You Can’t Make This Up

Girl in the Picture Chapter 1: Broken Dreams

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A bright and mesmerizing teenager tries to make her way in the world only to find her father is the one person standing in her way. Sharon Marshall na...

Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the Netflix documentary series "Web of Make Believe: Death Lies and the Internet" out ...

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the Netflix documentary series "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey" out now on Netflix. Host Re...

Next Up: Keep Sweet

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Next up on You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the Netflix documentary series "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey." From forced underage marriage and ...

Meltdown: Three Mile Island

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the Netflix documentary series "Meltdown: Three Mile Island" out now on Netflix. Host ...

The G Word

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this special bonus, we’re going to hear an episode of the podcast "Factually! with Adam Conover" as Adam talks about his new Netflix series, “T...

Our Father with Lucie Jourdan

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are again talking about the Netflix documentary "Our Father" out now on Netflix. Host Rebecca Lavoie int...

Our Father with Jacoba Ballard

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the Netflix documentary "Our Father" out now on Netflix. Host Rebecca Lavoie interview...

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the Netflix documentary "The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe" out now on Netflix. Host Rebec...

Next up: The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Next up on You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about "The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes." She was Hollywood's biggest star and her...

White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the Netflix documentary "White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch" out now ...

Next up: White Hot, The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Next up on You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about "White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch." All the cool kids were wearing it. This...

Our Great National Parks

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the documentary series "Our Great National Parks" out now on Netflix. Host Rebecca Lav...

Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the documentary series "Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King" out now on Netflix...

The Andy Warhol Diaries

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the documentary series "The Andy Warhol Diaries" out now on Netflix. Our host Rebecca ...

Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. by Swindled

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about "Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives." which is the latest documentary series on Netflix, directed by Chris Smith. Bad Vegan i...

Worst Roommate Ever

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today on You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the true-crime series, "Worst Roommate Ever" out now on Netflix. Our host Rebecca Lavoie intervi...

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today on You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about "jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy" out now on Netflix. The lives of an emerging superstar and filmmake...

Next Up: jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Next up on You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about "jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy" out now on Netflix. The lives of an emerging superstar and filmma...

Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

New to this podcast? We tend to talk about some pretty heavy stuff, from stories about true crime, scandals, and swindles... to documentaries ranging ...

The Making of a Swindler, Part 3

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Years before he was pretending to be a millionaire playboy, Simon Leviev was Shimon Hayut, the son of an Orthodox rabbi from a small town near Tel Avi...

The Making of a Swindler, Part 2

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s clear that Simon is a criminal mastermind. But that level of skill requires practice, and a certain amount of pathology. In this episode, Felic...

The Making of a Swindler, Part 1

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wherever he went, Simon Leviev’s entourage would follow. A carefully curated supporting cast – his business partner, his driver, his security guar...

The Tinder Swindler

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILERS AHEAD! Today Rebecca talks with the director and producer of the hit documentary, The Tinder Swindler. Felicity Morris and Bernadette Higgi...

The Last Movie Ever Made

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode we take a closer look at a Netflix documentary podcast, 'The Last Movie Ever Made.' This podcast is a behind-the-scenes look at...

Cheer S2 with Director Greg Whiteley

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILERS AHEAD! Today on You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the highly anticipated season 2 of Cheer on Netflix. If you haven't watched it y...

Cheer S2 with Coach Vontae Johnson

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILERS AHEAD! Today on You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the highly anticipated season 2 of Cheer on Netflix. If you haven't watched it y...

Next Up: Cheer Season 2

05 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's a New Year with new & exciting content coming your way! Next up on You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the highly anticipated Cheer Seas...

Best of 2021: Crime Scene

29 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are looking back on one of your favorite You Can't Make This Up episodes of the year. In February of 2021, the docu-series 'Crime Scene: The Vanish...

Best of 2021: Operation Varsity Blues

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are looking back on some of your favorite 'You Can't Make This Up' episodes of 2021. Today we are throwing it back to our interview with...

Best of 2021

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s special episode, we take a look back at some of our favorite 2021 documentaries, unscripted series, and more from Netflix. We are talking...

Catching Killers

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

“Catching Killers” retells the stories of some of America’s most notorious serial killers from the point-of-view of the people who caught them. ...

Next Up: Catching Killers

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Next up on You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about Catching Killers. This series retells the stories of some of America’s most notorious serial...

Tiger King 2

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Spoiler Alert! If you haven't watched the wild ride that is Tiger King 2, go watch it on Netflix now. Today, our host Rebecca Lavoie is talking to dir...

Next Up: Tiger King 2

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tiger King is back and Season 2 is out on Netflix now. As you get ready to binge-watch away, today's You Can't Make This Up episode is a reminder of a...

Found

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Netflix documentary, 'Found' is an extraordinary tale of three teenagers who were born in China and adopted by American families. Though these gir...

Next Up: Found

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Netflix documentary, 'Found' is an extraordinary tale of three teenagers who were born in China and adopted by American families. Though these gir...

Bad Sport: Gold War

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The world of sports and true crime collide in the new Netflix series, "Bad Sport." The show examines the misdeeds of athletes, coaches, officials... a...

Next Up: Bad Sport

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For as long as we've had competitive sports, there's been scandal. In the new docuseries, Bad Sport, true crime and sports intersect, with firsthand a...

Britney vs Spears

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, we take a closer look at the documentary, Britney vs. Spears and speak with the film's director, Erin Lee Carr. Britney Spears was...

Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the 1970s police at Ohio State University arrested a man for a string of campus rapes. When examined by a doctor, it was determined that Billy Mill...

Exclusive Audio Trailer: The Guilty

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Guilty takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) tries to save a c...

Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Ross brought joy to millions as the world's most famous art instructor on the TV series “The Joy of Painting.” But beyond the iconic hair, soo...

Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami (Part Two)

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami is a six-part documentary series on the South Florida traffickers indicted in one of the largest drug cases in U.S...

Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami (Part One)

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami is a six-part documentary series on the South Florida traffickers indicted in one of the largest drug cases in U.S...

Pray Away

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ex-leaders and a survivor of the so-called "conversion therapy" movement speak out about its harm to the LGBTQ+ community and its devastating persiste...

Heist: The Bourbon King

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Suburban father “Toby” Curtsinger was bored when he began smuggling and selling bottles of rare and expensive whiskey from the distillery where he...

Heist: The Money Plane

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Karls Monzon immigrated to Miami from Cuba in search of his American dream to own a home, a nice car, and start a family. But when his wife struggled ...

Heist: Sex Magick Money Murder

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’re kicking off the first of a three-part special from the Netflix documentary series, Heist. This series chronicles three of the biggest heists i...

Sophie: A Murder in West Cork

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The murder of a French woman in rural Ireland sets off a convoluted quest for justice that spans decades and cuts across national borders. This week, ...

Nail Bomber: Manhunt

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to You Can't Make This Up, a companion podcast for Netflix's original true crime stories. In each episode, we take a close-up look at a true-c...

The Sons of Sam

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode contains *spoilers* so make sure to watch the entire series of "The Sons of Sam" on Netflix before listening on. When the “Son of Sam,”...

Why Did You Kill Me?

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode contains spoilers so make sure to watch all of the film "Why Did You Kill Me?" on Netflix before listening on. After her daughter’s mur...

Searching for the Sons of Sam

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, we’re taking a break from our usual format to premiere a new original Netflix podcast: “Searching for The Sons of Sam.” From ...

This Is A Robbery

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In 1990, two men dressed as cops conned their way into a Boston museum and stole a fortune in art. The stolen works are estimated to be worth over hal...

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve probably heard a lot about the 2019 college admission scandal, but you haven’t heard everything. Operation Varsity Blues goes beyond the ce...

Murder Among the Mormons

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A note to listeners: This episode contains spoilers. So make sure to watch the entire series and then, listen on. In Salt Lake City in 1985, a trio ...

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at The Cecil Hotel

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For nearly a century, the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles has been linked to some of the city’s most notorious activity — from untimely deaths...

The Ripper

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It was the late 1970s. A serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper cast a dark shadow over the lives of women across England. Over a span of five ye...

Night Stalker: The Hunt for A Serial Killer

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The mid-1980s was a period of terror in Southern California. A series of random home invasions, sexual assaults, and brutal murders were happening acr...

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake. And the destructive effects on people's lives, f...

Looking Back on 2020: You Can't Make This Up

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year! We are so ready to jump into 2021 but before we do, we want to take a look back at 2020. It really was a year of 'You Can’t Make Thi...

Trial 4

02 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Rebecca Lavoie (Crime Writers On...) speaks with Trial 4's director Rémy Burkel. This episode contains spoilers so make sure to watc...

Stolen Kids: Unsolved Mysteries

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In 1989, two-year-old Christopher Dansby and 19-month old Shane Walker were abducted from the same Harlem playground within months of each other. ...

Lady in the Lake: Unsolved Mysteries

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On an icy, winter night nearly 10 years ago, police found 55-year-old JoAnn Romain’s abandoned car outside her church in a Michigan suburb. They ass...

Tsunami Spirits: Unsolved Mysteries

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Nearly ten years ago, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded devastated the northeastern coast of Japan. It generated a tsunami that at ...

Death Row Fugitive: Unsolved Mysteries

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In 1965, repeat sex-offender Lester Eubanks confessed to killing 14-year-old Mary Ellen Deener and was sentenced to death. However, Lester's sentence ...

Death in Oslo: Unsolved Mysteries

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When a woman is found dead in a luxury hotel room in Oslo, Norway, it initially appears to be a suicide until several pieces of evidence begin to sugg...

Washington Insider Murder: Unsolved Mysteries

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For more than three decades, Unsolved Mysteries engrossed audiences with true tales of missing persons, unsolved murders, and paranormal occurrences -...

American Murder: The Family Next Door

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary film explores the tragic disappearance of Shanann Watts and her two young daughters in Frederick, Color...

Fear City: New York vs The Mafia

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Fear City: New York vs The Mafia, chronicles the rise and fall of New York’s most powerful Mafia families from the perspective of the FBI agents and...

The Social Dilemma

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We tweet, we like, and we share — but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? The documentary-drama, The Social Dilem...

World's Most Wanted

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The FBI, Interpol, and entire nations are hunting them down. Millions of dollars have been offered for their capture, yet all but one of these fugitiv...