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Send us Fan Mail We love LA and are heartbroken for the devastation in the wake of the wildfires. See below for links on how you can help. Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory ARC Firefighter Funder Samantha Curley is an activist and producer whose most recent film, Union , documents a group of Amazon workers that embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Is...

Send us Fan Mail We have been following Jharrel Jerome 's acting career since Moonlight , and couldn't wait to have him on the show! Ange sits down with Jharrel to discuss his newest project, Unstoppable , based on the true story of wrestler Anthony Robles , who was born with one leg and became a national wrestling champion in 2011. He shares how he trained himself to use one leg, the em...

Send us Fan Mail Lane Moore is all the hyphenates- writer/actor/comedian/musician/all around bad-bitch. We had so much fun diving into the origin of her Tinder Live show that is celebrating its 10th anniversary at SF Sketchfest with guest hosts Busy Philipps and Paul F. Tompkins at Cobb's Comedy Club on January 24th ! She explains how she's been an all around artist since childhood, the...

Send us Fan Mail Nickel Boys is based on a novel (which is based on a true story ) that follows two African-American boys who form a close friendship while enduring the the horrors of a reform school in Florida. Director RaMell Ross sits down with Erin to discuss how he was able to conceptualize big concepts from the book into a film through tone and an incredible soundtrack, why it took four year...

Send us Fan Mail How is it possible that 2024 both flew by and seemed to last forever? With our Storied: San Francisco fellow podcaster (sometimes audio producer and Erin's partner) we recap behind the scenes highlights from festivals and live events, our favorite interviews and return guests, a year that brought the Bay's first POC Food and Wine Fest and Color Your Mind Festival , the b...

Send us Fan Mail Well…it’s been a long ass time since our last #BasicBitch, and we’ve got a lot to catch up on! Ange returned to her favorite town in Belize, Erin shares her love for Wicked, San Francisco “survived” a tsunami and tornado warning, and something exciting happened in Altoona, Pennsylvania (for maybe the first time ever?). Don’t forget to shop small, and check in with your loved ones,...

Send us Fan Mail Nurse Unseen is a documentary that explores the untold history and humanity of the Filipino nurses who risked their lives on the front lines of the pandemic while being thousands of miles away from home. Director Michele Josue explains the importance of telling Filipino stories through our lens, and how she started filming before the pandemic and when the story took an unexpected...

Send us Fan Mail Anyone out there feeling burnt out? Have a full calendar, but not feeling fulfilled?  Daydream about another kind of life, but not sure how to get there? You're not alone. There's a community of folks led by curiosity deep diving into their lives and filling their days with play, gratitude, push, and hustling. That community was founded and is facilitated by Morgan Shidl...

Send us Fan Mail Right now, there are Palestinian and Israeli people working toward peace. This work has transcended chaos, war, and hate. Frequent guest of the show, director Julie Cohen ( RBG , Every Body , My Name is Pauli Murray , Julia ) and new friend of the show director Mo Husseini partnered on The Path Forward   to capture the work done by everyday people who want to end histories of trau...

Send us Fan Mail A conversation with Jeff Hiller is so comforting, it's just the medicine we needed in this moment. He stars in one of Bitch Talk's favorite shows, Somebody Somewhere , which has started it's third and final season on HBO/Max/whatever it's called. He shares with us his biggest dream for a future acting role, the story behind his real life obsession with Menthola...

Send us Fan Mail Interior Chinatown is the new and exciting series on Hulu based on the novel of the same name. The story follows Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural called Black & White, after he becomes witness to a crime and discovers secrets about his family's buried history. Ange sat down virtually with author/series writer Charles Yu to commiserate on ho...

Send us Fan Mail We were so excited to have director Nicholas Ma back on the show, and as you listen, you'll see exactly why. His new documentary, Leap of Faith , follows twelve diverse christian leaders as they struggle with some of today's most contentious issues. Nicholas shares his roller coaster of emotions while directing the film, his thoughts on why communication is the most impo...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Flashback Friday! We're highlighting one of our favorite documentaries from the Slamdance Film Festival in 2023, Starring Jerry as Himself , which is available to watch right now, wherever you stream films. In Starring Jerry as Himself (winner of the Slamdance Grand Jury Documentary Feature Film Award, Audience Award for Documentary Feature Film, and Acting Award),...

Send us Fan Mail Seoul Switch is an extremely entertaining short film about an insecure Korean American boy who decides to switch places with an international K-Pop star that looks just like him. Writer/director Liann Kaye joins us virtually to explain how she got inspired to write this film, her own journey with her looks and feeling invisible as an Asian-American woman, and how she got real life...

Send us Fan Mail Susan Lieu is a performer, writer, and comedian, with the special ability to make you laugh and cry in the same breath. She joins us to discuss her memoir, The Manicurist's Daughter , that takes you through her life as the daughter of immigrants who loses her mother at a young age due to a botched tummy tuck. This amazing conversation covers everything from generational traum...

Send us Fan Mail It's been almost two months since our last Basic Bitch, and for two bitches that took a "month off", we were both busy AF! Find out how Ange learned about duck farts in Alaska, and which two exciting jobs Erin has added to her repertoire. Then they share some special event highlights from the Big Gay Supper Club at Hilda and Jesse (one of SF's best restaurants...

Send us Fan Mail The Bay List is official, ya'll! And you've come to the right place to find out all about it (how it was conceived, how it was formed, who it will help, and how it will work). We sit down with writer/director/actor (and one of our favorite return guests) Rafael Casal , and film and tv producer (and creator of the original Black List ), Franklin Leonard , while at a Scree...

Send us Fan Mail Holy shit, this movie is crazy! It's What's Inside (streaming now on Netflix ) takes place during a pre-wedding party when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game that awakens old demons, desires, and secrets from the past. We were joined virtually by two of the film's stars, Reina Hardesty and Nina Bloomgarden , for a lively conversation about the affect...

Send us Fan Mail We're back with a return guest who also just happens to be one of the best pool players in the world, Jeanette Lee ! We first had her on the show to discuss her 30 for 30 documentary Jeanette Lee VS. , and now she's back to discuss her new book, appropriately titled The Black Widow: A Memoir . She shares what life experience inspired her to write her memoir, when Billie...

Send us Fan Mail We were excited to have director Azazel Jacobs back on the show to talk about his powerful new film, His Three Daughters . The film follows three estranged sisters as they care for their dying father while trying to find a way to reconnect. Azazel shares how caregiving for his parents inspired him to write this story, his deep respect for hospice workers, the impact of his decisio...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Flashback Friday! This week we're returning to the Sundance 2024 Film Festival, to one of our favorite documentaries that is showing in a theater near you! 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 witness...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Flashback Friday! We're bringing back a documentary that we covered this past January at Sundance 2024, and is in theaters now ! Seeking Mavis Beacon is a documentary that follows the investigation into what happened to one of the most influential Black women in technology who has been missing from the public eye since 1995. Director/investigator Jazmin Jones and a...

Send us Fan Mail We’re back with a Basic Bitch and we have a lot to catch up on! From the Olympics (and a certain pole vaulting video that we may or may not be watching regularly), to Outside Lands (Grace Jones AND Chappell Roan?!?) and the Democratic National Convention (“…from the windoooows to the Walzzzz…”), these bitches needed to float on the river just to recover from all the excitement. An...

Send us Fan Mail Y'all, can we just talk about women in sports for forever, please. And with THESE women in particular! On this episode, we welcome #forevergiant, SF Giants  reporter Amy Gutierrez aka Amy G and illustrator Anika Orrock talking about their book Smarty Marty Takes the Field . Get ready to hear some great takes on how kids think about women in sports in 2024, the representation...

Send us Fan Mail We're talking about one of our favorite movies of the year with director/writer Sean Wang and actor Joan Chen ! DÌDI (弟弟) follows a 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy during the last month of summer before high school begins, as he learns to skate, flirt, and love his mom. We get behind the scenes details of the first (and most intense) scene with Joan and lead actor Izaac...