This week all of pop culture decided to unleash all of its everything, all at once and none of us are coping very well. So after admitting to being untethered and unmedicated, Em takes us through a recap of their trip to the Gold Coast for the AACTA Awards, where Michael picked up another award, and Em realised she probably didn’t even need to be there, more on that inside. We follow that up with Beyonce deciding to drop Act 2 of her Renaissance offering’s, right after Usher’s Football concert at the Super Bowl, because Beyonce can do whatever she likes mmmkay. There’s so much to discuss, we start with Usher’s efforts centre stage, but then quickly pivot to Beyonce, with a side quest into playing ‘Okay, Stop!’ with the trailer for the upcoming movie of the Broadway musical ‘Wicked’. There’s much more Beyonce discussion to follow, with cameos from Tina Knowles, Meryl Streep, Jay Z and even some “will Travis Kelce be in Australia with Taylor Swift” chat too. Then there’s Em’s B.O.G. from Fashion Critical, props for Lara from Zhivago for the dress and a delightful discussion about Michelle Lim Davidson to see us out. We also give you a sneaky peek of our Sealed Section after the credits, where Em and Michael talk through J’Lo’s much anticipated film ‘This Is Me…Now: A Love Story’ exclusively for our premium service, Emsolation Extra.

Get your clacker out (this will make sense when you listen) and get ready for another side-quest riddled edition of the pod. To begin with we need to cover off Em’s apparently excellent skin, for her age, how very DARE THEY! Then it’s on to the upcoming AACTA Awards where Em and Michael are both nominated for awards, huzzah! We’ve got outfits to tease, shoes that probably won’t arrive, and a pre-awards ceremony info sheet that is giving all of the facts a spicy brained nominee could dream of, bless. Then it’s onto the Grammy Award rundown no one asked for, where we talk everything from Trevor Noah’s brilliant hosting to Miley Cyrus on stage with Mariah Carey, plus Taylor Swift snubbing Celine Dion, Jay Z dropping truth bombs with Blue Ivy and so much more. There’s also a feast of mental side-quests about Season 2 of ‘The Gilded Age’, Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Vampire’, Taylor’s new album announcement and a bunch of other stuff we can’t even remember right now. Finally, it’s onto the full rundown of the argy-bargy currently happening between Britney Spears and her ex, Justin Timberlake, including the rumours JT is about to do a sit down tell all with Oprah Winfrey, oooh err and other clutching of pearls, so have at it lovelies.

Huzzah we are BACK for 2024 and now we come with the added bonus of visuals too. Yes, you can finally watch Em and Michael in living, breathing, colour on selected podcast apps, which at this stage covers Apple and Spotify. Naturally it still works if you just want to keep listening, or maybe do BOTH! This episode kicks off with a quick catchup and the reveal of a brand-new button for Em’s soundboard, then it’s onto why the Oscars didn’t really snub ‘Barbie’ and Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig haven't really been robbed. Then it’s onto Biden versus Trump in the upcoming US election, would Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson cancel out Donald if he chose to run. We’ve also got side quests into Zak Efron and Brad Pitt’s faces before we check in on Taylor Swift’s availability to attend the NRL Super Bowl now that her man Travis Kelce is in the finals. The MCG is in panic mode over the influx of Swifties they’re about to experience for her ‘Eras Tour’. Finally, inspired by die-hard Swiftie Bilal’s World Record for naming Taylor’s songs from the words of the opening verse ONLY, Em tests Michael’s ability to name Madonna songs using just the opening verses. How many can he get in one minute? The result surprised even us, so strap in, get your listening parts primed and give us a viewing with your eyes too, for even more Emsolation goodness.