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Shoe’s loosened & Dua Lipa t-shirt on, we begin this episode with 2 things that have annoyed Em and both are tied to lazy journalism and click baiting. The first involves former Superman actor Dean Cain, the second, the creepy reporting of the recent AFLW Best and Fairest 2023 Awards. After that it’s props and a ‘Good For Her’ Award for Dolly Parton’s choice of a Dallas Cheerleaders outfit for her NFL Halftime Thanksgiving performance. Then we get to witness Micheal squirm as we delve into the reviews for Baz Luhrman’s TV series ‘Faraway Downs’, a reworking of the ‘Australia’ movie, now streaming on Disney+. The highlight, Michael being forced to review it and arriving at it being Hugh Jackman’s hottest moment on screen and a bunch of other equally beige and non committal observations. There is much pressing of the RuPaul Shade button. Finally, we move onto Barbra Streisand’s tell all ‘My Name Is Barbra’, Michael has finished it and is ready to offer up his final thoughts. Plus Em and Michael stumbled on Barbra’s 1986 concert filmed in the gardens of her Malibu mansion, to an audience of the 80’s most elite celebrities. There’s SO MUCH to unpack and it’s glorious in all the most delightfully delusional ways Barbra is famous for, bless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yeah we are going there, Ghost Diana will be covered, but first we need to talk about Michael’s brand new hairdo, it’s blonde, it’s shocking and Em is not able to process it. After that, Michael updates us on hour 33 of the Barbra Streisand tell all ‘My Name Is Barbra’. Michael has also had a VERY interesting encounter with Kerri-Anne Kennerley thanks to his TV series ‘The Newsreader’. Em reveals what Jamie Lynn Spears has been up to since adopting the role of a celebrity in a jungle that they will eventually wanna get out of. Plus there’s a mental side quest into who Reese Witherspoon is currently dating, yes its apparently Kevin Costner. Finally, we need to talk about the appearance of Ghost Diana in the final season of the documentary ‘The Crown’, she’s back and she’s spooky and she makes no sense whatsoever, hence much discussion must be had. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the moment that almost took one of our hosts out, the footage of Taylor Swift running into the arms of her new boyfriend, Travis Kelce, at her concert in Argentina. Naturally we’ve watched it a hundred and twenty bajillion times on repeat and we are primed to deliver the ultimate deep dive on it, with help from our Swiftie expert and Emsolation Extra subscriber, Kassy. Then we’ve gotta check in with Michael on where he’s at with his listening of Barbra Streisand’s book ‘My Name Is Barbra’, Em has officially checked out on it. Finally, Em reveals the effort she put in when her eldest daughter Marchella checked herself in for a knee reconstruction this week. She’s calling it her penultimate mothering moment, so get the diploma ready and raise a glass of some such to celebrate, huzzah! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s FINALLY here, ‘My Name Is Barbra’ the 992 page, 48 hour audio book written by Barbra Streisand is already being called “exhilarating and startlingly honest”. Naturally Michael is in devour it mode, Em is more about finding her favourite ‘shared on social media’ highlights from Barbra’s media tour promoting it. After extensively reviewing all we’ve heard so far, we need to discuss Michael’s suggestion that he and Em need to do Glastonbury if Madonna ever headlines, Em has lots of thoughts on the likelihood of that ever happening. Finally the results of the ADHD Inquiry have been released and while Em was initially excited, she’s since found a number of reasons not to be, we’ll breakdown that all down. Plus Michael is in lockdown at his mother’s house, while they both recover from Covid, so he’s got a full recap of what’s been happening at his mum’s house to gift upon us as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello Lovelies,Today Em sits down with award-winning social media reporter and presenter for Guardian Australia, Matilda Boseley. You may recognise Matilda from her hugely successful short form news explainers she creates on TikTok, she’s now also the creator of her new book ‘The Year I Met My Brain’ which is described as a travel companion for adults who’ve just found out they have ADHD. Together Em and Matilda will talk about how she managed to assemble this book, how a lack of research into ADHD impacted her ability to complete the book, the one thing parents can do to help and support a newly diagnosed neurodivergent child and so much more.Order ‘the Year I Met My Brain’https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-year-i-met-my-brain-9780143779773Matilda’s Instagram Accountwww.instagram.com/mattieunofficial/Guardian Australia TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@guardianaustraliaMatilda’s Guardian reportinghttps://www.theguardian.com/profile/matilda-boseley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Em is in Sydney, Michael’s in Melbourne, but that hasn’t stopped them from connecting up to deliver this episode for you. After lamenting the fact that their executive producer Benjamin isn’t in the room to add to the background giggles, it's straight into Em’s latest obsession, looking at the brand new Kim Kardashian nipple bra. It actually comes with nipples built into the bra, so you can ALWAYS present yourself headlights ON! Then it’s time for Em and Michael to give their reviews on the brand new Britney Spears book ‘The Woman In Me’ which they both inhaled over the weekend. Finally, we need to reflect the fact it’s Michael’s 45th birthday when this episode drops. Em is approaching the same age and has decided she’s keen to get herself into a routine of gentle good stuff, swishy pants and ski poles, which probably sounds weird in print, but totes makes sense when you hear it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start this episode with a thorough deep dive into Em’s night out with her dad Vincie at the Nile Rodgers, Chic and Chaka Khan concert. We balance that out with Michael’s review of attending the Taylor Swift Eras Tour movie. Obviously because Michael and Em aren’t proper Swifties, we do drag our cameraman and devoted in-house Swiftie, James up to the mic to correct and critique any mistakes we make. Then we focus on the soft focus that seems to glide across the face of Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon whenever they appear in shot on the TV series ‘Morning Wars/The Morning Show’. Plus they’ve been offering up some superb and steamy age appropriate sex scenes between Jen and Mad Men’s Jon Hamm recently too. Finally it’s Britney book drop day, but will Em’s audio copy arrive in time for us to reflect it in this episode, you’ll just have to listen to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each week our Emsolation Extra subscribers pummel Em and Michael with questions via the Supercast website for a segment we call Ask Me Anything, or AMA for short. This special bonus episode is an appetiser for anyone who hasn’t committed to Emsolation Extra and wonders what they might be missing out on. Within, you’ll hear a sample of some of your questions being answered, from “Did Em pack enough undies for her US holiday?” to an “Am I The Arsehole?” that inspired a total of 3 episodes of questions, including an appearance on the phone from the question asker and their partner. So settle in for a tasty morsel of Emsolation Extra treats gifted upon you for free and subscribe for even more treats like this at https://emsolation.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This bonus episode gives you access to something special from our podcast subscription service, Emsolation Extra. Recently Em sat down with one of her favourite people on the planet, the one and only Kaz Cooke. Kaz is famous the world over for creating the kind of books we all need to navigate life, having researched and written books like ‘Up The Duff’, ‘Babies & Toddlers’, ‘Girl Stuff 8-12 & 13+’ and her latest offering ‘It’s The Menopause’, which is in stores now. Together Em and Kaz will talk all things menopause, from sneaky wee’s to heavy flows, oestrogen levels and hair migration, hot flushes and the more than 30 signs that you might be experiencing menopause. So strap yourself in for a wild, hilarious and occasionally infuriating conversation about the ‘pause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First up we need to talk about the result of the Voice Referendum, after the country resoundingly decided that First Nations people apparently don’t deserve constitutional recognition and sadly, mostly voted ‘NO’. After that disappointing result, it’s on to the news that excerpts have started dropping from Britney Jean Spears upcoming tell all book, ‘The Woman In Me’. Thankfully, Em isn’t scared to go all method and usher in Britney herself so she can read the quotes for us in her naturally thick Southern slash Steel Magnolias M’Lynn accent, because AS IF she wouldn’t! Then Em reveals her latest hyper-fixation involving sharp blades and sticky vinyl, which is swiftly followed by the story of how Em found herself at a local play where the premise revolved around a small country town turning into a giant gay porn shoot. Lastly, Michael teases his hubby Adrian’s new story as part of an erotic anthology series coming soon to SBS. We wrap things up with a full debrief on Madonna finally hitting the stage for her recently postponed greatest hits tour and Taylor Swift’s concert movie finally being released too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices