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Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Hot Takes & Deep Dives

By: Jess Rothschild
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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!Jess Rothschild Art
Episodes
  • Sex and the City Exec. Producer & Writer — Jenny Bicks

    Sex and the City Exec. Producer & Writer — Jenny Bicks
    Jun 30 2025
    Jess is joined by Emmy-winning exec. producer & writer on ALL SIX SEASONS of SEX AND THE CITY — JENNY BICKS! Topics: Samantha’s cancer storyline based on her life, Steve is based on her husband, specific episodes written by Jenny — “Splat,” “A Woman’s Right to Shoes,” “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda” (Miranda discovers she is pregnant) + key episodes around the Big / Carrie / Aiden affair. Finally, parallels between SATC & RHONY and her work on DAWSON’S CREEK.


    Jess' SoulCycle documentary Cult of Body & Soul on all podcast platforms & YouTube

    IG: @jessxnyc
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Liz Glazer — Quitting Law to Become a Comedian & Marry a Gay Rabbi

    Liz Glazer — Quitting Law to Become a Comedian & Marry a Gay Rabbi
    Jun 16 2025

    Jess is joined by standup comedian LIZ GLAZER, days after making her Tonight Show debut! Topics — Liz quitting her law career to pursue comedy, her failed SoulCycle instructor audition, being married to a (lesbian) rabbi, the ghost of Joan Rivers uniting her with Judy Gold, transcendental meditation, 12 step programs & more!


    Cult of Body & Soul on all podcast platforms & YouTube


    Watch Liz’ special on YouTube


    IG: @jessxnyc | @lizglazer
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    53 mins
  • And Just Like That (w/ Every Outfit's Chelsea Fairless & Lauren Garroni)

    And Just Like That (w/ Every Outfit's Chelsea Fairless & Lauren Garroni)
    Jun 2 2025

    Jess is joined by the queens of "Every Outfit on Sex and the City" (@everyoutfitonSATC)— Chelsea Fairless and Lauren Garroni. We discuss which show has more severely tarnished its legacy: SATC via AJLT OR The L Word via Gen Q. Plus -- The Writer’s Room podcast, Sara Ramirez’s response to the hilarious/scathing The Cut profile, the SJP-ification of Carrie, Candace Bushnell’s original column & more!


    IG: @jessxnyc | @everyoutfitonsatc
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    42 mins
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