Bitch Talk Podcast

Send us a textWe have been following Jharrel Jerome's acting career since Moonlight, and couldn't wait to have him on the show! Ange sits down with Jharrel to discuss his newest project, Unstoppable, based on the true story of wrestler Anthony Robles, who was born with one leg and became a national wrestling champion in 2011. He shares how he trained himself to use one leg, the emotional aspect of the story, and acting alongside some powerhouse stars.Unstoppable is streaming on Amazon Prime right now!Follow actor Jharrel Jerome on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textLane Moore is all the hyphenates- writer/actor/comedian/musician/all around bad-bitch. We had so much fun diving into the origin of her Tinder Live show that is celebrating its 10th anniversary at SF Sketchfest with guest hosts Busy Philipps and Paul F. Tompkins at Cobb's Comedy Club on January 24th! She explains how she's been an all around artist since childhood, the comedy and sometimes horror of app dating, how her Ted Talk and books will reflect her legacy, and her band's (It Was Romance) second album coming out in February!For tickets to Lane's Tinder Live show click here (we'll see you there!)Follow all around bad-bitch Lane Moore on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textNickel Boys is based on a novel (which is based on a true story) that follows two African-American boys who form a close friendship while enduring the the horrors of a reform school in Florida. Director RaMell Ross sits down with Erin to discuss how he was able to conceptualize big concepts from the book into a film through tone and an incredible soundtrack, why it took four years of research to collect the archival footage, and casting Bay Area favorites Daveed Diggs and Jimmie Fails.Nickel Boys is now playing in select theaters! For tickets, click hereFollow Nickel Boys on IGFollow director RaMell Ross on IGOn site audio producer Jeff Hunt of Storied: San FranciscoSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textHow is it possible that 2024 both flew by and seemed to last forever? With our Storied: San Francisco fellow podcaster (sometimes audio producer and Erin's partner) we recap behind the scenes highlights from festivals and live events, our favorite interviews and return guests, a year that brought the Bay's first POC Food and Wine Fest and Color Your Mind Festival, the birth of The Bay List, and ending the year with a trip to LA for good food, a Bitch Talk business coaching session with Morgan Shidler, and the spank heard 'round the world.Have a good NYE everyone. Thank's so much for following, liking, re-sharing, and commenting on our content!Support the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textWell…it’s been a long ass time since our last #BasicBitch, and we’ve got a lot to catch up on! Ange returned to her favorite town in Belize, Erin shares her love for Wicked, San Francisco “survived” a tsunami and tornado warning, and something exciting happened in Altoona, Pennsylvania (for maybe the first time ever?). Don’t forget to shop small, and check in with your loved ones, especially during this time of year.Support the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textNurse Unseen is a documentary that explores the untold history and humanity of the Filipino nurses who risked their lives on the front lines of the pandemic while being thousands of miles away from home. Director Michele Josue explains the importance of telling Filipino stories through our lens, and how she started filming before the pandemic and when the story took an unexpected turn. Then we share what it means to unpack the colonization mentality, and our mutual love for Tia Carrera in Wayne’s World.Nurse Unseen was just picked up for distribution and will be rolling into theaters in 2025.  Follow Nurse Unseen on IGFollow director Michele Josue on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textAnyone out there feeling burnt out? Have a full calendar, but not feeling fulfilled?  Daydream about another kind of life, but not sure how to get there? You're not alone. There's a community of folks led by curiosity deep diving into their lives and filling their days with play, gratitude, push, and hustling. That community was founded and is facilitated by Morgan Shidler, who worked in the public education system in San Francisco and Oakland until she was laid off. Finding herself at a low point, Morgan started piecing together a system that helped her reflect and find ways to connect to the things she dreamed of. That system, called Hustle & Play, is a values-based program that helps you look at how you spend time in your life and how you want to change it. In this episode, we speak at length about the process it took Morgan to create Hustle & Play, how the community has grown, what she's learned from years of having this program and its workbook out in the world, and how Erin has used it in her own life. Look, life is going to get harder as the new year approaches and we will need to prioritize joy in our lives. If you want to meet new people, be in community, lead with play, and reflect in meaningful ways—hop on the Hustle & Play train. You will be investing in your own growth as the system keeps trying to push us down. SPECIAL OFFER to our Bitch Talk community: Ready to dive into Hustle & Play membership? Use the code bitchtalk for 50 percent off your first three months! Click HERE to sign up!Follow Hustle & Play at their website and InstagramUpcoming Event: Grow Your Dream Life with Hustle & PlayJoin us for an inspiring free event on Dec. 17, 2024, to explore building your dream life! Event Details and TicketsSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textRight now, there are Palestinian and Israeli people working toward peace. This work has transcended chaos, war, and hate. Frequent guest of the show, director Julie Cohen (RBG, Every Body, My Name is Pauli Murray, Julia) and new friend of the show director Mo Husseini partnered on The Path Forward to capture the work done by everyday people who want to end histories of trauma and heal through conversation and community-building.This short documentary film seeks to amplify the voices of some of the most eloquent and inspiring voices of peace. Interweaving their moving on-stage dialogues in the U.S. and Europe with their poignant life stories, this doc creates a tapestry of demands for peace and reconciliation. The film contains no images of war, death, or campus protests. Instead, viewers will be immersed in the minds and heart-opening world of innovative thinkers finding a new way forward.We are honored to bring you this conversation with Julie, who identifies as Jewish-American, and Mo who identifies as Palestinian-American. Their work is essential to helping save our humanity. Follow Julie Cohen on IGFollow Mo Husseini on IG and at his websiteWatch the trailer to The Path Forward HEREPast Julie Cohen episodes: RBG, My Name is Pauli Murray, Julia, Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down, Every BodySupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textA conversation with Jeff Hiller is so comforting, it's just the medicine we needed in this moment. He stars in one of Bitch Talk's favorite shows, Somebody Somewhere, which has started it's third and final season on HBO/Max/whatever it's called. He shares with us his biggest dream for a future acting role, the story behind his real life obsession with Mentholatum, which scene made everyone both in front of and behind the camera cry, and a life changing tip from the show's costume designer, Tasha. And just when we thought we couldn't love him any more, we cap off the conversation off by bonding over our mutual obsession for the film Moonstruck.Listen to our first interview with Jeff Hiller hereJeff has a new book coming out in June of 2025, Actress of a Certain Age, you can pre-order it here!Follow actor Jeff Hiller on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textInterior Chinatown is the new and exciting series on Hulu based on the novel of the same name. The story follows Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural called Black & White, after he becomes witness to a crime and discovers secrets about his family's buried history. Ange sat down virtually with author/series writer Charles Yu to commiserate on how it felt to be Asian during the pandemic, the complicated relationship between immigrants and their first generation children, and their mutual love for the fine art of karaoke. You can watch Interior Chinatown right now on Hulu!Follow Interior Chinatown on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textWe were so excited to have director Nicholas Ma back on the show, and as you listen, you'll see exactly why. His new documentary, Leap of Faith, follows twelve diverse christian leaders as they struggle with some of today's most contentious issues. Nicholas shares his roller coaster of emotions while directing the film, his thoughts on why communication is the most important thing in a divided world, and how their vulnerability on screen has taught him how to be more vulnerable in real life.Leap of Faith is out in select cities, and opens in LA today, Nov 15th! CLICK HERE for tickets to a city near youFollow Leap of Faith on IGFollow director Nicholas Ma on IGListen to our previous episode with Nicholas hereSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textWelcome to Flashback Friday! We're highlighting one of our favorite documentaries from the Slamdance Film Festival in 2023, Starring Jerry as Himself, which is available to watch right now, wherever you stream films.In Starring Jerry as Himself (winner of the Slamdance Grand Jury Documentary Feature Film Award, Audience Award for Documentary Feature Film, and Acting Award), the genre lines become blurred between one part crime thriller, and one part documentary. Retiree and Chinese immigrant, Jerry Hsu, is joined by his family in retelling the story of how he was recruited by the Chinese police to be an undercover agent. We were joined by director Law Chen, Jerry, and his son/producer Jonathan Hsu, to discuss why they decided they needed to tell this story, how their family has grown closer throughout this process, and the complicated nature of filming real people playing themselves.Click here to find out where you can watch Starring Jerry as HimselfFollow director Law Chen on IG Follow talent Jerry Hsu on IGFollow producer Jonathan Hsu on IG Support the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textSeoul Switch is an extremely entertaining short film about an insecure Korean American boy who decides to switch places with an international K-Pop star that looks just like him. Writer/director Liann Kaye joins us virtually to explain how she got inspired to write this film, her own journey with her looks and feeling invisible as an Asian-American woman, and how she got real life K-Pop star Kevin Woo to come on board as lead actor. But before we get to the interview, Erin and Ange discuss the importance of voting, and their thoughts with just days left before the most important election of our lifetime. If you need any information about your polling place, registration status, etc, head to vote411.org.Follow Seoul Switch on IGFollow director/writer Liann Kaye on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textSusan Lieu is a performer, writer, and comedian, with the special ability to make you laugh and cry in the same breath. She joins us to discuss her memoir, The Manicurist's Daughter, that takes you through her life as the daughter of immigrants who loses her mother at a young age due to a botched tummy tuck. This amazing conversation covers everything from generational trauma to stand-up comedy, and channeling spirits to a love letter to Sizzler. A big thanks to Susan for teaching us how to live like we're mortal, and make peace with our belly fat! Now, who's down for some Sizzler?Do yourself a favor and buy Susan's memoir, The Manicurist's Daughter, here!Follow author Susan Lieu on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textIt's been almost two months since our last Basic Bitch, and for two bitches that took a "month off", we were both busy AF! Find out how Ange learned about duck farts in Alaska, and which two exciting jobs Erin has added to her repertoire. Then they share some special event highlights from the Big Gay Supper Club at Hilda and Jesse (one of SF's best restaurants freshly minted with a Michelin Star), the intimate details behind W. Kamau Bell's newest live comedy show, joining Chef Catie Randazzo at the most beautiful Taco Bell in the world, and A Day of Film and Justice with the cast and crew of Sing Sing and Daughters, hosted by The Just Trust. Phew. We don't know about you, but we could use another break...Don't forget to VOTE!Find out where you can buy our favorite jerky, Bonjerk, here!Support the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textThe Bay List is official, ya'll! And you've come to the right place to find out all about it (how it was conceived, how it was formed, who it will help, and how it will work). We sit down with writer/director/actor (and one of our favorite return guests) Rafael Casal, and film and tv producer (and creator of the original Black List), Franklin Leonard, while at a Screenwriter's Salon event in Berkeley a few months ago. And now that it's live, we can finally share how excited we are for this opportunity for writers and creative folks in the Bay Area! Not only will you hear how Rafa and Franklin first met and how the Bay List came to be, but you'll get some screenwriting tips, hear their thoughts on what has happened to the industry since last year's strike, learn how Rafa became obsessed with horses, and find out which movie from the 90s Franklin thinks never got the respect it deserves (and the non-surprising reason why).For more info on the Bay List hereFor more info on the Black List, click hereFollow Rafael Casal on IGFollow Franklin Leonard on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textHoly shit, this movie is crazy! It's What's Inside (streaming now on Netflix) takes place during a pre-wedding party when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game that awakens old demons, desires, and secrets from the past. We were joined virtually by two of the film's stars, Reina Hardesty and Nina Bloomgarden, for a lively conversation about the affects of social media, the challenge of one actor playing multiple characters, and what it would be like to have a penis.Stream It's What's Inside right now on Netflix!Follow actor Reina Hardesty on IGFollow actor Nina Bloomgarden on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textWe're back with a return guest who also just happens to be one of the best pool players in the world, Jeanette Lee! We first had her on the show to discuss her 30 for 30 documentary Jeanette Lee VS., and now she's back to discuss her new book, appropriately titled The Black Widow: A Memoir.She shares what life experience inspired her to write her memoir, when Billie Jean King (who also writes the forward in the book!!) helped her realize her power and her voice, how fighting scoliosis and cancer helped her find her greater purpose, and her experience playing pool in the Philippines with another one of the greatest players in the world, Efren Reyes.Order your autographed copy of The Black Widow: A Memoir,  here!Grab all of your Black Widow gear here!Follow Jeanette Lee on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textWe were excited to have director Azazel Jacobs back on the show to talk about his powerful new film, His Three Daughters. The film follows three estranged sisters as they care for their dying father while trying to find a way to reconnect. Azazel shares how caregiving for his parents inspired him to write this story, his deep respect for hospice workers, the impact of his decision to shoot on film, and the incredible score by composer Rodrigo Amarante.Watch His Three Daughters on Netflix now!Follow filmmaker Azazel Jacobs on IGListen to the His Three Daughters score on Spotifyon-site audio engineering by Jeff Hunt of Storied: San Franciscorecorded in the Fillmore neighborhood in San Francisco at The Social Study------------------Listen to our first interview with Azazel for his film The Lovers here!Listen to our second interview with Azazel for his film French Exit here!Support the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Send us a textWelcome to Flashback Friday! This week we're returning to the Sundance 2024 Film Festival, to one of our favorite documentaries that is showing in a theater near you!Look Into My Eyes is an intimate look at a group of psychics in New York and their clients. Director (and return guest) Lana Wilson shares how she found clients willing to be on camera, the importance of witnessing someone, and the 20 minute lizard story that she struggled to cut down for time.Buy tickets for Look Into My Eyes here!Follow director Lana Wilson on IGListen to our previous interview with Lana Wilson about her film Miss Americana here Support the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM