The Most Wholesome Australian w/ James Donald Forbes McCann | First Date with Lauren Compton

First Date with Lauren Compton

YMH Studios

Sexuality, Comedy, Relationships, Society & Culture, Comedy Interviews, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Become a paid channel member of YMH to get First Date episodes one day early and AD-FREE here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYIgiXwJck_Pb5Nj-wIrsqg/join SPONSORS: - Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at https://shopify.com/date - Head to https://acorns.com/DATE or download the Acorns app to get started. He’s a father, a comedian, an author, and maybe the most wholesome Australian alive. Lauren Compton goes on a First Date with James Donald Forbes McCann — and things get real, fast. From hilarious stories to surprisingly deep moments, this “date” has it all: - James on being a father of three 👩‍👧‍👦 - The story of how he met his lady 💗 - His idea of the perfect McCann date - The fears he’s willing to admit on a first date 😅 - Lauren’s secret poetry era ✍️ - The debate around red flags (and Big Red’s take) 🚩 - Why codependency might actually be… good? - And, of course, a drink to close it all out 🍷 👉 Follow James on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdfmccann/ 📚 Read James’ books: https://jdfmccann.com/books 🎤 See James live: https://jdfmccann.com/gigs 📺 Watch more of James: https://www.youtube.com/@UCX8puwySi2vmz0YxCqoYMCg First Date Ep. 114 https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlaurencompton https://store.ymhstudios.com Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:40 - Father Of Three 00:10:48 - More About James 00:16:08 - The Perfect McCann Date 00:20:11 - The Fear's Of Mr. McCann 00:23:37 - Lauren's Poetry Era 00:27:02 - Close Friends 00:29:43 - The Big Question 00:34:31 - Family Trips 00:35:28 - Important Dating Necessities 00:38:03 - Big Red's Red Flags 00:45:31 - Having A Drink 00:47:07 - Codependency Is Good 00:49:06 - Quality Time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	I'm so excited to see you tonight.
0:06.0	First date, baby.
0:10.0	First date.
0:11.2	I can't wait.
0:14.0	First date.
0:17.8	Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of First Date.
0:21.0	My guest today is a man of many talents.
0:22.8	He's a writer, a comedian, and a poet.
0:25.0	He's on tour all over the country.
0:28.2	And you can check out his podcast.
0:30.0	I'm going to read this right off.
0:31.2	James Donald Forbes Macon Catamaran Plan.
0:35.5	Make sure you write that down.
0:38.0	Give it up for James Donald Forbes McCann. Hello. Oh, thank you. People behind the glass. I'm going to call you James from this point on. You call me James. Thank you for having me. This is so nice. Yeah. Thank you for coming on my show. I'm going to be so much less exciting than the previous Australian. You head on the show. I don't know. I don't think I have anything like that. When he was talking about being in the pool and his willie touching an older woman, I was moved. We all were. Yeah. Out of the pool. I'm so dull. Anyway, no, I'll try and seem interesting. Do you live in Austin now? I'm in Austin, yeah. Do you like it? No, the heat is oppressive.
1:08.0	I like many things about it. I like that there's a comedy scene where you can really work. That's super rare. There's like three cities in America and there used to be two and now that, you know, that's good. But to live, I have many complaints. Oh, there are some good things. There are some nice bookstores.
1:28.0	There's genuine, you know, but Barnes and Noble is everything. I have many complaints. Oh, there are some good things. There are some nice bookstores.
1:32.0	There's genuine, you know, but Barnes & Noble is everywhere.
1:32.9	Yeah.
1:37.1	So, Barnes & Noble has everything just about.
1:39.2	I grapple with it.
1:40.4	I like some things about it.
1:41.9	You have a child now.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from YMH Studios, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of YMH Studios and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.