The 3 Best Documentary of the Week Podcast Episodes
1) Uncovering a CIA Conspiracy
Errol Morris’ six-part documentary “Wormwood” investigates the 1953 death of CIA agent Frank Olson, which has been a six-decade obsession for Olson's son Eric. Morris combines interviews and archival ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) McDonald’s Meets the Mafia
“McMillon$” is a 6-part documentary series that explores the FBI’s investigation into the McDonald’s Monopoly scam leading all the way to the New York Mafia. Filmmakers James Lee Hernandez and Brian L...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) When Votes Don't Count
The documentary "Suppressed: The Fight to Vote" looks at how GOP lawmakers made it harder for Democrats to vote in Brian Kemp's narrow victory over Democrat Stacy Abrams to become Georgia's governor. ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) The Knicks are back in Indiana for a big game 6
The Knicks get ready for a big game 6 in the Eastern Conference Finals.
5) 'Antidote' profiles a journalist on Russia's wanted list
'Antidote' profiles the Bulgarian journalist Christo Grozev, who's uncovered hundreds of Russian secret agents.
6) 'River of Grass' explores the Everglades
'River of Grass' profiles a range of figures who interact with the Everglades in the past and present, including a Miccosukee educator, a python hunter, and the pioneering environmentalist Marjory Sto...Show More
7) 'Drop Dead City' covers New York in the '70s
'Drop Dead City' is a deeply researched history of New York's financial crisis in the mid-70s.
8) John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 'One to One'
'One to One: John & Yoko' uses archival footage, including telephone calls heard for the first time, to capture the radical politics and performances of New York in the early 1970s.
9) 'We Want the Funk' moves your mind and body
'We Want the Funk' explores several decades of the highly danceable music genre, ranging from James Brown to Fela Kuti.
10) 'Secret Mall Apartment' explores a rebellious art project
'Secret Mall Apartment' profiles a group of Rhode Island artists who created a hidden sanctum inside the Providence Place shopping center where they lived for four years.