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This weekly podcast features comedians Ric & Mat who have a shared passion for watching and dissecting documentaries. Funny, emotional, engaging and always worthy of a listen. Get in touch via; discussingdocumentaries@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/DiscussingDocumentaries Tweet us @DiscussDocPod *** Warning contains spoilers ***
Episodes
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
On this episode Ric & Mat dissect the newly released
“Framing Britney Spears"
Can the pair finally have conjoined empathy?
Mat finally discovers what Ric really wants and it's so surprising that he still can't process it.
#FreeBritney
*** As always each episode contains passion, money, intelligence, spoilers, jokes and laughter***
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
On this episode Ric & Mat dissect the final 2 parts of their first Docu-Series
“Crime Scene The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel"
Part 3 - Down The Rabbit Hole
&
Part 4 - The Hard Truth
2 episodes combined for the conclusion of this series.
We finally learn that Ric is only here today because of something in this documentary.
Can our hosts past episodes come back to haunt them?
*** As always each episode contains passion, intelligence, spoilers, jokes, and laughter***
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
On this episode Ric & Mat dissect part 2 of their first Docu-Series
“Crime Scene The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel"
This is part 2 of 3 - Secrets Of The Cecil
Part 2 does nothing to ease the conflicts with our hosts. Can they justify their existence?
Also, what happens when people volunteer without any of the necessary skills?
*** As always each episode contains passion, intelligence, spoilers, jokes and laughter ***
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
On this episode Ric & Mat dissect their first Docu-Series
“Crime Scene The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel"
This is part 1 of 3 - Lost in Los Angeles
What a disturbing start to a documentary as a young girl goes missing.
Mat finally hears his catchphrase used, and there is real conflict between the hosts on this one.
Ric is flabbergasted to hear about a story from Mat involving a machete-wielding man in Bangkok.
*** As always each episode contains passion, intelligence, spoilers, jokes and laughter, sadness ***
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
On this episode Ric & Mat dissect the the most successful documentary they have ever seen;
“Three Identical Strangers"
Which covers three people discovering they are triplets, but this is just the tip of the iceberg
Mat has to explain Cockney rules to a Geordie.
Ric breaks down Mats personality. Is Mat really that nice? Can a documentary have the power to influence Ric to be a better person?
*** As always each episode contains passion, intelligence, spoilers, jokes and laughter ***
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
On this episode Ric & Mat dissect the documentary;
“Bobby Fischer Against The World"
Watching this was inspired by Ric's mum and the Netflix show the Queens Gambit.
Ric learns why Mat loves going to the supermarket and explains how interesting chess is.
Both hosts have this as one of their favourite recordings.
*** As always each episode contains passion, intelligence, spoilers, jokes and laughter ***
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
On this episode Ric & Mat dissect the excellent documentary;
“All This Mayhem"
This film is the ultimate warning of the dangers of drugs and talent. A very cautionary tale involving skateboarding and Australians.
Ric geeks out about why he chose stand up as a career and do you think he can Rollerblade?
Mats tail of travelling while drunk should serve as a warning to all.
*** As always each episode contains passion, intelligence, spoilers, jokes and laughter ***
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
On this episode Ric & Mat are having their second studio guest in the shape of "Comedian Johnny Wardlow".
The trio will dissect the 2010 documentary;
Life 2.0
This is for Cult Classic Month 2021.
This is the very real world side of the the virtual reality game "Second Life" where people create alternative lives online.
In this episode we learn what time old man Mat retires of an evening & Johnny describes his disturbing Red Dead 2 experience as well as complaining about surprises in films, which is a red rag to a bull for Ric.
*** As always each episode contains passion, intelligence, spoilers, high octaves, jokes and laughter ***