Factual America
By Soho Podcasts
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Factual America examines America through the lens of documentary filmmaking. Guests include Academy Award, Emmy and Grammy-winning documentary filmmakers and producers, their subjects, as well as experts on the American experience. Find out more about the current and upcoming documentaries on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Sky Documentaries and other platforms directly from the creators. Whether we discuss true crime, music, burning social and political topics, history, or arts, Factual America is your #1 documentary film podcast.
Factual America is produced by Alamo Pictures, a London- and Austin-based production company that makes documentaries about the US from a European perspective for international audiences.
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R.J. Cutler on 'Martha': Capturing an Icon's Rise, Fall, and Resilience
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Unsolved Mysteries: the original true-crime series
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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How not to rig an election: Stopping the Steal
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Paul Simon: Faith, Mortality & Music – with Alex Gibney
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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The 7M TikTok Dance Cult: Dancing for the Devil
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Relationship Hack – Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal
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May 15, 2024 |
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Terrorism and Tragedy - An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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A Brief History of the Future: Making the World A Better Place
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Against All Enemies: US Veterans Fighting Their Own Country
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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God Save Texas: Life in the Land of Oil and Gas
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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The NFL’s Greatest Dynasty: New England Patriots
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Amityville: Origins of the Horror Story
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Investigating the Octopus Murders: An American Conspiracy
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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MMA’s Unbreakable Tatiana Suarez | Fighting for her Life in the UFC | Q&A with Cassius Corrigan
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Challenging Zuckerberg’s Metanarrative
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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American Nightmare: Unravelling Crimes That Never Were
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Inside Lady Bird Johnson’s White House: Recording a Public and Private Life
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Finding Hope amidst Hate in A Town Called Victoria
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Stamping Out Racist Lies: America’s Truth
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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How the Cabbage Patch Kids Conquered America
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Wisdom in the Shadows of Dementia
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Carlos Santana: Discovering the Spirit of the Man.
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Sylvester Stallone: Portrait of a Son, Icon, and Man
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Something Ghostly This Way Comes: The Enfield Poltergeist
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Are We Alone? UFO Encounters from around the World
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Wayne Shorter: Visionary, Innovator, Icon and Human Being
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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From the Tennis Court to New York: Exploring John McEnroe’s Life
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Mining Appalachia: Preserving the Story of King Coal
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Transforming the Planet: Discussing the Human Footprint
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Last Flight Home: The Death and Life of Eli Timoner
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Masterclass: Discussing Maestra with Maggie Contreras
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Arnold: Exploring Schwarzenegger‘s Three Lives
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Early 2000s New York: the Last Romantic Age of Rock’n’Roll
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May 31, 2023 |
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Working: What We Do All Day featuring Barack Obama
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May 25, 2023 |
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32 Sounds: Exploring the Most Mysterious and Profound of the Senses
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May 10, 2023 |
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Reimagine Wildfire: An Elemental Threat That We Can Control
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May 03, 2023 |
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Jason Isbell: Portrait of the Musician as a Young Man
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Waco: The Tragedy that Still Haunts America
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Charles Starkweather: The Murder Victim Who Lived
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Investigating MH370: The Plane that Disappeared
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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The Day Fatboy Slim Narrowly Avoided Disaster
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Oscar Nominations 2023: Three Tales from the Past and the Heart
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Moonage Daydream: David Bowie’s Impressionistic Life
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Dog Days: The Truth Behind Gunther’s Millions
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Pelosi in the House – a life of service in troubling times
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Phil Spector – Music Legend and Murderer
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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How Bernie Madoff Became the Monster of Wall Street
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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I am Vanessa Guillen
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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FIFA Uncovered
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Santa Camp
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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The Letter
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Who is Stan Smith?
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Killer Sally
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Cat Daddies
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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38 At The Garden
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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All That Breathes
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 - The Perfect Storm
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Menudo: Forever Young - The Rise and Fall of the First International Boy Band
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Facing Nolan Ryan, the Baseball Legend
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Girl in the Picture: A 25-Year Mystery Solved
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Keep Sweet: The Cult of Warren Jeffs and FLDS
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Scouting for Girls: Fashion's Darkest Secret
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Elon Musk's Crash Course in Self-Driving Technology
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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How Fiddler on the Roof Made it to Hollywood
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Deep in the Heart of Texas Wildlife
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May 27, 2022 |
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Hold Your Fire: A Call for Restorative Justice in the US
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May 11, 2022 |
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The Invisible Pilot: Stranger than Fiction
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May 06, 2022 |
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In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Our Great National Parks with Barrack Obama on Netflix
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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I Am Here: The Most Inspirational Holocaust Survivor
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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The Andy Warhol Diaries on Screen
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Oscars Short Documentary Nominees
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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The Downfall of Boeing
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Happiness is a Journey: The Unseen America
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road - Director's Take
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Reframing Marilyn Monroe's Legacy
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Secrets of Playboy: Hugh Hefner's Dark Empire | A&E Docuseries
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Writing with Fire: Oscar Nominee for Best Documentary
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Neymar: The Perfect Chaos - The Director's Perspective
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Dear Rider: Snowboarding Legend Jake Burton
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Hell or High Seas: Adventure Therapy for U.S. Military Veterans
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Chasing Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's Alleged Accomplice
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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The First Wave: The Human Face of COVID-19
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Listening to Kenny G, All-Time Best-Selling Instrumentalist
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Mothers of the Revolution: The Women Who Ended the Cold War
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Becoming Cousteau: Legendary Explorer and Environmentalist
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Curse of the Chippendales: a True Crime Story Stripped Bare
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Hawking: Can You Hear Me? The Remarkable Human Story of Stephen Hawking
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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The Rescue: A Story of Bravery, Cave Diving & Generosity
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Detainee 001: 'The American Taliban' John Walker Lindh
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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The Space Station: The Wonderful Story of Human Co-Operation
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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The Lone Star Plate and Factual America Season Highlights and Top Episodes
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Under the Volcano: The Secret Birthplace of the 80s Greatest Hits
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Echoes of the Invisible: Pushing the Limits of Human Experience
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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The Phantom: The Case of Carlos DeLuna 40 Years Later
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Fernando Sulichin: Producer of JFK Revisited and Flag Day
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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The State of Texas vs. Melissa: The Death Penalty's Problems
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Mary J Blige: The Unheard Story of the Album 'My Life' on Amazon Prime
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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HBO's Revolution Rent: Broadway in Cuba
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Guy Clark: Texas Music Legend
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Mike Tyson: The Truth Behind The Knockouts
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Moby Doc: A Life in Reprise
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May 25, 2021 |
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Some Kind of Heaven: Inside Disneyland for Retirees
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May 18, 2021 |
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The Crime of the Century: Pharma and the US Opioid Crisis
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May 12, 2021 |
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Apocalypse '45: The Harrowing Reality of The Pacific War
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May 04, 2021 |
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Allen v. Farrow after the Media Storm
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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The Notorious B.I.G. Has Got a Hip-Hop Story to Tell
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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White Boy Rick: A Call for a Better American Justice System
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Murder Among the Mormons: The Mark Hoffman Story
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Moment of Truth: The Murder of Michael Jordan's Father
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Tina Turner: The Queen of Rock'n'Roll's Untold Story
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Underground Inc.: The Legacy of Alternative Rock
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Martha Cooper: The Unlikely Hero of Street Art
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Tim O'Brien: The Final Book on the Vietnam War
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Billie Eilish: A Portrait of the Artist
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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The Last Hillbilly of Rural Appalachia
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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McMillion$: McDonald's Monopoly Fraud Revisited
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Steve McQueen: The Lost Formula 1 Movie
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Miles Davis: The Coolest Music Innovator of the 20th Century
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Belushi: The Brilliance and Tragedy of a Comedy Genius
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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MLK/FBI: America on a Collision Course
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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The Mysterious Photo of Abraham Lincoln
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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The Great Hack: Big Tech and the Post-Truth World
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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The Political Wit and Persona of Molly Ivins
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Horton Foote: The Greatest Playwright You've Never Heard Of
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock and Roll
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Kiss the Ground: How We Can Reverse Climate Change
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Robin’s Wish: Who Robin Williams Really Was
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Boys State: A Reflection of a Polarised Society
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Linda Ronstadt: An Homage to Mexican Americans
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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A Life on Our Planet: Sir David Attenborough’s Witness Statement
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Public Trust: The Urgency to Protect US Public Lands
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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RBG: The Iconic American Supreme Court Justice
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Class Action Park: America’s Most Dangerous Amusement Park
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Good Ol Girl: Cowgirls in Modern Ranching
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Imagining the Indian: De-Mascoting Native Americans in Sports
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Air Jordan: A Cultural Phenomenon
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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They’re Trying to Kill Us: Diet, Poverty and Racism
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Uprooted: American History Through Jazz Dance
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Insert Coin: The Arcade Video Game Revolution
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Closed For Storm: The Abandoned Six Flags Theme Park
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Hamtramck, USA: A Multicultural Landscape
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Becoming Rocky: How Sylvester Stallone Became a Star
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Streetlight Harmonies: The Lasting Legacy of Doo-Wop
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Crip Camp: Cradle of the Disability Rights Movement
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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Stewart Brand: America’s Last Great Optimist
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Baywatch: The American Dream
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Natalie Wood: Cinema Icon
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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The Hart Family Tragedy
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May 26, 2020 |
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The Life of Modern-Day American Cowboys
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May 19, 2020 |
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I Am Not Your Negro: Racism in the US
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May 12, 2020 |
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Opioid Addiction: This Drug May Kill You
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May 05, 2020 |
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Louis Theroux, Religion and Free Speech in America
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Eating Animals, Factory Farming and the Pandemic
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Capital Punishment: Life and Death Row
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore and Climate Change
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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2020 American Election: Super Tuesday
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Globalisation of Factory Farming
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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Gun Violence and Mass Shootings in America
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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DA Pennebaker’s Dont Look Back
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Alex Gibney’s Theranos Scandal Documentary
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Building Trump’s Border Wall in Texas
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Salesman by Albert and David Maysles
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Jan 10, 2020 |