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!

Scissor Sisters’ Ana Matronic — Behind the Music, History of Tea Dance & more! 07/27/2026

Madonna Confessions II Review (w/ Ben Rimalower & Mike Fernandez) 07/13/2026

Madonna Culture Debate (w/ Tony Trius, Mark Snyder, Kenny Finkle) 07/06/2026

Stories from Limelight, The Roxy, The Saint & ‘90s NYC Club Flyers (w/ David Kennerley) 06/22/2026

BIG NEWS! Finding Fire Island Returns June 11!🌲🍒 06/08/2026

Charles Busch on Liza & Judy, Rosie O’Donnell, Joan Rivers & more 05/18/2026

Is West Wilson The Talented Mr. Ripley of Summer House? (w/ Jamie Stein) 05/11/2026

Rachel Dratch on SNL, 30 Rock & Countess Luann Cabaret 05/04/2026

Ballroom Culture, POSE & How a Ryan Murphy Show Gets Made (w/ POSE's Steven Canals) 04/06/2026

Amber Martin on Bette Midler at The Baths, Touring w/ Scissor Sisters & more 03/30/2026

Hedda Lettuce on Madonna, Kim Cattrall & Surviving Drag 03/09/2026

Jonah Wheeler on Quitting Broadway to Become a S*x Work Sensation 02/23/2026

Culture Catch-Up: Jill Zarin, Twinless, Pillion & Heated Rivalry vs. Queer as Folk 02/16/2026

Daniel Nardicio Returns! Sandra Bernhard, John Waters, Zipolite & Patti LuPone's Rider 01/26/2026

Lola Rocknrolla on Dean Johnson: ’80s Genderf*ck Icon, Mysterious Death 01/19/2026

How Mariah Carey's “All I Want for Christmas Is You” Was Really Made — Co-writer Walter Afanasieff 12/29/2025

Inside Celebrity Home Tours: Bethenny, Andy Cohen, Madonna, Amy Sedaris & more (w/ Dale Saylor) 12/15/2025

Culture Debate: 2025 Theater, Film, Concert Revue (w/ Mark Snyder) 12/02/2025

Producing Jeff Lewis Flipping Out, MTV Diary, Selling Sunset (w/ EP Billy Taylor) 11/24/2025

Guinevere Turner on Writing The L Word & American Psycho, Taxicab Confessions & more! 11/10/2025

Stories from a 73-Year-Old Queer Collector (w/ Mike Balaban) 10/27/2025

Zach Noe Towers on Cruising, 12 Step, Horror Screenplays 10/13/2025

Bob the Drag Queen on Swearing Off Watch What Happens Live, Barracuda Nights 10/06/2025

How The Saint Defined NYC’s ’80s DJ Scene (w/ Susan Morabito) 09/29/2025

Natalie Joy Johnson on Patti LuPone, Atlantis Cruises, Craigslist Sl*ts 09/22/2025

Will & Grace Writer & Producer — Jon Kinnally on ACT UP, The Cut Gay Sex / Drugs Exposé & more 09/15/2025

Ryan Raftery on Barbra Streisand, Glenn Close, Patricia Field, JonBenét Ramsey & more! 09/08/2025

Provincetown Deep Dive (w/ Dominick Pupa) 09/02/2025

History of Gay Restaurants (Florent, Julius, Diners) (w/ Erik Piepenburg) 08/25/2025

Jillian Michaels Through the Eyes of Jackie Warner (Bravo's Work Out) 08/22/2025