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Welcome to the Slamdance Film Festival 2024! Today we're talking about two great documentaries that highlight the passion and determination that it takes to be an athlete.

The Death Tour follows wrestling hopefuls in the most grueling tour in wrestling, as they cross northern Canada (in the heart of winter) in order to entertain remote indigenous communities. We sit down with Executive Producer and wrestling great Chris Jericho, and directors Sonya Ballantyne and Stephan Peterson, to discuss the deep significance of the Death Tour (as it celebrates its 50th year!), the difficult task of choosing which wrestlers to highlight, and how a certain director reacted to being mistaken for a wrestler.

Nina is an Athlete follows an Israeli wheelchair badminton champion, Nina Gorodetsky, as she attempts to fulfill her dream of making it to the Paralympics, while being a full time mother who is pushing 40. Director Ravit Markus shares the pros and cons of making a film about family, how she accidentally made a nontraditional sports documentary, and the importance of being your biggest advocate as an independent filmmaker.

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Welcome to day one of our Sundance/Slamdance film festival coverage! Today we're focusing on the Sundance documentary The Greatest Night in Pop, which recaps the one night that 46 of the biggest singers/stars of 1985 gathered to record the song We Are the World.

Return guest/director Bao Nguyen shares how/why he was offered this project, the fun and nostalgia he hopes to bring to those who watch it, and how this film was also an homage to his immigrant parents who would play American music to help them assimilate into life in the US. Then we bring you to the red carpet premiere of the film where we get to speak to the one and only LIONEL RICHIE!! 

The Greatest Night in Pop is available right now on Netflix

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Welcome to Sundance and Slamdance 2024! Since this is our 6th year covering both film festivals (which coincide at the same time) and our fourth time in Park City, UT, we think we have FINALLY found the perfect work/chill/fun life balance. But of course, we're still Bitch Talk, so get your ears ready for some crazy hijinks and random acts of magic!

We talk hot tubbing, our cabin that was filled with badass Bay Area women in media, David Alan Grier making everyone laugh on the red carpet, Ange losing her voice, how we got Lionel Ritchie to sign Erin's record, Malia Obama and tuna tartare, being VIPs at The Black Keys concert, and an "oh shit" heart dropping moment with a twist.

For recent info on Utah's hateful anti-Trans legislation, click here .

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Cover art photo by Dia Dipasupil for Getty.

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Happy 2024! We recap our NYE celebration at a Fleetwood Macrame concert, and our thoughts (or lack thereof) on the Golden Globes. We wrap up this episode with a replay of our Sundance 2023 interview with director Mstyslav Chernov about the documentary 20 Days in Mariupol, a powerful film that is on the short list for the Oscars. Annnnd, we're headed to Sundance in just under a week and still need your support. If you love this free podcast and want to donate to help with lodging, travel, transportation, and backend support you can tap this link to donate. 

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Holy shit, where the hell did the year go?!? It's been a rollercoaster of a ride, and we're recapping some of our favorite moments, interviews, and behind the scenes highlights of 2023.  Then we end the episode with our shared Moment of Pleasure: an epic trip to Portland!

See below for links to all of the episodes we reference, and have a safe and happy new year!

Chef Catie Randazzo from HBO's The Big Brunch

Author Samantha Irby

Slamdance Episodic - Who's Annie

A Good Person writer/director Zach Braff

It's Only Life After All director Alexandria Bombach

The Indigo Girls at Stern Grove

Fanny: The Right to Rock director Bobbi Jo Hart

W. Kamau Bell

Daveed Diggs part 1 and part 2

American Fiction director Cord Jefferson

Shortcomings director Randall Park

Earth Mama director Savanah Leaf and actor Tia Nomore

NPR's Aisha Harris

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Do yourself a favor and watch American Fiction! Cord Jefferson's directorial debut hilariously follows a frustrated novelist (Jeffrey Wright) who is tired of the industry profiting from "Black" entertainment that relies on offensive tropes- yet somehow finds himself in the middle of that hypocrisy.

We sat down with Cord to discuss Erasure, the book that the film is based on, and the connection he felt that prompted him to write the script. Then he shares how he combines comedy with drama, the score that ties it all together (thanks to composer Laura Karpman), and how strong women in his life helped him battle toxic masculinity. And then we cap it all off by convincing him to move to the Bay Area!

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Sound design and audio engineering on this episode by Kayla Anchell

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This #BasicBitch is not for those with a weak stomach! Ange shares the unique experience of her first colonoscopy, and some highlights from her trip to Latin America, and then Erin shares the story behind why we released a placenta into the Bay.

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It's been a while since we caught up, so here's a Basic Bitch for your ass! Erin kicks it off with an adventurous doctor's visit, Ange describes her spa weekend in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Erin goes to not one, but two Tony! Toni! Toné! concerts in a week. And then we reflect on an exciting film movement happening in Oakland, and our thoughts on two very different films that are out right now, Killers of the Flower Moon and Saltburn. 

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Other mentions in this episode:

High on the Hog Season 2

Make it Bay: Town Business Bitch Talk Episode

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Welcome to Town Business: An Evening of Cultural Power. We love live events, especially when they're in our own backyard among our friends! This was the kickoff event to celebrate Oakland's Mayor Sheng Thao's bold initiative to center film and television production as a cornerstone of economic development. And all we can say is, it's about damn time! 

The space was energized, the drinks and tacos were flowing, and we were lucky enough to chat with some of Oakland's finest. You'll hear from artist/organizer/co-founder and president of the Center for Cultural Power/one of the evening's panelists, Favianna Rodriguez, Chuck Johnson of Soul Beat, filmmaker Niema Jordan, entertainment lawyer/producer George Rush, and grammy winning musician/culture maker Tommy Shepherd. They share their thoughts on Oakland's cultural roots in activism and the arts, what makes storytellers from the Bay unique, how tv and film can revitalize the city, locations in Oakland they'd like to see on the big screen, and their roles in making sure this exciting  initiative is successful.

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Bitch Talk Podcast recorded this episode live from Mama Dog Studios in Oakland 

special audio support provided by Kayla Anchell

KQED article about Soul Beat from 2020

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Not only is he one of our all time favorite guests, he's also officially been on our show more than anyone else, it's Daveed Diggs! He shares the sweet story of how he found out he was going to be a father, how touring with his band Clipping has evolved now that he's in his 40s, the legacy of Blindspotting and what (he hopes) it means for the Bay, getting parenting advice from his parents, and some words of wisdom on how to maintain creative partnerships with your friends. This is a special one, and if you didn't love him before, you're going to after listening to this.

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Quick links to our prior interviews with Daveed:

Blindspotting (the film) with Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal  (7/20/18)

Live Q & A w/ Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Activist Carroll Fife, and Steve King Supporting Moms 4 Housing (2/26/20)

Basic Bitch With Daveed Diggs (5/15/20)

600th Episode Extravaganza! (8/13/21)

YouTube Exclusive: Daveed Diggs of Snowpiercer (1/24/22)

The Return of Daveed Diggs (1/13/23)

Videos We Reference in the Episode:

Yoga Boner

McCain Be Old

special audio support provided by Kayla Anchell

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