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Bitch Talk Podcast

Erin & Ange

An AAPI produced and hosted pop-culture podcast rooted in San Francisco.

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SXSW 2026 - Thanks for Nothing and The Ascent

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2026/04/01

Send us Fan Mail Warning: This episode talks about suicide. If you or someone you know is thinking about harming themselves please call 988. Thanks for Nothing is a dark comedy about four friends who live in a self made group home and must work together to save their friend from her continued suicide attempts. We are joined by director Stella Marie Markert and actor Lea Drinda to discuss the creative styling of the characters, the importance of women friendships, and the meaning of a "staying...

52:05

SXSW 2026 - Your Attention Please, Dreamquil and...

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2026/03/30

Send us Fan Mail Your Attention Please is a doc that follows the change makers fighting back against Big Tech's agenda to define the future of human connection. We are joined by director Sara Robin, cinematographer Yahna Harris, and inventor Trisha Prabhu, to discuss healthy ways in which they counter screen time, and setting intentions for our use of technology. Dreamquil is set in the not so distant future when poor air quality leads people to live their lives mostly virtually, and Carol, a...

45:13

SXSW 2026 - Rock Springs and Mam

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2026/03/27

Send us Fan Mail Rock Springs is a horror film that follows a young girl and her mother as they move to a remote house after the death of her father, only to discover a monster hidden in the town's history and the woods behind their house. Director Vera Miao and star Kelly Marie Tran join us to discuss the Chinese American diaspora, being Asian American women in the entertainment industry, and the importance of legacy work. In Mam, Jerald - a self-taught chef from small-town Texas - falls in ...

40:17

SXSW 2026 - My Brother's Killer and Time and Water

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2026/03/25

Send us Fan Mail My Brother's Killer chronicles the unsolved murder of Billy London, a gay adult film performer who was brutally killed in West Hollywood more than 30 years ago. Director Rachel Mason and producer/editor Dion Labriola join us to discuss the importance of memorializing Billy's life, the one and only Penelope Spheeris coming on board as executive producer, and collecting gay porn. Time and Water is a documentary that follows renowned Icelandic poet and author Andri Snær Magnason...

34:22

SXSW 2026 - Edie Arnold is a Loser and Plantman and...

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2026/03/23

Send us Fan Mail Edie Arnold is a Loser is a coming-of-age film about a group of high school outcasts who stir up trouble at their all-girls Catholic High School when they form a punk band. This interview was a full on party, as we are joined by co-director/writer Megan Rico, co-director Kade Atwood, and the film's stars Adi Madden Cabrera and McKenna Tuckett. We discuss our shared Catholic school trauma, their unique casting process, and the struggles of a horny teenager. Plantman and Blondi...

44:23

Basic Bitch: SXSW 2026 Recap

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2026/03/18

Send us Fan Mail Fresh off the whirlwind of SXSW 2026, Erin and Ange reflect on all the action behind the scenes (while on location at an all you can eat/open bar brunch party). We've got red carpet hypes and gripes, learning to rethink our futures at The Tech We Want, a Lesbian Simulator VR experience, unpacking our secret crushes on Jack Johnson, and so much more... Thank you to our festival sponsor, Standard Deviant Brewing! Thank you to The Tech We Want for housing us! Support the s...

29:49

Live From the 8th Annual Standard Deviant Brewing...

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2026/03/11

Send a text We're on location at one of our favorite events of the year, the Standard Deviant Brewing Pre-Superbowl Chili Cook-off! This is their 8th annual celebration of all things chili, and we have exclusive interviews with the chili makers and the final results! San Franciscans truly shine with creativity and talent, and this year was no different. We have everything from nuns to Toy Story, an ode to PBS and a first class Michelin star experience, cowboy recipes to dad's simple cla...

36:12

Sundance 2026 Red Carpets - Chasing Summer and Give...

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2026/03/06

Send a text Welcome to 2 of our most fun red carpets ever! In Chasing Summer, Jamie returns to her small hometown, where friends and flings from a high school summer turn her life upside down. We chat with talent Lauren Aboulafia, Kristin Slaysman, Garrett Wareing, Cassidy "Uterus" Freeman, and Aimee Garcia, costumer Amela Baksic, dir Josephine Decker, and writer/star Iliza Shlesinger. Give Me the Ball is a doc about tennis icon Billie Jean King. We are joined by composers Laura Karpman...

31:17

Sundance 2026 - The Oldest Person in the World and...

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2026/03/05

Send a text These two Sundance Film Festival documentaries discuss human life, both in how we deal with aging, and the lengths that we go to live longer. The Oldest Person in the World chronicles the ever-changing Guinness World Record holders of the title of oldest person alive. Director Sam Green discusses his curiosity with our obsession with death, why the record holders are mostly women, and how the story became something bigger that he never saw coming. Sentient exposes the hidden world...

38:44

Sundance 2026 - Public Access and Seized

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2026/03/02

Send a text These two Sundance documentaries touch on the importance of freedom of speech, and what happens when we both give people access and take it away. Public Access shares rare footage of NYC's media rebels who turned our screens into platforms for free expression, turning ordinary people into stars. We sit down with director David Shadrack Smith and subject/public access star Jake Fogelnest to discuss the wild west of public access TV, why Jake interrogated David before he agreed to p...

36:39

Sundance 2026 - La Tierra del Valor and Luigi

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2026/02/27

Send a text This episode brings you two Sundance documentary short films that touch on such timely issues that our filmmakers rushed to get them out as soon as possible. In La Tierra del Valor (The Home of the Brave), during a summer of grief and fear brought about by ice raids in Los Angeles, one small act of bravery brings a community of hope. Director (and return guest) Cristina Costantini and producer Alfie Koetter sit down with us to discuss how they met Nezza, the patriotism of immigran...

37:04

Sundance 2026 - Joybubbles and Ghost in the Machine

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2026/02/25

Send a text This episode brings you two Sundance documentaries that show very different ways that technology can have an impact on our lives. Joybubbles is a biopic about a deaf man (born decades before the internet or the computer) who learns how to manipulate the telephone system by whistling, and inadvertently lays the groundwork for the future of hacking and technology. Director Rachel J. Morrison joins us to share how she learned about Joybubbles from his obituary in the NY Times, his co...

42:40

Sundance 2026 - Once Upon a Time in Harlem and The...

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2026/02/23

Send a text This episode is the warm hug that we all need right now. It will introduce you to two beautifully moving Sundance films that highlight important parts of Black American history. Once Upon a Time in Harlem invites the viewer to be a fly on the wall at a gathering of Harlem Renaissance artists and intellectuals at Duke Ellington's house in the summer of 1972. Director David Greaves and producer Liani Greaves join us to discuss the importance of engaging in meaningful communication, ...

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Sundance 2026 - Levitating, Bedford Park and Jaripeo

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2026/02/20

Send a text Levitating (Para Perasuk) follows Bayu as he attempts to become a shaman of a trance party so he can make enough money to keep from being evicted. We were joined by director Wregas Bhanuteja, and stars Anggun and Maudy Ayunda, to discuss the historical roots of trance parties in Indonesia, why Wregas was inspired to write this story, the creative way that Anggun channelled the sounds of an ant, and how Maudy choreographed her own trance dance moves. Bedford Park is the beautiful t...

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Sundance 2026 Short Films Selections - Crisis Actor,...

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2026/02/18

Send a text Today we're bringing you three Sundance Film Festival short film narratives that explore the darker side of life. Crisis Actor follows an impulsive actress as she reaches a breaking point in her addiction to drama. We sit down with director/writer Lily Platt and actor Sarah Steele to talk victimhood, privilege, and why everyone could use a little therapy. Congrats to Crisis Actor for winning the Short Film Jury Award for US Fiction! Taga follows a Filipino American as she travels ...

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Sundance 2026 - Queen of Chess with Rory Kennedy and...

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2026/02/16

Send a text Queen of Chess is a documentary about Judit Polgár, a Hungarian girl who revolutionized the sport's patriarchal culture to become the greatest woman chess player of all time. We sit down with Judit Polgár and director Rory Kennedy to discuss how Judit knew Rory was the right person to tell her story, Rory's arduous hunt for archival footage, Judit's special bond with her sisters, playing chess blindfolded against Alec Baldwin, and the connection between punk music and chess. Watch...

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The Moment's Rosanna Arquette

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2026/02/13

Send a text We're excited to share this conversation with our new best friend, Rosanna Arquette! She stars in The Moment alongside Charli XCX, a mockumentary about a rising pop star navigating fame and industry pressure while preparing for her debut arena tour. We become fast friends about our mutual love for the Bay, the importance of art and activism, and our collective hate for ai. Then Rosanna shares her thoughts on Taylor Swift, her family's legacy in the entertainment industry (in...

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BITCH TALK'S 900th EPISODE WITH DAVEED DIGGS AND...

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2026/02/10

Send a text Holy shit, it's finally here, our 900th episode! And there was no better way to celebrate than with friends of the show Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal. We sit down in Park City to talk about getting older (and being afraid of hurting ourselves), Sundance highlights throughout the years, red carpet anxiety, and exciting new projects on the horizon. Then we proceed to challenge Daveed and Rafa to a "Friend Versus Friend" game to see which group knows each other better. Place yo...

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Sundance 2026 Recap

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2026/02/04

Send us a text We are taking you behind the scenes at Sundance 2026 where we reunite with friends (looking at you, cousin Kamau!), celebrate Little Miss Sunshine's 20th anniversary (#TeamDano), shout "Cheers, Queers" with our friends from Frameline, discuss what makes Ethan Hawke's boots sexy, watch Alec Baldwin play chess in a mansion, stood on the red carpet with the icon/hero/original bad bitch BILLIE JEAN KING, and sooo much more. We cap it off with our "official" Bitch Talk Sundance Awar...

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Dismantling White Supremacy with Dr. Akilah Cadet

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2026/01/30

Send us a text Dr. Akilah Cadet is all the hyphenates: CEO of Change Cadet (creating meaningful change behind some of the biggest brands you use everyday), leader, speaker, creative director, producer, writer (White Supremacy is all Around: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World), co-owner of the Roots and Soul soccer teams, and podcast host of Humane Rights, to name a few. We sit down virtually to talk the magic of Oakland, the importance of harmony over balance, suffering from E...

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