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Mini Basic Bitch and Flashback Friday - Queendom
June 21, 2024 23:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBWe're continuing our celebration of Pride month and wanted to remind you that the Frameline Film Festival (the longest running and largest LGBTQIA film festival in the world) is currently happening in SF and Oakland until June 29th! We start off this episode with our experience at opening night, and encourage you to find the list of events and buy tickets here! We're flashing back to the South By Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas, to a powerful and entertaining film that you can st...
Thelma director Josh Margolin and actor June Squibb
June 19, 2024 23:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBThelma is the action/comedy film we've all been waiting for, and this interview was just as fun as watching the movie! Thelma is a 93 year-old grandmother who gets duped by a phone scammer and sets out on a quest through the streets of LA to reclaim what was taken from her. Director Josh Margolin and the film's star, June Squibb, join us to explain how Josh's 103 year-old grandmother was the inspiration for the film, and that June was always his first choice for the lead. Then June shares h...
Flashback Friday - A House Is Not A Disco and I Don't Understand You
June 14, 2024 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBWelcome to Flashback Friday! We're bringing back two great films that we covered at SXSW, because you will be able to see them on the big screen (and we highly recommend that you do) during the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco (from June 19th -June 29th)! A House Is Not A Disco captures a year in the life of the world's most iconic homo-normative community: Fire Island Pines. Director Brian J. Smith and producer Jeremy Truong share the difficulty of staying focused while you're bein...
Frameline Film Festival Executive Director - Allegra Madsen
June 12, 2024 18:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBWe're continuing our celebration of Pride Month by discussing the Frameline Film Festival (the world's oldest and largest LGBTQIA film festival, running June 19th-June 29th) with Executive Director, Allegra Madsen! Allegra is a badass bitch who has been able to marry her love of community building with her love of films as Frameline's newly coined Executive Director. She shares how she ended up in San Francisco, her (sometimes embarrassing) favorite movies growing up, how she was able to cr...
Flashback Friday - The World According To Allee Willis and Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
June 07, 2024 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBWelcome to Flashback Fridays! We're bringing back two films that you can see on the big screen at this year's Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco (running June 19-29)! We truly loved both of these documentaries that will introduce you to two amazing women that should already be household names. The World According to Allee Willis shares the story of one of the most successful singer/songwriter/artists of our time, Allee Willis, from her strict upbringing to her creative successes (desp...
CAAMFest 2024 - Home Court and Ashima
June 04, 2024 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBWe're celebrating CAAMFest (Center for Asian American Media) 2024 with two films about young women athletes! Home Court is a documentary that follows Ashley Chea, a basketball prodigy and first generation Cambodian-American, as she navigates recruitment, injury, and generational trauma. We are joined by director Erica Tanamachi and producer Jenn Lee Smith who share their excitement in telling a story about Asian American sport leagues, showing a positive relationship between a player and he...
LIVE At The POC Food & Wine Fest!
May 31, 2024 18:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBWe’re on location at the inaugural POC Food and Wine Festival - a celebration of the global majority in food, wine, music and culture! The folks at Make it Mariko, an SF events company led by women of color (with the badass Gina Mariko Rosales at the helm), brought to life a magical multi-day multi-city event that will definitely be the first of many. You’ll hear from cook/speaker/community organizer Chef Reem Assil, Top Chef Season 18 alum Chef Nelson German of alaMar and Sobre Mesa, Ste...
Babes Red Carpet + a Baby Basic
May 24, 2024 18:00 - 14 minutes - 9.93 MBWe're recapping our 800th episode party at the Casements Bar and the SF premiere of Gasoline Rainbow. And then to celebrate the release of the hilarious film Babes, we're giving you our SXSW red carpet chats with director Pamela Adlon, stars Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau and writer/producer Josh Rabinowitz. For Gasoline Rainbow screen times click here For Babes screen times click here Follow director/actor Pamela Adlon on IG Follow actor Ilana Glazer on IG Follow actor Michelle Butea...
Our 800th Episode! Talking Gasoline Rainbow with the Ross Brothers
May 15, 2024 06:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBHoly shit, we're 800 episodes old! And we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than with some of our all time favorite guests, Bill and Turner Ross. We met up during the SXSW festival at the Mean-Eyed Cat, one of our favorite bars in Austin, to discuss Gasoline Rainbow, their newest film that your favorite bitches make a brief cameo in! Gasoline Rainbow follows five teenagers from small-town Oregon who, with high school in the rear view, hop in a van and decide to embark on one last...
I Saw The TV Glow Director Jane Schoenbrun
May 09, 2024 03:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBWe're excited to have return guest Jane Schoenbrun with a powerhouse film that they wrote and directed, I Saw The TV Glow. The film is set in the '90s and follows Owen, an awkward teenager whose classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night tv show, and his new obsession begins to cause cracks in his sense of reality. Jane describes their "egg crack moment", and how important it was to cast queer actors (led by the wonderful duo of Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine) that we norm...
SFFilm Festival 2024 - Director Nicholas Ma of Mabel
May 02, 2024 23:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBWelcome to our SFFilm Festival episode! We start with some fun stories from our coverage of the festival, before sharing a great conversation with one of our newest friends/honorary bitch, director Nicholas Ma of the film Mabel. Mabel follows 13 year old Callie, an awkward kid whose one friend, Mabel, is a plant- until her teacher Ms. G introduces her to the world of "plant intelligence". Nicholas shares why he has an obsession with plants, how working on the Mr. Rogers documentary helped h...
Basic Bitch - SFFilm, Whale Tails, Swifties, and the POC Food and Wine Fest
May 01, 2024 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBWe have a lot to catch up on in this Basic Bitch, including our behind the scenes stories from the SFFilm Festival, Ange's trip to Mexico, and Erin's thoughts on the Taylor Swift craze. And don't forget we'll be at the POC Food and Wine Fest this weekend (tickets are still available here), and you can join us to celebrate our 800th episode at the premiere of Gasoline Rainbow (the movie that we make a brief cameo in!) at the Roxie on May 17th (buy tickets here). Support the Show. Thanks for...
SXSW 2024 - I Don't Understand You
April 26, 2024 01:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBThis episode brings you an interview and a memorable red carpet experience for a SXSW film that we had so much fun watching! I Don't Understand You is a narrative film that follows an American couple on the verge of adopting a baby as they find themselves stranded in rural Italy without transportation or language skills. And of course, chaos ensues. Our first interview is with producers Jessamine Burgum and Kara Durrett from Pinky Promise Films. We get into starting a production company du...
SXSW 2024 - Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
April 24, 2024 21:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBThis is a special episode because we loved this SXSW documentary so much, we're covering it with two separate interviews! Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story is a heart-warming film about the love between a man and a wild otter, set in the remote Scottish islands of Shetland. We are first joined by director Charlie Hamilton James and producer Jeff Wilson who share how they met Billy and Molly, the concept behind the incredible cinematography, and why they wanted to make a film that made peop...
POC Food & Wine Festival with founder Gina Mariko Rosales
April 22, 2024 20:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBWe've been wanting Gina Mariko Rosales on the show for a long time, and when you give this episode a listen, you'll see why! She gets into her origin story (born and raised in Daly City), and how working in the corporate world led her to start Make it Mariko, a Bay Area creative events agency led by women of color. Then we dive into the impact that Undiscovered SF has had on the Filipino community in the Bay, and why she was inspired to create the first annual all inclusive POC Food and Wine...
SXSW 2024 - A House Is Not A Disco and Dickweed
April 17, 2024 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBThis episode explores two SXSW Film Festival documentaries that are very dick-heavy (literally and figuratively). A House Is Not A Disco captures a year in the life of the world's most iconic homo-normative community: Fire Island Pines. Director Brian J. Smith and producer Jeremy Truong share the difficulty of staying focused while you're being offered margaritas during filming, how climate change became an important part of the story, and the concept behind "food for bottoms". Dickweed te...
SXSW 2024 - We're All Gonna Die and Desert Road
April 16, 2024 23:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBIn this episode we're discussing two SXSW Film Festival narrative films that center around being lost and searching for something. In We're All Gonna Die, an alien spike has materialized onto the earth's atmosphere, and a struggling beekeeper and a grieving EMT are forced to join forces on a roadtrip after the spike has mysteriously caused the teleportation of his car and her bees. Co-directors/co-writers Freddie Wong and Matthew Arnold join us to discuss their decision to set the apocalyp...
SXSW 2024 - Songs From The Hole and The In Between
April 11, 2024 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this episode we discuss two beautiful SXSW Film Festival documentaries about processing loss and grief. Songs From The Hole is a documentary/visual album that follows JJ'88, a prisoner struggling with being both a perpetrator and victim of violence, through hip-hop and soul. We are joined by director Contessa Gayles, producer Richie Reseda, and writer/co-producer JJ'88 as they share why this project evolved from an album to a visual album/film, how they joined forces to create this film,...
SXSW 2024 - The World According To Allee Willis and Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
April 10, 2024 01:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBThis episode brings you two SXSW Film Festival documentaries that will introduce you to two amazing women that should already be household names. The World According to Allee Willis shares the story of one of the most successful singer/songwriter/artists of our time, Allee Willis, from her strict upbringing to her creative successes (despite struggling to fit in with sexual and gender norms), and eventually, her path to love. We are joined by director Alexis Spraic, producer Nicholas Coles,...
SXSW 2024 - She Looks Like Me and Bob Trevino Likes It
April 03, 2024 23:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBToday we're bringing you two SXSW films (a documentary and a narrative) that deal with the search for family. She Looks Like Me is a documentary about a baby born without legs who was abandoned by her parents, and finds out that the gymnast she idolized, Dominique Moceanu, is her long lost sister. We were extremely excited to be joined by gold medal gymnast Dominique Moceanu, who shares why she knew it was the right time to make this film, her history of trauma and forgiving her dad, how sh...
SXSW 2024 - An Army of Women and Roleplay
April 03, 2024 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBWe're bringing you two documentaries from the SXSW Film Festival that tell stories of sexual assault, a broken justice system, and women finding their voice. An Army of Women follows a group of women in Austin, TX, who join forces to challenge the broken system that allowed their rapists to walk free. Director Julie Lunde Lillesæter and one of the film's subjects, Marina Garrett, join us to share the anger that initially fueled this project, the beautiful community of survivors that lift ea...
SXSW 2024 - We Strangers and Birdeater
March 29, 2024 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBOur SXSW Film Festival coverage is in full swing with two narrative films that deal with lies and finding out the truth. We Strangers follows a commercial cleaner as she tells a lie (that she can speak to the dead) that spirals out of control. We chat with director/writer Anu Valia about how she created the uncomfortable/anxious tone for the film, interweaving themes of race, power, and assimilation, and how she hopes this film sparks a greater conversation afterwards. Birdeater is a thril...
Basic Bitching - Reinstate Renel, SXSW, Frankie Quinones, & Romantica
March 27, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBY'all, it's been way too long since our last official Basic Bitch. Needless to say, we have a lot of catching up to do! We give you our awards season highlights, an awkward story about Ange's trip to Zihuatanejo, Mexico, fundraising for Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Erin's transformative experience at a Jon Batiste concert, the joy of seeing comedian Frankie Quinones live (and a cautionary tale about how not to act during a comedy show), and highlights from our time in Austin, Texas, for t...
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told with Executive Producers Jermaine Dupri and Uncle Luke, Director P. Frank Williams and Showrunner Geraldine Porras
March 25, 2024 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBWe're kicking off our SXSW 2024 coverage with a serious bang! Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told (streaming now on Hulu) is a documentary about the epic Atlanta street party (aka the "Black Woodstock") that took place in the 80s and 90s, and put Atlanta on the map as the epicenter of Black culture. This interview has a virtual lineup of heavy hitters, including EP/participant/hip-hop legend Jermaine Dupri, EP/participant/rapper/King of Freak Uncle Luke, EP/director P Frank Williams, and...
Float Director Sherren Lee
March 21, 2024 03:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBIn the fictional film Float (streaming now on Amazon Prime!), a young woman unexpectedly falls in love with the small-town lifeguard who rescued her from drowning. Director Sherren Lee joins us via zoom to share how she adapted the story from a book by Kate Marchant and was able to make it her own, why being an immigrant from Taiwan helped her relate to the theme of belonging, and how a young boy selling pickles on the side of the road became a beloved character in the film. Follow Sherren ...
Basic Bitch - Behind the Scenes at Sundance/Slamdance 2024
March 20, 2024 04:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBRecorded on our last day in Park City, Utah, we recap the Sundance and Slamdance Film festivals with our co-co-host and honorary bitch, John Wildman. We get into some R rated moments, behind the scenes etiquette (or lack thereof) at red carpets, talking Hall & Oates and Huey Lewis with the CEO of Netflix, and some highlights of our most memorable moments. Check out John Wildman's work at filmsgonewild.com Support the Show. Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reache...
Sundance 2024 - Frida and And So It Begins
March 15, 2024 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBThis is our final Sundance Film Festival episode and we're ending it with two documentaries about and made by some badass women! Frida (now available on prime video!) is a deep dive into the iconic artist Frida Kahlo, told through her own words from diaries, essays, letters, and interviews. Director Carla Guiterrez explains what she learned about Frida through making this film, the significance of Mexico in the 1920s, and how she took creative risks to make Frida's art come to life. And So...
Sundance 2024 - DIG! XX and Realm of Satan
March 13, 2024 20:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBToday we're bringing you two documentaries from the Sundance Film Festival 2024 that explore alternative lifestyles. DIG! XX exposes the friendship and rivalry of two dueling bands, The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. In this 20th anniversary extended cut of the rock documentary DIG!, director/producer Ondi Timoner and producer/editor David Timoner (yes they're siblings!) share how they chose the additional 40+ minutes of footage, the fun and nostalgia that came with revisit...
Slamdance 2024 - Petro, Migrant Sea, and Punishment
March 01, 2024 22:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBThis is our final Slamdance Film Festival episode and we're ending it with three documentaries/projects that deal with important international issues. Petro follows former guerilla Senator Gustavo Petro's bid for president as it divides Colombia, a country yearning for change. Director Sean Mattison and producer Trevor Martin join us to share the unique way they first met Petro as college students in DC, moving to Colombia to shoot this film, and the assassination plots against Petro that...
Sundance 2024 - Boi de Conchas and Thirstygirl
February 28, 2024 06:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBToday we're covering two Sundance Film Festival narrative short films, Boi de Conchas and Thirstygirl. In Boi de Conchas, a teenager is searching for her missing sister as local teens are mysteriously being turned into oxen. Director Daniel Barosa explains why death metal was the perfect sound for this story, telling dark themes through fiction, and the special meaning behind the film's location in Brazil. Thirstygirl is a short film about sisterhood and sex addiction. Director Alexandra Q...
Slamdance 2024 - Welcome to the Enclave + Legend of El Cucuy
February 24, 2024 01:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBHoly shit, this is a fun episode! We're covering 2 Slamdance Film Festival short films that are frightening in very different ways. Legend of El Cucuy is a short film about a monster that kidnaps disobedient children at night. Director Cynthia Garcia Williams sits down with us to talk about the importance of casting Afro-Latinos and incorporating Spanish into the film, how Jordan Peele influenced the imagery of El Cucuy, and the first time she learned about El Cucuy as a kid. Welcome to th...
Sundance 2024 - As We Speak, Seeking Mavis Beacon, and the Red Carpet Premiere of The American Society of Magical Negroes
February 22, 2024 01:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBThis week we're highlighting three Sundance Film Festival films that deal with the effects of racism in America. As We Speak is a documentary that follows Bronx rap artist Kemba as he explores how rap lyrics are being weaponized in the criminal justice system. Director J.M. Harper and subject Kemba discuss how the film is like a song, the inadequacies of the criminal justice system, and how the story is not over. Seeking Mavis Beacon is a documentary that follows the investigation into wha...
Slamdance 2024 - Baby, Dosh, and Restorage
February 17, 2024 01:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBWe are at the Slamdance Film Festival bringing you three short films that deal with the complicated nature of family issues. Baby is a charming short film that follows what happens when a woman with down syndrome wants to have a baby. Director/producer James Di Martino and writer/producer Llewellyn Michael Bates explain why they found it important to tell this story, the inspiration behind the fun party scene, and what a joy it was to make. In Dosh, a hard-of-hearing mother must decide how...
Sundance 2024 - Look Into My Eyes + Eternal You
February 15, 2024 01:56 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBThis week we're highlighting two Sundance documentaries that cover very different ways to deal with grief and loss. Look Into My Eyes is an intimate look at a group of psychics in New York and their clients. Director (and return guest) Lana Wilson shares how she found clients willing to be on camera, the importance of witnessing someone, and the 20 minute lizard story that she struggled to cut down for time. Eternal You uncovers the frightening new trend of startups using AI and avatars to...
Slamdance 2024 - Bliss and The Bitcoin Car
February 10, 2024 00:39 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBThis episode highlights two Slamdance Film Festival narrative films and the conversations cover everything from religion to chlamydia! Bliss is the second film in a trilogy that follows Virgil Bliss, a fugitive that has now been on the run for twenty years, and has to deal with the sudden death of his girlfriend and the surprise arrival of her religious sister. We had a packed house with director/writer Joe Maggio, actors/co-writers Faryl Amadeus and Clint Jordan, and Executive Producer Lar...
Sundance 2024 - The Rainbow Bridge and Dream Creep
February 07, 2024 19:22 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBWe're at the Sundance Film Festival to discuss two short films that bring fantasy, horror, suspense, and surprise! The Rainbow Bridge is a film about dying pets, a questionable clinic, and sinister doctors who promise human-to-pet communication. Director Dimitri Simakis and actor Thu Tran share the evolution of puppetry and imagery in the film, and the fine art of acting with a stuffed animal. Dream Creep is a story about a couple that wakes up in the middle of the night to sounds emanatin...
Slamdance 2024 - The Death Tour and Nina is an Athlete
February 02, 2024 23:55 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBWelcome to the Slamdance Film Festival 2024! Today we're talking about two great documentaries that highlight the passion and determination that it takes to be an athlete. The Death Tour follows wrestling hopefuls in the most grueling tour in wrestling, as they cross northern Canada (in the heart of winter) in order to entertain remote indigenous communities. We sit down with Executive Producer and wrestling great Chris Jericho, and directors Sonya Ballantyne and Stephan Peterson, to discus...
Lionel Richie and Bao Nguyen from Sundance's The Greatest Night in Pop
January 29, 2024 08:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBWelcome to day one of our Sundance/Slamdance film festival coverage! Today we're focusing on the Sundance documentary The Greatest Night in Pop, which recaps the one night that 46 of the biggest singers/stars of 1985 gathered to record the song We Are the World. Return guest/director Bao Nguyen shares how/why he was offered this project, the fun and nostalgia he hopes to bring to those who watch it, and how this film was also an homage to his immigrant parents who would play American music ...
Basic Bitch - Welcome to Sundance + Slamdance 2024!
January 26, 2024 20:13 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBWelcome to Sundance and Slamdance 2024! Since this is our 6th year covering both film festivals (which coincide at the same time) and our fourth time in Park City, UT, we think we have FINALLY found the perfect work/chill/fun life balance. But of course, we're still Bitch Talk, so get your ears ready for some crazy hijinks and random acts of magic! We talk hot tubbing, our cabin that was filled with badass Bay Area women in media, David Alan Grier making everyone laugh on the red carpet, An...
NYE Shenanigans + Golden Globes Bitching + 20 Days in Mariupol Flashback
January 12, 2024 22:50 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBHappy 2024! We recap our NYE celebration at a Fleetwood Macrame concert, and our thoughts (or lack thereof) on the Golden Globes. We wrap up this episode with a replay of our Sundance 2023 interview with director Mstyslav Chernov about the documentary 20 Days in Mariupol, a powerful film that is on the short list for the Oscars. Annnnd, we're headed to Sundance in just under a week and still need your support. If you love this free podcast and want to donate to help with lodging, travel, tra...
Bitch Talk Best Of's and Faves of 2023
December 29, 2023 19:06 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBHoly shit, where the hell did the year go?!? It's been a rollercoaster of a ride, and we're recapping some of our favorite moments, interviews, and behind the scenes highlights of 2023. Then we end the episode with our shared Moment of Pleasure: an epic trip to Portland! See below for links to all of the episodes we reference, and have a safe and happy new year! Chef Catie Randazzo from HBO's The Big Brunch Author Samantha Irby Slamdance Episodic - Who's Annie A Good Person writer/dire...
American Fiction Director Cord Jefferson
December 22, 2023 17:09 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBDo yourself a favor and watch American Fiction! Cord Jefferson's directorial debut hilariously follows a frustrated novelist (Jeffrey Wright) who is tired of the industry profiting from "Black" entertainment that relies on offensive tropes- yet somehow finds himself in the middle of that hypocrisy. We sat down with Cord to discuss Erasure, the book that the film is based on, and the connection he felt that prompted him to write the script. Then he shares how he combines comedy with drama, t...
Basic Bitch - The colonoscopy, the placenta, and Jamz
December 16, 2023 00:30 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBThis #BasicBitch is not for those with a weak stomach! Ange shares the unique experience of her first colonoscopy, and some highlights from her trip to Latin America, and then Erin shares the story behind why we released a placenta into the Bay. This episode was brought to you by Village Well Parenting. Get their New Year No Yelling Challenge for a calmer connection with your kids for only $10 with promo code bitchtalk at checkout. Support Bitch Talk's return to the Sundance Film ...
Basic Bitch - A Doctor Visit, Santa Fe, and Tony! Toni! Toné!
November 27, 2023 20:42 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBIt's been a while since we caught up, so here's a Basic Bitch for your ass! Erin kicks it off with an adventurous doctor's visit, Ange describes her spa weekend in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Erin goes to not one, but two Tony! Toni! Toné! concerts in a week. And then we reflect on an exciting film movement happening in Oakland, and our thoughts on two very different films that are out right now, Killers of the Flower Moon and Saltburn. -- Thanks for listening and for your support! We could...
Town Business: An Evening of Cultural Power
November 17, 2023 17:13 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBWelcome to Town Business: An Evening of Cultural Power. We love live events, especially when they're in our own backyard among our friends! This was the kickoff event to celebrate Oakland's Mayor Sheng Thao's bold initiative to center film and television production as a cornerstone of economic development. And all we can say is, it's about damn time! The space was energized, the drinks and tacos were flowing, and we were lucky enough to chat with some of Oakland's finest. You'll hear from ...
Happy Hour with Daveed Diggs
November 10, 2023 18:14 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBNot only is he one of our all time favorite guests, he's also officially been on our show more than anyone else, it's Daveed Diggs! He shares the sweet story of how he found out he was going to be a father, how touring with his band Clipping has evolved now that he's in his 40s, the legacy of Blindspotting and what (he hopes) it means for the Bay, getting parenting advice from his parents, and some words of wisdom on how to maintain creative partnerships with your friends. This is a special ...
Quiz Lady Director Jessica Yu
November 03, 2023 17:31 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBQuiz Lady is a hilarious film about estranged sisters forced to cover their mother's gambling debts, starring Sandra Oh and Awkwafina. We chatted with director Jessica Yu about sisterhood, directing an epic drug scene, why pugs are the best dogs to work with, and which surprising film gives her comfort. Also, we support her mission in bringing back the fanny pack! Quiz Lady is streaming now on Hulu Follow Quiz Lady on IG Follow Jessica Yu on FB -- Thanks for listening and for your supp...
Reality Winner Director Sonia Kennebeck
October 27, 2023 20:21 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBReality Winner is an incredible documentary about one of the youngest whistleblowers in US history, and now she's finally able to tell her own story. At the age of 25, Reality Winner was sentenced to 63 months in prison, the longest ever imposed in federal court for an unauthorized release of government information to the media. And after following her story for 5 years, director Sonia Kennebeck has revised her original documentary (United States vs. Reality Winner) to include exclusive foot...
Basic Bitching with NPR's Aisha Harris
October 20, 2023 18:45 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBThis week we sit down over drinks at Oakland's Room 389 with NPR's Aisha Harris! We find out how she became a film and pop culture critic (after a brief stint in a Broadway musical with Sally Struthers!), how she became one of the hosts of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, and obviously get into all things pop culture. But we also talk about why we love her new book, Wannabe: Reckonings With The Pop Culture That Shapes Me, and the unfortunate (but hilarious) issue she had while recording the aud...
Basic Bitch - Our 10-Year Anniversary!
October 13, 2023 15:22 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBWe're 10 years old, bitches! We breakdown Bitch Talk's origin story, including the John Stamos Minute and our Moments of Pleasure, on location at Harry's Bar in San Francisco - where it all began. And then learn why we call ourselves the Golden Girls of podcasting as we reflect on some of our favorite interviews and moments throughout the years. Thank you for voting us Best of the Bay Best Podcast for the second year in a row! (tied for first place with The Black Landscape) Also, it's tim...