Emsolation

It’s the moment you’ve waited weeks for, Em and Michael are back in the building and ready to unleash their unique brand of hectic. First up there’s some excitement, some side quest action and a live google search from Em in our introduction. Then Michael steps in so the two of them can continue to process the news that Madonna announced her greatest hits concert tour. Yes they have tickets, yes they are going to New York, yes they are losing their tiny Madge loving minds about all of the things Madonna. After they’ve heavy breathed their way through that, it’s onto all the pop culture moments we missed over the break. Which means we need to cover off Prince Harry’s penis and Panettone revelations from his book ‘Spare’, there’s also the celebs we lost, plus ‘Good For Her’ props to deliver for Jennifer Coolidge. Em and Michael then make all their predictions for 2023, including what’s next for US and Australian politics, who Harry Styles will date next, what’s gonna happen to Britney Spears, a Kanye spotting side quest and Em and Miichael’s thoughts on J’lo and Ben’s marriage. Finally we wrap things up with Invasion Day chat and offer some options on how you can help support First Nations people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re about to press play on this episode without listening to Part One of Em’s chat with mindset coach Ben Crowe, we’d recommend you don’t until you’ve heard that first, but hey, if you wanna ignore that advice, have at it, who are we to judge? In this episode Ben will be answering your questions, so once again, probs a great idea to have your pen and paper ready to jot down some notes. Inside Ben will offer tips on how to build your resilience so you’re not affected by the negative things that sometimes happen to us. How to encourage vulnerability and self confidence in young people, as well as the one question you need to ask the ones you love that could change everything. We tell you how to put yourself out there as your true authentic self, how to calm yourself and think straight when you’re angry or upset and also offer strategies to help you overcome feelings of mental burnout and like you’re not enough. There’s a wealth of amazing advice awaiting you inside, so press play and start absorbing all this good stuff as soon as you can. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You’re gonna need a pen and paper to take some notes from this episode, trust us, there’s a LOT you’re going to wanna revisit. To help you kickstart 2023, Em sits down with Ben Crowe, he’s Australia’s most in demand professional mentor and leadership coach. He’s worked with everyone from Ash Barty to Dylan Alcott and Stephanie Gilmore and he was instrumental in helping Em unlock her approach for her historic address at the National Press Club. Together they’ll cover off Em’s journey with Ben, talk about the number one issue affecting the world today, reveal Em’s super power and give you details on how you can access Ben on the regular. They’ll also give you the tools to find your purpose, reveal the terrifying thing Ben did to Em during one of their sessions, offer up four things parents need to do for their children and tell you how to get beyond the feeling that you’re not enough. It’s the perfect kickstarter to a brand new year and this is just the first episode, we’ll have even more for you next week, including Ben answering your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it that time already? YES! Yes it is, we are all ready to have a break and our end of year live show was the perfect fullstop to another huge year for Emsolation. We know a lot of you couldn’t be there for the Emsolation End of Term Party, but that doesn’t mean you’re going to miss out. Aside from removing all the singing, because licensing fees, we’ve assembled pretty much everything else, including Em and Michael’s chat with special guest Casey Donovan. We’re even giving you some bonus content that not everyone got to experience, by including the Q&A session that Em and Michael hosted before the show with our VIP ticket holders. Then finally, as a teaser for our first two episodes of 2023, we’ve got an exclusive excerpt from Em’s chat with mindset coach Ben Crowe from Mojo Crowe, with the perfect inspo for anyone who’s feeling burnt out as we crawl towards the end of the year. So give yourself a break and find a moment to take in some good stuff for your ears and have a wonderful few weeks till we return again on January 12. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you even surprised by that word appearing in our episode titles anymore? I’ll answer that for you, nope, not one bit, in fact it makes me even more excited, I’m not even reading the rest of this because woo hoo there’s more peen related content for my brain to absorb via my ears, lets have at it, or at least that’s what we hope you’re thinking. Aside from peen chat we get Em and Michael’s thoughts on the first 3 episodes of the Netflix doco ‘Harry and Meghan’. Then there’s a spoiler free chat between Em, Michael and Em’s eldest Chella on Season 2 of ‘The White Lotus’. It’s spoiler free because Em has only seen the first 2 and a half episodes. WARNING we do kick Em out of the booth so Michael and Chella can have a spoiler filled chat on that final episode. HAVEN’T SEEN THE FINALE YET? Just skip from 24.20 through to 29.00 minutes and you’ll avoid all the juicy spoiler-filled moments, but make sure you come back and listen once you have seen it. Finally Em returns to take us behind the scenes of her big night out at the premiere of the NGV’s exhibition of famous fashion designer Alexander McQueen. There’s also peen in there somewhere, you’ll just have to listen to find out where it's hiding, good luck everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did someone say gimme more wang chat? Probably not, but we’ve got wang of the frolicking kind to fill your ears, so huzzah for all of that and then some. The ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ review you never knew you needed, but were assuming you were probably going to get, is about to be delivered after Em devoured the new adaptation on Netflix. There’s also Em and Michael’s thoughts and feels on the new Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary series, plus they wanna talk about the peeps asking Em what she thinks of the footage of her Madgesty at the celebration for the reissue of her ‘Sex’ book. Finally there’s some questions from our Emsolators that we didn’t get to during our 200th episode last week, so we’ve managed to squeeze even more answers in for you to enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can we deliver two hundred minutes for our two hundredth show? We absolutely can. Will it be a wild and chaotic ride? Um, have you even listened to our previous one hundred and ninety nine episodes? Of course it will be chaotic, we nearly talked ourselves hoarse and we covered all of the things. There’s our standard weekly catch up between Em and Michael which covers everything from their current TV viewing efforts, to the Victoriian election result, with a Catweazle side quest, a saucy party game story and even an appearance from Em’s eldest Chella. We also have Em and her husband Scott sitting down for a chat, there’s Em and Michael acting a Hallmark Christmas movie written by a bot, your questions answered and so much more. Get ready for the longest and most eclectic episode we’ve EVER created and happy two hundred episodes to all of us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Em got her autism diagnosis confirmed on Friday so she needs to talk through that, she also wants to reflect on Elio’s first day of orientation at his kinder, plus she has her period, so expect a few teary moments within. You’ll also get to hear about the time Em forgot to mask during a very important meeting with a huge TV production company and subsequently did something that ensured she never heard from them again. It’s a short, free flowing confessional, straight from the heart, so settle in and enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael has been in a float tank full of magnesium and Em is having none of it, but she also has lots of questions. Em has gall bladder issues and she also found out Elon Musk has 10 children, created his own burnt hair perfume, carried a sink into Twitter, fired 50 percent of the company and gave Trump Twitter access again, so yep, more questions. We’re then saying “Good for Her” to Heidi Klum and her daughter Leni for clapping back at suggestions they shouldn’t model together in lingerie, by modelling together in lingerie again. Then we prove Em lives in a multiverse after she reveals why she thinks Heidi’s ex is actually called Seal. Finally, Em and Michael have been bingeing Season 5 of ‘The Crown’ which ushers in Michael’s awkward recollections of a rideshare with the actress playing Princess Diana, Elizabeth Debicki. Plus Em asks him to tell us about how he scared Claudia Karvan out of the room by singing his own version of Dolly Parton’s Jolene to her. So yeah, it's your standard grab bag of all the randomness you’ve come to expect and love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you even ready? The answer to that is no, NO you are not ready, but you actually don’t need to be. This episode is like unleashing two hilarious hummingbirds in front of a pair of microphones to watch them fight it out for the next punchline, hence you will get relentless giggles with a hefty serving of campery and a bunch of trauma bonding thrown in. There’s also half a dozen hilarious titles for any and all of Reuben’s future biographies, all the facts on why Em and Reuben are basically the same fabulous person, how they both started in the same place and why they celebrate overcoming their own trauma and then share it with their audience on stage. It’s a fabulous ride which we know you’re gonna love, so plug in and put it in your ears at your earliest convenience mmmkay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices