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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 crim...

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 wi...

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...

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...

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 a...

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 G...

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 h...

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 Fo...

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 abou...

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...

Em has seen the Barbie movie and she is bursting at the seams with all the thoughts and feels and she’s not afraid to unleash her FULL spoiler free review within. Then we need to update everyone on the writers strike in America. What even is it? Why do we care, and how come rich peeps like the star of ‘The Nanny’ are complaining about not getting enough money? Finally, Em got aggressive with a win...

Madonna returns to social media to thank her fans, Em and Michael are thankful, willing to stalk her in New York and exploring options to replace her cancelled concert. Em’s off to the premiere of the Barbie movie and no one will ruin her experience of seeing it on the big screen. Britney Spears is dropping a memoir in October called ‘The Woman In Me’ and we have so much we wanna see within its pa...

Did you know Em Rusciano and Julia Morris are actual friends? How could two powerful, magnificent, driven and opinionated media ladies possibly be able to sit down in the same room as each other and not dominate all media instantly, exactly. While the old white men of the media think it's all too much and no one could possibly endure it, this special sit down proves how utterly wrong they are. So...

This week Michael upgrades from a snack platter while recording, to sitting in a hire car outside an Italian Airbnb while recording, so situation normal right? Em reveals how Michael dropped the “Madonna is postponing her world tour” bombshell in her lap. Then we need to work our way through the disappointment of the storylines on the new season of ‘And Just Like That’ and the upcoming Kim Cattral...

It’s update time as Michael gives us the inside word on seeing ABBA in hologram form, their purpose built arena offers up a wealth of venue ideas for Em, which naturally inspired our episode title. Em needs to take us through Kim Cattrall’s new Netflix series ‘Glamorous’, with side quests to ‘And Just Like That’, IBS and Michael’s relentless snacking while they record. Plus a message from an Emsol...

Hello Lovelies, Today Em Rusciano sits down with the one and only Art Simone, famous for being on the first season of Drag Race Down Under, she hosts her own podcast ‘Concealed’ and her YouTube series ‘Kick-Ons’ and she’s in the room to drop truth bombs on filming drag race in NZ, buying resin clocks from Shapelle Corby, what RuPaul is really like on set, who both their fave drag queens are, attac...

Michael drops ANOTHER bombshell to get us started, Em is utterly shook but thankfully totes able to move on so that we can award J’Lo another ‘Good For Her’ for her thirst trap Father’s Day post of Ben Affleck. We follow that with the news that a saucy championship of the in and out kind is being held in Sweden, or is it? Who cares, Em and Michael have much to say about it, which somehow ends up w...

Here’s an exclusive excerpt from our very first Lovenundrums episode with your favourite ethnic Aunties, Em Rusciano and her daughter Marchella Rusciano-Barrow, to hear the entire 39 minute episode, in all it’s uncensored glory, subscribe to Emsolation Extra at emsolation.supercast.com NOW! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael’s joining us live from London, we get his full Beyonce Renaissance Tour Live review and Em has a secret about the concert too. Em reveals she’s already in prep mode for her US holiday 8 weeks out, Michael’s been watching the show Em refuses to view ‘The Idol’ and we dish out our ‘Good For Her’ award to Kylie Minogue plus we sneak in a super short Tony Awards update as well. Learn more abou...

Em Rusciano sits down for an incredible chat with the youngest member of Australian Parliament and a proud disabled person, Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John to talk about his incredible upbringing, how he approaches an ableist world, how Em’s Press Club speech affected him, why he’s fighting for people with ADHD and Autism and what he’s hopes to achieve with his career in politics. It’s a fascina...

We are getting wet in this episode, first up we need to celebrate White Gladis, the female Orca who’s made it her mission to attack and sink yachts and is now teaching other Orcas how to launch their own attacks, Good For Her! We follow that with Em and Michael’s full review on the live action version of ‘The Little Mermaid’, they’re throwing 10 out of 10’s at Halle Bailey’s entire performance, bu...

Yep we’re going there, to begin with we cover the fallout from last week’s Beyonce Betrayal. It’s been truly heckers, especially for one Michael Lucas who’s even received drive-by confrontations from Emsolators keen to address his shocking revelation. After that we wanna touch on one of the biggest stories of the week, the sad departure of Stan Grant from Q&A and the ABC. Then Em is super keen to...

In an Emsolation Exclusive, Em’s eldest daughter Marchella Rusciano-Barrow sits down to chat with Will McKenna who’s the lead of the new ABC series ‘The Messenger’. Will just happens to be Chella’s bestie, they shared the stage in multiple high school plays and he’s been a friend of the Rusciano family for years. Expect a lot of gentle ribbing from Chella and Will and low key Em and Michael vibes...

It’s the edit you never wanted us to do, so we’ve gifted you the full version of Em and Michael playing ‘Okay Stop’ on RuPaul’s tour of his Beverly Hills mansion on ‘Architectural Digest’. Grab the video on YouTube and watch along as Em and Michael work their way through every extravagant pavilion, disco room and orange decorated space for your enjoyment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

The betrayals come thick and fast in this episode, in fact they bookend this chat and they both come from Michael, so prepare for much pearl clutching and dramatic inhales from Em. Our first betrayal involves Em’s personal mullet wearing musical hero and his brand new doco ‘John Farnham - Finding the Voice’. Michael may have seen it, with his mother, on Mother’s Day, so it's basically a gut punch...