Bitch Talk Podcast

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...

Send us Fan Mail We're continuing our (virtual) Sundance 2022 coverage with the cast and crew from the short films The Panola Project , Hallelujah , and Fck Em Right Back . This is a particularly fun group of conversations that bring inspiration, heart, and the strength to say "Fuck You"! Rachael DeCruz and Jeremy S. Levine (who wrote, directed, and produced The Panola Project ) sha...

Send us Fan Mail It's Black History Month and one of the most memorable documentaries that we saw at last years South by South West (SXSW) is finally making it to the big screen in the Bay Area and beyond.   Who We Are: The Chronicle of Racism in America should be required viewing and your girls at Bitch Talk have learned so much from it that we refer to it's teachings often. We revere t...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our Sundance 2022 narrative features episode with three films that take you all around the world! Leonor Will Never Die is a Filipino film that follows a retired filmmaker as she becomes the action hero of her unfinished screenplay. The film's director, Martika Ramirez Escobar , explains her 8 year journey in creating the first grandma action hero in the Philippine...

Send us Fan Mail Our first batch of interviews from Sundance 2022 celebrates two returning guests, director of TikTok, Boom , Shalini Kantayya , and director of Fire of Love , Sara Dosa . The subjects of these documentaries couldn't be any more different, but their stories are equally powerful. With Shalini Kantayya's TikTok, Boom , we get a deep dive into the impact (both good and bad)...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to virtual Sundance 2022 ! We're kicking off our coverage with friend of the show and returning guest W. Kamau Bell to discuss his four part docu-series, We Need to Tak About Cosby . To say this is a heavy topic is putting it lightly, but Kamau proves to be the right person for the job, as he dives in to the life and legacy of Bill Cosby with thoughtful insight, and b...

Send us Fan Mail Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd we're back at virtual Sundance 2022 sifting through, reading, and watching all things Sundance Film Festival.  We will be kicking off our coverage this Friday with friend of the pod - W. Kamau Bell discussing his new Showtime documentary episodic We Need to Talk About Cosby  but first we must check-in with our Sundance co-pilot John Wildman from Films Gone Wi...

Send us Fan Mail We have a special treat for you today! It's a never before heard "lost" episode from Sundance 2020 , recorded by Ange and Producer Char in the wee hours of the night (after many cocktails). To set the scene - it was our final night in Park City, Utah, and after 6 days and 60 interviews, we decided to celebrate. A lot. After a High West whiskey tasting, a Lisa Loeb c...

Send us Fan Mail We're fresh off the heels of a great interview with SF Giants manager Gabe Kapler (dropping next month!), sharing some behind the scenes details on how we made it happen, and how we bonded over hip hop music. Erin shares how she survived the West CoastTsunami while on a trip to Mendocino,  and we learn that Producer Char goes crabbing on the regular. Like, she owns a crab tra...

Send us Fan Mail This conversation was a real treat! Mica welcomed us into her beautiful, bright, and cozy restaurant, Pomella (on Piedmont Ave in Oakland), and quickly offered us Baileys and coffee. You can say it was love at first site. The conversation flowed as smoothly as our coffees as we got into why she moved to the Bay from Israel, starting her career in catering, the essence of Israeli f...

Send us Fan Mail This is our first Basic Bitch of 2022, and unfortunately it's been a rough ass week. Listen as Erin and Ange process two completely different experiences that surprisingly end with the same lessons learned. And of course, we cap the episode off with our moment of pleasure, and we continue to be grateful for your support. Cheers to a steady climb to joy and happiness in 2022!...

Send us Fan Mail We're saying goodbye to 2021 (goodbye and good riddance!) with a bang, as we break down behind the scenes stories and facts on our favorite and most memorable interviews. Pop open a beverage of your choice and enjoy as we break down which guests we loved so much we had them on twice, which guests were almost too attractive to interview, which interviews left us speechless, an...

Send us Fan Mail The gang's all here, and we've got a lot to catch up on! We get into free porn in all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, a San Diego beach house getaway, how a belligerent SantaCon attendee ended up on Erin's families doorstep, and the good karma that is giving us hope in humanity. This is our last official #BasicBitch of 2021, and we thank you for spending this difficult...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the stars align and we interview someone we were meant to be friends with! Erica Eng was born and raised in   Oakland, California , and sat down with us to talk about her short film, Americanized , a story about growing up in Oakland's hip-hop culture, playing basketball, and struggling with her Chinese-American identity. She shares what it was like to direct her re...