The Bechdel Cast is a podcast about the portrayal of women in movies hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.
On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Jana Schmieding get shrunk and examine Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)! Follow Jana on Instagram at @janaunplgd and listen to her podcast, Sage-Based Wisdom!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/04/2026 • 102:44
This week, surprise space clone queens Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Summer Farah discuss Jupiter Ascending (2015). Follow Summer on Instagram at @bordersbookstore We the Unhoused is a Webby nominee! (And vote for Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here while you're at it!) Voting is open through April 16th. VOTE HERE: https://wbby.co/57462N LISTEN HERE: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-we-the-unhoused-66071889 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/04/2026 • 142:22
Jamie pops in to ask for your humble vote for the Webbys this year -- We the Unhoused is a nominee! (And vote for Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here while you're at it!) Voting is open through April 16th. VOTE HERE: https://wbby.co/57462N LISTEN HERE: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-we-the-unhoused-66071889 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/04/2026 • 02:09
On this very serious and important episode, Jamie and Caitlin reverently discuss cinema's greatest achievement, Moonfall (2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/04/2026 • 124:22
Ready or not, here we come with an unlocked episode from our Matreon about Ready or Not (2019)!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/03/2026 • 96:32
This week, tennis stars Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Princess Weekes have a threeway discussion about Challengers (2024). Here's Princess's video essay on the film, "Tashi Duncan Is The Hero of Challengers" --https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3xcF_CqxgA and here's screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes's YouTube video "Potion Seller" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_FQU4KzN7A&t=2s Follow Princess on Instagram at @princess_weekes and YouTube at youtube.com/@Princess_WeekesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/03/2026 • 101:11
On this episode, leprechauns Caitlin and Jamie head to the end of the rainbow to discuss the Disney Channel Original Movie, The Luck of the Irish (2001).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/03/2026 • 104:15
On this week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Ramzi Fawaz head to Reno Divorce Camp to discuss The Women (1939)! Follow Ramzi on Instagram at @nerdfromthefuture and check out his website ramzifawaz.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/03/2026 • 118:38
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Kenice Mobley (on her eighth appearance on the show!) examine Daughters of the Dust (1991)! Follow Kenice on Instagram at @kenicemobleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/02/2026 • 92:34
On this episode, former child stars Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Angelica Jade Bastién write letters to daddy and examine What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962). Follow Angelica on IG at @angelicajadebastien | letterboxd.com/angelicajade | angelicabastien.substack.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/02/2026 • 139:36
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Ronald Young Jr. examine representation in a movie that examines representation -- American Fiction (2023)! Follow Ronald on Instagram, Threads, and Letterboxd at @ohitsbigron and check out his podcasts Weight For It and Leaving the Theater!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/02/2026 • 101:02
*finger snap* Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Becca Ramos *finger snap* discuss West Side Story (1961) finger snap Follow Becca on Instagram at @beccsramos and check out her new podcast, Welcome to El Barrio! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/02/2026 • 133:23
On this episode that feels like an episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Payton McCarty-Simas talk about the movie that feels like a movie... Don't Worry Darling (2022). Here's the piece we mention, "Don’t Worry Darling Is Peak White Feminism (As Expected)" by Haaniyah Angus -- https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/dont-worry-darling-white-feminism Follow Payton on Instagram at @paytplace and grab a copy of out her book, That Very Witch: Fear Feminism & The American Witch FilmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/01/2026 • 76:34
On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Kayla Drescher have a discussion about The Prestige (2006), disappear it, then make it magically reappear for your listening pleasure! Follow Kayla on social media at @magicinheels and check out her magic venue in Chicago, Cosmic Underground Theater | @cosmicundergroundtheaterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/01/2026 • 120:09
This week, unicorns Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Hannah Eko set off on a journey to discuss The Last Unicorn (1982). Here's the Letterboxd review by Sally Jane Black that we mention - https://letterboxd.com/fuchsiadyke/film/the-last-unicorn/ Check out Hannah on her website: https://hannahoeko.com as well as @hannah.eko on Instagram and hannahekowrites.substack.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/01/2026 • 89:42
Jamie and Caitlin are kicking off the new year with an episode of your (Matrons') questions and our answers!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/01/2026 • 60:58
This week, Jamie and Caitlin open the wardrobe in the spare room and head into Narnia to discuss The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/12/2025 • 105:12
On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Alonso Duralde discuss Bad Santa! Ho ho ho! Follow Alonso at @alonso.duralde on Instagram, listen to his podcasts Linoleum Knife, Breakfast All Day, & Maximum Film, check out his reviews at thefilmverdict.com, and grab a copy of his book, Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/12/2025 • 80:06
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Roz Hernandez ask for cha cha heels for Christmas and discuss Female Trouble (1974)! Follow Roz on Instagram at @rozhernandez and check out her podcasts, "Tickled to Death" and "Ghosted"!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/12/2025 • 76:38
It's the Star Wars Prequels episode from our Midwest tour earlier this year! We cover The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005), recorded live in Chicago! Check out original videos we screened during the show on YouTube at @bechdelcast / linktr.ee/bechdelcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/12/2025 • 81:42
This week, we're re-releasing our episode on Rhymes for Young Ghouls with special guest Jess Murwin! If you can, please join us in donating to The Native Women's Collective -- https://www.nativewomenscollective.org/ Follow Jess on Instagram at @jessmurwinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/11/2025 • 120:46
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Mo Fry Pasic fall overboard, bonk their heads, and discuss Overboard (1987)! Check out Mo's podcast Worse Than You and follow it on Instagram at @worsethanyoushowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/11/2025 • 94:56
It's Morphin Time! Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Carlos Camacho discuss Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)! Here's the Reddit thread of "Slime, Sludge, and Goo in Movies" - https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1gxsovx/slime_sludge_and_goo_in_movies/ Follow Carlos on social media at @carloscreates2018 and check out his podcast The Horror Agenda and follow it on IG at @thehorroragenda See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/11/2025 • 109:33
On this episode, party girls Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Liz Gotauco go to their locial library to discuss Party Girl (1995)! Follow Liz at @cosbrarian on social media and buy her book at www.cosbrarian.com/about-fcked-up-fairy-tales.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/11/2025 • 79:15
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Mx. Dalia Belle sink their teeth into Sinners (2025)! Follow Dalia on social media at @mxdaliabelleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/10/2025 • 98:10
Where do we podcast? Everywhere! Especially when it's with special guest Sarah Marshall talking about The Devil's Advocate (1997)! Check out Sarah's new podcast The Devil You Know as well as You're Wrong About and You Are Good | @yourewrongaboutpod @youaregoodpod https://app.magellan.ai/listen_links/c6jXBU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/10/2025 • 115:27
On this episode, fembots Jamie, Caitlin, and special guests Sammy and Henley from Too Scary; Didn't Watch podcast discuss Companion (2025)! Follow the podcast Too Scary Didn't Watch on IG at @tsdwpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/10/2025 • 87:53
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Alicia Berbenick talk tentacle boyfriends, goo, and Possession (1981). Here's the book we mention during the episode -- https://www.abebooks.com/9781800857063/Possession-Devils-Advocates-Taylor-Alison-1800857063/plp | Follow Alicia on social media at @bene_and_the_gesserits and @resident.easel and check out her website beneandthegesserits.com Also, vote for We the Unhoused at the Signal Awards at https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/activism-public-service-social-impact See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/10/2025 • 105:33
This week, Date Doctors Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Ronald Young Jr. discuss Hitch (2005)! Vote for We the Unhoused at the Signal Awards at https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/activism-public-service-social-impact Follow Ronald on Instagram, Threads, and Letterboxd at @ohitsbigron and check out his podcasts Weight For It and Leaving the Theater!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/10/2025 • 107:01
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Tamara Yajia talk all about All About My Mother (1999)! Follow Tamara on Instagram at @tamarayajia and buy her book, Cry For Me, Argentina: My Life As A Failed Child Star, at https://geni.us/cryformeargentina See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/09/2025 • 65:45
