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My Mama Done Told Me080: Small Talkumentary - The Quilters (2024)Welcome, Strangers, to Small Talkumentary by My Mama Done Told Me!In this spinoff of @talkumentarypodcast we watch documentaries, then small talk about them. (Basically, it’s the same show, but less frequent and a bit shorter.)In this episode, we discuss the Netflix short doc The Quilters (2024). It follows a men's quilting group inside a maximum-security prison as they design and sew personalized quiltes for children, while managing the struggles incarceration. CONNECT WITH THE FAMILYEmail: mymamadonetoldmepodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @mymamadonetoldmepodcast Facebook: /mymamadonetoldmeYouTube: @MyMamaDoneToldMePodcast TikTok: @mymamadonetoldme X/Twitter: @MyMamaDoneToldCHECK OUT
2025-08-1135 min
My Mama Done Told Me073 - Small Talkumentary: The Elephant WhisperersThey rescued elephants from the wild - but in the end, it was the elephants who rescued them. Welcome, Strangers, to Small Talkumentary by My Mama Done Told Me!In this spinoff of @talkumentarypodcast we watch documentaries, then small talk about them. (Basically, it’s the same show, but less frequent and a bit shorter.)In this episode, we discuss the deeply touching Netflix documentary The Elephant Whisperers. Set against the stunning landscapes of southern India, this short film follows Bomman and Bellie, a couple from the Kattunayakan tribe, who devote their...
2025-06-2335 min
My Mama Done Told Me066 - The Cain Stevens Super Show::INTERMISSION::MMDTM is on a short break as we prepare for Season2!Hey Strangers, it's Jeff.While we're away recording our second season, I thought I would keep the feed warm with a few special episodes from other shows I've been a part of. Some I hosted, some I was the guest on - all of them helping to shape the work I'm doing today.For this episode, I'm bringing to you a really cool conversation I had on a killer podcast called The Cain Stevens Super Show. This was a...
2025-05-051h 20My Mama Done Told Me065 - Talkumentary: Stoney Knows How (Dave Koenig & Andrew Milko)::INTERMISSION::MMDTM is on a short break as we prepare for Season 2!Hey Strangers, it's Jeff.While we're away recording our second season, I thought I would keep the feed warm with a few special episodes from other shows I've been a part of. Some I hosted, some I was the guest on - all of them helping to shape the work I'm doing today.This week, I'm throwing it back to an episode of my very first podcast: TALKUMENTARY - a show where we watched documentaries, and then got together...
2025-04-301h 39
Hangovers from Hell True Crime PodcastEpisode 5 Hatchet Weilding Hitchhiker: Beer From a Glass and Kai's TaleHangovers From Hell: The Shocking Tale of Kai the Hatchet-Wielding HitchhikerIn this chilling episode of 'Hangovers From Hell,' hosts Flan and Doggo dive into the bizarre true crime story of Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker. The episode starts with the hosts discussing their drink choices, then transitions into the infamous 2013 incident involving Kai, who saved a woman from a delusional man by attacking him with a hatchet. The story follows Kai's rise to viral fame, media attention, and eventual legal troubles, culminating in a first-degree murder charge. The hosts also share personal anecdotes and engage in humorous banter, making...
2025-04-2948 min
My Mama Done Told Me064 - Celluloid Invasion: She Gods of Shark ReefWhat happens when two fugitives wash up on a mysterious island ruled by women and surrounded by sharks?Welcome, Strangers, to Celluloid Invasion by My Mama Done Told Me!This time, Jeff, Lauren and @talkumentarypodcast co-hosts Molly and Brice are shipwrecked on the sun-drenched, shark-infested strangeness of She Gods of Shark Reef (1958). We’re talking smugglers, sacrifices, suspiciously chill islanders, and the most low-budget action sequences you’ve ever seen—plus some very questionable choices in brotherly loyalty.Is it a lost paradise? A feminist fever dream? Or just Roger Corman on vacation...
2025-04-211h 14
My Mama Done Told Me061 - Small Talkumentary: Harley & KatyaThey chased the Olympic dream, but the weight was too much to bear.Welcome, Strangers, to Small Talkumentary by My Mama Done Told Me!In this spinoff of @talkumentarypodcast we watch documentaries, then have a little small talk about them. (Basically, it’s the same show, but less frequent and a bit shorter.)In this episode, we discuss the heartbreaking Harley & Katya documentary. The film follows the story of figure skating pair Harley Windsor and Katya Alexandrovskaya, whose immense talent took them to the world stage. But behind t...
2025-03-3141 min
My Mama Done Told Me054 - Celluloid Invasion: Carnival of SoulsWhat happens when a lone survivor is haunted by eerie visions and a sinister carnival?
Welcome, Strangers, to Celluloid Invasion by My Mama Done Told Me!
This time, we’re driving off a bridge and into the eerie cult classic Carnival of Souls (1962). Joined by our good friend and Talkumentary co-host King James, we unravel the haunting tale of a young woman who survives a tragic accident—only to find herself drawn to a mysterious, abandoned carnival - and pursued by a really inappropriate neighbor.
Is it the afterlife calling? A descent into madness? Or something even more sinister? We s...
2025-02-101h 30
My Mama Done Told Me048 - Small Talkumentary: American Murder - The Family Next DoorMost families have secrets - some hide a deadly nightmare
Welcome, Strangers, to Small Talkumentary by My Mama Done Told Me!
In this spinoff of @talkumentarypodcast we watch documentaries, then have a little small talk about them. (Basically, it’s the same show, but less frequent and a bit shorter.)
In this episode, we dive into the chilling @Netflix documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door. This true-crime film takes covers the harrowing disappearance of Shanann Watts and her two young daughters, unraveling layers of social media facade, secrets, and the heartbreaking reality of family tragedy.
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2024-12-3050 min
TALKUMENTARYSmall Talkumentary by MMDTM - Worst Roommate Ever: My BFF Tried To Kill MeA messy roommate is bad... but a murderous roommate is truly terrifying.
Welcome, Strangers, to Small Talkumentary by My Mama Done Told Me!
In this spinoff of @talkumentarypodcast , we watch documentaries, and then have a little small talk about them. (Basically it's the same show, but less frequent and a bit shorter)
In this first episode, we cover the first episode of the second season of the hit @Netflix docuseries Worst Roommate Ever - with the episode called My BFF Tried To Kill Me.
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2024-11-2330 min
My Mama Done Told Me040 - Small Talkumentary - Worst Roommate Ever: My BFF Tried To Kill MeA messy roommate is bad... but a murderous roommate is truly terrifying.
Welcome, Strangers, to Small Talkumentary by My Mama Done Told Me!
In this spinoff of @talkumentarypodcast , we watch documentaries, and then have a little small talk about them. (Basically it's the same show, but less frequent and a bit shorter)
In this first episode, we cover the first episode of the second season of the hit @Netflix docuseries Worst Roommate Ever - with the episode called My BFF Tried To Kill Me.
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2024-11-0430 minMy Mama Done Told Me029 - The Last SupperHow many different foods can we disgustingly describe?
Welcome, Strangers, to My Mama Done Told Me!
This week, the family discusses what they would have for their last meals. Unfortunately, Jeff get's really grossed out by the description of foods so this is an awful episode! (Jeff writes the shoi noits)
What would YOU want for your last meal?
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2024-08-1933 min
TALKUMENTARY038.5 - INSIDER: Dr. Stephen J. O'Shea (Hell Or High Seas)Talkumentary INSIDER welcomes writer, producer, documentarian, and the first mate of the Ol' Lady - Dr. Stephen J. O'shea!
Talkumentary covered the documentary Hell Or High Seas, which received the highest Talkumentary rating during the show's first season! Jeff and Sister Lauren had the chance to sit down with Stephen and talk about his journies in sailing, writing, veteran issues, friendship, and his love for telling stories about people.
Raise your sails and strap in for this wonderful conversation with Dr. Stephen J. O'shea!
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2024-06-0548 minTALKUMENTARYSeason 1 - FinaleCould this truly be the end of Season 1 of Talkumentary?
So long, Strangers...
The entire crew got together to talk about their favorite moments of the first season of Talkumentary.
Please don't cry.
We will be taking a hiatus for a while, but please keep your giant yellow eyes open for what happens next.
As always, we hope you keep your minds open and be kind to each other.
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2024-04-031h 08
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SKAeM - Mockumentary: "Look Out For The D. Talks"
Side A, B & C - The Three Sided Vinyl Record - Audiobook
The Talkumentary Of Schizophrenic God *
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2024-03-0401 minTALKUMENTARY050 - Stan LeeCan Thor and Iron Man stop the dastardly Dr. Doom from ending Season 1 of Talkumentary?
Welcome, True Believers!
This week, The Crew discusses the wonderful world of Marvel Comics - specifically, one of the men responsible for creating some of the most iconic characters of all time: Stan Lee!
Thor (Jeff) and Iron Man (Matty Boom Blatty) battle against Dr. Doom (King James) to discuss the documentary Stan Lee available on Disney+!
- Credits for Stan Lee: CREDITS
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2024-02-151h 46
Disability After DarkE351 Popcorn & Power Chairs E6 - The Peanut Butter Falcon w/ Jeff Kalasky from Talkumentary PodcastEpisode Notes
On E6 of Popcorn and Power Chairs, we review The Peanut Butter Falcon, the story of a young man with down syndrome who runs away to pursue his dream of meeting a wrestler and has an adventure along the way. For this one I am joined by Jeff Kalasky from the Talkumentary Podcast. We talk about care issues around disabled people living in nursing homes, our thoughts on some of the language of the film and we go off on several tangents... enjoy!
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2024-02-041h 58TALKUMENTARY049 - Take Care of MayaWhat do you get if a system unfairly takes a child from their parents? Nothing good.
Welcome, Strangers
This week, The Crew discusses the story of Maya Kowalski and her family as they contend with an ultra-rare disease, false accusations, and an all-around heartbreaking story.
Jeff is joined by Brice and Lady Katy for the 2023 documentary titled Take Care of Maya.
- Credits for Take Care of Maya: CREDITS
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2024-01-251h 41
TALKUMENTARY026.5 - INSIDER: Steve "Lips" Kudlow (ANVIL)Talkumentary INSIDER welcomes Canadian heavy metal guitaris, vocalist, and the HAMMER of high energy and positivity, Lips Kudlow of the band ANVIL!
Talkumentary covered the documentary ANVIL: The Story Of Anvil for our bonus episode with contestant winner Abby Necker and Mark Means, who return for this episode of INSIDER with Jeff as they pick the brain and hear the incredible stories Lips brings to our show.
Turn it up to 11 and strap in for a wild ride with Lips of ANVIL!
Metal on Metal!!
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2024-01-241h 20TALKUMENTARY048 - The Devil On Trial (feat. Cain Stevens)The devil made me do it!
Welcome, Strangers
This week, Jeff is possessed by Cain Stevens of the Cain Stevens Super Show podcast, along with Sister Lauren and Good Golly Miss Molly, to discuss a documentary from 2023 titled The Devil On Trial.
This film covers (with god-forsaken reenactments) the first and only time that "demonic possession" was attempted as a defense in a U.S. murder trial.
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2024-01-222h 08
TALKUMENTARY047.5 - INSIDER: Andrew Jenks (Director of Dream/Killer)Talkumentary INSIDER welcomes award-winning filmmaker, TV producer, writer, and podcaster Andrew Jenks, whose film Dream/Killer was featured on our main program this week!
Join Jeff and Sister Lauren for a conversation about Andrew's involvement in the story of Ryan Ferguson, who was wrongfully convicted of murder based on another man's dream, along with other insights into Andrew's diverse approach to filmmaking.
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2024-01-1157 minTALKUMENTARY047 - Dream/KillerHave you ever dreamed that you did something bad and then woke up and admitted to murder? Yeah... neither have we.
Welcome, Strangers
This week, Jeff and Sister Lauren follow the story of Ryan Ferguson and his hero-of-a-dad, Bill Ferguson, as they campaign to prove Ryan's innocence in a murder conviction, where the only evidence against him was another man's dream.
Join us as we dive into the 2015 thriller/documentary Dream/Killer.
- Credits for Dream/Killer: CREDITS
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2024-01-111h 41
TALKUMENTARY046.5 - INSIDER: Jeff Feuerzeig (Director of The Devil and Daniel Johnston)Talkumentary INSIDER welcomes award-winning director and non-fiction filmmaker Jeff Feuerzeig, whose film The Devil and Daniel Johnston was featured on our main program this week!
Join Jeff and Brice for this amazing conversation with an awesome person and filmmaker!
- Find Jeff Feuerzeig at jefffeuerzeig.cop
- Credits for The Devil and Daniel Johnston: CREDITS
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2024-01-061h 08TALKUMENTARY046 - The Devil and Daniel JohnstonHi, How Are You?
Welcome, Strangers
This week, Brice and Sister Lauren join Jeff in the basement to record a lo-fi ballad dedicated to the genius of Daniel Johnston.
They discuss the documentary titled The Devil And Daniel Johnston and take a look into the life and career of the cult phenomenon. Don't be sad; I know you will - but don't give up until true love will find you in the end.
- Credits for The Devil and Daniel Johnston: CREDITS
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2024-01-062h 36TALKUMENTARY045 - All That BreathesLife itself is kinship. We are all a community of air.
Welcome, Strangers
This week, Jeff is joined by Sister Lauren and King James to talk about the 2022 Oscar Nominated Documentary called All The Breathes
Join us as we discuss the "Kite Brothers" and their care for thousands of neglected black kites above the rooftops in smog-choked New Delhi.
- Credits for All That Breathes: CREDITS
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2024-01-041h 27TALKUMENTARY044 - I Am Santa ClausPro Wrestling. Polar Bears. Hillbillies. Barbecue. Santa Claus.
Welcome, Strangers, and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
This week, to celebrate the holidays, Jeff is joined by King James and Matty Boom Blatty to talk about the 2014 documentary titled I Am Santa Claus.
They follow five real-bearded Santas for an entire year for a peek into the lives of the men who play the role of the big guy every season.
- Credits for I Am Santa Claus: CREDITS
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2023-12-221h 23TALKUMENTARY043 - HappyYou deserve to be happy.
Welcome, Strangers,
This week, the crew journeys around the world in search of the things that truly make people happy.
Jeff, Matty Boom Blatty, and Sister Lauren push each other's buttons while we discuss the 2012 documentary titled Happy!
- Credits for Happy: CREDITS
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2023-12-141h 43TALKUMENTARY042 - Best Worst Movie (feat. George Hardy)George Hardy joins the Talkumentary Crew!
Welcome, Strangers, to NILBOG
This week, the crew takes a look into the life of small-town dentist and actor, George Hardy, and follows him and the rest of the crew as they discuss the making of the 1990 cult horror classic and "worst film of all time" Troll 2.
We are joined by none other than the man himself, George Hardy, as we dive into a movie about a movie about goblins from 2009 titled Best Worst Movie.
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2023-12-071h 09TALKUMENTARY041.5 - Troll 2 Watch PartyYou don't piss on hospitality. I won't allow it!
Welcome, Strangers, to NILBOG
In a bonus episode this week - Jeff, Molly, and Brice sit down and watch the 1990 independent dark fantasy horror B-Movie, Troll 2!
Join us as we take on all the goblins, and eat all the green food and …. popcorn... lots of popcorn.
Queue up your copy of Troll 2 so you can watch along with us!
Troll 2 on Amazon Prime
Troll 2 on Tubi
- Credits for Troll 2: CREDITS
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2023-12-061h 47TALKUMENTARY041 - Inside The Mind Of A Cat (feat. Kathy Humann)*FAMILY FRIENDLY EPISODE! (Non-Explicit)*
Forget everything you think you know about cats.
Welcome, Strangers, to TalkuMEOWtary!
This week, we examine the behaviors of our furry feline friends and attempt to make sense of what what they're thinking, doing, and even saying.
Jeff CLAWsky is joined by Good Golly Miss MEOWly, PURRice, and special guest Kathy Humann (aka Jeff'sMamaKat) for our first NON-EXPLICIT episode covering the 2022 documentary titled Inside The Mind Of A Cat.
- Credits for Inside The Mind Of A Cat: CREDITS
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2023-11-301h 32TALKUMENTARY040 - GatherFood sovereignty is about feeding your people - plain and simple.
Welcome, Strangers
Happy Thanksgiving and National Day of Mourning.
This week, as we get together with family and friends and share gratitude and gratefulness, we also commemorate, remember and mourn for the ancestors on whose land we now sit, and the generations of Native Americans who have suffered senseless oppression since the colonization of America.
Jeff is joined by King James and Sister Lauren to talk about a documentary from 2020 titled Gather, which follows the efforts of...
2023-11-231h 24TALKUMENTARY039 - Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (feat. Andrew Gurza)Camp Jened fueled a fire inside some young disabled revolutionaries and inspired a passion to fight for equal rights and fair legislation.
Welcome, Strangers
This week, The Crew goes back to the early 1970s to the days before the Americans With Disabilities Act was put into law, and long before it was enforced, and looked into a wonderful, hippy-led summer camp called Camp Jened, designed for teens with disabilities and, for some, was their first taste of being treated like the unique wonderful human beings they were - and not just seen as a handicap...
2023-11-161h 36TALKUMENTARY038 - Hell or High Seas (feat. Nick Jozaites and Dominic Teece)The world's most treacherous ocean waters can seem calm compared to the storm raging inside the mind of someone struggling with PTSD.
Welcome, Strangers
Happy Veteran's Day!
This week, The Crew follows Taylor Grieger and Stephen O'Shea as they set sail for the adventure of a lifetime - all with a mission to bring awareness, validation, and assistance to the struggles veterans face when returning to civilian life.
Jeff is joined by Matty and Lauren, and welcomes Nick and Dom back to the show to talk about a powerful and inspiring...
2023-11-091h 39TALKUMENTARY037 - Hated: G.G. Allin and the Murder JunkiesThere's a lot of poop, vomit, and blood in this episode... so buckle up, buttercup.
Welcome, Strangers.
This week, Jeff, Katy, and Brice release their bowels all over the 1993 documentary about one of punk music's most infamous performers known for intense acts of violence, self-mutilation, nudity, defecation, and so...much...more.
We watched Hated: G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies.
Good luck, everyone.
- Credits for G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies: CREDITS
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2023-11-021h 04TALKUMENTARY036 - Cropsey (feat. Brian of Berated B-Rated Movies)*TALKUMENTARY NOW HAS VIDEO ON YOUTUBE!*
Happy Halloween! The scariest urban legends are the true ones.
Welcome, Strangers.
This week, The Crew travels to Staten Island, New York, to look at a boogeyman-like urban legend thought to live in, under, or around an abandoned mental hospital in the woods - that may be more true than anyone wants to believe.
Jeff, Molly, Lauren, and King James are joined by Brian of Berated B-Rated Movies (Podcast) to discuss the documentary titled Cropsey, which follows the story of Andre Rand, a convicted child kidnapper whose susp...
2023-10-261h 34TALKUMENTARY035 - The BridgeWelcome to one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World - as well as one of the most tragic.
Welcome, Strangers.
This week, The Crew takes a trip to San Francisco to discuss a documentary titled The Bridge. This doc scores the lowest of all time on our show due to the graphic and sometimes insensitive depiction of suicide and the often voyeuristic nature of the film
Despite the appalling documentary, Jeff, King James, and Brice still manage to have a meaningful conversation about the topic, and hopefully bring some awareness and...
2023-10-191h 21TALKUMENTARY034 - Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World (feat. Skyler Alsup)*TALKUMENTARY NOW HAS VIDEO ON YOUTUBE!*
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
Welcome, Strangers.
This week, The Crew turns their amps up and jams out to the rock and roll created and popularized by Native Americans and the indigenous sounds that created the iconic rhythms and driving power behind the music we all know and love.
Jeff is joined by King James Himself along with the first appearance of a new crew member and Jeff's sister, Lauren Kalasky. They are joined by Skyler Alsup - a native dancer for the Pokegon band of the Potawatomi Nation.
Check out Skyler's art and dancing on i...
2023-10-121h 30TALKUMENTARY033 - They Shall Not Grow Old (feat. Nick Dolan & Connor Hoins)*TALKUMENTARY NOW HAS VIDEO ON YOUTUBE!*
Stand up! Polish your buttons! Piss in your Boots! Be careful on that poopin' beam!
Welcome, Strangers.
This week, The Crew goes back to World War I and joins up with the British Army to spend some time learning what it was really like for servicemen in the trenches of this bloody conflict.
Captain Jeff's ranks are joined by Brice and two history enthusiasts and great friends of the show - Nick Dolan and Connor Hoins. Join them as they discuss Peter Jackson's documentary directing...
2023-10-051h 48TALKUMENTARY032 - The Amazing Johnathan DocumentaryMagic, Meth, Mayhem.
Welcome, Strangers.
This week, The Crew takes the stage for a look into the life of a dying magician and his film crew... or crews... who filmed his documentary. We watched the 2019 film titled The Amazing Johnathan Documentary.
Jeff is joined by Brice, King James, and Katy for this wild ride that begins very ordinary and quickly turns into a big mess of increasingly bizarre twists and turns.
- Credits for The Amazing Johnathan Documentary CREDITS
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2023-09-281h 29TALKUMENTARY031 - The Storm Chasing Anthology (feat. Beard Al Your Science Pal)What happens when warm, moist air near the earth's surface interacts with cooler, drier air aloft? A tornado happens... that's what.
Welcome, Strangers.
This week, The Crew braves the elements to get outside and test their fate by discussing a documentary from 2016 that chronicles six decades' worth of storm-chasing culture called The Storm Chasing Anthology... or Storm Chasing: The Anthology (depending on who you ask.)
Jeff is joined by resident storm-chaser Matt, along with King James himself and the return of Beard Al Your Science Pal - Alex Michalak on this TWISTER of an episode
2023-09-211h 17TALKUMENTARY030 - What We Leave Behind (feat. Ruth & Valeska Rogel)Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!
Bienvenidos, Extraños.
This week, The Crew looks into a film that serves as a love letter from a granddaughter to her grandfather in a poignant and emotional documentary called What We Leave Behind. The story follows the story of a man named Julián, who begins building a house in rural Mexico for his family, after a lifetime of bus rides to the United States to visit his children.
Jeff is joined by King James himself and two special Mexican American guests and friends; Ruth and Valeska Rogel.
2023-09-141h 42TALKUMENTARY029 - Take Your Pills: XanaxGripped by anxiety? Melancholia? The Vapours? Neurosis? The English Malady? There could be a cure - but it comes at a cost.
Welcome, Strangers.
This week, a team of anxious crew members explores a documentary about a medication that they know nothing about - and consider how it could have possibly been life-changing to them... one way or another.
Join Jeff, Lady Katy, Good Golly Miss Molly, and Bruce Bruce The Juice is Loose as they discuss the 2022 documentary titled Take Your Pills: Xanax.
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2023-09-071h 16TALKUMENTARY028 - The Hatchet Wielding HitchhikerBefore I say anything else, I wanna say no matter what you've done, you deserve respect... and most of you don't deserve to be smash - smash - smashed with a hatchet.
Welcome, Strangers.
This week, The Crew delves into the wild story of Kai the hitchhiker as a seemingly heroic act skyrockets him into viral stardom, only to end in vicious murder and a whole lot of questions about this somewhat endearing (but mostly unhinged) man.
Join Jeff, King James, Matt, and Molly as they talk about the documentary titled The Hatchet...
2023-08-311h 22TALKUMENTARY027 - Aircraft Carrier: Guardian of the Seas (feat. Nick Jozaites & Dominic Teece)One of the greatest engineering feats in history, the modern U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier.
Welcome, Strangers.
This week, We are joined by two fellow veterans who served in the US Navy with Jeff. Join them as they barely talk about this documentary, and spend most of the episode telling sea stories and catching up.
- Veteran in need of help or someone to talk to? Call the Veterans Crisis Help Line at 988 (Then Press 1), or visit veteranscrisisline.net
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2023-08-241h 44TALKUMENTARY026 - Anvil! The Story of Anvil. BONUS EPISODE! (feat. Abby Necker & Mark Means)CONTEST WINNER!
Metal on metal. It's what I crave. The louder the better. I'll turn in my grave!
Welcome, Strangers.
This week, we introduce the world to our contest winner Abby Necker and her friend Mark Means with an episode on a heavy metal rockumentary called Anvil! The Story of Anvil.
Join first-time host Brice, first-time guests Jeff, Abby, and Mark as they try to try to determine;
Is this documentary real?
Is this band real?
Why does it play so much like This Is Spinal Tap?
Why do I want Anvil to succeed as much as I do?
...
2023-08-211h 43TALKUMENTARY025 - A Glitch In the Matrix (feat. Beard Al(ex) Your Science Pal)Are we living in a simulation? That's the "theory" this documentary presents.
Welcome, Strangers.
This week, The Crew is joined by the science mind of Beard Al Your Science Pal (tiktok.com/@beard_al) to not only argue the validity of simulation theory but also to discredit the entire documentary by pointing out that it's only a hypothesis - not a theory at all!
If you've ever felt like you were being controlled or watched by an unseen and unknowable entity, join Jeff, the NPC Brice, Matt (aka Neo), and special guest Alex...
2023-08-171h 41TALKUMENTARY024 - The Blackout Experiments (feat. Bird & Kenesha Broom)Prepare to have your physical and mental limitations tested this evening, as we all consent to The Blackout Experiments
Welcome, Strangers.
This week, The Crew knocks three times on the door of a 2016 documentary called The Blackout Experiments to discuss the dark and immersive horror thrill experience of the same name. This documentary dives into the haunted house-type event where participants willingly take part in scares, torture, and mental anguish tailored to their own individual fears.
Jeff is joined by King James, Bird, and our good friend Kenesha Broom as we wrap ourselves...
2023-08-101h 29TALKUMENTARY023 - Count Me In (feat. Matthew Tobias)Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of your soul. Human beings are energy - energy is a wave - a wave is a pattern - a pattern is rhythm.
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This week, The Crew paradiddles their way through a bangin' documentary from 2021 titled Count Me In, which hears from some of rock music's most influential drummers, about the thing they all collectively love most - the drums.
Jeff is joined by King James, Brice, and professional drummer, producer, sound engineer, and the man who taught Jeff to play...
2023-08-031h 41TALKUMENTARY022 - Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage PatchNot even Captain Planet's glistening green mullet can handle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch...
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May we have your attention, please? We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a special news bulletin.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is GROWING! Our source for this information is a 57 minute documentary called Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Our news correspondent Jeff Kalasky has joined forces with the globe's most formidable environmental heroes: Captain Planet (King James), Lady Gaia (Katy VP), and Green Golly Miss Molly to discuss the danger plastic is...
2023-07-271h 09TALKUMENTARY021 - Stoney Knows How (feat. Dave Koenig & Andrew Milko)Happy National Tattoo Day!
Come with us as we visit with a master of the oldest art in the world - Tattooing.
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This week, to celebrate National Tattoo Day, we are flipping through the flash pages of history to discuss a 29-minute documentary from 1981 that is a quick peek into the incredible legacy of Leonard "Stoney" St. Clair through a documentary titled Stoney Knows How.
Stoney Knows How is a casual, funny, and inspiring conversation with the former circus sword-swallower who has learned to overcome his lifelong handicap of...
2023-07-201h 37TALKUMENTARY020 - GleasonLife changes rapidly for all of us, but an unexpected diagnosis of ALS intensifies those changes and tests the strength, courage, tenacity, and willpower of our friends, family, and ourselves.
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This week, through the documentary titled Gleason, The Crew takes a look into the life of Steve Gleason, former NFL superstar who was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a rare and incurable neurodegenerative disease, at the same time that he and his wife expect their first child.
Gleason is simultaneously an inspiring, rewarding, funny, and heartbreaking look at life, parenthood...
2023-07-131h 38TALKUMENTARY019 - Hillbilly (feat. Moonshine Russell)Happy Independence Day!
If you were born and raised in Appalachian America, would you be proud to be called a Hillbilly?
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This week, to celebrate our nation's independence and the truly diverse cultures our nation represents, The Crew descended from hills with their favorite distilled beverages to flap their jaws about an eye-opening documentary called Hillbilly.
Hillbilly examines the iconic image in media and culture and explores more than 100 years of media representation of mountain and rural communities.
Local Pro-Wrestling Superstar and self-proclaimed "country boy" Moonshine Russell...
2023-07-061h 08TALKUMENTARY018 - Fantastic Fungi (feat. Bird & The Lundin Boys)What if poop mushrooms are the reason humans evolved from the apes?
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This week, The Crew straps on their funny brown hats and forages their way into the magical mycelium network of mushrooms in a breathtaking visual documentary from 2019 titled Fantastic Fungi.
Combining time-lapse photography, interviews, and stunning CGI, this documentary tells the often misunderstood and underrepresented biology, environmental roles, and medicinal uses of mushrooms!
This episode puts Jeff alongside his new wife, Niki (aka Bird), and introduces her two brothers Andrew and Brent as they share an entire...
2023-06-291h 19
TALKUMENTARY017 - Is That Black Enough for You?!?Is that strong enough, visionary enough, or revolutionary enough...?
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
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This week, The Crew celebrates Juneteenth by putting a little extra swagger in their walk and strolling into a documentary titled Is That Black Enough for You?!?
This doc from 2022 follows the history of Black cinema, focusing mainly on the movies of the 1970s, with plenty of movie clips, archival and new interviews with prominent Black filmmakers and actors, and so much style you're bound to fall in love with yourself.
Jeff...
2023-06-221h 32
TALKUMENTARY016 - Minding the Gap (feat. Travis King)Skateboarding is a control thing. You have to control all these little minute details, and in a world where it feels like you don't have any control - that feels freeing... even if it hurts sometimes.
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This week, The Crew ollies the gap to the American Rust Belt to cover a documentary titled Minding The Gap. We drop into a decade's worth of footage of a group of friends as they do exactly what teenagers do; get into trouble, cause a little mayhem, and do a whole lot of skateboarding, all while struggling...
2023-06-151h 28
TALKUMENTARY015 - The Central Park Five (feat. Andy Hornacek)Order in the court! We are here to discuss the false accusations of some innocent young men.
This week, The Crew unpacks the documentary from 2012 that tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers who were wrongly accused of the rape and attempted murder of a white woman in New York's Central Park in 1989.
Jeff is joined by King James, Katy, and special guest Andy Hornacek (a former law enforcement officer, Jeff's childhood best friend, and DJ's little brother) to discuss this miscarriage of justice, and how it effected the lives of Antron...
2023-06-081h 15
TALKUMENTARY014 - Paris is Burning (feat. Katie Dunn)We're not going to be shady, just FIERCE!
This week, to celebrate Pride Month, The Crew goes back to the '80s to take a look into the New York drag ball circuit in the LEGENDARY documentary from 1990 called Paris Is Burning.
Your host, CoCo O'Hern (Jeff), and crew members Chloe Maple (Molly) and BooBoo Academy (Katy) are joined by VERY special guest and friend, Pudding P39 (Katie Dunn), to discuss the glamorous but challenging drag ball culture, and the atrocities that did (and still do) plague the LGBTQIA+ communities.
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2023-06-011h 04TALKUMENTARY013 - The Act of KillingWhat are the men who were responsible for the massacre of over a million Indonesians in 1965 doing now? The answer: Dancing, laughing, and making movies.
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The Crew takes a trip to Indonesia this week for a documentary titled The Act of Killing - which follows these killers as they tell the story of their own brutal acts, by making their own movies.
Jeff is joined by King James and Brice to go on an unsettling journey into the minds of people who killed without justice or remorse, and continue to prosper...
2023-05-251h 16TALKUMENTARY012 - The WorkHold your head up, and cry like a man.
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The Crew gets locked up inside New Folsom supermax prison - but not to serve hard time. This week, we get a peek into a powerful, heart-wrenching, and effective group therapy session led by inmates in a documentary titled The Work.
Jeff is joined by the ladies of The Crew, Katy and Molly, to discuss the importance of real, unfiltered vulnerability and its positive effects on a person's rehabilitation.
- Credits for The Work: CREDITS
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2023-05-181h 15TALKUMENTARY011 - Won't You Be My NeighborIt's a beautiful day in this neighborhood - a beautiful day to talk about a beautiful man with a beautiful story.
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This week, The Crew climbs aboard the trolley and makes their way into the documentary titled "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" to delve into the life and mission of one of Hollywood's truly iconic and upstanding gentlemen: Mr. Fred Rogers.
Jeffrey Striped Tiger is joined by King James XIII, Mattrietta Pussycat, and Lady DJ Fairchilde as they discuss the gentle yet groundbreaking ways that Fred Rogers found his way into...
2023-05-111h 12TALKUMENTARY010 - The Overnighters (feat. Jess Charron)Sometimes the right thing to do isn't the popular thing to do.
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The Crew opens up this week to discuss the 2014 film titled The Overnighters. A documentary that follows the struggles of a North Dakota pastor as he attempts to create a safe space for newcomers in his community during an oil boom.
Jeff is joined by King James, Matt, and Jess as they try to put themselves in other people's shoes while discussing this heartbreaking documentary.
- Credits for The Overnighters: CREDITS
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2023-05-0458 minTALKUMENTARY009 - Winnebago Man"Do me a favor, will you, please? Will ya? Will you do me a kindness?"
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The Crew braves the heat, and the damn flies to discuss the journey of Jack Rebney in the documentary Winnebago Man.
Jeff, Brice, Molly, and King James join us this week as we dive into the world of angry outbursts and great mustaches.
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2023-04-2747 minTALKUMENTARY008 - The Sleepless Unrest: The Real Conjuring Home (feat. Andrew Milko)No one knows the consequences of provoking the paranormal...
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The Crew straps on their paranormal investigation gear and heads into the woods of Rhode Island with the documentary The Sleepless Unrest: The Real Conjuring Home.
Jeff, Molly, Brice, and special guest Andrew join us this week as we dive into the world of ooky spooky spirits and questionable facial hair.
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2023-04-201h 10TALKUMENTARY007 - Stutz (feat. Bird)"Okay, entertain me. And you better not come in here and dump all your shit on me."
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This week, The Crew peels back the layers of their vulnerabilities and discusses actor Jonah Hill's 2022 documentary, Stutz. A look into the lives and relationships of Hill and his therapist Dr. Phil Stutz.
Jeff and King James introduce the one and only Niki (Jeff's lovely bride) as they pull off the wigs and expose the greens screens of their own mental health using the tools concocted by Dr. Stutz, and displayed to the world...
2023-04-131h 43TALKUMENTARY006 - Grey GardensIs there anything worse than dealing with a staunch character... S-T-A-U-N-C-H? According to Little Edie there's not.
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This week The Crew straps on their flea collars and head wraps to delve into the strange world of Edith and Edith Bouvier Beale, a mother-daughter duo featured in the 1975 documentary titled Grey Gardens.
Jeff, Katy, Brice, and Molly do their best to make sense of this difficult-to-follow documentary. If nothing else, it's entertaining!
- Credits for Grey Gardens: CREDITS
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2023-04-0652 minTALKUMENTARY005 - Fed UpDid you know pizza is a vegetable? According to congress, it is.
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Join The Crew as they take a big, juicy bite of the 2014 documentary titled Fed Up. This week we explore the causes of obesity in America and the role the government, "Big Food," and lobbyists play in the fattening of our children
Crew Members Katy and King James are back, and even D.J. pipes in to comment on this one. Join in the conversation as they add their own experiences to the stories told in this week's documentary.
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2023-03-301h 04TALKUMENTARY004 - Pray Away (feat. Catherine Mischo)In the struggle between Christianity and Homosexuality, no one comes away unscathed.
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The Crew took on the 2021 documentary titled Pray Away - which focuses on the stories of former ex-gay movement leaders that contend with the aftermath of their actions and the people who were hurt along the way.
Crew Members Katy and King James return, along with the first appearance of Catherine, to peel back the layers of this documentary and compare some of their own personal stories and experiences with those shown on-screen.
- Credits for Pray Awa...
2023-03-2353 minTALKUMENTARY003 - Good Night OppyIt's just a box of wires... right? Wrong. Oppy the Mars Rover is so much more.
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This week, The Crew launches into the unknown with a documentary from 2022 titled "Good Night Oppy" - the film that follows two robots on their 15-year adventure exploring Mars.
Crew Members Matt, Katy, and Brice return to discuss this inspirational documentary as we laugh, cry, and watch like proud parents as these brave little robots exceed all expectations.
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2023-03-1656 min
TALKUMENTARY002 - Class Action ParkThere's nothing in the world like Action Park! ... if you're into broken bones, safety violations, and death.
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For this week's episode, The Crew discusses the 2020 documentary titled Class Action Park, a film about a now-defunct New Jersey amusement park that became infamous for its poor safety record.
Crew Members Katy, Brice, and Matt join the show to discuss which of Action Park's rides they would be most likely to ride and highlight some of the more terrifying things that were allowed to happen at "The World's Most Dangerous Amusement Park."
2023-03-091h 00
TALKUMENTARY001 - 13thThe 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery...right?
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This week, The Crew talks about the 2016 documentary titled 13th, which explores how a glaring loophole in the 13th amendment directly led to the exploitation of people of color and ultimately contributed to decades of racial, social, and economic injustice, and the rise of private prisons and mass incarceration.
As we dive into this documentary, Crew Members Katy, King James, and Molly bring their insight and personal experiences to the show.
- Credits for 13th: CREDITS
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2023-03-021h 10
Night Dreams Talk Radio With Gary AndersonCryptid Research With Duke SullivanDuke Sullivan has been doing cryptid research since 1977When he had his second encounter, having had his first in 1972, both in Northern Minnesota. Since then, Duke has been to various states for research, as well as living in and doing local research in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, Texas, Wyoming and now Montana. Duke is the first researcher to bring the possible existence of the Cryptids known as ‘Mountain Giants’ and ‘Gugwe’ to the public's attention for the first time. Duke has appeared on over 2 dozen shows, has had his own radio show on the TFR Live radio network, and has done...
2021-09-291h 32Night Dreams Talk Radio With Gary AndersonCryptid Research With Duke SullivanDuke Sullivan has been doing cryptid research since 1977When he had his second encounter, having had his first in 1972, both in Northern Minnesota. Since then, Duke has been to various states for research, as well as living in and doing local research in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, Texas, Wyoming and now Montana. Duke is the first researcher to bring the possible existence of the Cryptids known as ‘Mountain Giants’ and ‘Gugwe’ to the public's attention for the first time. Duke has appeared on over 2 dozen shows, has had his own radio show on the TFR Live radio network, and has done...
2021-09-291h 32
Dave Smith DharmaPATREON PODCAST: Consider JoiningJoin here: https://www.patreon.com/davesmithdharmaDave Smith Dharma Podcast is a rich collection of talks, meditations, teachings, interviews and the newly created "talkumentary". All rooted in perspectives on early Buddhist Teachings that are relevant for life in the modern world. True Secular Dharma. Updated regularly and inspired by the practical applications of Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, Buddhist Psychology, Heart and Humor. Dave Smith is a Dharma Teacher, Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence Trainer, Secular Humanist and Recovering Buddhist. I hope you will join us.
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