On The Doc

Original Publish Date: August 17, 2020 Two different young men with a love of cubing.  It's a quick watch from Netflix.  You MUST watch this one.  It's fantastic! . . This is our season finale.  Send us your suggestions for season 2 at onthedocpodcast@gmail.com or head over to our home page send us a voice message.  We want to hear from you! . . Leave us a rating and review when you have a chance....

Original Publish Date: August 4, 2020 Maybe you're like us when we heard about Cuddle (2014) and thought that it was an insanely crazy idea.  But this documentary uncovers a new industry that isn't what you think it is and in fact, has many benefits.   . . We were privileged to be joined by writer/director Jason O'Brien who was kind enough to help us understand this movement to the point that our...

Original Publish Date: July 27, 2020 This week Misty and Amarilys tackled a film chosen strictly for its location, Jasper Mall.  The film documents a year in the life of a dying mall.  Let's just say that we are big fans.   . . This mall isn't just a building  It's home to 25 years worth of business for a local florist, home to a young couple's courtship, home to an aging man's last years, and hom...

Original Publish Date: July 20, 2020 We went old school this week with a documentary from 2010 that exposed deception on the internet and gave it the cute name "Catfish."  Nev Schulman, Ariel Schulman, and Henry Joost document the relationship between Nev and 8 year old wunderkind, Abby.  Abby paints canvases of Nev's beautiful photography and sends them to him as gifts.  Nev soon develops relatio...

Original Publish Date: July 13, 2020 Grab a giant sedative, perhaps also an extra one and then click play as we discuss one mind blowing detail after another in this story.  You will be screaming at us by the time it's done and you will likely not believe that this is a true story.  This is longer than our usual recordings but there was SO MUCH to cover we couldn't stop chatting.  It's the crazies...

Original Publish Date: July 2020 Misty and Amarilys discuss the twists and turns of the actual Tiger King story and find themselves enjoying the best gift of this entire docuseries:  Karaoke Joe Exotic.   . . . Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  You can also email us at onthedocpodcast@gmail.com or send us a voice message at https://anchor.fm/onthedoc . . . Love our little show?   GREAT...

Original Publish Date: June 30, 2020 Tiger King took the world by storm just as quarantine began and served as a uniting force in the midst of an unprecedented trial. In this episode, Misty and Amarilys set the stage for the murder-for-hire+ story by talking about the main characters.  You'll hear all about that B Carole Baskin, all the loves of Joe Exotic's life, a man with tattooed metal legs, a...

Original Publish Date: June 23, 2020 1994.  Streaming on YouTube only.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BEI5yYKGTU&list=PLPPeuzwqWosKr_J5MyFwd6u3XKP6ibg-p Documentary is not suitable for children due to language and adult themes. Aileen Wuronos is known as the first female serial killer.  She was  put to death in the electric chair in 2002 after being convicted of a  number of murders in Florida....

Original Publish Date: June 15, 2020 Justin Fisher is not only a long time friend of Amarilys's but he's also a loved economics professor at our local community college, an author, public speaker, and storyteller.  Justin also happens to be in a wheelchair from being unable to walk due to cerebral palsy.  Listen in as he talks about life as a disabled child, young man, and then adult.    Justin al...

Original Publish Date: June 14, 2020 Crip Camp starts in 1971 at Camp Jened. A summer camp in New York, it is a "loose, free-spirited camp designed for teens with disabilities". The film focuses on campers who turned themselves into activists for the disability rights movement and fought for accessibility legislation. Misty/Amarilys summary:  (said in between tears of joy and admiration)  "These p...

Original Publish Date June 9, 2020 This was our second episode ever and the audio is terrible. It’s still listenable so don’t let that stop you. It was still super fun! ____________________________________Ravi Patel is part of a very traditional Indian family but he's equally American as he has grown up in the US.  His family thinks it's time for him to get married and he agrees to look at arrange...

ETA: This was our first episode ever and the audio is terrible. It’s still listenable so don’t let that stop you. It was still super fun! ____________________________________What do yoga, bald men, and dust bones have in common?  Bikram Choudhury! We watch so you don't have to.  But you may want to after we're done. Original Publish Date: June 20, 2020

Original Publish Date: May 12, 2022 A couple of weeks ago, Misty recorded an episode for our Patreon subscribers about her life as an autism mom. We wanted to share it here so you could learn from her words and so that you could get a glimpse of the extra content we do in there. Prepare to laugh and prepare to cry but most of all, prepare to hear what she has to say and apply it to any family or f...