Episodes

  • 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
    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)
    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
  • Cult of Body & Soul - My new docuseries drops May 27!
    May 23 2025

    A quickie 1:1 to talk about CULT OF BODY & SOUL - my brand new docu-series which premieres Tuesday May 27 on all podcast platforms & YouTube. The 7-episode series explores how SOULCYCLE transcended fitness as it captured the New York City zeitgeist with ritual, candlelight and cult of personality. Cast info & production notes: cultbodysoul.com


    🙏🏼 Woud love you forever if you rate, review, subscribe on Apple Podcasts & Spotify


    🎥 Watch trailer on YouTube


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    8 mins
  • Judy Garland, Radical Faeries & more (w/ Justin Elizabeth Sayre)
    May 19 2025

    Jess is joined by writer/performer Justin Elizabeth Sayre on the eve of the 13th Annual Night of a Thousand Judys, celebrating JUDY GARLAND at Joe’s Pub! Topics — what is the best Judy entry point, working for MICHAEL PATRICK KING, Radical Faeries gatherings, learning the NYC subway via hookups, John Waters and the live immersive experience of JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL’s film Shortbus.


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    Night of A Thousand Judys — June 2nd @ Joe's Pub

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    45 mins
  • “Rent” & “Hamilton” Power Producer is a Theater Kid (w/ Jeffrey Seller)
    May 5 2025

    Jess is joined by 4x TONY Award winning Broadway producer JEFFREY SELLER, best known for “Hamilton,” “Rent,” “In the Heights” & “Avenue Q.” Topics — his review of “Sunset Blvd,” being the creative nurturer and critic to Jonathan Larson & Lin Manuel Miranda, inventing the Broadway lotto system, crippling anxiety of opening night reviews, renovating his dream Upper West Side townhouse & more!


    Jeffrey Seller's memoir THEATER KID is available now!


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


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    57 mins
  • Culture Catch-up: How to Fix Bravo & Summer House (w/ Dan Allegretto)
    Apr 28 2025

    Jess is joined by friend of the pod Dan Allegretto! Topics: why do bald men wear hats, becoming friends w/ Lena Dunham, boots on the ground w/ Bethenny, how to fix Bravo & Summer House, Carl Radke, Lindsay Hubbard, how The Real L Word & Vanderpump Rules lift the veneer off Los Angeles, the off-Broadway play “Becoming Eve,” Quentin Crisp, the camera work on Queer as Folk, Janeane Garofalo, Daria, the Hudson Valley & more!


    IG: @jessxnyc | @dan_allegretto | #DialDan


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


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    51 mins
  • Madonna & Michael Jackson Choreographer / Director — Vincent Paterson
    Apr 21 2025

    Jess is joined by legendary director & choreographer VINCENT PATERSON — the man behind MICHAEL JACKSON & MADONNA’s most iconic movements. Topics — videos for “Beat It,” “Thriller,” “Smooth Criminal” and defining the Superbowl Halftime Show w/ MJ’s 1993 performance. Plus — choreographing The Blond Ambition Tour, “Express Yourself" video, Madonna’s 1990 MTV VMA Marie Antoinette “Vogue” performance, EVITA, BJORK’s DANCER IN THE DARK & more!


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    Vincent Paterson's memoir: Icons and Instincts

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    1 hr and 17 mins