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A show dedicated to spreading the word that documentary films are not boring. Jamison and Jason review some of thier favorite documentary films ranging from the weird and dark to the heart breaking and inspirational. Join us for a look into real life...

Jamison and Jason


    • May 6, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 125 EPISODES


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    News: 2021 Academy Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 28:43


    Jason and Jamison sit down to talk about the COVID delayed Oscars. Did the more intimate ceremony work?

    Episode 124 - Console Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 45:53


    In this episode we travel back to the time when Nintendo was king and Sega was eying the top spot in the hearts of gamers in every living room. Console Wars takes us behind the scenes of the battle for home gaming. Join us!

    Episode 123 - The Mole Agent

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 49:17


    In this episode we take a look at the Academy Award nominated documentary The Mole Agent.

    Episode 122 - Tread

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 50:25


    In this episode we discuss the film Tread where a man takes his revenge on the small town he feels wronged him.

    Episode 121 - You Cannot Kill David Arquette

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 51:38


    Looking to prove himself worthy to the world of wrestling, actor David Arquette steps back into the ring to show he's more than a joke. Jamison and Jason chat about the doc that sheds new light on the promotional stunt that may have cost a man his career.

    Episode 120 - The Last Blockbuster

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 62:40


    Jamison and Jason take a trip back to the age of the video rental store and check in on the last remaining Blockbuster video store in the world. Also we chat about the rise of VHS and the changing landscape of home entertainment. Join us!

    Episode 119 - Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 54:03


    In this episode the boys take a look at a doc that gives us a seat at a bar celebrating it's final night in business. Or is it! Time to rub elbows with the regulars and have a chat about what makes a doc and what doesn't. Join us!

    Episode 118 - Jasper Mall

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 69:57


    In this episode we take a look at the world of Jasper Mall as it struggles to stay afloat in a world dominated by big box stores and online shopping.

    Episode 117 - Wolfman's Got Nards

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 69:51


    Jamison and Jason take a look inside the making and legacy of The Monster Squad with the doc Wolfman's Got Nards. Plus Jason chats about Facing East which is the story of one of the most over buried cemeteries in America. Join us!

    Episode 116: /the social dilemma

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 59:25


    In this episode Jamison and Jason discuss the documentary The Social Dilemma now on Netflix.

    Episode 115 - Live From the Space Stage: A Halyx Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 58:43


    In this episode we discover a lost Star Wars inspired band created specifically for the largest stage at Tomorrowland in Disneyland. Join us as we learn the story of Halyx!

    Episode 114 - Cold Case Hammarskjöld

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 75:18


    Join Jamison and Jason as they attempt to track the crazy story of the possible murder of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1961 by a secret military unit who may have also had a hand in helping spread the AIDS virus through Africa. Buckle up and join us!

    Episode 113 - Hands on a Hardbody

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 60:04


    The boys return to chat about a different type of endurance test doc when 24 random people put hands on a truck to see who can last the longest in order to drive off the lot with the vehicle as the trophy. Join us as we review Hands on a Hardbody!

    Episode 112 - Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 54:03


    In this episode the guys take a look at a documentary showcasing the making of and fandom of the film Galaxy Quest.

    Episode 111 - McMillion$

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 53:09


    In this episode the boys take a look at the McDonald's Monopoly scandal. An innocent fast food game gets taken over by the mob! Who would have seen that coming? Join us!

    Episode 110 - Tiger King

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 61:28


    This docu-series is bonkers. Jamison and Jason chat about the story of Joe Exotic and the random assortment of folks that make up his wild and sometimes disturbing story. We try and stay as spoiler free as possible but it's hard with as many twists and turns this story has. Join us!

    Episode 109 - Wrinkles the Clown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 42:11


    In this episode Jamison and Jason take a look at the story of a creepy clown from Florida who can be paid to come scare your e misbehaving kids... or can he? Join us!

    Episode 108 - Hatched: The Story of Two Chicks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 34:32


    In this episode the guys finally discuss Jason's latest short doc, Hatched, which has been teased since the first episode of the podcast. Now available to the world Jason tells the story about how the film came to be.

    Episode 107 - Don't F*** with Cats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 46:00


    We have returned! In this episode we take a look at the new Netflix docu-series Don't F*** with Cats where some online detectives try to figure out the identity of the person who posts a video harming kittens and this takes them on a journey no one expected. Join us!

    Episode 106 - Always Amazing Director Steve Byrne Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 38:34


    Jamison sits down with Steve Byrne, director of Always Amazing, to discuss his film!

    Episode 105 - The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 66:35


    In this episode the guys take a look at the 2nd Amazing Johnathan documentary to be released to see how it stacks up the first. It's telling a much different story than the first and takes a turn when the filmmaker discovers he isn't the only one making a film on the comedian/magician.

    Episode 104 - Jack of All Trades

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 37:10


    In this episode the guys take a look at a doc that takes a peek into the world of the boom and bust of the trading card business.

    Episode 103 - Always Amazing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 43:19


    In this episode the guys take a look into the work and life of the Amazing Jonathan, a comedic magician who's hard living finally catches up to him.

    Episode 102 - Saving Brinton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 35:09


    Jamison and Jason return to talk about a lost trove of film treasures and meet a man who brings history to life in the documentary Saving Brinton. Join us!

    Episode 101 - RBG / Oscar Nominated Docs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2019 43:39


    Jamison and Jason discuss the film RBG as well as a few other docs in the running for the big award at this years Academy Awards.

    Episode 100 - Fyre Fraud / Fyre

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 56:18


    A double feature! Jamison and Jason take a look at the dueling documentary films about the disaster that was the Fyre Festival.

    Episode 99 - Minding the Gap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 57:31


    Jamison and Jason talk about a doc focusing less on skateboarding and more on the family relationships that help define who we become.

    Episode 98 - Three Identical Strangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019 44:06


    The guys jump into the story of three identical triplets who meet for the first time after being separated by birth. And that's not even the biggest part of the story...

    Episode 97 - They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 41:00


    In this episode we take a look into the story of an unfinished Orson Wells film that is finally seeing the light of day.

    Episode 96 - The Murders in Amityville

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 59:37


    For the Halloween season Jamison and Jason take a look into the mystery surrounding the famous DeFeo murders and the reported haunting of the house in which the murders took place. Join us for some true crime.

    Episode 95 - Haunters: Art of the Scare

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 33:29


    Ever wonder what motivates those neighbors of yours that go all out for Halloween? This doc attempts to shine a light into the darkness of the home Haunters. Some do it for fun while others may take it a step too far.

    Episode 94 - Frank Serpico

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 57:43


    The boys talk about the real life Serpico as well as Fahrenheit 11/9, The Push, and The Dawn Wall.

    Episode 93 - Perfect Bid

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 43:11


    It's time for the boys to come on down! They are the next reviewers of Perfect Bid! It's a story about a man who knows a little too much about the hit game show The Price is Right and how he managed to become part of it's history.

    Episode 92 - Dina

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 55:52


    They guys return to talk about the documentary Dina! This film follows Dina and Scott as they get ready to get married and the trials they face. Join us!

    Episode 91 - Art of the Prank

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 40:38


    In this episode we're learning about the man who made it his mission in life to expose the holes in the media that provides news to the masses.

    Episode 90: Making Fun / Faces Places

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2018 41:31


    The guys take a look at two docs this episode! Making Fun and Faces Places! After a couple false starts getting this episode out we're back!

    Episode 89 - The Internet's Own Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018 47:31


    Jamison and Jason talk about a doc covering the life of Aaron Swartz and his contributions to the online world we know today and his fight to make knowledge free to everyone.

    Episode 88 - Voyuer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2018 45:37


    In this episode we take a look into the world of two men who spend their lives watching others. One is a journalist who tells the stories of others and one is a man who watches from the shadows.

    Episode 87 - Alpha Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2018 55:45


    In this episode Jamison and Jason meet Alpha Go, a learning computer built by Skynet to travel back in time to kill Sarah Connor. Or maybe it's just here to play a game. Would you like to play a game? Watch as this artificial intelligence goes up against the best the human race has to offer.

    Episode 86 - Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 52:28


    Jamison and Jason take a look at another Oscar nominated doc! This time around it's Abacus which tells the story of a small bank targeted by the law to be an example for bank fraud as it's deemed to small to fight back.

    Episode 85 - Strong Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2018 58:13


    Jamison and Jason review one of the documentary films nominated for this years Oscars. Strong Island is currently streaming on Netflix.

    Episode 84 - Hired Gun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2018 55:59


    The boys take a look into the world of the Hired Gun which has nothing to do with being paid to kill someone but actually being paid to rock someones face off. Join us!

    Episode 83 - Jim & Andy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2017 50:56


    The guys take a journey into the mind of Jim Carrey as he channels Andy Kaufman for the filming of Man on the Moon. Join us on this look into what method acting looks like.

    Episode 82 - Tickled

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 57:22


    The guys look into the world of competitive endurance tickling and find themselves falling down a rabbit hole of crazy that doesn't seem to have an end to it.

    Episode 81 - The Skyjacker's Tale

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017 40:57


    It's panic in the sky as Jamison and Jason learn about the story of Ish and his escape from the law as we review The Skyjackers Tale.

    Episode 80 - Earbuds

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2017 63:29


    Jamison and Jason take a look at a doc that showcases the world of podcasting.

    Episode 79 - Icarus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2017 42:59


    The guys dive into the world of sports doping with a documentary that plays like a big budget spy thriller. Join us!

    Episode 78 - Burden of Dreams / My Best Fiend

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2017 15:26


    Episode 78 - The boys return to talk about two documentaries that take a look inside the films and mind of Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski.

    Episode 77 - Saving Banksy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2017 76:09


    Episode 77 - We return to the world of street art as we talk about one man trying to save a Banksy painting from being painted over.

    Episode 76 - Biker Fox

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 55:41


    Episode 76 - Jamison and Jason have a chat about the rather odd character known as Biker Fox and the misadvetures he finds himself in.

    Episode 75 - Uncle Howard / Batman and Bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2017 62:05


    Episode 75 - In this episode we tackle two documentaries about the lives of artists. One of a young filmmaker and the nephew seeking to learn more about him and the other about a forgotten contributer to one of the most iconic characters in the world.

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