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Countess Luann DeLesseps on LGBT RHONY, Housewives Crimes & more Dec 06, 2021

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We are joined by a RHONY OG and cabaret royalty — Countess Luann! We get into everything, including how production on Ultimate Girls Trip differed from a typical season, Eboni leaking info about the Ramona investigation to the press and fans still clamoring for Alex McCord. Luann also entertains the idea casting a lesbian or trans housewife for RHONY, relives the Boat Ride From Hell and gives her take on Erika Jayne/Tom Girardi and Jen Shah's alleged crimes.

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Lea DeLaria on Orange is the New Black, First Wives Club, Cubbyhole & more! Nov 29, 2021

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Jess welcomes the best butch in showbiz — comedian, jazz singer & Orange is the New Black's "Big Boo" — Lea DeLaria! Lea discusses her big break performing as the first openly gay comic on TV in America (on Arsenio), working with Goldie Hawn on The First Wives Club and how her life changed within 24 hours of Netflix dropping the first season of Orange is the New Black. We also chat about Lea's friendship with Sandra Bernhard, rising to fame with RuPaul, why the Cubbyhole is her fave bar and a lot more!

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RHOSLC, Jen Shah, Ultimate Girls Trip & Taylor Swift (w/ Melody Kamali) Nov 22, 2021

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Jess is joined by writer/comedian Melody Kamali to recover from the whiplash of the Jen Shah arrest spectacular on Salt Lake City and the Ultimate Girls Trip binge on Peacock. We also discuss Taylor Swift's "All Too Well," Melody's experience interviewing for a producer job on Love & Hip Hop, Love Life on HBO Max, the new lesbian reality show Tampa Baes and Miranda's basically confirmed queerness in the new Sex and the City.

[ 10:00 - RHOSLC, Jen Shah ]

[ 22:15 - Ultimate Girls Trip ]

[ 33:30 - Taylor Swift ]

[ 43:00 - Miranda SATC, Tampa Baes ]

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Lilith Fair — Soundtrack to Our Baby Gay '90s Lives (w/ Tony Trius) Nov 15, 2021

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On the heels of our Melissa Etheridge interview, Jess is joined by Tony Trius, co-host of MLVC (the Madonna podcast) to go deeper on the female singer-songwriters who defined the '90s Lilith Fair era and whose lyrics were the soundtrack to our babygay lives. We discuss why Sarah McLachlan, Ani Difranco, Fiona Apple, Tegan & Sara, Tracy Chapman, Aimee Mann, The Murmurs (and many more!) defined this time period and go over our fave albums and live show experience.

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Not All Diamonds & Rosé, Winter House + Hey Paula (Abdul) (w/ PetShopBoy) Nov 01, 2021

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We are joined by return friend PetShopBoy for a culture catchup, featuring a review of the Housewives oral history book, Not All Diamonds & Rosé, Winter House and spending Halloween with Leah McSweeney (as Madonna). We later flash back to Bravo's glory days for a rewatch of Hey Paula (Paula Abdul's series).

[ 5:30 - Not All Diamonds & Rosé ]

[ 25:00 - Winter House ]

[ 34:15 - Hey Paula rewatch ]

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Real World Boston's Genesis Moss on a Reunion, Montana, Sean Duffy & more! Oct 18, 2021

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Dream guest alert! We are FINALLY joined by Genesis Moss, your host's "gay root" (aka most formative lesbian) and star of The Real World: Boston! Genesis chats about coming out in high school in Mississippi, her roommates Montana, Syrus, Elka & Sean Duffy, drama at the after-school center, bringing drag and trans awareness to MTV in 1997, her connection to Britney and already being contacted for a Reunion. We also discuss The L Word, Queer as Folk, RHOBH/Erika Jayne and a lot more!

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Candis Cayne on Legacy as #1 Trans Nightlife Performer, Caitlyn Jenner & more Oct 04, 2021

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Jess is joined by trailblazing New York City dancer~actress~performer Candis Cayne! Candis chats about her journey from initially coming out as gay, to building a career as a drag performer to eventually making her transition part of her act at Barracuda. She reminisces about performing in the streets - literal NYC traffic - cementing her legacy as one of the greatest performers in nightlife. She then discusses her move to mainstream acting, becoming the first trans actress in a leading role on a primetime TV show. Later, she discusses her experience filming Caitlyn Jenner's reality show "I Am Cait."

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Bethenny on Howard Stern + Inside Howard's Staff Meeting (w/ Ryan Bailey & Jacques Peterson) Sep 27, 2021

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Jess is joined by fellow Howard Stern superfans, Ryan Bailey (So Bad It's Good) and Jacques Peterson (Unpopular), to unearth a 2006 pre-Housewives Bethenny appearance on The Howard Stern Show. We then pull back the curtain on a leaked 2012 All Staff Meeting (think Howard's Ted talk warning shot to his staff). We also discuss the Wendy Williams 2019 fight, not returning to the studio and debate whether bringing on COO Marci Turk to legitimize the Stern organization for A-listers was ultimately for better or worse.

[ 11:40 - Bethenny's appearance ]

[ 31:25 - Staff Meeting/Marci Turk ]

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John Arthur Hill on Andy Cohen, Producing WWHL, Kathy Griffin D-List & more! Sep 20, 2021

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Jess is joined by John Arthur Hill, Andy Cohen's SiriusXM co-host, go-to producer and noted ex-boyfriend. We discuss their meet-cute origin story while John was starring in Hairspray on Broadway and how they've maintained such a good relationship nearly 15 years later. John discusses his experience as a writer/producer on Watch What Happens Live and Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-List and talks about the epic fall-out between Andy, Kathy Griffin & Anderson Cooper. We also discuss Jillian Michaels' ban from WWHL, John Mayer, Carole Radziwill, producing Tori & Dean Inn Love and more!

IG: @jessxnyc, @hottakesdeepdives, @johnarthurhill

Kathy Hilton, Kyle & Kim Richards: House of Hilton (w/ Jamie Stein) Sep 13, 2021

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Jess is joined by Jamie Stein for a deep dive on House of Hilton, the 2006 tell-all about the Hilton dynasty, heavily featuring the backstories of Kathy Hilton, Kyle & Kim Richards and their mother, Big Kathy. We explore Big Kathy's mission for men, money and Hollywood and the ways in which she projected those dreams onto her three daughters, how their mom kicked Kyle & Kim's father out of the home he built for them so she could run a sorority house, and the parallel themes on both sides of the family lineage. We also discuss Paris Hilton and Kathy Hilton's performance in the documentary This Is Paris vs. Housewives.

IG: @jessxnyc, @jamiestein, @hottakesdeepdives

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