#41: ‘Just Let Me Love You’

This week, Cher and James discuss their celebrity and internet crushes for Valentine's Day, how they inspire them, aspire to be like them, and just wondering why they don't love them back. In Open Ended, Cher gives a shout out to a tabletop game, and James gives kudos to a scheduling program. We also have announcements like: Help us reach our new fundraising goal for 2015-2016! We have our eyes on a portable recorder so we can start doing more on-site interviews, continue to pay our guests, and make this podcast sustainable. Give us a hand with a one-time donation at openended.fm/donate, and becoming a member starting at $1 a month, at patreon.com/openended. "Open Up" segment will be a regular feature on our non-guests! Head over to ask.fm/openended to receive our excellent advice! You can also use the #AskOpenEnded on Twitter! Rate us on iTunes! Recommend us on Overcast! References made during our conversation: Ewan McGregor, Cher's eternal Man Crush Monday Chris O'Dowd, James' male crush, but consistently forgets his name Mindy Kaling, Cher's forever Woman Crush Wednesday Jill Scott, James' woman crush since he was a wee lad Jenna Wortham, Cher's lady internet crush Shani Hilton, James' lady internet crush Gene Demby, Cher's dude crush online Elon James White, James' longtime male-identified internet boo You know we couldn't forget about Open Call: Cher: Secret Hitler, a game Cher is randomly good at James: Calendly, a service to allow people to make appointments in spaces in your personalized schedule Thanks for listening to episode 41. It couldn't have been done without the help of the following folks: The Chicago Podcast Cooperative. Like this show? You might like Friendshipping. Jenn & Trin discuss friendship, particularly between ladies. They tackle the tricky stuff like "How can I make friends as an adult?" "How do I end a toxic friendship?" and more. Our Patreon supporters: Caty, Amy, Kathy, Stewart, Classy, Jennifer, Joelle, Will, "Michael", and Revision Path podcast. If you have any recommendations for show topics, contact us! Script written by Cher and James. Music by U+1F60C. Until next time, keep things Open Ended.