Bitch Talk Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In honor of the theatrical release of Marvelous and the Black Hole on April 22, 2022, we're flashing back to Sundance 2021   in partnership with honorary Bitch and Sundance partner-in-crime John Wildman of FilmsGoneWild.com. In Marvelous and the Black Hole , we meet a troubled teen who befriends a surly magician who helps her deal with life's problems with the sleight ha...

Send us Fan Mail To celebrate the theatrical release of the drama/horror film We're All Going to the World's Fair , we're bringing you back to our interview with them from Sundance 2021  where we were (virtually) joined by our honorary Bitch and Sundance Partner-In-Crime John Wildman of  FilmsGoneWild.com.   We're All Going to the World's Fair documents a teenage girl who...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Reno, ya'll! And we're on location at a place that's very near and dear to our hearts, the Reno Public House where we recorded our 200th episode back in 2017! We share our thoughts after going to The Go Go's concert (spoiler: they still kick ass), the joys of people watching in Reno, and our collective love for the very troublesome yet extremely...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Irene Tu! We haven't had you on since early 2018 (a million and a half years ago!) and we're so happy of all of the things you're doing which includes releasing your first comedy album "We're Done Now."   Irene has been on a streak - opening for Patton Oswalt, making friends with comedian Taylor Tomlinson, making the most of the pandemic,...

Send us Fan Mail We had a grand ol' time with former San Franciscan, cartoonist and creator of the Hulu show Woke - Keith Knight as well as the lead actor Lamorne Morris and actor/comedian Sasheer Zamata . In this episode Erin talks with Keith about what he misses after leaving San Francisco after a 17 year stint, how he's similar to the lead character Keef, and how important it is to sh...

Send us Fan Mail The Daniels Everything Everywhere All At Once is 2022's best film. Go see it and tell us it is not. This is the most excited we've been about a major action/sci-fi release in a long time (maybe ever) and we were ecstatic to welcome the lead cast to the mic - Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, and directors  Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.  With the Daniels, we...

Send us Fan Mail Pixar 's Turning Red follows Mei Lee, a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian who starts turning into a giant red panda when she gets too excited- a metaphor for "magical puberty". Mei Lee and her friends are also obsessed with a boy band called 4 Town, and with that, the ladies at Bitch Talk have never felt more represented by an animated film. Director Domee Shi shares her...

Send us Fan Mail Well, this wasn't the episode that we planned to put out for today, but due to unforseen circumstances (ie: normalized violence, mental health, and toxic masculinity), we threw out the bat signal and got together to rush this conversation while it was still fresh on our minds. There was reason to be excited about the 94th Academy Awards, and there were plenty of moments that...

Send us Fan Mail It's our 5th and final day of the SXSW Film Festival coverage, and we're ending it with 3 narrative films that we really loved! Roommates is a short film that follows 2 college roommates who were paired together because they're disabled, as things get personal and the vodka starts flowing. We were joined by writer/director Ashley Eakin and the film's stars Kels...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to day 4 of our SXSW Film Festival coverage! We're excited to bring you a group of beautifully made, deeply impactful documentaries, and equally satisfying conversations. Bad Axe is a documentary shot in 2020 as an Asian-American family struggles to keep their restaurant alive in the midst of a pandemic, Neo-Nazis, and Trump's rural America. Director David Siev e...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to day three of our SXSW Film Festival coverage, and we've got four films that are certain to spark a greater conversation about the state of our country, government, and world as a whole.  The feature documentary Shouting Down Midnight follows then Texas Senator Wendy Davis ' filibuster of SB5 in 2013 that sparked a whole new generation of activists in the fight...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of our coverage for the SXSW Film Festival , we're bringing you the short films and episodic series that (in our opinion) have the best titles! Considering these names include the words slut, dicks, and gay, that should tell you a lot about us. In the short film Aspirational Slut , we meet Rosemary, who has just gotten her heart broken, and decides she needs t...

Send us Fan Mail Our first episode of the SXSW Film Festival features all return guests to the show! We love seeing familiar faces, and it's especially impressive that these filmmakers are all regulars on the film festival circuit.   Pussy Mask is a music video for Peaches ' new song (of the same name), directed by Leah Shore , who we had on at last year's SXSW for her short film Pu...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the 2022 SXSW Film Festival (taking place March 11th-20th)! We're kicking off our coverage with a Basic Bitch of what's to come. From comedies and dark short films to documentaries about women's reproductive rights and the Christian mothers of LGBTQ+ children, we have a wide array of conversations coming up in the next two weeks that will (hopefully) make...

Send us Fan Mail We're joined by Bay Area comedian Dhaya Lakshminarayanan , whose new album, Dhayatribe , is hilarious, relatable, and available right now! Everyone could use a laugh in this moment, and this conversation is full of them. She dives into her multiple MIT degrees (and her nerd pride), how comedy kept her sane while working as a venture capitalist, and her expert ability to shut...

Send us Fan Mail The Bitch Talk gang is finally all together in studio and we have a lot to catch up on! Erin discusses her recent trip to Maui, Char explains how she ended up at a church to see a magician and with a free room in Vegas (but not on the same night), and Ange shares how she managed to surprise Erin for her birthday (but almost froze to death in the process).  Then we dive deep into o...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to SF IndieFest ! We’re happy to participate in this festival that celebrates stories told by people from the Bay, and shot in the Bay. We covered two films, one short, and one feature, that share an intimate look at two different sides of city life. In the short film Sammy & Quinn , we follow Sammy as he tries to convince his older brother, Quinn, who has been missing...

Send us Fan Mail You don't have to be a San Francisco Giants fan to be a fan of Gabe Kapler . From taking a knee for racial injustice to his non-profit organization Pipeline for Change , he shares that his activist spirit can be traced back to his parents, who were very active in the civil rights movement. Pipeline for Change  "was created to provide resources and remove obstacles for BI...

Send us Fan Mail We're ending our coverage of the Slamdance film festival with two films that take you on an unexpected journey, and leave you asking, "What the fuck?". And we mean that in the best way possible.  In the short film Foulmouth , we follow a day in the life of a man who is cursed with the mouth of a sailor. Director Taylor Thompson and actor Brian DeMarco join us for an...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to  Slamdance 2022 ! This film festival typically runs alongside   Sundance in Park City, Utah, and proudly states it's made "for filmmakers, by filmmakers". And we're kicking off our coverage with two films that show how family life can be both complicated and rewarding. And the cherry on top is- they're both festival winners ! Hannah Ha Ha won th...

Send us Fan Mail Holy shit, it's Lisa Ling ! This was a big deal for us, and she lived up to every expectation. Her new show, Take Out with Lisa Ling , is an HBO docu-series that takes a deep dive into the diverse communities behind Asian American take-out, and their contributions to American society. The conversation ranges from how she finally feels connected to her Chinese roots and the im...

Send us Fan Mail This is a fun one, ya'll! Not only are we reuniting with director Lisa Yadao , but we're also joined by someone we've wanted on the show since watching Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain , Executive Producer Helen Cho . Their newest project, Take Out with Lisa Ling , is an HBO docu-series that dives deeper into the diverse communities behind Asian American ta...

Send us Fan Mail We're kicking off our final Sundance 2022 episode with a Basic Bitch wrap up that includes Captain Party's Sundance premiere party extravaganza in LA for the documentary Sirens . Take a listen to find out how she reconnected with prior guest Charlie Barnett and (hopeful) future guest Natasha Lyonne . Following our Basic is our final interview that covers a fun and heartw...

Send us Fan Mail We're  knee deep into our virtual coverage of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival , and are excited to bring you our special documentaries episode! Descendant follows the descendants of Clotilda , the last known slave vessel illegally brought to  America, before, during, and after finding the first remains of the ship. Director Margaret Brown shares not only the emotional, but th...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our "women are badass" episode from Sundance 2022 ! We've compiled a group of films that highlight the strength, resilience, and power that it takes to be a woman. In Sirens , we follow the rocky rise of Slave to Sirens , the Middle East's first all female thrash metal band. Director Rita Baghdadi explains how she fell in love with the band, and how...