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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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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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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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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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Jamie welcomes back Piper Sample to dig into the season-long conflict between veteran Lisa Barlow and newcomer Monica Garcia on the fourth season of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Follow @jamiestein and check out his work at hollywoodreadings.com. Support the Show.By Jamie Stein
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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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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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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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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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Jess is a joined by a career fitness professional to go inside the culture of their former cycling employer, while Jess shares her personal experience with SoulCycle. We go deep on: lack of certifications required to teach spin, the “training programs” at different studios, instructors abusing drugs, sexual accusations from riders and the “God Comp…
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Jess is joined by JULIE GOLDMAN & BRANDY HOWARD (Dumb Gay Podcast, The People’s Couch)! We discuss: Brandy & Julie’s origin story, Jeff Lewis stealing guests from Heather McDonald, Howard Stern, Kate McKinnon, butch lesbian erasure, Logo’s Big Gay Sketch Show, Bethenny and Nene, Kyle Richards gay baiting, the impact of Shane from The L Word on Bran…
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Jess Rothschild returns to discuss Bethenny's failed Bravo pitches, the latest in Heather McDononald's #earringgate, Jeff Lewis, and transgender polyamorous dating. Plus, Jacques reviews seeing Flowers of the Killer Moon in Gold Class. For more content, subscribe to Unpopular on Patreon! You get access to bonus episodes all about the Real Housewive…
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