The Baroness, Coachella, Katseye & Hacks

About this episode

Em Rusciano and Michael discuss their new musical, Coachella experiences, and various pop culture topics.

Become an Emsolation Extra Member - access BONUS eps & other exclusives NOW @ https://emsolation.supercast.com/ Get tickets to Em's new show 'Addicted to Love' at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival June 5 & 6 NOW @ https://cabaret.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/ Get new Emsolation merch for a LIMITED TIME @ https://emrusciano.store/ Em and Michael have finished the first draft of their musical ‘The Baroness’, which means Em has it on hand at all times, regardless of the risks of random writers or unemployed actors spotting it. Meanwhile weekend one of Coachella has come and gone and the 90s nostalgia is real enough for Em to declare her and Michael officially too old for Coachella, unless they can accommodate some very specific and hilarious tweaks. Inside they cover off everything from the 90s fashion, to the contrast between Justin Bieber and Sabrina Carpenter’s shows, and the cameos from Susan Sarandon, Will Ferrell, Billy Corgan, Vanessa Carlton, J’Lo and more. There’s rumours Mother Madge, aka Madonna is primed for this weekend too…SQUEAL! Em also needs to acknowledge how hectic her algorithm is because it’s serving up all sorts of everything thanks to her Baroness research, her…

People in this episode

Hosts: Em Rusciano, Michael

Topics covered

• musical theatre
• Coachella
• 90s nostalgia
• fashion
• streaming recommendations
• social media algorithms

Keywords

• The Baroness
• Coachella
• 90s fashion
• Hacks
• Katseye
• Madonna
• streaming recommendations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Emsolation, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Emsolation Extra, Emsolation merch, Katseye

Books & works: The Baroness, Hacks

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