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

July 17, 2025 70 mins

It's Jessi's F*ing Birthday! It's A F*ing Celebration! And we're celebrating with all the things that are making today a VERY Happy Birthday! Like Justin Bieber's New Album SWAG, The Backstreet Boys at the Sphere, Jeremy Allen White's Flowers, The Emmy Nominations and MORE.


Plus, Jessi phones Taylor Swift Scholar Crystal Haryanto. She founded a course on Taylor Swift at Berkley and her new book is called The Glory Of Giving Ever...

Mark as Played

This episode is for the ladies (and about the ladies). First, Ashley Tisdale invited Jessi to a party and didn’t show up! Jennifer Aniston has a new man and he’s a… hot hypnotist? Is there such a thing? Charlize Theron is having great sex and telling us all about it. Plus, Anne Hathaway is on the cover of Vogue and Miranda Priestly would NEVER approve. DO NOT sell Jessi Halloween Decor but DO listen to this all new episode!


Next...

Mark as Played

DIDDY DO IT? Not according to the Jury. Jessi breaks down the shocking P.Diddy verdict. Then, what the F&%K is a LABUBU? Jessi has been wondering for approximately 10 days. That’s why she’s calling the content creator dubbed “Labubu Queen” Kelly Ann Shuman to explain where the toys came from, how they exploded so quickly and why Katy Perry can’t have one. Speaking of Katy Perry- she missed the world’s tackiest wedding- which is...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played
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 ...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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 ...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

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...

Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.

    24/7 News: The Latest

    The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.

    Stuff You Should Know

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    The Bobby Bones Show

    Listen to 'The Bobby Bones Show' by downloading the daily full replay.

    Latino USA

    Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S. centering Latino stories, hosted by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Maria Hinojosa Every week, the Peabody winning team brings you revealing, in-depth stories about what’s in the hearts and minds of Latinos and their impact on the world. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Latino USA and all our podcasts. www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.