Hot Takes & Deep Dives Podcast
1) Zach Noe Towers on Cruising, 12 Step, Horror Screenplays
Jess is joined by comedian ZACH NOE TOWERS (@zachnoetowers)! Topics — roommates with Bob the Drag Queen, friendship with Leslie Jordan, 10 years of sobriety, AOL chat rooms, Jeff Lewis Live, 'movies' ...Show More
2) Bob the Drag Queen on Swearing Off Watch What Happens Live, Barracuda Nights
Jess is joined by comedian & Drag Race winner BOB THE DRAG QUEEN! Topics — RuPaul discovering Bob at The Monster in the West Village (via Kathy Najimy), a weekend with Whoopi Goldberg, getting lost i...Show More
3) How The Saint Defined NYC’s ’80s DJ Scene (w/ DJ Susan Morabito)
Jess welcomes legendary Manhattan and Fire Island DJ Susan Morabito (aka Morabito). Topics — her dream of spinning at The Saint and working at Vinylmania, why The Saint remains the greatest NYC nightc...Show More
4) Natalie Joy Johnson on Patti LuPone, Atlantis Cruises, Craigslist Sl*ts
Jess is joined by Broadway & cabaret star NATALIE JOY JOHNSON (Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde, Lempicka)! Topics — performing on an Atlantis Cruise to Tahiti with Patti LuPone, her many, MANY lesbian the...Show More
5) Will & Grace Writer & Producer — Jon Kinnally on ACT UP, The Cut Gay Sex / Drugs Exposé & more
Jess is joined by TV writer & producer (Will & Grace, Ugly Betty) — JON KINNALLY! Topics — living in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn in 1988, working in ACT UP, The Cut article “We’ve Reached Peak Gay Sluttine...Show More
6) Ryan Raftery on Barbra Streisand, Glenn Close, Patricia Field, JonBenét Ramsey & more!
Jess is joined by “The Shakespeare of Pop Culture” (per NYT), writer-performer Ryan Raftery (@ryanraftery), to debut his new show exploring society’s obsession with true crime. Topics — Stephen Sondhe...Show More
7) Provincetown Deep Dive (w/ Dominick Pupa)
Jess is joined by TV producer, comedian & co-host of Fixing Famous People, Dominick Pupa to wax poetic about why and how we adore Provincetown. Topics — John Waters, Divine & Cape Cod Vampire lore, Au...Show More
8) History of Gay Restaurants (Florent, Julius, Diners) (w/ Erik Piepenburg)
Jess is joined by DINING OUT author & NYT writer Erik Piepenburg to explore the role of gay restaurants & diners in America. Topics — first restaurant to welcome trans patrons in 1950s Green Bay, WI, ...Show More
9) Jillian Michaels Through the Eyes of Jackie Warner (Bravo's Work Out)
As "The Biggest Loser" Netflix documentary dominates the cultural conversation, Jess has compiled her many interviews with Jillian Michaels' ex-girlfriend of 7 years, Jackie Warner, known for Bravo's ...Show More
10) Behind the Scenes of And Just Like That - Filming Insider Tells All
Jess is joined by MLVC Madonna podcast co-host Stefan (@mlvcpodcast) to SPILL on his summer filming season 1 of AND JUST LIKE THAT as a background actor! Topics: Che Diaz in the wild, Cynthia Nixon’s ...Show More