Bitch Talk Podcast

Erin & Ange

An AAPI produced and hosted pop-culture podcast rooted in San Francisco.

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Sep 27, 2024 · 24 min
The Black Widow: A Memoir with Jeanette Lee
Send us Fan Mail We're back with a return guest who also just happens to be one of the best pool players in the world, Jeanette Lee! We first had her on the show to discuss her 30 for 30 documentary Jeanette Lee VS., and now she's back to discuss her new book, appropriately titled The Black Widow: A Memoir. She shares what life experience inspired her to write her memoir, when Billie Jean King (who also writes the forward in the book!!) helped her realize her power and her voice, how fighting scoliosis and cancer helped her find her greater purpose, and her experience playing pool in the Philippines with another one of the greatest players in the world, Efren Reyes. Order your autographed copy of The Black Widow: A Memoir, here! Grab all of your Black Widow gear here! Follow Jeanette Lee on IG 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Sep 20, 2024 · 33 min
His Three Daughters Director + Writer Azazel Jacobs
Send us Fan Mail We were excited to have director Azazel Jacobs back on the show to talk about his powerful new film, His Three Daughters. The film follows three estranged sisters as they care for their dying father while trying to find a way to reconnect. Azazel shares how caregiving for his parents inspired him to write this story, his deep respect for hospice workers, the impact of his decision to shoot on film, and the incredible score by composer Rodrigo Amarante. Watch His Three Daughters on Netflix now! Follow filmmaker Azazel Jacobs on IG Listen to the His Three Daughters score on Spotify on-site audio engineering by Jeff Hunt of Storied: San Francisco recorded in the Fillmore neighborhood in San Francisco at The Social Study ------------------ Listen to our first interview with Azazel for his film The Lovers here! Listen to our second interview with Azazel for his film French Exit 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Sep 13, 2024 · 20 min
Flashback Friday - Look Into My Eyes director Lana Wilson
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Flashback Friday! This week we're returning to the Sundance 2024 Film Festival, to one of our favorite documentaries that is showing in a theater near you! Look Into My Eyes is an intimate look at a group of psychics in New York and their clients. Director (and return guest) Lana Wilson shares how she found clients willing to be on camera, the importance of witnessing someone, and the 20 minute lizard story that she struggled to cut down for time. Buy tickets for Look Into My Eyes here! Follow director Lana Wilson on IG Listen to our previous interview with Lana Wilson about her film Miss Americana 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Sep 6, 2024 · 14 min
Flashback Friday - Seeking Mavis Beacon director Jazmin Jones and associate producer Olivia McKayla Ross
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Flashback Friday! We're bringing back a documentary that we covered this past January at Sundance 2024, and is in theaters now! Seeking Mavis Beacon is a documentary that follows the investigation into what happened to one of the most influential Black women in technology who has been missing from the public eye since 1995. Director/investigator Jazmin Jones and associate producer/investigator Olivia McKayla Ross sit down with us to share how they met, how they learned to lean into the discomfort of the process, and servile fembots and marginalized bodies in the tech industry. Buy tickets for Seeking Mavis Beacon here! Follow Seeking Mavis Beacon on IG Follow director Jazmin Jones on IG Follow producer Olivia McKayla Ross on IG 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Aug 23, 2024 · 39 min
Basic Bitch - Floating, Olympics, Outside Lands and the DNC
Send us Fan Mail We’re back with a Basic Bitch and we have a lot to catch up on! From the Olympics (and a certain pole vaulting video that we may or may not be watching regularly), to Outside Lands (Grace Jones AND Chappell Roan?!?) and the Democratic National Convention (“…from the windoooows to the Walzzzz…”), these bitches needed to float on the river just to recover from all the excitement. And we cap it off with a special announcement for friend of the show Anica Wu of Bonjerk who makes the best jerky we’ve ever had. If you’re living in the SF/Bay Area, click here to find out where it’s being sold at a location near you! 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Aug 14, 2024 · 41 min
Amy G and Anika Orrock on Women Sports and Smarty Marty Takes the Field
Send us Fan Mail Y'all, can we just talk about women in sports for forever, please. And with THESE women in particular! On this episode, we welcome #forevergiant, SF Giants reporter Amy Gutierrez aka Amy G and illustrator Anika Orrock talking about their book Smarty Marty Takes the Field. Get ready to hear some great takes on how kids think about women in sports in 2024, the representation of U.S. women at this years summer Olympics, about the origin of Smarty Marty back in 2012 and how Anika was brought on for this third book in the series, and we wrap up talking about our collective respect for one of the best in the game, Renel Brooks-Moon. VOTE for Bitch Talk Podcast in the 48 Hills Best of the Bay 2024 Readers Poll HERE Follow Amy G on IG Follow Anika Orrock on IG Grab Smarty Marty Takes The Field 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Aug 7, 2024 · 15 min
DÌDI (弟弟) Director/Writer Sean Wang and Actor Joan Chen
Send us Fan Mail We're talking about one of our favorite movies of the year with director/writer Sean Wang and actor Joan Chen! DÌDI (弟弟) follows a 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy during the last month of summer before high school begins, as he learns to skate, flirt, and love his mom. We get behind the scenes details of the first (and most intense) scene with Joan and lead actor Izaac Wang, learn why playing this role was both cathartic and redemptive for Joan, and how Sean believes the best part of filmmaking makes him a better person. Then we cap it off by celebrating both the diversity of Fremont, California (where the film is set), and the magic (and longevity) of Golfland. VOTE for Bitch Talk Podcast in the 48 Hills Best of the Bay 2024 Readers Poll HERE See Dìdi (弟弟) in a theater near you Follow Dìdi (弟弟) on IG Follow director/writer Sean Wang on IG Follow actor Joan Chen on IG On site audio engineering by Jeff Hunt of Storied: San Francisco 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Aug 2, 2024 · 19 min
Sing Sing Director Greg Kwedar and Actors Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin and Sean San Jose
Send us Fan Mail This is one of our favorite movies of the year, and the interview was equally as satisfying! We sat down with director Greg Kwedar, and actors Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin and Sean San Jose to discuss their beautiful film, Sing Sing. The film is based on the real life RTA (Rehabilitation Through the Arts) program at Sing Sing Maximum Security Prison, centered around a group of inmates involved in the theater program. They share how they created a special brotherhood behind the camera, why comedy was an important aspect to the story, their emotional in person screening at Sing Sing, and Divine Eye's surprising dream role for the future. VOTE for Bitch Talk Podcast in the 48 Hills Best of the Bay 2024 Readers Poll HERE Sing Sing is in theaters now! Click here for tickets Follow director Greg Kwedar on IG Follow actor Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin on IG Follow actor Sean San Jose on IG On site audio engineering by Jeff Hunt of Storied: San Francisco 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Jul 31, 2024 · 18 min
Standing Above The Clouds with Director Jalena Keane-Lee and Activist/Artist Hāwane Rios
Send us Fan Mail You can watch Standing Above The Clouds in person or virtually at the Black Star Film Festival on Friday, August 2nd! For more info, click here Standing Above The Clouds is a documentary that follows mother and daughter activists of three native Hawaiian families after a massive thirty meter telescope is proposed to be built on the sacred mountain, Mauna Kea. Director Jalena Keane-Lee and activist/artist Hāwane Rios join us virtually to discuss intergenerational healing through activism, how Jalena was able to gain the trust of the people in order to make this film, their focus on mental health and love, and the importance of staying connected to your humanity in the face of adversity. VOTE for Bitch Talk Podcast in the 48 Hills Best of the Bay 2024 Readers Poll HERE For more information on Mauna Kea, click here Follow Standing Above The Clouds on IG Follow Protect Mauna Kea on IG Follow director Jalena Keane-Lee on IG Follow artist/activist Hāwane Rios on IG 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Jul 26, 2024 · 48 min
Happy Hour with Daveed Diggs
Send us Fan Mail One of our all time favorite guests has returned, and he never disappoints! Take a listen to hear why a happy hour with Daveed Diggs is good for the soul. We dive into fatherhood, Comic Con, the new Clipping album (and behind the scenes stories from their European tour), the importance of local politics (and why he's backing Michael Tubbs for Lieutenant Governor), and doing his part to make Oakland and the Bay Area a hub for filmmaking (through Make It Bay and screenwriter salons). You can watch Daveed on Snowpiercer Season 4, airing Sundays on AMC! Follow Daveed Diggs on IG Follow Make It Bay on IG VOTE for Bitch Talk Podcast in the 48 Hills Best of the Bay 2024 Readers Poll 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Jul 24, 2024 · 37 min
Color Your Mind Festival Founders Musician Sameer Gupta and Artist Kundan Baidwan
Send us Fan Mail We're joined by Jeff Hunt of Storied: San Francisco to interview Sameer Gupta and Kundan Baidwan, two artists and the creative forces behind the Color Your Mind Festival happening on Saturday, July 27th, from 12-5pm at the Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown SF. This free festival is a celebration of South Asian traditional and modern arts, including music, dance, art, books, crafts, and more. We hope to see you there! In the meantime, Kundan and Sameer share how they grew up together and bonded as creative kids in school, why they started Rootstock Arts, and how art is a major part of South Asian culture. Then we dive into what you can expect at the festival, and why it's so important for them to create platforms for other artists. For more information on the Color Your Mind Festival on Saturday, July 27th, click here! Follow Rootstock Arts on IG Follow Sameer Gupta on IG Follow Kundan Baidwan on IG VOTE for Bitch Talk Podcast in the 48 Hills Best of the Bay 2024 Readers Poll 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Jul 19, 2024 · 55 min
Basic Bitch - Camel Toe, Pickleball, and Polyamory
Send us Fan Mail Warning: this episode is what happens when you start drinking Crement (French sparkling wine) at 1 pm. We discuss the Emmy nominations, the exciting diversity in our Olympic gymnastics team, Erin's newfound love of tennis, and our attempt to become three-peat winners of the 48 Hills Best of the Bay Readers Poll for Best Podcast (vote here)! And then we dive into our thoughts on threesomes, the crackling details of Erin and Ange's first (and last) couple's massage, and being propositioned for an orgy. Vote for Bitch Talk Podcast in the 48 Hills Best of the Bay Readers Poll 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Jul 17, 2024 · 18 min
Owl - director Julian Pham and actor Marica Petrey
Send us Fan Mail Owl is a film that debuted at CAAMFest this year about a woman who returns home to Oakland to care for her ailing father, and her problems quickly become much bigger than she ever expected. Director/writer/co-producer Julian Pham and co-producer/lead talent/musician Marica Petrey join us to share how the idea for this film stemmed from a picture Julian took of Marica, their pride in highlighting Oakland and finding beauty in the grittiness of the city, the reason behind their eclectic choices in music styles, and some great advice for budding filmmakers. Follow director/writer/co-producer Julian Pham on IG Follow co-producer/talent/musician Marica Petrey on IG Follow Marica's band Girl Swallows Nightingale on IG 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Jul 10, 2024 · 35 min
2024 Tribeca Festival - New Wave and A Family Guide To Hunting
Send us Fan Mail We're excited to share our first official coverage of the Tribeca Festival! (virtually through Zoom, but it still counts!) We kick things off with the documentary New Wave, which follows director Elizabeth Ai on a mission to share the untold story of rebellious punks in the '80s Vietnamese new wave community, but in the process, ends up facing her own haunting past. Director Elizabeth Ai and producer Rachel Sine reflect on how the film took a turn on an unexpected emotional roller coaster, the importance of archival footage (and their creative way of collecting it), the importance of discussing mental health in the AAPI community, and getting Simu Liu on board as Executive Producer. Next, we discuss the short film A Family Guide to Hunting, about a daughter who takes her uptight Korean-American parents and All-American boyfriend on a bonding hunting trip, where things turn from bad to grisly. Director/writer/producer Zao Wang and producers Joyce Liu-Countryman and Louise Barretto join us to share the behind the scenes logistical complications (ie: snow in LA?!?), why Margaret Cho was the only person who could play the role of the mother, and the special brand of love that is unique to immigrant families. Follow New Wave on IG Follow director Elizabeth Ai on IG Follow producer Rachel Sine on IG Follow A Family Guide to Hunting on IG Follow director Zao Wang on IG Follow producer Joyce Liu-Countryman on IG Follow producer Louise Barretto on IG 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Jun 26, 2024 · 19 min
COPA 71 Director Rachel Ramsay
Send us Fan Mail We are beyond excited that this documentary is out in theaters, because it is an event that we all should have grown up hearing about! COPA 71 shares the erased history of the 1971 Women's World Cup (more than 20 years prior to the first FIFA sponsored Women's World Cup), which was held in Mexico City and attended by more than 100,000 fans. Director Rachel Ramsay joins us via zoom to explain her shock in finding out about this massive event that has been purposefully wiped from history, the extensive search for archival footage that continued until two weeks before they finished the movie, the emotional impact of the story, and getting major players like Alex Morgan, Brandi Chastain, and Venus and Serena Williams on board. Watch COPA 71 right now! For showtimes and streaming, click here Follow director Rachel Ramsay on IG 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Jun 21, 2024 · 23 min
Mini Basic Bitch and Flashback Friday - Queendom
Send us Fan Mail We're continuing our celebration of Pride month and wanted to remind you that the Frameline Film Festival (the longest running and largest LGBTQIA film festival in the world) is currently happening in SF and Oakland until June 29th! We start off this episode with our experience at opening night, and encourage you to find the list of events and buy tickets here! We're flashing back to the South By Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas, to a powerful and entertaining film that you can stream from the comfort of your home right now! Queendom is a documentary that follows Gena Marvin, a queer artist from a small town in Russia, as she wears costumes and stages performances that blend a new form of art and activism- and the dangers she faces as a result. We were joined by director Agniia Galdanova and producer Igor Myakotin to discuss how they met Gena, how they kept their crew safe while filming her in public, and the complications that were added while filming during the start of the war in Ukraine. Stream Queendom here! Follow Queendom on IG Follow artist/performer Gena Marvin on IG & TikTok Follow director Agniia Galdonova on IG Follow producer Igor Myakotin on IG & Twitter 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Jun 19, 2024 · 16 min
Thelma director Josh Margolin and actor June Squibb
Send us Fan Mail Thelma is the action/comedy film we've all been waiting for, and this interview was just as fun as watching the movie! Thelma is a 93 year-old grandmother who gets duped by a phone scammer and sets out on a quest through the streets of LA to reclaim what was taken from her. Director Josh Margolin and the film's star, June Squibb, join us to explain how Josh's 103 year-old grandmother was the inspiration for the film, and that June was always his first choice for the lead. Then June shares her favorite stunts to perform, and the story behind her new nickname "stops-on-a-dime Squibb". We cap it off with some touching behind the scenes stories of their time working with Richard Roundtree. Thelma opens in theaters on June 21! Get tickets here Follow director Josh Margolin on IG Follow actor June Squibb on IG 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Jun 14, 2024 · 25 min
Flashback Friday - A House Is Not A Disco and I Don't Understand You
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Flashback Friday! We're bringing back two great films that we covered at SXSW, because you will be able to see them on the big screen (and we highly recommend that you do) during the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco (from June 19th -June 29th)! A House Is Not A Disco captures a year in the life of the world's most iconic homo-normative community: Fire Island Pines. Director Brian J. Smith and producer Jeremy Truong share the difficulty of staying focused while you're being offered margaritas during filming, how climate change became an important part of the story, and the concept behind "food for bottoms". I Don't Understand You is a narrative film that follows an American couple on the verge of adopting a baby as they find themselves stranded in rural Italy without transportation or language skills. And of course, chaos ensues. This interview is with producers Jessamine Burgum and Kara Durrett from Pinky Promise Films. We get into starting a production company during the heart of the pandemic, their decision making process for new films, how being a young company is an advantage in an ever changing industry, and what a difference it makes to work with really cool people. Purchase tickets to see these films here! Follow A House Is Not A Disco on IG Follow director Brian J. Smith on IG Follow producer Jeremy Truong on IG Follow Pink Promise Films on IG Follow producer Jessamine Burgum on IG Follow producer Kara Durrett on IG 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Jun 12, 2024 · 23 min
Frameline Film Festival Executive Director - Allegra Madsen
Send us Fan Mail We're continuing our celebration of Pride Month by discussing the Frameline Film Festival (the world's oldest and largest LGBTQIA film festival, running June 19th-June 29th) with Executive Director, Allegra Madsen! Allegra is a badass bitch who has been able to marry her love of community building with her love of films as Frameline's newly coined Executive Director. She shares how she ended up in San Francisco, her (sometimes embarrassing) favorite movies growing up, how she was able to create a space for communities that are continually displaced in SF's Bayview district, and why film is a great gateway to other art forms. We then discuss our collective excitement over this year's festival lineup, including an epic (and free!) Juneteenth block party in the Castro District to kickoff the whole event. We'll see you there! Join the fun and get tickets to this year's Frameline Film Festival here! Follow Frameline Film Festival on IG 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM
Jun 7, 2024 · 34 min
Flashback Friday - The World According To Allee Willis and Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Flashback Fridays! We're bringing back two films that you can see on the big screen at this year's Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco (running June 19-29)! We truly loved both of these documentaries that will introduce you to two amazing women that should already be household names. The World According to Allee Willis shares the story of one of the most successful singer/songwriter/artists of our time, Allee Willis, from her strict upbringing to her creative successes (despite struggling to fit in with sexual and gender norms), and eventually, her path to love. We are joined by director Alexis Spraic, producer Nicholas Coles, and EP/participant Prudence Fenton, who share the finding of hidden gems in Allee's archival footage, if there is potential for this to become a series (yes, please!), and how they are continuing Allee's legacy through the Willis Wonderland Foundation. Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, follows the life of one of music's first Black trans performers, and how she made it to the edge of stardom before disappearing. Directors Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee describe how they thankfully were able to find Jackie before her sudden death, the importance of the timing of the film's release, and telling the story of a trans woman's life that was filled with joy. Purchase tickets to the films here! Listen to Allee Willis' Child Star album here Follow EP/participant Prudence Fenton on IG Find Jackie Shane's music here Follow Any Other Way on IG Follow director Michael Mabbott on IG Follow director Lucah Rosenberg-Lee on IG Audio engineering by Jeff Hunt from Storied: San Francisco 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. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk 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.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM