Episodes

  • 1. "Made in LA"

    1. "Made in LA"
    May 27 2025
    Episode 1: Julie Rice, Elizabeth Cutler, and Ruth Zukerman co-found SoulCycle, but Zukerman was later iced out as an owner because she did not have proper legal protection in place. We trace SoulCycle's origin story back to the '90s Los Angeles spin craze before it revolutionized boutique fitness in New York City 2006. Follow ⁠@jessxnyc⁠ on Instagram Watch episode 1 on YouTube _____ Executive Producer & Host: ⁠Jess Rothschild⁠ Editing & Sound Design: Caitlin Whyte Theme Song & Original Music Composer: Elizabeth Ziff "Naughty Nadia" performed by: BETTY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • 2. "A Star Is Born"

    2. "A Star Is Born"
    May 27 2025
    Episode 2: SoulCycle takes off in New York City and The Hamptons, with celebrities like Kelly Ripa & Katie Couric becoming superfans. Co-founder Julie Rice's muse Janet Fitzgerald moves to Manhattan to work with budding talent. A beloved 22 year-old party-girl instructor Clare Veronica Walsh tragically dies on Christmas Day. A "wreck the studio" party signifies the end of the 72nd Street era as SoulCycle grows. Follow ⁠⁠@jessxnyc⁠⁠ on Instagram Watch episode 2 on YouTube Announcement: Live event July 9 in NYC: ⁠⁠Tix on sale⁠⁠! _____ Executive Producer & Host: ⁠⁠Jess Rothschild⁠⁠ Editing & Sound Design: Caitlin Whyte Theme Song & Original Music Composer: Elizabeth Ziff Additional music: Liah Alonso "One of Us" performed by: ⁠BETTY⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • 3. "Noon on Monday"

    3. "Noon on Monday"
    Jun 3 2025
    Episode 3: The gate-kept details of SoulCycle’s instructor training program are revealed for the first time. Servers crash every Monday at Noon during sign-ups. Hurricane Sandy causes chaos when people cannot access classes. Cults of personality form between riders and instructors. Follow ⁠⁠⁠@jessxnyc⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram Watch episode 3 on YouTube Announcement: Live event July 9 in NYC: ⁠Tix on sale⁠! _____ Executive Producer & Host: ⁠⁠⁠Jess Rothschild⁠⁠⁠ Editing & Sound Design: Caitlin Whyte Theme Song & Original Music Composer: Elizabeth Ziff Additional music: ⁠Liah Alonso⁠, Left on Red "Two Cherries" performed by: ⁠⁠BETTY⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • 4. "You Create Monsters"

    4. "You Create Monsters"
    Jun 10 2025
    Episode 4: Instructors make headlines for s*x & cheating scandals with married riders. SoulCycle co-founders Julie Rice & Elizabeth Cutler resign, walking away with $90 Million each after selling the company to Equinox. The 2016 Presidential election and its aftermath causes a great divide at SoulCycle. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jessxnyc⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram Watch episode 4 on YouTube⁠ ⁠Live event July 9 in NYC w/ Janet Fitzgerald & Halle Becker! _____ Executive Producer & Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess Rothschild⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing & Sound Design: Caitlin Whyte Theme Song & Original Music Composer: Elizabeth Ziff Additional music: ⁠⁠Liah Alonso⁠⁠, Left on Red "Gangway" performed by: ⁠⁠⁠BETTY⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • 5. "S*x With An Ex"

    5. "S*x With An Ex"
    Jun 17 2025
    Episode 5: News leaks that Equinox Chairman Stephen Ross will hold a Trump fundraiser in the Hamptons. Instructors share their pay structures and how they were fired / why they quit. All of SoulCycle's goodwill and reputation for LGBT inclusivity is extinguished. Has anything come close to capturing the zeitgeist the way SoulCycle did? Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jessxnyc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram Watch episode 5 on YouTube⁠⁠ Live event July 9 in NYC w/ Janet Fitzgerald & Halle Becker! _____ Executive Producer & Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess Rothschild⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing & Sound Design: Caitlin Whyte Theme Song & Original Music Composer: Elizabeth Ziff Additional music: ⁠⁠⁠Liah Alonso⁠⁠⁠, ⁠Left on Red⁠ "Wishing Well" performed by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠BETTY⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
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