 8.30pm

Tickets: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/bilal-zafar-rubicon 

Do please 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. 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,

On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a mish mash of stories, photos, videos and pod-based

On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can send us anecdotes, adoration and

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

WHAT A TREAT! A weekly episode of Crushed by Margaret

This episode features the brilliantly dark and cool dynamo of a comic, HANNAH PLATT who talks about being queer, being drawn to people who would tie her to a railway track and why boys can't carry off a backwards cap.

GO SEE HER IN EDINBURGH:

Hannah Platt - Cult Classic 

The Attic, Pleasance Courtyard Weds 5th to Sun 30th August @ 7.15pm TICKETS:  https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/hannah-platt-cult-classic

Hannah mentions the Lesbian Google Doc which is here: 

https://www.docdroid.net/N46Ea3o/copy-of-am-i-a-lesbian-masterdoc-pdf

Do please 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. 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,

On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a mish mash of stories, photos, videos and pod-based

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

Put on your best bib and tucker (no idea) and fill up with this new episode of Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the podcast where funny people have all their stories about unrequited love forced out of them. Thanks for getting involved (reading this).

This episode is with the brilliant comedian Andrew White, who told me all about spending too much money on Premier Inns to impress a crush who wasn't worth it... and coined the phrase "infatu-curious" here which I loved.

GO SEE HIM IN EDINBURGH:

Andrew White: WHAT A LIFE!

Cabaret Voltaire, 36-38 Blair Street EH1 1QR - 3rd-30th

TICKETS: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/andrew-white-what-a-life

Do please 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.

Come and find crushedbymcs…

On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where if you subscribe for a tiny number of £££ per month,

On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a mish mash of stories, photos, videos and pod-based

On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can send us anecdotes, adoration and

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

Gang!

It's another episode of Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the podcast where funny people have all their stories about unrequited love forced out of them. Thanks for getting involved (reading this).

Today's episode features the hilarious unique comic brain (and body) of comedian and writer Chris Cantrill. Chris has just come off writing all your favourite sketches on SNL UK and is off to Edinburgh to do his show Rewilding and told me exactly what he thinks about other comedians in their 40s, as well as how he handles over-keen fans. I loved talking to him and keep telling random people stuff he said. That's how new friendships grow right?

GO SEE HIM IN EDINBURGH:

Monkey Barrel Comedy @ The Tron, 3rd - 30th August (not 17th & 18th) @ 12.10pm.

Tickets: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/chris-cantrill-rewilding

Do please 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. Give us ⁠five stars⁠ if you can. I really fancy you.

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 over to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠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

Here we go! Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the podcast about unrequited love. Thanks for getting involved (reading this).

 Today's episode features the exceptionally creative goddess that is comedy writer-performer ROSALIE MINNITT. If you go to her website and scroll to the bottom of the homepage you will laugh at just how Crushed-Coded it is. 

She's doing Edinburgh with her show Clementine 2 and without having seen it I'm already OBSESSED. Appropriately enough. She’s at The Pleasance at 15:35 from the 5th-30th August - tickets here:

https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/rosalie-minnitt-clementine-2

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. Give us five stars if you can. I really fancy you.

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

Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the podcast about unrequited

Today's episode features the brilliant comedy writer-performer TOM NEENAN who lived up to his reputation as super funny, clever, thoughtful and sensitive. His theory that people on escalators are the new celebrities is truly excellent. I cannot BELIEVE he told Liv Tyler she was fit.

Tom is doing his show ‘Portrait of a Tom as a Young Neenan’ at the

He is also doing a short run of London Previews of the show from

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. Give us five

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

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices