Phone a Friend with Jessi Cruickshank

Phone a Friend with Jessi Cruickshank

Comedian Jessi Cruickshank HAS A PODCAST! Because she needed a safe space to talk about EVERYTHING without getting in trouble. Each week, she’ll give her hot takes on what’s happening in the world, in her home and in Pop Culture. But when she wants to dive deeper, learn more, or just understand important things like Who the F*&# is Bhad Bhabie? She’ll get to Phone a Friend! This can be a real-life friend, a celebrity friend, a sassy tween, a serious news anchor, a gay man who knows about The Real Housewives, a straight man who knows about sports, or the only person she could find who actually got Taylor Swift tickets. The conversations might last three minutes or the entire episode. They can be deep or petty, but they’ll all be eye-opening and HILARIOUS. New episodes drop EVERY THURSDAY wherever you get your podcasts! And if you read this entire description, you’re pretty much obligated to CLICK SUBSCRIBE and leave a 5 STAR REVIEW! LEAVE JESSI A VOICEMAIL: 323-448-0068 FOLLOW JESSI: @jessicruickshank Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

June 26, 2025 52 mins

Jessi is STANDING ON BUSINESS in this all new episode! That business includes a full explainer of the Justin Bieber Meme “You’re Not Clocking That I’m Standing On Business”, an It Ends With Update (did Blake Lively FINALLY WIN!?) an angry voicemail for Beyonce and a celebrity sighting in the wild! 


Plus, America’s cringiest billionaires Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos are getting married in Venice whether Venice wants them to...

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Jessi is BACK from tour and vacation to catch up on every lawsuit, every lookalike, every twerk and every album cover that she missed. She starts with a very important 'It Ends With Update"- Justin Baldoni's lawsuit was dismissed but IT does not END here... Jessi tells you why. Sabrina Carpenter's new single contains one of the greatest song lyrics of all time but her new album cover has caused GLOBAL OUTRAGE! Should we be mad? The...

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June 12, 2025 73 mins

In Case You Missed It... We're revisiting this VERY SPECIAL EPISODE featuring Cat and Nat LIVE from Jessi's GUESTHOUSE where they are staying as her Airbnb guests! (And when people stay in your house… you’re allowed to ask them ANYTHING right?) Over champagne, the girls talk about friendship, crushes, marriage, weight loss and experiencing “Vulnerable JOY” in their most candid conversation yet. 


Plus! Rememeber when Prince ...

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HOORAY FOR HEIDIWOOD! Heidi Montag's New Album is HERE and it is everything Jessi dreamed it would be and SO.MUCH.MORE. She listened to all 23 tracks to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of the best, dirtiest and most shocking lyrics. Speaking of musical GREATS- Taylor Swift bought her masters back! But do you remember the WHOLE scandalous backstory? In case you were too Dumb & Busy to keep up, Jessi is filling you in on the...

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Jessi drinks water with Chia Seeds throughout this ALL NEW EPISODE because Lindsay Lohan said it’s the reason for her glow up. You won’t believe what else she said. Kris Jenner has a new face and Jessi has big feelings about it. Kourtney Kardashian thinks sending your kids to school is “dated” so pull yours out IMMEDIATELY. Plus Justin Bieber said TOO MUCH about Hailey Bieber on the cover of Vogue - so, is he a bad husband? And eve...

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This all new mid-season banger will leave you SHOOK! Jessi spent the weekend at her friend and Phone A Friend Collaborator Jay Malinowski’s wedding and it made her believe in LOVE AGAIN. Plus! Do you have an “old lady name”? Jessi reveals the list of girls names that Gen Z thinks make you seem old. Spoiler Alert: Jessica IS on the list and Jessi (full name: Jessica) is NOT happy about it. Plus- should a Phonie bring her 11 yr ...

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Every day above ground is a great day and so is this episode! What happens in Vegas is being revealed on this podcast as guest co-host Amanda Walsh (Much Music, Supernatural, Pretty Hard Cases) joins jessi to TELL ALL about their wild weekend with Pitbull ! Are bald caps and goatees the secret to meeting men?! Jessi also saw Beyonce and her take on the ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour might upset the BeyHive. 


Then, Amanda has inside s...

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While Jessi was on Tour… POP CULTURE WAS POPPING! We start with the Met Gala- Jessi breaks down the looks in the categories of Best! Worst! Stop It! I Can’t! I Question! I’m Scared! Where will Rihanna’s pregnancy reveal and the Kardashians low-key looks fit in? Listen to find out! Then… Xav Trudeau has a new single and his dad Justin Trudeau gives his hot take on it. (plus- is JT Hot Again!?) 


Then- an all new Dumb and Busy...

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Jessi is on her 2000’s themed tour, so we are celebrating with a 2000’s Pop Punk Themed Episode! Dye your asymmetrical haircut black because Jessi is counting down her top 5 Pop Punk Emo Bangers with her friend and musician Jay Malinowski (because Pierre Bouvier did not return her calls). 


Then, we’re revisiting Jessi’s favorite guest of the past year- Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden. In this intimate, personal conversation Je...

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Hold on to your banana hammocks- this all new episode sounds as good as Anne Hathaway looks! First, Jessi reveals her current infatuation with her high school crush and basically begs him to come to her Vancouver show. Then, she welcomes her real life crush, her husband Evan, to weigh in on Hot Couples doing questionable things. Barack and Michelle take vacations alone!? George and Amal have never had an argument?! Meghan Trainor a...

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Snatched In Space (ft. Katy Perry & Blue Origin, Aimee Lou Wood vs SNL, Walton Goggins and Coachella) 

This episode is out of this Woman’s World! First, 6 women went to space and 1 million people criticized them for it. Why did Katy Perry in a rocket ship make people so mad? Then, the Walton Goggins DRAMA we didn’t know we needed. Was he having an affair with co-star Aimee Lou Wood? The internet thinks so and Jessi always b...

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For the first time in Phone A Friend HISTORY… Jessi invites a straight man to guest co-host! Max Kerman, frontman of multi-platinum selling band Arkells is BACK to give us his male perspective on everything happening in pop culture. The White Lotus finale was WILD, but was it satisfying? We’ll discuss. Then, Jessi attempts to make Max deeply uncomfortable with her thirst for Steve Irwin’s son Robert in his new underwear campaign. A...

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Jessi is getting emoshi in Winnipeg! She shares the unexpected moment at her Live Show in Saskatoon that made her weep and celebrates the phonies that made their own Phone A Friend merch! Then, if you’ve been too Dumb & Busy to keep up on Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s new album and press tour… Jessi did it for you! She will make you fall in love with Benny Blanco harder than Selena did. Plus- Chappell Roan just pissed off all...

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Does wearing White Sneakers mean you don’t fornicate? Are Pedro Pascal and Jennifer Aniston Secretly DATING? Does Evan know ANY pop songs from the 2000’s? All of these IMPORTANT questions will be answered (and MORE) on this week’s mid-season banger! First, Jessi puts her husband to the test to see if he can identify pop girl bangers from the 2000’s - and you WILL BE AS SHOCKED by the results as she was. Then, do we SHIP hot new cou...

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Piper NOOOO! Bad Bunny YESSS… this Mid-Season-Banger BANGS. First, Jessi is breaking down The White Lotus- the toxic friends, romantic brothers and the internet’s inexplicable thirst for Walton Goggins. Then, Calling All Thirsty Moms! Bad Bunny is in his underpants. I REPEAT: Bad Buny está en calzoncillos and Jessi is having BAD THOUGHTS. 



Then- the movies that are causing a Scandal before they even hit the theatres. Wh...

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Who is getting back together, who is breaking up and who is spraying on the Divorce Dust? Jessi’s husband Evan is making his triumphant return to this Mid-Season Banger to weigh in on these important matters of the heart. They dive into why Timothee and Kylie might be over, why Ben Affleck and Jen Garner might be back on and why Gigi Hadid is the perfect match for Bradley Cooper (even if Jessi was NOT). 


Plus! New controver...

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Give this mid-season banger an award, already! Jessi reveals her Highs and Lows of the Oscars and why Kylie Jenner was the biggest winner of the night. Plus- the wait is over! We can finally harvest honey with Meghan Markle-excuse me- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex- on her new Netflix show “With Love, Meghan”! Jessi watched it so you don’t have to and her review. is. SHOCKING. 


All that and Katy Perry is going to space!? Hold on...

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There's a reason Jessi LOVES a Mid-Season Banger and THIS EPISODE IS IT. Unhinged in all the best ways, Jessi goes deep discussing Luigi Mangione's Slutty Little Loafers and how YOU can send him a picture in prison! Then, Lady Gaga was on The Hills and she barely remembers it. Patrick Schwarzenegger showed his FULL Schwarzenegger on the White Lotus and Adam Brody and Leighton Meester are DTF in a bathroom stall.


Plus- the hot ...

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It’s our Season 2 Finale and we are celebrating by reheating ALL the nachos (don’t worry, we’ll explain). First, Jessi watched all 6.5 hours of SNL 50 and she’s counting down the Top 5 Moments you missed, apologies in advance to Drake. Then, Beyonce fans are turning on…. Beyonce? A mom makes an INSANE request for her toddler’s birthday party and hide your kids, hide your wives, hide your Cyber Trucks ?… Why Tesla owners are getting...

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Superbowl! Valentines Day! Awards Season! We have SO.MUCH.TO.CELEBRATE! First, Jessi breaks down EVERYTHING that happened at the Superbowl, except the sports part. The Halftime Show! Sad Drake! Sad Travis! Sad Travis’s Floppy Hair! Taylor’s Bedazzled Shorts and THOSE BOOT CUT JEANS. 


Then, Adam Brody did something hot again- we’re telling you every shocking thing you missed at the awards shows you didn’t watch! Plus, Rihann...

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