Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

[email protected]

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

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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 [email protected]

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 

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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:

[email protected]

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 

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