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Send us a textWe're starting a new series called Flash Back Friday's because we have a lot of content we want to share with our new listeners ( and maybe new to our regular listeners.)In honor of National Dive Bar Day, this week's Flash Back Friday is brought to you from a dive bar in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, recorded in December of 2017. It represents the quintessential dive bar experience: good music, heavy pours of whiskey, and a ridiculous discussion about the location of a turkey anus. Enjoy!Be well, stay safe, and thank you for wearing a mask .Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our BRAND NEW website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen in every Monday from 6:00 - 6:30 AM on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions  Support the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn'

Send us a textWe've been wanting Bill and Turner Ross, directors of Bloody Nose Empty Pockets, back on the show since we met them at Sundance earlier this year. It was  100% worth the wait! If you're missing your favorite watering hole, this film is the cure for you. We "dive" into what makes dive bars so special, how they came up with the title, and why they decided to open the film with the first line of the Declaration of Independence. We discuss their unique ability to make the viewer feel like part of the story, and why Hollywood was NOT the place for them. They speak openly about their documentary on the making of Ben Zeitlin's Wendy, Second Star to the Right and Straight on 'Til Morning, and why the studio rejected it (If you're interested in watching it, you can send them a DM and they'll share the link with you!). As residents of one of our favorite places in the world, New Orleans, they get into the current vibe of the city, and how they're getting throug

Send us a textErin and fellow Festival Daily Buzz co-host John Wildman speak with Mucho Mucho Amor directors Cristina Costantini and Kareem Tabsch.Back at this years Sundance Film Festival we got to speak with the directors of the Netflix film Mucho Mucho Amor which documents the life of legendary psychic Walter Mercado. Erin and fellow Festival Daily Buzz co-host John Wildman were delighted to talk with Cristina and Kareem about their love for Walter, the humor that permeates throughout the documentary, and how Walter loved everyone including himself. This film is a gem and we're so happy it's been given a large platform for a broader audience to see. Mucho Mucho Amor starts streaming on Netflix Wednesday, July 8. --Be well, stay safe, and thank you for wearing a mask .Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our BRAND NEW website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFol

Send us a textFlashing back to our July 2018 conversation with Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal about their film Blindspotting. Thanks to the brilliant mind of our Producer Char, we're flashing back to our July 2018 conversation with Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal when they were promoting their new film Blindspotting. This conversation is hella timely as we talk about police killings, trauma fatigue, and more. If you have HBO you can stream Blindspotting now. We highly suggest it. 2018 Show Notes:Oooooooooo weeeeee! The ladies of Bitch Talk had the chance to see Blindspotting a couple of months ago, and the minute it was over Erin and Ange knew they had to talk with Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal immediately. The ladies had a great conversation with the East Bay natives and we truly hope this film soars at the box office. Sorry To Bother You and Blindspotting both honor the love, complexity, and complete vibe of an Oakland that is quickly turning into an unrecognizable place  to all of these homegrown filmmak

Send us a textY'all are so lucky. You haven't seen the film Bloody Nose Empty Pockets - yet. It was one of our favorite movies at this years Sundance Film Festival. We felt seen, if you will, when we watched this movie. Not so much in the women of color, gonna change the world kinda seen, but dive bar loving ladies who would rather pony up to a spot named Dave's vs. a place called, ummm, I don't know, Well Craft (or some shit like that.)  We don't want to spoil this film for you, so let's just say that we had a fantastic chat with the directors - Turner and Bill Ross. Bonus fact, they live in New Orleans which made them 1000 times cooler.  Enjoy. Be well, stay safe, and thank you for wearing a mask .Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our BRAND NEW website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen in

Send us a textWe're basic bitching with guest Kimberly Mangarin, a program supervisor for community based programs that deal with under-served children and families. We get into the Defund the Police movement, and Oakland Unified School District's vote to replace the police with mental health workers. Kim shares her thoughts on why social workers are better equipped to deal with situations the police are simply not trained to handle, and how the allocating of police funds can make a real difference towards programs that help our communities. We also discuss PRIDE month and what it's like to raise 4 year old twins during a pandemic.Be well, stay safe, and thank you for wearing a mask .Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our BRAND NEW website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen in every Monday from 6:00 - 6:30

Send us a textWe're starting a new series called Flash Back Friday's because we have a lot of content we want to share with our new listeners ( and maybe new to our regular listeners.) We're starting with Academy Award winning director Barry Jenkins in 2016 since we just mentioned him on episode 469. 2016 Show Notes:Bitch Talk is pleased to have director Barry Jenkins join the podcast this week. His film Moonlight left Angela and Erin speechless, mesmerized and addicted to the song "Hello Stranger" by Barbara Lewis. Enjoy regular guest co-host Angela Tabora's one-on-one interview with Barry and please head out to see Moonlight when it hits Bay Area theaters on Friday, October 28.--Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our BRAND NEW website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen in every Monday from

Send us a textThe gang is back in studio (social distancing of course!) and basic bitching. We got lots to talk about including Juneteenth, Ruby Ibarra, the docs LA 92 and Untouchable, When They See Us, and Disclosure, strip clubs (EWWWWW!), and secret spots that are open right now in SF without a crowd (SHHHH). We even get into the Gary Chambers, Jr. speech in front of the Baton Rouge school board. Have YOU seen it!? It's spectacular. Enjoy and black lives fucking matter.  Be well, stay safe, and thank you for wearing a mask.--Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our BRAND NEW website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen in every Monday from 6:00 - 6:30 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 w

Send us a textWell, hello there.  We've got Captain Party, Producer Char, and Erin basic bitching again from quarantine.  The gang catches up and talks about that awesome 48Hills feature we got back in May by journalist and friend of the show Josh Rotter.  We also get into the topic of hearing from old friends discussing how the BLM uprising  is impacting our old relationships and how the topic is bringing up new conversations.  And finally we gush about our newest fans of Bitch Talk -Academy Award winning director Barry Jenkins and director Lulu Wang. We have been going back and forth with the couple about scheduling them to be on our show during quarantine. We had a date to record and then the uprising happened. You'll hear what the classy couple did next.  Enjoy the show and thanks for listening. Be well, stay safe, and thank you for wearing a mask.--Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're

Send us a textYour girls are basic bitching about New Kids On The Block, "Crawl in Place" pub crawl, seeing family in person after months in SIP, and more... It's been a minute since the three of us have had a basic bitch session.  We got to catch up on  Ange's visitor from L.A.(Richard "The Curse")  and their "Crawl in Place" pub crawl, Char getting out into the world and seeing her nephews for the first time since SIP started, and Erin's online escape to the live New Kids on The Block  Step by Step Facebook event.  Fortunately (or unfortunately) the NKOTB conversation lasted half of the episode so if you're a fan or just want to make fun of Producer Char and Erin - ENJOY. Be well, stay safe, and thank you for wearing a mask.Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!--Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our BRAND NEW website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow

Send us a textWelcome to part 2 of our conversation with nurse/dancer/musician/activist Marina Stankov-Hodge. We originally did not plan on having a 2 part episode, but our "post" conversation talk provided to be so good, we decided to share it anyway! We talk about Black Trans deaths, the phobia in Black culture with the queer community, and the problem with hypermasculinity. We discuss different aspects of street dance that originated in gay clubs like Waacking and battles, and the street dance community's responsibility to shed light on its origins. We agree one of the most important things we can be doing right now is having conversations with our families, our friends, and anyone who is willing to listen. And this is an ongoing conversation, it can't just stop with one narrative. In closing, she shares a book that's been helping her gain perspective, Ross Gay's The Book of Delights. Marina has such a unique talent of explaining really complicated topics from a thoughtful and

Send us a textThis is nurse/dancer/musician/activist Marina Stankov-Hodge's third time joining us on Bitch Talk! She's one of our favorite guests, and her episodes reflect her uniqueness and diversity as a person. Her first episode centered around her origin story leading up to becoming a nurse and her work in Brazil (which ends with an original song performance!), and her second episode was recorded in April, about her experience as a frontline worker during a pandemic. It's only been 2 months, but as we all know, A LOT has changed. The first thing that sparked us wanting her back on the show was a video posted by Mix'd Ingrdnts, of Marina breakdancing during a protest in Alameda. We get into the connection between her activism and love for dance, systemic racism, and her experience being a child of mixed race parents. She had so much to share, we're breaking it into 2 episodes! Be well, stay safe, and thank you for staying home.Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the

Send us a textWelcome to Part 2 of our international Basic Bitch with Anna Mangelsdorf, an artist in Germany, and Lizi Nachum, a teacher in Israel. We dive deeper into the topic of racism, and Lizi shares a traumatizing story that explains why she will NEVER return to the US. We discuss wether or not the US is still considered a leading country in the world, and wether that's a good thing in the first place. And then Lizi shares her first time meeting a Palestinian woman as a volunteer with Musalaha, a non-profit organization that promotes and facilitates reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. Be well, stay safe, and thank you for staying home.Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!--Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our BRAND NEW website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen in every Monday from 6:00 - 6:30 AM on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productio

Send us a textWelcome to our international Basic Bitch with Anna Mangelsdorf, an artist in Germany, and Lizi Nachum, a teacher in Israel. With all of the issues going on in our country, it's easy to be stuck inside our bubbles. We wanted to get some different perspectives from people just like us, only on the other side of the world. We discuss the difference in our country's response to Covid-19, and their country's protests in support of Black Lives Matter. Anna shares how Germany has dealt with the stigma of Nazism and WW2, and how meeting Lizi (the first Jewish person she ever met) on a trip to Guatemala changed her life. We were so grateful to these ladies for their honesty on such complicated topics. Our conversation went so well, we had to break it into 2 episodes! Be on the lookout for part 2 when Lizi shares a traumatizing experience while traveling through the US, and how volunteering for an organization in Israel helped change her perspective on who we are taught is the enemy, and wh

Send us a textIndustrial designer Ti Chang had an idea. She wanted to change the way women experienced self-pleasure. In 2008, Ti took all of her savings and her idea  of designer/wearable vibrators to China for production -- at that time the idea was called Incoqnito.  While she was shopping her product around, she  met entrepreneur Michael Topolovac who owned CRAVE and acquired Ti's company. Since teaming up with CRAVE, Ti has designed a line of luxury sex toys for women. She is passionate about evolving the conversation around pleasure to being less of a stigma and using design as activism.  It was enlightening for us to speak with Ti about industrial design. There are not a lot of women in this field and we learned a lot about how male-dominated product design is -- including sex toys made for women. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did and please follow Ti here. Be safe. Stay well. Wear a mask.  Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!--Rate and review

Send us a textWe're taking you back to Sundance 2020 with a conversation about Be Water, a documentary on the life of Bruce Lee. Director Bao Nguyen and producer Julia Nottingham discuss Bruce Lee's experiences in San Francisco, sifting through the incredible amounts of archival footage, and America's treatment of Asians. This is a wonderful documentary that digs deeper into the life of a man who represents so much more than just martial arts. Be Water premieres on June 7th on ESPNBe safe. Stay well. Wear a mask.  Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!--Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our BRAND NEW website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen in every Monday from 6:00 - 6:30 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

Send us a textWe are in a collective grief around the world and wanted to chat with a couple of our friends of the show - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist Lindsay Repko and Director of Programming for Reimagine End of Life, Dara Kosberg. We've had an unbelievable ride of guests during SIP but we wanted to take a pause and address the collective loss and grief the world is going through right now.  We welcomed back to the show San Francisco Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist Lindsay Repko and Director of Programming for Reimagine End Of Life  Dara Kosberg  to share their experiences in their work during the pandemic and how they are coping through their own loss and grief.  It's a powerful conversation at the right time. Resources are below and thank you for listening. Instagram Accounts:BFRBTHERAPISTEXISTTOGETHER Articles:https://clairebidwellsmith.com/helpful-grief-resources-for-you/https://modernloss.com/10-ways-to-overcome-grief-related-anxiety/https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-g

Send us a textNisha Ganatra has been an advocate for women in the entertainment industry from the jump. Her feature debut Chutney Popcorn received the Reframe Stamp of approval, and she's currently working with NBC on Female Forward, a female director mentorship program. We discuss the difficulties of hiring a female crew, why we need allies, and the importance of sharing stories about women lifting each other up (ie: Late Night and The High Note). We also dive into the score for The High Note (spoiler: it's so good!), and how being Diana Ross' daughter made it hard for Tracee Ellis Ross to share her gift of song. Ange tries to get more info on Nisha's time as drummer in a Brooklyn garage band named The Flying Guacamoles, but apparently there's no archival footage. If you're out there and you have some footage of her drummer years, hit us up!The High Note is streaming on Amazon Prime, Apple, Vudu, Google Play, Fandango, and Xfinity.Be well, stay safe, and thank you for staying ho

Send us a textWelcome to part 2 of our conversation with the amazing Evelyn Obamos, Filmmaker & Creator Strategy Operations Manager at Pinterest.  One of the upsides to recording from home is the potential for surprise guests!  As a Bitch Talk Podcast first, Evelyn's boyfriend, Jeremiah, joins the conversation to discuss how they met at Pinterest, and what makes their relationship unique. Seriously folks, these two are made for each other, and their story is a hilarious and beautiful tale. We don't want to give anything away, but the term "risk assessment" was used multiple times at the start of their relationship. Ahh, to be young and in love...Be well, stay safe, and thank you for staying home.Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!--Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our BRAND NEW website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen in every M

Send us a textWelcome to part 1 of our 2 part interview with  our dear friend of the show Evelyn Obamos! In this first episode, she shares her most recent adventures filming a trip to the Philippines with hip-hop rising star Ruby Ibarra, meeting the CEO of Rappler (the NPR of the Philippines) and all around badass, Maria Ressa, living in a shipping container with her family in Guam, and her adventures as a (semi) child celebrity. Thank you Evelyn for being open about both the struggles and the beauty of growing up poor, and what you learned about yourself in your most recent trip to the motherland. This interview was so good we didn't want it to end! Be on the lookout for part 2 which takes a completely different turn when her boyfriend Jeremiah joins in on the fun...Enjoy!Be well, stay safe, and thank you for staying home.Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!--Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit