More Than A Crush

Splish splash, Crushers- it’s Pisces season! This week the ladies are joined by Kendrick Greer for another Star Struck astrology session and chat about famous Pisces Steph Curry and his love story with his gorgeous wife Ayesha 

Show Sources:

https://www.essence.com/love/stephen-ayesha-curry-love-story-photos-throughout-the-years/#443163

https://sfist.com/2021/02/04/steph-and-ayesha-curry-have-quietly-served-up-15-million-meals-during-the-pandemic/

https://people.com/food/ayesha-stephen-curry-wedding-dating/

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This week the ladies talk about the strong bonds of enduring love, like Christian the Lion and the power of reconnection of former high school sweethearts. 

Show sources:

https://people.com/human-interest/junior-high-school-sweethearts-reunite-after-55-years/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_the_lion
http://www.kenyasafari.com/christian-the-lion.html
http://www.alioncalledchristian.com.au/
https://youtu.be/EZ-da0AZcRU

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Beep boop, it's Robots and love! This week the ladies interview software engineer, Rick Waldron, for a Spread the Love segment and share some meet-cute reader mail. 

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In this episode, the ladies discuss interspecies love and relationships. Specifically focussing on Hachiko the Akita, a famous symbol of loyalty throughout Japan & Koko, the western lowland gorilla who spoke sign language, loved kittens and mingled with celebrities. 





https://allthatsinteresting.com/hachiko-dog
https://matcha-jp.com/en/5563
https://nerdnomads.com/hachiko_the_dog
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachikō

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This week the ladies are joined with Kendrick Greer to discuss Capricorns and Aquariuses and hear a true blue love story that starts at a VFW. 

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Ooo you make me live! This week the ladies are talking about best friend love,  such as Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed's bromance and the heartwarming tale of Canadian Olympic cross country skiers,  twin besties, Shirley and Sharon Firth.

Show sources:
https://www.nwtliteracy.ca/sites/default/files/resources/134480_nwt_literacy_council_firth_sisters_web.pdf
https://books.google.com/books/about/Girl_Squads.html?id=XMVFDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button

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Just like Dorothy said, there’s no place like home! This week the ladies interview composer and flutist, Nathalie Joachim, about the inspiration for her Grammy nominated album Fanm d'Ayiti and look at the psychological underpinnings of what makes a place “home”. 

Show sources:

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/12/the-psychology-of-home-why-where-you-live-means-so-much/249800/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-ooze/201508/home-is-where-the-heart-is-where-is-home

https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-psychology-behind-instilling-a-sense-of-home/

https://venngage.net/p/74670/maslows-hierarchy-of-needs-housing

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We stan Cher. This week the ladies discuss Ernest Hemingway and nurse Agnes von Kurowsky, as well as a brief history of American courtship. 

Show sources:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating

https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/07/31/427707613/when-flirtation-cards-were-all-the-rage

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2016/05/15/the-fascinating-history-of-how-courtship-became-dating/amp/

https://www.thelist.com/62575/dating-changed-last-100-years/

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New Year Special! This week the ladies share an episode of Peculiar Picture Show, a podcast about movies and mental health. Marion and Kim sat in with Brandon and Maria on their podcast to discuss the 2002 movie Secretary- they had so much fun they wanted to share it with you! 

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More Than A Crush is on a brief hiatus between seasons. Please enjoy this regifting of a host favorite: What a Soap Opera

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