Podumentary - Deep Diving Documentaries

Podumentary is a podcast for documentary lovers. Join us as we dig into the details of classic docs, newly released docs, crime docs, biographical docs and every genre in between - complete with special guests! You can finds us and subscribe where ever you get your podcasts!

When YOLO should have been UH OH!Melanee and Jim wonder aloud about where the hell stranger danger has gone?!

In this episode of the pod Melanee and Jim unpack the Emmy award winning documentary Lucy and Desi - Amy Poehler's love letter to the legendary couple.Carol Burnett, Normal Lear, Bette Midler and Charo are among those who contribute to the conversations about these two groundbreaking television creators.Check out what we're up to at Podumentary.co & find us and follow us on Instagram___________________________________________________________LUCY AND DESIWATCH IT ON AMAZON PRIMENOMINATIONS:2022 Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction SpecialAWARDS2022 Creative Arts Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program and Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series/Special.RATINGS:Rotten Tomatoes | 94%IMDB | 7.8/10Google Reviews | 66%CREDITS:Exec Produced and Directed: Amy PoehlerProduced: Jeanne Elfant Festa, Mark Monroe, Michael Rosenberg, Nigel Sinclair, Justin Wilkes, Amy PoehlerWriter:Mark MonroeRelease Date (Streaming):Mar 4, 2022Runtime:1h 42mProduction Companies: Paper Kite Productions

In the long awaited 3rd episode of Podumentary hosts Melanee and Jim take a deep dive into Netflix's Emmy nominated The Tinder Swindler - A documentary about a group of women who were the victims of a dating app swindler and who ultimately join together in an attempt to hunt him down and recover the millions of dollars that were stolen from them.STREAM ON NETFLIX NOWOriginal Release Date: February 2, 2022Director: Felicity MorrisProducer: Bernadette HigginsDistributed by: NetflixProduction companies: Gaspin Media, AGC StudiosAWARDSSundance: U.S. Special Jury Award: Impact for ChangeFull Frame Film Festival: Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human RightsPRESS COVERAGE AROUND THIS CRIMECheck out what we're up to at Podumentary.co & find us and follow us on:Twitter + Facebook + Instagram

Join us for Pt. 2 of the Emmy award winning documentary George Carlin's American Dream. Part 2 digs into the latter part of Carlin's life and career and the highs and lows that came with it.Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Patton Oswalt, Stephen Colbert, Bill Burr, Bette Midler, W. Kamau Bell, Sam Jay, Judy Gold and Jon Stewart are among those interviewed for the project.Check out what we're up to at Podumentary.co & find us and follow us on:Twitter + Facebook + Instagram___________________________________________________________GEORGE CARLIN'S AMERICAN DREAMWATCH IT ON HBOAWARDS:2022 Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction SpecialRATINGS:Rotten Tomatoes | 100%IMDB | 8.3/10Google Reviews | 94%CREDITS:Produced and directed: Judd Apatow, Michael BonfiglioProduced: Kelly CarlinProduction Companies: HBO Doc Films, Rise Films & Apatow Productions

In the inaugural episode of Podumentary hosts Melanee and Jim take a deep dive into Pt. 1 of the Emmy winning documentary George Carlin's American Dream. Like so many creatives, Carlin's childhood was one marked by trauma, substance abuse and tough parental personalities. Comedy is a common coping mechanism for pain, but in George's keen eye and critical wit rendered a brand of comedy that was anything but common.Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Patton Oswalt, Stephen Colbert, Bill Burr, Bette Midler, W. Kamau Bell, Sam Jay, Judy Gold and Jon Stewart are among those interviewed for the project.Check out what we're up to at Podumentary.co & find us and follow us on:Twitter + Facebook + Instagram___________________________________________________________GEORGE CARLIN'S AMERICAN DREAMWATCH IT ON HBOAWARDS:2022 Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction SpecialRATINGS:Rotten Tomatoes | 100%IMDB | 8.3/10Google Reviews | 94%CREDITS:Produced and directed: Judd Apatow, Michael BonfiglioProduced: Kelly CarlinProduction Companies: HBO Doc Films, Rise Films & Apatow ProductionsMENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:___________________________________________________________A Carlin Home Companion by Kelly CarlinThe Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling on HBOMaxThe Great Depresh on HBOMax70s TV Show - That's Incredible!Psilocybin & Treatment Resistant DepressionChild Parentification___________________________________________________________Podumentary is recorded, mixed & mastered at NewVine Music Studios in Santa Monica, Ca.