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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!
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Each week, Television Producers Chris DeRosa and Dominick Pupa decide which of their plethora of celebrity clients needs the most help, and hold nothing back as they take turns pitching ideas of how to best fix the famous person’s crumbling public image. With a slew of hilarious guests and hotter-than-hot takes on the stories dominating the Entertainment News cycle, Chris and Dominick are here to transform the reputations of the stars that are clearly NOT just like us! Hosted on Acast. See a ...
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When it comes to making meaningful connections with people in the LGBTQ community, it can be brutal out there. But does it have to be? Love's a Pitch is a show about love, dating, desire, and ultimately, putting yourself out there. Each week, a new guest will pitch themselves to listeners, making their case for why they're a catch and joining the host in a conversation about all things love and dating. If you like what you hear, you can follow up and shoot your shot, or play matchmaker for a ...
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Jess Rothschild from Hot Takes and Deep Dives returns to discuss JoJo Siwa's Karma comeback and power lesbian vibes, Tori Spelling and Bethenny Frankel's divorce podcasts, Justin Timberlake's new album, Heidi Montag's music career, Vanderpump Rules, The Valley and more. For more content, subscribe to Unpopular on Patreon! You get access to bonus we…
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The Pre-Fixe starts this week with UNPRECEDENTED BREAKING NEWS that will absolutely shake the foundation of the clistenership. We are still in shock. Please respect our privacy at this time. Then, Fixing Famous People Royal Correspondent Kristen Meinzer joins to dissect The Firm's fumbling of Princess Kate Middleton's whereabouts and discuss what T…
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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.…
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Dom and Chris recap multiple natural disasters: the ECLITSE, the Earthquake, Don Lemon’s wedding, and JLO refiguring her This is Me…Now! Tour. Then, Christine Carmela joins to go through the filmography of Amanda Bynes and, alongside Chris, honor the brilliance of The Amanda Show. The group talks All That, The Drake Tweet Heard Round The World, and…
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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 Hor…
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard is SINGLE AND READY TO MINGLE (God Bless The USA), Britney has changed her name to Xilq (We need to reenact the prayer chain), and JLO is shooting a new “film” ON CHRIS’ BLOCK (They are inextricably linked). There is SO MUCH to cover in The Pre-Fixe that Dom and Chris are bursting at the seams!!! Then, Mary Payne Gilbert from P…
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Jacques goes solo and sounds off on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter, the attempted cancelation of cheating neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman, and the real reason Candace Owens was fired from The Daily Wire. For more content, subscribe to Unpopular on Patreon! You get a weekly bonus episode discussing Bravo and other topics I can't share publicly. https://…
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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…
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Brandy and Julie from Dumb Gay Podcast return to discuss The Valley, a Tale of Two Dans, running into Jeff Lewis at Luann's cabaret show, troll culture and more For more content, subscribe to Unpopular on Patreon! You get access to weekly bonus episodes and get to help keep Unpopular's lights on. https://www.patreon.com/unpopularjp Please support t…
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The Pre-Fixe is FULL of scandal, including Princess Kate's Twitter confession, the FBI's Three-Pronged Attack on Diddy's many homes, and a realization that Dom and Chris need to go to JLO's concert for This Is Me...Now. Then, Host of the How Cum Podcast Remy Kassimir joins to talk about how we all want more from and for Jane Krakowski. Remy THRICE …
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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 …
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KATE MIDDLETON IS ALIVE!!!! But Richard Simmons is dying? Dominick blindsides Chris with many pop culture revelations in the PRE-FIXE this week, including Gypsy Rose Blanchard's exit from social media. Then, Marni Ellis and living icon (and her mother) Felicia from the podcast Hi Felicia! with Marni and Felicia join to discuss one of the most famou…
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Jacques is joined by Rare Candy's Glen Rockney to talk Love Is Blind's ultra trad sixth season, including why Sarah Ann did nothing wrong and how BDE Jimmy pulls so many women. Also discuss In-N-Out Burger, Vanessa Hudgens' iconic Covid video resurfacing and more. For more content, subscribe to Unpopular on Patreon! You get access to bonus episodes…
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It is a HWHIRLWIND of hot topics (or whatever you're going to vote on Instagram for it to be called) this week, and Dom and Chris are spiraling on many topics, including Princess Kate's botched photoshop, Oprah on Ozempic, and Sharon Osborne thinking she has the room to comment on any celebrity being gross. Then, it's THE 2ND ANNUAL OSCARS SPECTACU…
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Responding to backlash for bashing New York, my day out in Venice Beach and Santa Monica, why homeless people are the worst, and the Oscars. For more content, subscribe to Unpopular on Patreon! You get access to bonus episodes about the Real Housewives, Bravo shows and more. https://www.patreon.com/unpopularjp Please support the show by leaving a f…
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Dom and Chris feel like the oompa loompa lady with the science lab at Wonka World with the amount of hot topics they have to unpack, including Bradley Cooper not liking his child, Hailey Bieber's sister throwing a feminine napkin, and Noah and Trish Cyrus possibly having sexual crossover??? It's too much!! Then, Podcast Host of Hot Takes and Deep D…
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Jess is joined by reality TV producers and co-hosts of “Fixing Famous People” — Chris DeRosa and Dominick Pupa! Together, we analyze the seminal documentary MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE through the lens of our three generations and reality TV production. Topics: The follow-up film feat. the Blond Ambition dancers STRIKE A POSE, 1998 VH1 special MADONNA R…
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Kiki Monique aka The Talk of Shame returns to discuss L.A. vs New York, Love is Blind, the Bravo lawsuits, how influencers really make money, homeless people, Wendy Williams, Kate Middleton's BBL and more. For more content, subscribe to Unpopular on Patreon! You get access to bonus Bravo episodes and get to help keep Unpopular's lights on. https://…
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Chris and Dominick give a Kelly Rowland Update and discuss Tom Sandoval's recent NYT Magazine Cover Story before Dominick explains why he and Cher are both invited to parties because of their "theatrics." Then, in an UNPRECEDENTED CROSSOVER EPISODE with the substack and podcast How To Be Less Old, Fixie-Award-Winning guest Deanna Cheng and her part…
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Jess is joined by the “Shakespeare of pop culture satire” per the New York Times - RYAN RAFTERY! We discuss his upcoming run at Joe’s Pub in which he does his one-man twisted musical embodiments of MARTHA STEWART, ANNA WINTOUR & KRIS JENNER. We discuss the psychological through-line between all three women (relevancy) as well as his darker material…
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Jacques takes New York, traveling with bogans, getting busted with a sex toy in your luggage, the racial politics of Beyonce's country music era, 'old' millennials, and Gaza proves celebrity activists are full of shit For more content, subscribe to Unpopular on Patreon! You get access to bonus episodes about the Real Housewives, Bravo shows and mor…
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Rachel Dolezal refuses to heed the advice of Fixing Famous People and is in the headlines again! Chris and Dom discuss Kelly Rowland storming out of The Today Show, JLO's fever-dream-that-was-just-a-first-draft-of-a-script-on-a-notes-app Magnum Opus This Is Me...Now, and Dominick reveals who his celebrity nemesis is. Then, host of the World's Your …
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Jess is joined by DRAG RACE & TRAITORS star PEPPERMINT! Peppermint discusses fond memories of THE REAL WORLD (which don’t include Vegas or Trishelle), the production behind The Traitors and what she’s planning for The Reunion. Plus, Alan Cumming’s comment that “gays” are loving Phaedra while “queer” ppl are loving Parvati. Peppermint also discusses…
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Dominick opens the show in a way that shocks Chris to his core before the duo unpacks Super Bowl LVIII. They talk about actually watching a sporting event, how surprised Chris was to know so much about football, the lackluster commercials, Kelsey Grammer and Taylor Swift's inevitable breakup, Beyonce's music drop, and Usher's halftime performance. …
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Jess is joined by drag legend BIANCA DEL RIO! Bianca discuss her early days of drag in New Orleans, New York City, Provincetown and on Fire Island prior to winning season 6 of DRAG RACE. Topics include: Going on tour with Madonna, joining The Traitors, Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin, Chita Rivera, a “Golden Drag Race” feat. Lady Bunny & Varla Jean Merm…
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Chris and Dominick have the most heated discussion they've ever had...about Taylor Swift ignoring larger-than-life pop icon music industry behemoth Celine Dion at the Grammy Awards. After a Britney Watch recap that is mainly a call-to-action against Justin Timberlake, they discuss King Charles' prostate and Drake's prostate examining instrument. Th…
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Jess is joined by TV & film screenwriter, Stan Zimmerman! Zimmerman chats about his career writing on THE GOLDEN GIRLS, ROSEANNE, GILMORE GIRLS, THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE (and its Sequel!). Topics: staying closeted while writing The Golden Girls, RuPaul, Estelle Getty, Madonna's voicemails for Sandra Bernhard, Roseanne & Tom Arnold, loving THE L WORD &…
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Jacques dives into Crystal Hefner's Playboy memoir Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself and Holly Madison's Down the Rabbit Hole. Also, the death of porn star Jesse Jane and the return of Vanderpump Rules. For more content, subscribe to Unpopular on Patreon! You get access to bonus episodes about the Real Housewives, Bravo sho…
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It's the 50th episode of Fixing Famous People! Chris and Dominick have to do Britney Watch right out of the gate to discuss Britney's apology post and Justin's deplorable SNL appearance, as well as Anne Hathaway's "calma," and Feud: Nicki and Meg. Afterwards, the King of Cozy Content himself, Danny Pellegrino, joins to discuss one of his obsessions…
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Jess is joined by ELIZABETH ZIFF — writer, producer and BETTY musician behind THE L WORD theme song. We discuss: dating L Word creator Ilene Chaiken, writing for Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals) and Jenny Schecter (Mia Kirshner) and specific episodes & storylines she wrote. Plus — early BETTY gigs in the 80s/90s, the nexus of “lesbian chic” at East Vi…
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Dan Allegretto returns to discuss plastic surgery, 1000-lb Sisters, Southern Charm, The Traitors, Farrah Abraham's OnlyFans, HBO's The Curse, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose, the viral twink terrorist Houthi pirate, MacBooks, the perils of international shipping, Liquid Death, bullying, Raya and more. For more content, subscribe to Unpopular o…
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Dom and Chris are reeling from The Oscar Nominations, the back of Justin Timberlake's head, and whatever the fuck it is that JLO posted on social media. Then, Rory Uphold joins to unpack the institution of Playboy. The gang chats early nefarious Playboy dealings to The Girls Next Door to Playboy's failings to regain their older prestige. You can fi…
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Jess is joined by empath Jamie Stein to critique the cast of THE TRAITORS season two and discuss his career working on four (4) seasons of THE REAL WORLD — VEGAS, PARIS, SAN DIEGO and PHILLY — where he had an unedited look at Trishelle, CT, Karamo etc. Jamie discusses watching endless unedited footage, the San Diego sexual assault scandal and more.…
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Chris makes Dominick recount every single second of him being at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, including him verbally assaulting the audience as Dame Joan Collins came out, interacting with Nicey Nash-Betts, and reminding Marla Gibbs about the cameo she had sent him years prior. Then Danny Murphy and Evan Real, or as we call them The Page Six Boy…
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Jacques answers Patreon questions about The Traitors, Doja Cat's career, Ariana Grande and Lil Nas X's new singles, Madonna's best songs, the Israel-Gaza conflict, the U.S. presidential election, the best news sources and podcasts, and Australian slang. Part II of the AMA is on Patreon with Jacques sounding off on Bravo's worth mothers, travel dest…
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Jess is joined by Jackie Warner (Work Out, Thintervention) in her fourth appearance! We discuss Jackie’s use of Ozempic, pitches her TV comeback, the fall-out of her TMZ splashed DUI ambien arrest, Kyle Richards and Morgan Wade, the New York Times Op-Ed on Taylor Swift, Jeff Lewis in the Flipping Out / Work Out era, Jared Leto’s God complex and mor…
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Chris and Dom conduct their first fix of 2024! But first, they give their in-depth critique of the 2024 Golden Globe Awards (hosting is hard) and discuss a new American Hero named Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Then, Dame Erin Bagwell joins to help fix Justin Bieber, but not before detailing his many tabloid scandals, including his visits to both The Great …
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Jess is joined by writer, actor and director JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL to discuss everything HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH and SHORTBUS. Plus: Julius’ bar, New Orleans, RENT, promoting Hedwig on THE ROSIE O’DONNELL SHOW vs. LETTERMAN and entering his villain era via GIRLS, JOE EXOTIC and SHRILL. IG: @jessxnyc Check out Jess' docu-pod series FINDING FIRE IS…
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Jacques discusses the RHOSLC finale and Bravo trolls, the controversial George Floyd documentary 'The Fall of Minneapolis', the Epstein client list, and reviews his mum's 60th birthday party. For more content, subscribe to Unpopular on Patreon! You get access to bonus episodes about the Real Housewives, Bravo shows and more. https://www.patreon.com…
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Dom and Chris are guest-less this week as they discuss a plethora of hot topics like Cher being a conservator, Nicole Scherzinger in Subset Boulevard, and Dominick’s growing lust for possible assailant Ian Ziering. Then, they both give their predictions for what they think will happen in pop culture in 2024. You can find Dom at dommentary.com. You …
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We close out the year with THE FIRST ANNUAL FIXIE AWARDS!! Everything we've done so far culminates in a HIGH-TECH, UNPRECEDENTED, EXTRAVAGANT ceremony honoring the most fixed and dumbest people of the year! Official Awards Show Correspondent Rebecca Bregman joins to announce the winners chosen by YOU, the Fixies that are in the Clitterati Tier or h…
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This concludes our Madonna trilogy with Jess joined by Mark Snyder & Kenny Finkle (All I Want To Do Is Talk About Madonna) and Tony Trius (MLVC) for a culture debate/roundtable — MADONNA EDITION! Topics include: our unpopular opinions, best live performance, best Truth or Dare moment, Tears of a Clown, how to fix Madonna, is longtime collab Mirwais…
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Chris and Dom recap Dominick's New York holiday show and chat about the possible arson displayed on Britney's Instagram. Then, Emmy-Award Winning journalist and co-host of the podcast In Retrospect Susie Banikarim joins to discuss Chrissy Teigen's rise and eventual fall as The Queen of Twitter. You can find Susie at @susiebnyc. You can find Dom at …
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Dan Allegretto returns to talk Paris In Love season 2, Phoenix Hilton's huge head, UFOs and government cover ups, Netflix's Leave The World Behind, the current state of X, kill switches in cars, the New York migrant crisis, Tokyo Toni memes and more. For more content, subscribe to Unpopular on Patreon! You get access to bonus episodes and get to he…
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Jess is joined by Ben Rimalower to review Madonna's Celebration Tour in Brooklyn, NY. We discuss our thrills, Madonna's "strategy" behind late start times, the set list and provide constructive critique. Later, Ben recalls how Madonna's health scare this summer catapulted him into a revisit of Madonna's entire catalogue and concert history, culmina…
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Dom and Chris discuss just how petty 50 Cent is and try their best to recall the official titles of the members of The Royal Family. Then, Chris’ NUMBER ONE DREAM GUEST, THE SCAM GODDESS HERSELF Laci Mosley joins to do a retrospective on everything Perez Hilton. You can find Laci at @divalaci and @scamgoddesspod. You can find Dom at dommentary.com.…
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Jess is joined by “Madonna’s Secret Weapons” (per Rolling Stone) — longtime Madonna back-up singers and dancers, NIKI HARIS & DONNA DE LORY! Niki and Donna performed on four (4) of Madonna’s world tours, including The Who’s That Girl Tour, The Blond Ambition Tour, The Girlie Show and The Drowned World Tour. They also appear on the recordings of “Vo…
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The gang opens with Britney Watch because there’s just SO MUCH to cover in the Spears Sector that it couldn’t wait. Then, Emmy-nominated writer of A Black Lady Sketch Show Alrinthea Carter joins to cover Lizzo and the lawsuit that had everyone in America captivated, in shock, and in awe (of Chris’ girl Shirlene). You can find Alrinthea at @alrinthe…
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Jess is joined by writer, standup and co-host of “Seek Treatment” — PAT REGAN! We discuss: the HACKS writer’s room, DAWSON'S CREEK series finale, FELICITY, why LA should be part of NY, Seek Treatment’s Las Culturistas origin story, bombing at a gay resort, getting sober, fitness goals, SURVIVOR, Parvati Shallow, Madonna TRUTH OR DARE, THE REAL WORL…
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Solo ep on catching a bus to see Christina Aguilera, the state of Xtina's career, why Tate McRae sucks, the Cassie and Diddy situation and more. For more content, subscribe to Unpopular on Patreon! You get access to bonus episodes about the Real Housewives, Bravo shows and more. https://www.patreon.com/unpopularjp Please support the show by leaving…
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