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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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Intuitive and empath Jamie Stein takes a psycho-spiritual look at "The Real Housewives" and other reality TV to see what it's all revealing about our shared humanity. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jamie-stein/support
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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 is joined by the pop/rock trio BETTY (perhaps best known for THE L WORD theme song) as they release their 11th album “EAT.” 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 Celebratio…
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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 Luann’s 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…
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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 O’Donnell Show, filming her 1995 HBO standup special with Janeane Garofalo, creating a new TV series w/ San…
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In this cross-release episode, therapist Sam Katz and reality TV producer Jenny Gnirke invite Jamie to their podcast "Unhinged & On Camera" to dive into the complicated waters of Shannon Storms Beador - together, they explore Shannon's possible unconscious relationship to dysregulated emotions, covert power/force of will, conflicts with costars lik…
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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, Jake’s summer of Provincetown 4x, Edinburgh Fringe Fest tal…
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Jess is joined by the king of Provincetown fringe performance — 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…
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Jamie drops into returning housewife Alexis Bellino to explore the possible unconscious energy driving her intensity towards Shannon Beador on the eighteenth season of "The Real Housewives of Orange County." Follow @jamiestein and contact him to learn more about his work with clients at hollywoodreadings.com. Support the Show.…
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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 “Borderline,” '90s dial-a-date lines, meetin…
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Jamie welcomes "Fixing Famous People" host Chris DeRosa to dive into "The Greatest Love Story Never Told" - together, they explore JLo and Ben Affleck's respective unconscious relationships to the media, the creative process, each other and much more. Follow @thechrisderosa and check out "Fixing Famous People." Follow @jamiestein and fill out this …
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Jess is joined by TV producer and director PAGE HURWITZ (Netflix’s Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution). Topics: exec. producing ROSIE O'DONNELL's Oprah OWN talk show, producing TABATHA TAKES OVER, Trump’s mythical character on THE APPRENTICE & the parallels of the 2016 election to Paddy Chayefsky’s film NETWORK. Plus: discovering Fortune Feimster and…
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Jamie welcomes gifted psychic medium Fernando Marron to provide a cold reading of Bethenny Frankel and together they explore her possible unconscious relationship to entrepreneurship, the Reality Reckoning, TikTok, her romantic relationships and much more. Follow @fernyesp and learn more about his work at fernandomarron.com. Follow @jamiestein and …
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Jess is joined by SiriusXM RadioAndy co-host, singer & comedian JOHN ARTHUR HILL. Topics: John’s dental and sobriety journeys, the rehab to SoulCycle pipeline, secret Bravo smokers, Barry’s Bootcamp, the Underwear Party on Fire Island, preferring Provincetown, nearly getting fired as Andy Cohen’s co-host, why Countess Luann is huge at festivals, ma…
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Jacques shares an update on life in Los Angeles and the future of Unpopular. For more content, subscribe to Unpopular on Patreon! You get access to bonus weekly episodes. https://www.patreon.com/unpopularjp Please support the show by leaving a five star review on Apple or Spotify, or by joining Patreon or donating to Buy Me a Coffee. FOLLOW UNPOPUL…
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Jamie welcomes back the host of She's Speaking with Emily Hanks to deconstruct the Carl Radke/Lindsay Hubbard split now that it's finally played out on our TV screens. They're breaking down the "job prospects" drama as a means of exploring both Carl and Lindsay's possible core wounds, the respective projections each one was perhaps bringing to the …
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Jess is joined by writer and “All I Want To Do Is Talk About Madonna” 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 — the live performances from Linda Perry & Ani DiFranco following their …
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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,…
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Jess is joined by the one true queen of Summer House — LINDSAY HUBBARD! Topics: a listening tour of the Hamptons, the business of being a PR guru, having sex on camera and the origins of “Hubbhouse." Plus — Lindsay’s Sun / Moon / Rising signs, a quick astrological reading from Andy Bellatti (@astrologywithandy), an off-camera crazy dating story, fa…
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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, DAWSON’S CREEK & 90210. We discuss legalities of the music licensing issue, painstakingly digitizing scenes with correct music from VHS tapes and Paula Cole strikin…
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Jamie welcomes back singer/vocal coach/tarot enthusiast Molly Durand to parse out the questions and themes raised by the fourth-wall breaking Vanderpump Rules Season 11 finale - including where the line is drawn between fact and fiction, what we as an audience expect of our realty TV participants (and why), the cast members’ different investments i…
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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 ‘90s queer girl culture in NYC. Topics: their meet-cute love story, creating the Industria Super Studios girl parties, Café Tabac, Meow Mix, Alan Cumming. Plus — Laurel Holloman / Nicole Ari Parker fi…
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Jamie and Hot Takes & Deep Dive/Finding Fire Island host Jess Rothschild dive into Amanda Batula's unconscious relationship to husband Kyle Cooke, the Loverboy brand, her own creative energy and much more. Follow @jessxnyc and @hottakesdeepdives, and listen to Hot Takes & Deep Dives and Finding Fire Island. Follow @jamiestein, learn more about his …
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Jess is joined by singer, comedian and “Seek Treatment” co-host — 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 relationship…
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Jamie and astrologer Andy Bellatti break down Rachel Leviss' Scandoval-timed Saturn Return to explore larger themes of what it means to have a soul journey in this human lifetime, how to navigate free will vs predestination, how to accept the invitation being offered by even the most difficult life circumstances and much more. Follow @astrologywith…
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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 “b*tch.” Plus — Tabatha’s upbringing in Australia where she was thrown into t…
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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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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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Jamie breaks down his intuitive sense of what originally happened in Tom Sandoval's history to set his current relationship patterns in motion (including his refusal to take true responsibility for his more destructive actions). Follow @jamiestein and click here to apply for an individual Deep Dive Intensive where you can learn how to unpack your b…
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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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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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Jamie welcomes back singer/vocal coach/tarot enthusiast Molly Durand to peel back both the shifting friendships between the women of Vanderpump Rules and also the show's deeper transition from the usual hive-mind mentality into a more nuanced world of differing viewpoints. Follow @mollydurand and check out her vocal coaching at mollydurandmusic.com…
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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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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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In this solo episode, Jamie drops into Lindsay Hubbard for more information on the possible unconscious forces driving her temperamental activation with fiancee Carl Radke on Season 8 of "Summer House." Click here to complete an application for your own personal Deep Dive Intensive with Jamie... Alternatively, you can follow @jamiestein and read mo…
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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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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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Jamie and animal/celebrity dog trainer Kirstin McMillan explore the different ways that Tom Sandoval, Rachel Leviss and Ariana Madix have been navigating the gap between seasons 10 & 11 of Vanderpump Rules - calling upon mythic archetypes such as Hermes, Dionysus and Zeus to illustrate how we can use difficult life circumstances like Scandoval to e…
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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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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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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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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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Jamie and Piper discuss the Heather Gay/Monica Garcia clash over Reality Von Tea(se) on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season finale and further explore the question of just what exactly we're watching in the current reality TV landscape. Follow @jamiestein and check out his work at hollywoodreadings.com. Support the Show.…
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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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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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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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