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Send us Fan Mail This 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...

Send us Fan Mail We 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 inspirati...

Send us Fan Mail This 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 sh...

Send us Fan Mail This 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 ho...

Send us Fan Mail We'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...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome 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...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome 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 gues t/director Bao Nguyen shares how/why he was offered this project, the fun and nostalgia he hopes to...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome 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 ca...

Send us Fan Mail Happy 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...

Send us Fan Mail Holy 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 Ca...

Send us Fan Mail Do 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 fil...

Send us Fan Mail This #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 k...

Send us Fan Mail It'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...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome 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 spac...

Send us Fan Mail Not 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...

Send us Fan Mail Quiz 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...

Send us Fan Mail Reality 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, dire...

Send us Fan Mail This 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,...

Send us Fan Mail We'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 votin...

Send us Fan Mail Cat Person is a film about a college student going on a date with an older man that evolves into all of the potential horrors of modern dating. It's based on a viral short story from the New Yorker in 2017, and six years later, it's as relevant as ever. We got to chat with director Susanna Fogel about the grey area of dating that most of us can relate to, how she was abl...

Send us Fan Mail This #BasicBitch was recorded live from one of our favorite restaurants in San Francisco, the Old Skool Cafe , a youth run jazz-themed supper club. The food is delicious, the service is wonderful, the ambiance is transporting, and the live music- you'll hear for yourself. We dive into our IMAX experience watching the newly restored Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense...

Send us Fan Mail This #BasicBitch was recorded on location at the Mini Bar in San Francisco, and we're excited to finally share that we're in a movie! It's a brief cameo in the film Gasoline Rainbow directed by the Ross Brothers that just premiered at the Venice Film Festival . Take a listen for all the behind the scenes info on why we were asked to be in the film, where it all took...

Send us Fan Mail Take us back to our separate trips to Europe this year. Ange talks about her month long Spring visit to Germany, Brussels, and Amsterdam while Erin talks about her recent trip to Barcelona, Puglia (Italy), and Perchtoldsdorf (Austria). Then Ange dives into her quick trip to New York (she hadn't been back since 2003 y'all) and why it was a last minute decision. We wrap it...

Send us Fan Mail It was months in the making but we finally got to chat with musician and writer Thao Nguyen! We saw Thao perform live IN A CHURCH earlier this year at the SXSW festival down in Austin and immediately knew we had to have her on. Thao's energy, lyrics, and musicianship is a thing to experience and we have been so energized to talk with her that this interview did not disappoint...

Send us Fan Mail Randall Park is even more lovely in person than he is on screen! Ange sits down with him at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco to discuss his feature length directorial debut, Shortcomings , based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine . The film follows three young  Asian Americans living in the Bay Area as they navigate life, relationships, and (hopefully) their own personal gro...