The Bechdel Cast

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!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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...

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! (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @2blackgirls1...

This week, Caitlin and Jamie are joined by special guest S.A. Lawrence-Welch for a discussion on the documentary Reel Injun! (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @lawrencewelchnw on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week steel hosts Jamie and Caitlin plus steel special guest Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins discuss Steel Magnolias (1989).  (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @ashleyblaine on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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   (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast. Follow @BechdelCast, @caitlindura...

On this episode, Jamie and Caitlin write special guest Jesse David Fox into existence so they can all discuss Ruby Sparks! (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @jessedavidfox on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @chelseywebersmith on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Raitlin and Ramie team up to solve the mystery of Scooby-Doo (2002). (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast. Follow @BechdelCast, @caitlindurante and @jamieloftusHELP on Twitter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, violins screech as Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Leila Latif discuss Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @lei_lala_letif on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we kick it up with special guest Mekita Rivas while discussing the Disney Channel Original Movie, Gotta Kick It Up! (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @rivasraves on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @ellomelissa on Instagram. See om...

This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Nydia Simone gather for Sunday dinner and discuss Soul Food. (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @blactina on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Adriana Ortega hop in the car and discuss Y Tu Mamá También while heading to La Boca del Cielo. (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @adriana_oa9 and @espanolconadriana on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Teenage drama queens Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Sequoia Holmes head to a Sidarthur concert and chat about Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.  (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @sequoiabholmes on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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). (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Sadia Azmat plan a sting while discussing Jackie Brown. (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @sadia_azmats on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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   See omnystudio.com/listen...

This week, we have an arranged recording with special guest Saadia Khan to discuss What's Love Got To Do With It? (2022). (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @swkkhan on Twitter. While you're there, you should also follow @BechdelCast, @caitlindurante, and @jamieloftusHELP See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

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 See omnystudio.com/list...

Real estate agents Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Akilah Hughes visit a spooky house and discuss Disney's The Haunted Mansion (2003). (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @AkilahObviously on Twitter. While you're there, you should also follow @BechdelCast, @caitlindurante, and @jamieloftusHELP See omnystudio.com/listener...

This week, Personal Applied Technologies Caitlin and Jamie drink smoothies and chat about Smart House. (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast. Follow @BechdelCast, @caitlindurante and @jamieloftusHELP on Twitter.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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, "M...

Caitlin Durante Gates and Jamie Loftus Gates solve the clues and unlock the secrets of National Treasure 2. (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast. Follow @BechdelCast, @caitlindurante and @jamieloftusHELP on Twitter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Teen dancers Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Keah Brown can't stop the beat while discussing Hairspray (2007). Buy Keah's novel The Secret Summer Promise, out now! https://www.levinequerido.com/the-secret-summer-promise (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @Keah_Maria  on Twitter. While you're there, you should also follo...