Episodes
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Bodies Bodies Bodies with Korama Danquah
On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Korama Danquah hunker down in a house during a storm and discuss Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)! Follow Korama on social media at @koramadrama
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The Accused with Sarah Marshall
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Sarah Marshall examine The Accused (1988) in conversation with the ongoing Cornell case and how survivors are treated by the justice system. Check out Sarah's podcast, You're Wrong About (and follow it on Instagram at @yourewrongaboutpod)
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La Llorona (2019) with Vanessa Guerrero
On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Vanessa Guerrero discuss La Llorona (2019) from Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante. Follow Vanessa on Instagram at @snesguerrero
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I, Frankenstein
This week, we're unlocking a Patreon (aka Matreon) episode on cinematic masterpiece I, Frankenstein (2014). Don't forget to vote for us for the Signal Listener's Choice Award! And grab your tickets to our upcoming Ten Year Anniversary Tour! All the links you need are at linktr.ee/bechdelcast
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White Chicks with Taylor Garron
On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Taylor Garron are 🎵 making their way downtown 🎵 to discuss White Chicks (2004). Follow Taylor on Instagram at @taylorgarron and her website at taylorgarron.com Don't forget to vote for us for the Signal Listener's Choice Award! And grab your...
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Babe: Pig in the City with James Stout
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest James Stout are leaving their farm to head to the city and discuss Babe: Pig in the City (1998)! Check out James's podcast Natural Causes, and visit his website at jamesstout.net
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One Battle After Another with Jess, the PrideBrarian
On this one episode after another, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Jess, the PrideBrarian discuss One Battle After Another (2025)! Here's the article we mention, "One Fetish After Another" by Brooke Obie -- https://blackgirlwatching.substack.com/p/one-battle-after-another-review Follow Jess on...
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch with Mia Schachter
This week, Jamie, Caitlin and special guest Mia Schachter go on tour with their band and discuss Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001). And speaking of tours... don't forget to grab tickets to the upcoming Bechdel Cast Ten Year Anniversary Tour, starting with shows in the Northeast this October!…
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An Extremely Anniversary Tour Details and Jamie’s New Book Minisode!
On this minisode, Jamie and Cailtin promote some exciting upcoming things -- the release of Jamie's new book, The Tower, and the Bechdel Cast Ten Year Anniversary Tour! More details below! The Tower is a forbidden love story between an architect and the building of her dreams, told with humor and...
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Weird Science with Bridget Todd
On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Bridget Todd boot up their 80s desktop, hack the mainframe, and create the perfect podcast about Weird Science (1985). Grab tickets to our upcoming tour at linktr.ee/bechdelcast Follow Bridget on instagram at @bridgetmarieindc and check out her...
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Tour Announcement: Ten Year "Whoops We Didn't Dismantle the Patriarchy" Anniversary Tour
Attention! Awooga! It's been *TEN YEARS* of the Bechdel Cast, and Jamie and Caitlin are going on tour to celebrate! We're pulling out all the stops for a wild night of games, videos, costumes, fan fic, recaps, reflections, references, and more! We'll be hitting up different spots around North...
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Send Help with Blair Braverman
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Blair Braverman get stranded on a remote island and survive by discussing Send Help (2026)! Check out Blair's new podcast, 'What to Carry, What to Burn,' and her website www.blairbraverman.com
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Pin (1988)
For Jamie's birthday, Caitlin and Jamie put on their skin suits and chat with their favorite medical dummy about the movie Pin (1988)! Happy birthday, Jamie!!! Here's the link to watch Pin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNSgXSyhyE0&t=6107s
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The Fall (2006) with Ali
Masked Bandits Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Ali go on an epic quest to discuss The Fall (2006). Check out FilmSlop at filmslop.com and on IG at @filmslop, and please support The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy at https://timep.org
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The Truman Show with Brandie Posey
Good morning! Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Brandie Posey discuss The Truman Show (1998). And in case we don't see you, good afternoon, good evening, and good night! Here's the piece we reference, "The Real Truman Show" -- https://idapb.substack.com/p/the-real-truman-show Follow Brandie on IG...
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Brokeback Mountain with Matthew Tinkcom
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Matthew Tinkcom wish they knew how to quit discussing Brokeback Mountain (2005)! Check out Matthew's book, 'Queer Theory and Brokeback Mountain,' as well as the new edition of his book 'Grey Gardens' --...
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Four Weddings and a Funeral with Kate Cheka
On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Kate Cheka don their Sunday best and discuss Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)! Follow Kate on Instagram at @katecheka and check out her show at Edinburgh Fringe, The Last Funny Woman!
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Slums of Beverly Hills with Broey Deschanel
This week, Jamie, Caitlin and special guest Maia Wyman aka Broey Deschanel head to a ritzy LA neighborhood and discuss Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)! Follow Maia on Instagram at @broey_deschanel, on YouTube at youtube.com/BroeyDeschanel, and check out her podcast, Rehash!
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Captain America: The First Avenger
On today's episode, Captain Caitlin and General Jamie get injected with super podcaster serum and discuss Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Here are the pieces we reference in the episode -- "‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in...
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Desert Hearts with Emily Mills
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Emily Mills hang out on a divorce ranch in Reno and chat about Desert Hearts (1985)! Here's the article about Black women in the Reno divorce scene -- https://renodivorcehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/imported-library/ebony-8-1950.pdf Follow Emily on...
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Theater Camp
On this episode, Caitlin and Jamie head to summer camp to discuss Theater Camp (2023)!
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Appropriate Behavior with Melody Kamali
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Melody Kamali discuss Appropriate Behavior (2014). and at the end of the episode, they're going to be okay! Follow Melody on Instagram at @melodykamali
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Postcards from the Edge with Crystal
On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Crystal move back in with their mothers and discuss Postcards from the Edge (1990)! Follow Crystal on Instagram at @crystal.will.see.you.now and check out the podcast Camp Classics!
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Scary Movie (2000)
Wazzzupppp!!! This week, we're unlocking a Matreon episode on Scary Movie (2000)!
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Mississippi Masala with Durba Mitra
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Durba Mitra discuss Mississippi Masala (1991). Check out Durba's essay on the film at https://www.publicbooks.org/mississippi-masala-at-30-revisiting-a-film-classic-in-authoritarian-times/ Follow Durba on Instagram at @thirdworldwomen and check out her...
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Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
We're celebrating Caitlin's birthday with an episode on Star Wars Empire Strikes Back (1980)!
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Pretty Woman with Andrea Werhun and Nicole Bazuin
On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guests Andrea Werhun and Nicole Bazuin -- the filmmakers behind the documentary Modern Whore -- join to discuss Pretty Woman (1990)! Not listening to this? Big mistake! Huge! Check out Modern Whore, available for digital rental and purchase! Follow...
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Mommie Dearest with Izzy Custodio from Be Kind Rewind
This week, Jamie Dearest, Caitlin Dearest, and special guest Izzy Custodio Dearest from Be Kind Rewind chat about Mommie Dearest (1981)! No wire hangers ever! Follow Izzy on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@bkrewind
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Tootsie with Nori Reed
Hey Toots! This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Nori Reed are talking Tootsie (1982)! Follow Nori on Instagram at @norireed
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids with Jana Schmieding
On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Jana Schmieding get shrunk and examine Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)! Follow Jana on Instagram at @janaunplgd and listen to her podcast, Sage-Based Wisdom!
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Jupiter Ascending with Summer Farah
This week, surprise space clone queens Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Summer Farah discuss Jupiter Ascending (2015). Follow Summer on Instagram at @bordersbookstore We the Unhoused is a Webby nominee! (And vote for Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here while you're at it!) Voting is…
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Vote for We the Unhoused for the Webbys!
Jamie pops in to ask for your humble vote for the Webbys this year -- We the Unhoused is a nominee! (And vote for Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here while you're at it!) Voting is open through April 16th. VOTE HERE: https://wbby.co/57462N LISTEN HERE:...
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Moonfall
On this very serious and important episode, Jamie and Caitlin reverently discuss cinema's greatest achievement, Moonfall (2022)
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Ready or Not (2019)
Ready or not, here we come with an unlocked episode from our Matreon about Ready or Not (2019)!
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Challengers with Princess Weekes
This week, tennis stars Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Princess Weekes have a threeway discussion about Challengers (2024). Here's Princess's video essay on the film, "Tashi Duncan Is The Hero of Challengers" --https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3xcF_CqxgA and here's screenwriter Justin...
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The Luck of the Irish (2001)
On this episode, leprechauns Caitlin and Jamie head to the end of the rainbow to discuss the Disney Channel Original Movie, The Luck of the Irish (2001).
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The Women (1939) with Ramzi Fawaz
On this week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Ramzi Fawaz head to Reno Divorce Camp to discuss The Women (1939)! Follow Ramzi on Instagram at @nerdfromthefuture and check out his website ramzifawaz.com
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Daughters of the Dust with Kenice Mobley
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Kenice Mobley (on her eighth appearance on the show!) examine Daughters of the Dust (1991)! Follow Kenice on Instagram at @kenicemobley
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane with Angelica Jade Bastién
On this episode, former child stars Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Angelica Jade Bastién write letters to daddy and examine What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962). Follow Angelica on IG at @angelicajadebastien | letterboxd.com/angelicajade | angelicabastien.substack.com
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American Fiction Ronald Young, Jr.
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Ronald Young Jr. examine representation in a movie that examines representation -- American Fiction (2023)! Follow Ronald on Instagram, Threads, and Letterboxd at @ohitsbigron and check out his podcasts Weight For It and Leaving the Theater!
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West Side Story (1961) with Becca Ramos
*finger snap* Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Becca Ramos *finger snap* discuss West Side Story (1961) finger snap Follow Becca on Instagram at @beccsramos and check out her new podcast, Welcome to El Barrio!
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Don't Worry Darling with Payton McCarty-Simas
On this episode that feels like an episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Payton McCarty-Simas talk about the movie that feels like a movie... Don't Worry Darling (2022). Here's the piece we mention, "Don’t Worry Darling Is Peak White Feminism (As Expected)" by Haaniyah Angus --...
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The Prestige with Kayla Drescher
On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Kayla Drescher have a discussion about The Prestige (2006), disappear it, then make it magically reappear for your listening pleasure! Follow Kayla on social media at @magicinheels and check out her magic venue in Chicago, Cosmic Underground...
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The Last Unicorn with Hannah Eko
This week, unicorns Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Hannah Eko set off on a journey to discuss The Last Unicorn (1982). Here's the Letterboxd review by Sally Jane Black that we mention - https://letterboxd.com/fuchsiadyke/film/the-last-unicorn/ Check out Hannah on her website:...
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New Year, New Q&A Episode
Jamie and Caitlin are kicking off the new year with an episode of your (Matrons') questions and our answers!
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)
This week, Jamie and Caitlin open the wardrobe in the spare room and head into Narnia to discuss The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)!
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Bad Santa with Alonso Duralde
On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Alonso Duralde discuss Bad Santa! Ho ho ho! Follow Alonso at @alonso.duralde on Instagram, listen to his podcasts Linoleum Knife, Breakfast All Day, & Maximum Film, check out his reviews at thefilmverdict.com, and grab a copy of his book, Have...
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Female Trouble with Roz Hernandez
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Roz Hernandez ask for cha cha heels for Christmas and discuss Female Trouble (1974)! Follow Roz on Instagram at @rozhernandez and check out her podcasts, "Tickled to Death" and "Ghosted"!
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Star Wars: The Prequels! (Episodes I, II, & III)
It's the Star Wars Prequels episode from our Midwest tour earlier this year! We cover The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005), recorded live in Chicago! Check out original videos we screened during the show on YouTube at @bechdelcast /...
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Rhymes for Young Ghouls with Jess Murwin: The Re-release
This week, we're re-releasing our episode on Rhymes for Young Ghouls with special guest Jess Murwin! If you can, please join us in donating to The Native Women's Collective -- https://www.nativewomenscollective.org/ Follow Jess on Instagram at @jessmurwin