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The Bechdel Cast

Videodrome with Melissa Lozada-Oliva

The Bechdel Cast

iHeartPodcasts

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Comedy

4.63.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2023

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Melissa Lozada-Oliva talk about Videodrome! Long live the new flesh!

And please order Melissa's book, Candelaria -- https://bookshop.org/p/books/candelaria-melissa-lozada-oliva/19732642?ean=9781662601804

(This episode contains spoilers)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Penelope Spheras on the host of a new podcast about the life and death of Peter Ivers.

0:06.5

Peter was the host of a TV show featuring prominent LA punk bands until he was murdered in 1983.

0:13.9

40 years later, we dive into that music scene and the mystery of his passing.

0:19.8

Listen to Peter and the acid king on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:30.0

Sometimes the pop culture we love just teens hits differently in retrospect.

0:33.9

Maybe it's a tabloid story we couldn't get enough of or an illicit student-teacher relationship on our favorite show.

0:40.0

We're Suzy Bannakerum and Jessica Bennett, posts of the new podcast in retrospect.

0:44.8

Where each week we'll revisit a cultural moment from the past that shaped us, and probably you,

0:49.4

to try to understand what it taught us about the world and our place in it.

0:52.7

You're the first person that I've talked to about this for years and years.

0:55.8

Listen to in retrospect on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your favorite shows.

1:01.6

A woga, attention, bechtlcast listeners, we're doing another live show slash live stream.

1:14.4

Can you even believe it?

1:16.7

I can believe it because it's, I would say it's my favorite theater to do live shows at for the Bechtlcasts.

1:24.0

100% because it's a curious comedy theater in Portland, Oregon, ever heard of it on October 6th

1:32.2

at 7 o'clock p.m. and Caitlin told them the Pacific Northwest classic will be covering.

1:38.5

Oh my gosh. Well, pick up your boom boxes and stand outside someone's house because we'll be

1:45.0

covering the movie, say anything, except, you know, don't stand outside someone's house.

1:50.8

I was about to say, I was like, I feel like that's going to come up in the episode.

1:54.8

Yes. So if you are in the Pacific Northwest area, please come.

1:59.1

The shows are so much fun. We do games. Last time we wore some little costumes.

2:05.7

Oh boy. There's really no telling what we'll do, but we will do something weird.

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