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Emsolation

Join multi-media maven Em Rusciano—writer, singer, comedian, producer, podcast princess, and disability advocate—and her best friend of 30 years, award-winning screenwriter Michael Lucas (Offspring, Party Tricks, Rosehaven, The Newsreader), each week for an unpredictable mix of deeply personal anecdotes, obsessive pop culture dissections, and truly unhinged movie and TV reviews. If you’re after a show full of humour, heart, and hot takes, we’ve got good news for you! We should also warn

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46:34

Darlin’ it’s Better, Down Where it’s Wetter

Emsolation ·

2023/05/31

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, but they also have notes. Some of the new song inclusions left them shook, Triton was wearing a t-shirt

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53:38

The Aftermath of the Bey-trayal

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2023/05/24

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 update us all on her new favourite bingeable series about mermaids called ‘MerPeople’ and she reveals

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25:54

Chella Chats with Will McKenna

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2023/05/18

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 as they discuss the series, how Will approached the filming and other on set goss, plus the kind of

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26:55

The Full OK Stop on RuPaul’s AD Appearance

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2023/05/18

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:26

The Beyonce Betrayal

Emsolation ·

2023/05/17

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 right from the start for Em. Thankfully Michael gives us a full review and even offers up

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50:45

Semen Stencil

Emsolation ·

2023/05/10

This week Em is shook because Michael is keen to talk about the Coronation of the King, Em has zero interest. Weirdly though (actually not really weird at all really) even though she didn’t actually watch it, she’s absorbed a shocking amount of assorted facts and highlights. Once we’ve worked through that Em is mad keen to drag a very reluctant Michael into the marvellous world of mushrooms. Em’s got all the facts, a new app to help her identify them and an unbridled passion to force Michael into

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54:02

We Have News For You.

Emsolation ·

2023/05/03

Obviously if you were at our family meeting last night you’ve already got the news we have for you. If you weren’t there then all will be revealed within this episode, first though we wanna touch on the shocking loss of Masterchef’s Jock Zonfrillo. Then Michael is obsessed with the fact that our Prime Minister went to a celebrity wedding that Em has zero interest in, so that won’t last long. We follow that up with the Instagram algorithm that’s sending Em blokes with massive wangs working out, she’s

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13:57

What Mothers Really Want

Emsolation ·

2023/05/01

Inspired by the responses to a post where Em asked Mother’s what they HONESTLY wanted for Mother’s Day, we’re offering up a way to help you get exactly what you want from your family, plus we reveal more about the Family Meeting we’re holding on Wednesday and why you need to be there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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44:36

She Pulled a Salt Shaker from Where?

Emsolation ·

2023/04/26

The answer to that question is within this episode, but first there’s a kinda sorta answer to last week’s question for the cast of Glee, which we follow with a reminder of what Emsolators need to do if Em ever goes missing. Then it’s on to Em’s Saturday which included an early morning wake up, a hurried house clean, a 50th birthday lunch for her husband Scott and a midnight performance on stage with Reuben Kaye. We’re talking stand-ups, a full band, singing, burlesque, fire twirling, aerial circus

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48:34

What’s Going On With Bluey.

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2023/04/19

The first 20 seconds of a new season of a universally loved kids TV series has triggered a lot of parents, but before we talk about any of that, we need to talk the hectic going ons at community pools. Inspired by Michael’s t-shirt, we go on a trip down memory lane to Em’s previous life as a teenage swim instructor, the whack things that happened in and around the pool and the shame of wearing clothing from the lost and found. Once we’ve navigated all of those memories, we need to discuss why the

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43:37

Mid-Life. Motherhood. Mental Load.

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2023/04/12

An Easter meme comparing the to-do list of Mums and Dads triggered a huge response from Emsolators and Em has some thoughts on why the mental load on Mothers has reached a tipping point and what to do next. We also need to talk all the behind the scenes action of Em’s appearance at the Melbourne International Comedy Debate, how Annabel Crabb connected Em to the one and only Penny Wong, and who labelled Em and John Safran’s debate responses as sophisticated. We’re addicted to a brand new Netflix

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17:37

Succession Compression Session

Emsolation ·

2023/04/11

This episode delivers exactly what’s in the title, so naturally if you’re not into the TV series ‘Succession’, or you’re yet to see episode 3 of the current season, then this podcast episode is not for you. Em and Michael are long time fans and both of them are finally up to speed with all the new episodes and they needed a full debrief. So expect much gushing, a variety of what’s next theories and some behind the scenes chat that includes Michael doing a very casual flex on actually meeting and

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56:05

I Wish You Well

Emsolation ·

2023/04/05

Like a casual remark whispered in the ear of the man you just destroyed in a televised courtroom drama, this episode is guaranteed to get inside your head. Yes we’ll talk all things legal with Gwyneth winning her court case and Donald Trump being dragged before a Judge for his own mea culpa moment. There’s Em’s kindergarten confessions to work through, then we need to find out what went down when Em encountered Vogue Australia on the red carpet and Geena Davis behind a velvet rope at the launch for

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48:59

Helicopters, Skiing and F1

Emsolation ·

2023/03/29

Strap in for a true taster of the lifestyles of the rich and famous as we reflect on some of the fantabulous transport options celebs have delivered for us to chat about this week. First though we need to allow Em some space to talk about how she’s allowed Crocs into her life, good luck everyone, plus Elio and his very specific lunchbox demands make an appearance, huzzah! Once that’s sorted we’ll reveal all of our favourite moments from the utterly bizarre court case surrounding a 2016 collision on

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46:44

Leopard Print Snatch

Emsolation ·

2023/03/22

Huzzah to Michael for that episode title, naturally you’ll get the full context once you start listening, go us for not providing any spoilers within this description. This week Em proves how good an investment her inflatable wang is turning out to be ever since she bought it for her Evil Queen comedy tour. Then Michael joins us from overseas to trigger Em’s fears of prehistoric ocean creatures and rogue drug busts. Em reveals the rash decision she made 6 months ago that is now coming back to haunt

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43:17

Good for Gaga

Emsolation ·

2023/03/15

It’s a ‘Good for Her’ extravaganza and we start with some unexpected props for Em from one of the world’s best pop songwriters. Then it’s on to celebrating Lady Gaga’s emotional Oscars tour de force, from her butt baring arrival look and paparazzi tripping incident, to her makeup free introduction and performance of her Oscar nominated ‘Top Gun Maverick’ song ‘Hold My Hand’. We are also living for Nicole Kidman’s facial work on the ‘champagne’ carpet and Angela Bassett’s reaction to Jamie Lee Curtis

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62:32

Let’s Hear it for the Ladies

Emsolation ·

2023/03/08

On International Women’s Day we’re bringing together some of our favourite Emsolation visitors to remind us why women should be celebrating each other every day. Inside you’ll find Em’s chats with a heap of her besties including Masterchef favourite and food writer Melissa Leong, film maker, historian and author, Santilla Chingaipe and gender equality advocate and author Jamila Rizvi. We also have some timely advice from period preacher Lucy Peach and Gynaecologist Dr Kara Thompson. There’s also

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46:02

I Work in a Bakery

Emsolation ·

2023/03/01

It’s Em’s birthday week so we open with 4 things Em’s learnt at 44, so maybe get a pen and some paper, or open your notes app before you get started. Then we need to reflect on all things World Pride and Mardi Gras with Michael joining us for this pod from Sydney, which means he’s been inhaling all of the gay, all at once. Speaking of campery, Em and Michael took in the Harry Styles concert in Melbourne. They have huge props for the Stylers audience and not so much respect for the boomers at the

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47:49

Representation Matters

Emsolation ·

2023/02/22

This episode is different from what we normally deliver, for one we won’t be talking about any rogue wangs or celebrity happenings, although Michael does still manage to reference peen, and also slide in his Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters impressions early on to lighten the load. Em found herself in the press this week with her Autism diagnosis being called into question after praising a venue for having a sensory room available. So she and Michael decided to tackle it all head on. We’ll cover

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57:29

It’s Fast and Furious, But For Bums

Emsolation ·

2023/02/15

We begin this episode with birthday wishes for Em’s daughter Odie who’s turning 16 on the day this podcast drops, Em also offers up her fave Odie story to celebrate. Then Michael joins us to reveal the most spectacular outfit ever, make sure you check out the proof on the Emsolation Instagram page. Two weeks ago Em accused him of being a gay who had given up when he turned up in a t-shirt and ripped jean shorts to record the podcast. This week he delivered his spiteful farshun clapback using 70’s

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