Finding Fire Island

In this special one-on-one episode, executive producer Jess Rothschild sits down with Fire Island Pines residents Nate Pinsley and Peter Kriss, whose decade-long adventure reads like a Fire Island fever dream.

Topics:

🏨 Running the Hotel ("The Botel")

🎧 Discovering a forgotten treasure trove of original DJ cassette tapes (now known as The Pine Walk Collection)

✨ Sneaking CHER onto FI as a one-night-only houseguest

❄️ Living year-round in the Pines

🌕 Organizing the elusive Meat Rack Full Moon parties

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Executive producer & Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess Rothschild⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Co-producer: The Pines Historical Society
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Season 2, Episode 7: Filmmaker John Waters reflects on Provincetown, Fire Island, and the art of being an outsider. We explore the legacy of Ice Palace DJ Roy Thode, whose death marked the end of an era in Cherry Grove. Plus, Nikki Lafountaine recalls growing up year-round in the Fire Island Pines— original wooden ferries, icy winters and school mornings.

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Featuring: John Waters, Susan Morabito, Robbie Leslie, Jay Jurden, Chris Lovito, Guy Smith, Ron Martin, Judson Morrow, Nikki Lafountaine

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Executive producer & Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess Rothschild⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Co-producer: The Pines Historical Society

Editing & Sound design: Caitlin Whyte
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Season 2, Episode 6: Featuring Broadway director Jerry Mitchell and Billy Porter, we explore how Fire Island transformed the AIDS crisis into action through The Morning Party, GMHC and ACT UP, the Fire Island Dance Festival, and the creation of Broadway Bares. Plus, the story of how Joan Rivers fell in love with Fire Island while performing a benefit for God's Love We Deliver.

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Featuring: Billy Porter, Jerry Mitchell, Bob "Rose" Levine, Jay Jurden, Chris Lovito, Ron Martin, Guy Smith, Rob Levy, Hal Hayes, Jovan Dansberry

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Executive producer & Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess Rothschild⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Co-producer: The Pines Historical Society

Editing & Sound design: Caitlin Whyte
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Season 2, Episode 5: Behind every summer is a community that keeps Fire Island alive. This episode explores the history of the beloved Pines Pantry through the eyes of its iconic Pantry Girls, alongside the volunteer firefighters of The Pines and Cherry Grove who protect the island from fires, hurricanes, beach erosion, and an uncertain future.

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Featuring: Jay Jurden, Julio Torres, Bob "Rose" Levine, Ben Rimalower, Cody Rigsby, Kyle Merker, Jordan Cohen, Judson Morrow, Virun Rampersad, Laurie & Eric Schrader, Nikki Lafontaine, Lorraine Gengo, Stephen Moss, Kai Davis, Grant Rutter

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Executive producer & Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess Rothschild⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Co-producer: The Pines Historical Society

Editing & Sound design: Caitlin Whyte
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Bonus Episode! Finding Fire Island exec. producer & narrator Jess Rothschild sits down for an intimate one-on-one conversation with Manhattan cable TV pioneer and longtime Fire Island Pines resident Robin Byrd.

Topics— Discovering Cherry Grove and The Pines in the 1970s, her present day Tea Dances, the lasting impact of The Robin Byrd Show, her friendship with Sandra Bernhard, how her show helped pave the way for Sex and the City, Sarah Jessica Parker as an executive producer of the HBO documentary Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story, and more.

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Featuring: Robin Byrd

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Executive producer & Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess Rothschild⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Co-producer: The Pines Historical Society
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