Strangers to Fiction

Bill Streeter

The podcast for people who love documentaries. Strangers to Fiction is a podcast all about documentary storytelling from two documentary filmmakers. Hosted by documentary filmmakers Jacob McEndollar and Bill Streeter, Strangers to Fiction features discussions of documentary films, talks with documentary filmmakers and insights into the artform.

  1. Q: Into the Storm

    04/23/2021

    Q: Into the Storm

    Bill Streeter is joined by Bowls MacLean on this episode to discuss the six part HBO documentary series Q: Into the Storm by Cullin Hoback. Bowls has his own podcast, the Bowls MacLean hour which you can listen to here.

    55 min

  2. 10/27/2020

    The Vow (2020)

    The Vow is a new nine part documentary series on HBO about the NXIVM mlm sex cult.  we discuss if it's worth watching and look forward to some other documentaries that will be dropping soon.

    1h 17m
  3. Our One Year Anniversary Review

    10/18/2020

    Our One Year Anniversary Review

    We launched this podcast in October of 2019 so we are one year old this month! We took this opportunity to take a look back at some of the films we talked about in our first year of the Podcast.

    1h 6m
  4. In the Realm of Perfection with guest Bobby Herrera

    10/07/2020

    In the Realm of Perfection with guest Bobby Herrera

    We were joined this week by Bobby Herrera to discuss a documentary he picked called "In the Realm of Perfection" by Julien Faraut. Bobby (Robert T. Herrera) is an old friend and colleague of both Bill and Jacob. He has made several films and you can learn more about his work here.

    1h 12m

  5. 09/09/2020

    The Wolfpack

    This week we watched the 2015 documentary The Wolfpack about a family who lived isolated in the middle of New York for years and the six brothers who eventually escaped.

    56 min

  6. 09/01/2020

    Finding Frances with guest filmmaker Oscar Harding

    This week we are joined by Oscar Harding who is finishing his own film "A Life on the Farm" which is a found footage documentary for which he is raising money to finish on Kickstarter here. We discuss this project and if you find the project as compelling as we did you can contribute to the kickstarter which ends very soon. He also chose the television documentary "Finding Frances" which was the season finale of "Nathan for You" a Comedy Central reality show. The film blurs the lines between reality TV and legitimate documentary.

    1h 10m

  7. 08/27/2020

    Capturing the Friedmans

    On this episode we discuss the disturbing yet compelling 2003 documentary Capturing the Friedmans that offers a rare inside look at a family facing a profound crisis when the father and one son is accused of child molestation.

    1h 4m

  8. 08/17/2020

    Where's My Roy Cohn?

    This is an episode recorded before the Covid-19 pandemic. Where's My Roy Cohn? is a fascinating portrait of one of the most influential figures of the 20th century that you've probably never heard of.

    52 min
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About

The podcast for people who love documentaries. Strangers to Fiction is a podcast all about documentary storytelling from two documentary filmmakers. Hosted by documentary filmmakers Jacob McEndollar and Bill Streeter, Strangers to Fiction features discussions of documentary films, talks with documentary filmmakers and insights into the artform.

Information

  • Creator
    Bill Streeter
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Bill Streeter
  • Show Website
    Strangers to Fiction