Three Dudes and a Doc Podcast

The AIDS epidemic was one of the most horrifying medical emergencies in recent history.  This doc tells the story of the people who fought for the rights of AIDS patients.

Dieter Dengler.  German born, American fighter pilot in the Vietnam War gets shot down and captured by VietCong forces and famed documentarian Werner Herzog takes him back to the country where it all happened to recount his harrowing escape!

Have you ever been obsessed with a celebrity so much you are constantly thinking about them? Your life revolves around that person? No? Us neither...but check out the wild story of Jeff Turner and Kelly McCormick and their obsession with 80's pop superstar Tiffany

A documentary directed by Yony Leyser about the Beat generation writer William S Burroughs and some of his issues as well as his contributions.

Well if you woke up today and said hey self....I really want to see a complete sociopath get interviewed for 6 straight episodes and constantly say what the fuck? Give The Jinx a watch.  One hell of a doc from Andrew Jarecki and HBO about the life...and deaths of Robert Durst.

Well we couldn't find our original doc RFK Must Die so we picked but we found one from the same director Shane O'Sullivan about a strangely familiar topic as well.

The guys watch a documentary from the legendary Ken Burns, his daughter Sarah Burns and David McMahon about the case of the Central Park 5

The guys learn a little bit more about Jewish culture with this one.  Diving into the life of Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem.

This week the guys watch this documentary that details John Lennon's life as an anti-war activist or otherwise known as a 'peacenik'

Whether you like his films, or his art or his photography or not....you have to admit David Lynch is a master at what he does!  This week we watch Pretty as a Picture and discuss the works of David Lynch and some of the absurdity that has come along with it

This week we watched the 1975 Maysles Brothers movie 'Grey Gardens' following the Aunt and First Cousin of Jackie Kennedy Onassis as they live in squalor in their house in East Hampton, New York.  

Well...if you've ever wanted to know what it's like for a 30 something French man and an 80 something French woman to travel across the country taking pictures of people and posting them on walls.....now you know! For the rest of us......feel free to waste an hour and a half of your time! 

In this episode the guys watch Raoul Pecks documentary bringing to life the unfinished 30 page manuscript James Baldwin left behind.  At a time in our history where we seem to be repeating the same mistakes as we have in the past this documentary is more relevant than ever.  Listen to Mr. Baldwins words as spoken by Samuel L Jackson and take them to heart.

Well we now know what it is like to be schizophrenic.....well not really but if you watch the Jonathan Caouette directed documentary you may feel as though you do! 

Connery, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan and Craig....we know all these names by another name Bond....James, Bond.  But what about the other Bond...Mr. George Lazenby.  The follow up to Sean Connery but only appearing in 1 James Bond film....where did he come from? and what happened after? Josh Greenbaum explores just that with the man himself in this documentary.

The West Memphis 3.  Synonymous with the Satanic Panic of the 90's.  3 boys accused of a heinous murder of 3 8 year old boys.  This trilogy follows the case from the very first moments until the momentous occasion when the West Memphis 3 accept an Alford Plea deal and walk free.  

One of the most intense and thorough archiving of our society today.  Marion Stokes obsessively recorded the news 24 hours a day for over 30 years.  This documentary directed by Matt Wolf profiles Marion and her huge undertaking and what it means to the world as a whole.

Can art influence change? Ai Weiwei is one of China's most influential artists who career spans many mediums including visual art, architecture, video and music and he does all this while being an important activist against the Chinese government.

The greatest Canadian Metal band you've never heard of! A band that is one of the biggest influences in Metal music, influencing bands like Metallica and Anthrax yet never getting to the same level.

An intimate look into the life and relationship between Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds.  

We're back and this week we are talking about the documentary Tickled which is one of the most interesting stories we've discussed so far.  This captivating doc starts off about Competitive Endurance Tickling but ends up being about so much more.  This week we are so excited to be joined by the movies co-director Dylan Reeve all the way from New Zealand.

What does it take to become a legend? Larger than life personality? Millions of followers? An air of mystery? Walter Mercado certainly had all of those qualities.

Well this one got away from us a little bit and we did not get to watch the doc in time but never the less we came to entertain. Enjoy!

Well the world didn't end in 2012 but this doc tries to educate us on how to make changes to become a regenerative culture....does it work? Probably not but hey they tried right!  The Dudes....may or may not rip this one apart.  Everyone needs a little hate watch now and then.

The Man, The Myth, The Legend.....Ginger Baker inspired a whole generation of drummers.  This doc explores the life and career of the oft troubled, musical legend from his childhood in England until his later years in South Africa.  Jay Bulger directs this very entertaining, informative and special doc about a very special man.