This episode is all about The C Word, a 2015 documentary film about the effort to prevent cancer, particularly the research of Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, and addresses the failure of Western medicine's approach to cancer.
Originally aired December 6, 2017.

Talkumentaries S1E22 Everyone Should Watch This

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This week's episode focuses on Tower, a 2016 American animated documentary film about the 1966 shootings at the University of Texas at Austin directed and produced by Keith Maitland.
Originally aired October 31, 2017.

Talkumentaries S1E21 Not a Video Game

This episode is about Shadow of Truth, a true-crime Israeli documentary television series that was created by directors Yotam Guendelman and Ari Pines. The series follows the 2006 murder case of Tair Rada, a 13-year-old Israeli girl whose body was found in a school bathroom, and the subsequent arrest and trial of Roman Zadorov, a Ukrainian immigrant who had worked at the school. 
Originally aired October 9, 2017.

Talkumentaries S1E20 Beachy

This week's episode is all about Pervert Park, a 2014 documentary film directed by Swedish-Danish filmmaking couple Frida and Lasse Barkfors. The film's focus is Palace Mobile Park in St. Petersburg, Florida, nicknamed "Pervert Park", which houses over 100 convicted sex offenders.
Originally aired August 20, 2017.

Talkumentaries S1E19 It Was a Bummer

In this episode, we talk about If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Your Breakfast, the 2017 American documentary film directed by Danny Gold. In it, Carl Reiner poses the question, "What's the secret to living into your 90s – and loving every minute of it?"
Originally aired August 5, 2017.

Talkumentaries S1E22 Everyone Should Watch This

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