JR LEO STUDIO is the production house behind the GLAAD-Award nominated documentary podcast Finding Fire Island and the weekly series Hot Takes & Deep Dives.
Our latest project Cult of Body & Soul centered on how SoulCycle captured the New York City fitness zeitgeist premieres in May 2025.
Recent guests on Hot Takes & Deep Dives include Rosie O'Donnell, Sandra Bernhard, Isaac Mizrahi, Fran Drescher, Melissa Etheridge, Bruce Vilanch, Michael Musto and The L Word creator Ilene Chaiken.
“Finding Fire Island” is created, executive produced and narrated by writer, producer and native New Yorker Jess Rothschild.
Since 2019, Jess produces and hosts the podcast “Hot Takes & Deep Dives” centered on queer pop iconography and New York City culture.
Jess was a founding writer for the largest independent LGBT web site still in existence, Autostraddle.com from 2009-2013.
Instagram: @jessxnyc
CONTACT
findingfireisland@gmail.com with press inquiries
