We seek out the some of the best documentaries and discuss them on our podcast
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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Episode 27 (Searching for Sugar Man): We discuss the 2013 Oscar Nominated documentary about 60’s and 70’s Folk Rock singer Rodriguez. Come for the Documentary and stay for the music, spoiler alert to the podcast: both Rob and Jon gush about how great everything about this movie is the whole time.
Episode 26 (The Queen of Versailles): American opulence meets oblivious ignorance. This episode we find Jon has a nemesis in Jackie Siegel. Hear the riches to rags (Egyptian Cotton rags) story of the billionaire time-share mogul David Siegel and his family.
Episode 25 (King of Kong & Chasing Ghosts): We apologize for the long wait but here is our 25th double episode of two documentaries that one is each of our favorites and the other is a very nice companion doc. Put your quarter on the screen cause I got next when it comes to these two documentaries about retro gaming.
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Episode 24 (Marwencol): When your whole world is wiped out and you have to start over from nothing a little imagination can go a long way. Mark Hogancamp constructs a fantasy world in the attempt to reconstruct his real world challenges.
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Episode 23 (Sherman’s March): The opinions split with Rob opting to allow Michael J. Fox to perform a vasectomy with a rusty knife on him before he would watch this movie again, and Jon going back for his 4th time to see the movie. A history documentary takes a hard left turn into a film makers existential journey to find love in the 2 and a half hour 80’s documentary.
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Episode 22 (Senna): We discuss the edge of your seat biopic about Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna.
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Episode 21 (Confessions of a Superhero): When life gives you Kryptonite you make money how ever you can. We discuss the interesting characters that panhandle for tips in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater.
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Episode 20 (Cropsey): We discuss crazy urban legends and what happens if an urban legend turns out to be real.
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Episode 19 (Catching Hell): We discuss the lovable losers Chicago Cubs and their fans who turn a fan into a scapegoat for ruining their chance at thier first World Series appearence in 100 years.
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Episode 18 (Touching the Void): We discuss the unbelievable story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates and their amazing accomplishment and refusal to give up and die.
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