Podcast
The Bechdel Cast
The Bechdel Cast is a podcast about the portrayal of women in movies hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.
- Film Reviews chart
- #15
- Episodes
- 520
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 41 min
- On air since
- 2016
- Latest episode
- 5 days ago
Episodes
520 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 30 min
Bodies Bodies Bodies with Korama Danquah
Show notes
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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2 hr 4 min
The Accused with Sarah Marshall
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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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1 hr 16 min
La Llorona (2019) with Vanessa Guerrero
Show notes
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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1 hr 28 min
I, Frankenstein
Show notes
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 http://linktr.ee/bechdelcast
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1 hr 40 min
White Chicks with Taylor Garron
Show notes
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 tickets to our upcoming Ten Year Anniversary Tour!
All the links you need are at http://linktr.ee/bechdelcast
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1 hr 41 min
Babe: Pig in the City with James Stout
Show notes
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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2 hr 1 min
One Battle After Another with Jess, the PrideBrarian
Show notes
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 Instagram at @thepridebrarian and YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@PrideBrary
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1 hr 28 min
Hedwig and the Angry Inch with Mia Schachter
Show notes
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! Tickets at https://linktr.ee/bechdelcast
Follow Mia on Instagram at @consent.wizardry and check out their new book, How to Do Consent (Without Sounding Like a Robot) at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826772/how-to-do-consent-without-sounding-like-a-robot-by-mia-schachter/
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25 min
An Extremely Anniversary Tour Details and Jamie’s New Book Minisode!
Show notes
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 empathy. There's also a violent scene at a Fogo de Chau. (For listeners attending our live shows: pre-order and come to the merch table for some free swag!)
Pre-order at: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250480422/thetower/
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-tower-jamie-loftus/d9da0612ae01cf74?ean=9781250480422&affiliate=3214The Bechdel Cast "Ten Year Whoops, We Didn't Dismantle the Patriarchy Anniversary Tour" is a series of live shows that Caitlin and Jamie will be performing around the U.S. over the next year, celebrating ten years of hosting the podcast, starting with shows in October in the Northeast (New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, State College, Pittsburgh, Boston), with more shows in more places to come! See you soon!
Links for buying tour tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast
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1 hr 44 min
Weird Science with Bridget Todd
Show notes
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 http://linktr.ee/bechdelcast
Follow Bridget on instagram at @bridgetmarieindc and check out her audiobook, Love at First Prompt at loveatfirstprompt.com
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7 min
Tour Announcement: Ten Year "Whoops We Didn't Dismantle the Patriarchy" Anniversary Tour Trailer
Show notes
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 America throughout the coming year, starting with shows in the Northeast in October!
New York - October 12
Baltimore - October 15
Philadelphia - October 17
State College - October 18
Pittsburgh - October 19
Boston - October 21Tickets at https://linktr.ee/bechdelcast
Matrons get a discount on tickets, so if you're not already on the Matreon, subscribe now to grab that discount code! patreon.com/bechdelcast
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1 hr 46 min
Send Help with Blair Braverman
Show notes
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 https://www.blairbraverman.com
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1 hr 46 min
Pin (1988)
Show notes
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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1 hr 46 min
The Fall (2006) with Ali
Show notes
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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1 hr 18 min
The Truman Show with Brandie Posey
Show notes
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 at @brandazzle and check out her comedy special Milk Jug and Burn This Records at https://www.youtube.com/@BurnThisRecords
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1 hr 46 min
Brokeback Mountain with Matthew Tinkcom
Show notes
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' -- https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/grey-gardens-9781839029295/
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1 hr 46 min
Four Weddings and a Funeral with Kate Cheka
Show notes
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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2 hr 1 min
Slums of Beverly Hills with Broey Deschanel
Show notes
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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1 hr 42 min
Captain America: The First Avenger
Show notes
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 prison" - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/24/prairieland-texas-ice-protests-zines | "Marvel’s Military Industrial Complex" - https://inkstickmedia.com/marvels-military-industrial-complex/
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1 hr 35 min
Desert Hearts with Emily Mills
Show notes
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 Instagram at @dj_millbot and @damseltrash and check out their newsletter at gristfromthemills.com and their website at emilymills.org
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