The Bechdel Cast

Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Manuel Betancourt discuss The Birdcage. We! Are! Family! Check out Manuel's piece at https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/men-smear-revisiting-seminal-lgbtq-comedy-the-birdcage/ and Matt Baume's video essay at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozTjoeHy7mI&t=2s 

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Nonye Brown-West play a game (Saw vibes?!) at a cabin in the woods while discussing The Blackening.

Check out the original sketch from 3Peat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOPwQdDu-D8

Follow Nonye on Instagram and TikTok at @noneefizzle and check out her website at nonyecomedy.com 

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guests Jordan Gustafson and Brooke Solomon (of Queer Quadrant podcast!) can't stop drinking each other's blood while they chat about Interview with the Vampire. Check out Princess Weekes's video here -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT5unKXnSUk&t=1s

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Caitlin and Jamie take a bunch of ludes and chat about The Wolf of Wall Street on this episode recorded live in Sacramento as a part of February's Barbie Tour!

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This week, we're playing a little game and unlocking an episode from the Patreon aka Matreon on the movie Saw!

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Nancy Wang Yuen explore their in-yun and chat about Past Lives.

Check out Nancy at nancywyuen.com and grab her book, Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism. 

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This week, we're celebrating Caitlin's birthday with an episode on Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)! And don't forget, our SHREKTANIC TOUR kicks off NEXT WEEK in London, Oxford, Edinburgh, Manchester, and Dublin, so grab tickets now at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

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Caitlin and Jamie *log on* to chat about Ingrid Goes West! Check out Jamie's new podcast, Sixteenth Minute on Cool Zone Media, and grab tickets to our Shrektanic Tour at linktr.ee/bechdelcast 

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Pireh Moosa chat about Polite Society! Check out our tour dates at linktr.ee/bechdelcast  

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On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Clarkisha Kent are getting their hair done and chatting about Beauty Shop!

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We're celebrating having covered 500 movies between main feed and Matreon episodes! Thanks so much for listening, and here's to 500 more!!! Tickets to our upcoming Shrektanic shows, Movie Request Form, Letterboxd, and more can be found at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Susan Zalkind ship up to Boston to chat about The Departed. 

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This week, poor things Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Amanda Montell discuss Poor Things! Here's the link to the Polygon piece "The book Poor Things is based on is even stranger than the film" -- https://www.polygon.com/24093718/poor-things-hulu-oscars-book-differences  

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The hills are alive with the sound of the Bechdel Cast! Special guest Nelini Stamp joins Caitlin and Jamie for an episode on The Sound of Music!

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It's the Barbie episode from our Barbie Tour! Thanks to everyone who came out to see us live! Special shout out to STAB! Comedy Theater, SF Sketchfest, Stomping Ground Comedy Theater, and Austin Film Society! And grab tickets to the Bechdel Cast *Shrektanic Tour* this May at linktr.ee/bechdelcast 

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Summer Farah finally pass the Béchamel Test while discussing Julie & Julia. 

Check out Summer's website at summerfarah.com and buy her book, I could die today & live again, at https://www.gameoverbooks.com/store/p/i-could-die-today-and-live-again

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Emily Heller discreetly go to their colleague's apartment to discuss... The Apartment. 

Follow Emily at @mremilyheller on Instagram, and check out What Is...? A Jeopardy Podcast!

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Bridget Todd gather at the local hair salon restaurant and discuss B*A*P*S!

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Shelli Nicole go to a graduation party and discuss Can't Hardly Wait! Don't forget to check out linktr.ee/bechdelcast for details + tickets for our Shrektanic Tour in the UK this May!

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We're releasing an episode a day early this week because it's Valentine's Day (the day) and it's Valentine's Day (the movie).

Next Bechdel Cast Tour is in the UK in May! Grab tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Khadija Mbowe learn some new dance moves and discuss Save the Last Dance.

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Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Maya Williams take a break from the flashing lights and paparazzi to discuss Beyond the Lights.

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We're doing live shows in early February in San Francisco, Sacramento, Dallas, Austin, and San Diego!

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This week, Gone Jamie and Gone Caitlin chat with special gone guest Princess Weekes to discuss Gone Girl!

Check out Princess's video essay we mentioned, "True Crime & The Theater of Safety" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec7o2uJeFDE&t=1s |

"Survivors of Vallejo 'Gone Girl' case respond after police apologize for calling them liars" - https://abc7news.com/gone-girl-kidnapping-aaron-quinn-denise-huskins-vallejo-police-department/10759218/ |

"who's afraid of amber heard?" - https://internetprincess.substack.com/p/whos-afraid-of-amber-heard

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On this episode, we chat with special guest Kiran Deol about May December.

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We're doing live shows in early February in San Francisco, Sacramento, Dallas, Austin, and San Diego!

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This week, Caitlin and Jamie are ready for their close-ups as they discuss Sunset Boulevard.

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Jamie and Caitlin are kicking off 2024 with a very *Shrekian* episode on Shrek Forever After!

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We're doing live shows in early February in San Francisco, Sacramento, Dallas, Austin, and San Diego!

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Also, check out Caitlin's upcoming screenwriting classes at caitlindurante.com/classes, and buy Jamie's books, Raw Dog -- https://read.macmillan.com/lp/raw-dog-by-jamie-loftus/

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We're closing out the year with an episode on The Color Purple (1985) with special guest Ashley Ray!

Check out linktr.ee/bechdelcast for info about our upcoming tour!

Also, here's Princess Weekes's piece we mentioned in The Mary Sue, "Remembering The Color Purple as a Queer Story" - https://www.themarysue.com/remembering-the-color-purple-as-a-queer-story/

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Welcome to this week's LIVE episode on It's a Wonderful Life, recorded in LA at Dynasty Typewriter! Thanks for helping us raise money for ANERA and PCRF. Also, Please check out linktr.ee/BechdelCast for tickets to Santa University on December 21, and our upcoming tour in February 2024!

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This week, we’re spotlighting We The Unhoused, a show created and hosted by Los Angeles unhoused writer and activist Theo Henderson — the only podcast created by the unhoused, for the unhoused, dispelling the myths that encourage housed people to see the unhoused as a monolith. Check out the podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-the-unhoused/id1490017575 and https://www.wetheunhoused.com/. Enjoy!

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On this episode, special guests Natasha Scott-Reichel and Justine Kay of the podcast '2 Black Girls, 1 Rose' join for a chat about The Preacher's Wife.

On this episode, Jamie and Caitlin write special guest Jesse David Fox into existence so they can all discuss Ruby Sparks!

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This week, Caitlin and Jamie are joined by special guest S.A. Lawrence-Welch for a discussion on the documentary Reel Injun!

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This week steel hosts Jamie and Caitlin plus steel special guest Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins discuss Steel Magnolias (1989). 

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On this episode recorded live in Portland, Caitlin and Jamie *say everything* about the movie Say Anything. Here's the link for the 'You Must Remember This' series on Polly Platt: https://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/2020/7/pollyplattarchive28 

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On this episode, Jamie and Caitlin write special guest Jesse David Fox into existence so they can all discuss Ruby Sparks!

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Caitlin and Jamie are led into the woods by Chelsey Weber-Smith (American Hysteria) to discuss The Blair Witch Project! Jamie insists she didn’t throw the map in the river.

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This week, Raitlin and Ramie team up to solve the mystery of Scooby-Doo (2002).

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On this episode, violins screech as Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Leila Latif discuss Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.

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This week, we kick it up with special guest Mekita Rivas while discussing the Disney Channel Original Movie, Gotta Kick It Up!

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Melissa Lozada-Oliva talk about Videodrome! Long live the new flesh!

And please order Melissa's book, Candelaria -- https://bookshop.org/p/books/candelaria-melissa-lozada-oliva/19732642?ean=9781662601804

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Nydia Simone gather for Sunday dinner and discuss Soul Food.

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Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Adriana Ortega hop in the car and discuss Y Tu Mamá También while heading to La Boca del Cielo.

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Teenage drama queens Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Sequoia Holmes head to a Sidarthur concert and chat about Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. 

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This week, a coven of witches full of Jamie, Caitlin, and special guests Alissa Nutting and Alyson Levy, get together to dance and discuss Suspiria (2018).

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On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Sadia Azmat plan a sting while discussing Jackie Brown.

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In honor of Jamie’s birthday, we invited her dad to cover the episode he’s been asking about once a year for all seven years of the show! Mike Loftus, hockey writer extraordinaire, joins Caitlin and Jamie to discuss SLAP SHOT!

Here's the article about Residential School Hockey, "A Disciplined Game" - https://www.indigenoushockeycanada.com/copy-of-indigenous-youth-hockey 

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This week, we have an arranged recording with special guest Saadia Khan to discuss What's Love Got To Do With It? (2022).

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We're taking the week off, BUT! Check out our screening at American Cinemateque's Friend of the Fest -- https://www.americancinematheque.com/series/friend-of-the-fest-2023/.

Also here are resources about the current strikes -- https://mashable.com/article/how-to-support-wga-writer-strike and https://entertainmentcommunity.org/how-get-help-and-give-help-during-work-stoppage

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Real estate agents Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Akilah Hughes visit a spooky house and discuss Disney's The Haunted Mansion (2003).

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This week, Personal Applied Technologies Caitlin and Jamie drink smoothies and chat about Smart House.

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On this episode recorded live in Portland at Curious Comedy Theater, secret pop stars Jamie and Caitlin chat with special guests Robert Evans and Sophie Lichterman about Hannah Montana: The Movie. 

Here is the link to purchase "on-demand" tickets for the live stream of this show -- https://www.showclix.com/event/bechdel-test-with-robert-evans-on-demand

Here's the Teen Vogue article we mention, "Miley Cyrus Faces Rightful Backlash in Light of Past Cultural Appropriation" by Michael Arceneaux -- https://www.teenvogue.com/story/miley-cyrus-rightful-backlash-past-cultural-appropriation
Here's the episode of Teen Vogue's Pop Feminist, "How the Music Industry Profits Off People of Color" hosted by Sandra Song -- https://www.teenvogue.com/video/watch/how-the-music-industry-profits-off-people-of-color
The YouTube video from As Told By Kenya that we reference is currently unavailable, but here is Kenya's channel -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdQZXHsR1L2g4jDrMmVMTw

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