Hot Takes & Deep Dives
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Podcast serving quick hits & deep cuts on LGBT pop iconography & NYC culture. Recent guests include Rosie O'Donnell, Sandra Bernhard, Fortune Feimster, Roxane Gay, Fran Drescher, Isaac Mizrahi, Lea DeLaria, Melissa Etheridge, Rachel Dratch, Gina Gershon, Margaret Cho, L Word creator Ilene Chaiken, Jenifer Lewis, Judy Gold, Mario Cantone, Michael Musto & more!
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Jess is joined by LIZ FELDMAN — writer/creator of Netflix’s DEAD TO ME & NO GOOD DEED! Topics: Liz’s seminal lezzie YouTube show “This Just Out,” becoming friends with THE L WORD cast, harassment from TV mega producer Dan Schneider while writing Nickelodeon’s ALL THAT, manifesting writing for ELLEN, working for MICHAEL PATRICK KING, auditioning for SNL, the DEAD TO ME & NO GOOD DEAD origin stories, briefly “not-dating” KATE MOENNIG & more! IG: @jessxnyc | @thelizfeldman Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island
Jess is joined by DIFFICULT PEOPLE creator/star & BILLY ON THE STREET producer JULIE KLAUSNER! Topics: Madonna x Sondheim “I’m Breathless” collab, Death Becomes Her vs. She-Devil, John Waters Quote Tournament, the Liza documentary, writing for Joan Rivers, preceding Brian Moylan as Vulture Housewives recapper, first WNBA game, the return of her podcast HOW WAS YOUR WEEK & more! IG: @jessxnyc | @julieklausner Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island
Jess is joined by SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE character queen CHERI OTERI! Cheri recounts being discovered at The Groundlings alongside Lisa Kudrow, Kathy Griffin and fellow SNL hopefuls Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan and Jennifer Coolidge. Topics: origins of her Barbara Walters impression, the cutthroat pressure between cast & writers for airtime, Jim Carrey’s iconic episode and working w/ Betty White (Hot in Cleveland) & Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm). IG: @jessxnyc Watch this interview on YouTube
Jess is joined by theater historian and conceiver of THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT Jennifer Tepper to discuss unearthing 20+ unheard songs of the RENT & TICK, TICK... BOOM! composer. Topics: getting access to hundreds of cassette tapes, scripts, music files and journals from The Larson Estate, hidden underground passageways connecting Broadway theater houses and how the WICKED rush/lotto line inadvertently helped other shows. Plus — Jennifer’s role as creative director of programming for 54 Below, a RENT revival and more! Tix to The Jonathan Larson Project: thejonathanlarsonproject.com IG: @jessxnyc | @jenashtep
Jess is joined by Jamie Stein for a deep dive on HOUSE OF HILTON, the 2006 tell-all about the Hilton dynasty, heavily featuring the backstories of Kathy Hilton, Kyle Richards, Kim Richards and their mother, Big Kathy. We explore Big Kathy’s mission for men, money and Hollywood and how she projected those dreams onto her three daughters. We also discuss Paris Hilton and Kathy Hilton’s performance in the documentary This Is Paris vs. Housewives. original air date: 2021 IG: @jessxnyc, @jamiestein
Jess is joined by full-time YouTuber/Podcaster Zack Peter (No Filter w/ Zack Peter)! Topics: How much money Zack personally made off Scandoval and now the Blake Lively / Justin Baldoni lawsuit, how many views = how much money across TikTok + YouTube, warning against making Bravo your entire brand, projecting Bethenny’s TikTok income, Spencer Pratt & Heidi Montag’s strategy with streaming “Superficial” post-LA fires & a lot more! IG: @jessxnyc | @nofilterwithzack
Jess is joined by JACKIE WARNER (Work Out, Thintervention) in her fifth appearance! Topics: The Los Angeles fires, RIP Moonshadows & The Reel Inn, update on her TV comeback, her 6 year relationship with Jillian Michaels, run-ins with The L Word's Kate Moennig, wild NYC nights doing press for "Work Out," Stevie Nicks, Mulholland Drive, Laurel Canyon & a lot more! WE LOVE YOU LA. Text or call 323-301-3522 to train / life coach with Jackie over FaceTime! IG: @jessxnyc | @jackiewarner10
Jess is joined by Katharine Quinn, owner of the Broadway media and marketing agency And That’s Showbiz, currently representing The Great Gatsby, Maybe Happy Ending, The Roommate and more. Topics: the business (financials) of Broadway: how productions are funded, why 8 out of 10 shows never recoup their investment, Oh Mary, do traditional reviews matter, vanity projects, Rosie O’Donnell’s “Taboo” flop, how to predict the "health" of a show, digital rush & lotto, upcoming in 2025 and more! IG: @jessxnyc | @itskatharinequinn
Jess is joined by “All I Want to Do Is Talk About Madonna” co-host Mark Snyder for a 2024 revue of our fave theater, films, concerts and cabaret. Topics: Broadway vs. Off / fringe, film adaptations of Wicked vs. Chicago, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Sunset Blvd, Joni Mitchell, Justin Vivian Bond, Jill Sobule, London / West End, Natalie Joy Johnson, Gavin Creel, Fire Island, Tracy Bonham, Jonathan Larson RENT doc “No Day But Today” & more! Plus — most enticing happenings in 2025. IG: @jessxnyc | @marksnyder2024 Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island
Jess is joined by author & screenwriter DANNY PELLEGRINO! Topics: Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo musical theater-ing the WICKED press tour, how to fix RHONY, “two different gay men” calling BETHENNY re: RHONY, what should ROSIE O’DONNELL do next?, deep cut MARIAH & NSYNC Christmas songs, Danny documenting his journey eating re-called Tastykakes, Jeff Lewis is a Housewife, Dorinda & Margaret Joseph’s canceling their tour, QUEER AS FOLK, Danny writing & starring in his Hallmark Christmas movie & more! IG: @jessxnyc | @dannypellegrino Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island
Jess is joined by prolific TV & film director JAMIE BABBIT! Jamie is best known for writing/directing the cult classic BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER w/ Natasha Lyonne & Clea DuVall. Over the past two decades she has directed HBO's GIRLS, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, GILMORE GIRLS, THE L WORD, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING and more. Topics: shooting around different actors' nudity clauses, how to fix bad acting & bad dialogue in post-production and more! IG: @jessxnyc Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island Read More
Jess is joined by legendary drag performer PEACHES CHRIST to analyze the legacy of the cult classic SHOWGIRLS and to answer the questions of why and how did this “masterpiece of sh*t” get made. Topics: Peaches Christ's Showgirls drag theatrical extravaganzas in San Francisco, Elizabeth Berkley’s personal Showgirls journey, DEATH BECOMES HER, HOCUS POCUS, Hollywood Forever cemetary screenings, YOU DON'T NOMI doc & more! IG @jessxnyc | @thepeacheschrist Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island
Jess is joined by celebrity makeup artist KRISTOFER BUCKLE! Topics: discovery as a punk/goth in Penn Station, working MADONNA’s SEX book party, transforming MARIAH into her post-“Butterfly” image, CHER poaching him while working XTINA for “Burlesque,” BETHENNY filming him do her (drug store) face and an airline losing his makeup kit hours before doing JENNIFER LOPEZ. Plus, real talk on hair transplants, eyebrows, lashes, the "Kristofer Buckle" name origin story & more! IG: @jessxnyc | @kristoferbuckle
Jess is joined by pop/rock trio BETTY (known for THE L WORD theme song) as they release their 11th album “EAT.” Topics: how an indie bon vivant band (composed of sisters Elizabeth Ziff & Amy Ziff, best friend Alyson Palmer) lasts for 40 years, living together in the late 80s East Village, their performance at Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, HBO’s ENCYCLOPEDIA, Aly’s college daughter watching THE L WORD, starring in their own Off-Broadway show “BETTY Rules” directed by RENT’s Michael Greif & more! BETTY live in NYC @ The Cutting Room - Sept 22 hellobetty.com for tour dates IG: @jessxnyc | @bettyrules
Jess is joined by COUNTESS LUANN and her right-hand man, Roger Dawley! Topics: Spending 2 nights on Fire Island over Labor Day Weekend, her summer run-in with Bethenny, tales from Luann’s time as a geriatric nurse, loving cigarettes, brief thoughts on RHONY reboot, latest with Sonja Morgan, prepping to film the Housewives Bachelor show and her plan for cabaret world domination. IG: @jessxnyc | @countessluann | @rogerdawley Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island Tix avail: countessluann.com
Jess is joined by comedian JUDY GOLD! Topics: gay divorce, loving Ozempic, meeting her partner via a Time Out New York dating ad, buying her Provincetown house in 1994, not living with a partner, separate bedrooms, writing/producing The Rosie O’Donnell Show, filming her 1995 HBO standup special with Janeane Garofalo, creating a new TV series w/ Sandra Bernhard, bonding over being very tall | petite women & more! IG: @jessxnyc | @jewdygold Check out Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island
Jess is joined by comedian JAKE CORNELL for a deep dive into NYC restaurant culture. Topics: asking waiters what to order, restaurant temperature and sound/music levels, tips for people on dates, best celebrity tipper, oddest celebrity group sighting, best / worst bathrooms and more. Plus, Jake’s summer of Provincetown 4x, Edinburgh Fringe Fest tales + Jake’s AND JUST LIKE THAT debut opposite Che Diaz. IG: @jessxnyc | @jakewcornell Check out Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island
Jess is joined by the king of Provincetown fringe performance — playwright and drag theater impresario, RYAN LANDRY! Topics: bringing JENNIFER COOLIDGE and PARKER POSEY to P-Town, setting fire to The Pyramid Club, working as a hooker, appearing in the Roy Cohn documentary, his cemetery plot with MARGARET CHO, the Cape Cod Serial Killer, hosting the long-running weekly Provincetown show, SHOWGIRLS… and more! IG: @jessxnyc | @captryanlandry Check out Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island
ISAAC MIZRAHI returns! Topics include: securing his West Village combination apartment, his friendship w/ RUPAUL, the truth behind the MADONNA - SANDRA BERNHARD - INGRID CASARES love triangle, his seminal documentary UNZIPPED and SEX AND THE CITY + AND JUST LIKE THAT musings. Plus, his cabaret version of “Borderline,” '90s dial-a-date lines, meeting his husband while walking the dog and pivoting his career from fashion to a live performer. IG: @jessxnyc | @imisaacmizrahi
Jess is joined by TV producer and director PAGE HURWITZ (Netflix’s Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution). Topics: exec. producing ROSIE O'DONNELL's Oprah OWN talk show, producing TABATHA TAKES OVER, Trump’s mythical character on THE APPRENTICE & the parallels of the 2016 election to Paddy Chayefsky’s film NETWORK. Plus: discovering Fortune Feimster and Michelle Buteau on Last Comic Standing, NYC vs. San Fran ‘90s comedy scenes, Page’s next documentary about a lesbian cruise with Kate McKinnon, Meredith Baxter and more! Don't miss the last 10 unhinged easter egg minutes. IG: @jessxnyc Check out Jess' docu-pod series FINDING FIRE ISLAND about the history, mystique and lore of Cherry Grove & The Pines
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