The Bechdel Cast
The Bechdel Cast is a podcast about the portrayal of women in movies hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.
Episodes
On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Crystal move back in with their mothers and discuss Postcards from the Edge (1990)!
Follow Crystal on Instagram at @crystal.will.see.you.now and check out the podcast Camp Classics!
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Wazzzupppp!!! This week, we're unlocking a Matreon episode on Scary Movie (2000)!
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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Durba Mitra discuss Mississippi Masala (1991). Check out Durba's essay on the film at https://www.publicbooks.org/mississippi-masala-at-30-revisiting-a-film-classic-in-authoritarian-times/
Follow Durba on Instagram at @thirdworldwomen and check out her new book, The Future That Was -- https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691233604/the-future-that-was
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We're celebrating Caitlin's birthday with an episode on Star Wars Empire Strikes Back (1980)!
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On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guests Andrea Werhun and Nicole Bazuin -- the filmmakers behind the documentary Modern Whore -- join to discuss Pretty Woman (1990)! Not listening to this? Big mistake! Huge!
Check out Modern Whore, available for digital rental and purchase! Follow Andrea on IG at @weenerwoman and Nicole at @nicobazuin
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This week, Jamie Dearest, Caitlin Dearest, and special guest Izzy Custodio Dearest from Be Kind Rewind chat about Mommie Dearest (1981)! No wire hangers ever!
Follow Izzy on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@bkrewind
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Hey Toots! This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Nori Reed are talking Tootsie (1982)!
Follow Nori on Instagram at @norireed
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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Jana Schmieding get shrunk and examine Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)!
Follow Jana on Instagram at @janaunplgd and listen to her podcast, Sage-Based Wisdom!
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This week, surprise space clone queens Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Summer Farah discuss Jupiter Ascending (2015).
Follow Summer on Instagram at @bordersbookstore
We the Unhoused is a Webby nominee! (And vote for Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here while you're at it!) Voting is open through April 16th.
VOTE HERE: https://wbby.co/57462N
LISTEN HERE: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-we-the-unhoused-66071889&nb...
Jamie pops in to ask for your humble vote for the Webbys this year -- We the Unhoused is a nominee! (And vote for Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here while you're at it!) Voting is open through April 16th.
VOTE HERE: https://wbby.co/57462N
LISTEN HERE: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-we-the-unhoused-66071889
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On this very serious and important episode, Jamie and Caitlin reverently discuss cinema's greatest achievement, Moonfall (2022)
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Ready or not, here we come with an unlocked episode from our Matreon about Ready or Not (2019)!
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This week, tennis stars Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Princess Weekes have a threeway discussion about Challengers (2024).
Here's Princess's video essay on the film, "Tashi Duncan Is The Hero of Challengers" --https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3xcF_CqxgA and here's screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes's YouTube video "Potion Seller" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_FQU4KzN7A&t=2s
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On this episode, leprechauns Caitlin and Jamie head to the end of the rainbow to discuss the Disney Channel Original Movie, The Luck of the Irish (2001).
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On this week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Ramzi Fawaz head to Reno Divorce Camp to discuss The Women (1939)!
Follow Ramzi on Instagram at @nerdfromthefuture and check out his website ramzifawaz.com
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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Kenice Mobley (on her eighth appearance on the show!) examine Daughters of the Dust (1991)!
Follow Kenice on Instagram at @kenicemobley
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On this episode, former child stars Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Angelica Jade Bastién write letters to daddy and examine What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962).
Follow Angelica on IG at @angelicajadebastien | letterboxd.com/angelicajade | angelicabastien.substack.com
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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Ronald Young Jr. examine representation in a movie that examines representation -- American Fiction (2023)!
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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*finger snap* Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Becca Ramos *finger snap* discuss West Side Story (1961) finger snap
Follow Becca on Instagram at @beccsramos and check out her new podcast, Welcome to El Barrio!
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On this episode that feels like an episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Payton McCarty-Simas talk about the movie that feels like a movie... Don't Worry Darling (2022). Here's the piece we mention, "Don’t Worry Darling Is Peak White Feminism (As Expected)" by Haaniyah Angus -- https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/dont-worry-darling-white-feminism
Follow Payton on Instagram at @paytplace and grab a copy of out her book...
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