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We kick off the conversation with producer Ryan Coogler, who talks about the work he's been doing with his company, Proximity Media, and how much each project means to him. Next we speak to Jason Richards, Steph's college teammate, who discusses the surreal feeling of being on the red carpet and what it's like to have known Steph since he was 16. Then friend of the show W. Kamau Bell pops in to talk about how it felt to win an award as a filmmaker, and shares his experience as a first time judge at Sundance. Director Peter Nicks shares why the Bay Area is the best place in the world, and Steph Curry caps it all off by sharing how the Bay is now a major part of his story.

Stephen Curry: Underrated is streaming right now on Apple TV+

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This is the first #BasicBitch that we've recorded since March, and clearly we have a lot of shit to catch up on!

We talk major changes in the Bitch Talk universe (including celebrating our 10 year anniversary!), highlights from CAAMFest (the Center for Asian American Media Film Festival), our favorite movies of the summer, fancy dinners, live music/art, dicks and menopause, our favorite guests of the summer, and a chaotic pub crawl that included a dirty twist. This episode is loaded and bloated just like us...enjoy!

Bitch Talk Recommendations (as referenced in the episode)

Restaurant:

Old Skool Cafe

Books:

Wannabe: Reckonings With The Pop Culture That Shapes Me

anything by Samantha Irby

Film:

Joyride

Jeanette Lee Vs.

Fanny: The Right To Rock

anything by H.P. Mendoza

Art/Science:

Kehinde Wiley exhibit @ the de Young Museum

The Exploratorium

Music:

The Lost Church

Fleetwood Macrame

Stern Grove Festival

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Holy shit, it's the Indigo Girls! We interviewed the director (Alexandria Bombach) of their documentary It's Only Life After All, at SXSW this year and we've been waiting to interview Amy and Emily ever since. And what better timing than Pride weekend before their set at the Stern Grove Festival  - one of our favorite summertime activities in San Francisco!

Amy Ray and Emily Saliers speak as passionately as they sing. They share their early activism and who inspired them to take action, the love affair they have with their fans, their most recent studio album (Look Long) and why it was like returning home, and which musicians they ride or die for (spoiler alert: the list includes a lot of hip-hop!).

Visit the ACTIVISM page on their website and Honor The Earth to get involved and stay active!

Follow the Indigo Girls on IG & FB & Twitter and go see them live as the tour the U.S. and Europe this summer and fall!

Thank you to Jeff Hunt from Storied: San Francisco and Kayla Anchell for their audio production work on this episode. 

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This is a film that makes us proud to be from the Bay! Earth Mama follows a pregnant young single mother of two who embraces her Bay Area community as she determines the fate of her family.

Director Savanah Leaf sits down with us to explain how this film was born from her short film The Heart Still Hums, the meaning of the title, and how writing the screenplay was a form of therapy. We were also joined by Bay Area Hip Hop artist Tia Nomore who shares why she decided to try her hand at acting, how this role spoke to her real life experiences as a new mom, and what it was like to take acting cues from Erika Alexander. They then share what makes the locations in the film so special, the healing power of nature, and how they hope this film will spark a greater conversation about the problems within the system, and the realities of motherhood.

Earth Mama opens in SF at the Roxie Theater on July 7th, and nationwide on July 28th. For showtimes, click here

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Welcome to the SF Frameline Film Festival! Every Body is an important and beautiful documentary that focuses on three intersex people's lives as they process the traumas of their past, find community, thrive in their personal lives, and become leaders in the movement for a greater understanding of the intersex community and an end to unnecessary surgeries. 

Director Julie Cohen and  producer Tommy Nguyen share how the intersex movement has been a long time coming, the horrendous stranger than fiction story and archival footage that provided the catalyst for them to tell this story, and why they think we are moving in the right direction.

Participant and intersex activist River Gallo shares their experience growing up as intersex, how they manage to find grace in dealing with the misunderstandings of their parents, the inspirational feeling of the crowd at the film's premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, and what makes the closing credits of the film so special.

Every Body opens in theaters on June 30th

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We're on location at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco to talk about the exciting new Disney+ comedy/action series, American Born Chinese.

Executive Producer/graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang and actor Daniel Wu sit down with us to talk about the audience reaction at the series premiere at SXSW, how the casting and timing of the show created a perfect storm (in the best way possible), their collective roots in the Bay, and the fact that the Asian American story has something to say for everyone.

American Born Chinese is streaming right now on Disney+

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Get ready to laugh your ass off! Author/comedian/blogger/tv writer Samantha Irby is in the house and if you've ever read any of her books, she does not disappoint. As the conversation fluctuates between heavy and light (ie: from bowel issues to the deaths of our mothers), she is as real as it gets in the most hilarious way possible. You'll hear her thoughts on assisted living (pro), the news (con), NKOTB (pro), getting dressed (con), and the hilarious reason she waited almost 30 years to finally see Dave Matthews Band live. Plus we get all the inside scoop on her commissioned job to interview Lizzo for Time magazine in 2019. Take a listen and find out how she became our new best friend. You're welcome.

Samantha Irby's new book, Quietly Hostile, is available now.

But why buy just one? She has three more books, Meaty, We Are Never Meeting In Real Life, and Wow, No Thank You.

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That's right y'all, the bitch is back - W. Kamau Bell. We got to sit down in Kamau's NEW PRODUCTION OFFICES!! in Oakland and have a serious sit down with our un-official co-host about his latest documentary 1000% Me now streaming on HBOMax, his Peabody award for We Need to Talk About Cosby, what happened with his show United Shades on CNN, why it's hard for him to take a vacation, the state of stand-up comedy and "cancel culture", and see what he thinks about having his own TV reality show (SPOILER ALERT: it would be Kamau walking out of the room in almost every scene.)  

We absolutely love getting to dig in with Kamau and are excited for his new production ventures. Let's goooooooo!

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We're celebrating CAAMFest (the Center for Asian American Media Festival) 2023 with the awesome and inspiring documentary, Fanny: The Right To Rock.

Ange sits down (virtually) with director Bobbi Jo Hart to discuss how she first found out about Fanny (the first all female rock band to release an album on a major label), and the serendipitous steps (including a David Bowie quote) that led to her directing this film. She discusses how the band is still breaking glass ceilings as women in their 70s, stories from their recent concert at the iconic Whiskey A Go Go in Hollywood, and the true definition of success.

For tickets to Fanny: The Right To Rock at the SFMOMA tonight, May 19th @ 5:30pm, click here

For information on the Directions in Sound: Fanny and Friends FREE concert on Saturday, May 20th @ 1pm, click here

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Welcome to CAAMFest (Center for Asian American Media) 2023, where we're covering a documentary on our favorite pool player of all time, Jeanette Lee VS.

Director Ursula Liang and Jeanette Lee (aka the Black Widow) sat down with us to share how this film came to be during a very life changing time for both of them. Ursula shares some insight for indie filmmakers on being commissioned to direct a film, and the importance of us being able to tell our own stories. Jeanette Lee opens up about being vulnerable on camera, and how she dealt with mansplaining at the pool table. Then Jeanette gives an update on her stage 4 cancer diagnosis, and shares some words of inspiration.

Watch Jeanette Lee VS on ESPN here

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