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Bitch, Why?RuPaul's Drag Race: RuPaul, Sashay AwayThis week, we bring Cameron on to explain RuPaul’s Drag Race to Neeta, who has never seen a single episode (sorry I’m a bad queer y’all!). Cameron recaps the origins of the show, from the first few seasons on to how we got to the Drag Race empire we have now. Neeta and Cameron discuss the commodification of Drag, the tropes of Reality TV when coinciding with the tropes of queer representation in media, what happens when counter culture becomes pop culture, and what we lose when it does. Diversions this week include being in our stoner...2021-08-2056 minBitch, Why?WandaVision: Let Women Be Evil In our final episode with Alyssa, we talk all things WandaVision (cue literally any of the seven WandaVision theme songs)! Neeta was forced to watch all of WandaVision in one nine hour sitting by Alyssa, something they will not let Alyssa forget. We discuss whether or not the WandaVision sitcoms are actually good as sitcoms, the problem with fan theories, and how the show uses sitcom tropes to comment on ideals of “The American Dream”. Neeta wishes we could let Marvel heroes be villains who are afforded more complexity, considering how well the show covers addiction and grief. Katelyn is b...2021-08-131h 01Bitch, Why?Loki: Tom Hiddleston, Call Me Our special guest, Alyssa, is back this week to talk Loki and all the “wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff” that happened this season! We, of course, compare this show to Doctor Who and Neeta explains why Marvel is incapable of telling good queer stories. We get R-Rated in Bitch Time, Alyssa explains her gripes with the “self-cest”, and we get VERY existential about the themes of free will and determinism in this show. We also have our surprise guest back for Harris’s Hot Take, and so much more, this week on “Bitch, Why?”. Be sure to leave us a review and e...2021-08-061h 07Bitch, Why?Black Widow: Baby’s First Bourne Movie In order to give Gaia a little break from having to consume Marvel content, we have a special guest this week to talk about Black Widow: resident Marvel expert and Neeta’s oldest friend, Alyssa Mendoza! We cover Scarlett Johannson’s lawsuit against Disney (Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point) and make lots of comparisons to the Bourne and Mission: Impossible movies. Alyssa can’t pronounce “Taskmaster”, we get mad over the fact that a woman probably could have written this movie better, Bitch Time mostly consists of fangirling over Florence Pugh’s character Yelena, and...2021-07-3155 minBitch, Why?Jennifer’s Body: Should We Kiss?We covered Jennifer’s Body this week to celebrate a whole year of ‘Bitch, Why?’! We start out listing all the amazing songs that have come out recently and have a moment solely dedicated to discussing Princess Diana. Neeta and Gaia get into everything Jennifer’s Body from Megan Fox’s career to unrealistic dialogue to gay awakenings (ladies really be KISSING in this movie) to how girls struggle with having a personal relationship with sex! We absolutely gush over this movie and how it is so rich with metaphor that it is just asking to be overanalyzed. We debate whe...2021-07-241h 01Bitch, Why?In The Heights: Get Me Away From Realism This week we covered the new film adaptation of Lin Manuel Miranda’s superior musical In The Heights. Gaia gives us some sweet Sour Patch Kids bag opening ASMR, Neeta cries about community and being from an immigrant family, and we are almost forced to give Lin Manuel Miranda his flowers for this one. Gaia also outs themselves as someone who still doesn’t know NYC geography even though they’ve lived in New York for three years. We talk about theater elitism, Shakespeare comparisons, Bollywood musicals, and, of course, we get into the colorism controversy.Be sure t...2021-07-1158 minBitch, Why?Pirates of the Caribbean Part 2: Will Turner Eats PussyBe sure to leave us a review and email us at b.tchwhy@gmail.com if you have a topic you want us to cover (or just to say hi)! We’ll read them on the pod!@Off_SarahLouise on Twitter @officialsarahlouise on InstagramFollow the Pod:@bitchwhypodcast on Instagram@bitchwhypodcast on TwitterFollow Neeta:@neeta_thadani on Instagram@neeta_thadani on TwitterFollow Gaia:@gaiaroseriver on Instagram@gaiariverrose on InstagramFollow our Graphic Designer, Ji...2021-07-021h 03Bitch, Why?Luca: Run Away With Me (On A Vespa)Happy Pride Month yet again bitches! This week, we covered Luca, quite literally the gayest movie Pixar has ever made! Gaia’s voice was mostly gone and our internet was barely working but we still got this episode out especially for you! We kick off the episode with the revelation that Gaia doesn’t know who Joshua Basset is despite being obsessed with Miss Rodrigo’s album, Sour. We discuss the incredibly apparent queer themes in Luca and ultimately decide to run away together on a Vespa (which is obviously the best way to celebrate this month). Neeta breaks the ne...2021-06-261h 00Bitch, Why?Cruella: Capitalism Meets CampHappy Pride Month bitches, we covered Cruella this week! Gaia and Neeta get right to talking about how conflicting it was to like this movie and whether or not Disney is able to accurately portray queer stories, given their long history of queer coding villains. We discuss what makes this movie good but not great, and the impact of girlboss-ifying female Disney characters. Gaia accuses Neeta of being a bottom, Neeta references way too many video essays, and Cameron has a surprise cameo this week on ‘Bitch, Why?’.Be sure to leave us a review and email us a...2021-06-2458 minBitch, Why?Pirates of the Caribbean Part 1: Am I Hungover or Am I Still Drunk?This week we have very special guest and pirate nerd, Sarah Louise, who will cover all the Pirates movies with us over the course of this series! Drunk, high, and stone cold sober, we analyze the first Pirates movie, Curse of the Black Pearl, it’s development history, and it’s position as one of the only successful Disney attraction-to-movie adaptations! Neeta and Sarah discuss what it was like being an emo kid in the early 2010’s, Gaia analyzes the anti-colonialist messaging in the Pirates franchise, and everyone has an absolute blast this week, on ‘Bitch, Why?’.Be sure to...2021-06-1158 minBitch, Why?Sour: Everyone Can Be a Teenage GirlBitch, Why? is back with Season 2 baby and we are kicking off this new start with Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album, Sour! I mean, how could we not cover this? We have been talking about Miss Olivia for MONTHS now. We discuss which songs are our favorite, how women are treated in the music industry, and what this album means for future gen z artists! Neeta explains why we shouldn’t be comparing Olivia Rodrigo to Taylor Swift...while also comparing Olivia Rodrigo to Taylor Swift, Gaia gets nostalgic about being a teenager (which almost never happens) and Harris’s Hot...2021-06-041h 01Bitch, Why?Genderbent Twilight: Everything's Better With WomenThis week, we covered Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephenie Meyer in the SAME ROOM. We know we said we were done with Twilight but we just could not resist talking about it again for our first in-person episode! We have way too much fun terrorizing Cameron with the gender bent Twilight character names and Gaia admits they are now a full blown Twilight Stan. Somehow the misogyny of the original books does a complete 180 in this version and becomes possibly the most feminist thing Stephenie Meyer has ever written. We have a special guest for Harris’s Ho...2021-04-1659 minBitch, Why?Midnight Sun: White Men Go To Therapy Challenge This week, we wrapped up our deep dive into the Twilight Saga with Stephenie Meyer’s latest addition into the canon, ‘Midnight Sun’! We kick off the episode with Neeta’s very valid crush on Seth Rogen, Gaia’s latest farm endeavor, and some book recommendations! Gaia and Neeta discuss what it felt like to sit inside Edward’s mind for over 600 pages and how Edward’s thoughts about Bella reveal a lot about how Meyer views relationships and womanhood. We do a side-by side-comparison with Bella’s perspective and interrogate why this book makes Bella feel like a Manic Pixie Drea...2021-04-091h 03Bitch, Why?Raya and the Last Dragon: Queerbait But Make It DiverseThis week, we cover Disney's latest princess movie, Raya and the Last Dragon.Be sure to leave us a review and email us at b.tchwhy@gmail.com if you have a topic you want us to cover (or just to say hi)! We’ll read them on the pod!Follow the Pod:@bitchwhypodcast on Instagram@bitchwhypodcast on TwitterFollow Neeta:@neeta_thadani on Instagram@neeta_thadani on TwitterFollow Gaia:@gaiaroseriver on Instagram@gaiariverrose on InstagramFo...2021-04-021h 00Bitch, Why?Twilight Part 2: Team Bella Becoming a VampireThis week, we FINALLY return to our Twilight series, covering the second two installments of the Twilight Saga, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn! We, of course, cover Jasper being a Confederate soldier, the birth scene, and how Edward was able to impregnate Bella (there’s venom in vampire semen. YIKES). Gaia has a lot of feelings about chickens and what it actually means to fall in love with someone and build a life with them. Most of this episode is spent with Gaia grappling over the actual meaning of love and how it is portrayed in the media, so hold on...2021-03-261h 12Bitch, Why?BONUS: Hamilton: An Interview with Camelia de los Ángeles MuñizAs a special bonus treat, we release the interview we did in July with our friend, Camelia about all things Puerto Rico, Lin Manuel Miranda, and Hamilton! Digressions include Zac Efron, Broadway lotteries, and Bad Bunny.Resources:Puerto Rico Earthquake ReliefDirect ReliefStop Letting the Rich Move to Puerto Rico as a Tax HavenAAPI Organizations:The AAPI COVID-19 ProjectStop AAPI HateStand Against HatredAsian American Resource CenterAAPI GoFundMe links:https://www.gofundme...2021-03-2241 minBitch, Why?The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson Doesn’t Hate UsThis week, we covered the first Percy Jackson & The Olympians book, The Lightning Thief, written by Rick Riordan! We start the episode talking about the Meghan and Harry interview with Oprah and Gaia gives us more Pirates of the Caribbean content! Neeta and Gaia use this episode as an excuse to talk about how much they love each other and how refreshing it is to revisit a favorite childhood series that doesn’t alienate queer people and people of color! Gaia talks about having had a profound desire to be Percy Jackson and how this series may have kickstarted th...2021-03-121h 00Bitch, Why?The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: The ‘Driver’s License’ of BooksThis week, we covered the Hunger Games prequel book, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, written by Madame Suzanne Collins! We start the episode talking about how much we love Dolly Parton and Gaia gushes over their longing to be Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom’s third (a possible Pirates of the Caribbean series may be under way?). We talk about Madame Collins finding yet another way to speak to the zeitgeist, how this book crafts a really fascinating character study, and the parallels between the trajectory of the Hunger Games and of actual reality television series’. We somehow refe...2021-02-261h 03Bitch, Why?Twilight Part 1: One Man's Trash is Another Man's GlitterThis week, we covered the first two installments of the Twilight Saga, Twilight and New Moon! We start the episode discussing misconceptions about how acting works and why Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson were unfairly maligned for their performances in these movies. Gaia talks about the *cinematography* in the first Twilight movie and questions why American movies only signal foreign-ness with British accents. Neeta goes full fangirl in this episode, reveals maybe too much information about their middle school experience, and gets excited talking about literally everything. We discuss How Twilight is a symptom of the problem of toxic...2021-02-1258 minBitch, Why?Hunger Games: When Revolutions Become Un-Revolutionary This week, we covered The Hunger Games franchise, Suzanne Collins’ YA Dystopian Masterpiece! We start the episode talking about tarot cards, maligned women, and how history should not be perceived in a binary. We get into how the Hunger Games movies are a direct contradiction to themes of the books in their execution and how they “sex up” the revolution in a way that obfuscates the original intent of Madame Collins. We cover the impact of Katniss as a heroine and why we still look to The Youths to Save Us All. We investigate why most women’s happy endings...2021-02-0552 minBitch, Why?Bridgerton: When You're Sexy, You Don't Have to Be Interesting This week, we covered Bridgerton, Shonda Rhimes’ Regency Gossip Girl straight sex fest! Of course we must (and do) gush over Madame Olivia Rodrigo’s masterpiece “Drivers License” and why adults should simply leave the kiddos alone. We get into the politics that Bridgerton doesn’t have the energy to touch and the nuances of consent in a show where the main characters Must Bang Constantly. We cover the shows many queer lost chances and every single character that the narrative does dirty. We uncover the dirty underbelly of eye candy and the pros of Shakespeare during sex. Gaia concludes...2021-01-2951 minBitch, Why?The Prom: The Homophobia is Coming from Inside the House This week, we covered The Prom, a musical-to-movie adaptation directed by Ryan Murphy. We get into how this movie fails at adapting from the source material, why it doesn’t qualify as “camp”, and whether or not straight people can play gay roles. We, of course, discuss the controversial James Corden performance, Neeta talks about how to handle POC coming out narratives, and Gaia discusses the importance of actually giving homophobia its weight and the very real struggles of teen activism. We also somehow get on the topic of queer teen style and conclude that Harper from Wizards of Waverl...2021-01-221h 00Bitch, Why?Wonder Woman 1984: Coup d'é-CheetahThis week, we covered Wonder Woman 1984 and if Queen’s Gambit represented how we felt going into the first week of the new year, Wonder Woman 1984 definitely represents how this year is currently going. We get into the implications of the Steve Trevor body swap, how this movie fails because of its emphasis on spectacle over substance, and why the fad of setting movies and tv shows in the 80’s might be slowly going away. Gaia gets the Kristens mixed up, Neeta references the ‘Imagine’ Video way too many times, and we somehow still end up relating the world-ending events i...2021-01-151h 00Bitch, Why?Queen’s Gambit: Chess Has Always Been SexyFor our first episode of the new year, we covered Netflix’s overnight success, Queen’s Gambit! We start the episode by talking about Gaia’s next farm adventure and Neeta pulls a tarot card for 2021! We get into discussion of the show by talking about how it became successful so fast, how starved we were for good media, and how good art is often not made individually. Neeta talks about how painfully white the show is and has a lot of feelings about Jolene. Gaia reflects on the barriers to entry in the chess world and the constructs of eti...2021-01-011h 05Bitch, Why?Halloween: Bury Your Banh MiThis week, we covered Halloween, from our Horror Franchise Showdown in October, with Harris of Harris’ Hot Takes! We start the episode talking about ski lift accidents and bleak video games and then open up a discussion about Halloween (1978) and Halloween (2018) and whether or not Michael Meyers being virtually unkillable is successful or a part of the franchise that is no longer satisfying. We also discuss the way slasher movies have changed since the first Halloween to the most recent one and talk about Carol Clover’s essay on The Final Girl. We mourn our favorite bisexual couple, Vicky and...2020-12-251h 14Bitch, Why?Die Hard: Inside the Mind of a CentristThis week, we covered Die Hard, the most action-packed Christmas movie out there. Truly this is our most chaotic episode yet: Gaia just got their wisdom teeth taken out, everyone mixed up the time zones, and Neeta accidentally punched Cameron in the face. Take a shot every time Gaia screams!! We veer off into a long conversation about police abolition and copaganda, vigilantism, and how this movie takes us into the mind of a centrist. We also discuss genre after coming out of our Happiest Season conversation and if it even matters if Die Hard is considered a Christmas...2020-12-181h 00Bitch, Why?Happiest Season: Lesbian ‘Get Out’ Y’all asked for it so here it is! This week we covered the Hulu produced Christmas rom-com, Happiest Season starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis, directed by Cleo DuVall! We start the episode talking about gnomes, stripper poles, bleeping out the term “white men'' and the [REDACTEDS] in our lives we can’t name on the podcast! Write in and tell us what we should cover to kick off the New Year! We talk about the toxicity of the relationship in the movie, how hot Kristen Stewart is, and the wasted potential of the "first queer Christmas movie" becaus...2020-12-121h 19Bitch, Why?IT Part 2 with Adelynn: Everyone Talks About the Child Orgy But No One Talks About the Sociopath HandjobsThis week, we’re finally back with special guest and resident twink, Adelynn Anderson to finish off our series on IT! Gaia is home from the farm and we have finished reading the monster of a book that is the IT Novel just in time to recap the entire thing for Adelynn. We start off the episode talking about collaboration as the only way to make good art and asking why Sofia Coppola doesn’t include women of color in her movies. We jump into the book by discussing why Stephen King feels compelled to write about hate crimes and...2020-12-051h 12Bitch, Why?BONUS: Short Films with Daniel - “Merry Christmas, Here’s a Gender Crisis”This week, Gaia left the farm, so while they get settled in at home, Neeta interviews Playwright and friend of the pod, Daniel Holzman, about the short films they have been working on all semester! They talk about how they met at school and what they’re snacking on, going off on tangents about their feelings on Christmas music, why moms love princess Diana and resolve to start watching The Crown together. Daniel and Neeta discuss the difference between directing for theater and film, their feelings about catharsis in creation, how art-making has changed remotely and so much more, th...2020-11-2955 minBitch, Why?BONUS: Twinkology with Adelynn - The Gang Rants About Repressed Gay BitchesThis week, Gaia was super busy on the farm so Neeta and Adelynn used this bonus episode as an opportunity to ask Adelynn some questions! We start this episode off talking about Wendy Williams’ performance on The Masked Singer and then ask Adelynn questions submitted by our listeners. We discuss why theater is the medium Adelynn loves the most and why she decided to pursue theater direction. We then get into a larger conversation about queerbait and representation in movies. We talk about why Adelynn sees herself in movies where Fnn Wlfh*rd plays a twink and Adelynn and Ne...2020-11-1654 minBitch, Why?IT Part 1 with Adelynn: The Hate Crime Clown MoviesThis week, we’re back with special guest and resident twink, Adelynn Anderson to talk about her second favorite franchise where Finn Wolfhard plays a closeted gay kid in the 80’s, IT Chapters 1 and 2. This episode was recorded in the middle of the election and gets off to a very chaotic start as we discuss the many academic papers about Orpheus (or Gorpheus, if you will) being gay, Adelynn sings through the summaries of the IT movies, and Gaia diagnoses It: Chapter 2 with 'Sequel Syndrome' in our new segment called “What Disease Does This Movie Have?”. We talk about the way...2020-11-071h 16Bitch, Why?Stranger Things Part 2 with Adelynn: The Stranger Things ProblemThis week, we’re back with guest and resident twink, Adelynn Anderson to talk about seasons 2 and 3 of Stranger Things! We finally address the long awaited, highly anticipated “Stranger Things Problem”! Gaia starts the episode talking about repressing memories from their senior year of high school, there’s more lamenting over queer-bait, and Neeta and Gaia literally fall in love with Adelynn as she rants about the character assassination of Will Byers during “Bitch Time”. There is a fight about whether or not Dacre Montgomery (Billy) is hot and Neeta gets a little too candid about their sex life. We talk abou...2020-10-301h 20Bitch, Why?Stranger Things Part 1 with Adelynn: The Demogorgon is Homophobic This week, we have special guest and resident twink, Adelynn Anderson! We start on a tangent about hot animated characters, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Adelynn’s saga with how she got into Stranger Things. We talk about the pitfalls of television writing and the throuple we wish was canon between Nancy, Steve and Jonathan. Barb is a lesbian, Will Buyers is gay and therefore, we have come to the conclusion that the Demogorgon is homophobic. We keep having to refrain from mentioning our gripes with Seasons 2 and 3 (which we are covering in the next episode!) but get into th...2020-10-241h 09Bitch, Why?Midsommar V. Hereditary: It’s the Keening for MeThis week, we talked about Ari Aster’s ~filmography~ Hereditary and Midsommar! We talk about why Ari Aster loves to make movies with white women sobbing. We say the phrase “white man” SO many times that we literally have Cameron bleep it out. We talk about everything that makes these films so amazing: the cinematography, the transitions, the accuracy of the trauma, the CRYING! Somehow we end up defending the Hårga Cult in Midsommar??? Despite that, we still get into real intellectual hours in this episode discussing how different cultures handle grief, the concept of ~catharsis~, mirror neurons, and so...2020-10-161h 03Bitch, Why?Horror Movies with Harris: Just the TipThis week, we talk about horror movies with Harris of our Harris’s Hot Takes segment! Neeta and Harris talk about what got them into horror, why they keep going back and the horror movie tropes they like and dislike! Harris unpacks some ~family trauma~ and he and Neeta talk about their hopes for horror theory (and honestly all) academia and how it can shift to include marginalized people. Get ready for visceral Blockbuster flashbacks, very sad musings about aliens and a LOT of horror movie recommendations just in time for Halloween, this week on ‘Bitch, Why?’.Be sur...2020-10-0953 minBitch, Why?Parasite: White People Learn How to Read Subtitles Challenge This week, we had our listeners decide what piece of art we should cover and y’all chose Bong Joon-ho’s Academy-Award winning, genre-bending, MASTERPIECE Parasite. We kick this episode off with a wild tangent on organic farming, restoring golf courses and ultimately decide we will be starting a theatre farm ON a golf course! This gives us the perfect segue into the film because there is so much to unpack about class consciousness and collectivist versus individualist mindsets in Eastern films. We dismantle ideals of the ‘Hero’s Journey’ and 3-Act Structure, capitalism as a universal struggle, and somehow ar...2020-10-031h 09Bitch, Why?High School Musical: It's Kenny Ortega's World, We’re Just Living In ItThis week, we cover the High School Musical trilogy! Neeta and Gaia get into their High School Musical related trauma and the gay awakenings that transpired from the ‘iconique’ “I Don’t Dance” sequence from High School Musical 2. We get into who the real villain of the series is and the way High School Musical 2, specifically, deals with class in a really smart way! We get into Sharpay Apologist Hours until we realize that rooting for Sharpay is kind of theater elitist? We sing Kenny Ortega’s praises for most of this episode, but honestly he deserves it! We have so much...2020-09-251h 04Bitch, Why?BONUS: The Lion King (2019) - "It's Lion Hamlet But It's Also Not"Following our episode on Mulan (2020) we felt that now was the perfect time to release the first episode we ever recorded that just so happens to be on another Disney Remake, Lion King (2019). This episode is different from the norm, but that’s on growth and figuring out a structure! You’ll hear the origins of Gaia’s Three Prongs of Representation and so many other concepts that pop up in later episodes (we name drop JOANNE and Gaia’s issues with the concept of ‘celebrity’). You’ll finally get to hear our long awaited conversation around African-ness and African Americ...2020-09-1956 minBitch, Why?Boycott Mulan (2020): Say "Chi" One More Time! This week, we cover Mulan (2020) following its release on Disney Plus. We get into all the controversy surrounding the film and our critical feelings about it! Take a shot every time Neeta mentions diaspora! Take a shot every time Gaia makes a "Reflection" reference! No one knows why we started doing British accents randomly but by the end of the episode, our brains were so fried that it just kind of came out. We yell about the concept of Disney Remakes as a whole, unpack our gender crises, realize we may have to release the infamous Lion King episode...2020-09-121h 07Bitch, Why?Black Panther: Chadwick ForeverThis week, we cover Black Panther in light of Chadwick Boseman’s sudden passing. We honor him and talk about the impact of his performances, specifically his performance as Black Panther and what it means to see a Black superhero save the world. Despite the heartbreak, we get up to some lighthearted shenanigans as we sidebar into why Adam Driver is so sexy and the fact that FinnPoe deserved better. We discuss the ways Black Panther had the most nuance and depth we have ever seen in a Marvel movie and maybe that has something to do with the st...2020-09-051h 12Bitch, Why?Into the Spider-Verse Part 1: Spider-Man Into the Spider-VerseThis week, we cover one of our favorite movies, Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse, as a lovely little palate cleanser before we get into our three-part series on Twilight. We gush over everything from the stylization to the animation to the SOUNDTRACK. We attempt to unpack the significance of Spiderman’s relationship to the cops in this film in contrast to his relationship to the cops in other versions (*gasp* is there Copaganda in this movie??). Neeta gets into the role of animation in film and Gaia perfectly articulates the love we have for Miles’ story and the way it's told...2020-08-281h 04Bitch, Why?BONUS: Taylor Swift - "folklore is gay because i say it is."During research for our previous episode (The Taylor Swift Incident), Neeta had so many emotions dealing with Post Taylor Swift Stress Disorder (PTSSD) and decided to interview friend and Taylor Swift fan, Kenzie. They talk about how they each got into Taylor Swift, the previously alluded to Kanye drama, the evolution of Miss Swift’s career and how it has all led up to her most recent album, ‘folklore’. They discuss the ways celebrities craft personal relationships with their fans as they recall the infamous tumblr era and Swift's Track 5’s (why did Taylor Swift have a tumblr?? that was so W...2020-08-251h 01Bitch, Why?Taylor Swift: Look What You Made Us Do This week we talk about Taylor Swift and her recent album, "Folklore", with a special guest: our editor, Cameron! We realize that we probably should never do an episode on a person ever again because it feels weird to give human beings a Bitch Meter score? We discover that all three of us have some Post Taylor Swift Stress Disorder (PTSSD, if you will) and reckon with how it feels to listen to her music as people who aren't in her targeted demographic. We discuss Taylor's activism, rank her albums, and Gaia has a breakdown over the concept of "...2020-08-231h 14Bitch, Why?BONUS: No Thoughts, Head Empty (Conversations with Katherine) - "Look at My Wand Collection!"In our new bonus series, ‘No Thoughts, Head Empty’ we interview our friend, Katherine about Harry Potter, cosplay, conventions, and our WAND COLLECTIONS. Supplement the intellectual thoughts from our ‘Bitch, Why?’ episodes with some Real Smooth Brain Hours! Get ready for some absolute foolery as Katherine and Neeta somehow end up on the incredibly niche topics of ‘Thingamavlogs’ discourse and the absolute cringe that was our childhood obsession with the Noble Collection website.Be sure to leave us a review and email us at b.tchwhy@gmail.com if you have a topic you want us to cover (or ju...2020-08-1456 minBitch, Why?Harry Potter Part 3: She Didn't Do That. We Did That. This week, we finally wrap up the backwards car crash that is Joanne’s (gasp) career with our thoughts on the Harry Potter books. We got really sad in this one, folks, so be prepared. Gaia calls in from a farm in Maine and we talk about how to continue being Harry Potter fans by focusing on fan work and community! We made Harry Potter; Joanne did not (rip Wolfstar). We lament feeling like our favorite childhood book series punched us in the face and as sad as we get, Bitch Time is still especially fun this week! Find ou...2020-08-081h 32Bitch, Why?Jojo Rabbit: Being a Nazi is Bad But Also Stupid This week, we cover Jojo Rabbit and recreate the 3-hour long drunk conversation we had on the floor of Gaia’s apartment. But this time, we did not fight once! After attempting to record this episode three times, we finally wore each other down enough to have a GOOD, WHOLESOME CONVERSATION. We discuss the terrible marketing campaign of this movie and how it is not a satire, but instead just a simple Coming-of-Age film about a little boy who happens to be a Nazi. We both experience major character development and decide to commemorate it with matching tattoos. Maybe th...2020-07-311h 22Bitch, Why?What's Up Bitches?!Welcome to Bitch, Why? where we bitch about books, movies, plays and all other kinds of art made by humans, for the rest of the bitches out there! Hosts, Gaia Malin and Neeta Thadani, give you an itty bitty sneak preview of what will be covered on their brand new podcast, gushing about their twooo wuv for each other and taking the validation train straight into grand central!Be sure to leave us a review and email us at b.tchwhy@gmail.com if you have a topic you want us to cover (or just to say...2020-07-2407 minBitch, Why?Hamilton: The Obama of Musicals This week, Gaia and Neeta cover Hamilton in light of its recent release on Disney Plus. We talk about Lin Manuel Miranda’s treatment of Puerto Rico, how Hamilton was a product of its time, and whether or not immigrants have to get the job done (can’t we just like…live?). We discuss the extremely controversial LIN LIP BITING MEME and bully him for it (just a tad). Daniel Radcliffe’s little Daniel Radcliffe makes a special guest appearance and we attempt to cultivate a Nuanced Relationship with the media we consume: Is it possible?! Find out this week on...2020-07-241h 47Bitch, Why?Harry Potter Part 2: A Very Cursed Child MusicalIn the second episode of our three part series on Harry Potter, we out ourselves as people who have read fan fiction (sorry, not sorry!), screech about our Deep and Profound love of college theater and get extremely confused about the plot of Cursed Child (we still can’t really tell you what happens). Get ready for page 6 ao3 level bad fan fiction, Pottermore discourse, and some absolutely Banging musical theater tunes and so much more, this week on 'Bitch, Why?'Be sure to leave us a review and email us at b.tchwhy@gmail.com if...2020-07-241h 36Bitch, Why?Harry Potter Part 1: Fantastic TERF Wars and Where to Find ThemIn the first of this three part series on the Harry Potter franchise, we take a deep dive into the backwards car wreck that is JK Rowling’s career, starting with a deconstruction of Joanne and the Extremely Transphobic Essay and the two 'Fantastic Beasts' movies. We denounce Aurors AKA Wizard Cops (AWCAB) and Neeta repeatedly mispronounces Crimes of Grindelwald. Prepare yourself for plots so bad even money can’t make them make sense, a sincere Lack of Breath Support, and so much more, this week on 'Bitch, Why?'Be sure to leave us a review and...2020-07-241h 32