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Send us a textThe 2022 Midterm Elections are here, and we're urging our listeners to vote and show your support! Abortion rights are on the line. Voting rights are on the line. LGBTQ and POC lives are on the line. And we are fucken' tired of the bullshit! So we're sharing some key races to follow and support, as well as some tricks of the trade in figuring out how to filter through the barrage of political ads being shoved in your face (spoiler: follow the $$). So show your love for yourself and your community and vote, because our lives depend on it!Links to mentioned voter guides in this episode:League of Pissed Off VotersSan Francisco Democratic PartyKQED.org/voterguide --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 700 episodes without your help!--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Vis

Send us a textWe love when our return guests ask for us by name and that's exactly what happened when we were pitched this interview with director Shana Feste. We met Shana during her press tour of her film Boundaries back in 2018 and then we were reunited at the 2020 Sundance  Film Festival. It's been two whole years (plus some months) but her film Run Sweetheart Run is out in the universe streaming right now on Amazon Prime.We get to catch up with Shana about using her hometown of Los Angeles as the backdrop of Run Sweetheart Run, her loyal music supervisor (who picked some great songs for the film btw), writing about periods for a film, her real life story of a date that got scary and later was the basis of Run Sweetheart Run, the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes, and more. It was great to speak with Shana again and we can't wait to see what's up her sleeve on the big screen and beyond. Thanks for another heartfelt convo Shana <3.Follow Shana Feste on IGYou can stream Run Sweetheart

Send us a textWelcome to Flashback Friday! With 700+ episodes in our archive, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with y'all! This week we're flashingback to our  Sundance coverage and our conversation with the some of the cast and crew of the film Every Day in Kaimuki. Every Day in Kaimuki is streaming on Apple TV now and our original episode description is below.Every Day in Kaimuki is the story of a Hawaiian native who is struggling with the fear and doubt of leaving his small home town. We have a full on party for this interview, with the director/co-writer Alika Tengan, talent Rina White, producer Jesy Odio, and cinematographer/producer Chapin Hall. We discuss how the film magically came together (during a pandemic!) in 14 months from start to finish, and how the lead in the film's real life inspired the film.You can follow director Alika Tengan on IG & Twitter & FBYou can follow actor Rina White on IG You can follow producer Jesy Odio on IG & Twitter & FBYo

Send us a textWelp, we're back in studio y'all. We may have been able to record in studio a few times during the pandemic but this time was different. Ange is back in SF as her home base and it's so nice to record with her in person. In this episode we get into how Ange is feeling about being back home, more New Orleans stories from Erin's recent trip, and of course our moment's of pleasure. Thanks for riding the roller coaster of life with us during the past couple of years.....we hope to record in person more often and keep on keepin' on as best as we can. --Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 700 episodes without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every o

Send us a textWelcome to Flash Back Friday! With 700+ episodes in our archive, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with y'all! In this episode, along with Sundance co-hort John Wildman,we throw back to our conversation earlier this year with director Margaret Brown of the film Descendant. We were blown away by this documentary and are thrilled to see it finally make a wide release on Netflix starting today, October 21. Our original episode description is below: Descendant follows the descendants of Clotilda, the last known slave vessel illegally brought to  America, before, during, and after finding the first remains of the ship. Director Margaret Brown shares not only the emotional, but also the environmental issues in historic Africatown (in Southern Alabama where this film takes place), and her own emotional journey in making this film.Descendant is the perfect pairing of the Netflix series High on the Hog as well as the Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America which we have covere

Send us a textWelcome to our Basic Bitch about all things New Orleans and estate sales (they really go together like peas and carrots). We also recap our time at The Ohana Festival a couple weeks ago, where we checked off a bucket list item seeing Stevie Nicks live. Erin has been in New Orleans for almost 2 weeks, and shares her favorite recs for drinks, food, and music- not to mention her new love for NOLA's Bywater neighborhood! And Ange describes her experience hosting her first estate sale...in a retirement community...for two days...and how she made it out in one piece.--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 700 episodes without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thur

Send us a textWelcome to Flash Back Friday! With 700+ episodes in our archive, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with y'all! Today we are flashing back to our conversation with author Laurie Woolever. Her book, Bourdain: The Definitive Oral History debuted in December of 2021 and just in the last week, it's come out in paperback. We had such a great conversation with Laurie and happy to re-share with you. Original episode description is below:This conversation was a real treat! For anyone who has ever listened to Bitch Talk, you know how much we loved Anthony Bourdain. So you can imagine our excitement at getting the chance to speak with his co-author, assistant, and "lieutenant" for almost 10 years, Laurie Woolever. Her newest book, "Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography", is full of stories compiled by almost 100 of his closest friends, family, and co-workers. She shares with us the details of her first encounter with Tony, his obsession with tanning, some b

Send us a textWelcome to Flash Back Friday! With 700+ episodes in our archive, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with y'all! This time we're flashing back to our 2021 conversation with director Patricio Ginelsa and actors April Absynth and Katrina Dimaranan from the film Lumpia With a Vengeance. We're picking this episode to flashback to because Lumpia is in Bay Area theaters now as well as Southern California  theaters and about they're about to add New York to their list. This film is a fully independent venture, not carried by any big studio and a great way to celebrate Filipino American History Month. Original episode description is below:We are back at the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) Festival and have a packed house this time around with director Patricio Ginelsa and stars April Absynth and Katrina Dimaranan from the long awaited sequel Lumpia with a Vengeance. We get into the creative ways to make lumpia on the go, having badass bitches as the hero and th

Send us a textWe are coming to you poolside from Mission Viejo catching up with Captain Party's hotel/resort life, her family winning big at the game of craps, celebrating Producer Char's birthday, and more. If you didn't catch our 700th episode featuring Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane of the film BROS, you can listen here. Go see BROS now out in a theater near you!--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 700 episodes without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions Support the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the B

Send us a textYou are landing on our 700th episode y'all. Did you read that.....700 EPISODES. So, of course we brought fire - writer, comedian, actor Billy Eichner and actor Luke Macfarlane talking about their film Bros. We were lucky to be able to watch the U.S. premiere of the film a few weeks back at the beautiful Castro Theater in San Francisco and it was an experience. The movie is so good! Lots of laugh out loud moments (so many we missed some of the dialogue), sweet and loving moments, and some HOT love scenes cause they could. We had an absolute great time talking with Luke and Billy and we hope that after you listen to our convo, you'll head out this weekend and see Bros. It's such a triumphant first major studio LGBTQ rom-com (lead by an LGBTQ cast) and yeah, you can take your teens, parents, family, and friends to see it because it's that accessible. Plus there are some fantastic cameos in Bros - you will hoot and holler when you see them. On a personal note, we are so proud to

Send us a textWelcome to Flashback Friday! With nearly 700 episodes in our archive, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with y'all! Original episode notes below. Coming all the way live from Top Chef's Nelson German's restaurant alaMar Kitchen and Bar in downtown Oakland AND from the season finale premiere of the Blindspotting TV show we are bringing you our 600th episode! The working title was "24 hour, whirlwind 600th episode extravaganza" if you wanted the inside scoop. Ange, aka Captain Party flew up Sunday morning from L.A. to join the Bitch Talk team to enjoy a beautiful seafood dinner from future guest, Top Chef's season 18 Chef Nelson German (psst....get the shrimp taco's, oysters, and peel-n-eat shrimp!) and to attend the in person (all vaxxed of course!) Blindspotting TV season finale cause we had to make it happen. In this episode you're gonna hear from us,  Blindspotting creator/showrunner/director/actor Rafael Casal, creator/exec. producer D

Send us a textY'all we're about to hit 700 freakin' episodes!! We had to get in one more basic before we hit our 700th with the legendary Billy Eichner and cutie pie Luke Macfarlane talking all things Bros film. Let's jump into our 699th episode - Ange talking about planning the most epic funeral we've ever been to, weird cosmic shit that we've all been a part of over the last few weeks, our sister from another mister - author Samantha Irby , and of course this years Emmy's awards show.  Let's GOOOOO. --Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 600 episodes without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY G

Send us a textWelcome to Flash Back Friday! With nearly 700 episodes in our archive, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with y'all!Back in the fall of 2020 we hit our 500th episode. It was a two pronged event - one being an epic live Zoom event that ended with Ange's dad dressed up in his Elvis costume (rest easy Tony) and an extra fun episode with returning guests, comedy duo Frangela! Details from that episode are below. Enjoy!We're thrilled to celebrate the occasion with Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton, aka comedy duo FRANGELA. We get into the unsettling events of this year, the upcoming election, and our theories on the future of our country. We were dealing with heavy topics, but these ladies have a way of channeling our anger and anxiety into laughter, something we all can use a little more of these days. They're smart, thoughtful, unforgiving in their beliefs, and above all, best friends. Follow Frangela at their website, on Twitter, IG,  FB, and YouTube chann

Send us a textMija is a documentary that follows Doris Munoz, a young music manager whose undocumented family depends on her ability to find the next big star. We sat down with director Isabel Castro, and discussed the serendipitous way she got connected with Doris, the gold mine of family videos she had access to for the film, and the importance of elevating immigrant stories. She also shares the fine art of funding as an independent filmmaker, and how Disney came on board and picked up the film. Enjoy this thoughtful and informative conversation, and then don't forget to watch Mija on Disney+ starting Friday, September 23!--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 600 episodes without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Insta

Send us a textWell we finally basic bitched after a few weeks off.  Ange shares her personal story of her mom passing away and finding out some stories about her dad from the local bowling alley bartender. Erin talks about getting the gift for the person who has it all, spoiler alert, it's a personalized Cameo  video. And Char gets sentimental in her moment of pleasure. If you missed our last episode featuring comedian Sheng Wang, you can find it here. You can find his brand new hour long comedy special Sweet & Juicy on Netflix now. --Thanks for listening and for your support! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions Support the showThanks for listening and for

Send us a textSweet & Juicy. That's the name of comedian Sheng Wang's first ever hour long Netflix special  and we're here for it.  We hadn't talked with Sheng since 2017 and we needed a catch-up.  2017 Sheng was writing for the ABC television series Fresh Off the Boat and doing stand up. 2022 Sheng has a Netflix special directed by Ali Wong, loves Costco, knows a lot about Jalapeno peppers and Hatch chili's, is an avid botanical garden visitor, and just uses regular brand shampoo and conditioner on his lovely long locks.It was a joy to catch up with our old friend Sheng and support his journey in the comedy scene. If you need  a laugh, go stream Sweet & Juicy on Netflix now. Follow Sheng on IG  and at his website--Thanks for listening and for your support! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visi

Send us a textWelcome to Flash Back Friday! With nearly 700 episodes in our archive, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with our new listeners (and maybe new to our regular listeners).In this episode, you'll hear 2017 us talking with comedian Sheng Wang. We've known Sheng since the early 00's and are so proud to say that on September 6 his first Netflix special comes out - Sweet & Juicy directed by his homie Ali Wong.  Enjoy this conversation and hope you get a few laughs in over this Labor Day weekend. Follow Sheng on IG  and at his website--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 600 episodes without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and fuck the Supreme Court.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thu

Send us a textHello Bitch Talk fam. This interview has nearly been a year in the making and we're so glad we could finally welcome onto our show writer/director Jacintha Charles and we welcome back a friend-of-the-show, producer Lisa Yadao of Paper Tongue Productions. Jacintha has written a beautiful, moving short film called MADHAVI - a story touching on the aftermath of domestic violence within the South Asian community. In our conversation we talk about why Jacintha wanted to tackle this subject, how Lisa got involved (it involves a chance meeting in an apartment lobby in San Francisco), how Hollywood is doing in recognizing Asian + South Asian + Women's stories, and more. This conversation was just a reminder that there are so many undertold stories out there that we must demand, as film and media consumers, diversity in Hollywood. It matters who the studio heads are, who the writers are, who's behind the camera, who is editing, who the publicity team is - all of it. If it's a lot of t

Send us a textWelcome to Flash Back Friday! With nearly 700 episodes in our archive, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with our new listeners (and maybe new to our regular listeners).Joined by our Sundance brother and Honorary Bitch John Wildman of FilmsGoneWild.com, we were  knee deep into our virtual coverage of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. We are excited to bring you a conversation from our special documentaries episode,  Free Chol Soo Lee . It tells the story of a young Korean American immigrant living in San Francisco's Chinatown who gets wrongfully convicted of murder. Directors/Producers Eugene Yi and Julie Ha explain how relevant this story remains today, and the importance of representing Chol Soo Lee with complete honesty.You can follow director Eugene Yi on IG & Twitter & FBFree Chol Soo Lee was released in theaters this week, so please go out and support this movie!  Be well, stay safe, and thank you for getting vaxxed.Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for

Send us a textWelcome to another #BasicBitch after an eventful week! We start off by answering questions from an exciting new listener (send us your questions and you can be next!), Erin discusses her experience at the Cloud Club in Oracle Park (Go Giants!), and Ange shares her new business idea after a couple of unfortunate run-ins with a screen door. Plus we reminisce about the magic of 90s Glamour Shots (keep your eyes peeled for more shares on our IG account). And of course, we cap it off with our moment(s) of pleasure. Enjoy!--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 600 episodes without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and fuck the Supreme Court.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Pr