The Bechdel Cast

Jamie and Caitlin are kicking off the new year with an episode of your (Matrons') questions and our answers!

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This week, Jamie and Caitlin open the wardrobe in the spare room and head into Narnia to discuss The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)!

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Alonso Duralde discuss Bad Santa! Ho ho ho!

Follow Alonso at @alonso.duralde on Instagram, listen to his podcasts Linoleum Knife, Breakfast All Day, & Maximum Film, check out his reviews at thefilmverdict.com, and grab a copy of his book, Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas!

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Roz Hernandez ask for cha cha heels for Christmas and discuss Female Trouble (1974)!

Follow Roz on Instagram at @rozhernandez and check out her podcasts, "Tickled to Death" and "Ghosted"!

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It's the Star Wars Prequels episode from our Midwest tour earlier this year! We cover The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005), recorded live in Chicago! Check out original videos we screened during the show on YouTube at @bechdelcast / linktr.ee/bechdelcast

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This week, we're re-releasing our episode on Rhymes for Young Ghouls with special guest Jess Murwin! If you can, please join us in donating to The Native Women's Collective -- https://www.nativewomenscollective.org/

Follow Jess on Instagram at @jessmurwin

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Mo Fry Pasic fall overboard, bonk their heads, and discuss Overboard (1987)!

Check out Mo's podcast Worse Than You and follow it on Instagram at @worsethanyoushow

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It's Morphin Time! Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Carlos Camacho discuss Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)!

Here's the Reddit thread of "Slime, Sludge, and Goo in Movies" - https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1gxsovx/slime_sludge_and_goo_in_movies/

Follow Carlos on social media at @carloscreates2018 and check out his podcast The Horror Agenda and follow it on IG at @thehorroragenda

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On this episode, party girls Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Liz Gotauco go to their locial library to discuss Party Girl (1995)!

Follow Liz at @cosbrarian on social media and buy her book at www.cosbrarian.com/about-fcked-up-fairy-tales.html 

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Mx. Dalia Belle sink their teeth into Sinners (2025)!

Follow Dalia on social media at @mxdaliabelle

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Where do we podcast? Everywhere! Especially when it's with special guest Sarah Marshall talking about The Devil's Advocate (1997)!

Check out Sarah's new podcast The Devil You Know as well as You're Wrong About and You Are Good | @yourewrongaboutpod @youaregoodpod

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On this episode, fembots Jamie, Caitlin, and special guests Sammy and Henley from Too Scary; Didn't Watch podcast discuss Companion (2025)!

Follow the podcast Too Scary Didn't Watch on IG at @tsdwpodcast

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Alicia Berbenick talk tentacle boyfriends, goo, and Possession (1981). Here's the book we mention during the episode -- https://www.abebooks.com/9781800857063/Possession-Devils-Advocates-Taylor-Alison-1800857063/plp  |

Follow Alicia on social media at @bene_and_the_gesserits and @resident.easel and check out her website beneandthegesserits.com 

Also, vote for We the Unhoused at the Signal Awards at https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/activism-public-service-social-impact 

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This week, Date Doctors Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Ronald Young Jr. discuss Hitch (2005)! Vote for We the Unhoused at the Signal Awards at https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/activism-public-service-social-impact 

Follow Ronald on Instagram, Threads, and Letterboxd at @ohitsbigron and check out his podcasts Weight For It and Leaving the Theater!

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Tamara Yajia talk all about All About My Mother (1999)!

Follow Tamara on Instagram at @tamarayajia and buy her book, Cry For Me, Argentina: My Life As A Failed Child Star, at https://geni.us/cryformeargentina 

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Grace Freud chat about Punch Drunk Love (2002). And bye bye!

Follow Grace on Instagram at @gracefreudbusiness and on Substack at gracegfreud.substack.com 

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 This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Rhiannon Hamam discuss baldest woman movie G.I. Jane (1997)!

Follow Rhiannon on Instagram at @basicrhiannon and check out her podcasts 5-4 and Popular Cradle Podcast!

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We're taking the week off while we're on our Star Wars prequels tour in the Midwest! We'll be back next week with our regularly scheduled programming!

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Mattie Lubchansky examine First Cow (2019) and *milk* the conversation for all it's worth!

Follow Mattie on IG at @mattielubchansky | check out her website at mattielubchansky.com | buy her book Simplicity at https://bookshop.org/p/books/simplicity-mattie-lubchansky/21997655?ean=9780593701126&next=t&next=t 

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This week, we're unlocking an episode from our Patreon (aka Matreon) on Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and promoting out upcoming tour in the Midwest covering the Star Wars prequels! Indianapolis Aug 30, Chicago Aug 31, Madison Sept 4, Minneapolish Sept 7! Tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast 

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It's Jamie's birthday episode and we're covering Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)! Support families in Gaza - linktr.ee/caitlindurante | Donate to PCRF - www.pcrf.net | Support the BDS Movement - https://bdsmovement.net

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Mona Chalabi re-examine Her (2013) now that generative AI is actively ruining the world. Here are the articles we cite -- https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a62452522/ai-girlfriend/ 

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/relationships/a64444507/men-asking-chatgpt-for-dating-advice/

 https://futurism.com/chatbot-abuse 

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Maris Kreizman discuss Dazed and Confused (1993)! Alright, alright, alright!

Follow Maris on social media at @mariskreizman | check out her newsletter at www.themarisreview.com | buy her new book I Want to Burn This Place Down wherever books are sold!

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We're going on a Midwest Tour soon and we're covering the STAR WARS PREQUELS! The intersectional feminist discourse you desperately need on Episodes I, II, and III, baby!!! We'll be doing shows in the following cities:
Indianapolis - August 30

Chicago - August 31

Madison - September 4

Minneapolis - September 7

Tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guests Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays break all the rules in the podcast rulebook by discussing Air Bud (1997)! P.S. grab tickets to the Bechdel Cast midwest tour at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

Follow Lindy on IG at @thelindywest, Meagan at @importantmeagan, and their podcast at @textmebackpod

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This week, special guests Chika and Giana, hosts of Shoujo Sundae podcast, join to discuss Perfect Blue (1997). Here's the Substack we reference in the episode -- https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-real-history-of-perfect-blue* 

Follow Shoujo Sundae on social media at @shoujosundae and check out the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Don't f**k with the Bechdel Cast on this episode on Adventures in Babysitting (1987) with special guest Maebe A. Girl! Don't forget to grab tickets to our upcoming Midwest Tour at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

Follow Maebe A. Girl on Instagram at @maebeagirl and visit https://maebeforstatesenate.com 

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We're gonna need a bigger... Bechdel Cast episode? And we got one with this episode on Jaws (1975)... check out linktr.ee/bechdelcast for our upcoming tour dates in the Midwest!

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Surf's up! Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Melody Kamali are catching waves and talking Blue Crush (2002).

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This week, we're re-releasing our episode on Real Women Have Curves with special guest Mala Muñoz -- with a new introduction that contains information and resources on how to support communities impacted by the recent escalation of ICE raids in LA and other areas.

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Ali Nahdee head to summer camp to discuss Addams Family Values (1993).

Here's Ali's YouTube video about the film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf3iHldULIk as well as the pieces we mentioned - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/thanksgiving-coronavirus-health-indigenous-peoples_n_5fbd44bbc5b6e4b1ea464350 and https://electricliterature.com/wednesday-addams-is-just-another-settler/ 

Follow Ali on Instagram and TikTok at @alinahdee, and check out her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@AliNahdee and her blogs https://the-aila-test.tumblr.com and https://www.tumblr.com/antinativefaves 

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On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Crystal sink their teeth into Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)!

Follow Crystal on social media at @crystalwillseeyounow and check out Camp Classics podcast!

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Ayumi Shinozaki form a jazz band and discuss Swing Girls (2004)!

Follow Ayumi on social media at @ayusheknows, check out her podcast Sparkleside Chats and follow it at @magicalgirlayu, and check out the new podcast Charm Point Radio, coming soon!

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THE MOMENT WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!!! Very special guest ALISON BECHDEL — ever heard of her??? — joins us to talk about her new comic novel '`Spent,' the Bechdel Test, and more!

Check out Alison's website at https://dykestowatchoutfor.com | see her book tour dates at https://dykestowatchoutfor.com/blog | buy her book 'Spent' at https://bookshop.org/p/books/spent-a-comic-novel-alison-bechdel/21754189?ean=9780063278929&next=t&affiliate=397 

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Korama Danquah dig deep into the movie Holes (2003)!

Follow Korama on social media at @koramadrama

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Keah Brown discuss Always Be My Maybe (2019)! Here's the link for Jamie's upcoming book events -- https://us.macmillan.com/tours/jamie-loftus-raw-dog/ 

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Follow Keah on Instagram at @keah_maria and check out her website at https://keahbrown.com 

and here are the links mentioned in the episode -- 

https://www.vox.com/first-person/2019/6/13/18661961/always-be-my-maybe-ali-wong-randall-park / 

https://www.glamour.com/story/ali-wong-randall-park-always-be-my-maybe-interview /

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/what-always-be-my-maybe-gets-about-making-an-asian-american-rom-com /

https://planamag.com/always-be-my-maybe-gentrification-and-the-asian-american-rom-com/ 

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We're irrevocably re-covering Twilight (2008) with special guest Diannely Antigua! As if you could outrun us!!! Here are the various pieces / links from the episode: https://www.hcn.org/issues/44-11/the-quileute-reservation-copes-with-tourists-brought-by-twilight/

https://www.burkemuseum.org/static/truth_vs_twilight/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqloPw5wp48&t=1s

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Follow Diannely on Instagram at @nellfell13 and check out her website at https://diannelyantigua.com

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You must! You must! You must listen to Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Kate Helen Downey chat about Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret!

Check out Kate's podcast, Cramped, wherever you get your podcasts, and follow Kate on Instagram at @katehelendowney and on TikTok at @kateiscramped

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Jamie and Caitlin get invited to Muriel's Wedding! Here's the Guardian piece we reference - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/13/muriels-wedding-is-a-feminist-masterpiece-and-more-relevant-than-ever 

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This week, babygirls Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Emma Alamo drink a full glass of milk while discussing Babygirl (2024). Here's the piece by Angelica Jade Bastién - https://www.vulture.com/article/the-ending-of-babygirl-explained.html and here's the piece by Jourdain Searles - https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/purely-carnal/

Follow Emma on Instagram at @emma_alamo and check out her website/online store at https://emmaalamo.com 

Also, don't forget to check vote for We the Unhoused for a Webby Award here: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/shows/public-service-activism and listen to We the Unhoused he...

On this completely normal and very sincere episode, Jamie and Caitlin discuss the mother fucking feminist masterpiece Snakes on a Plane!

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Awooga! Caitlin is visiting the East Coast and doing comedy along the way! Catch a standup show on April 11th in State College, PA, a standup workshop that Caitlin is teaching, also in State College on April 13th, and finally, a Titanic-themed standup show** in Brooklyn on April 15th! These will be nights to remember!

More information and tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

**proceeds will benefit the PCRF

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We're bewitching you body and soul by unlocking this Matreon episode on Pride and Prejudice (2005). Check on Caitlin's unpcoming comedy shows & workshops in State College, PA and Brooklyn, NY -- tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

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This week, little rascals Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Tariq Ra'ouf head to their clubhouse and discuss The Little Rascals (1994)!

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On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Shelli Nicole stroll through south London and chat about Rye Lane (2023).

Follow Shelli on Instagram at @ayoshelli and check out her website at www.hishelli.com

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This week, Jamie and Caitlin are one. Will they respect the balance? Find out on this episode about The Substance! Here's the Making-Of Featurette we mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H64HNvXrqU 

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House of Bechdel Cast presents an episode on Paris Is Burning with special guest DoctorJonPaul! Here is Jon's piece on the movie: https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/06/paris-is-burning-rerelease-controversy-legacy.html / here is more information about the Dorian Corey story: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-famous-drag-queen-a-mummy-in-the-closet-and-a-baffling-mystery / here's the Hollywood Reporter piece on Junior LaBeija: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/paris-is-burning-emcee-junior-labeija-pose-rupaul-1234964404/

Follow Jon on social media at @doctorjonpaul and check out Jon's website & preorder their book at doctorjonpaul.com 

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The Bechdel Cast is so hot on this episode where Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Kenice Mobley discuss Zoolander (2001). Here is more information about the humanitarian crisis happening in the DRC - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/21/a-guide-to-the-decades-long-conflict-in-dr-congo

Follow Kenice on Instagram at @kenicemobley and check out her website at kenicemobley.com

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Awooga! Jamie and Caitlin are putting on a BECHDEL CAST CELEBRATION -- a live show in Los Angeles at Dynasty Typewriter on March 2nd at 7:30pm PT, not to mention it's being live-streamed! Join us in celebrating eight years of the Bechdel Cast with special guests, presentations, videos, Oscars chats, and more!

Tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast - proceeds from ticket sales will go toward relief for families affected by the fires in Altadena, CA.

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On today's episode, special guest Danielle Bezalel joins to help us celebrate Caitlin's hysterectomy/uterectomy and to discuss the Hulu original movie Plan B (2021)!

Follow Danielle and her podcast, Sex Ed with DB, on Instagram at @sexedwithdbpodcast, on TikTok at @sexedwithdb, and at the website sexedwithdb.com

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Maya Williams harvest honey and discuss The Secret Life of Bees!

Follow Maya on Instagram at @emmdubb16 and check out eir website at mayawilliamspoet.com

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On this episode mermaids Caitlin, Jamie, and special guests Imani Davis and Demma Strausbaugh (hosts of Players - A Film Industry Podcast) emerge from the ocean and become human to discuss Aquamarine! Here's the piece from Lez Hang Out podcast - https://www.lezhangoutpod.com/eps/sbg99aquamarine#:~:text=If%20you%20haven't%20seen,with%20her%20and%20save%20the 

Follow Imani on Instagram at @imanimdavis, Players - A Film Industry Podcast at @players_pod, and RM.19 Productions at @rm.19productions

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Yasmina Tawil discuss Salt of This Sea (2008)! Check out linktr.ee/bechdelcast for links to Solidarity Cinema, Palestine Film Index, Palestinian Film Calendar, and Cinema Arabiyya!

Follow Yasmina on Instagram at @yasmina.tawil and check out her website www.yasmina-tawil.com 

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Life may be like a box of chocolates, but on this episode, you know exactly what you're gonna get, which is Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Maia Wyman aka Broey Deschanel talking about Forrest Gump (1994)!

Follow Maia on Instagram at @broey_deschanel, on YouTube at youtube.com/BroeyDeschanel, and check out her podcast, Rehash!

Here's our guest's video essay, "The Strange Conservatism of Forrest Gump" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeGeT3ZeKO0 

Here is the piece entitled "Autism on Screen: Forrest Gump" - https://aisforaoifenotautism.com/2017/05/19/autism-on-screen-forrest-gump/ 

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Kate Cheka dicuss kissing and cats and Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging (2008)!

Follow Kate on Instagram at @katecheka, visit her website at katecheka.co.uk for tickets to upcoming tour dates, and grab tickets to her London shows at https://sohotheatre.com/events/kate-cheka-a-messiah-comes/ 

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As far back as we can remember, we've always wanted to unlock our Matreon episode on Goodfellas. Grab tickets to our upcoming shows + livestreams at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

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 This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Alex Danton-Klein spend one wild episode discussing Eight Crazy Nights.

Follow Alex at @zinniasocialistsupplyco on Instagram! 

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On this mini-sode, Jamie and Caitlin discuss what we watched this past year, movies we're looking foward to, plans for future episodes, and of course, plugged our upcoming live shows in January -- tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

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Awooga! We're going on another little tour in January 2025, in which we are doing live shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland, OR -- AND livestreaming the LA and Portland shows! Tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

Los Angeles - January 19 - A Bechdel Cast Celebration! live show + livestream!

San Francisco - January 23 - Shrektanic Presents Titanic! live show!

Portland - January 26 - Shrektanic Presents Shrek! live show + livestream!

See you there!!!

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On this episode, Caitlin and Jamie *lampoon* the movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989).

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Honey Pluton don their masks and cloaks and Gregorian chant about Eyes Wide Shut.

Follow Honey at @honeypluton on Instagram and check out the podcast Up Good!

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We're taking the week off from a normal episode to plug our upcoming West Coast Tour in January 2025!! Live shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland, PLUS the LA and Portland shows will be live-streamed! PLUS there's a bonus solo show of Jamie's in LA on November 29! All tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

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On this episode, gladiators Caitlinus, Jamieus, and special guest Emma Southon enter the Colosseum to battle with Gladiator (2000).

Follow Emma at @emmasouthon on Instagram and check out her website -- where you can learn more about her books -- at www.emmasouthon.com 

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Jamie and Caitlin phone home and chat about E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial!

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Beautiful models Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest James Adomian discuss Triangle of Sadness on the intercom of a luxury yacht!

Follow James on Instagram at @jadomian and check out his website jamesadomian.com and his special, Path of Most Resistance 

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Jamie and Caitlin meet at the grocery store for a little discussion about Fresh (2022).

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On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Korama Danquah discuss Get Out! Here are the articles we cite: the NextShark piece "Why ‘Get Out’, a Movie About Anti-Black Racism, Had an Asian Character" - https://nextshark.com/get-out-film-asian-character-racism-llag / the Bustle piece "Why The Asian Character In 'Get Out' Matters" - https://www.bustle.com/p/why-the-asian-character-in-get-out-matters-so-much-42569 / and the Slate piece "The Disturbing Truth That Makes Get Out Depressingly Plausible" - https://slate.com/culture/2017/03/get-out-and-americas-many-missing-black-people.html 

Follow Korama at @koramadrama on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, etc!

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Angela Campos chat about Frida (and of course, Alfred Molina)!

Follow Angela at @angelacmps on Instagram!

Here are the pieces we referenced:

"Frida Kahlo and Questions of Identity" by Tanya Núñez -- https://www.nunez.media/is-frida-kahlo-problematic/ 

Salma Hayek's NYT op-ed, "Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too" -- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/13/opinion/contributors/salma-hayek-harvey-weinstein.html 

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On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Vanessa Guerrero discuss From Dusk Till Dawn at their favorite local watering hole, the Twitty Twister!

Follow Vanessa at @nessguerrero on Twitter and at @snesguerrero everywhere else, and check out her show 'Ten Minute Power Hour' at https://gamegrumps.com

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Olivia Woodward get their werewolf periods and discuss Ginger Snaps!

Follow Olivia on Instagram at @livnative93

Made To Be Monsters: ‘Ginger Snaps’atranslog.medium.com

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On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Crystal lick away all the layers of the movie Jawbreaker!

Follow Crystal at @crystalwillseeyounow on all platforms!

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest José María Luna "discover" all the problems with The Road to El Dorado. Check out José's video "Decolonizing Adventure: A Cinematic Road to El Dorado" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD4gWOpSvyQ&t=36s  and here is the article we cite, "‘Road to El Dorado’ Has No Respect for History" by Olin Tezcatlipoca, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-10-ca-18071-story.html 

Follow José on Instagram at @josemlunad and on YouTube at youtube.com/josemarialuna 

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On this episode, Caitlin and Jamie use their very particular set of skills to discuss the movie Taken. Here's the Polaris Project guide we mention in the episode -- https://polarisproject.org/telling-the-real-story-of-human-trafficking/ 

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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert with Matt Baume

Follow Matt at @mattbaume on Instagram and go to www.mattbaume.com where you can watch his videos, buy his books, and listen to his podcast!

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On this episode, best friends Caitlin and Jamie attend each other's weddings where they discuss My Best Friend's Wedding!

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Say, folks, Caitlin and Jamie covered His Girl Friday!

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IT'S JAMIE'S BIRTHDAY AND WE'RE COVERING THE MUPPET MOVIE!!! Here is the video essay by Be Kind Rewind that we cite, "Miss Piggy, Camp, and the Death of the Movie Star" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkvAckgH4Yw and grab tickets to the screening we're presenting of Chicken Run with American Cinemateque's Friend of the Fest at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

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On this unlocked Matreon episode, Jamie and Caitlin cluck about Chicken Run! Check out the screening of Chicken Run that we're presenting at American Cinemateque's Friend of the Fest in Los Angeles on August 25 -- tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast and here's the article in Film School Rejects by Brianna Zigler that we reference -- https://filmschoolrejects.com/revolutionary-spirit-of-chicken-run/

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On this episode, sexy lady robots Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Olivia Gatwood discuss Ex Machina. 

Follow Olivia on Instagram at @oliviagatwood and buy her book 'Whoever You Are, Honey' at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653524/whoever-you-are-honey-by-olivia-gatwood/ 

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This week, we’re re-airing last year’s episode on Slap Shot in honor of Jamie’s dad Mike Loftus, who passed away over the weekend. Little new intro to accompany. You can learn more about the amazing MPL here, and donate to the American Red Cross in his honor because he was a self-professed ‘avid bleeder’ that nurses across New England declared as having ‘good veins.’ He rocked and rocks and we love him. Pour one out for the best dad ever, go Bruins.

More about Mike: https://bostonhockeynow.com/2024/07/21/colageo-boston-bruins-reporter-mike-loftus-a-pros-pro/

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On this episode, tornado scientists Caitlin and Jamie analyze Twister (1996).

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This week, demon kings Jamie and Caitlin invite special guest Puloma Ghosh into their treehouse to discuss Hereditary. Here's the article by Sasha Geffen entitled "Trans Horror Stories and Society's Fear of the Transmasculine Body" -- https://www.them.us/story/transmasculine-horror-stories

Follow Puloma on Instagram at @pulomeow and buy her book 'Mouth' at https://www.pulomaghosh.com 

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Bello!!! Caitlin and Jamie are discussing MINIONS!!! FYI, talking about Kevin, Stuart, and Bob passes the Bechdel Test. Okay poo-pye! 

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Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Manuel Betancourt discuss The Birdcage. We! Are! Family! Check out Manuel's piece at https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/men-smear-revisiting-seminal-lgbtq-comedy-the-birdcage/ and Matt Baume's video essay at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozTjoeHy7mI&t=2s 

Follow Manuel at @bmanuel on Instagram and Twitter, and buy his book 'The Male Gazed' at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719500/the-male-gazed-by-manuel-betancourt/ 

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Nonye Brown-West play a game (Saw vibes?!) at a cabin in the woods while discussing The Blackening.

Check out the original sketch from 3Peat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOPwQdDu-D8

Follow Nonye on Instagram and TikTok at @noneefizzle and check out her website at nonyecomedy.com 

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guests Jordan Gustafson and Brooke Solomon (of Queer Quadrant podcast!) can't stop drinking each other's blood while they chat about Interview with the Vampire. Check out Princess Weekes's video here -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT5unKXnSUk&t=1s

Follow our guests at @brookebsolomon @jordan_gustafson and @queerquadrant on Instagram!

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Caitlin and Jamie take a bunch of ludes and chat about The Wolf of Wall Street on this episode recorded live in Sacramento as a part of February's Barbie Tour!

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This week, we're playing a little game and unlocking an episode from the Patreon aka Matreon on the movie Saw!

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Nancy Wang Yuen explore their in-yun and chat about Past Lives.

Check out Nancy at nancywyuen.com and grab her book, Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism. 

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This week, we're celebrating Caitlin's birthday with an episode on Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)! And don't forget, our SHREKTANIC TOUR kicks off NEXT WEEK in London, Oxford, Edinburgh, Manchester, and Dublin, so grab tickets now at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

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Caitlin and Jamie *log on* to chat about Ingrid Goes West! Check out Jamie's new podcast, Sixteenth Minute on Cool Zone Media, and grab tickets to our Shrektanic Tour at linktr.ee/bechdelcast 

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Pireh Moosa chat about Polite Society! Check out our tour dates at linktr.ee/bechdelcast  

Follow Pireh at @conspirehcies on Instagram, and check out her piece on the movie at https://images.dawn.com/news/1191845 

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On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Clarkisha Kent are getting their hair done and chatting about Beauty Shop!

Follow Clarkisha on Instagram at @clarkishakent and on Twitter at @IWriteAllDay_ 

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We're celebrating having covered 500 movies between main feed and Matreon episodes! Thanks so much for listening, and here's to 500 more!!! Tickets to our upcoming Shrektanic shows, Movie Request Form, Letterboxd, and more can be found at linktr.ee/bechdelcast

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Susan Zalkind ship up to Boston to chat about The Departed. 

Check out Susan at zalkind.info for more on Susan's reporting, book, social media, etc!

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This week, poor things Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Amanda Montell discuss Poor Things! Here's the link to the Polygon piece "The book Poor Things is based on is even stranger than the film" -- https://www.polygon.com/24093718/poor-things-hulu-oscars-book-differences  

Follow Amanda on Instagram at @amanda_montell and @soundslikeacultpod, and order her book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Magical-Overthinking/Amanda-Montell/9781668007976 

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The hills are alive with the sound of the Bechdel Cast! Special guest Nelini Stamp joins Caitlin and Jamie for an episode on The Sound of Music!

Follow Nelini on Instagram at @nelstamp and follow @workingfamilies across all platforms!

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It's the Barbie episode from our Barbie Tour! Thanks to everyone who came out to see us live! Special shout out to STAB! Comedy Theater, SF Sketchfest, Stomping Ground Comedy Theater, and Austin Film Society! And grab tickets to the Bechdel Cast *Shrektanic Tour* this May at linktr.ee/bechdelcast 

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Summer Farah finally pass the Béchamel Test while discussing Julie & Julia. 

Check out Summer's website at summerfarah.com and buy her book, I could die today & live again, at https://www.gameoverbooks.com/store/p/i-could-die-today-and-live-again

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Emily Heller discreetly go to their colleague's apartment to discuss... The Apartment. 

Follow Emily at @mremilyheller on Instagram, and check out What Is...? A Jeopardy Podcast!

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