Episodes
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Golden State Valkyries Post Parade Party at Victory Hall
Send us Fan Mail Go Valks! We're on location at Victory Hall for the official Valkyries Championship Parade After Party. This collection of interviews represents the full gamut of Valkyries fans, and how the team has managed to take the city by storm and unite us all. First we chat with Jasmin...
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Basic Bitch - The Magic of the Valkyries, a Successful Lupus Walk Fundraiser, Fancy Senior Homes, and Seeking Art
Send us Fan Mail We're discussing one of the busiest months of the year and it's not even over yet! First Ange recaps supporting local artists and prior guests, from Nurse Boogz' jazzy and melodic Sabina Olamina record release party at Spire the Church, to a Midnight Review sketch comedy show at...
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The Lowdown's Rafael Casal
Send us Fan Mail We're back with one of our favorite return guests, actor/director/writer/musician Rafael Casal! He's here to share some exciting updates about his character in season 2 of The Lowdown (streaming now on FX and Hulu), and his experience directing episodes 5 and 6. We dive into how…
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Basic Bitch - Our Seed & Spark Campaign and 13th Anniversary Party!
Send us Fan Mail Here's all the behind the scenes dirt you never asked for but always wanted! From the making of our campaign video (and why we had to scour the city for the perfect bathroom), to the surprises and badass bitches at our 13th anniversary party. Then we cap off the episode by…
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Love of Your Life Director Rachel Morrison
Send us Fan Mail We've been wanting to have Rachel Morrison on the show for years, especially after she became the first woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography (not to mention her cinematography work on Black Panther!). So we were beyond thrilled to speak with her as...
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Basic Bitch - Robyn and Dolly and Dickheads, Oh My!
Send us Fan Mail This week we're discussing how Erin celebrated Dolly Parton Day, Ange's trip to SoCal for a Robyn concert, and a highlight of the assholes we've encountered along the way...it's a classic Basic Bitch, enjoy! Listen to Erin's show on KALW, Bounce Visit one of our favorite...
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Basic Bitch - Summertime Shenanigans, the SF Mime Troupe, and The Oldest Person in the World
Send us Fan Mail The summer continues to summer as Ange describes an especially late night with some friends from college, we celebrate the SF Mime Troupe (and their 61 year legacy!), and we discuss highlights from both the U.S. Open and the 78th Emmy Awards. Find tickets to The Oldest Person in...
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Flashback Friday - Black Zombie and Ghost in the Machine
Send us Fan Mail We're bringing back two films that left a lasting impact, and will (finally!) be coming to a screen near you! Black Zombie unearths the buried origins of the zombie, from Hollywood horror to the haunted cane fields of colonized Haiti. Director Maya Annik Bedward joined us at this...
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Basic Bitch - The Lupus Walk, A Third Encounter with Too $hort, and our 13th Anniversary Party!
Send us Fan Mail We are unveiling the details of our 13th anniversary party and we hope to see you at the Rock Bar on October 11th! It's time to celebrate 13 years, nearly 1,000 episodes, and the community we've built along the way, while dancing to our favorite 80s cover band, Rewinder! In this...
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American Doctor Director Poh Si Teng
Send us Fan Mail This interview was recorded this past spring during SFFilm Festival, and covers one of the most powerful documentaries we've seen this year year — American Doctor . The film follows three American doctors — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian– as they enter Gaza to save lives…
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Porcelain Rage: A Manifesto for the Gen Z Woman Author Simone O. Elias
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, these middle aged bitches get Gen Z AF! Porcelain Rage: A Manifesto for the Gen Z Woman, is a punk rock manifesto on culture, how it is killing us, and what we can do to survive. We are joined by author Simone O. Elias to discuss her choice to make the book free...
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Basic Bitch - Pigeon-gate, Trans Rights are Human Rights, and Our Favorite Comedians
Send us Fan Mail It's been a busy summer, and we're filling you in on all of the Bitch Talk shenanigans of the last month. We explain pigeongate (with a guest appearance from "white ass"), why Ange is afraid people might think she's in love, how drama in the WNBA has left the trans community…
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Golden State Valkyries Filipino Heritage Night with coach Natalie Nakase, SOMA Pilipinas Director Raquel Redondiez, DJ Bitesize, and rapper/producer P-Lo
Send us Fan Mail Holy shit, we're on location at one of the happiest places on earth (aka Ballhalla) for the Valkyries 2nd annual Filipino Heritage Night! The Valkyries are San Francisco's WNBA team who are winning their way to the playoffs, and in this episode we're celebrating Filipino style!…
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Splash City Co-Writer and Co-Director Berner
Send us Fan Mail Splash City is a crime drama based in San Francisco about two brothers on different paths struggling to survive amidst the pressure of their community. We chat with co-writer/co-director/Executive Producer and San Franciscan Berner about filming in the City, bipping (and how many...
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Basic Bitch - Chicken Finger Me, Lindsay Graham Is Dead, and Sade Is Alive
Send us Fan Mail We're on location for this Basic Bitch at one of our Bay Area happy places, The Marshall Store. What better way to celebrate the passing of an evil politician than with oysters and champagne, amirite? We imagine the horniness of a Sade concert, share Ange's matinee tips, find out...
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The Shaping Legacy Project with Angela Carrier and Ellie Tumbuan
Send us Fan Mail Shaping Legacy is a multi-year commitment to critically examine the monuments and memorials in San Francisco’s Civic Art collection. It is a chance to rectify current power imbalances, engage communities that have historically been excluded from discussions, and create...
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Basic Bitch - Pride, Triathlon Tips, and Touching Grass
Send us Fan Mail Another Pride month is in the books and it brought us so much joy. Erin and Ange share the magic of being in San Francisco for Pride, including the Frameline Film festival (the world's longest running and largest LGBTQIA film festival), the Valkyries kicking ass "For the gays!",...
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Frameline 2026 - Hunky Jesus and Leviticus
Send us Fan Mail We're celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Frameline Film Festival (the world's longest running and largest LGBTQIA film fest!) with two films that shine a light on hypocrisy in religion in very different ways. Hunky Jesus is a wildly entertaining documentary about the annual...
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I Love Boosters Writer + Director Boots Riley
Send us Fan Mail It's virtually impossible to encapsulate a conversation wth Boots Riley. From becoming an activist as a teenager, to getting a record deal while in school for filmmaking, his life is as fascinating as his body of work. And his newest film, I Love Boosters, is unlike anything…
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Frameline 2026 - At the Place of Ghosts and Black Burns Fast
Send us Fan Mail It's time to celebrate Frameline's 50th anniversary (June 17th-27th), the longest running and largest LGBTQIA film festival in the world! We are proud to bring you two very different films that celebrate representation from international independent voices. At the Place of Ghosts...
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Live at KALW with Jeff Hiller
Send us Fan Mail Happy Pride Month! This is a very special episode recorded live at KALW, a Bay Area public radio station where Erin is a freelance audio journalist. Jeff Hiller was in San Francisco for an event to promote his memoir Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight...
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Basic Bitch - Voting, Frameline Film Fest, and Jeff Hiller Day
Send us Fan Mail We're back with another Basic Bitch and we've got a lot to get off our chest! From the upcoming election on June 2nd, our new obsession for memory games, the return of the WNBA (GO VALKS!), and the reason for our newly dubbed "Jeff Hiller Day", this one is all about things that…
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SFFilm - Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird) Co-Director Anna Fitch
Send us Fan Mail We are celebrating the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival with a film that celebrates love, friendship, and living a life outside of the box. Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird) is a documentary that honors the life of co-director Anna Fitch's friend, Yo. Through…
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Where the Girls Were Author Kate Schatz
Send us Fan Mail Kate Schatz is a feminist author, activist, public speaker, and radical history lover. Her newest book, Where the Girls Were, is a historical novel about a pregnant teenager being sent to a home for unwed mothers in late 1960s San Francisco. We sit down to discuss this book being...
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Fifth Annual Pinayista Summit Featuring Gina Mariko Rosales, Lillian Rosales, Lisa Angulo Reid, Chef Charleen Caabay, and LadyRAY
Send us Fan Mail *Warning, this episode contains a conversation about suicide.* In honor of Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Month, we're sharing some interviews from a really special event that we participated in back in November, the fifth annual Pinayista Summit hosted by…
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Basic Bitch: Getting Older (and wiser), Sticky Fingers, and F*ck Video Podcasts
Send us Fan Mail We're (finally) back with a Basic Bitch and we have a lot to catch up on! We wax poetic about being middle aged AF, how a Peaches concert is giving us life, Pedro Pascal's sticky fingers, comedians we love (and which ones can fuck off), and then we cap the episode off with a…
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SXSW 2026 at The Tech We Want
Send us Fan Mail The Tech We Want is building an alternative tech ecosystem that balances people, purpose and profit. Attending their events during SXSW has always been a highlight of our experience, and this year we were honored to include them as a sponsor. We sit down with Julia Solano, Aniyia...
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SXSW 2026 Red Carpets - Seekers of Infinite Love and The Saviors
Send us Fan Mail Seekers of Infinite Love follows siblings who embark on a roadtrip to save their sister who joined a cult in Kentucky. Writer/director Victoria Strouse discusses life with siblings, actor Justin Theroux debates whether he is a better dresser than Walton Goggins, actor John…
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SXSW 2026 - Are We Still Married? and Eructation
Send us Fan Mail Are We Still Married? is a narrative pilot/short film about what happens to a couple after the husband becomes a vampire. Director/writer Kit Steinkellner joins us to discuss how this script is based on her husband getting bit by a bat in real life, how the cliffhanger ending is...
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SXSW 2026 - The Dads and Adam's Apple
Send us Fan Mail The Dads is a documentary that follows a group of dads forming a movement to support their trans and gender expansive children amid the rising anti-trans legislation and hostility in the US. We are joined by director Luchina Fisher and subject/producer Stephen Chukumba to discuss...
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SXSW 2026 - Black Zombie and Scarlet Girls
Send us Fan Mail Black Zombie unearths the buried origins of the zombie, from Hollywood horror to the haunted cane fields of colonized Haiti. Director Maya Annik Bedward joins us to share why this cultural reckoning is so important for Haiti, her difficulties in figuring out what to include in…
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SXSW 2026 - Thanks for Nothing and The Ascent
Send us Fan Mail Warning: This episode talks about suicide. If you or someone you know is thinking about harming themselves please call 988. Thanks for Nothing is a dark comedy about four friends who live in a self made group home and must work together to save their friend from her continued...
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SXSW 2026 - Your Attention Please, Dreamquil and Lesbian Simulator
Send us Fan Mail Your Attention Please is a doc that follows the change makers fighting back against Big Tech's agenda to define the future of human connection. We are joined by director Sara Robin, cinematographer Yahna Harris, and inventor Trisha Prabhu, to discuss healthy ways in which they...
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SXSW 2026 - Rock Springs and Mam
Send us Fan Mail Rock Springs is a horror film that follows a young girl and her mother as they move to a remote house after the death of her father, only to discover a monster hidden in the town's history and the woods behind their house. Director Vera Miao and star Kelly Marie Tran join us to...
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SXSW 2026 - My Brother's Killer and Time and Water
Send us Fan Mail My Brother's Killer chronicles the unsolved murder of Billy London, a gay adult film performer who was brutally killed in West Hollywood more than 30 years ago. Director Rachel Mason and producer/editor Dion Labriola join us to discuss the importance of memorializing Billy's…
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SXSW 2026 - Edie Arnold is a Loser and Plantman and Blondie: A Dress Up Gang Film
Send us Fan Mail Edie Arnold is a Loser is a coming-of-age film about a group of high school outcasts who stir up trouble at their all-girls Catholic High School when they form a punk band. This interview was a full on party, as we are joined by co-director/writer Megan Rico, co-director Kade...
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Basic Bitch: SXSW 2026 Recap
Send us Fan Mail Fresh off the whirlwind of SXSW 2026, Erin and Ange reflect on all the action behind the scenes (while on location at an all you can eat/open bar brunch party). We've got red carpet hypes and gripes, learning to rethink our futures at The Tech We Want, a Lesbian Simulator VR...
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Live From the 8th Annual Standard Deviant Brewing Chili Cook-off!
Send us Fan Mail We're on location at one of our favorite events of the year, the Standard Deviant Brewing Pre-Superbowl Chili Cook-off! This is their 8th annual celebration of all things chili, and we have exclusive interviews with the chili makers and the final results! San Franciscans truly...
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Sundance 2026 Red Carpets - Chasing Summer and Give Me the Ball
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to 2 of our most fun red carpets ever! In Chasing Summer, Jamie returns to her small hometown, where friends and flings from a high school summer turn her life upside down. We chat with talent Lauren Aboulafia, Kristin Slaysman, Garrett Wareing, Cassidy "Uterus" Freeman,...
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Sundance 2026 - The Oldest Person in the World and Sentient
Send us Fan Mail These two Sundance Film Festival documentaries discuss human life, both in how we deal with aging, and the lengths that we go to live longer. The Oldest Person in the World chronicles the ever-changing Guinness World Record holders of the title of oldest person alive. Director…
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Sundance 2026 - Public Access and Seized
Send us Fan Mail These two Sundance documentaries touch on the importance of freedom of speech, and what happens when we both give people access and take it away. Public Access shares rare footage of NYC's media rebels who turned our screens into platforms for free expression, turning ordinary...
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Sundance 2026 - La Tierra del Valor and Luigi
Send us Fan Mail This episode brings you two Sundance documentary short films that touch on such timely issues that our filmmakers rushed to get them out as soon as possible. In La Tierra del Valor (The Home of the Brave), during a summer of grief and fear brought about by ice raids in Los…
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Sundance 2026 - Joybubbles and Ghost in the Machine
Send us Fan Mail This episode brings you two Sundance documentaries that show very different ways that technology can have an impact on our lives. Joybubbles is a biopic about a blind man (born decades before the internet or the computer) who learns how to manipulate the telephone system by...
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Sundance 2026 - Once Upon a Time in Harlem and The Baddest Speechwriter of All
Send us Fan Mail This episode is the warm hug that we all need right now. It will introduce you to two beautifully moving Sundance films that highlight important parts of Black American history. Once Upon a Time in Harlem invites the viewer to be a fly on the wall at a gathering of Harlem...
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Sundance 2026 - Levitating, Bedford Park and Jaripeo
Send us Fan Mail Levitating (Para Perasuk) follows Bayu as he attempts to become a shaman of a trance party so he can make enough money to keep from being evicted. We were joined by director Wregas Bhanuteja, and stars Anggun and Maudy Ayunda, to discuss the historical roots of trance parties in...
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Sundance 2026 Short Films Selections - Crisis Actor, Taga and Prime
Send us Fan Mail Today we're bringing you three Sundance Film Festival short film narratives that explore the darker side of life. Crisis Actor follows an impulsive actress as she reaches a breaking point in her addiction to drama. We sit down with director/writer Lily Platt and actor Sarah…
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Sundance 2026 - Queen of Chess with Rory Kennedy and Judit Polgár
Send us Fan Mail Queen of Chess is a documentary about Judit Polgár, a Hungarian girl who revolutionized the sport's patriarchal culture to become the greatest woman chess player of all time. We sit down with Judit Polgár and director Rory Kennedy to discuss how Judit knew Rory was the right…
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The Moment's Rosanna Arquette
Send us Fan Mail We're excited to share this conversation with our new best friend, Rosanna Arquette! She stars in The Moment alongside Charli XCX, a mockumentary about a rising pop star navigating fame and industry pressure while preparing for her debut arena tour. We become fast friends about…
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BITCH TALK'S 900th EPISODE WITH DAVEED DIGGS AND RAFAEL CASAL
Send us Fan Mail Holy shit, it's finally here, our 900th episode! And there was no better way to celebrate than with friends of the show Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal. We sit down in Park City to talk getting older (and being afraid of hurting ourselves), Sundance highlights throughout the years,...
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Sundance 2026 Recap
Send us Fan Mail We are taking you behind the scenes at Sundance 2026 where we reunite with friends (looking at you, cousin Kamau!), celebrate Little Miss Sunshine's 20th anniversary (#TeamDano), shout "Cheers, Queers" with our friends from Frameline, discuss what makes Ethan Hawke's boots sexy,...