Best Doc Thompson Podcasts (2026)

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98th Academy Awards Shortlist Rundown with Anne Thompson 27:00

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1h ago27:00

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Welcome once again to our Anne-ual Top Docs Holiday Special featuring the one-and-only Anne Thompson, Editor-at-Large at IndieWire! Anne joins Mike and Ken to tackle this year’s Best Feature Documentary Oscar Shortlist, released on December 16th. One day following the release of the list, Anne is already fired up and ready to go. How competitive is…

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"Cover-Up" with Mark Obenhaus 34:33

6h ago34:33

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It took 20 years of asking by an Oscar-winning filmmaker, but famed investigative reporter Seymour Hersh finally said, “Yes.” The result is "Cover-Up", a revelatory new documentary portrait of Hersh’s fascinating life and career by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras (“Citizenfour”) and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Mark Obenhaus (“Steep”)…

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419: Serial Killer Pee Wee Gaskins w/ Dick Harpootlian 1:08:10

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Among the many murder cases handled by South Carolina attorney Dick Harpootlian, one continues to stand apart: the prosecution of Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins. A serial killer and sexual predator, Gaskins claimed to have taken more than 100 lives and is known to have murdered over a dozen people, including a young child and his own teenage niece. He ki…

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PROX GEMS: SINNERS! 19:33

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Highlights from this season’s SINNERS episodes including: cultural consultant Dolly Li on Remmick’s infamous “licking” line, script supervisor Steve Gehrke on tracking continuity with Michael B. Jordan’s Smokestack Twins, and storyboard artist and EYES OF WAKANDA creator/director Todd Harris on storyboarding the surreal juke joint musical montage s…

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"My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 — Last Air in Moscow" with Julia Loktev & Ksenia Mironova 41:35

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Sometimes, timing is everything. If Julia Loktev’s 5 hour and 24-minute documentary masterpiece “My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 — Last Air in Moscow” can be boiled down to its essence, it may be that, often in life, there is a “before” and an “after,” and nothing can possibly prepare you for what comes after. In this case, the event that changes ev…

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PROX GEMS: A Day with Spike Lee and Other Stories with Ammar Mohamed 19:04

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Ammar Mohamed, filmmaker and assistant to Ryan Coogler, on how he broke into the industry, his infamous ID story, and a never-before-released story about a special day with Spike Lee. Part of our special "Prox Gems" holiday mini episodes. Learn more and read the transcript at ProximityMedia.com Shop our Prox Recs at Bookshop.org Watch/Listen to IN …

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Free Gig Friday - Karla Brechin 6:21

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Sugarcane Shores - Episode 39 3:50

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Clear the airspace See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Triple M Mackay & The Whitsundays

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Nicole Thompson & Kevin Field 5:27

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The Mackay Choral Society are hosting Exchange For Peace at the MECC Friday & Saturday night, and then the Christmas Carols on Sunday afternoon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Triple M Mackay & The Whitsundays

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418: The Black Dahlia & the Prairie Heiress Murders: One Killer? w/ Eli Frankel 1:30:19

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In January 1947, the bisected body of Elizabeth Short, completely drained of blood, was discovered in an undeveloped lot in Los Angeles. Its gruesome mutilations led to a firestorm of publicity, city-wide panic, and an unprecedented number of investigative paths led by the LAPD—all dead ends. The Black Dahlia murder remained an unsolved mystery for…

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Member For Dawson Andrew Wilcox 4:01

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Sugarcane Shores - Episode 38 3:26

14d ago3:26

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THE RAIN DANCE, THE RUSTY TREE & THE ELF WHO BAILED See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Triple M Mackay & The Whitsundays

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A Laravel Conference in Japan with Ryuta Hamasaki 31:31

16d ago31:31

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In this episode, Matt Stauffer interviews Ryuta Hamasaki, a senior software engineer at Laravel, who shares his journey from discovering Laravel to becoming a key player in the Laravel community. Ryuta discusses his experiences attending international conferences, his motivations for organizing Laravel Live Japan, and his day-to-day work at Laravel…

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Doc Chat With Dr Elissa Hatherly 4:31

11d ago4:31

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PROX RECS 2025: Best Books, Films & Career Advice from Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson & More 30:09

19d ago30:09

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Celebrate the holidays with IN PROXIMITY! Kicking off our series of holiday mini episodes, host Paola Mardo shares the best Prox Recs of 2025. Whether you’re looking for new books to read, films to watch, or advice to fuel your creative journey, this episode gathers this year’s pro recommendations on our podcast from Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson,…

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Being user-obsessed is key to effective documentation: Lynne Thompson, Technical Writer, Spence Consulting 17:19

19d ago17:19

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In this episode of the Knowledge Base Ninjas podcast, Lynne Thompson, Technical Writer at Spence Consulting, discusses how technical writers can successfully gather the information they need and ensure their documentation truly serves users. Thompson emphasizes the importance of being customer-obsessed when creating documentation. Without understan…

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MoNo Encore: The Murder of Frank Richardson w/ Kimberly Tilley 1:14:29

19d ago1:14:29

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Original Publication Date: 4/3/22 On Christmas Eve, 1900, 44-year-old dry goods store owner Frank Richardson was shot to death in his Savannah, Missouri home. Suspects included his wife Addie, his teenage lover Goldie Whitehead, and the man whom he suspected his wife of having an affair with, Stewart Fife. Kimberly Tilley makes her third visit to t…

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Chris Campey From 10 News 4:35

11d ago4:35

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Nitso From Weather IQ 3:55

11d ago3:55

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"Holding Liat" with Brandon and Lance Kramer 52:10

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When Liat Atzili and her husband Aviv were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, their families were not only devastated by the news but also at a loss of what to do next. In Brandon and Lance Kramer’s (The First Step”) brilliant, nuanced and stirring documentary “Holding Liat,” each member of the family must decide what he o…

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The Spill For December 12th-14th, 2025 52:07

22d ago52:07

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On this episode: Christmas presents for dogs Big Brother winner Coco Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson on "Code Brown" at Bluewater Lagoon Dr Alice Chang on the benefits of the Under 16's social media ban Sugarcane Shores - Episode 34 Trevor Long from Everything For The Man Sugarcane Shores - Episode 35 Cop Chat with Steve Smith Sugarcane Shores - Episo…

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Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson 4:53

18d ago4:53

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Greg talks about the latest "Code Brown" at Bluewater Lagoon" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Triple M Mackay & The Whitsundays

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Free Gig Friday - Mark Thomas 7:32

14d ago7:32

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Sugarcane Shores - Episode 36 4:07

22d ago4:07

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The Million-Dollar Mess & The Code Brown Christmas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Triple M Mackay & The Whitsundays

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417: The Shipwreck of the Mignonette w/ Adam Cohen 58:06

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On May 19, 1884, the yacht Mignonette set sail from England on what should have been an uneventful voyage. When their vessel sank in the Atlantic, Captain Thomas Dudley and his crew found themselves adrift in a tiny lifeboat. As days turned to weeks, they faced an unthinkable choice: starve to death or resort to cannibalism. Their decision to sacri…

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The Secret Sound Podcast - Updated December 11 2025 9:31

16d ago9:31

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Trevor Long From Everything For The Man 4:03

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24 hours into the social media ban and what gadgets are great this Christmas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Triple M Mackay & The Whitsundays

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Sugarcane Shores - Episode 35 3:30

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Wrong Side, Blocked Side, And The Marina Sideshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Triple M Mackay & The Whitsundays

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“The New Yorker at 100” with Marshall Curry 27:20

17d ago27:20

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In Marshall Curry’s (“Street Fight,” “A Night at the Garden”) new Netflix documentary, “The New Yorker at 100”, the magazine’s editor, David Remnick, calls its very existence “a miracle”: in a typical issue you might find a long profile of a museum, and then a report from Southern Lebanon, all interspersed with gag cartoons Curry’s documentary refl…

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How to Build a Film Community with Armenian Film Society 30:39

21d ago30:39

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From bookstore events to hosting the SINNERS Los Angeles premiere, what’s it like to start a film community from scratch? Armen and Mary Karaoghlanian, founders of Armenian Film Society, share how they turned their passion for cinema and community into a cultural hub that hosts major film festivals, galas, and premieres. They discuss their recent 1…

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Carol Single 9:40

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Carol is the Mackay & The Whitsundays representative for the Bruce Highway Advisory Council See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Triple M Mackay & The Whitsundays

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Sugarcane Shores - Episode 34 3:13

21d ago3:13

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Islands, Ink and A-List mayhem See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Triple M Mackay & The Whitsundays

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"Masaka Kids: A Rhythm Within" with David Vieira Lopez & Moses Bwayo 25:26

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When Suuna Hassan and Madinah Babirah founded Masaka Kids Africana in the Masaka District of Uganda, they hoped to help a handful of orphaned children and other young people living on the streets. They had no way of knowing where their efforts would lead or that one day the whole world would be watching. Directors David Vieira Lopez and Oscar-nomin…

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416: Nazi Germany’s Bungled Operation Condor w/ Gavin Whitehead 57:52

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In 1942, two Abwehr German agents, including Johannes Eppler, slipped into Cairo to gather intelligence for Rommel’s desert campaign, getting help from local allies like the famous dancer Hekmet Fahmy and Anwar Sadat. Despite their efforts to infiltrate British circles, the whole operation eventually fell apart once Allied intelligence caught on. M…

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Sugarcane Shores - Episode 33 2:51

27d ago2:51

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Whitsunday Mayor Ry Collins 3:26

28d ago3:26

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From Tire Shop to Solutions Engineer with Devon Garbalosa 45:25

1M ago45:25

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In this conversation, Devon Garbalosa shares his journey from working in a tire shop to discovering his passion for web development, highlighting a pivotal moment when he discovered Laravel. He discusses the ease of connecting to databases and implementing authentication, emphasizing how frameworks can significantly enhance development efficiency a…

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What Does a Culinary Producer Do on THE BEAR? 31:18

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Step into the kitchen set with Courtney Storer, culinary producer and co-executive producer of FX's Emmy-winning series THE BEAR. In this special holiday episode of IN PROXIMITY, host Paola Mardo learns how to make Italian red sauce pasta while digging into what it takes to bring THE BEAR’S iconic food moments to life. Courtney shares exclusive beh…

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Big Brother Evictee Holly 5:38

29d ago5:38

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Cop Chat With Steve Smith From Mackay Police 6:22

30d ago6:22

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"The Stringer" with Bao Nguyen 25:46

25d ago25:46

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Who really took the photo widely known as “Napalm Girl”? And does it really matter over a half-century later? In his new Netflix documentary “The Stringer”, Bao Nguyen (“The Greatest Night in Pop”) follows a journalistic team lead by Anglo-American Gary Knight as they seek to show that the real photographer on that day in 1972 in Trang Bang was not…

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Sugarcane Shores - Episode 32 4:18

30d ago4:18

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Sugarcane Shores - Episode 21 3:20

29d ago3:20

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“The Tale of Silyan” with Tamara Kotevska & Jean Dakar 35:35

27d ago35:35

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The main protagonist of Tamara Kotevska’s (“Honeyland”) enchanting new documentary “The Tale of Silyan” is a lovable farmer named Nikola. But as compelling a screen presence as he is, Nikola can’t hold a candle to the film’s real stars, the gorgeous, majestic — and even more lovable — white storks who steal the show. Producer/Director Tamara Kotevs…

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The Spill For November 28 - December 1 2025 59:29

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On this episode: [Podcast-Exclusive content] Doc Chat with Dr Elissa Hatherly Sugarcane Shores - Episode 27 Did Dave get an interview with AC/DC? Sugarcane Shores - Episode 30 Michael Young from the SES Mackay Cutter's Strength & Conditioning coach Lee Patterson Sugarcane Shores - Episode 31 Stephanie Atto from Monash University on Black Friday Fre…