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Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Jess Rothschild

Tv & Film

Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 241

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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🇨🇦 Canada - tvAndFilm
19/06/2025
#74
🇨🇦 Canada - tvAndFilm
18/06/2025
#66
🇨🇦 Canada - tvAndFilm
17/06/2025
#49
🇨🇦 Canada - tvAndFilm
03/06/2025
#70
🇺🇸 USA - tvAndFilm
03/06/2025
#61
🇨🇦 Canada - tvAndFilm
02/06/2025
#71
🇺🇸 USA - tvAndFilm
02/06/2025
#72
🇨🇦 Canada - tvAndFilm
01/06/2025
#52
🇺🇸 USA - tvAndFilm
01/06/2025
#77
🇨🇦 Canada - tvAndFilm
31/05/2025
#61

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Jeff Hiller on HBO’s Somebody Somewhere, Fire Island & Actress of a Certain Age

lundi 31 mars 2025 • Duration 50:22

Jess is joined by actor/comedian JEFF HILLER, best known for HBO’s SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE opposite BRIDGET EVERETT! Topics: missing the Fire Island ferry, lesbian Hollywood gossip, Rosie’s memoir “Find Me,” his impression of Daphne Rubin-Vega, forgetting his transcendental meditation mantra, Excel spreadsheet nightmares, Queer as Folk, Rocky Horror, his upcoming memoir ACTRESS OF A CERTAIN AGE & more!

IG: @jessxnyc | @boomboomhiller

Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island

Bruce Vilanch on Bette Midler, Writing The Oscars & more!

lundi 24 mars 2025 • Duration 51:54

Jess is joined by beloved go-to comedy writer BRUCE VILANCH! Topics: Bette Midler at the Continental Baths, Barbra Streisand being too cheap to pay him, writing punch-ups for Cher in "Burlesque," writing The Oscars (Ellen difficulty, Anne Hathaway & James Franco hosting, Billy Crystal’s opening medleys), starring in "Hairspray" on Broadway & more!

IG: @jessxnyc

Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island

Business of Broadway — Financials, $$, Flops (w/ Katharine Quinn)

lundi 23 décembre 2024 • Duration 44:54

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

Matt Rogers on Fire Island, Las Culturistas & Housewives

lundi 13 juin 2022 • Duration 01:02:55

Jess is joined by Fire Island scene stealer and leading man of Las Culturistas, Long Island's own Matt Rogers! Jess and Matt discuss growing up on LI, the death-trap amusement park Action Park and Cherry Grove vs The Pines. Matt gives behind the scenes tea on Fire Island, ie: improv’d scenes, filming on/off island and alternate titles for the film. Plus, Joel Kim Booster advising Las Culturistas to lay off the Housewives talk, Matt auditioning for (and nearly getting) SNL, attending a Countess Luann show with Molly Shannon and Jess delivers her very own "I Don't Think So, Honey!"

IG: @jessxnyc | @mattrogerstho

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Real World New Orleans Roundtable (w/ Ryan Bailey & Jamie Stein)

lundi 6 juin 2022 • Duration 01:10:12

Jess is joined by Ryan Bailey (So Bad It’s Good) and Jamie Stein (empath/intuitive AND former Assoc. Editor on four seasons of The Real World), for the final act of our NoLa Homecoming trilogy! Jess, Ryan & Jamie come together to analyze the production & editing and discuss picks for next Homecoming city. We take a psycho-spiritual look at Julie’s pathology, Julie+Jamie, Julie’s husband (!), Matt’s suppressed anger, and the cast’s clear distrust of production.

Listen: Inside Real World's Edit Bay w/ Assoc. Editor Jamie Stein

IG: @jessxnyc | @jamiestein | @sobaditsgoodwithryanbailey

Fran Drescher - The Flashy Nanny From Flushing!

mardi 31 mai 2022 • Duration 37:39

Jess is joined by the flashy girl from Flushing... FRAN DRESCHER! Fran chats about her best friendship with Rosie O'Donnell, Rosie using The Nanny's opening credit animation for her talk show, The Nanny's campy gay sensibility, working with Trump on his guest role and why Barbra Streisand never appeared. Plus, Fran's relationship with her gay ex-husband Peter Marc Jacobson and a lot more!

IG: @jessxnyc | @hottakesdeepdives

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Danny Roberts Returns! Real World New Orleans Homecoming Behind the Scenes

lundi 23 mai 2022 • Duration 01:32:43

Jess is joined by Danny Roberts (Real World: New Orleans instant MTV icon) for his second appearance! This time Danny spills all the behind the scenes Homecoming tea, including: the orchestration of Paul's return, the fact that Julie's agent was her mother, Julie's narcissism, Danny on Matt’s Catholic dogma and the production behind what really happened at the gay bar that night.

[45:00] We then revisit Danny's first appearance where he discusses the audition & filming process, the Paul relationship, Don't Ask Don't Tell and the whole cast assuming devout Catholic Matt was the gay one. Danny also discusses the Stephen/Irene "slap" from RW Seattle and his shady personal experience with Stephen on The Challenge. Finally, Danny opens up about discovering he was HIV positive and adopting his daughter.

IG: @jessxnyc | @hottakesdeepdives

Inside NYC’s Cult Fitness Scene - SoulCycle, Barry’s Bootcamp

lundi 16 mai 2022 • Duration 57:17

Jess is a joined by a career fitness professional to go inside the culture of his former cycling studio employer, while Jess shares her personal experience with SoulCycle. We go deep on: lack of certifications required to teach spin, the “training programs” at different studios, instructors abusing drugs, sexual accusations from riders and the “God Complex” cult of personality these studios cultivate. Plus, stories from Equinox/Soul corporate re: the Stephen Ross bombshell, the Peloton fall-out and more!

IG: @jessxnyc | @hottakesdeepdives

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Jill Zarin Dishes Dating & Relationship Advice (feat. Ally Shapiro)

mercredi 4 mai 2022 • Duration 53:11

Jess is joined by the OG of RHONY, Jill Zarin (and daughter Ally!), for a Mother's Day Special in which Jill doles out advice, Secrets of a Jewish Mother-style. First we get into Jill's reaction to the RHONY split and upcoming Housewives Berkshires Girls Trip.

Then, Jill & Ally answer questions related to dating, relationships and friendships including: the Instagram follow in dating, deleting and rewriting your profile on the apps, how Jill would feel if Ally fell in love with a non-Jewish guy, starting a business with a romantic partner, love-bombing and societal pressure to be in a relationship when you prefer being single. Plus, Jill discusses using a sperm donor to conceive Ally due to infertility with her first husband… and a lot more!

IG: @jessxnyc | @hottakesdeepdives

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Gary Janetti on Writing Will & Grace, Family Guy & Brad Goreski

lundi 2 mai 2022 • Duration 51:43

Jess is joined by Gary Janetti, best known for writing/producing Will & Grace, Family Guy and being married to Brad Goreski! Gary discusses meeting a 23 year-old Brad Goreski while on vacation in Mykonos and turning it into a 20+ year relationship, writing Will & Grace, working on Britney & Madonna's guest appearances and the sexual ambiguity of Family Guy's Stewie. Plus, TripAdvisor reviews, Gary's travel tips, gay restaurants, anticipating RHOBH + a lot more!

IG: @jessxnyc | @garyjanetti