Episodes
Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications.
Dating advice for new couples is first off the top of the show. What advice would YOU give to a new couple starting out? We have another bash at our giant list of first date questions so please jump in and join us!
We would love your dating and break up stories - particularly friend and family splits that may have...
Published 11/13/24
In the back of a cupboard sat a note that would change everything about a relationship forever.
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Published 11/07/24
Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications.
This recording session, Tom has fears that Liz has been replaced by cunning aliens. So to test if the REAL Liz is in the building, we threw a couple of questions her way to get her secret thoughts on a few things in the world of dating, romance and weddings...
Join us for a laugh and a discussion on yet another Quickie of...
Published 10/30/24
How much do you know about consent? It’s probably not as much as you think.
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Tinder, the dating app that revolutionised how people meet, has launched its...
Published 10/23/24
Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives.
Dear Reader we thank you so much for once more tuning into Ghosts of Boyfriends Past! Look at you here, all ready for yet another Quickie...
Liz brings us some cute green flag dating stories today, plus we wonder have you ever kept something from your partner and not revealed it...
Published 10/16/24
When your boyfriend says one thing and your friends say another, who do you trust?
Visit our Facebook group: Ghosts of Boyfriends Past Group Therapy to join in the discussion.
Have you got a story to tell? Let us know here.
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Published 10/09/24
On this week's Quickie of Ghosts of Boyfriends Past, it's Zane and Tom holding the fort while Liz is away. Just what you wanted, dating advice from 2 white men!
Today the boys further explore our enormous list of first date questions plus supplying their own thoughts on the world of dating conversation.
Join the convo or have your dating story shared on the show by writing us at
[email protected] and we would absolutely love to hear from you.
xoxo
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Published 10/02/24
This week we have a returning guest in freelance radio producer and presenter Brooke Seychell into the studio to bring us our very first 'breaking up with a friend' story. We explore the nebulous realm of friendship and what it can mean to be a good and bad friend this week on Ghosts of Boyfriends Past. Have you ever had to split up with a mate? Was it as difficult as going through a romantic break up?
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Published 09/25/24
Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications.
How would you feel about your partner accepting drinks in a bar without informing the drink purchaser that they are involved with someone? Reason to be upset or is a free drink a free drink? We discuss and answer more relationship questions inside, so jump in and continue the conversation at...
Published 09/18/24
Ever thought about getting a vasectomy? Ever wanted your partner to get one? We chat to Scott about his experience getting the snip. Because Liz and Tom think more people should talk about this stuff.
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Published 09/11/24
Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives.
Welcome Ghosties! Our wonderful step-producer Scott shares a story of a date he witnessed in real life. Liz delights us further with some choice reasons-for-divorce stories sent in to us and gathered from the wild, and we finish up with our continued scrutiny of our big list of first...
Published 09/04/24
When a relationship goes from 0 to 100, sometimes there’s not time to actually meet your partner properly.
Krystyna had barely got back from the honeymoon when she realized something wasn’t right about her second marriage.
Krystyna Weston is an ex corporate chick (well more of a hen these days) serial entrepreneur. She’s thrice married and twice divorced!
She cohosts Every Step podcast with Judith Beck. Liz has guested on their pod too if you want to listen.
For more info on Every Step:...
Published 08/21/24
Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives.
We have been busy curating a number of juicy first date stories for you this week. Plus, we decided to compliment these with a handful of submissions highlighting the catalyst behind asking for a divorce...
To add your voice to the conversation, send in your thoughts, answers and...
Published 08/07/24
Oliver has learnt a lot about dating, sex and romance through having done exactly none of those things.
He chats to Liz and Tom this week about the stories behind his show The No Bang Theory before its return season for Brisbane Festival
Autism is no laughing matter, but laugh is exactly what Matilda Award-winning Brisbane cabaret performer Oliver Hetherington-Page wants audiences to do as he debunks the myths of 'cute' autism perpetuated through popular culture favourites such as The Big...
Published 07/31/24
Part two of a two episode arc so if you haven’t listened to last week’s ep, go go go!
Our host Liz takes the hot seat this week… sort of. She’s actually sharing it with her good friend Pete (GREAT friend, actually). See, Liz has always wanted a baby and Pete has never wanted a baby. So when Liz decided she wanted to go down the single mum route, she called Pete.
This is part two of a two episode arc that explores what it’s like to be a sperm donor in Australia, what’s involved, and how Liz...
Published 07/11/24
Our host Liz takes the hot seat this week… sort of. She’s actually sharing it with her good friend Pete (GREAT friend, actually). See, Liz has always wanted a baby and Pete has never wanted a baby. So when Liz decided she wanted to go down the single mum route, she called Pete.
This is part one of a two episode arc that explores what it’s like to be a sperm donor in Australia, what’s involved, and how Liz and Pete have navigated the world of known donor sperm donation.
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Published 07/03/24
Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives.
This week we continue our exploration of first date questions! How do you deal with conflict? How would you feel being asked a question like that on a first date? Do you agree that if you are to ask someone a question that you should be prepared to answer it yourself? Jump in and...
Published 06/27/24
The Quickie-fest continues! Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications.
Right off the top of today's Quickie; When do you know when enough is enough? What event sparked that feeling for you? Feel free to share as we would love to explore this idea further at
[email protected], we would love all of your stories, thoughts and questions!
We also try and...
Published 06/19/24
Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives.
There is a sad story coming your way dear Readers, so tissues at the ready. But we won't bombard you with only sorrowful tales on this week's Quickie; we have a listener embarrassed by their Father, we hear tale of an interesting networking attempt and an awkward little attempt at a...
Published 06/12/24
The Quickie-fest continues! Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications.
EPISODE NOTES: Where do acts of chivalry fit in the modern dating scene? Are you for them? Do you do them? Or should they be condemned to history? Give us your thoughts at
[email protected] as we we would love to continue the conversation with your input! Also we address a question...
Published 05/29/24
Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives.
Just when we thought we had heard it all a new story comes across our desk to leave us all quite a bit dumbstruck and quietly impressed. We also have a bit of fun with some gross and alarming partner habits and bless you all with a couple of the ever enjoyable wedding stories...
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Published 05/22/24
Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications.
Liz, Tom and Zane are off for a little break, but don't you fret we have Quickies lined up for you so you shan't go without! Today we discuss the potential merits behind white lies in a relationship, we unpack a news story regarding the purchase of a wedding ring, plus more. Send us your relationship stories, questions and...
Published 05/16/24
Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications.
Time for another Quickie? Well okay then! WE open with a wonderful reader question which we throw around the studio to unpack it fully. If you have thoughts to address this or any issue please let us know at
[email protected] as we adore your feedback. Not only that, we also explore re-used (or recycled?)...
Published 05/08/24
As we always say, every bad date is a good story and no one knows that better than this week’s guest, Scottish Comedian Samantha Hannah.
Sammy decided she was going to try to to find a husband in a year and then write a comedy show about it: ‘How to Find a Husband in a Year’.
Samantha joins Liz and Tom to talk about her hunt, and the surprises she found along the way.
You can find Samantha and all the details on her latest comedy shows on her...
Published 05/01/24