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The Bechdel Cast

The Bechdel Cast is a podcast about the portrayal of women in movies hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.

tv & film film reviews

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103:59

Plan B (2021) with Danielle Bezalel

The Bechdel Cast ·

2025/02/13

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 websitesexedwithdb.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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97:29

The Secret Life of Bees with Maya Williams

The Bechdel Cast ·

2025/02/06

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 atmayawilliamspoet.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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82:33

Aquamarine with Demma Strausbaugh & Imani Davis

The Bechdel Cast ·

2025/01/30

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.19productionsSee

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92:37

Salt of this Sea with Yasmina Tawil

The Bechdel Cast ·

2025/01/23

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

114:01

Forrest Gump with Maia aka Broey Deschanel

The Bechdel Cast ·

2025/01/16

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

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100:41

Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging with Kate Cheka

The Bechdel Cast ·

2025/01/10

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/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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124:40

Goodfellas

The Bechdel Cast ·

2025/01/02

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/bechdelcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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88:27

Eight Crazy Nights with Alex Danton-Klein

The Bechdel Cast ·

2024/12/26

This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Alex Danton-Klein spend one wild episode discussing Eight Crazy Nights. Follow Alex at @zinniasocialistsupplyco on Instagram! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:53

A Bechdel Cast Year in Review + Tour Plug!

The Bechdel Cast ·

2024/12/19

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/bechdelcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:07

A Very Bechdel Cast Tour Announcement! Live Shows +...

The Bechdel Cast ·

2024/12/13

Awooga! We're going on another little tour in January 2025, in which we are doing live shows in LosAngeles, 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!!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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73:18

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

The Bechdel Cast ·

2024/12/12

On this episode, Caitlin and Jamie *lampoon* the movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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106:30

Eyes Wide Shut with Honey Pluton

The Bechdel Cast ·

2024/12/05

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:06

A Very Bechdel Tour Announcement - Shows + Livestreams!

The Bechdel Cast ·

2024/11/28

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/bechdelcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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96:50

Gladiator with Emma Southon

The Bechdel Cast ·

2024/11/21

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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85:33

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

The Bechdel Cast ·

2024/11/14

Jamie and Caitlin phone home and chat about E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

85:56

Triangle of Sadness with James Adomian

The Bechdel Cast ·

2024/11/07

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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83:24

Fresh (2022)

The Bechdel Cast ·

2024/10/31

Jamie and Caitlin meet at the grocery store for a little discussion about Fresh (2022).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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130:49

Get Out with Korama Danquah

The Bechdel Cast ·

2024/10/24

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

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118:22

Frida with Angela Campos

The Bechdel Cast ·

2024/10/17

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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80:19

From Dusk Till Dawn with Vanessa Guerrero

The Bechdel Cast ·

2024/10/10

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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