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Jess is joined by prolific TV & film director JAMIE BABBIT! Jamie is best known for writing/directing the cult classic BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER w/ Natasha Lyonne & Clea DuVall. Over the past two decades she has directed HBO's GIRLS, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, GILMORE GIRLS, THE L WORD, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING and more. Topics: shooting around different actors' nudity clauses, how to fix bad acting & bad dialogue in post-production and more!
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Jess is joined by legendary drag performer PEACHES CHRIST to analyze the legacy of the cult classic SHOWGIRLS and to answer the questions of why and how did this âmasterpiece of sh*tâ get made. Topics: Peaches Christ's Showgirls drag theatrical extravaganzas in San Francisco, Elizabeth Berkleyâs personal Showgirls journey, DEATH BECOMES HER, HOCUS POCUS, Hollywood Forever cemetary screenings, YOU DON'T NOMI doc & more!
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Jess is joined by celebrity makeup artist KRISTOFER BUCKLE! Topics: discovery as a punk/goth in Penn Station, working MADONNAâs SEX book party, transforming MARIAH into her post-âButterflyâ image, CHER poaching him while working XTINA for âBurlesque,â BETHENNY filming him do her (drug store) face and an airline losing his makeup kit hours before doing JENNIFER LOPEZ. Plus, real talk on hair transplants, eyebrows, lashes, the "Kristofer Buckle" name origin story & more!
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Jess is joined by pop/rock trio BETTY (known for THE L WORD theme song) as they release their 11th album âEAT.â Topics: how an indie bon vivant band (composed of sisters Elizabeth Ziff & Amy Ziff, best friend Alyson Palmer) lasts for 40 years, living together in the late 80s East Village, their performance at Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, HBOâs ENCYCLOPEDIA, Alyâs college daughter watching THE L WORD, starring in their own Off-Broadway show âBETTY Rulesâ directed by RENTâs Michael Greif & more!
BETTY live in NYC @ The Cutting Room - Sept 22
hellobetty.com for tour dates
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Jess is joined by COUNTESS LUANN and her right-hand man, Roger Dawley! Topics: Spending 2 nights on Fire Island over Labor Day Weekend, her summer run-in with Bethenny, tales from Luannâs time as a geriatric nurse, loving cigarettes, brief thoughts on RHONY reboot, latest with Sonja Morgan, prepping to film the Housewives Bachelor show and her plan for cabaret world domination.
IG: @jessxnyc | @countessluann | @rogerdawley
Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island
Tix avail: countessluann.com
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Jess is joined by comedian JUDY GOLD! Topics: gay divorce, loving Ozempic, meeting her partner via a Time Out New York dating ad, buying her Provincetown house in 1994, not living with a partner, separate bedrooms, writing/producing The Rosie OâDonnell Show, filming her 1995 HBO standup special with Janeane Garofalo, creating a new TV series w/ Sandra Bernhard, bonding over being very tall | petite women & more!
IG: @jessxnyc | @jewdygold
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Jess is joined by comedian JAKE CORNELL for a deep dive into NYC restaurant culture. Topics: asking waiters what to order, restaurant temperature and sound/music levels, tips for people on dates, best celebrity tipper, oddest celebrity group sighting, best / worst bathrooms and more. Plus, Jakeâs summer of Provincetown 4x, Edinburgh Fringe Fest tales + Jakeâs AND JUST LIKE THAT debut opposite Che Diaz.
IG: @jessxnyc | @jakewcornell
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Jess is joined by the king of Provincetown fringe performance â playwright and drag theater impresario, RYAN LANDRY! Topics: bringing JENNIFER COOLIDGE and PARKER POSEY to P-Town, setting fire to The Pyramid Club, working as a hooker, appearing in the Roy Cohn documentary, his cemetery plot with MARGARET CHO, the Cape Cod Serial Killer, hosting the long-running weekly Provincetown show, SHOWGIRLS⊠and more!
IG: @jessxnyc | @captryanlandry
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ISAAC MIZRAHI returns! Topics include: securing his West Village combination apartment, his friendship w/ RUPAUL, the truth behind the MADONNA - SANDRA BERNHARD - INGRID CASARES love triangle, his seminal documentary UNZIPPED and SEX AND THE CITY + AND JUST LIKE THAT musings. Plus, his cabaret version of âBorderline,â '90s dial-a-date lines, meeting his husband while walking the dog and pivoting his career from fashion to a live performer.
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Jess is joined by TV producer and director PAGE HURWITZ (Netflixâs Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution). Topics: exec. producing ROSIE O'DONNELL's Oprah OWN talk show, producing TABATHA TAKES OVER, Trumpâs mythical character on THE APPRENTICE & the parallels of the 2016 election to Paddy Chayefskyâs film NETWORK. Plus: discovering Fortune Feimster and Michelle Buteau on Last Comic Standing, NYC vs. San Fran â90s comedy scenes, Pageâs next documentary about a lesbian cruise with Kate McKinnon, Meredith Baxter and more! Don't miss the last 10 unhinged easter egg minutes.
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Check out Jess' docu-pod series FINDING FIRE ISLAND about the history, mystique and lore of Cherry Grove & The Pines
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Jess is joined by SiriusXM RadioAndy co-host, singer & comedian JOHN ARTHUR HILL. Topics: Johnâs dental and sobriety journeys, the rehab to SoulCycle pipeline, secret Bravo smokers, Barryâs Bootcamp, the Underwear Party on Fire Island, preferring Provincetown, nearly getting fired as Andy Cohenâs co-host, why Countess Luann is huge at festivals, making $ in touring, Johnâs fave lesbian music, our Sarah McLachlan live reviews & more!
IG: @jessxnyc | @johnarthurhill
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Jess is joined by writer and âAll I Want To Do Is Talk About Madonnaâ co-host Mark Snyder to review the TriBeCa Film Festival premieres of brand new documentaries centered around LIZA MINNELLI, ANI DIFRANCO, LINDA PERRY and a bonus review of the recent INDIGO GIRLS doc. Topics â the live performances from Linda Perry & Ani DiFranco following their films, Sarah McLachlan, Aimee Mann, Melissa Etheridge, Aniâs song âNapoleon,â Righteous Babe, Gina Gershon, âPrey for Rock & Roll,â & more!
IG: @jessxnyc | @markbsnyder2024 | @alliwant2doistalkaboutmadonna
Check out Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island: Finding Fire Island
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Jess is joined by legendary Village Voice gossip columnist Michael Musto! Musto discusses the origin of outing, psychology of blind items, how an unknown Madonna prevented him from sound-checking with his band in 1982, Gaga's Oscar campaigns and the trouble he got into after Andy Warhol's funeral. He also dishes on Malcolm Forbes, camp John Waters, Rosie O'Donnell, Fran Lebowitz, getting banned from Twitter and the annoying parts of being a conduit to people becoming fabulous.
IG: @jessxnyc
Check out Jess' docu-pod series FINDING FIRE ISLAND about the history, mystique and lore of Cherry Grove & The Pines
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Jess is joined by the one true queen of Summer House â LINDSAY HUBBARD! Topics: a listening tour of the Hamptons, the business of being a PR guru, having sex on camera and the origins of âHubbhouse." Plus â Lindsayâs Sun / Moon / Rising signs, a quick astrological reading from Andy Bellatti (@astrologywithandy), an off-camera crazy dating story, fans âshippingâ Lindsay & CARL RADKE and the "psychicâ who started the Luke/Linds rumor.
original air date: aug 2021
IG: @jessxnyc | @lindshubbs
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Jess is joined by the creator of @felicityrestorationproject to chat about one of the greatest issues of our time - the replacement of music on our beloved nineties TV shows - FELICITY, DAWSONâS CREEK & 90210. We discuss legalities of the music licensing issue, painstakingly digitizing scenes with correct music from VHS tapes and Paula Cole striking a new deal for âI Donât Wanna Wait.â Plus: the lore of Felicity writer Riley Weston, legacy of the Keri Russell / Felicity haircut, Sarah McLachlan, Peter Gabriel, Roxy, Mazzy Star, Aimee Mann & more!
IG: @jessxnyc | @felicityrestorationproject | @dawsonscreekrestored | @bh90210restored
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Jess is joined by exes & best friends ELIZABETH ZIFF (The L Word writer; BETTY rocker) and MAGGIE MOORE (chanteuse; real estate broker) to reflect on â90s queer girl culture in NYC. Topics: their meet-cute love story, creating the Industria Super Studios girl parties, CafĂ© Tabac, Meow Mix, Alan Cumming. Plus â Laurel Holloman / Nicole Ari Parker film âIncredibly True Adventures of 2 Girls in Love,â Maggie on HGTVâs Selling New York, why all roads lead to BETTY and THE L WORD & more!
IG: @jessxnyc | @bettyrules
â Tour dates: hellobetty.com
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Jess is joined by singer, comedian and âSeek Treatmentâ co-host â 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
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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 âb*tch.â Plus â Tabathaâs upbringing in Australia where she was thrown into the gay & trans scene via nightclubs owned by her parents & more!
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Jess is joined by ROSE TROCHE â co-writer & director of the seminal indie film GO FISH â 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 Danaâs (Erin Daniels) death. Plus: Roseâs 30-year friendship with GO FISH & L WORD writer/actress GUINEVERE TURNER, directing SIX FEET UNDER, KRISTEN STEWARTâs film debut, GEN Q & more!
Guinevere Turner Ilene Chaiken Elizabeth Ziff Marja Lewis Ryan Scripts, Set Visits, Behind the Scenes
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Jess is joined by digital producer, remixer and co-host of Legends Only | Itâs Britney, Bitch! â T. KYLE! Topics include T. Kyleâs work on DRAG RACE, his career at WWHL and the difficult environment at THE TONIGHT SHOW. Plus, his Countess Luann âKeep on Serving C*ntâ remix, being hand-picked to produce the scrapped WENDY WILLIAMS podcast, Crazy Horse Paris, Fire Island tales, VMAs making artists miserable and more!
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