204 episodes

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!

Hot Takes & Deep Dives Jess Rothschild

    • TV & Film
    • 4.7 • 57 Ratings

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!

    Catherine Cohen on Seek Treatment, Edinburgh Fringe & more

    Catherine Cohen on Seek Treatment, Edinburgh Fringe & more

    Jess is joined by singer, comedian and “Seek Treatment” co-host — CATHERINE COHEN! Topics: audio only vs. video podcasts, boutique fitness, her West Village apartment, self-financing Netflix specials, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Taylor Swift vs. Sarah McLachlan | Ani Difranco | Fiona Apple, Baby Reindeer, Cafe Cluny, Kate Mara, open relationships, J.Lo at The Duplex & more!

    IG @jessxnyc | @catccohen 

    Check out Jess' docu-pod series FINDING FIRE ISLAND about the history, mystique and lore of Cherry Grove & The Pines

    • 46 min
    Tabatha Coffey — Tabatha Takes Over, Shear Genius, Reddit

    Tabatha Coffey — Tabatha Takes Over, Shear Genius, Reddit

    Jess is joined by TABATHA COFFEY, Australian hairstylist, salon owner and star of TABATHA TAKES OVER & SHEAR GENIUS. Topics: Losing Shear Genius yet scoring her own spin-off, living in New Jersey, Reddit threads, wanting a reboot, Jackie Warner & her reputation of being a “b*tch.” Plus — Tabatha’s upbringing in Australia where she was thrown into the gay & trans scene via nightclubs owned by her parents & more! 

    IG @jessxnyc 

    Check out Jess' docu-pod series FINDING FIRE ISLAND about the history, mystique and lore of Cherry Grove & The Pines

    • 44 min
    The L Word Writer/Director Rose Troche — Guinevere Turner, Go Fish, Jennifer Beals

    The L Word Writer/Director Rose Troche — Guinevere Turner, Go Fish, Jennifer Beals

    Jess is joined by ROSE TROCHE — co-writer & director of the seminal indie film GO FISH — as well as writer, director & exec. producer of THE L WORD. L WORD topics: directing the Pilot, Dinah Shore & Pride episodes, sex scenes, writing for Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals) and Jenny Schecter (Mia Kirshner) + the truth behind Dana’s (Erin Daniels) death. Plus: Rose’s 30-year friendship with GO FISH & L WORD writer/actress GUINEVERE TURNER, directing SIX FEET UNDER, KRISTEN STEWART’s film debut, GEN Q & more! 

    IG: @jessxnyc

    HOT TAKES L WORD CANON:

    Guinevere Turner Ilene Chaiken Elizabeth Ziff Marja Lewis Ryan Scripts, Set Visits, Behind the Scenes

    • 1 hr 1 min
    T. KYLE — Behind the Scenes of WWHL, Wendy Williams, Jimmy Fallon

    T. KYLE — Behind the Scenes of WWHL, Wendy Williams, Jimmy Fallon

    Jess is joined by digital producer, remixer and co-host of Legends Only | It’s Britney, Bitch! — T. KYLE! Topics include T. Kyle’s work on DRAG RACE, his career at WWHL and the difficult environment at THE TONIGHT SHOW. Plus, his Countess Luann “Keep on Serving C*nt” remix, being hand-picked to produce the scrapped WENDY WILLIAMS podcast, Crazy Horse Paris, Fire Island tales, VMAs making artists miserable and more! 

    IG @jessxnyc | @t.kyle

    Check out Jess' docu-pod series FINDING FIRE ISLAND about the history, mystique and lore of Cherry Grove & The Pines

    • 1 hr 17 min
    Queer as Folk w/ Peter Paige (Emmett) & Scott Lowell (Ted)!

    Queer as Folk w/ Peter Paige (Emmett) & Scott Lowell (Ted)!

    Jess welcomes TWO of the stars of the groundbreaking Showtime series QUEER AS FOLK --  PETER PAIGE (Emmett Honeycutt) & SCOTT LOWELL (Ted Schmidt)! Topics include: the infamous Larry King interview, how QAF changed the way sex & sexuality was depicted on cable, why THE L WORD was able to break into the mainstream zeitgeist in a way QAF was unable to, the BRIAN KINNEY / GALE HAROLD enigma, BILLY PORTER up for the role of Emmett, Peter Paige nearly cast as Jack on WILL & GRACE and more! 

    IG: @jessxnyc

    Check out Jess' docu-pod series FINDING FIRE ISLAND about the history, mystique and lore of Cherry Grove & The Pines

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Kim Stolz — America’s Next Top Model, NYC Gay Bar Owner & MTV VJ

    Kim Stolz — America’s Next Top Model, NYC Gay Bar Owner & MTV VJ

    Jess catches up with the first openly gay contestant on AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, fellow New Yorker KIM STOLZ. Kim Stolz was one of the most recognizable faces in the NYC gay scene in the mid-‘00s after starring in Cycle 5 of the Tyra Banks series. Kim then became an MTV News host alongside JOHN NORRIS & KURT LODER where she interviewed an unknown TAYLOR SWIFT. Kim Stolz later opened the lesbian bar "The Dalloway" w/ reality star Amanda Leigh Dunn (THE REAL L WORD, HIGH SOCIETY) and shares some Vanderpump Rules-esque stories about running The Dalloway.

    IG @jessxnyc | @kimmystolz

    Check out Jess' docu-pod series FINDING FIRE ISLAND about the history, mystique and lore of Cherry Grove & The Pines

    • 45 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
57 Ratings

57 Ratings

fz1970 ,

Jess astounds always!

No matter who Jess is interviewing, she is always fully prepared and gets so many details out of them, without pushing their personal buttons or offending her wider audience with her questions. Still, she always challenges boundaries and keeps us all learning… her podcast is the one I always save for last…like dessert.

katerken ,

Exceptional Host

Jess is one of the finest interviewers and pod hosts I’ve ever heard. I was a journalist for many years and I don’t say this lightly. I regularly listen to subjects and people I’m not previously acquainted with (or interested in, to be honest) but Jess makes it entertaining and always a lesson in great hosting. Listen before some big podcast brand or news service snags her!

MelB1002 ,

Rosie !

Loved this episode. Loved the transparency of Rosie and found myself sitting in my car because I didn’t want to get out and stop listening.
Was amazing episode.

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