Ashley shares her atypical account of amore - cringeworthy childhood crushes, hugging machines, and why love actually is a load of mince!

Like her unique approach to making friends in the first episode, this guide to love and lust is packed with embarrassing personal stories and surprising scientific facts, which might just make you rethink everything you’ve ever been taught about why you go weak at the knees, and invest in a hugging machine instead. It’s a thing!

Oh, and if you think your childhood crush was weird, wait until you hear how Ashley’s first taste of love took devotion to the next level, and led to what was probably the most confusing and inappropriate children’s party entertainment ever.

Featuring the usual evisceration of popular culture and societal norms from a neuro divergent perspective.

Produced by Julia Sutherland

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