
The Bechdel Cast
iHeart Podcast Network
The Bechdel Cast is a podcast about the portrayal of women in movies hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Comedy
Networks:
iHeart Podcast Network
Description:
The Bechdel Cast is a podcast about the portrayal of women in movies hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.
Twitter:
@BechdelCast
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.bechdelcast.com/
Episodes
Snakes on a Plane
4/1/2025
On this completely normal and very sincere episode, Jamie and Caitlin discuss the mother fucking feminist masterpiece Snakes on a Plane!
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Duration:01:47:35
Caitlin's Comedy Shows in Pennsylvania & NYC!
3/31/2025
Awooga! Caitlin is visiting the East Coast and doing comedy along the way! Catch a standup show on April 11th in State College, PA, a standup workshop that Caitlin is teaching, also in State College on April 13th, and finally, a Titanic-themed standup show** in Brooklyn on April 15th! These will be nights to remember!
More information and tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast
**proceeds will benefit the PCRF
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Duration:00:02:31
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
3/27/2025
We're bewitching you body and soul by unlocking this Matreon episode on Pride and Prejudice (2005). Check on Caitlin's unpcoming comedy shows & workshops in State College, PA and Brooklyn, NY -- tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast
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Duration:02:05:10
The Little Rascals with Tariq Ra'ouf
3/20/2025
This week, little rascals Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Tariq Ra'ouf head to their clubhouse and discuss The Little Rascals (1994)!
Follow Tariq on social media at @tariq_raouf
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Duration:01:28:52
Rye Lane with Shelli Nicole
3/13/2025
On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Shelli Nicole stroll through south London and chat about Rye Lane (2023).
Follow Shelli on Instagram at @ayoshelli and check out her website at www.hishelli.com
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Duration:01:41:23
The Substance
3/6/2025
This week, Jamie and Caitlin are one. Will they respect the balance? Find out on this episode about The Substance! Here's the Making-Of Featurette we mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H64HNvXrqU
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Duration:01:35:02
Paris is Burning with DoctorJonPaul
2/27/2025
House of Bechdel Cast presents an episode on Paris Is Burning with special guest DoctorJonPaul! Here is Jon's piece on the movie: https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/06/paris-is-burning-rerelease-controversy-legacy.html / here is more information about the Dorian Corey story: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-famous-drag-queen-a-mummy-in-the-closet-and-a-baffling-mystery / here's the Hollywood Reporter piece on Junior LaBeija: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/paris-is-burning-emcee-junior-labeija-pose-rupaul-1234964404/
Follow Jon on social media at @doctorjonpaul and check out Jon's website & preorder their book at doctorjonpaul.com
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Duration:01:28:40
Zoolander with Kenice Mobley
2/20/2025
The Bechdel Cast is so hot on this episode where Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Kenice Mobley discuss Zoolander (2001). Here is more information about the humanitarian crisis happening in the DRC - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/21/a-guide-to-the-decades-long-conflict-in-dr-congo
Follow Kenice on Instagram at @kenicemobley and check out her website at kenicemobley.com
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Duration:01:14:40
Show Announcement: A Bechdel Cast Celebration -- live in LA + livestream!
2/17/2025
Awooga! Jamie and Caitlin are putting on a BECHDEL CAST CELEBRATION -- a live show in Los Angeles at Dynasty Typewriter on March 2nd at 7:30pm PT, not to mention it's being live-streamed! Join us in celebrating eight years of the Bechdel Cast with special guests, presentations, videos, Oscars chats, and more!
Tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast - proceeds from ticket sales will go toward relief for families affected by the fires in Altadena, CA.
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Duration:00:04:03
Plan B (2021) with Danielle Bezalel
2/13/2025
On today's episode, special guest Danielle Bezalel joins to help us celebrate Caitlin's hysterectomy/uterectomy and to discuss the Hulu original movie Plan B (2021)!
Follow Danielle and her podcast, Sex Ed with DB, on Instagram at @sexedwithdbpodcast, on TikTok at @sexedwithdb, and at the website sexedwithdb.com
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Duration:01:43:59
The Secret Life of Bees with Maya Williams
2/6/2025
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Maya Williams harvest honey and discuss The Secret Life of Bees!
Follow Maya on Instagram at @emmdubb16 and check out eir website at mayawilliamspoet.com
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Duration:01:37:29
Aquamarine with Demma Strausbaugh & Imani Davis
1/30/2025
On this episode mermaids Caitlin, Jamie, and special guests Imani Davis and Demma Strausbaugh (hosts of Players - A Film Industry Podcast) emerge from the ocean and become human to discuss Aquamarine! Here's the piece from Lez Hang Out podcast - https://www.lezhangoutpod.com/eps/sbg99aquamarine#:~:text=If%20you%20haven't%20seen,with%20her%20and%20save%20the
Follow Imani on Instagram at @imanimdavis, Players - A Film Industry Podcast at @players_pod, and RM.19 Productions at @rm.19productions
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Duration:01:22:33
Salt of this Sea with Yasmina Tawil
1/23/2025
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
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Duration:01:32:37
Forrest Gump with Maia aka Broey Deschanel
1/16/2025
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/
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Duration:01:54:01
Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging with Kate Cheka
1/9/2025
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/
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Duration:01:40:41
Goodfellas
1/2/2025
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
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Duration:02:04:40
Eight Crazy Nights with Alex Danton-Klein
12/26/2024
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Alex Danton-Klein spend one wild episode discussing Eight Crazy Nights.
Follow Alex at @zinniasocialistsupplyco on Instagram!
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Duration:01:28:27
A Bechdel Cast Year in Review + Tour Plug!
12/19/2024
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
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Duration:00:30:53
A Very Bechdel Cast Tour Announcement! Live Shows + Livestreams in January 2025!
12/13/2024
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!!!
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Duration:00:05:07
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
12/12/2024
On this episode, Caitlin and Jamie *lampoon* the movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989).
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Duration:01:13:18