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

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  1. 6D AGO

    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

    2h 12m

  2. 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

    3h 8m

  3. 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

    2h 27m

  4. 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!)

    2h 3m

  5. 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

    1h 57m

  6. 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

    2h 17m

  7. 11/12/2025

    How Boeing Crashed

    Boeing had one job: build planes that don’t fall out of the sky. We watched Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (on Netflix), a documentary about how one of the world’s most trusted companies messed up badly. Two crashes, hundreds of lives lost, and a bunch of execs pretending everything was fine. We got into what went wrong, how greed took over, and why the system basically set Boeing up to fail. Also… why are their whistleblowers suddenly dying? → Next episode we’ll review Raising Kratos (God of War documentary), can't wait to discuss that one with y'all. It’s free on YouTube if you want to watch it! Timestamps! 00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Synopsis 03:02 - Discussion starts 10:35 - Tangent 1 & 2: Fiduciary responsibility & why Boeing and Mcdonnell-Douglas merged 25:00 - Tangent 3: The Teflon & Dupont lawsuits 54:28 - Tangent 4: Why are the whistleblowers dying? 1:24:00 - Green Room starts (off-topic discussions)

    1h 44m

  8. 10/30/2025

    The Worst Spooky Documentary Ever

    We finally found a documentary we don’t recommend watching. The Mark of the Bell Witch tells the story of a haunting in 1817 Tennessee, but somewhere between folklore and filmmaking, it loses the plot. We talked about why humans are drawn to ghost stories, what makes folklore powerful, and how this documentary missed the mark (pun intended). We also got into what the filmmakers could’ve done differently: from tone to pacing to credibility, and why throwing more money at films isn’t always productive. → On the next episode, we’ll be discussing “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” which you can watch on Netflix. Timestamps! 00:00 - Intro 02:25 - Synopsis 03:28 - Discussion starts 38:48 - Tangent 1: What makes a good scary film? 49:53 - Tangent 2: Southern Gothic vibes and its origin 1:09:18 - Tangent 3: Why are some movies so bad they’re good? 1:19:17 - Tangent 4: The biggest reasons this documentary didn't work 1:31:00 - Green Room starts (off-topic discussions)

    1h 49m

  9. 10/23/2025

    Can We Ever Actually Know If UFOs Are Real?

    Aliens, cover-ups, and government secrets... or just a fun collective act of storytelling? We watched two long-form UFO video essays by YouTuber LEMMiNO: The Unknowns: Mystifying UFO Cases and Extraordinary Until Proven Otherwise. Together, they explore decades of sightings, official investigations, and the line between credible evidence and mass delusion. We talked about misinformation, conspiracy thinking, and why UFOs have fascinated people since 1947. How do you tell what’s real when everything online feels designed to mislead? And what does the UFO story say about how we search for truth in the internet age? → Next episode: The Mark of the Bell Witch, an indie doc about a 19th-century haunting Timestamps! 00:00 - Intro 1:50 - Synopsis 02:52 - Discussion starts 32:01 - Tangent 1: The world after The Manhattan Project 45:01 - Tangent 2: The meteor in Portugal 47:45 - Tangent 3: Pentagon report summary from 2023 49:57 - Tangent 4: Escapism 59:47 - Tangent 5: The amorphous mental model of a UFO 1:08:35 - Green Room starts (off-topic discussions)

    1h 42m

  10. 10/01/2025

    Would You Be Happier If Your Parents Were Richer?

    Three babies. Three different families. One secret experiment. We watched Three Identical Strangers (streaming on Netflix and Prime Video) and talked about nature vs nurture, the ethics of social science, and how far researchers will go to get answers. We dug into class, identity, parenting, and what happens when someone else decides the path your life will take. If you’ve ever wondered how much of who you are comes from your genes and how much comes from your upbringing… you’ll probably like this documentary. → Next episode we’ll be discussing 2 UFO video essays by @LEMMiNO on YouTube. One’s called “The Unknowns: Mystifying UFO Cases” and the other is called “Extraordinary Until Proven Otherwise”. Timestamps! 00:00 - Intro  01:51 - Doc synopsis 02:57 - Discussion starts 27:24 - Tangent 1: Ethics vs Morals 44:48 - Tangent 2: Why did they hide the psychiatric issues in the doc? Why didn’t they talk about Bobby’s run-in with the law? 1:07:27 - Tangent 3: Is Drake and Leonardo Dicaprio’s preference for younger women a genetic thing? 1:12:57 - Tangent 4: What matters more, nature or nurture? 1:30:28 - Green Room starts (off-topic discussions)

    1h 54m

  11. 09/17/2025

    Why Japan Treats Work Like Religion

    Jiro Ono is the GOAT of sushi chefs. But of course he is; he’s been making it every day since he was 9. We watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi (streaming on Netflix) and talked about what drives someone to chase mastery for decades. We got into obsession, parenting, Japanese culture, and how this quiet little sushi counter became a global symbol of craftsmanship. We also talked about bigger stuff like capitalism, collectivism vs individualism, and what it means to build a life around your art…including the sacrifices you need to make. Or do you? If you’ve ever been drawn to people who care a little too much about their work... you’ll probably like this documentary. → Next episode’s documentary: ‘Three Identical Strangers’ (and what matters more: genetics or environment) Timestamps! (00:00) - Intro (01:10) - Discussion starts (01:59) - Discussion actually starts (30:00) - Tangent 1: Japanese people’s unspoken love (35:42) - Tangent 2: Japan’s “evaporated people” and its unique flavor of capitalism (1:02:19) - Discussion returns (1:05:51) - Pics of Chris as a kid in Japan (1:06:20) - Discussion strikes back (1:17:30) - Tangent 3: Achieving greatness in Japan vs US (1:23:30) - Oh right, we should probably explain how this podcast works (1:24:25) - The Green Room starts (off-topic discussions) (1:24:58) - Grant likes keyboards (1:30:30) - Katie’s forehead vein (1:32:48) - We compliment each other (1:36:24) - Chris likes cameras (1:40:38) - Mo likes Conan O’Brien (1:43:54) - Why nearsightedness is increasing (1:55:15) - Are you still watching?

    1h 59m
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We unpack big ideas from documentaries and the tangents they lead us down.

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    The Disorg
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
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