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The Bechdel Cast

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Jul 3, 2025 • 1h 53min

Jaws

We're gonna need a bigger... Bechdel Cast episode? And we got one with this episode on Jaws (1975)... check out linktr.ee/bechdelcast for our upcoming tour dates in the Midwest!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 26, 2025 • 1h 37min

Blue Crush with Melody Kamali

Surf's up! Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Melody Kamali are catching waves and talking Blue Crush (2002). Follow Melody on social media at @melodykamaliSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 19, 2025 • 1h 58min

Real Women Have Curves (with new intro!) with Mala Muñoz

This week, we're re-releasing our episode on Real Women Have Curves with special guest Mala Muñoz -- with a new introduction that contains information and resources on how to support communities impacted by the recent escalation of ICE raids in LA and other areas. Visit linktr.ee/bechdelcast to check out links to the various resources!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 12, 2025 • 1h 41min

Addams Family Values with Ali Nahdee

This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Ali Nahdee head to summer camp to discuss Addams Family Values (1993). Here's Ali's YouTube video about the film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf3iHldULIk as well as the pieces we mentioned - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/thanksgiving-coronavirus-health-indigenous-peoples_n_5fbd44bbc5b6e4b1ea464350 and https://electricliterature.com/wednesday-addams-is-just-another-settler/  Follow Ali on Instagram and TikTok at @alinahdee, and check out her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@AliNahdee and her blogs https://the-aila-test.tumblr.com and https://www.tumblr.com/antinativefaves See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 5, 2025 • 1h 51min

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) with Crystal

On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Crystal sink their teeth into Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)! Follow Crystal on social media at @crystalwillseeyounow and check out Camp Classics podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 29, 2025 • 1h 34min

Swing Girls with Ayumi Shinozaki

This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Ayumi Shinozaki form a jazz band and discuss Swing Girls (2004)! Follow Ayumi on social media at @ayusheknows, check out her podcast Sparkleside Chats and follow it at @magicalgirlayu, and check out the new podcast Charm Point Radio, coming soon!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 22, 2025 • 45min

ALISON BECHDEL IS ON THE BECHDEL CAST!!!

THE MOMENT WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!!! Very special guest ALISON BECHDEL — ever heard of her??? — joins us to talk about her new comic novel '`Spent,' the Bechdel Test, and more! Check out Alison's website at https://dykestowatchoutfor.com | see her book tour dates at https://dykestowatchoutfor.com/blog | buy her book 'Spent' at https://bookshop.org/p/books/spent-a-comic-novel-alison-bechdel/21754189?ean=9780063278929&next=t&affiliate=397 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 15, 2025 • 2h 11min

Holes with Korama Danquah

This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Korama Danquah dig deep into the movie Holes (2003)! Follow Korama on social media at @koramadramaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 8, 2025 • 1h 34min

Always Be My Maybe with Keah Brown

On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Keah Brown discuss Always Be My Maybe (2019)! Here's the link for Jamie's upcoming book events -- https://us.macmillan.com/tours/jamie-loftus-raw-dog/  --  Follow Keah on Instagram at @keah_maria and check out her website at https://keahbrown.com  and here are the links mentioned in the episode --  https://www.vox.com/first-person/2019/6/13/18661961/always-be-my-maybe-ali-wong-randall-park /  https://www.glamour.com/story/ali-wong-randall-park-always-be-my-maybe-interview / https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/what-always-be-my-maybe-gets-about-making-an-asian-american-rom-com / https://planamag.com/always-be-my-maybe-gentrification-and-the-asian-american-rom-com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 1, 2025 • 2h 19min

Twilight with Diannely Antigua

We're irrevocably re-covering Twilight (2008) with special guest Diannely Antigua! As if you could outrun us!!! Here are the various pieces / links from the episode: https://www.hcn.org/issues/44-11/the-quileute-reservation-copes-with-tourists-brought-by-twilight/ https://www.burkemuseum.org/static/truth_vs_twilight/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqloPw5wp48&t=1s linktr.ee/bechdelcast    Follow Diannely on Instagram at @nellfell13 and check out her website at https://diannelyantigua.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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