The Ashlee and Jessicast

By Lia Russo

Join pop culture obsessed actress Lia Russo (Lia-Russo.com) as she travels through the music, movies, reality shows, scandals, and everything in between featuring your y2k faves and beyond.... more

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January 10, 2025 127. Macaulay Culkin Part 3: Power & Control
From 1988-1994, Macaulay was one of the hardest working and highest paid actors in Hollywood. Raking in money and breaking records that compared to his 40-year-old contemporaries made Mack and his father Kit two of the most powerful people in the entertainment industry. Mack didn't care much about this; he wanted to play his game boy and make friends his own age. Kit, on the other hand, used that leverage to make demands, threaten industry professionals, and ensure his idea of what was best for his child's career was the only option. In today's episode we go through the rest of Mack's roles from childhood: Jacob's Ladder, My Girl, The Good Son, The Nutcracker, Getting Even With Dad, The Pagemaster, and Richie Rich. I also cover Macaulay's night hosting Saturday Night Live (which is the stuff of legend), why he was kicked off of the 1994 Oscars, and his soft retirement from the industry at age 14.

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1h 48min
January 02, 2025 126. Macaulay Culkin Part 2: Michael Jackson
Today we are continuing the remarkable life story of Macaulay Culkin by chronicling one of the most unique friendships in all of showbiz. In 1991, Michael Jackson noticed a kid crossing the threshold of "there's no turning back from here" levels of fame and decided to do something about it. This made sense considering the deluge of similarities between 10 year old Macaulay and the 10 year old that Michael used to be... and possibly still was. There are things about this friendship that I love. There are other things that make me nervous. Of course, this is a remarkably sensitive topic and I hope I approached it in the best way I could.

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*Please Note everything in this episode is alleged for entertainment purposes only*
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1h 37min
December 25, 2024 125. Macaulay Culkin Part 1: Home Alone
Today on The Ashlee and Jessicast we start a new series on one of the most iconic and recognizable child stars, Macaulay Culkin. In Part 1, I deep dive into Mack’s chaotic family life, parental abuse, childhood pre-fame, background in ballet, the early days of his career and of course, his superstar making role of Kevin McCallister in the Home Alone films.

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*Everything in this podcast is alleged for entertainment purposes only*
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2h 6min
December 14, 2024 124. Ashlee Backs Up Her Vocals ft. Michael Cadoch
Today we are back to discussing the ICONIC reality television program The Ashlee Simpson Show and I am so excited to welcome back Michael Cadoch of Planet 2000s to discuss Season 2, Episode 4 of The Ashlee Simpson Show entitled “Ashlee Backs Up Her Vocals”.

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1h 16min
December 05, 2024 123. Newlyweds: Jess Gets a Root Canal ft. Mary of When They Popped
It's tiiiiiiime! We are back to reviewing Newlyweds and I regret to inform you that queen Jessica Simpson and this guy she married Nick Lachey are in the final season of the show AND their marriage. I am welcomed by y2k pop culture expert and podcast host Mary from When They Popped to discuss "Jess Gets A Root Canal". Join us as we discuss cavities, missing teeth, german exchange students, halloween decorations, cheese coneys, and oh so much more!

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Listen to Mary's podcast When They Popped - A Y2K Pop Culture Podcast on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you find your podcasts!
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1h 21min
November 25, 2024 122. Theatre Nerds Dissect Playing With Fire by JC Chasez
Today on the podcast I welcome fellow musical theatre kid, JC obsessed fan, and insightful queen River (@thereelriver) to talk every detail of JC Chasez & Jimmy Harry's new masterpiece, Playing With Fire.

The extended Patreon version of this episode is 2 hours, 56 minutes and can be accessed at patreon.com/ashleeandjessicast along with ~100 bonus episodes and long form video content, all ad-free!

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2h 14min
October 09, 2024 121. A Lot Like Love (2005)
Today my BBFFAE Gina has returned to dive into one of our favorite early 2000's movies, A Lot Like Love, starring Ashton Kutcher and. Join us to remember and honor this underrated CLASSIC!!!

Join The Ashlee and Jessicast's Patreon community at Patreon.com/AshleeAndJessicast for over 100 bonus episodes and videos. Starts at $5 a month, cancel anytime.

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1h 59min
September 24, 2024 120. The Messy Love Life of Julia Roberts
Today we are discussing the iconic permanent A-Lister Julia Fiona Roberts and her storied dating life. Let's time travel through her relationships including Liam Neeson, Dylan McDermott, Kiefer Sutherland & Jason Patric (listed together as she left Kiefer at the alter and ran away with his BFF Jason), sudden marriage to country star Lyle Lovett, my personal fave Matthew Perry, Benjamin Bratt, and allll the drama and tea from when she started dating her forever love Danny Moder who just happened to be married at the time. Yes, we will discuss Julia's unhinged A Low Vera pap walk and spooo much more!! This was such a fun episode... let me know who else you'd like to see an episode about.

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2h 3min
September 04, 2024 119. The REAL Tea on Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Today we go back to the 90s to look closer at one of its biggest stars, Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Jonathan rose to fast fame with iconic roles in TV's Home Improvement and Disney's The Lion King, but is probably best known for gracing the pages of every teen magazine in the world. Though he made millions and achieved a level of fame most could only dream of, he left it all behind before he was even of legal drinking age. So, what happened? In this episode, I cover his rise in the industry, his unique approach to fame, and what he's been doing in the mysterious aftermath of being the heartthrob known as JTT.

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1h 53min
August 27, 2024 118. Decoding Lindsay Lohan's Infamous List (Part 2)
In today's episode, join me to dissect the rest of the names on Lindsay Lohan's infamous leaked list. Be sure to check out Part 1 for a full primer on the list and what I think it all means, plus the first set of names.

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1h 2min

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