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You Can’t Make This Up

Netflix
Murdaugh Murders
True Crime
Alec Murdoch
Netflix
Documentary Filmmaking
American Nightmare
Mallory Beach
Denise Huskins
Aaron Quinn
Love Is Blind
Rustin
Stephen Smith
Gloria Satterfield
Bitcoin
Matthew Muller
Vallejo Police Department
Crime Victims
Squid Game
Squid Game: the Challenge
Bayard Rustin

The incredible real stories behind the making of the biggest documentary series & films on Netflix. Host Rebecca Lavoie leads in-depth interviews with creators and subjects, exploring how these stories are produced & their impact, while uncovering new information. New episodes every Wednesday.

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Latest Episodes

The Netflix documentary film The Perfect Neighbor offers a real-time look at the simmering dispute between a white woman and her Black neighbors. Told largely through police body cam footage, it reveals the petty complaints that started the conflict ... more

In the Netflix documentary My Father, the BTK Killer, Kerri Rawson embarks on a personal journey of understanding—confronting childhood trauma and searching for healing. In this bonus from the podcast Monster: BTK from Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcast... more

The Netflix documentary Rebel Royals offers an intimate look at the unlikely romance between Märtha Louise, daughter of the King of Norway, and Shaman Durek Verrett, a mystic from California. The spiritual couple navigates issues of class, race, and ... more

In part two of our look at the Netflix series Love Con Revenge, we talk to the private eye working with The Tinder Swindler’s Cecilie Fjellhøy about the tradecraft of locating other con artists who’ve swindled their partners. She discusses the challe... more

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Recent Guests

Geeta Gandbhir
Director of The Perfect Neighbor
Netflix
Episode: The Perfect Neighbor
Nikon Kwantu
Producer of The Perfect Neighbor
Netflix
Episode: The Perfect Neighbor
Kerri Rawson
Daughter of Dennis Rader, known as the BTK Killer, and bestselling author
Episode: My Father, the BTK Killer
Payne Lindsey
Executive producer of the Monster BTK podcast series
Tenderfoot TV and iHeart Podcasts
Episode: My Father, the BTK Killer
Martha Louise
Daughter of the King of Norway and participant in the Netflix documentary Rebel Royals
Royal Family of Norway
Episode: Rebel Royals
Shaman Durek Verrett
American shaman and partner of Martha Louise, part of the Netflix documentary Rebel Royals
Episode: Rebel Royals
Brianne Joseph
Private investigator specializing in surveillance and research
Sly Fox Investigations
Episode: Love Con Revenge | Part 2
Cecilie Fjellhøy
Became an advocate for victims of romance scams after her own experience with the Tinder Swindler
Love Con Revenge
Episode: Love Con Revenge | Part 1
Mike Gasparro
Executive Producer
Netflix
Episode: Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser

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Rebecca Lavoie
Rebecca Lavoie is known for her engaging interviewing style and ability to draw out compelling insights from her guests. She has a strong background in discussing documentary filmmaking and social issues, making her episodes both informative and thought-provoking.

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars from 1.6k ratings
  • Host Kinda Ask Dumb Questions Sometimes

    Okay, so I admit I haven’t listened to EVERY episode; just the episodes I’m personally interested in. BUT I HAVE noticed that the host asked really dumb questions sometimes that add absolutely NOTHING to the Netflix show/movie that the episode is about. It’s like, “Well, duh! 🙄 That’s obvious!!” The host also DOES tend to laugh a lot, even when the questions/topic aren’t funny at all … Maybe she’s laughing because she KNOWS the questions are dumb … !! 🤔😅

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Hufflepuff Potterhead
    United Statesa month ago
  • One Star, Only for the Jussie Smollett Episode,

    Narcissistic troubled young man perfectly sums up Jussie Smollett. Read the Osundario brothers tell all book. Watch the many WGN (Chicago TV) reports online about the Jussie Smollett case. Read the Chicago Tribune and Sun Times articles from then. I hope Jussie gets the help he needs. Even then democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel called the dropping of charges against Jussie a “whitewash of justice”.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    DJ Stinky
    United Statesa month ago
  • Soft reporting

    The quality, guest and host was great. But Netflix was way too easy on Kendra. You gave this sick, disgusting woman a platform. You didn’t ask her the hard questions. And you ignored all her lies.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    CanadaCD
    Canada2 months ago
  • Love the reviewed docs.

    MS here, Brett Farve is trash. Many of us have felt this since his USM days…..he is not universally revered.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Summeremmalee
    United States5 months ago
  • Kings of Tupelo Episode

    Love the guys that did the documentary. As a southerner I found the condescending way the host judged and referred to the people they interviewed repulsive and offensive. Just because people are different and interesting does not make them crazy. You need to check yourself lady. At least southerners are warm generous accepting people, unlike the host. So, I’ll pass on this podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Christie Leigh Cook
    United States9 months ago

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The Perfect Neighbor
Q: Nikon, can you remind me about the night of the shooting itself?
Susan had already decided to take matters into her own hands because she felt threatened, which created a hostile situation with the children.
The Perfect Neighbor
Q: Nikon, what do you think about the interactions if the neighborhood kids had been 18 instead of 11?
It might have gone in a different direction, but it's important to recognize they were mostly children and should not be treated as adults.
The Perfect Neighbor
Q: Geeta, you have a personal connection with the story of Adjika Owens. Can you tell me about that?
Adjika Owens was a family friend and was very close to two of our relatives; she was murdered, which compelled us to tell her story.
My Father, the BTK Killer
Q: How are you different than your dad?
I'm my mom; I lead with love and emotion, traits that contrast starkly with my dad's nature.
My Father, the BTK Killer
Q: How does it feel saying that?
It's been a long process to come to terms with his identity as the BTK Killer and my relationship to him as his daughter.

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