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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May 23, 2024 • 1h 7min
Love Do Cost A Thing w/ Even The Rich’s Brooke & Aricia
Bennifer is allegedly OVER and Jessi is NOT OK. She puts together a complete timeline of their supposed break up to try and make sense of it all. Then, put on your caps and gowns because we’ve put together the BEST (Hi Jennifer Coolidge & Jerry Seinfeld) and WORST (Hii Harrison Butker) commencement speeches from the past week. Plus, Jessi unpacks the disturbing P Diddy footage and why it might land him in prison. Then, Vanderpump Rules Season 11 is almost over and Jessi hasn’t watched it. Instead of dedicating 18 hours to screening every episode, she dedicates 18 minutes to phoning the award winning hosts of the podcast ‘Even The Rich’ Brooke Siffrin and Aricia Skidmore-Williams to explain it ALL. Crack open a White Claw, and enjoy. As always, leave Jessi a Voicemail (drunk or sober) HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 16, 2024 • 56min
A Very Meaty (hip hop) Beef
Jessi is ready to SPIT SOME BARS and START SOME FEUDS with a lot of very famous, very powerful people this week. In case you were too dumb and busy to follow the Drake Vs Kendrick Lamar feud, Jessi is breaking it down song by song, insult by insult. This beef is the Ashlee Simpson vs Lindsey Lohan of our TIME. Then Gavin Rossdale is dating a woman who looks JUST LIKE HIS EX Gwen Stefani, and Jessi can RELATE. Plus ABC announced their new Golden Bachelorette and the Biebers announced their new Golden Baby!All of that and hot takes on Bradley Cooper’s Eras Tour dancing, Rihanna’s upside down toddler, Zendaya’s fashion revenge, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie’s reunion and that baby on the floor at the Taylor Swift concert. Oh, and a voicemail that will make you call your mother. (after that, call JESSI to leave a Voicemail, HERE: 323-448-0068 ) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 9, 2024 • 1h 18min
Mothers and Friends w/ Jessi’s Mom
Jessi has returned from Las Vegas where The Lovers and Friends Festival was… CANCELLED. She unpacks the disappointment, the desperation, the DM’s to Backstreet Boys and the $57 cocktails that ensued. Then, Jessi does not hold back when she crowns the BEST, WORST and SEXIEST dressed at the Met Gala. Comedians did NOT HOLD BACK when they insulted Tom Brady at his Netflix roast, but did they go to far? And are we still boo’ing Kim Kardashian? Plus … find out which A-List celebrity stalks her online trolls. Plus! In honor of Mothers Day, Jessi is Phoning her MOM- they discuss their (opposing) parenting strategies, Jessi’s childhood, being a working mom THEN Jessi gets her mom’s HOT TAKES on Celebrity News (HILARITY and a lot of “WHO’S BAD BUNNY??” ENSUES) Happy Mothers Day PHONIES, enjoy this episode in lieu of flowers. As always, ask Jessi Anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 2, 2024 • 55min
Smells Like Satsuma
Jessi is LIVE from TORONTO for her official Joe Fresh Collection Launch (IN STORES & ONLINE NOW) and she's taking you along for the ride. From stalking-I mean- meeting Cindy Crawford at the airport, to hosting a roller-skating rager, it's been a (fun-filled fashionable) week and Jessi's sharing it all! Then, we issue a formal apology to Taylor Swift and we should probably issue one to Blue Ivy and Beyonce as well after Jessi GOES OFF on the new Lion King prequel. #BRINGBACK90SDISNEYPlus! We found the ONLY PERSON ON EARTH who has never heard of "Baby Shark" , and we contemplate smelling like Fried Chicken with the new KFC Fragrance (this is not a joke, it's a perfume that smells like BBQ Chicken and it MUST BE DISCUSSED). Oh and we'll listen to the new Sabrina Carpenter single and LAUGH at Jessi LAUGHING? Spray on your Satsuma for an all new EPISODE!As always, ask Jessi Anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 25, 2024 • 1h 34min
The Tortured Billionaires Department w/ KNIX founder Joanna Griffiths
Swifties BEWARE: this week, Jessi is sharing her unfiltered opinion about The Tortured Poets Department, please don’t torture her for it! Her 6 year old son Dray also stops by to give his (hilarious) thoughts on Taylor Swift. Then, Kim Kardashian clears up online rumors about herself and so does Jessi, Victoria Beckham turned 50 and Mark Zuckerberg is HOT??Plus! Jessi phones one of the most successful female business owners in Canadian history, Knix founder Joanna Griffiths. How did she create a $400 million dollar underwear business? What is the first thing she spent her millions on? Is it true she auditioned for MTV with Jessi? If you’ve ever thought about starting your own business, this episode will give you the motivation to GO FOR IT. Jessi is leaking in her leakproof knix underpants with excitement for you to listen to it. As always, leave Jessi a voicemail about ANYTHING, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 18, 2024 • 1h
Airhorny in Cabo
wow. wow. WOW. Jessi has emerged from a foam party in Cabo to tell you EVERYTHING about her girls trip; including who hit on her, who danced with her and why she ended up semi-nude and covered in foam.While she was in Mexico, everyone born before 2001 was at Coachella! Jessi breaks down the stories you NEED TO KNOW about the music festival, that have NOTHING TO DO with music. Plus, there were devastating breakups for the Golden Bachelor AND Ryan Gosling so we heal their pain with our favorite break up songs! All that plus Taylor Swift vs Joe Alwyn and Nike vs Pubic Hair - DJ AIRHORN SOUND EFFECT- jump in the pool in nothing but a thong, this episode is WILD. As always, ask Jessi Anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 11, 2024 • 55min
Total Eclipse of the Eggplant
It’s our first post-eclipse episode and we are reaching TOTALITY (still not sure what that means). Jojo Siwa has officially entered her Bad-Girl Era and it’s Good?! Prince William’s dirty text messages are uncovered, Rihanna spent the afternoon at a Color Me Mine and it’s about time we made some rules about airplane etiquette. Which armrest can you use? Should you recline your seat? What do you do if someone else’s hair is in your space? Jessi has answers. Plus, Jillian Anderson went back to work on the X-Files 10 days after a C-Section and Jessi feels her pain. For the first time, Jessi talks about her regrets returning to work after birthing twins and there. are. tears. Send someone an aubergine emoji and let’s DO THIS.As always, ask Jessi Anything, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2024 • 59min
COWBOY CRUICKSHANK
This episode is a Real Life Boogie and a Real Life Hoedown as Jessi tries to convince Jason to listen to Beyonce’s COWBOY CARTER (instead of Melissa Joan Hart’s Sabrina The Teenage Witch Soundtrack). Then, she thirsts after, I mean, discusses the appeal of Travis Kelce’s “Dad Bod” in the name of SCIENCE, a Tik Tok therapist explains why listening to Pitbull is good for our mental health, Ariana Madix is the bad guy now and how much would you pay for the Titanic door? Plus! Jessi lied last week when she said flying alone with three kids was easy. The flight home was a disaster, Jessi explains why she had to PAY the woman sitting in front of her. As always, CALL JESSI OUT on anything, ask a question or just say Hi! HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2024 • 55min
Airplane Rides and Plain White Guys
Turns out it wasn’t The Masked Singer. This week, Jessi (and the WORLD) issue a formal apology to Kate Middleton. Then, Rebel Wilson joins the #MEANtoo Movement and calls out yet another A-List A-Hole. Plus! Would you work out with your partner NAKED and when is the last time you PEED YOUR PANTS? Apparently game show contestants do it… A LOT. All of this is coming to you LIVE from Vancouver, BC where Jessi has flown ALONE WITH THREE KIDS. She survived to tell you all why it wasn’t actually so bad. (don’t tell Evan). As always, leave Jessi a Voicemail about ANYTHING, HERE: 323-448-0068 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 21, 2024 • 1h 7min
Jessi Cruickshank featuring *NSYNC
Jessi Cruickshank excitedly shares insider details of the Justin Timberlake concert where *NSYNC performed after 20 years. She discusses royal family rumors, Love Is Blind Season 6, Oprah's weight loss special, and John Cena. Plus, reflections on body positivity and discussion of celebrity-authored children's books.
