The Bechdel Cast

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The Bechdel Cast is a podcast about the portrayal of women in movies hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.

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Jan 23, 2025 · 1 hr 32 min
Salt of this Sea with Yasmina Tawil
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Yasmina Tawil discuss Salt of This Sea (2008)! Check out linktr.ee/bechdelcast for links to Solidarity Cinema, Palestine Film Index, Palestinian Film Calendar, and Cinema Arabiyya! Follow Yasmina on Instagram at @yasmina.tawil and check out her website www.yasmina-tawil.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 16, 2025 · 1 hr 54 min
Forrest Gump with Maia aka Broey Deschanel
Life may be like a box of chocolates, but on this episode, you know exactly what you're gonna get, which is Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Maia Wyman aka Broey Deschanel talking about Forrest Gump (1994)! Follow Maia on Instagram at @broey_deschanel, on YouTube at youtube.com/BroeyDeschanel, and check out her podcast, Rehash! Here's our guest's video essay, "The Strange Conservatism of Forrest Gump" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeGeT3ZeKO0 Here is the piece entitled "Autism on Screen: Forrest Gump" - https://aisforaoifenotautism.com/2017/05/19/autism-on-screen-forrest-gump/ and here is the piece entitled "'Forrest Gump' at 25: Disability Representation (For Better and Worse) - https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristenlopez/2019/07/05/forrest-gump-at-25-disability-representation-for-better-and-worse/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 10, 2025 · 1 hr 40 min
Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging with Kate Cheka
On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Kate Cheka dicuss kissing and cats and Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging (2008)! Follow Kate on Instagram at @katecheka, visit her website at katecheka.co.uk for tickets to upcoming tour dates, and grab tickets to her London shows at https://sohotheatre.com/events/kate-cheka-a-messiah-comes/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 2, 2025 · 2 hr 4 min
Goodfellas
As far back as we can remember, we've always wanted to unlock our Matreon episode on Goodfellas. Grab tickets to our upcoming shows + livestreams at linktr.ee/bechdelcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 26, 2024 · 1 hr 28 min
Eight Crazy Nights with Alex Danton-Klein
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Alex Danton-Klein spend one wild episode discussing Eight Crazy Nights. Follow Alex at @zinniasocialistsupplyco on Instagram! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 19, 2024 · 30 min
A Bechdel Cast Year in Review + Tour Plug!
On this mini-sode, Jamie and Caitlin discuss what we watched this past year, movies we're looking foward to, plans for future episodes, and of course, plugged our upcoming live shows in January -- tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 13, 2024 · 5 min
A Very Bechdel Cast Tour Announcement! Live Shows + Livestreams in January 2025!
Awooga! We're going on another little tour in January 2025, in which we are doing live shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland, OR -- AND livestreaming the LA and Portland shows! Tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast Los Angeles - January 19 - A Bechdel Cast Celebration! live show + livestream! San Francisco - January 23 - Shrektanic Presents Titanic! live show! Portland - January 26 - Shrektanic Presents Shrek! live show + livestream! See you there!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 12, 2024 · 1 hr 13 min
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
On this episode, Caitlin and Jamie *lampoon* the movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 5, 2024 · 1 hr 46 min
Eyes Wide Shut with Honey Pluton
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Honey Pluton don their masks and cloaks and Gregorian chant about Eyes Wide Shut. Follow Honey at @honeypluton on Instagram and check out the podcast Up Good! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 28, 2024 · 7 min
A Very Bechdel Tour Announcement - Shows + Livestreams!
We're taking the week off from a normal episode to plug our upcoming West Coast Tour in January 2025!! Live shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland, PLUS the LA and Portland shows will be live-streamed! PLUS there's a bonus solo show of Jamie's in LA on November 29! All tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 21, 2024 · 1 hr 36 min
Gladiator with Emma Southon
On this episode, gladiators Caitlinus, Jamieus, and special guest Emma Southon enter the Colosseum to battle with Gladiator (2000). Follow Emma at @emmasouthon on Instagram and check out her website -- where you can learn more about her books -- at www.emmasouthon.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 14, 2024 · 1 hr 25 min
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Jamie and Caitlin phone home and chat about E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 7, 2024 · 1 hr 25 min
Triangle of Sadness with James Adomian
Beautiful models Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest James Adomian discuss Triangle of Sadness on the intercom of a luxury yacht! Follow James on Instagram at @jadomian and check out his website jamesadomian.com and his special, Path of Most Resistance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 31, 2024 · 1 hr 23 min
Fresh (2022)
Jamie and Caitlin meet at the grocery store for a little discussion about Fresh (2022). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 24, 2024 · 2 hr 10 min
Get Out with Korama Danquah
On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Korama Danquah discuss Get Out! Here are the articles we cite: the NextShark piece "Why ‘Get Out’, a Movie About Anti-Black Racism, Had an Asian Character" - https://nextshark.com/get-out-film-asian-character-racism-llag / the Bustle piece "Why The Asian Character In 'Get Out' Matters" - https://www.bustle.com/p/why-the-asian-character-in-get-out-matters-so-much-42569 / and the Slate piece "The Disturbing Truth That Makes Get Out Depressingly Plausible" - https://slate.com/culture/2017/03/get-out-and-americas-many-missing-black-people.html Follow Korama at @koramadrama on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, etc! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 17, 2024 · 1 hr 58 min
Frida with Angela Campos
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Angela Campos chat about Frida (and of course, Alfred Molina)! Follow Angela at @angelacmps on Instagram! Here are the pieces we referenced: "Frida Kahlo and Questions of Identity" by Tanya Núñez -- https://www.nunez.media/is-frida-kahlo-problematic/ Salma Hayek's NYT op-ed, "Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too" -- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/13/opinion/contributors/salma-hayek-harvey-weinstein.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 10, 2024 · 1 hr 20 min
From Dusk Till Dawn with Vanessa Guerrero
On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Vanessa Guerrero discuss From Dusk Till Dawn at their favorite local watering hole, the Twitty Twister! Follow Vanessa at @nessguerrero on Twitter and at @snesguerrero everywhere else, and check out her show 'Ten Minute Power Hour' at https://gamegrumps.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 3, 2024 · 1 hr 41 min
Ginger Snaps with Olivia Woodward
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Olivia Woodward get their werewolf periods and discuss Ginger Snaps! Follow Olivia on Instagram at @livnative93 Made To Be Monsters: ‘Ginger Snaps’atranslog.medium.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 26, 2024 · 1 hr 26 min
Jawbreaker with Crystal
On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Crystal lick away all the layers of the movie Jawbreaker! Follow Crystal at @crystalwillseeyounow on all platforms! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 19, 2024 · 2 hr
The Road to El Dorado with José María Luna
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest José María Luna "discover" all the problems with The Road to El Dorado. Check out José's video "Decolonizing Adventure: A Cinematic Road to El Dorado" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD4gWOpSvyQ&t=36s and here is the article we cite, "‘Road to El Dorado’ Has No Respect for History" by Olin Tezcatlipoca, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-10-ca-18071-story.html Follow José on Instagram at @josemlunad and on YouTube at youtube.com/josemarialuna See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.