Factual America examines America through the lens of documentary filmmaking. Guests include Academy Award, Emmy and Grammy-winning documentary filmmakers and producers, their subjects, as well as experts on the American experience. Find out more about the current and upcoming documentaries on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Sky Documentaries and other platforms directly from the creators. Whether we discuss true crime, music, burning social and political topics, history, or arts, Factual America is your #1 documentary film podcast. Factual America is produced by Alamo Pictures, a London- and Austin-based production company that makes documentaries about the US from a European perspective for international audiences.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 15 hours 14 minutes
episode 21: Becoming Rocky: How Sylvester Stallone Became a Star
In Becoming Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020), director and producer Derek Wayne Johnson captures the moment when Sylvester Stallone became a superstar.
episode 22: Hamtramck, USA: A Multicultural Landscape
Hamtramck, USA (2020) uses the local goverment election in this Muslim-Majority city as a backdrop to explore the multicultural nature of America.
episode 23: Closed For Storm: The Abandoned Six Flags Theme Park
Closed For Storm (2020) by Jake Williams and John Shaw shows the abandoned theme park Six Flags New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
episode 24: Insert Coin: Revolution In The Arcade Video Games
Insert Coin (2020), directed by Josh Tsui, looks at how Midway Games revolutionized the video game industry, and captures 1990s pop culture.
episode 25: Uprooted: American History Through Jazz Dance
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance (2020) traces jazz dance back to its roots in Africa, and addresses subjects such as appropriation, racism and sexism.
episode 26: They're Trying to Kill Us: Diet, Poverty and Racism
In the upcoming doc Theyre Trying to Kill Us, John Lewis aka Badass Vegan and Keegan Kuhn explore the connections between diet, poverty and racism.
episode 116: Santa Camp
Every summer, a horde of professional Santas, Mrs. Clauses and elves descend on a campsite in the New Hampshire woods to learn the tricks of their trade. But this year is different. As Santas adapt to a modern world and embrace inclusivity, they are...
episode 117: FIFA Uncovered
This week on Factual America, Matthew Sherwood is joined by Miles Coleman, writer and co-producer of Netflix docu-series, FIFA Uncovered. When the Fédération Internationale de Football Association – more popularly known as FIFA – was...
episode 118: I am Vanessa Guillen
Christy Wegener, director and producer of I Am Vanessa Guillen, joins Matthew Sherwood to tell the story of Private First Class Vanessa Guillen. In 2020, after suffering from sexual harassment by a superior, Vanessa was murdered by a fellow...
episode 119: How Bernie Madoff Became the Monster of Wall Street
No one knows when Bernie Madoff created the Ponzi scheme that would one day lose $64 billion and ruin many lives. Madoff said it started late on. In this episode of Factual America, Joe Berlinger, director and executive producer of Madoff: The Monster...