Phone a Friend with Jessi Cruickshank

IT’S THE EPISODE WE’VE BEEN WAITING 18 YEARS FOR. Xav Trudeau is officially a MAN and he’s taking Jessi’s call to talk about EVERYTHING from his music and his critics, to his childhood, his dad, his dad’s relationship with Katy Perry and how his MOM is handling it ALL. 

Plus! Are Benny Blanco’s feet ground for divorce? Was Jim Carrey cloned? Has Rihanna aged terribly? The internet thinks so, but we’ll be the judge. All that...

Canadian Ice Dancer Piper Gilles JUST returned from winning a Bronze Medal at the Winter Olympics and she’s TAKING JESSI’S CALL! She spills the TEA on the DRAMA that unfolded at her event- Was the judging corrupt? Should she have won Silver or Bronze? Piper TELLS ALL- Plus! She answers Jessi’s stupid questions about Sex at the Olympics and Sidney Crosby (unrelated, unfortunately). You will laugh and you will cry -Jessi did all of t...

Dawg! I’m F*ing PUMPED for this episode!🍻Before you spend 5k on tickets, Jason has a VERY HONEST REVIEW of Hilary Duff in Las Vegas. Did Taylor Swift throw shade at her exes in the Opalite music video? Jessi breaks down the fan theories and reads Travis Kelce’s DM’s. They are not poetry, but BRO-ETRY. 🔥🤯🍻 Is Tyra Banks America’s Next Worst Apologizer? We break down the most shocking moments from the new documentary “Realit...

SUPERBOWL! OLYMPICS! REAL HOUSEWIVES! BAD BUNNY’S GROIN! It’s all the BIGGEST THINGS ON EARTH in one episode! First Up- Ricky Martin, Lady Gaga, Dancing Trees, Thrusting Benito… Jessi didn’t like the Superbowl Halftime Show… SHE LOVED IT. But others DID. NOT. We have all the reaction. Then, is Tate McRae really Traitor McRae? We take sides in the Canada/US Tate War.  Plus, ALL of the stars, scandals, Tik Toks and Penises at th...

Girl, You Know It’s True - Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli is HERE to tell his side of the scandal! Why did he lipsync? How much money did he make at the peak of his fame? And can he actually SING? Jessi is about to find out Plus- it’s our GRAMMY’S episode! Jessi breaks down the highlights, lowlights, winners, nipples, boxers, and Bad Bunny’s of music’s biggest night. Who was her best dressed? Who is KATSEYE? You’ll find out. 

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Somehow Jessi has access to Taylor Swift’s deeply personal text messages with Blake Lively and she’s performing dramatic readings of them ALL. Meanwhile, Justin Baldoni is doing just FINE according to his VERY impressive paparazzi shots. Harry Styles is BACK but do we like his new music? Are we selling our kidneys to see him LIVE?

All that and Sydney Sweeney’s bras might get her in trouble with the law and Breaking Penis News yo...

This episode is filled with FEUDS! DRAMA! SCANDAL! So listen to it before Jessi gets cancelled by a loved one in an Instagram story! First we are taking sides in the Beckham family drama- is Brooklyn an entitled nepo baby ruining his parents legacy? OR are Posh and Becks fame-obsessed parents who only care about their ‘brand’? WE’LL DECIDE. But that’s not the only family drama unfolding this week. Hilary Duff re-ignited the feud wi...

EVERYTHING YOU DIDN’T SEE BACKSTAGE AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES will be revealed on this VERY special episode! Jessi and Jason My Producer were on the red carpet with all the stars and they’re spilling tea they can’t share anywhere else. Exclusive celebrity interview clips! Surprising Behind-The-Scenes moments! Best and Worst Dressed! Plus- did Jessi meet Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie!? She reveals the Heated Rivalry-related medical ...

New Year, New Mom Group! Jessi takes sides (!!) in the Ashley Tisdale vs her “toxic” mom group controversy. Then, she fills you in on everything else you missed while you were on winter break… Tom Brady had a shocking New Years Eve Hook Up! Meghan and Harry’s 11th publicist quit! Travis Barker bought his daughter lingerie!  Kylie and Timothee are officially KIMOTHEE! ‘Jessica’ is the new ‘Karen’! And Xav Trudeau (finally) drop...

It’s a New Year and we’re celebrating with a NEW EPISODE! This week we’re clearing out the old answering machine by answering your voicemail questions and NOTHING is off limits. 

One Phonie tells us about her shocking encounter with Harry Styles, another Phonie is ANGRY with Jessi for being too hard on Meghan Markle and an OG phonie wants to know what ever happened with the beef between Dan Levy and Kristin Stewart. New Yea...

Our gift to YOU this Christmas is a BRAND NEW EPISODE! First, we’re discussing every pore (literally) of the most unflattering photos ever taken in the White House. Plus, we’re throwing in the most unflattering photo of Jessi ever taken, just for festive cheer! Then, is Timothee Chalamet underground rapper EsDeeKid!? If you’re Dumb & Busy, we fill you in on everything we know. 

Then, Martha Stewart is absolutely unhinge...

Step By Step… OOH BABY it’s New Kids On The Block’s Joey McIntyre making Jessi’s Boy Band dreams COME TRUE! In this unfiltered, unhinged conversation- Joey reveals what cosmetic work he’s had done and what plastic surgery procedures he wants. He shares intimate secrets about each member of NKOTB and tells-all about his hit holiday movie ‘Jingle Bell Wedding’. Listener Discretion Advised: Joey is SO DREAMY Jessi takes her pants off ...

This might be our favorite episode of 2025!  Jessi and Jason reveal their Spotify Wrapped Lists- but whose is more humiliating? Jessi watched ‘Heated Rivalry’ for the hockey. And stayed for the male bums. Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are Instagram Official and officially creeping people out. Plus, why the Golden Globes owe K Pop Demon Hunters an apology. 

Then, blind activist, content creator, author and generally ins...

We are decking your halls with our first festive episode of the holiday season! Jessi breaks down everything you can’t afford on Gwyneth Paltrow’s NOT SAFE FOR BABY JESUS Goop Gift Guide (including 9 vibrators!) 

Did Meghan Markle steal the dress she is wearing in her holiday special and how much was Prince Harry paid to speak in Toronto this week? Jessi has ANSWERS. 

Plus, you won’t be giving your kids the AI Teddy...

We are re-visiting a Honky Tonk of an EPISODE, and one of Jessi’s all-time favorites with Katie Lowes! Katie is not just the STAR of Scandal and the year’s BIGGEST show ‘The Hunting Wives’, she also happens to be Jessi’s friend! Katie TELLS ALL about the sex, scandal and nudity on The Hunting Wives and how it became the biggest hit of the year. 

 Plus! Katie and Jessi talk about their friendship, their kids, their husb...

Cheryl Hickey is Entertaining US Tonight! After 18 years at Entertainment Tonight Canada, she tells ALL about the A-List Superhero who hit on her, the time she broke her butt with NSYNC and the one-on-one with Blake Lively she’ll never forget. 

Plus! Would you buy Hilary Duff tickets for $280,000? That’s not a typo-Jason My Producer would. Has Selling Sunset devolved into The Hills? Which of the 12 Hollywood Hunks on Vanity...

This VERY SPECIAL episode is LIVE! And in a theater full of Phonies, with Jay Malinowski performing jingles live, anything can happen (and it DOES!) Jessi reads an offensive text and Prince Harry apologizes for his offensive behavior. But do we forgive him? 

Jonathan Bailey is the Sexiest Man Alive and Jessi calls HER thirsty mom up on stage to read this week’s arousing edition of “Calling All Thirsty Moms”. Gen Z thinks th...

This episode has EVERYTHING! SPORTS! SCANDAL! REAL HOUSEWIVES! First, Jessi flew to Toronto for Game 7 of the World Series and it didn’t turn out how she expected- in SO.MANY.WAYS. So how is her marriage holding up after the Blue Jays devastating win? Then, Meghan Markle’s 10th publicist just quit. You read that right. We’ll tell you why. Plus! Kevin Federline released a memoir that nobody wanted! 

Then, Lilly Allen makes S...

Evan and Jessi are the Romeo and Juliet of The World Series… and NOW they have become international news sensations. Fresh off of their appearances on Fox and CBS Jessi brings Evan on the pod to talk about their rivalry, their whirlwind press tour and what it’s like being a Dodger fan, married to a Blue Jays fan.  

Then- Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau HARD LAUNCHED their relationship at a strip club in Paris during the ...