Blocked on instagram maybe?
Sorry to put this here Em & Ben, but I can’t seem to find a way to ask this question. I can’t find you on instagram, or I’ve been blocked. I’m an emsolation extra member, and wondering why I hadn’t seen anything for awhile. I’m really really confused by it, on insta I use my middle name Edith and go by @notinthatshirt, my email is mcnomes17@yahoo.com.au I’m really confused Thanks for your help Naomi
Music for the (family) masses
As a music lover and nerd, how are you balancing raising Elio and the girls with sharing your own music taste and letting them have the proverbial aux cord? My eye twitches at the thought of being a parent forced to listen to something called 'lava chicken'. Absolutely not.
Em's house
Hey Em, Ben, Michael, and Zeke and i think someone else i'm missing - peri brain fog, woohoo! First time questions, listener from the start! Em I want to know a bit more about your house - how did you come to pick that house and was there much you changed prior to now? I recall some of the painting additions to the stairs and a wall here and there, but how much of it is still original? I love the tiles in the bathroom, the kitchen colour and layout. Looking forward to hearing all about the happening that are top secret squirrel business! Danielle xx
How to come out of the teen years still friends with your kids
As the mother to an autistic tween, I'd love to hear Em's experience of the teenage years with her daughters and how she managed to come out with such a close relationship with them? I've been hearing some horror stories of the teen years lately and am so worried I'll lose the closeness I have with my beautiful little girl.
Elio & School
Hi Em! I know you said we probably wouldn’t be seeing as much of Elio now, and I understand that completely. But I miss seeing his cheeky little face on your Instagram and I’m just wondering how he’s going at school and how are YOU going with him being at school? Absolutely respect it if you don’t want to answer. I hope he’s having the best time there!
Dear Evan Hansen ethics place
You’ve mentioned many times about your “ethics place” and I’m curious how you feel about Dear Evan Hansen in that regard. I love the soundtrack and have seen it on broadway but I just can’t get past the lie being told to a grieving family in my ethics place to enjoy it as much as I hoped
Hello there, my question is about your sister who you recently tagged a couple of times on socials. I was fascinated to see her Instagram, as she seems like quite the spicy performer! Just curious as you never mention this relationship, totally get if that's a deliberate area of your life you keep private but was very curious to learn more about her! Kate
Em's potential response to Aldi Daniel Craig
Aldi Daniel Craig in White Lotus: what would Em's response be when he said what he said in his interview with Gail on CBS? Where he refused to answer the question about whether the wang was a prosthetic and brought up how no one asked Mikey Madison the same question about her flaps...
Very Important Question - VIQ - Which side of the bed?
Hey Em, I have a feeling you might have strong feelings about this so as I jumped into bed tonight, I thought I would ask. When you go away, and you're sleeping in a foreign bed, which side of the bed do you sleep on? Closest to the door? Furtherest from the door? Closest to the bathroom? If Scotty is there, are you like one of those raccoons on meth who just flip flop and change the side of the bed they sleep on just because they're not in their bed at home?? As the title of the question implies, it is indeed, very important. Thank you for being a big slice of joy and honesty in my week every week and to your whole team who work so hard for you and for all of us, love Nic xx
If there was a pill to help your autism symptoms, would you take it?
Hi Em. I have recently been diagnosed with autism and found the process post diagnosis quite bizarre as they aren’t able to offer any quick fix as there is no medication to manage autistic symptoms. I am just curious to know, would you take medication for your autism if it helped with your symptoms? Or do you think that the solution lies in society being more open to things that support our needs such as quiet rooms, lighter rooms etc rather than treating us with drugs - seeing as we are not diseased we are just different. Thankyou, so much love
Radio question
This isn’t specific to your time on radio, but would love to hear your thoughts on the royal fuck up that a certain station made when they dropped their Melbourne breakfast hosts out of nowhere for a big name problematic Sydney duo. The duo eventually got picked up by a different station only for the problematic duo to completely flop in Melbourne!
Why no Australian musical albums?
Hi Em, I’m not sure if you will know the answer but with your love of musicals and friendships with many Aussie performers you are the closest I will get to insider knowledge. Why don’t we get Australian versions of musical albums? Who do we need to harass to get the Australian cast of Hadestown recorded? Because they need to be shared with the world. Tiktok is going crazy for the Irish Orpheus and I think they would go equally insane for our Orpheus.
Breakfast Radio AMA
Hey Em! when you worked in Sydney Breakfast radio, how did that logistically work? Did you fly up to Sydney for some of the days and then work from a studio in Melbourne for some others? Or Sydney during the week and back home w the fam in Melbourne on weekends? Love you guys and this is the only pod I pay money for. I am a tightarse but didn’t hesitant for a second to give you guys my money. Lots of love.
Christine Anu and first albums!
The conversation on Christine Anu was awesome (can’t wait to see her in Hadestown!). Stylin Up was my first album! Makes me so happy hearing all those again. So in relation to that - What were your first albums and do you wish you could listen to them for the first time again?
Radio AMA - have they apologised?
Hi Em Thank you for sharing your stories from your radio career. Two questions for your radio AMA episodes: Q1: You have spoken about the bullying systems that have resulted in trauma for you many years later, even after leaving radio. I am just wondering: any of the co-hosts you have spoken about, or people in production or positions of power who could have stopped it - have any of them reached out to you to you apologise? Q2: you have talked about the way your ideas were shut down so to not "confuse the audience" (what are we, fucking thick?). You've talked about having to mask to fit into the (very bland) radio host template. Now that you have created your own studio, your own podcast, had sold-out shows, books... (I could go on), but now that you have had incredible success off your own back and built a loyal audience with no major radio/tv network.. do you think any of those parties have realised 'we messed up not listening to her ideas', and further to that have there been offers to return to radio in any capacity? Love your work, huge fan!
Radio tea - Hamish & Andy
Hi Em and Ben, a question for your radio AMA episode. Em you may not have crossed paths with them during your radio years, but Ben I really loved hearing you in the background during the early days. Hamish & Andy have always been the 'nice guys' of radio with an unmarked career (no scandals that I can think of). I wonder if this is the case behind the scenes, if they are genuinely nice guys to work with? At the end of the day, they are Straight White Men after all!