EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 30 MIN
Nev Shulman on Catfish
from Origin Stories
Nev Schulman is a filmmaker, photographer, producer, and the creator and host of Catfish. What began as a deeply personal documentary about an online relationship gone wrong grew into a cultural phenomenon, helping introduce millions of people to the realities of online identity, deception, and connection in the digital age.In this episode, he talks to Matthew about the unlikely origins of the original Catfish documentary, why audiences initially struggled to believe it was real, and how that experience eventually became one of MTV's most successful reality series. He also reflects on the challenge of building a show around real people's lives, learning to trust his instincts on camera, and what it means to have his identity become inseparable from the work he's best known for.“There are not a lot of things that I've done in my life that I really felt, in that moment, as I was doing them, like, ‘This is exactly right for me."To connect with the team and gain access to behind the scenes content, join our community at joincampside.com. You can also find us on Instagram, TikTok & Youtube. Have a question, guest recommendation or just want to say hi? Email us at [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Nev Schulman is a filmmaker, photographer, producer, and the creator and host of Catfish. What began as a deeply personal documentary about an online relationship gone wrong grew into a cultural phenomenon, helping introduce millions of people to the realities of online identity, deception, and connection in the digital age. In this episode, he talks to Matthew about the unlikely origins of the original Catfish documentary, why audiences initially struggled to believe it was real, and how that experience eventually became one of MTV's most successful reality series. He also reflects on the challenge of building a show around real people's lives, learning to trust his instincts on camera, and what it means to have his identity become inseparable from the work he's best known for. “There are not a lot of things that I've done in my life that I really felt, in that moment, as I was doing them, like, ‘This is exactly right for me." To connect with the team and gain access to behind the scenes content, join our community at joincampside.com. You can also find us on Instagram, TikTok & Youtube. Have a question, guest recommendation or just want to say hi? Email us at [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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