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Send us a text We're on location at the 2025 SFFilm closing night red carpet! The closing night film, Outerlands, is a local film that follows Cass as a one night stand with a co-worker leads to them agreeing to watch her 11-year-old daughter while she goes out of town. They end up forming a bond that forces Cass to confront their own difficult past that they've been hiding from. SFFilm's executive director, Anne Lai, joins us to share her excitement in expanding the festival back to 11 days,...
Send us a text Holy shit, we've been waiting for 5 years to have this conversation! We first heard about The 40-Year-Old Version at Sundance 2020, and we knew that we would one day interview the writer/director/star Radha Blank. And it was worth the wait! The 40-Year Old Version follows a down-on-her-luck NY playwright who reinvents herself as a rapper in an attempt to breakthrough and find her true voice. Vidiots Foundation in Los Angeles was having a special screening of the film to celebra...
Send us a text It's conversations like this that make us remember why we are still here after 12 years and over 800 episodes. Filmmakers/activists/return guests Julie Cohen, and Ramona Diaz join us to discuss the intersection between art and activism, and how important it is for us to stay engaged. Ramona, who grew up under Marshall Law in the Philippines, shares how what is happening in the US feels very familiar to her, and Julie discusses how she's found a way to fight back with her commun...
Send us a text Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call is a short film that follows the multi-racial mixed-media artist Danielle Scott as she explores intergenerational trauma and her ancestors' legacy through art that exposes both the pain and the beauty of our past. Co-directors Sonia Kennebeck and Tetiana Anderson join us to share the serendipitous way they met Danielle Scott, the importance of storytelling, and their exciting new venture with Girl Gone International, Bad Women. Watch D...
Send us a text We're on location at USF for the SFFilm Youth Filmmakers Camp! (see below) We're joined by SFFilm's Director of Education Keith Zwölfer and Education Manager Soph Schultz Rocha who discuss the importance of a thriving film culture. We also sit with two filmmaking students - Aisha McCulloch and Sky Hsu who share what kind of stories they'd like to tell, and finally we cap it off with filmmaker/mentor Jessica Jones. Support SFFilm Education Programs HERE! Follow Jessica Jon...
Send us a text Whew, this one is a doozy! Ange and Erin discuss the magic of seeing Bridget Everett live, the unveiling of the Golden State Valkyries (SF's new WNBA team!) mascot, a haunting camel toe, and an epic goodbye party for one of their favorite bartenders in the city. For tickets to My Fair Lady click here Support the show Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without you! -- Fight fascism. Shop small....
Send us a text Goodbye Horses is not only the cult classic song that plays during our favorite scene in The Silence of the Lambs, it is also the the greatest hit of an artist who mysteriously disappeared for 25 years. Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus, is a documentary that reveals the reason behind Diane Luckey's (aka Q Lazzarus) rise, fall, disappearance, and her plans to return, as narrated through her own words, lyrics, and music. Director Eva Aridjis Fuentes joins us to explai...
Send us a text Rax King's book, Sloppy, Or: Doing It All Wrong, is her newest collection of hilarious and heartfelt personal essays that explore everything from sobriety, begrudging self-improvement, and the bad habits we cling to with clenched fists. She joins us to discuss being an asshole, how having addicts as parents probably saved her life, and the interesting trait that she thinks makes her a good friend. Click here to purchase Sloppy, Or: Doing It All Wrong Follow Rax King on IG Suppo...
Send us a text Chinatown Cha-Cha is a documentary that follows 92 year-old previous nightclub owner/dancer Coby Yee as she decides to perform again and go on tour with the senior dance troupe Grant Avenue Follies. Ange is joined by director Luka Yuanyuan Yang and Cynthia Yee, one of the dancers/subjects of the film, to discuss how Chinese women were at the core of the Chinatown nightlife and burlesque scene in the 1950s, the powerful bond of sisterhood, and how starting a senior dance troupe ...
Send us a text We're celebrating Bitch Talk turning 12 years old with a new neighborhood series where we go on location and highlight our favorite places! We love any excuse to share what we love about our city, and the obvious place to start is the neighborhood where Erin and Ange first became friends: The Inner Richmond! The 540 Club is the scene of this Basic Bitch where you'll hear about our recent hangouts with W. Kamau Bell (and a surprise cameo by a member of the 1992 "Dream Team" Olym...
Send us a text Holy shit, this one is special! If you haven't heard, Bay Area rapper/activist/Filipina icon/mother Ruby Ibarra is the winner of the 2025 NPR Tiny Desk Concert with her song "Bakunawa" (watch the Tiny Desk Concert here!). To kick off her Tiny Desk Concert tour, the kind folks at the Lagunitas Brewing Company invited us to Ruby's concert at their beautiful brewery in Petaluma, Ca. Enjoy some snippets from Ruby's concert (including Ruby's verse during Thao Nguyen's set), an...
Send us a text We're gonna go ahead and say it, this is one of the best films of the year! And one that you definitely have to see in theaters. Just do yourself a favor and do it. But we digress... 40 Acres is set in a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, where a Black and Indigenous family must defend their farmland against cannibals trying to steal their resources. Director/writer R.T. Thorne joined us in person during the SFFilm Festival to share how his relationship with his mother ...
Send us a text We're topping off our coverage of the Frameline Film Festival with a hilarious animated comedy, and a documentary about a Bay Area legend. Lesbian Space Princess is an animated film about a space princess who is thrust out of her sheltered life into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens. Co-directors/co-writers Emma Hough Hobbs and (return guest) Leela Varghese join us to laugh about their spectacular lesbian pun making abiliti...
Send us a text Today we're bringing you two documentaries that celebrate the spirit of the Frameline Film Festival. We Are Pat explores gender identity and comedy through the lens of the SNL skit It's Pat, as explored by trans and non binary comedians and writers. Director Rowan Haber joins us to discuss the many different (and surprising) reactions to It's Pat within the queer community, behind the scenes info on their first meeting with actor Julia Sweeney, and their thoughts on whether or ...
Send us a text We're excited to welcome back Frameline Film Festival's executive director, Allegra Madsen! As we celebrate the 49th anniversary of the country's longest running and largest LGBTQ+ film festival, she shares some film and party highlights to look forward to, the urgency of this moment as funding attacks threaten to erase our values and our stories, and why being in community can be both focused and fun. If you're in the Bay, the Frameline Film Festival is happening right now! Fo...
Send us a text Sally is now available to stream on Disney+, Hulu, and National Geographic! Sally documents the secret life of Sally Ride, the first American woman to blast off into space, uncovering what it was like to be a woman in a male dominated industry, and why she chose to hide her partner of 27 years. We sat down with director (and return guest!) Cristina Costantini to dive into her obsession with Sally Ride at a young age, how a story about tampons inspired her to make this film, and...
Send us a text If you need some healing and comfort right now, this episode is for you. adrienne maree brown is a writer, social justice leader, witch, healer and meme queen. She returns with us to discuss the release of the final book in her Grievers Triology, Ancestors, but this conversation turns into so much more. We dive into her favorite and newest role as aunt, how she stays positive and productive in both her activism and on social media, an exciting new course she is a guest presenti...
Send us a text We're proud to announce that starting today (June 11th, 2025), San Francisco officially has a women's sports bar! Rikki's is located in the iconic Castro district, and we got a sneak peak at the spot during their soft opening over the weekend. From the food, to the cocktails, to the company, this spot has it all! We sat down with co-owners Danielle Thoe and Sara Yergovich to discuss the importance of creating a welcoming bar that doubles as a community space, how they mak...
Send us a text If you're in need of a good laugh, this episode for you! We're continuing our Tribeca Film Festival coverage with two short films that interestingly reference the use of hands in magical ways. Apocalypse Besties shares a day in the life of two friends who accidentally survive an apocalypse and decide they must remove each other's IUD's in order to repopulate the earth. We're joined by director Kristen Buckels Cantrell and co-writer/actor Becky Chicoine to discuss our thoughts o...
Send us a text It's the Tribeca Film Festival 2025 and we've got two powerful short films that center around the beautiful ways in which people finding meaning in life. In How I Learned to Die, 16 year old Iris finds out in 4 days she has a 60% chance of dying, so she decides to live it up. Director/writer Manya Glassman shares how the story is based on her real life experience, having Spike Lee as Executive Producer, and the beautiful things she currently has on her bucket list. How I Learne...
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