The Bechdel Cast

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The Bechdel Cast is a podcast about the portrayal of women in movies hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.... more

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The podcast currently has 530 episodes available.

The Bechdel Cast episodes:

June 25, 2026 Desert Hearts with Emily Mills
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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1h 35min
June 18, 2026 Theater Camp
On this episode, Caitlin and Jamie head to summer camp to discuss Theater Camp (2023)!
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1h 8min
June 11, 2026 Appropriate Behavior with Melody Kamali
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Melody Kamali discuss Appropriate Behavior (2014). and at the end of the episode, they're going to be okay!

Follow Melody on Instagram at @melodykamali

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1h 21min
June 04, 2026 Postcards from the Edge with Crystal
On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Crystal move back in with their mothers and discuss Postcards from the Edge (1990)!

Follow Crystal on Instagram at @crystal.will.see.you.now and check out the podcast Camp Classics!
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1h 18min
May 28, 2026 Scary Movie (2000)
Wazzzupppp!!! This week, we're unlocking a Matreon episode on Scary Movie (2000)!
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1h 42min
May 21, 2026 Mississippi Masala with Durba Mitra
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Durba Mitra discuss Mississippi Masala (1991). Check out Durba's essay on the film at https://www.publicbooks.org/mississippi-masala-at-30-revisiting-a-film-classic-in-authoritarian-times/

Follow Durba on Instagram at @thirdworldwomen and check out her new book, The Future That Was -- https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691233604/the-future-that-was
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1h 21min
May 14, 2026 Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
We're celebrating Caitlin's birthday with an episode on Star Wars Empire Strikes Back (1980)!
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1h 55min
May 07, 2026 Pretty Woman with Andrea Werhun and Nicole Bazuin
On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guests Andrea Werhun and Nicole Bazuin -- the filmmakers behind the documentary Modern Whore -- join to discuss Pretty Woman (1990)! Not listening to this? Big mistake! Huge!

Check out Modern Whore, available for digital rental and purchase! Follow Andrea on IG at @weenerwoman and Nicole at @nicobazuin
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1h 25min
April 30, 2026 Mommie Dearest with Izzy Custodio from Be Kind Rewind
This week, Jamie Dearest, Caitlin Dearest, and special guest Izzy Custodio Dearest from Be Kind Rewind chat about Mommie Dearest (1981)! No wire hangers ever!

Follow Izzy on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@bkrewind
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1h 41min
April 23, 2026 Tootsie with Nori Reed
Hey Toots! This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Nori Reed are talking Tootsie (1982)!

Follow Nori on Instagram at @norireed
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1h 44min

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How many episodes does The Bechdel Cast have?

The podcast currently has 530 episodes available.

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