Documenteers: The Documentary Podcast

We announce the selections for the upcoming Listener Request Month in March!

Keep on Doccin'

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Gather round the whole family for a kid-friendly (and scatalogical) good time because Lexi (Bob’s 7 year old little cousin) has returned to follow up their legendary “March of the Penguins” episode from last year to discuss another critically acclaimed documentary featuring animals. How you gonna keep em down on the farm? How about making it completely biodiverse and self sustaining without utilizing toxic chemicals or factory farming methods. Will this married couple, and their dog, pull this off in John Chester’s documentary “The Biggest Little Farm” which you can currently find on Hulu? This episode is a bit of a runaway train, but overall a rather inspiring film about farming the right way that is, quite frankly, well beyond the affordability of the average person. Some really nice shots in this flick, though. Also, poop. Discussions of it. Shots of it. Songs about it. Cycles of life, baby. It’s all about the kids. Keep on Doccin’

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The trailer: https://youtu.be/UfDTM4JxHl8

You can tour the farm! :https://www.apricotlanefarms.com

Aw: https://youtu.be/OUu1AoFEHZ8



Time to go undercover. We’re going to infiltrate and MURDER other podcasts! No no no. We’re not gonna murder anybody. But you’re innocent when you dream they say. There are many big names in the annals of baseball history, but one player in particular was very unique. Mo Berg was a solid baseball catcher and had a knack for just about anything. Then the government came calling. Drew and Bob put on trench coats and walk the streets of Zurich to acquire sensitive information regarding the short documentary “Spyball” by Christina Burchard and Daniel Newman. It tells like a big time pulp spy buster, except it’s real! Right? Also how does an hardened, yet aristocratic, baseball player/spy finally meet their end? Probably untreated syphilis, but I don’t think that goes down here. Some secrets Mo Berg took to his grave.

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The full short: https://vimeo.com/118604472

Listen to Drew’s radio shows “Walk It Off” and “Loud Love” here: https://www.wxnafm.org

Song of the Episode: https://youtu.be/znojaWsYbn4

Teenage dreams have long left the sock hops and drag strips and now all the cruising is done on smartphone apps. Turns out that live streaming yourself saying the most basic motivational advice (and natural good looks) can lead to a lucrative career….in theory. Akil and Bob, two dudes circling the drain of 40, sit down to discuss an aspect of youth culture and social technology that they could not be more mentally removed from. A modern teenage dream of a boy from East Tennessee and the vapid world surrounding it in Liza Mandelup’s Hulu original documentary “Jawline”. One might expect a hate train on our part, but this documentary actually lent itself to some real social analysis. We do tease a little bit. Swinging up on people with tens of thousands of more social media presence than this show has. Bob can’t help it. Hashtagging everyday makes him want to throw himself off the Woodland Street Bridge (Nashville reference for you Nash-heads out there). Teenagers. God bless em, but they always suck. Even the good ones still suck. Every generation of teenager inherently sucks. Ourselves as teenagers especially sucked. Congrats to any teenager who survive those years of shallow emotional turmoil. Believe in your dreams or whatever and Keep on Doccin’.

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The Trailer: https://youtu.be/AoVA0-w6VtA

Liza Madelup Vox Interview: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/8/23/20812011/jawline-liza-mandelup-interview-austyn-tester

Michael Weist’s new, Nashville based, teen boy influencer company as discussed in the show: https://www.juicekrate.com

Who needs college? Just read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescence

Drew and Bob’s vaguely sports themed Shorties continue on with something that barely compensates for people’s failed professional sports dreams…collecting baseball cards. Back in the day they stuck those things inside of packs of cigarettes. Back in the day they would sell cigarettes to a fetus. One of these over 100 years old cards was discontinued at the request of the player which resulted in the T206 Honus Wagner card becoming the rarest of the rare. This one going around is looking pristine, but it might be too good to be true. Wayne Gretzky co-owns it. Drew and Bob discuss “”Holy Grail - The T206 Honus Wagner” by the Barnicle Brothers. You read that right…”The Barnicle Brothers”. Keith Olberman is in this thing so much that I assume one of these directors has got to be his coke dealer. Learn about the story of a card worth way more than your house.

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The full short: https://vimeo.com/59180900

Listen to Drew’s radio shows “Walk It Off” and “Loud Love” here: https://www.wxnafm.org

Song of the episode: https://youtu.be/6WUTlCTi7fg

Y’all ready to cry? For Felicia’s first full length documentary episode, Bob ambushed her with some deep deep sadness. Twin brothers. One has an accident that removes any and all memory except for that of his twin brother. All memory gone. Emotional attachments gone. His name, his parents, his friends, his life is all a blank. His brother helps him fill the gaps, but when something strange is found, he finds that not all of his past has been told. We watched “Tell Me Who I Am” by Ed Perkins and it can be found on Netflix. Seriously, there is fucked up subject matter in this documentary. This documentary is why people drink. If you could replace trauma with an idyllic childhood, would you do so? The only instance of head trauma and missing memory being somewhat of a blessing. Sorry this can’t be funnier. There’s moments. We’re gonna cry ourselves to sleep now.

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Trailer: https://youtu.be/OLjaRjaGjRc

The book version: https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/tell-me-who-i-am-by-alex-lewis-and-marcus-lewis?hg=t&please=dont-go&source=gashop_book-focused-remaining_group-1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA0NfvBRCVARIsAO4930l_AIzSZVP9_CzqTGq2sOLsQFf0x8KnxzPmCJNfmywhPru82VhwZnsaAv6HEALw_wcB

Did she do it!?: https://youtu.be/O3dWBLoU--E

Maybe studying this closely will help us understand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England

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The first Shorty in January. Drew (The Doofus) Drewfus and Bob tackle ESPN short documentaries that coincided with 30 for 30s. Honestly they are all barely about sports. Yes, Drew’s last name is really “Drewfus”. To kick off January Fridays we tell the sad story of a guy who has a feature film about him come out recently. Why not, conveniently, tackle the much more concise short documentary version of the same story. Drew and Bob talk about “Judging Jewell” by Adam Hootnick. It’s all about this guy named Richard Jewell who saved several people when he found a bomb in a tower during the Atlanta Olympic Games. As quickly as Jewell became a hero, he soon became the medias major suspect in the bombing. Despite having nothing to do with it. That feature film trailer makes it look like some “good people” versus bad bad media, but in the 90s everybody and their mother dumped on his dude. The media and the FBI did play a detrimental role. If only Richard Jewell lived long enough to have a Twitter account.

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The full short: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=10365079&lang=en

The feature trailer: https://youtu.be/gSMxBLlA8qY

Listen to Drew’s radio shows “Walk It Off” and “Loud Love” here: https://www.wxnafm.org

Song of the episode: https://youtu.be/0wBDDAZkNtk

ARE YOU STOKED? RADICAL? COWABUNGA? Don’t have a cow, man? Where’s the best place to pop sick ass tricks, bruh? OKLAHOMA! We open up 2020 with Drew and Bob going down on another 30 for 30 sports themed documentary. When it comes to BMX sports, one name will likely come up. Mat Hoffman was so driven that it resulted in as many broken bones as it did accolades. We discuss the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “Birth of Big Air” by Jeff Tremaine and Dickhouse productions. A brutal montage of wipeouts and impressive stunts that even impresses Evel Knievel. This flick was released on ESPN a year or two after Evel passed away. Hold on to your spleens and get gaped out by some of the sickest moves in any 30 for 30. By the way, my name is Tylear L. Shipley. The “L” stand for “Lazer”. I’m the new episode description writer for the Documenteers. I’m totally stoked for this new job. It doesn’t pay much, but if I can score a case of brewskis, a phat sack and some blunt wraps then i’m aaaaalllll gooooood. I’m still saving up for a full sleeve tattoo dedicated to the band “Sublime”. Louie Dog is my spirit animal, straight up. I don't lie, I just get high. Knowhatimsayinbruh? Now I gotta write a phrase. Keep on Doccin’

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The trailer, bruh: https://youtu.be/m28nJEevCZw

Mat inducted into the Oklahoma Sorts Hall of Fame: https://youtu.be/H13uos_lmB0

Jeff Tremaine’s production company: http://www.gorillaflicks.com/

Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma

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Listen to Drew’s radio shows “Walk It Off” and “Loud Love” here: https://www.wxnafm.org/

Our final piece of content this year, and Angela picked up some nice dry humor to close us out. We gave her shit, but all these December short documentaries are pretty damn good. This last Shorty of 2019 has us shutting off the lights with no small amount of disgruntled bitterness. Well earned in Bob’s opinion. The best thing about the holidays is when they’re winding down. This guy whose job it is to shut down the lights of a Christmas drive-thru light show might hate this shit, but at least he’s got a sense of humor. The best part of his job? Shutting down Christmas everyday. The worst part of his job? Probably you and your family. Angela and Bob discuss “The Christmas Light Killer” by James P. Gannon. The perfect way to end 2019. We will see you again in 2020. Thanks for listening. Happy New Year and Keep on Doccin’

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The Christmas Light Killer: https://vimeo.com/149640932

Maybe one of these areas?: https://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/top-holiday-lights-attractions-in-philadelphia/

For real: https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/holidays#1

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Happy New Year: https://youtu.be/R8NSKN5Dlk8

Ho Ho Ho, who wouldn’t Doccalo? It’s a good question. For this week’s Christmas episode Angela and Bob go crate diving with a guy named Mitch for a type of genre that would be completely understandable, and often preferable, if you just ignored completely. But not Mitch. He likes Christmas music. Strange Christmas music has a hold of his heart and he can’t get enough. His love runs so deep that he openly weeps in front of a full Calypso band. Angela and Bob unwrap Mitchell Kezin’s “Jingle Bell Rocks!” and you can find it over on Prime Video. Christmas music almost universally sucks, but let’s check out some of the more interesting selections discussed in this documentary. It’s Bob, Angela, a very emotional director, Wayne Coyne, Reverend RUN, John Waters, The band Low, The Mighty Sparrow, and the melancholy spirit of the holiday season. Packaged into a Documenteers format and presented to you in its final 2019 form. Merry Christmas. Happy New Year. See you next year. Keep on Doccin’

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The trailer: https://youtu.be/nyiWDeKL15s

Choice cut 1: https://youtu.be/AWlyJG-ojQk

Choice cut 2: https://youtu.be/PpCr-v01hxI

Choice cut 3: https://youtu.be/CRdoVZFdk7M

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See you in 2020!