The Disorg

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We unpack big ideas from documentaries and the tangents they lead us down.

  1. Mar 18

    The Serial Killer Who Terrorized Los Angeles

    In 1985, Los Angeles was living in fear because of one man: Richard Ramirez AKA The Night Stalker. We watched Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, a Netflix documentary about Richard Ramirez and the wave of random, brutal murders that left an entire city on edge. We talk about what made this case so terrifying, how law enforcement eventually caught him, and the bigger question behind it all: what actually creates someone like this? This episode gets into fear, media, and the psychology of serial killers. Timestamps! 00:00 – Intro 01:22 – Synopsis 02:05 – Documentary review 45:39 – Tangents 01:41:11 – Green room

  2. Mar 5

    How a Meme Forum Became a Political Weapon

    What starts as trolling on the internet doesn’t always stay on the internet.We watched The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem, a documentary about how a weird corner of the internet (4chan) went from anime jokes and chaotic message boards to shaping real-world movements like Anonymous, Gamergate, and more.We talk about how anonymity changes people online, why trolling culture keeps escalating, and how meme-driven communities ended up influencing protests, politics, and events far beyond their original forums.→ Next time, we're watching "Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer" on Netflix!Timestamps!00:00 – Intro00:54 – Synopsis04:50 – Documentary review54:11 – Tangents01:57:12 – Green room

  3. Feb 18

    When Does A Religion Become A Cult?

    Imagine growing up in a community where one man controls what you wear, who you marry, and what God supposedly wants from you.We watched Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey, the documentary about the rise of Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints. A story about power disguised as faith — and the women and children who paid the price.We got into how authority gets weaponized, why people stay in high-control groups, whether religion is really the problem, and what it takes to walk away from everything you’ve ever known.This episode deals with mature subject matter, including discussions of trauma and abuse. Viewer/listener discretion is advised.→ Next episode: The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem (on Netflix)Timestamps!00:00 - Intro02:00 - Synopsis02:43 - Documentary review38:04 - Tangents1:48:00 - Green room

  4. Feb 4

    The Family That Got Away With Murder (Until They Didn't)

    We watched HBO's Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty and Netflix's Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal. These are documentaries about a South Carolina family that spent a century building power in the justice system, until murder and corruption brought it all crashing down. We get into how they maintained control for so long, what finally exposed them, whether the system enabled this, and how family legacy can become a trap. It's shocking, infuriating, and way more layered than true crime usually gets.→ Next time, we're watching Keep Sweet: Pray and ObeyTimestamps:00:00 - Intro00:58 - Synopsis13:50 - Documentary review1:54:20 - Tangents2:31:03 - Green room

  5. Jan 22

    Why Infinity Is Dreadful (and Awesome)

    This week we watched A Trip to Infinity, a Netflix documentary where physicists and mathematicians explain infinity until you start questioning everything.We get into what infinity actually means, why it's so hard to explain, whether thinking about this stuff makes life feel meaningless, and how science education often fumbles topics like this.It’s confusing, interesting, and way deeper than we expected.→ Next time, we're watching "Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty" on HBOTimestamps!00:00 - Intro02:50 - Synopsis03:58 - Documentary review52:00 - Tangents01:49:12 - Green room

  6. Jan 10

    How Films Learned to Tell Stories With Cuts

    Most people think movies are made on set. Turns out, they’re actually made in the edit. We watched The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing, a documentary about the people who decide what you see, what you don’t, and how every scene ends up feeling the way it does. Editors don’t just clean things up; they basically rewrite the movie after it’s been shot. We got into how editing shapes story, performance, pacing, and even emotion, why some movies feel magical and others feel weirdly flat, and how filmmakers, actors, and editors all see the same footage in totally different ways. → Next episode: A Trip to Infinity Timestamps! 00:00 - Intro 02:28 - Synopsis 01:06:56 - Tangent 1 01:34:35 - Tangent 2 01:45:26 - Tangent 3 01:55:05 - Tangent 4 (We skipped The Green Room this time!)

  7. 12/10/2025

    The Fashion Brand That Created A Literal Cult

    Brandy Melville sold "one size fits all" clothing to teenage girls. But underneath the service, there's some wild stuff going on: wait till you learn about the CEO's white supremacist views, their business model built entirely on exclusion, and how they convinced Gen Z (the most socially conscious generation yet) to become loyal customers anyway.We break down the documentary Brandy Hellville and the Cult of Fast Fashion including how the brand weaponized exclusivity, whether fast fashion depends on modern slavery, and what consumers can actually do if they want out of the cycle.Next time, we're watching 'The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing', a documentary about the art of editing film.Timestamps! 00:00 Intro 01:38 Synopsis 04:20 Documentary review 01:11:45 Tangents 01:50:16 Green room

  8. 11/26/2025

    The Best Video Game Documentary Ever?

    Everyone thinks God of War (2018) was destined to be a masterpiece. But at the time, it was a huge gamble.We watched Raising Kratos, the documentary about how Santa Monica Studio tried to reboot a beloved franchise, change its entire tone, reinvent Kratos as an actual character, and show it all off live at E3 with a demo that could’ve face-planted in front of the whole industry. Five years of “are we geniuses or idiots?” energy.We got into how games get made, what devs give up to ship something this ambitious, why creative teams crumble and regroup, and also… what ever happened to E3?→ Next episode: Brandy Hellville & The Cult of Fast FashionTimestamps! 00:00 - Intro 01:39 - Synopsis 02:30 - Documentary review 46:17 - Tangents 01:33:15 - Green room

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We unpack big ideas from documentaries and the tangents they lead us down.

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  • Creator
    The Disorg
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    13
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