1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Jess is joined by “The Shakespeare of Pop Culture” (per NYT), writer-performer Ryan Raftery (@ryanraftery), to debut his new show exploring society’s obsession with true crime. Topics — Stephen Sondheim summoning Ryan to his townhouse, a Kabbalah circle with Madonna &amp;amp; Christopher Ciccone, possibly writing the Patricia Field musical with&amp;nbsp;Hedwig’s Stephen Trask, Barbra Streisand’s disdain for Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close—and more! &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;P&amp;gt; Catch Ryan Raftery at Joe’s Pub in The Ballad of JonBenét Ramsey Sep 12-17! &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt; IG: @jessxnyc | @ryanraftery Hot Takes &amp; Deep Dives http://www.hottakesdeepdives.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/38120015/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/38120015