You Can’t Make This Up
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The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary film The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson goes beyond the headlines and zooms in on the life of the woman lost in a sensatio...
UNTOLD: Chess Mates
15 Apr 2026
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The Netflix sports documentary series Untold: Chess Mates looks back at the controversy surrounding a disruptive challenger to the Game of Kings. We h...
Trust Me: The False Prophet
09 Apr 2026
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The Netflix documentary series Trust Me: The False Prophet follows Dr. Christine Marie as she pivots from confidante and documentarian to investigator...
The Plastic Detox
01 Apr 2026
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The Netflix documentary film The Plastic Detox explores the many ways microplastics are affecting nature and our wellbeing, and seeks solutions to wha...
Dynasty: The Murdochs
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary series Dynasty: The Murdochs goes deep inside the succession battle among Rupert Murdoch and his adult children. It shows how ...
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model | part 2
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model brings together the stars, producers, and contestants to discuss the show’s success and confront it...
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model | Part 1
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary series Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model reexamines the TV show’s impact on a nation’s perception of beauty...
Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart | part two
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re turning things over to our friends at Netflix’s Skip Intro and their conversation with Elizabeth Smart. She reflects on the harrowing ...
Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary film Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart goes deep inside the famous crime with the stories of those who were there - including Elizabe...
Sean Combs: The Reckoning | part 3
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix series Sean Combs: The Reckoning uses powerful interviews and behind-the-scenes footage to tell Sean “Puffy” Combs’ story from restl...
Rewind: Amy Bradley is Missing
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We return to our discussion of the one true crime story you couldn’t get enough of in 2025: the Netflix documentary series Amy Bradley is Missing. ...
Rewind: The Perfect Neighbor
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we’re revisiting one of the most thought-provoking and conversation-starting films from the past year. We’ll return to our discus...
Sean Combs: The Reckoning | part 2
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest look at the Netflix documentary series Sean Combs: The Reckoning, we’ll hear from Combs’s former personal assistant, Capricorn Clark...
The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary film The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo follows war correspondent Gary Knight as he attempts to learn who actually captu...
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The four-part Netflix series Sean Combs: The Reckoning is a staggering examination of the media mogul, music legend, and convicted offender. It featur...
The Carman Family Deaths
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary film The Carman Family Deaths looks into the strange events surrounding Nathan Carman and whether he murdered his mother and g...
Being Eddie
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary Being Eddie looks at Eddie Murphy’s remarkable life - from superstardom to career lows and back again. For the first time, h...
Marines
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary series Marines follow the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit as they prepare for a high-stakes training exercise that tests their ...
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers
05 Nov 2025
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The Netflix documentary film Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers recounts Aileen Wuornos’s violent childhood, lethal killing spree, and problematic ...
Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
29 Oct 2025
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The Netflix documentary film Who Killed the Montreal Expos? revisits the baseball team’s collapse and relocation to Washington. It lets heartbroken ...
The Perfect Neighbor
22 Oct 2025
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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...
My Father, the BTK Killer
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the Netflix documentary My Father, the BTK Killer, Kerri Rawson embarks on a personal journey of understanding—confronting childhood trauma and s...
Rebel Royals
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary Rebel Royals offers an intimate look at the unlikely romance between Märtha Louise, daughter of the King of Norway, and Shama...
Love Con Revenge | Part 2
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 abou...
Love Con Revenge | Part 1
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the Netflix series Love Con Revenge, Cecilie Fjellhøy from The Tinder Swindler teams with a private investigator to track down other swindlers and...
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Executive Producer Spike Lee, the Netflix series Katrina: Come Hell and High Water tells the story of what happened, what’s changed, and what h...
aka Charlie Sheen
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary film aka Charlie Sheen looks at the actor’s rise to movie and TV stardom, his personal demons, and his public implosion. Wit...
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish brings us the teen victims, their families, and the investigators behind a disturbing ...
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the Netflix documentary The Truth About Jussie Smollett? we hear directly from the actor about his claim he was beaten by racists that frigid night...
Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the Netflix series Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser, former contestants, producers, and stars of the show talk about what went into mak...
Paul Finebaum's 2025 Natty Pick & Diego Pavia's Heisman Hopes 🏆
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Diego Pavia and Paul Finebaum are this week’s Netflix Sports Club guests. Paul Finebaum, the voice of the SEC, drops a bold national championship pr...
Introducing: The Wednesday Season 2 Official Woecast
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you like podcasts about crime? Well, the Wednesday Season 2 Official Woecast is here and it’s as twisted, unhinged, and relaxing as any true cr...
Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary series Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes features newly-released recordings of David Berkowitz talking about h...
Amy Bradley is Missing | Part 2
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the second part of our look at the Netflix documentary series Amy Bradley is Missing, we hear from an online sleuth hoping to locate the vanished A...
Amy Bradley is Missing | part 1
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary series Amy Bradley is Missing explores what really happened to the cruise ship passenger three decades ago. Did she go over th...
Trainwreck | Part 2
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix series Trainwreck looks at the scandals, disasters, and plain ol’ screw-ups that captivated the world. This season covers the rise and f...
Trainwreck | Part 1
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Netflix’s Trainwreck takes viewers inside a series of calamities - some large, some small - and tries to bring reason to chaos. This season covers t...
Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary film Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster explores how the tragedy at sea was the foreseeable result of a driven CEO who ...
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary series Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders dives into the mystery behind the deadly 1982 cyanide tainting, one whose effects are se...
UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre looks at Brett Favre’s gridiron glories and the scandals that sullied his reputation. We hear from Jenn Sterger, the sidel...
American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix series American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden takes us inside the search for the wanted terrorist. We hear from the analysts who culled through...
A Deadly American Marriage
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary film A Deadly American Marriage looks at the killing of Jason Corbett, a case that reverberated on both sides of the Atlantic....
Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story | Part 2
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our look at the Netflix documentary series Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story, we’ll talk about the investigation into the co...
Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story | Part 1
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary series Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story looks back on the crime that shook the UK. It follows the couple's decades o...
Turning Point: The Vietnam War
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary series Turning Point: The Vietnam War covers how American involvement went from advisory role to full-on combat in Southeast A...
BONUS | Battle Camp S1: Reality Rivalries with Dana Moon & QT
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on You Can't Make This Up, we have a special bonus episode featuring the latest episode on our sister podcast, We Have The Receipts. Do y...
Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix documentary Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror goes beyond the chaos of that fateful day, spotlighting the community's resilience and ...
BONUS | Black Mirror S7
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're trying something different this week: a full post-show breakdown of every episode in the latest season of Black Mirror! Ari Romero from "Now on ...
Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Piper Rockelle was a young social media superstar with more than 25 million followers. She filmed pranks, challenges, and “crush content” with her...
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The search for a missing person in 2010 led to the discovery of a woman’s body on a secluded stretch of Gilgo Beach. It prompted police to unearth t...
Gold and Greed: The Hunt for Fenn's Treasure
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forrest Fenn caught the imagination of the world when he announced he’d hidden a treasure chest filled with riches somewhere in the Rocky Mountains....
CHAOS: The Manson Murders
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1969, Los Angeles was on edge after a bloody killing spree in the Hollywood Hills - one of the victims, a pregnant movie star. The killers all said...
BONUS | State Secrets: Inside The Making of The Electric State
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Step into the mysterious and visually stunning world of The Electric State as host Francesca Amiker takes you behind the scenes with the creative mast...
Toxic Town
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1990s, mothers in the English industrial town of Corby noticed their children were born with similar disabilities. Could they have been poisone...
Surviving Black Hawk Down
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In October 1993, US soldiers operating in the middle of a civil war in Somalia were on a mission to capture high ranking militia leaders linked to the...
American Murder: Gabby Petito
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2021, Gabby Petito and her boyfriend Brian Laundrie set off in a van for a cross country adventure they’d document for a travel vlog. Despite ima...
Apple Cider Vinegar | Part 2
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the dawn of the social media era, Belle Gibson became a pioneering wellness influencer - telling the world how she beat cancer with an alternative ...
Apple Cider Vinegar | Part 1
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Belle Gibson was an early social media health influencer, with a best-selling book and a popular wellness app. She drew attention after claiming she...
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1994, two people were slain in Brentwood, California - one of them the ex-wife of a beloved celebrity. Then the world stood transfixed watching a t...
Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After making his fortune in tech, Bryan Johnson has set his sights on an even more valuable goal: finding a fountain of youth through cutting-edge sci...
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jerry Springer’s dull new talk show was relegated to an overnight time slot and the likelihood of cancellation. But when he teamed up with a new exe...
BONUS | American Nightmare
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we take a look back at one of our favorite documentaries from 2024: the Netflix series American Nightmare. Host Rebecca Lavoie t...
BONUS | American Criminal: Crypto Criminals
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the documentary, The Biggest Heist Ever, we learned about Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, who were accused of co...
The Six Triple Eight
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the height of World War II, transporting the mail to GIs took a back seat to moving supplies to the front. Soon, millions of letters and packages w...
BONUS | Squid Game: The Official Podcast S2 Trailer
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let the new games begin! Starting Thursday, December 26th, join hosts Phil Yu (aka “Angry Asian Man”) and Kiera Please as they dive into each epis...
The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Curtis was one half of a double Elvis tribute act, living in the Mississippi birthplace of the King. But after he stumbled onto what he thought ...
Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 1996 murder of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey gripped the nation with its unusual twists. The bizarre ransom note…the uncooperative parents…and...
BONUS | The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we’ll turn things over to one of our sister shows “The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast.” Host Jazmine Hughes looks at the ma...
SPRINT Part 2
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They train for a lifetime, all for ten seconds at glory. But who will take the gold on track’s biggest stage: the Paris Olympiad? Will it be the bra...
BONUS | The Diplomat: The Official Podcast
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re turning things over to one of our sister shows, The Diplomat: The Official Podcast. Host Baroness Ayesha Hazarika talks with ...
Simone Biles Rising | Part 2
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a 2020 Olympic performance marked by disappointment, questions lingered on whether the most decorated gymnast of all time would ever return to t...
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mats Steen appeared to live a life of isolation. A Norwegian teen suffering from a degenerative muscle disease, reliant on adaptive technologies, Mats...
I AM A KILLER
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What goes through the mind of a killer just as they take a life? And how do they feel about their actions after spending years in prison? Season five ...
Starting 5
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a league filled with superstars, they stand out among the rest. But what does it take to achieve greatness in the NBA, as well as away from the cou...
The Menendez Brothers: The Official Companion Podcast | Part 3
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3: Hope for the Future. Today, over 30 years after their crime, Lyle and Erik feel they have healed and evolved. Alejandro learns how they've spe...
The Menendez Brothers: The Official Companion Podcast | Part 2
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2: The Legends of the Father. Alejandro dives deeper into the legacy of what it means to be a Menendez, the legend that Lyle and Erik’s father,...
The Menendez Brothers: The Official Companion Podcast | Part 1
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1: The First Call. In the first of this three part mini-series, Alejandro Hartmann, the director of The Menendez Brothers documentary, takes us o...
Introducing The Menendez Brothers: The Official Companion Podcast
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was the trial that rocked the nation. Two brothers from Beverly Hills, convicted of murdering their parents. Lyle and Erik Menendez are serving lif...
Jailbreak: Love on the Run
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vicky White was well-liked and respected by her co-workers in the Alabama jail she ran, and by the inmates she supervised. They were shocked when, on ...
BONUS | Forgive Me For I Have Followed
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The new podcast Forgive Me For I Have Followed builds on Netflix’s Dancing for the Devil, delving into the personal stories of those affected by ...
Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cathy Terkanian learned the daughter she gave up for adoption decades earlier vanished under mysterious circumstances while a teenager. When Cathy beg...
UNTOLD: Sign Stealer
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michigan football assistant Connor Stalions had an uncanny knack for the art of sign stealing - the perfectly legal practice of deciphering opponents’...
UNTOLD: The Murder of Air McNair
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On July 4, 2009, former NFL MVP quarterback Steve “Air” McNair and 20-year-old Sahel “Jenny” Kazemi were found dead from multiple gunshot woun...
Daughters
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A program in D.C. offers the children of incarcerated men a rare chance to be with their fathers: a Daddy Daughter Dance inside the jail. While the me...
American Murder: Laci Peterson
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
She was the bright and bubbly young woman who disappeared on Christmas Eve of 2002 while eight months pregnant. The disturbing mystery of what happene...
Unsolved Mysteries volume 4: The Directors
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do they bring unseen monsters and unknown murderers to life on the screen? How do they get those interviews that no one else gets? What’s it lik...
Unsolved Mysteries volume 4
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From classic true crime to paranormal encounters, we can’t get enough of unexplained tales and the questions they raise. Volume four of Netflix’s ...
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
She’s a single mom working at a Whole Foods in Connecticut with one dream: to climb Mount Everest…again! Lhakpa Sherpa holds the record for most E...
Simone Biles Rising | Part 1
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
She’s considered the Greatest of All Time: a gymnast so special that five of the most difficult skills are named after her. But Simone Biles stunned...
Homicide: Los Angeles
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the rolling surf of Malibu to the glamor of the Hollywood hills, detectives in the LA County Sheriff's Department deal with some of the wealthies...
Receiver
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been said that there’s no more difficult position in the NFL than the quarterback. But throwing the pass is only half the story. Receivers tu...
The Man with 1000 Kids
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Would-be mothers in The Netherlands selected Jonathan Jacob Meijer to be their online sperm donor - a well-spoken, well-traveled gent with luxurious h...
Hit Man
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by an unbelievable true story, a mild mannered professor discovers his hidden talent as a fake assassin-for-hire. He meets his match in a cli...
Black Barbie
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1959, Barbie changed the way girls played with dolls - taking them from babies to beauty queens, fashion mavens, and professional role models. But ...
How to Rob a Bank
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a city where bank robberies were an everyday occurrence, one Seattle bandit stood out among the rest. The FBI nicknamed him “Hollywood,” a savv...
Netflix Summer Preview
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready to chill this hot summer with all new, buzzworthy documentary films and series from Netflix. From the lighthearted to the heartbreaking, fro...
Dancing For the Devil
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Melanie and Miranda Wilking were TikTok’s favorite dancing sisters, until Miranda left the act to perform for the 7M management company. Robert Shin...
Power
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the slave patrols of the 1700s and the first publicly funded police departments of the 1800s to the uprisings of the 1960s and 2020s, the scope a...
Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a first-of-its-kind online dating site, one where the clients were already married and looking to have an affair. While Ashley Madison drew reb...
The Circle
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New city! New twists! Same game! Catfish, connections, and chaos await new influencers in season six of the Netflix series The Circle. Online players ...