Emsolation

The House of Emsolation
The House of 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 you: Emsolation isn’t just a podcast—it’s a community. A place where listeners feel seen, heard, and thoroughly entertained. Welcome to the family! We’re so happy you’re here. You’re now an official Emsolator.

  1. 1h ago

    Our Halloween, Antonelli’s F1 Win, Period Dramas, Matthew Perry, Martha Stewart & More

    WATCH all our video eps & get other exclusive perks with Emsolation Extra @ https://emsolation.supercast.com/ This week Em joins us via Zoom from Sydney where she’s hosting the National Disability and Inclusion Summit after flying up for Michael’s Halloween Party on Saturday night. Inside this episode you’ll hear about the success of Michael’s Halloween celebration and why Em thinks it’s time to start charging for a ticket. It was a huge weekend for F1 fans after Kimi Antonelli was crowned the youngest ever Formula One World Champion driver, so naturally Em is very keen to update and celebrate that with Michael. Em’s also keen to discuss inhaling back to back episodes of period dramas like ‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’ and ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ and how it’s changed her aesthetic. Michael meanwhile has been stepping back into the darker side of the 90’s with the Netflix docu-series ‘The One About Matthew Perry’. Michael is also still gently encouraging Em to watch ‘Furious’ and ‘Dustfall’, but she remains uninterested in watching anything that bleak. Michael’s husband Adrian got to enjoy a series of ‘Leviticus’ themed Halloween outfits, Em and Michael reveal their fave Halloween costumes and the uproar over Martha Stewart’s off choice for a costume too. Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em and Michael make their predictions for the US Mid-Terms and Em wants to work through all the red flags of a cancelled first date she thankfully avoided. Get access for just $1.87 a week, or watch the full video episode with access to our entire back-catalogue using the link above or via the Supercast website for $2.50 a week at emsolation.supercast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Our Halloween, Antonelli’s F1 Win, Period Dramas, Matthew Perry, Martha Stewart & More

  2. Oct 28

    Em’s Halloween Costume, ‘Babydoll’ Hyperfixing, Paris Hilton’s Superpowers & More

    WATCH all our video eps & get other exclusive perks with Emsolation Extra @ https://emsolation.supercast.com/ Em’s delivering a solo episode while Michael is away in Queensland, we begin with a sneak peek at Em’s outfit for Michael’s Tim Curry Circus themed Halloween party, which comes with demands from Michael to dance till dawn too. That’s followed by Em’s newest hyperfixation song ‘Babydoll’ by Jamie Miller, which she loves so much she’s actually learnt the choreo. Jamie recently performed the song on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in the UK with ‘Off Campus’ star Antonio Cipriano, and if they aren’t secretly in love, Em doesn’t wanna know about it. Paris Hilton held an ADHD Creator Summit at her home in LA where she also talked about her neurodivergence being her superpower. Understandably a lot of people have an issue with that which Em is keen to delve into. Finally Em's youngest Elio has come up with a brand new invention to get around the no swearing rule at home. There’s also a review for the new season of ‘Nobody Wants This’ too. Then in the Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em talks her love of the delightfully emotional judge on ‘The Great Pottery Throwdown’, Keith Brymer Jones, plus her eldest Marchella’s opening night as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, with added cameos from Michael Paynter and Rob 'Millsy' Mills. Get access for just $1.87 a week, or watch the full video episode with access to our entire back catalogue using the link above or via the Supercast website for $2.50 a week at emsolation.supercast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Em’s Halloween Costume, ‘Babydoll’ Hyperfixing, Paris Hilton’s Superpowers & More

  3. Oct 21

    SNL UK Claps-Back at Shane Gillis & Pauline Hanson Mocking Jacqui Lambie

    WATCH all our video eps & get other exclusive perks with Emsolation Extra @ https://emsolation.supercast.com/ Once again there’s much to unpack, so we begin with the DM everyone’s been sharing with Em over the weekend, a clip from SNL UK’s “Weekend Update”, where co-host Ania Magliano reacted to that gym whore monologue from Shane Gillis on the US version of SNL. Em has also recently gone viral after posting footage of herself working out in her gym gear to the song ‘Whore Shorts’ which was created in response to Shane’s monologue by actress Elizabeth Donaldson. Emsolator Amy also posted on our Facebook Group about Em’s encouragement for women to just lift for their fitness, has ended with her competing in her very first powerlifting competition too. Then it’s onto the outrage Pauline Hanson’s created after her political cartoon ‘Please Explain’ used Jacqui Lambie’s emotional speech revealing she had a vaginal and bladder prolapse as a punchline. Em was understandably outraged and has done a deep dive on all the info and facts around pelvic organ prolapse in case anyone was scared off from a checkup or needed to know more. Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em and Michael discuss whether they should attend their High School Reunion, Em’s been ghosted, plus they review S4 of ‘The Diplomat’ & watch a scene from  ‘Whalefall’. Get access for just $1.87 a week, or watch the full video episode with access to our entire backcatalogue using the link above or via the Supercast website for $2.50 a week at emsolation.supercast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    SNL UK Claps-Back at Shane Gillis & Pauline Hanson Mocking Jacqui Lambie

  4. Oct 14

    Kelly Clarkson’s Viral Bird Drama, CPAC Chaos & Reviewing ‘Kill Jackie’

    WATCH all our video eps & get other exclusive perks with Emsolation Extra @ https://emsolation.supercast.com/ We open this week’s episode with a shoutout to Em’s eldest Marchella for not gifting her tickets to see Olivia Dean live, by getting her the perfect merch for her to wear on the pod. Michael’s also coming in with bare feet after underestimating the amount of rain falling on his way in and as a result offered up a free perve for Wikifeet fans. Em and Michael also reveal they hit up a gay club again on the weekend surrounding themselves with their fave drag queens, older gay men and multiple Madonna tracks as well. After that it’s onto the chaos of the CPAC meeting in Queensland on the weekend, with former UK PM Liz Truss in attendance and Pauline Hanson being met with cheers, while Liberal leader Angus Taylor got met with crickets. There’s some love for the algorithm serving Em all the good stuff online and Michael lamenting the simple days of no ads and a feed full of just your friends on social media. Then we need to unpack the palaver currently unfolding between Grammy award winner Kelly Clarkson and a curiosity shop in Brooklyn, over an animatronic bird worth $15,000. Em also wants to make sure you’re across the new Stan series ‘Kill Jackie’ with Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael is loving ‘East of Eden’ on Netflix and Anna Torv in ‘Dustfall’ on the ABC. Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em talks the emotional toll and challenges of dating while Michael wants to delve into the popularity of witches, makes sense. Get access for just $1.87 a week, or watch the full video episode with access to our entire backcatalogue using the link above or via the Supercast website for $2.50 a week at emsolation.supercast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Kelly Clarkson’s Viral Bird Drama, CPAC Chaos & Reviewing ‘Kill Jackie’

  5. Oct 7

    Men of Australia, We Need to Talk

    WATCH all our video eps & get other exclusive perks with Emsolation Extra @ https://emsolation.supercast.com/ (CONTENT WARNING: References to DV & SA from 19.00 to 25.50) We begin with a swift round of updates on the Beckham family feud escalating at Paris Fashion Week and Dua Lipa, Nicole Kidman and Pedro Pascal serving front row cuteness at the Chanel runway. After that it’s onto Andrew Garfield impressing Em enough on Amy Poehler's ‘Good Hang’ podcast that he’s off her shitlist, then it’s onto Beyoncé releasing pics on the weekend looking ultra fit. The Beyhive are taking it as a sign that her much rumoured rock album is close to being announced, with some commentators saying things like “when Mama comes out in a size 4, you about to be poor”. There’s also side quests into the ‘Twilight’ book turning 21 and Elio recently discovering how to flip the bird. Then Em and Michael are also keen to talk about the barrage of violence that keeps increasing towards women, with stories like the Cornell 7, and the prominent Aussie fitness expert charged with domestic violence this week. Once again the onus is falling on women to speak up and Em is keen to know what the men in our lives are saying or doing about it, because the algorithm definitely isn’t sharing any of the outrage and anger that women are currently feeling with the average straight man. Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em and Michael will ‘Okay, Stop!’ that steamy viral video of Jonathan Bailey recording his role as Dracula for a new Audible series, plus there's more dating life research to reveal, and Michael's upcoming Halloween party to discuss too. Get access for just $1.87 a week, or watch the full video episode with access to our entire backcatalogue using the link above or via the Supercast website for $2.50 a week at emsolation.supercast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Men of Australia, We Need to Talk

  6. Sep 30

    Taylor Swift’s Encore, Kylie’s Halftime Show & Madonna’s VMAs

    WATCH all our video eps & get other exclusive perks with Emsolation Extra @ https://emsolation.supercast.com/ After a week off we are coming in chockers to the gills with content, in fact Em and Michael have so much they wanna discuss, that they can’t even guarantee they'll get to all of the things. We begin with some teasing of Michael’s next big TV project, plus an update on Em’s eldest Marchella playing Jesus in a local production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’. Then they dive into Taylor Swift dropping 4 new songs for ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ and the backlash from Swifties and critics to its lacklustre content, some have even called the track ‘Cleveland!’ her worst song ever. There’s also side quests into Raye, Hayley Williams and Harry Styles, plus Em and Michael discuss all their fave parts of Kylie’s half time show at the AFL Grand Final, and Madonna breaking records and making a triumphant return to the VMAs. Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em’s returned to the ‘Feeld’ dating app, plus she’s got stories from her final shows and her Fiji holiday too. Get access for just $1.87 a week, or watch the full video episode with access to our entire backcatalogue using the link above or via the Supercast website for $2.50 a week at emsolation.supercast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Taylor Swift’s Encore, Kylie’s Halftime Show & Madonna’s VMAs

  7. Sep 16

    Em’s Final Shows, The Emmys, Miley, Raye, Dannii & Nat Bass

    Access BONUS video episodes & other exclusive perks with Emsolation Extra @ https://emsolation.supercast.com/ LAST CHANCE see Em's 5 Star Rated 'Addicted to Love' in Melbourne FRIDAY & Sydney SATURDAY  https://emrusciano.com/addicted-to-love/ Friday and Saturday are your final chance to see Em’s brand new show ‘Addicted to Love’ so we begin by flagging all of the previous dates who’ve agreed to come to the Melbourne show, as well as an update on the latest developments in her dating life. The Emmys were on while we recorded, so there’s updates on their red carpet and nomination faves, with side quests into Nicole Kidman, Zendaya, Law Roach and of course the loss of Bob Mackie too. After that we need to discuss the backlash around the new Miley Cyrus track ‘Bass Persuades’, Michael gives Em props for her early adoption and championing of Slayyyter. Em reveals how she may have influenced Raye’s makeup choices, plus they both wanna talk up Dannii Minogue and Natalie Bassingthwaighte’s collab for the Rogue Traders ‘Dirty Dirty Disco’. Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em reveals one of her most hectic dating stories EVER, just to film Michael’s reaction to it for us, plus there's side quests on Alanis Morissette, Brandi Carlile, Celine Dion and Lady Gaga too. Get access for just $1.87 a week, or watch the full video episode with access to our entire backcatalogue using the link above or via the Supercast website for $2.50 a week at emsolation.supercast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Em’s Final Shows, The Emmys, Miley, Raye, Dannii & Nat Bass

  8. Sep 9

    Em’s Weekend, The Monza GP & Michael’s Oscar Tips

    Access BONUS video episodes & other exclusive perks with Emsolation Extra @ https://emsolation.supercast.com/ Melbourne & Sydney DON’T MISS Em's 5 Star Rated Show 'Addicted to Love' https://emrusciano.com/addicted-to-love/ It’s been a time but Em and Michael are back in the home studio to gift uponst you an update on Em’s weekend performing in Newcastle and Thirroul, with added goss from her Noosa holiday beforehand too. Safe to say there's been some major movements on the chess board and several many requests for updates after Em shared a LOT on stage across the weekend. The Monza Grand Prix happened in Italy during a heatwave over the weekend, Em has a full update on the results, plus a brand new mission after her dad Vincie requested they attend the Monza GP and then visit Sicily next year. Speaking of Italy, the Venice Film Festival is on which means Michael is VERY excited to offer up his predictions for the Oscars. Aside from the expected nominees like ‘The Odyssey’, the latest contenders tipped for an Academy award include Andrew Scott, Carrie Coon and Julianne Moore. There’s also a Will.i.am side quest about his time with Michael Jackson and Prince thrown in for good measure too. Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em updates Michael on the latest exploits from her dating life with added voice memos. Get access for just $1.87 a week, or watch the full video episode with access to our entire backcatalogue using the link above or via the Supercast website for $2.50 a week at emsolation.supercast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Em’s Weekend, The Monza GP & Michael’s Oscar Tips
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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 you: Emsolation isn’t just a podcast—it’s a community. A place where listeners feel seen, heard, and thoroughly entertained. Welcome to the family! We’re so happy you’re here. You’re now an official Emsolator.

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