Bonnie & Maude

These are our last two episodes! Bonnie & Maude is ceasing as a podcast for now, but keep up with our future endeavors atbonnieandmaude.com [http://www.bonnieandmaude.com/].In Part 2, we interview Gillian Robespierre, director of 2014'sObvious Child [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2GN3wdfqbA], about how the film is so much more than an "abortion rom-com." This interview was recorded at the Bell House on June 3, 2015 as part of Pregnant Pause, a variety show co-produced with The Doula Project that explored representations of pregnancy, choice, and abortion in pop culture.

These are our last two episodes! Bonnie & Maude is ceasing as a podcast for now, but keep up with our future endeavors atbonnieandmaude.com [http://www.bonnieandmaude.com/].In Part 1, we interview the Latvian-born animator and filmmaker Signe Baumane. Her feature film Rocks In My Pockets chronicles three generations of her family's experience with mental illness, and Signe talks about how dedicating herself to her art has helped her live with depression. Find the trailer, rent, or buy the film atrocksinmypocketsmovie.com [http://www.rocksinmypocketsmovie.com/], and watch her hilarious and provocative short film collection Teat Beat of Sex atteatbeat.com [http://teatbeat.com/].This episode includes frank discussion of mental illness, depression and suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Our guestLisa Hanawalt [http://lisahanawalt.com/]has her fingers in many pies. She is a publishedartist/author [http://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Dumb-Eyes-Lisa-Hanawalt/dp/1770461167], hilariousfilm critic [http://thehairpin.com/author/fb731022385/]for The Hairpin, co-host of theBaby Geniuses podcast [http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/baby-geniuses], and co-producer & production designer of the Netflix show BoJack Horseman. Her sneakily feminist views have been been available in a variety of mediums but we were especially excited to speak with her aboutHook, the 1991 Peter Pan reimagining starring Robin Williams. Is it a kids movie or an erotic masterpiece filled with genderfluid characters that inspire the imagination? You may be surprised. The episode also includes Lisa's theories on gender bias in animation, why she loves working on BoJack, and a quick overview of Great Horses of Cinema. --Additional viewing:BuzzFeed's list of 136 Hidden Jokes You Probably Missed On "Bojack Horseman" [http://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/bojack-horseman-background-jokes#.qrnnwA71A]Season 2 of BoJack Horseman premieres July 17! Astill [https://flavorwire.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/screen-shot-2011-06-09-at-3-27-33-pm.png]fromJulie Doucet [http://juliedoucet.net/]comic "Heavy Flow" (originally published in Weirdo #26), referenced by Kseniya.

In celebration of Mother's Day, Amy Gastelum and Anne Noyes Saini, hosts ofMother: A Podcast [https://soundcloud.com/mother-the-podcast], stop by the studio apartment to discuss one of the most empowering (but occasionally manipulative) motherhood-themed sci-fi classics, Aliens. Having covered films from a mother's perspective on previous episodes (Rosemary's Baby [http://s36.podbean.com/pb/cf00349fdd0b216905e2658b325b8c61/554e66de/data1/blogs53/524175/uploads/BaM_ep15.mp3],Despicable Me [http://s52.podbean.com/pb/858a5cc35a4732b6aa2ecaced4d0340f/554e66b5/data1/blogs53/524175/uploads/BM27_kids.mp3],Guy Maddin [http://s62.podbean.com/pb/3e4e586676d26d5710e955f91c736909/554e66ab/data4/blogs53/524175/uploads/01GuyMaddinFINAL.mp3]), we delve deeper into the meaning of the mother bear instinct, mom-on-mom violence, and what it's like to view a chest-burster scene when you're pregnant. Please enjoy thisPower Loader Baby Halloween costume [http://geek-news.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/geek/2012/10/baby_power_loader.jpg].

Gilmore Girls! Weezer! Cruel Intentions! Vanilla Ice! Can't Hardly Wait! We look at the movies and music that get our hearts racing in a special episode, dispatched from our live storytelling show, Pause The Tape, co-hosted with The Soundtrack Series' Dana Rossi.Storytellers, and links to scenes/songs referenced in stories:Kseniya Yarosh onCool as Ice [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8oFKKPfgi0]Dana Rossi onGilmore Girls, Season 3, Ep: 8 "Let The Games Begin" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzrZRyLBmkc]C.D. Hermelin onWeezer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4spkVX8z-vs]Eleanor Kagan onCan't Hardly Wait [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZaxYyZhcGc]Dana Rossi onGilmore Girls, Season 3, Ep: 9 "A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHJ8V6qIzjU]Isaac Oliver onCruel Intentions [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvpsT_3x5ZY]Our next live edition of Pause the Tape is on April 30th, 2015 at Videology in Brooklyn. More info atbonnieandmaude.com [http://www.bonnieandmaude.com/events.html]