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Erin & Ange

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38:10

The Pitt's Shabana Azeez

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2025/10/24

Send us a text We were so excited to chat with return guest Shabana Azeez about one of our favorite shows of the year, The Pitt! We talk activism, mental health, and how she had to study up on American culture (she's originally from Adelaide, Australia). Then we dive into whether Noah Wiley is hot (spoiler: he is), how she accidentally went viral on social media, and which actor made her fall to her knees when she met them. Listen to our first interview with Shabana for the film Birdeater Lis...

24:37

The Perfect Neighbor Director Geeta Gandbhir

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2025/10/17

Send us a text Director Geeta Gandbhir has made a revolutionary piece of work with her newest film, The Perfect Neighbor. The documentary uses police bodycam footage to show how minor disagreements between neighbors takes a lethal turn. Geeta joins us virtually to discuss her advocacy against "Stand Your Ground" laws, our desperate need for gun reform, and how this film can be both a training tool for the police, and a catalyst for change. The Perfect Neighbor is streaming in Netflix right no...

16:40

Celebrating Filipino American History Month with SOMA...

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2025/10/13

Send us a text Ange is on location at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to celebrate Filipino American History Month at the first-ever SOMA Pilipinas Pride: Makibeki. Raquel Redondiez is the director of SOMA Pilipinas, San Francisco's Filipino Cultural Heritage District; a "celebration of the love, pride and people power of generations of Filipinos in San Francisco and beyond". They sit down to discuss the significance of celebrating SF's first SOMA Pilipinas Pride in the face of quee...

30:23

Are We Good? Producer Julie Seabaugh

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2025/10/03

Send us a text Sometimes we interview people and become friends at first Zoom! Julie Seabaugh is the producer/story editor behind the new Marc Maron documentary "Are We Good?", chronicling the iconic comedian and podcasters' struggle with grief and return to comedy after the sudden loss of his partner during the pandemic. After waxing poetic about Bridget Everett's boobs, we discuss how she gained Marc Maron's trust to make this documentary, her first (and last) attempt at stand-up comedy, an...

38:02

Basic Bitching at Costco!

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2025/09/26

Send us a text We're on location at Ange's favorite store, discussing our favorite spots in Europe, highlights from the Emmy's, and Erin's newest bout with Covid. We also share some Costco pro-tips, and cap it off with our newest segment, This Bitch, over a $1.50 (delicious AF) hot dog. Best deal in town! For more on Costco's response to the DEI backlash, click here Support the show Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , a...

25:17

SFFilm 2025 Closing Night Red Carpet - Outerlands

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2025/09/19

Send us a text We're on location at the 2025 SFFilm closing night red carpet! The closing night film, Outerlands, is a local film that follows Cass as a one night stand with a co-worker leads to them agreeing to watch her 11-year-old daughter while she goes out of town. They end up forming a bond that forces Cass to confront their own difficult past that they've been hiding from. SFFilm's executive director, Anne Lai, joins us to share her excitement in expanding the festival back to 11 days,...

26:10

The 40-Year-Old Version with Radha Blank

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2025/09/12

Send us a text Holy shit, we've been waiting for 5 years to have this conversation! We first heard about The 40-Year-Old Version at Sundance 2020, and we knew that we would one day interview the writer/director/star Radha Blank. And it was worth the wait! The 40-Year Old Version follows a down-on-her-luck NY playwright who reinvents herself as a rapper in an attempt to breakthrough and find her true voice. Vidiots Foundation in Los Angeles was having a special screening of the film to celebra...

34:16

The Connection Between Art and Activism with...

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2025/09/05

Send us a text It's conversations like this that make us remember why we are still here after 12 years and over 800 episodes. Filmmakers/activists/return guests Julie Cohen, and Ramona Diaz join us to discuss the intersection between art and activism, and how important it is for us to stay engaged. Ramona, who grew up under Marshall Law in the Philippines, shares how what is happening in the US feels very familiar to her, and Julie discusses how she's found a way to fight back with her commun...

39:31

Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call With Directors Sonia...

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2025/08/29

Send us a text Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call is a short film that follows the multi-racial mixed-media artist Danielle Scott as she explores intergenerational trauma and her ancestors' legacy through art that exposes both the pain and the beauty of our past. Co-directors Sonia Kennebeck and Tetiana Anderson join us to share the serendipitous way they met Danielle Scott, the importance of storytelling, and their exciting new venture with Girl Gone International, Bad Women. Watch D...

54:23

On Location at the SFFilm Youth Filmmakers Camp!

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2025/08/22

Send us a text We're on location at USF for the SFFilm Youth Filmmakers Camp! (see below) We're joined by SFFilm staff Keith Zwölfer and Soph Schultz Rocha who discuss the importance of a thriving film culture, then, we sit with two students - Aisha McCulloch and Sky Hsu who share what kind of stories they'd like to tell, and finally we cap it off with filmmaker/mentor Jessica Jones. Support SFFilm Education Programs HERE! Follow Jessica Jones on IG A Little About SFFILM Youth Filmmaker...

36:33

Basic Bitch - Golden State Valkyries, Bridget...

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2025/08/15

Send us a text Whew, this one is a doozy! Ange and Erin discuss the magic of seeing Bridget Everett live, the unveiling of the Golden State Valkyries (SF's new WNBA team!) mascot, a haunting camel toe, and an epic goodbye party for one of their favorite bartenders in the city. For tickets to My Fair Lady click here Support the show Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without you! -- Fight fascism. Shop small....

23:23

Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus

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2025/08/10

Send us a text Goodbye Horses is not only the cult classic song that plays during our favorite scene in The Silence of the Lambs, it is also the the greatest hit of an artist who mysteriously disappeared for 25 years. Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus, is a documentary that reveals the reason behind Diane Luckey's (aka Q Lazzarus) rise, fall, disappearance, and her plans to return, as narrated through her own words, lyrics, and music. Director Eva Aridjis Fuentes joins us to explai...

28:11

"Sloppy, Or: Doing It All Wrong" Author Rax King

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2025/07/30

Send us a text Rax King's book, Sloppy, Or: Doing It All Wrong, is her newest collection of hilarious and heartfelt personal essays that explore everything from sobriety, begrudging self-improvement, and the bad habits we cling to with clenched fists. She joins us to discuss being an asshole, how having addicts as parents probably saved her life, and the interesting trait that she thinks makes her a good friend. Click here to purchase Sloppy, Or: Doing It All Wrong Follow Rax King on IG Suppo...

26:01

CAAMFest 2025 - Chinatown Cha-Cha

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2025/07/25

Send us a text Chinatown Cha-Cha is a documentary that follows 92 year-old previous nightclub owner/dancer Coby Yee as she decides to perform again and go on tour with the senior dance troupe Grant Avenue Follies. Ange is joined by director Luka Yuanyuan Yang and Cynthia Yee, one of the dancers/subjects of the film, to discuss how Chinese women were at the core of the Chinatown nightlife and burlesque scene in the 1950s, the powerful bond of sisterhood, and how starting a senior dance troupe ...

64:19

Basic Bitch - Our 12 Year Anniversary Neighborhood...

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2025/07/21

Send us a text We're celebrating Bitch Talk turning 12 years old with a new neighborhood series where we go on location and highlight our favorite places! We love any excuse to share what we love about our city, and the obvious place to start is the neighborhood where Erin and Ange first became friends: The Inner Richmond! The 540 Club is the scene of this Basic Bitch where you'll hear about our recent hangouts with W. Kamau Bell (and a surprise cameo by a member of the 1992 "Dream Team" Olym...

22:45

Ruby Ibarra Live at the Tiny Desk Concert!

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2025/07/14

Send us a text Holy shit, this one is special! If you haven't heard, Bay Area rapper/activist/Filipina icon/mother Ruby Ibarra is the winner of the 2025 NPR Tiny Desk Concert with her song "Bakunawa" (watch the Tiny Desk Concert here!). To kick off her Tiny Desk Concert tour, the kind folks at the Lagunitas Brewing Company invited us to Ruby's concert at their beautiful brewery in Petaluma, Ca. Enjoy some snippets from Ruby's concert (including Ruby's verse during Thao Nguyen's set), an...

36:37

40 Acres Director R.T. Thorne

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2025/07/02

Send us a text We're gonna go ahead and say it, this is one of the best films of the year! And one that you definitely have to see in theaters. Just do yourself a favor and do it. But we digress... 40 Acres is set in a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, where a Black and Indigenous family must defend their farmland against cannibals trying to steal their resources. Director/writer R.T. Thorne joined us in person during the SFFilm Festival to share how his relationship with his mother ...

37:13

Frameline 2025 - Lesbian Space Princess and Wicket

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2025/06/26

Send us a text We're topping off our coverage of the Frameline Film Festival with a hilarious animated comedy, and a documentary about a Bay Area legend. Lesbian Space Princess is an animated film about a space princess who is thrust out of her sheltered life into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens. Co-directors/co-writers Emma Hough Hobbs and (return guest) Leela Varghese join us to laugh about their spectacular lesbian pun making abiliti...

32:31

Frameline 2025 - We Are Pat and I Was Born This Way

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2025/06/25

Send us a text Today we're bringing you two documentaries that celebrate the spirit of the Frameline Film Festival. We Are Pat explores gender identity and comedy through the lens of the SNL skit It's Pat, as explored by trans and non binary comedians and writers. Director Rowan Haber joins us to discuss the many different (and surprising) reactions to It's Pat within the queer community, behind the scenes info on their first meeting with actor Julia Sweeney, and their thoughts on whether or ...

29:10

Frameline Film Festival Executive Director Allegra...

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2025/06/20

Send us a text We're excited to welcome back Frameline Film Festival's executive director, Allegra Madsen! As we celebrate the 49th anniversary of the country's longest running and largest LGBTQ+ film festival, she shares some film and party highlights to look forward to, the urgency of this moment as funding attacks threaten to erase our values and our stories, and why being in community can be both focused and fun. If you're in the Bay, the Frameline Film Festival is happening right now! Fo...

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