Emsolation

It’s the news that shook the planet, Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness have called it quits on their marriage after 27 years and we need to discuss. Em has theories and she’s willing to throw a “mark my words” at it too. Then Em allows Michael to nerd out a smidge with an update on a masterstroke that Madonna recently delivered. We follow that with the news that very serious accusations of crime have been levelled at Russell Brand; if you’d like to avoid that discussion all together, all you need to do is skip ahead from 22.36 to 33.40, Em will give you fair warning before it pops up while you listen too. We’ll follow that with the news Em’s youngest Elio is a goth who’s also just been introduced to Harry Potter, which also ushers in a delightful mental side quest on her daughter Odie’s High School Musical Night. Finally the second season of Michael’s TV series ‘The Newsreader’ suddenly moved from a once a week drop, to dropping every episode, all at once on ABC iView yesterday. Naturally Em got her binge on and she’s ready to give her hungie percent honest review to her bestie Michael. So prepare to get some behind the scenes goss, with a teensy tiny episode 4 spoiler attached and a special musical performance from Em too, #IYKYK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strap yourself in because this episode is stuffed to the gills with all of the things you didn’t know you needed, until we dropped them into your earholes. We get things underway with a full rundown on the premiere of ‘The Newsreader’. Did Em unleash a bunch of inappropriate all over Sam Reid? Was Michael’s mum sassing up a storm? Were the Tony Bartuccio dancers in the room? All these questions will be answered as well as a bunch you haven’t even thought of yet. Then we need to talk about Em’s hubby Scott getting his car stolen during the week and why he left his wallet in it for them too. We also wanna dump on Joe Jonas over his breakup with Sophie (Sansa Stark) Turner, pick over the troubling facts about Britney’s brand new boyfriend and throw in a mental side-quest on Drew Barrymore becoming a scab. Finally there’s a shortage of oestrogen patches, so cut to Em entering into a virtual cage match with other peri-menopausal peeps to secure access to whatever supplies are still left. May the odds forever be in her and everyone else’s favour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re back in the booth and ready to unload on the last 48 hours of Em and Michael’s holiday in the US and we’ve got A LOT to unpack. We begin with the full rundown on their decision to hike a mountain in Palms Springs in 46 degree heat, it did not end well. Speaking of things not ending well, we also squeeze in a mental side-quest about the news of that hectic Delta flight that had to turn around after an explosive diarrhoea incident, because of course we do. Then it’s on to their road trip to see Lady Gaga doing her jazz and piano show in Vegas, with a full breakdown of the abundant highlights and hilarious moments from before, during and after that show. That’s swiftly followed by their night with Beyonce in LA, a visit to the original Dr Patrick, Matt Le Nevez and we’ve gotta talk about the return of Michael’s TV series ‘The Newsreader’, which premieres on the ABC Sunday night. So nestle into your favourite listening space and press play on this ginormous download of all of the things and enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Em and Michael have touched down in the desert resort city of Palm Springs to 46 degree heat waves, poolside hangs and Frosé’s all round. We kick things off with an update on the last few days in New York City, including Michael’s full rundown on his second visit to ‘Marie’s Crisis’ (the camp show tunes bar) and Lin-Manuel Miranda being there. There’s a hotel move, a day in Santa Monica, all their thoughts and feels on the Broadway musicals they saw, including witnessing Lea Michele’s performance in ‘Funny Girl’. Then we need to find out what’s been happening since they drove into Palm Springs, those previously mentioned Frosés, 46 degree heat and poolside hangs for the gist of things but with shopping sprees and architecture updates thrown in. You can also expect a much needed air conditioning hum as they record the show into their iphones from Em’s hotel room. We also get a mini update on Kim Cattrall’s appearance as Samantha on the season finale of ‘And Just Like That’, plus ‘The Newsreader’ Season 2, Lady Gaga and Beyonce mentions as well, huzzah! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve got a LOT to unpack Emsolators, it’s week one in America and Em and Michael have been doing all of New York City everything. We start with a full rundown on their first day on the ground from late night restaurant meals, to Em wandering the streets to Madonna’s house in an all white jumpsuit while trying to manage explosive diarrhoea. There’s the spiritual moment Em and Michael experienced at a venue where you sing show tunes while a snitchy gay plays along on the piano. There’s holiday hangovers, Brooklyn Bridge treks, breakfast at Balthazar, a visit to the Sex Museum, over-priced IV drips, subway rides and a stack of inner monologue reveals. We also get a full review of the Prime series ‘Red, White and Royal Blue’ and they finally reveal all the Broadway shows they’re about to experience plus what’s up next for their travels. So pour yourself a Cosmo or a cup of Joe, yell “I’m walkin’ ‘ere” in your best NY accent and settle in for a hectic ride full of hilarious holidaying highlights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week, Em invited Emsolators to vent their frustrations on the 10th Anniversary of Michael Lucas killing off their favourite character, Dr Patrick on ‘Offspring’. One of the voice messages was so poignant and heartfelt that we decided to hold off on adding it to last week's episode, just so we could play it to Michael. So this bonus episode is all about the impact that event had on Emsolator Gem and the reaction Michael had to hearing her beautiful message. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prepare yourself for our fave trio, penises, politics and princesses. We start with Michael revealing he visited a penis museum in Iceland, so naturally Em had lots of questions and isn’t shy about pumping Michael for ALL of the details. So that’s the wang section sorted, for the politics part we need to cover off the news that Trump is facing his 4th indictment, along with 18 co-defendants plus how Hillary Clinton reacted when she found out. Then for the princess part there’s Beyonce making a very public show of support for Lizzo live on stage. Finally with Em’s trip beginning Friday, there’s last minute panic over her final preparations and Michael drops some news that inspires Em to consider another full repack of her suitcase. We’ve also got a series of delightful side quests involving Mer-people, Harry Styles, hectic 80’s TV viewing and Tina Knowles which all just feels perfectly right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the death no one wanted, or did they? Today we revisit that moment 10 years ago when Michael Lucas killed off Dr. Patrick on his TV series ‘Offspring’. Em and Michael go deep on the decision and reveal all the behind the scenes action, plus we invited you to vent your Dr Patrick anguish via voicemails for Michael too. Then we need to talk about the Lizzo lawsuit and give out multiple ‘Good For Her’ awards to the sporting achievements of the Diamonds and the Matildas. Finally, how many undies should one pack when they travel and could that fully packed suitcase that Em’s been toiling over the last few months, actually create a huge problem? The answer is, yes, completely, without a doubt, find out why within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael might be under a time crunch but that didn’t prevent us from talking Lady Gaga being live in Vegas while Em and Michael are holidaying in the US. Em’s keen to reaffirm her love for the new season of ‘And Just Like That’ after they brought Carrie’s former fiance Aidan back. We also find time to talk the upcoming season of Michael’s show ‘The Newsreader’ and we learn actual sporty facts about actual soccer stars the Matildas from him as well. To cap that shock off, we also get a delightful little side quest about Michael unearthing a sporting talent he never knew he had while on holidays and it’s the last thing any of us would expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael has finally submitted himself to the full Barbie movie experience and he’s ready to offer up his thoughts and feels and compare and contrast it with Em’s review. Then we need to cover off the actual out of control bin fire (with extra petrol sprinkled on it) that is Elon Musk changing the name of ‘Twitter’ to ‘X’. We follow that with an update on Em’s oestrogen levels, she now has patches everyone so huzzah for the hormone boost. Finally, it’s only 23 days until Em heads off on her trip to the US and she has upped her packing efforts. She’s also issued her family with a not at all veiled threat that she is out and done and it’s a Hunger Games, survival of the fittest type scenario for all of them once she steps on that plane, so that shouldn’t have massive repercussions at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices