Phone a Friend with Jessi Cruickshank
Jessi Cruickshank
Comedian Jessi Cruickshank HAS A PODCAST! Because she needed a safe space to talk about EVERYTHING without getting in trouble. Each week, she’ll give her hot takes on what’s happening in the world, in her home and in Pop Culture. But when she wants to dive deeper, learn more, or just understand important things like Who the F*&# is Bhad Bhabie? She’ll get to Phone a Friend! This can be a real-life friend, a celebrity friend, a sassy tween, a serious news anchor, a gay man who knows about The Real Housewives, a straight man who knows about sports, or the only person she could find who actually got Taylor Swift tickets. The conversations might last three minutes or the entire episode. They can be deep or petty, but they’ll all be eye-opening and HILARIOUS. New episodes drop EVERY THURSDAY wherever you get your podcasts! And if you read this entire description, you’re pretty much obligated to CLICK SUBSCRIBE and leave a 5 STAR REVIEW!LEAVE JESSI A VOICEMAIL: 323-448-0068FOLLOW JESSI: @jessicruickshank Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 19, 2023 • 1h 19min
I Peaked in 2009 with Shenae Grimes-Beech
Shenae Grimes-Beech will make you say ‘9021-0H-MY-GOD!’ with shocking, unfiltered revelations about her time in Hollywood. She tells ALL about the behind the scenes drama at 90210, tabloid headlines, aging terribly, forgetting Meghan Markle and dating John Mayer. And don’t ever call her a ‘bitch’. Plus! Kesha is officially single and Taylor Swift is officially NOT. Jada and Will have been lying to us, Britney’s memoir is TOO honest? The Eras Movie is TOO MUCH? And 6 year old Adonis Graham drops his debut single. This episode has big 2008 energy so put on your oversized belt, throw on an unnecessary scarf, light a cigarette with your venti Starbucks latte and ENJOY!As always, ask Jessi Anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 12, 2023 • 1h 20min
Trumpster Fire with Alyssa Mastromonaco
Barack Obama’s Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco TAKES JESSI’S CALL and officially becomes our most IMPRESSIVE (and HILARIOUS?) guest. She tells never before heard (CLASSIFIED!) stories about having to poop at the Vatican and stealing from Buckingham Palace. Then, she tells Jessi what the f*** has been going on with Donald Trump. The impeachments, the indictments, the trials, the mug shots… Alyssa Explains it ALL.Plus! The Beckhams are #relatable, Gwyneth Paltrow is NOT, Britney Spears is ready for Christmas, Brody Jenner is wasting breastmilk and Arnold Schwarzenegger thinks they’re all a bunch of WIMPS. What do YOU think?Jessi LIVES for your voicemails, so ask her ANYTHING, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 5, 2023 • 1h 8min
Do I Have To Like Football Now? With RHONY’s Jessel Taank
This episode has MANY Phone A Friend FIRSTS! Our FIRST Real Housewife Jessel Taank tells Jessi why she would never trash Jenna Lyons, why she refused to have sex after childbirth and why she is not “The Villain” (even if you think she is). Then she gives Jessi a Housewives Tagline, FINALLY! Plus, for the first time in Jessi’s lifetime… she talks about football. (As it relates to Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, obvs).And it’s a TV spectacular! Jessi watched ‘The Golden Bachelor’ and she might be in love, she watched ‘Naked Attraction’ and she’s definitely a prude, and she watched Heidi and Spencer in their Meryl Streep Era. All that plus Selling The OC, Britney dancing with knives, Cardi B saying #MeBoo and MORE- do NOT pair your Alexander Wang with your Balenciaga but DO enjoy this episode!As always, leave Jessi a VOICEMAIL about ANYTHING: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2023 • 1h 9min
ANON PLS w. Guest Co-Host Deux Moi
I hope you’re listening to this episode on a burner phone because DEUX MOI is Jessi’s guest co-host and she is spilling HIGHLY CLASSIFIED CELEBRITY SECRETS before you’ll hear them anywhere else. Are Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift LOVERS (Deux has DETAILS)! Is she on Team Joe or Team Sophie? Why Usher was never supposed to perform at the Superbowl and IS NSYNC GOING ON TOUR?? Deux has answers. Jessi is sweating. This episode is DEUX HOT TO HANDLE. Enjoy!As always, leave Jessi a VOICEMAIL (it makes her week) here: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 21, 2023 • 55min
Call Me Maybe... A Voicemail BONANZA!
This week Jessi’s Phone A Friend is… YOU! She’s clearing out her voicemail box by answering YOUR messages for the first time, LIVE! And Phonies, you did not disappoint. You are forcing Jessi to apologize for past mistakes, to reveal a shocking truth about Hanson, to explain what “Burrata” is and why Seth Rogen made her eat it.Plus! Jessi drags her husband Evan on the show to discuss her postpartum hair loss. She might have to call the Divorce Lawyer after his comments. Pop open the top button on those pants and settle in for a VERY SPECIAL episode of Phone A Friend!Wanna get in on this HOT Voicemail ACTION? Leave Jessi A Message ANYTIME: 323-448-0068PS: This episode was recorded BEFORE *NSync Reunited ... Jessi PROMISES to talk ALL about it NEXT WEEK! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 14, 2023 • 1h 10min
Just Give Me Some Smirnoff with Fefe Dobson
Fefe Dobson is back with new music! But first, Jessi forces her to revisit her old music in a hilarious round of FEFE-OKE. Then, they talk about highs of having success as a teenager, the lows of being dropped by her album and all the romances, heartbreaks and ex-boyfriends in between. Plus! Are you a SHARENT? Do you share pictures and videos of your kids online? Jessi does, and a new law just got passed that could stop her. Then, Justin Bieber needs a fashion intervention, Vasectomies are trending on Tik Tok and Leonardo Dicaprio doesn’t know any of this because he’s been on a yacht since 2022. Crack open a Smirnoff or pop a bottle of MOET (pronounced with a hard T) and enjoy! PS this episode was recorded BEFORE NSYNC REUNITED at the VMAs (but, you heard it here first!)PSS… CALL JESSI and leave her a voicemail about ANYTHING: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 7, 2023 • 1h 11min
When You Wish Upon A Child Star with Alyson Stoner
Why do Child Stars often grow up to be Trainwrecks? Former Child Star Alyson Stoner (Cheaper By The Dozen, Camp Rock, That’s So Raven…) knows exactly why. Alyson is all grown up and on a mission to finally EXPOSE HOLLYWOOD. The actor and podcaster shares stories, facts and childhood experiences with Jessi that explain why so many child stars end up peeing in mop buckets (and worse). Plus! Jessi has an AFTER-RENAISSANCE GLOW and shares HOW she got last minute tickets to Beyonce’s L.A show, the surprising guest she spotted in the crowd and everything you DIDN’T see at the big B-DAY concert. Then Hot Divorce Summer rages on (RIP Sophie and Joe), Kanye West shows us his Venice Canal, Burning Man is NOT FOR JESSI… but this episode IS!We’re doing an ALL-VOICEMAIL EPISODE SOON! Leave Jessi A Message HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 31, 2023 • 1h 11min
IT’S TIME TO PLAY… with Dan Levy, Chris Kirkpatrick, Cat & Nat, Whitney Port and MORE!
We hope you’re hungry because Jessi has put together an ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFET of her favorite games with some of her favorite guests! Dan Levy, Chris Kirkpatrick, Whitney Port, Max Kerman, The Hot Wiggle and MORE. From Dan Levy revealing his first kiss, to Whitney Port truth-telling everything about Lauren Conrad, to Priyanka sending Jessi an accidental dick pic mid-interview, these are Phone A Friend Heritage Moments that deserve to be celebrated. Plus! We pull out a NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD, TOO-HOT-FOR-YOUR-EARS game with Cat & Nat and WARNING: it is not safe for kids. We’re kicking off this festive labor day long weekend with a festive episode so wear white for the last time… and ENJOY! As Always LEAVE ME A VOICEMAIL (about anything) HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 24, 2023 • 1h 19min
Everyone’s F*ing The Nanny with Celebrity Divorce Lawyer James Sexton
‘Hot Divorce Summer’ has officially turned into ‘Ugly Divorce Summer’ and celebrity divorce lawyer James J. Sexton is telling Jessi why Britney Spears’s ex is “disgusting”, why Olivia Wilde is “to blame” for her drama with Jason Sudeikis and why Kevin Costner is probably leaking stories about his wife. Then, he tells Jessi the secret to NOT getting divorced! Airhorn Sound Effect! Plus, *NSYNC is reuniting and Jessi has proof, Flo Rida is getting Low Low Low with a different kind of shawty, Taylor Swift is RUINING weddings and Brody Jenner is a HOT. DAD. This episode will not leave you INCOMPLETE (you’ll get that joke once you listen).Don’t break up with Jessi… leave her a voicemail anytime, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 17, 2023 • 1h 10min
A casual STAKEOUT with PAPARAZZI Cesar Pena
Celebrity secrets are EXPOSED as Jessi goes on a STAKEOUT with NYC Paparazzi Cesar Pena. As they wait for Ashley Olsen to emerge with her new baby (casual), Jessi asks him EVERYTHING she has ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW. How does he know where famous people are? What is the most money he’s made off a single photo? Which celebrities call him? Which celebrities swear at him? Cesar GOES THERE. Plus! Lizzo is canceled but don’t cancel Jessi for her controversial take on it! Everyone is mad at Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell, Beyonce’s hot bodyguard is giving thirsty moms the Summer Renaissance we all need and Lil Tay died, then came back to life (and don't worry, Jessi explains who Lil Tay is). All that and some URGENT UPDATES on Drake, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Allen White and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Guest House. Don’t listen to this one without looking your best because the Paparazzi is LURKING!Jessi LIVES for your voicemails, leave them here: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
