Talkumentaries

By Della Grant and Claire Turner

We like to talk about documentaries.... more

· TV & Film

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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

Talkumentaries episodes:

December 06, 2017 Everyone Should Watch This: The C Word
In this episode, Claire and Della discuss the 2016 documentary film The C Word. The film explores ways in which lifestyle and societal changes may help prevent up to 70% of deaths by cancer, particularly the research of Dr. David Servan-Schreiber. It is directed by cancer survivor Meghan L. O’Hara and narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Music: "Dimension" by Creo and "Ebb and Flow" by Fabian Measures
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1h 1min
October 31, 2017 S01E21 Not a Video Game: Tower
In this episode, Claire and Della discuss the 2016 documentary film, Tower. The film uses archival footage and rotoscopic animation to portray the events of August 1, 1966. On that day, a sniper opened fire from the top floor of the University of Texas Tower and remained there for 96 minutes, killing 16 and injuring 31. The podcast also draws parallels to subsequent mass shootings, including the recent tragedy in Las Vegas.
Music: "Dimension" by Creo and "Ebb and Flow" by Fabian Measures
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54min
October 09, 2017 S01E20 Beachy: Shadow of Truth
This episode's discussion is all about the 2016 true-crime Israeli documentary television series, Shadow of Truth. The 4-part 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.
Music: "Dimension" by Creo and "Ebb and Flow" by Fabian Measures
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52min
August 20, 2017 S01E19 It Was a Bummer: Pervert Park
Della and Claire discuss Pervert Park, the 2014 documentary film by Frida and Lasse Barkfors. The film introduces us to convicted sex offenders living in a trailer park in St. Petersburg, Florida and lets them discuss their experiences living in the outside world.
Music: "Dimension" by Creo and "Ebb and Flow" by Fabian Measures
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51min
August 05, 2017 S01E18 Get Off My Lawn: If You're Not in the Obit Eat Breakfast
This episode we talk about If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast, the 2017 documentary film in which Carl Reiner asks the question, "What's the secret to living into your 90s - and loving every minute of it?"
Music: "Dimension" by Creo and "Ebb and Flow" by Fabian Measures
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1h 1min
July 29, 2017 S01E18 Promo
We won't have a regular episode this week, but be sure to watch If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast on HBO. We'll be back next week to talk about it!
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2min
July 22, 2017 S01E17 Possession of his own foot: Finders Keepers
Della and Claire discuss Finders Keepers, the 2015 documentary film by Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel. The story details John Wood's attempts to recover his mummified leg from Shannon Whisnant, after Whisnant found the leg in a grill purchased at a storage unit auction.
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1h 1min
July 08, 2017 S01E16 Guns and Roses?
This week we’re discussing Mommy Dead and Dearest – the 2017 documentary film directed by Erin Lee Carr. The film tells the story of Dee Dee Blancharde’s murder, for which her daughter, Gypsy Rose, was accused.

Music: "Dimension" by Creo and "Ebb and Flow" by Fabian Measures
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59min
June 24, 2017 S01E15 I Hate to See Good Wine go to Waste
This week's episode focuses on Sour Grapes, the 2016 documentary film about the fine and rare wine auction market. It centers around a counterfeiter who befriended the rich and powerful and sold millions of dollars of fraudulent wine through the top auction houses. It is directed by Reuben Atlas and Jerry Rothwell.

Music: "Dimension" by Creo and "Ebb and Flow" by Fabian Measures
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51min
June 17, 2017 S01E14 Some Tightrope Groupie
Della and Claire discuss Man on Wire – the 2008 documentary film by James Marsh. The film recreates high-wire daredevil Philippe Petit's 1974 stunt: performing acrobatics on a thin wire strung between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Plotting his feat like a master cat burglar, Petit enlists the help of a group of friends as he calculates every detail, from acquiring building access to stringing up the wire, and manages to pull off an astounding crime.

Music: Erik Satie's "Gymnopedie No. 1" performed by Kevin MacLeod, "Dimension" by Creo, and "Ebb and Flow" by Fabian Measures
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46min

FAQs about Talkumentaries:

How many episodes does Talkumentaries have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.