The Bechdel Cast

The Bechdel Cast is a weekly podcast about the representation of women in film. The Bechdel Cast is hosted by Los Angeles-based comedians Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.[1]

"The Bechdel Cast"
Presentation
Hosted by	Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus
Genre	Comedy
Language	English
Updates	Weekly on Thursdays and twice a month on Patreon
Production
Audio format	Podcasting (via streaming or download)
No. of episodes	225 episodes, plus 80 episodes on Patreon
Publication
Original release	November 27, 2016 – present
Provider	iHeartRadio Network
Website	www.bechdelcast.com

In November 2016 The Bechdel Cast released their introductory episode titled "Welcome to The Bechdel Cast!"[2] Their first episode was on the film Kill Bill with guest Zach Sherwin.[3]

The show is broadcast on the iHeartRadio Network (after HowStuffWorks Network, under Stuff Media, was bought by iHeartMedia).[4][5] Episodes are available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, and Spotify.[6] Select episodes are released to supporters on the crowdfunding platform Patreon twice a month.[7]

Premise

The name of the podcast derives from cartoonist Alison Bechdel, who developed the concept of the Bechdel test. The test investigates whether or not a work includes at least two women conversing about a topic other than a man. Sometimes a requirement that the two women must have names is added, which is a rule the podcast adheres to.[8] For the purposes of the show, the exchange only needs to be two lines of dialogue. A commonality of many movies that pass are that often only this minimum is reached typically by an inconsequential conversation or one in which the two lines are nested within a larger conversation that is about men.

The hosts often discuss the limitations of the Bechdel Test and, despite using it as their namesake, primarily employ it to initiate a larger discussion about the depiction and uses of female-identifying characters in film.[9] The hosts have recently moved to a use of the test that looks at whether a film has two named characters of any marginalized gender, who have a conversation about anything other than a man, for two lines of dialogue.[10]

They occasionally reference and utilize similar tests of representation, such as the Vito Russo test, the DuVernay Test, and the Mako Mori Test.[11][12]

Format and structure

The podcast is informally comedic, and formatted in an improvisational style. They frequently mention supplemental running jokes, such as Loftus' obsession with actor Alfred Molina, and Durante's reminder of her Master's Degree in Screenwriting from Boston University.[13]

The hosts begin by introducing their guest, often a comedian, actor, or other media personality. Durante then briefly recaps the film at the top of the episode with interjection from Loftus and the guest. This is followed by analyzing and discussing the representation of women through an intersectional lens, alternating in tone between serious and jocular.[14]

At the end of each episode they determine whether or not the film passes the Bechdel test, as well as rate it on a "nipple scale" from 0 to 5 nipples based on how female-identifying characters are portrayed overall.[15]

Episodes typically range from 45 minutes to 80 minutes, and are released once a week on Thursdays and twice a month on Patreon. Most episodes are recorded in the HowStuffWorks studio in Los Angeles. Within the past year they have begun touring and performing for studio audiences as The Bechdel Cast, which include live episodes such as "The Notebook with Caitlin Gill"[16] and "Edward Scissorhands with Maggie Mae Fish".[17][18]

Hosts

Caitlin Durante is a comedian and producer. She was the program producer for the Nerdmelt Showroom comedy venue at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles from early 2015 until it closed in April 2018.[19] She is also a scriptwriter and story analyst, and frequently offers writing workshops in Los Angeles and Boston.[20]

Jamie Loftus is a sketch writer, animator, and actor.[5] Her comedic style can best be described as alternative comedy, with absurd pieces such as her one-woman show "I Lost My Virginity August 15, 2010"[21] and her attempt to raise money for Planned Parenthood by selling Shrek nudes.[22] She has also written and starred in video content for media sites Adult Swim, Comedy Central, Paste, and Super Deluxe.[5]

Episodes

Episode #	Date aired	Title	Guest	Bechdel Test	Nipple Rating: Durante, Loftus, Guest	Total Nipples
1	November 27, 2016	Welcome to the Bechdel Cast!	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	December 1, 2016	Kill Bill	Zach Sherwin	Yes	No ratings given	N/A
3	December 8, 2016	Beauty and the Beast (1991)	Courtney Karwal	No	2 (L)	N/A
4	December 15, 2016	Star Wars: A New Hope	Sam Jay	No	2 (D); 1 (L); 1.5 (G)	4.5
5	December 22, 2016	Love Actually	Debra DiGiovanni	Yes	.5 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G)	1.5
6	December 29, 2016	The Matrix	Matt Donaher	Yes	3.5 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G)	9.5
7	January 5, 2017	Labyrinth	Jenny Zigrino	Yes	1.5 (D); 2 (L); 3 (G)	6.5
8	January 12, 2017	The Princess Bride	Myq Kaplan	No	2 (D); 1 (L); 1.5 (G)	4.5
9	January 19, 2017	Mad Max: Fury Road	Will Weldon	Yes	3.75 (D); 3 (L); 4 (G)	10.75
10	January 26, 2017	Fargo	Julia Prescott	Yes	4.5 (D); 4.5 (L); 4.5 (G)	13.5
11	February 2, 2017	Groundhog Day	Jackie Kashian	Yes	2 (D); 3 (L); 2.5 (G)	7.5
12	February 9, 2017	Batman (1989)	Riley Silverman	No	.5 (D); 1 (L); .5 (G)	2
13	February 14, 2017	Titanic	Aparna Nancherla	Yes	4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G)	12
14	February 23, 2017	Heathers	Paige Weldon	Yes	2.5 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G)	8.5
15	March 2, 2017	Single White Female	Ben Rodgers	Yes	4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G)	12
16	March 9, 2017	Runaway Bride	Sophia Benoit	Yes	2 (D); 2.5 (L); 3 (G)	7.5
17	March 16, 2017	Coming to America	Amanda Seales	Yes	3 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G)	10.5
18	March 23, 2017	Gigli	Josh Fadem	Yes	1 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G)	3
19	March 30, 2017	Moana	Natalie Baseman	Yes	5 (D); 5 (L); 5 (G)	15
20	April 6, 2017	Boogie Nights	Josh Androsky	Yes	3.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 5 (G)	12
21	April 13, 2017	Hidden Figures	Nina Daniels	Yes	5 (D); 5 (L); 5 (G)	15
22	April 20, 2017	Clueless	Nikki Glaser	Yes	3.5 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G)	11.5
23	April 27, 2017	The Sandlot	Natalie Palamides	No	0 (D); 0 (L); 0 (G)	0
24	May 4, 2017	Spice World	Amanda Meadows	Yes	2 (D); 2.5 (L); 2.5 (G)	7
25	May 11, 2017	Thelma & Louise	Alexi Wasser	Yes	5 (D); 5 (L); 5 (G)	15
26	May 16, 2017	Alien (1979)	Eliza Skinner	Yes	4 (D); 4 (L); 5 (G)	13
27	May 22, 2017	Dirty Dancing (1987)	Emily Ruskowski	Yes	4 (D); 4 (L); 4.5 (G)	12.5
28	May 25, 2017	Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)	Ashley Brooke Roberts	No	2 (D); 2 (L); 1.75 (G)	5.75
29	June 1, 2017	Mean Girls	Jenny Jaffe	Yes	3 (D); 3.5 (L); 5 (G)	11.5
30	June 8, 2017	Wonder Woman (2017)	Jessica Chobot	Yes	5 (D); 4.5 (L); 4 (G)	13.5
31	June 12, 2017	The Mummy (1999)	Georgea Brooks	No	2 (D); 2 (L); 1 (G)	5
32	June 15, 2017	The Wizard of Oz	Ever Mainard	Yes	5 (D); 5 (L); 5 (G)	15
33	June 22, 2017	Transformers (2007)	Teresa Lee	No	.5 (D); 0 (L); 1 (G)	1.5
34	June 29, 2017	Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone	Maggie Maye	No	3 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G)	9
35	July 6, 2017	Spider-Man 2	Sina Grace	No	1 (D); 1.5 (L); 1 (G)	3.5
36	July 13, 2017	The Beguiled (2017)	Alana Hope Levinson	Yes	2 (D); 2 (L); 0 (G)	4
37	July 20, 2017	Ghost (1990)	Nicole Byer	No	4 (D); 4 (L); 5 (G)	13
38	July 27, 2017	When Harry Met Sally...	Naomi Ekperigin	No	1 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G)	3
39	August 3, 2017	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	Caitlin Gill	No	1 (D); 1.5 (L); 3 (G)	5.5
40	August 10, 2017	Twilight	JT Taylor	Yes	1 (D); 1.5 (L); 1.5 (G)	4
41	August 17, 2017	Jurassic Park (1993)	Steven Ray Morris	Yes	3.5 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G)	9.5
42	August 24, 2017	School of Rock	Nina Corcoran	Yes	2.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G)	10
43	August 31, 2017	The Room	Barbara Gray	Yes	0 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G)	3.5
44	September 7, 2017	Grease 2	Solomon Georgio	Yes	2 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G)	8
45	September 14, 2017	Men in Black	Sam Ike	No	.5 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G)	1.5
46	September 21, 2017	A League of Their Own	Julia Claire	Yes	4 (D); 4 (L); 5 (G)	13
47	September 28, 2017	Flatliners (1990)	Matt McCarthy	Yes	2 (D); 2 (L); 2.5 (G)	6.5
48	October 5, 2017	Blade Runner	Hampton Yount	No	1.5 (D); 1 (L); 2 (G)	4.5
49	October 12, 2017	Friday the 13th (1980)	Jen Saunderson	Yes	2 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G)	8
50	October 19, 2017	Beetlejuice	Mike Abrusci	Yes	2.5 (D); 2 (L); 3 (G)	7.5
51	October 23, 2017	Manhattan	None	Yes	No ratings given	N/A
52	October 26, 2017	Hocus Pocus	Danielle Perez	Yes	3.5 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G)	11.5
53	November 2, 2017	V for Vendetta	Marcella Arguello	Yes	3 (D); 3.5 (L); 3 (G)	9.5
54	November 9, 2017	Shrek	Atsuko Okatsuka	No	1 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G)	3
55	November 16, 2017	The Craft	Suzee Dunn	Yes	2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 2.5 (G)	7.5
56	November 23, 2017	Thanksgiving Minisode	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
57	November 30, 2017	The Phantom of the Opera (2004)	Lindsay Ellis	No	0 (D); 2 (L); 2 (G)	4
58	December 7, 2017	A Christmas Story	Brandon Bird	Yes	1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G)	5
59	December 14, 2017	The Holiday	Rebecca Bulnes	Yes	.5 (D); 1 (L); 2 (G)	3.5
60	December 21, 2017	Die Hard	Debra DiGiovanni	Yes	1.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 1 (G)	5
61	December 28, 2017	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Demi Adejuyigbe	Yes	3 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G)	9
62	January 4, 2018	Mrs. Doubtfire	Emily Heller	Yes	2.5 (D); 3 (L); 2.5 (G)	8
63	January 11, 2018	Pulp Fiction	Jake Weisman	Yes	2 (D); 2 (L); 2 (G)	6
64	January 18, 2018	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	Jack O'Brien	Yes	0 (D); .5 (L); 0 (G)	.5
65	January 25, 2018	The Post	Lizz Winstead	No	2.5 (D); 2 (L); 2 (G)	6.5
66	February 1, 2018	Girls Trip	Madison Shepard	Yes	4.5 (D); 4.5 (L); 5 (G)	14
67	February 8, 2018	Lady Bird	Charla Lauriston	Yes	5 (D); 5 (L); 5 (G)	15
68	February 14, 2018	Fifty Shades of Grey	Sara Schaefer	Yes	1 (D); 2 (L); 2 (G)	5
69	February 22, 2018	The Notebook	Caitlin Gill	No	2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 2 (G)	7
70	March 1, 2018	Black Panther	Naomi Ekperigin and Ify Nwadiwe	Yes	5 (D); 4.5 (L); 5 (G-E); 5 (G-N)	14.5 (W) 19.5 (C)
71	March 8, 2018	Josie and the Pussycats	Faye Orlove	Yes	4 (D); 3.5 (L); 5 (G)	12.5
72	March 15, 2018	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider	Dani Fernandez	No	1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G)	5
73	March 22, 2018	Pacific Rim	Aristotle Acevedo	No	3 (D); 2 (L); 3 (G)	8
74	March 29, 2018	Amélie	Hana Michels	Yes	2 (D); 2 (L); 2.5 (G)	6.5
75	April 5, 2018	Mother!	Anna Akana	No	0 (D); 0 (L); [-]2 (G)	[-]2
76	April 12, 2018	The Rock	Miles Gray	No	0 (D); 0 (L); 0 (G)	0
77	April 19, 2018	She's All That	Anna Hossnieh	Yes	0 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G)	2
78	April 26, 2018	Jumanji (1995) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)	Bodie Reed	Yes/Yes	2/2 (D); 2/2 (L); 2/2 (G)	6/6
79	May 3, 2018	Moulin Rouge!	Daniel O'Brien	Yes	1.5 (D); 1 (L); 1.5 (G)	4
80	May 10, 2018	But I'm a Cheerleader	Jenny Chalikian	Yes	4.5 (D); 4 (L); 5 (G)	13.5
81	May 17, 2018	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Kate Banford	No	3.5 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G)	11.5
82	May 24, 2018	Frozen	Chris Farren	Yes	3.75 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G)	9.75
83	May 31, 2018	Aliens (1986)	Andrew Ti	Yes	4 (D); 4 (L) (G)	12 (W) 8 (C)
84	June 7, 2018	Ocean's Eleven	Edgar Momplaisir	No	0 (D); 0 (L); 5 (G)	5
85	June 14, 2018	The Royal Tenenbaums	Jenny Yang	Yes	1.5 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G)	3.5
86	June 21, 2018	Breakfast at Tiffany's	Gaby Dunn	Yes	1 (D); 2.5 (L); 3 (G)	6.5
87	June 28, 2018	Her	Jesse David Fox	Yes	1.5 (D); 2 (L); 2 (G)	5.5
88	July 5, 2018	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants	Mary Houlihan	Yes	3.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 3 (G)	10
89	July 12, 2018	Bend It Like Beckham	Subhah Agarwal	Yes	4.5 (D); 4.5 (L); 4.8 (G)	13.8
90	July 19, 2018	Aladdin	Shereen Lani Younes	No	1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 1 (G)	4
91	July 26, 2018	Mission: Impossible (1996)	Alex Schmidt	No	.5 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G)	2.5
92	August 2, 2018	Wet Hot American Summer	Allison Raskin	No	2.5 (D); 3 (L); 3.5 (G)	9
93	August 9, 2018	Point Break (1991)	Anita Sarkeesian	No	.5 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G)	2.5
94	August 16, 2018	500 Days of Summer	Brandie Posey	No	1 (D); 0 (L); 0 (G)	1
95	August 23, 2018	Mamma Mia!	Miel Bredouw	Yes	2.5 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G)	8.5
96	August 30, 2018	Crazy Rich Asians	Teresa Lee and Ceda Xiong	Yes	4.5 (D); 4.5 (L) 4.25 (G-L); 5 (G-X)	13.63 (W) 18.25 (C)
97	September 6, 2018	10 Things I Hate About You	Laci Mosley	Yes	1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 1.5 (G)	4.5
98	September 12, 2018	The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - Part 1	Anna Salinas	N/A	N/A	N/A
99	September 13, 2018	The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - Part 2	Anna Salinas	No	.5 (D); .1 (L) .25 (G)	.85
100	September 20, 2018	Edward Scissorhands	Maggie Mae Fish	Yes	2 (D); 2 (L); 2 (G)	6
101	September 27, 2018	She's the Man	Samee Junio	Yes	3 (D); 3.5 (L); 3.5 (G)	10
102	October 4, 2018	Carrie (1976)	Eva Vives	Yes	2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 2 (G)	7
103	October 11, 2018	Raiders of the Lost Ark - 100 Episode Spectacular!	None	No	.25 (D) .25 (L) N/A (G)	.75 (W) .5 (C)
104	October 16, 2018	A Star Is Born (2018)	Anna Hossnieh	Yes	2 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G)	5.5
105	October 18, 2018	Halloween (1978)	April Wolfe	Yes	2.5 (D); 2 (L); 3 (G)	7.5
106	October 25, 2018	Scream	Joan Ford	Yes	3 (D); 3 (L); 4 (G)	10
107	November 1, 2018	Cruel Intentions	Jackie Johnson	Yes	0 (D); [-]1 (L); 0 (G)	[-]1
108	November 6, 2018	Election	Natasha Chandel	Yes	2.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 3 (G)	9
109	November 15, 2018	Gentleman Prefer Blondes	Karina Longworth	Yes	2 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G)	9.5
110	November 22, 2018	Thanksgiving Minisode	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
111	November 29, 2018	Miss Congeniality	None	Yes	3 (D); 3.75 (L); N/A (G)	10.13 (W) 6.75 (C)
112	December 6, 2018	The Nightmare Before Christmas	Natalie McGill	No	.5 (D); .5 (L); [-]2 (G)	[-]1
113	December 13, 2018	Gremlins	Moujan Zolfaghari	No	.5 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G)	1.5
114	December 20, 2018	Elf	Mara Wilson	No	.5 (D); 1 (L); 1.5 (G)	3
115	December 27, 2018	Waiting to Exhale	Errin Haines Whack	Yes	2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 2 (G)	7
116	January 3, 2019	The Princess Diaries	Marcia Belsky	Yes	2 (D); 3 (L); 3.5 (G)	8.5
117	January 10, 2019	Erin Brockovich	Alfred Molina	Yes	3.5 (D); 4 (L); 3 (G)	10.5
118	January 17, 2019	The Fifth Element	Danielle Radford	No	.5 (D); .5 (L); 1 (G)	2
119	January 24, 2019	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	George Civeris	Yes	2 (D); 3.5 (L); 5 (G)	10.5
120	January 31, 2019	Fatal Attraction	Soraya Chemaly	Yes	0 (D); 0 (L); 0 (G)	0
121	February 7, 2019	What Women Want	Laci Mosley	No	0 (D); 0 (L); 1 (G)	1
122	February 14, 2019	D.E.B.S.	Ellie Brigida and Leigh Holmes Foster	Yes	4 (D); 3.75 (L); 3.5 (G-B) 3.5 (G-HF)	11.25 (W) 14.75 (C)
123	February 21, 2019	Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion	Danielle Perez	Yes	3 (D); 3 (L); 5 (G)	11
124	February 28, 2019	The Breakfast Club	None	Yes	1.5 (D); .5 (L); N/A (G)	3 (W) 2 (C)
125	March 7, 2019	The Devil Wears Prada	Amy Lam	Yes	2 (D); 2 (L); 3.5 (G)	7.5
126	March 14, 2019	Captain Marvel	Carolyn Cocca	Yes	4.5 (D); 4 (L); 4.25 (G)	12.75
127	March 21, 2019	Fight Club	Katie Nguyen	No	0 (D); 0 (L); 0 (G)	0
128	March 28, 2019	The Little Mermaid	Clara Pluton	Yes	.5 (D); .5 (L); 1 (G)	2
129	April 4, 2019	Rosemary's Baby	Jessica Harper	Yes	2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 2.5 (G)	7.5
130	April 11, 2019	Sleepless in Seattle	Andy Iwancio	Yes	.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G)	4
131	April 18, 2019	40 Days and 40 Nights	Arielle Isaac Norman	No	[-]40/[-]40 (D); [-]40/[-]40 (L); (G)	N/A
132	April 25, 2019	The Avengers	Anney Reese	No	1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 1.5 (G)	4.5
133	May 2, 2019	Pleasantville	Jessie Maltin and Leonard Maltin	Yes	3 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G-JM) 4 (G-LM)	11 (W) 15 (C)
134	May 9, 2019	Casino Royale	Kenice Mobley	No	0 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G)	1
135	May 16, 2019	Bring It On	Maggie Maye	Yes	2 (D); 2.5 (L); 2 (G)	6.5
136	May 23, 2019	Paddington & Paddington 2	Demi Adejuyigbe	Yes/No	3 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G)	9
137	May 30, 2019	13 Going on 30	Melissa Lozada-Oliva	Yes	2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 4 (G)	9
138	June 6, 2019	Carol	Lauren Flans and Nicole Pacent	Yes	4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G-F) 3 (G-P)	11.5 (W) 15 (C)
139	June 13, 2019	Booksmart	Vanessa Chester	Yes	4.25 (D); 3.75 (L); 3.75 (G)	11.75
140	June 20, 2019	Toy Story	Sadie Dupuis	No	.5 (D); .5 (L); .7 (G)	1.7
141	June 27, 2019	Love, Simon	Matt Rogers	No	3.5 (D); 4 (L); 5 (G)	12.5
142	July 4, 2019	Independence Day	Lindsay Ellis	Yes	.5 (D); 1 (L); 2 (G)	3.5
143	July 11, 2019	It Takes Two	Catherine Cohen and Pat Regan	Yes	1 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G-C) 2 (G-R)	3.5 (W) 5 (C)
144	July 18, 2019	Lion King (1994)	Naomi Ekperigin	No	.5 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G)	1.5
145	July 25, 2019	First Wives Club	Caitlin Gill	Yes	3 (D); 3 (L); 4 (G)	10
146	August 1, 2019	The Fast and the Furious	Faye Orlove	Yes	.5 (D); 1 (L); 2.5 (G)	4
147	August 8, 2019	A Little Princess	Joelle Monique	Yes	3.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 3.5 (G)	10.5
148	August 15, 2019	Anastasia	Anna Seregina	Yes	3 (D); 3.5 (L); 2.5 (G)	10
149	August 22, 2019	Good Will Hunting	Ayo Edebiri	No	1 (D); .5 (L); 0 (G)	1.5
150	August 29, 2019	There's Something About Mary	Katy Stoll	Yes	0 (D); [-]2 (L); 0 (G)	[-]2
151	September 5, 2019	Spy Kids	Katherine Leon	Yes	3 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G)	10.5
152	September 12, 2019	Sex and the City	Megan Gailey	Yes	1.5 (D); .5 (L); 2 (G)	4
153	September 19, 2019	Frances Ha	Christina Catherine Martinez	Yes	3.5 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G)	11.5
154	September 26, 2019	The Hunger Games	Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai	Yes	3 (D); 3.5 (L); 3.75 (G-N) 4 (G-K)	10.38 (W) 14.25 (C)
155	October 3, 2019	The Dark Knight	Pallavi Gunalan	Yes	.5 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G)	1.5
156	October 10, 2019	The Addams Family	Dani Fernandez and Ify Nwadiwe	Yes	3.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G-F) 3.5 (G-N)	10.75 (W) 14.5 (C)
157	October 17, 2019	Practical Magic	None	Yes	3.25 (D); 3.25 (L) N/A (G)	9.75 (W) 6.5 (C)
158	October 24, 2019	Rocky Horror Picture Show	Joan Haley Ford	No	1.5 (D); 1.5 (L) 1.5 (G)	4.5
159	October 31, 2019	The Shining	Corie Johnson	No	2.5 (D); 2 (L) 2 (G)	6.5
160	November 7, 2019	Easy A	Isa Mazzei	Yes	2.5 (D); 2.5 (L) 2.5 (G)	7.5
161	November 14, 2019	Charlie's Angels	Sasheer Zamata	Yes	1.5 (D); 1 (L); 2 (G)	4.5
162	November 21, 2019	Brave	Rachel Anne Clarke	Yes	3.75 (D); 3.75 (L); 3 (G)	10.5
163	November 28, 2019	Thanksgiving Mini Episode	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
164	December 5, 2019	The Terminator & Terminator 2: Judgment Day	None	Yes/No	1.5/3 (D); 1/4 (L); N/A (G)	3.75/10.5 (W) 2.5/7 (C)
165	December 12, 2019	Home Alone	Tamara Yajia	No	1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G)	5
166	December 19, 2019	The Santa Clause Part 1	Grace Thomas	N/A	N/A	N/A
167	December 20, 2019	The Santa Clause Part 2	Grace Thomas	No	.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G)	4
168	December 26, 2019	Little Women (1994)	Debra DiGiovanni	Yes	3.75 (D); 3.5 (L); 3.5 (G)	10.75
169	January 2, 2020	Q&A with Jamie and Caitlin	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
170	January 9, 2020	Now and Then	Callie Biggerstaff	Yes	4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G)	12
171	January 16, 2020	Cats (2019)	Katie Goldin	Yes	2.5 (D); 3 (L); 2 (G)	7.5
172	January 23, 2020	Bad Boys (1995)	Laci Mosley	Yes	.25 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G)	1.25
173	January 30, 2020	Fast Times at Ridgemont High	Paige Weldon and Emily Faye	No	2 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G-W) 3 (G-F)	6 (W) 8.5 (C)
174	February 6, 2020	Sister Act	Nithya Raman	Yes	4.5 (D); 4.5 (L); 5 (G)	14
175	February 13, 2020	Love & Basketball	Zainab Johnson	Yes	3.75 (D); 3.75 (L); 4 (G)	11.5
176	February 20, 2020	Center Stage	Akilah Hughes	Yes	2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 2 (G)	7
177	February 27, 2020	The Princess and the Frog	Lexie Grace	Yes	1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 1.5 (G)	4.5
178	March 5, 2020	The Social Network	Demi Adejuyigbe	No	.5 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G)	1.5
179	March 12, 2020	The Sixth Sense	None	Yes	1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); N/A (G)	4.5 (W) 3 (C)
180	March 19, 2020	Black Swan	Hunter Harris	Yes	2.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G)	10
181	March 26, 2020	Mulan	Ceda Xiong	No	3 (D); 3.5 (L); 3 (G)	9.5
182	April 2, 2020	National Treasure	None	No	.5 (D); .5 (L); N/A (G)	1.5 (W) 1 (C)
183	April 9, 2020	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	Atsuko Okatsuka	No	0 (D); 0 (L); [-]1 (G)	[-]1
184	April 16, 2020	All About Eve	Sara June	Yes	3 (D); 3.75 (L); 4 (G)	10.75
185	April 23, 2020	Clue	None	No	1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); N/A (G)	4.5 (W) 3 (C)
186	April 30, 2020	Wayne's World	Maureen Bharoocha	No	1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G)	5
187	May 7, 2020	Bad Moms	None	Yes	2 (D); 2 (L); N/A (G)	6 (W) 4 (C)
188	May 14, 2020	Little Miss Sunshine	None	Yes	3.5 (D); 3.5 (L); N/A (G)	10.5 (W) 7 (C)
189	May 21, 2020	Birds of Prey	Emily Yoshida	Yes	4.5 (D); 4.25 (L); 4.25 (G)	13
190	May 28, 2020	Legally Blonde	None	Yes	3 (D); 2.5 (L); N/A (G)	8.25 (W) 5.5 (C)
191	June 4, 2020	Black Lives Matter	None	N/A	N/A (D); N/A (L); N/A (G)	N/A
192	June 11, 2020	Updates, Improvements, and a Discussion	Kenice Mobley	N/A	N/A (D); N/A (L); N/A (G)	N/A
193	June 18, 2020	Harriet the Spy	Jenna Ushkowitz	Yes	4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G)	12
194	June 25, 2020	Tangerine	Kai Choyce, Violet Gray, and Dahile Belle	Yes	4.5 (D); 4.25 (L); 4 (G-C)	12.75
195	July 9, 2020	Set It Off	Jourdain Searles	Yes	4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G)	12
196	July 16, 2020	The Witch	Jana Schmieding	Yes	1 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G)	3
197	July 23, 2020	Space Jam	Princess Weekes	No	1 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G)	4.5
198	July 30, 2020	Cheetah Girls	Korama Danquah	Yes	4 (D); 4 (L); 3.5 (G)	11.5
199	August 6, 2020	Secretary	Ashley Ray	Yes	1 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G)	4.5
200	August 13, 2020	I, Tonya	None	Yes	5 (D); 4 (L); N/A (G)	13.5 (W) 9 (C)
201	August 20, 2020	Frozen II	Ali Nahdee	Yes	4 (D); 3.75 (L); 4 (G)	11.75
202	August 27, 2020	Fried Green Tomatoes	Francesca Fiorentini	Yes	3 (D); 3 (L); 4 (G)	10
203	September 3, 2020	Inception	None	No	.5 (D); .5 (L); N/A (G)	1.5 (W) 1 (C)
204	September 10, 2020	Ghost World	Julie Klausner	Yes	2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); N/A (G)	7.5 (W) 5 (C)
205	September 17, 2020	Death Becomes Her	None	Yes	2 (D); 2 (L); N/A (G)	4
206	September 24, 2020	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	Kenice Mobley	Yes	4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G)	12
207	October 1, 2020	Parasite	Grace Jung	Yes	3 (D); 3 (L); 2 (G)	8
208	October 8, 2020	The Descent	D'arby Rose	Yes	2.5 (D); 2.75 (L); 3 (G)	8.25
209	October 15, 2020	A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night	Anna Hossnieh	Yes	4.25 (D); 4.25 (L); 4.5 (G)	13
210	October 22, 2020	Us	Korama Danquah	Yes	3.5 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G)	11.5
211	October 29, 2020	Pan's Labyrinth	Aristotle Acevedo	Yes	3.75 (D); 3.75 (L); 4 (G)	11.5
212	November 5, 2020	Flubber	None	Yes	1 (D); .5 (L); N/A (G)	1.5
213	November 12, 2020	Saved!	Ellie Brigida and Leesa Charlotte	Yes	3.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G-B); 3.5 (G-C)	12.5 (W) 14.5 (C)
214	November 19, 2020	Lolita (1962)	None	N/A	[-]1000000 (C); [-]1000000/0(L); N/A (G)	[-]2000000
215	November 26, 2020	Rhymes for Young Ghouls	Jess Murwin	Yes	5 (D); 5 (L); 5 (G)	15
216	December 3, 2020	Four Year Anniversary Q&A with Jamie and Caitlin	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
217	December 10, 2020	The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	Grace Thomas	No	[-]4 (D); 0 (L); 4.5 (G)	.5
218	December 17, 2020	This Christmas	Miles Gray	Yes	3 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G)	9
219	December 24, 2020	Happiest Season	Jes Tom	Yes	2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 1 (G)	6
220	December 31, 2020	New Year's Eve	None	Yes	0 (D); 0 (L); N/A (G)	0
221	January 7, 2021	We're Taking the Week Off and That's Feminist	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
222	January 14, 2021	Beauty and the Beast	None	No	2 (D); 1.5 (L); N/A (G)	3.5
223	January 21, 2021	Grease	Gracie Gillam	Yes	.5 (D); .5 (L); 1 (G)	2
224	January 28, 2021	Selena	Mala Muñoz	Yes	4 (D); 4 (L); 5 (G)	13
225	February 4, 2021	Hollywood Shuffle	Sam Ike	Yes	2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 5 (G)	10

Patreon Episodes

Episode #	Date aired	Title
1	October 12, 2017	Get Out with Rae Sanni
2	October 27, 2017	Things We Learned in the First Year of the Bechdel Cast
3	November 13, 2017	Superbad
4	November 25, 2017	The Muppet Christmas Carol
5	December 18, 2017	How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
6	December 30, 2017	Legally Blonde
7	January 15, 2018	Ghostbusters (1984)
8	January 29, 2018	Ghostbusters (2016)
9	February 13, 2018	I, Tonya
10	February 26, 2018	The Disaster Artist
11	March 13, 2018	Q&A with Jamie and Caitlin
12	March 31, 2018	Chocolat (2000)
13	April 9, 2018	Juno
14	April 14, 2018	Titanic
15	May 13, 2018	The Parent Trap (1998)
16	May 28, 2018	The Big Lebowski
17	June 17, 2018	Back to the Future with Kenice Mobley
18	June 30, 2018	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
19	July 16, 2018	Incredibles 2
20	July 30, 2018	The Legend of Billie Jean
21	August 18, 2018	Doubt
22	August 31, 2018	Hackers
23	September 14, 2018	Q&A with Jamie and Caitlin
24	September 28, 2018	Teeth
25	October 12, 2018	The Babadook
26	October 31, 2018	Halloweentown
27	November 8, 2018	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
28	November 26, 2018	Hard Candy
29	December 10, 2018	A Christmas Prince
30	December 24, 2018	The Princess Switch
31	January 14, 2019	Dumplin'
32	January 28, 2019	Drop Dead Gorgeous
33	February 11, 2019	Titanic: Sunk and Drunk
34	February 24, 2019	Titanic Audio Commentary: Part 1 & 2
35	March 11, 2019	High School Musical
36	March 30, 2019	17 Again
37	April 15, 2019	Garden State
38	April 29, 2019	Annihilation
39	May 17, 2019	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
40	May 31, 2019	Who Framed Roger Rabbit
41	June 14, 2019	Knocked Up
42	June 26, 2019	Obvious Child
43	July 9, 2019	American Pie
44	July 29, 2019	American Psycho
45	August 18, 2019	Freaky Friday
46	August 30, 2019	Jennifer's Body
47	September 16, 2019	Maid in Manhattan with Vanessa Gritton
48	September 30, 2019	The Wedding Planner Part 1 & 2
49	October 14, 2019	Death Becomes Her
50	October 28, 2019	Coraline
51	November 11, 2019	9 to 5 with Sophie Lichterman
52	November 27, 2019	Working Girl with Maja Orsic
53	December 10, 2019	Jack Frost
54	December 22, 2019	A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby
55	January 13, 2020	Someone Great
56	January 27, 2020	The Kissing Booth with Jacob Elordi
57	February 7, 2020	Oscar Coverage 2019
58	February 24, 2020	The Favourite with Iszi Lawrence
59	March 15, 2020	The Witches of Eastwick Part 1 & 2
60	March 30, 2020	Moonstruck
61	April 13, 2020	Bridesmaids
62	April 27, 2020	The Hangover
63	May 17, 2020	Shaun of the Dead
64	May 28, 2020	Monty Python and the Holy Grail
65	June 15, 2020	Blockers
66	June 29, 2020	Eighth Grade
67	July 13, 2020	Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
68	July 27, 2020	Cadet Kelly with Keah Brown
69	August 18, 2020	Lolita (1962)
70	August 31, 2020	I, Frankenstein
71	September 14, 2020	Stick It
72	September 28, 2020	Whip It
73	October 12, 2020	The Cabin in the Woods
74	October 26, 2020	What We Do in the Shadows
75	November 16, 2020	Billboard Dad
76	November 30, 2020	Passport to Paris
77	December 14, 2020	The Princess Switch: Switched Again
78	December 21, 2020	A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding
79	January 12, 2021	Enchanted
80	January 26, 2021	Arrival

Notes

1.^ Only Loftus gave a rating in this episode.

2.^ Loftus would later admit that she has never seen The Matrix.

3.^ The cumulative total is higher due to the participation of two guests. A film's weighted score, created by averaging the total guest scores, is indicated with (W); the cumulative with (C).

4.^ The guest left the episode early and did not give a rating.

5.^ In the absence of three ratings a weighted score is created by averaging the two available scores to create a proxy guest score.

6.^ Durante gave the film -40 Nipples and -40 Ass-Cheeks.

7.^ Loftus gave the film -40 Nipples and -40 Butts.

8.^ The guest did not give a rating.

9.^ Loftus asked the Wikipedia editor updating the page to choose between 3.5 or 4. This editor has chosen 4.

10.^ The guest opted to not use the Nipple Rating and gave the film "1 me at [age] 18."

11.^ Given the specific content of this film, Caitlin and Jamie said that while it may have passed they were not choosing to address the test and whether it passed.

12.^ Caitlin initially rated it .5 nipples but to keep the total low given Grace's 4.5 nipples, she lowered hers to -4.

13.^ First of several re-dos of early episodes, since taken down from the feed.

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External links

• The Bechdel Cast
• Caitlin Durante
• Jamie Loftus