Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Hosted by Jess · Jess Rothschild

4.6from 883 ratings

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75Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
427
Episodes
65
Transcribed
883
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2019
First episode

About Hot Takes & Deep Dives

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!

Publisher
Jess Rothschild
Category
tv & film · tv & film
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
18 Nov 2019
Latest episode
5 Oct 2026
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65 of 427 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Stonewall Myths, Larry Kramer & Inside 1980s Queer NYC (w/ James Tavs)

  2. 25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Culture Catch-Up: Troye Sivan's Madonna 'Party,' The Miley Cyrus Problem & RHONY (w/ Jacques Peterson)

  3. 1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Stories of 1960s NYC, Provincetown & Fire Island (w/ Gene Fedorko, age 83)

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Stonewall Myths, Larry Kramer & Inside 1980s Queer NYC (w/ James Tavs)

Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But what happened was there was a group from AA that needed meeting space, and they approached it. So we started getting 12-step programs coming in, loads of them, and they would pay a fee. Well, that's how the word spread. It was the 12-step programs. You had NA, AA, OA. Al-Anon, ACOA, all these programs started coming to the community center. And because the people in these groups belong to other groups, then we started getting other groups coming there. We got the gay runners, we got the teachers, we got a whole bunch of other groups. And then... SAGE was formed, and they had the first floor, and they ended up coming in there. […]

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Who has been a guest on Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • James Tavs
  • Jacques Peterson
  • Gene Fedorko
  • Rosie O'Donnell
  • Ana Matronic

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.5 / 5
749 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
134 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

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93
Social presence
94
YouTube
0
Engagement
99

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Who hosts Hot Takes & Deep Dives?

Jess host the show. Published by Jess Rothschild.

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The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.

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