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
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All That Breathes
Welcome to the fourth season of Factual America! Today, Matthew Sherwood speaks to Shaunak Sen, director of All That Breathes, an award-winning documentary about two brothers, Mohammad and Nadeem, in Delhi, who have dedicated their lives to helping...
38 At The Garden
1 game. 38 points. The birth of a legend. In 2011, no one knew or cared about an NBA player named Jeremy Lin. In early 2012, however, that changed, as Lin stunned opposition teams, fans, and the world alike with a series of brilliant on court...
Cat Daddies
Once, they were gods who had to be placated. Now, they still need placating, but they also help save lives and bring hope in a time of distress. We are, of course, talking about cats. In her new documentary, Cat Daddies, Mye Hoang explores the...
Killer Sally
Sally McNeil killed her husband, Ray; but was it an act of self-defence or pre-meditated murder? That is the question at the heart of Killer Sally, a new three-part docu-series by Nanette Burstein, now showing on Netflix. Sally and...
Who is Stan Smith?
Who is Stan Smith? A tennis legend, humanitarian, and... a shoe! Before Djokovic or Federer, McEnroe or Borg, there was Stan Smith. A brilliant player, his success on the tennis court in the ‘70s led to Adidas naming its now iconic tennis shoe after...
episode 113: The Letter
Nicolas Brown’s new documentary, The Letter, takes its name from Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ 2015 letter on the care for ‘our common home’ – the earth. The film explores the journey of a group of people from different walks of life – some...
episode 114: Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?
In 1996 a Pepsi giveaway competition inspired John Leonard, a young mountain guide from Seattle, to do everything he could to claim the top prize – a Harrier jet. Realising that it was physically impossible to drink enough cans of cola to earn the...
episode 115: Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich
Disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, was an infamous sexual predator, using his money and influence to hide is secret life preying on young girls. But he did not act alone. Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite and...
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