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Send us a textWelcome to Flash Back Friday! With 600+ episodes, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with our new listeners (and maybe new to our regular listeners).In this FBF, we're headed back to early 2021 to the Sundance Film Festival talking with  Emmy-winning director Lucy Walker about her film Bring Your Own Brigade. Lucy shares her journey digging into the complicated history of California wildfires in her documentary (spoiler alert: we can't blame everything on global warming).  Bring Your Own Brigade is timely as fire season  has officially started in California and while this is an examination about the 2018 Paradise and Malibu fires - all of the investigation and reporting that Lucy shares in this film could make a difference now if we all take action.  We know watching a documentary about wildfires may sound dismal, but believe us, there's so many good nuggets in this film we hope you'll move beyond that and support this film and filmmaker.  Climate change is h

Send us a textDirector Abby Ginzberg is giving us life in episode 602 of the podcast. Abby is the director of the upcoming documentary Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth To Power and the film couldn't come at a better time.  Barbara Lee is a force to be reckon with - she was fighting for human rights as early as high school when she fought for herself and others, while working with the NAACP, to be considered for the cheerleading squad - not just the white, blue-eyed, blonde girls. As a single mother Congresswoman Barbara Lee attended Mills College in Oakland, Ca. and received her Masters of Social Work from University of California, Berkeley - all the while volunteering with the Black Panther party and then working on Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm's historic presidential campaign. As timely as it is right now, Congresswoman Barbara Lee was the lone NO vote to authorize the President the use of military force in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Barbara Lee believed that the authorization would become a blank

Send us a textHello! You've reached episode 601!! In this episode, host Erin Lim talks with Respect director Liesl Tommy about this major motion picture that tells the traumatic younger years of the Queen of Soul - Aretha Franklin. Aretha's young life was fraught with death, rape, as well as controlling, toxic men. Director Liesel Tommy wanted to tell that part of Aretha's herstory which is exactly what she does with a thoughtful eye on balancing all of the beauty and horrors of Aretha's life. This was Liesl Tommy's first feature film and she had to fight for a lot of the scenes you will see when you watch Respect. We're so glad that she did and we're also happy about the attention she paid to Aretha's time spent in Muscle Shoals at the famous FAME studios where she recorded her first big hit I Never Loved A Man The Way That I Love You.  Erin and Liesl talk about the choice of using the  b.roll from Martin Luther King's funeral (Aretha was friends and worked with t

Send us a textThe Bitch Talk 24 Hour Whirlwind 600th Episode Extravaganza!!!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 help co-host 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 Daveed Diggs, actor Margo Hall, and screenwriter Alanna Brown. It was a privilege to not only see thes

Send us a textIt's a wrap on season one of the Blindspotting tv show (you can watch the whole season right now on STARZ), and we're capping off our celebration with actor and singer, April Absynth! We last spoke with her in May for her starring role in Lumpia with a Vengeance, and this time around she's playing a completely different character that we instantly fell in love with, Jacque.  We get into why this character needed to be Filipina, the importance and responsibility she felt to represent for the AAPI community, her family's reaction to her being half naked on screen, the oversexualization of women in Hollywood (and how Blindspotting is changing the game for women actors), and how her hard work and dedication resulted in her character becoming a series regular. She also shares why she became a singer and how music has helped her heal. She is truly a pleasure to speak with, and she doesn't mind us calling her our #HotCousin. That means we are best friends forever. Website www.a

Send us a textDid y'all watch the final episode of Blindspotting on Starz last night?! If you did - CAN WE TALK? If you didn't, hurry up already. Our guest in this episode, Benjamin Earl Turner plays the loveable next door neighbor parolee Earl and we were so excited to welcome him to Bitch Talk. Not only is Benjamin a talented actor, he's a musician, and spoken word artist and met Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal when he was a youngster in the Bay. We talk with Benjamin about acting for the first time, if he's a shaman, knowing folks in the prison system, his new album (Selling Air - out now!), burritos,  and of course about Blindspotting. Y'all gotta watch out for this guy - he's a quiet force to be reckon with and we're so down for it. Thanks for listening!Follow Benjamin Earl Turner on Instagram, Twitter , and SpotifyFollow Blindspotting TV on IG and TwitterWatch the full 8 episodes of Season 1 of Blindspotting on Starz, On Demand now! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matt

Send us a textWelcome to Flash Back Friday! With 500+ episodes, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with our new listeners (and maybe new to our regular listeners).In honor of the season finale of Blindspotting (this Sunday 8/8 on STARZ), we're sharing an interview we did with the co-creator, showrunner, actor (and East Bay native!) - Rafael Casal! We got to catch up with him about the season 1 spin off series of the film with the same name, the importance of an equitable writers room, shooting in Oakland, filming  during a pandemic, power structures on set, and working in choreography into a television dramedy.  Plus we talk about the cast which is phenomenal...HELLO, Helen Hunt is a goddamn cast member - DUH.It's been cool to see how one of our favorite films about Oakland and the Bay get to see a longer shelf life and turn itself into an episodic series to reach more folks. We're also stoked to continue our podcast relationship with Rafa. It's always a joy to have him on

Send us a textIn honor of the season finale of the Blindspotting spinoff (airing this Sunday, August 8th on Starz), we're bringing you a series of interviews with some of out favorite cast members! Candance Nicholas-Lippman plays Janelle, the best friend everyone needs in their lives. And Candace, in real life, is no different! We get into how she manifested her role in this show, the importance of being able to collaborate with the show's creators to make this character authentic, her spoken word poetry, and what it was like to run naked on a freezing San Francisco beach. She's a ball of energy and inspiration, and we CANNOT wait to have her back on the show! This is a fun one, enjoy!You can watch Blindspotting right now on Starz, and don't forget to tune in for the season finale on Sunday 8/8!You can follow Candace Nicholas-Lippman on IG & FB & TwitterFor updates on Blindspotting follow them on IG & FB & Twitter--Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter,

Send us a textWe are very excited to welcome the very talented Sonia Kennebeck back to the show to talk about her film Enemies of the State.  It's the true story of Matt DeHart who believes that he is being targeted by the U.S. government for having confidential documents alleging misconduct by the CIA. The film takes you on the roller coaster ride that Matt and his parents rode as well as the government officials that were (and possibly still are) after him.  Sonia's constant deep dive into how the America government goes after its citizens is mind boggling and her curiosity and deep research into these stories is awe inspiring. If you didn't catch our first interview with Sonia earlier this year about her film The United States Vs. Reality Winner you can find it here. You can watch Enemies of the State in select theaters and on demand on Amazon Prime, Google Plus, and Vudu.Follow Sonia on IG and Twitter  Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for getting vaxx

Send us a textWelcome to Flash Back Friday! With 500+ episodes, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with our new listeners (and maybe new to our regular listeners).This week we're flashing back to January of this year when we interviewed director Melissa Haizlip from the film, Mr. Soul. This documentary features her uncle, Ellis Haizlip - a queer, Black, television producer and host of the first known Black variety show called Soul! out of New York City in the 60s.  We talk with Melissa in depth about the importance of the show, James Baldwin, Black culture, Lenny Kravitz, poetry, the magic of Robert Glasper, and more. The show Soul is an extremely important part of American culture and we hope that Melissa's film will spark a new interest in Ellis Haizlip and his Black culture movement. We hope you find this film as informative and revolutionary as we did!Mr. Soul is streaming right now on HBOMax!You can follow Mr. Soul the movie on IG,  FB,  & TwitterYou can follow director Mel

Send us a textDebra Chasnoff was an Oscar-winning documentarian/activist whose films helped educate people on everything from LGBTQ rights, to nuclear weapons, and affordable housing. So it's no surprise that when she found out she had stage 4 breast cancer, she decided to turn the camera on herself to teach us one final lesson - what it means to truly live. On its surface, the documentary Prognosis- notes on living follows Debra Chasnoff along with her family and friends in the days following her diagnosis, but it really is a course on shifting identities, and what it means to live in the moment. We were honored to chat with Debra's wife and producer of the film, Nancy Otto, whose journey in the film is as emotional and  powerful as anything you'll ever see. She shares what it was like to document the most intimate and painful moments of her life, and her hopes that this film will spark a greater conversation around death and dying. We appreciate Nancy for sharing her experience with us, and a

Send us a textWe had a whirlwind afternoon of recordings which included this Basic Bitch for your asses. All of us bitches have been out in the wild - Ange riding around Disneyland in a wheelchair, Char out and about on a last minute California Mission's tour with her family, and Erin just got back from Texas  talking about some of her favorite moments and food, of course. Plus, we end on our collective moment of pleasure right now. Put in those earbuds and enjoy. Thanks for listening!Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for getting vaxxed. --Buy us a cup of coffee!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!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

Send us a textWelcome to Flash Back Friday! With 500+ episodes, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with our new listeners (and maybe new to our regular listeners).On the heels of our interview with Stephen Satterfield about his new Netflix docu-series High on the Hog, we wanted to bring back our first interview with him from 2018 that went so well, we had to break it up into 2 episodes! He's a chef/writer/sommelier changing the way we look at, read about, and eat food.  In our first interview with him, he gets into why he started his  publishing company Whetstone, being an underage sommelier, living on a pig farm, going to South Africa for the World Cup, and finally, how he got to San Francisco and landed a job at the restaurant that would change the course of his career in food. High on the Hog is streaming on Netflix right now!Part 2 of our conversation with Stephen Satterfield is here Follow Stephen Satterfield on IG & FB & TwitterSubscribe to Whetstone Magazine here--Be well,

Send us a textThis is our third time having chef/sommelier/writer Stephen Satterfield on the show, and the conversations just keep getting better! He's joining us to talk about his new Netflix series High on the Hog, a four part docu-series that explores how African American cuisine transformed America. We get into how he ended up hosting the show, his emotional journey in Africa, and the significance of elevating black stories and food in this moment. This show is an enjoyable as it is informative. What are you waiting for?!? Watch it on Netflix right now!Follow Stephen Satterfield on IG & FB & TwitterSubscribe to the incomparable Whetstone Magazine here--Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for getting vaxxed.--Buy us a cup of coffee!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 our Basic Bitch, travel edition! Erin is on location in Austin, Texas, where she discusses good food, potential threesomes, and her constraint in the face of aggressive conservatives (it's called maturing, folks). We get into the current political climate in Texas (#FuckGregAbbott), and how karaoke may be the key to uniting the country. And then Ange shares her trip to Solvang, where she went wine tasting, gambling, and somehow ended up with the master key to the hotel. Char explains why her cross country trip for her grandma's 92nd birthday may be postponed (hint: it rhymes with BOVID), and then we cap it off with our Moments of Pleasure/Happy Endings. Enjoy, and travel safely out there!--Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for getting vaxxed!--Buy us a cup of coffee!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 

Send us a textWelcome to Flash Back Friday! With 500+ episodes, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with our new listeners (and maybe new to our regular listeners).In honor of the newly released Anthony Bourdain documentary, Roadrunner, we're celebrating the film's director, Academy Award winner Morgan Neville, who we had on the show back in 2018 for the Mr. Rogers documentary, Won't You Be My Neighbor. You will have all of the feelings when you watch both films, and we're noticing a trend with Morgan Neville's work. If we're lucky enough to have him back on the show, we're gonna ask him why he likes to make us cry.  Find out where to watch ROADRUNNER right here! You can follow ROADRUNNER the film on IG & Twitter & FBWon't You Be My Neighbor is streaming on Hulu and HBO.--Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for wearing a mask. --Buy us a cup of coffee!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes f

Send us a textIt's been a long three years without Anthony Bourdain, but his impact on our lives is still strongly felt. So we were super excited to watch Roadrunner, the documentary that chronicles his life, directed by the one and only Morgan Neville (spoiler alert: we LOVED it). In this episode, you'll get our thoughts on the film, and then hear some highlights from our epic SF Bourdain Pub Crawl that we did shortly after his death in 2018. We hit up some of Anthony Bourdain's favorite places in the city, including Red's Java House, Tadich Grill (where we were joined by the great Liam Mayclem), Buddha Lounge, Li Po Cocktail Lounge, Sam's Pizza and Burgers, Toronado, and Zam Zam. Don't forget to find showtimes near you for ROADRUNNER, in theaters on Friday, July 16th!You can follow ROADRUNNER the film on IG & Twitter & FBYou can follow Liam Mayclem on  IG & Twitter & FB--Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for getting vaxxed!

Send us a textErin, Ange, and Producer Char are back at it Zoom-style, recapping more on Erin and Ange's secret film project up to Portland, sharing misunderstandings with a doctor, recapping what they did over the 4th of July weekend, and of course, their moments of pleasure. --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for getting vaxxed.--Buy us a cup of coffee!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 Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for be

Send us a textWelcome back Bitch Talkers! We're giving you part 2 of our cross collaboration with  the Storied: San Francisco podcast talking with San Francisco's Curtis Family C-Notes. In this episode you'll hear Mamma C talk about how her kids and husband support her, how each kid took to their select instruments, who's their favorite judge(s) on America's Got Talent, and the kids love of physics (what!?!?!) It was a sincere pleasure to sit down with this family and hear their history and love of music. Cheer them on during this season of America's Got Talent.--Follow The Curtis Family C-Notes on IG,  Twitter, YouTube, and FBFollow Storied: San Francisco on IG, Twitter, and FB--Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for getting vaxxed.--Buy us a cup of coffee!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, Face

Send us a textHiya Bitch Talkers! We're very excited about this cross collaboration in this two part episode with the Storied: San Francisco podcast!  Today's and Friday's episodes feature San Francisco's  Curtis Family C-Notes. They're a family of 7 who all play multiple instruments, sing, and who are currently appearing on this season of America's Got Talent. In this episode you will hear Jeff Hunt from Storied: San Francisco asking origin story questions of the parents. Papa C (raised in SF aka Maestro Brian) shares about his multi-faceted life while being raised in SF and in Louisiana. Mama C (Nola) talks about her days growing up in ice skating rinks in the Bay Area (Erin knows a lot about that ice skating life!) and how she fell in love with music and later her husband. Enjoy this part 1 of our interview with The Curtis Family C-Notes and we'll see you on Friday, when Bitch Talk takes over and asks important questions like did y'all know that Howie Mandel had a fu