Archive · 14 Jan 2026
Oscar-Shortlisted Docs Expose Prison Abuse, Russian Propaganda, and Amazon Struggles
Three directors and their subjects talked about their Oscar-nominated documentaries on a podcast.
One film shows bad things happening in Alabama prisons, like guards hurting prisoners.
Another film is about a man in Russia who stood up to the government's plan to teach kids to support the war.
The last film is about a brave woman in Brazil who is trying to protect the Amazon rainforest from people who want to take it.
The podcast hosts are famous for their work in movies and journalism.
You can listen to the podcast on Spotify, iHeart, and Apple.
The Alabama Solution exposes alleged abuse and violence in Alabama state prisons through secretly recorded cell phone videos.
Mr. Nobody Against Putin follows Pavel Talankin's defiance of Kremlin propaganda aimed at militarizing children in Russia.
Yanuni highlights the struggles of Brazilian Indigenous leader Juma Xipaia against illegal gold miners and land grabbers in the Amazon.
The documentary directors and their subjects discuss their films on the Doc Talk podcast hosted by John Ridley and Matt Carey.
The podcast is available on major platforms including Spotify, iHeart, and Apple.
- Who
- Directors Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman, David Borenstein, and Richard Ladkani, along with subjects Pavel Talankin and Juma Xipaia.
- What
- Discussion about their Oscar-shortlisted documentaries on Alabama prisons, Russian propaganda, and Amazon deforestation.
- When
- The podcast episode is available now.
- Where
- The podcast is available on major platforms including Spotify, iHeart, and Apple.
- Why
- To shed light on critical issues through documentary filmmaking.
- Documentary 1
- The Alabama Solution
- Director 1
- Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
- Documentary 2
- Mr. Nobody Against Putin
- Director 2
- David Borenstein
- Documentary 3
- Yanuni
- Director 3
- Richard Ladkani
- Podcast Hosts
- John Ridley and Matt Carey
- Podcast Platforms
- Spotify, iHeart, Apple