Best Ken Nguyen Podcasts (2026)

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“Mr. Nobody Against Putin” with David Borenstein 33:00

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Pavel “Pasha” Talankin may seem like just another primary school events coordinator, but when he is forced by Vladimir Putin’s new dictates to not only implement a pro-war curriculum but to record teachers delivering its absurd, self-contradictory nonsense, he decides to use his camera to document the effects of the war in Ukraine and the propagand…

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"Cover-Up" with Mark Obenhaus 34:33

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

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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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"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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"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 New Yorker at 100” with Marshall Curry 27:20

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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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John Kindervag, illumio 34:50

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The Cybersecurity Bridge with Jon OltsikBy SiliconANGLE

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In and Out Talks Podcast Episode 55: Marion Watkins 49:18

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On this episode of the In & Out Talks Podcast, powered by Tier One Performance, we sit down with Marion Watkins — a Houston native and the General Manager of SP Training Collective. Marion wears many hats: she’s a strength and conditioning coach at SP Training, where she helps athletes reach their peak performance, and also serves as a lacrosse coa…

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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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"The Stringer" with Bao Nguyen 25:46

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

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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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“Selena y Los Dinos” with Isabel Castro 39:36

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Elvis. The Beatles. Madonna… Selena. Selena Quintanilla was a huge star on the cusp of becoming an international superstar when she was tragically killed in 1995 at just 23 years old. Filmmaker Isabel Castro (“Mija”) explores the life, music and legacy of this incredibly talented and beloved musician in her exceptional Netflix documentary portrait …

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In and Out Talks Podcast Episode 54: Caston Peter 53:11

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On this episode of the In & Out Talks Podcast, powered by Tier One Performance, we’re joined by Caston Peter, a Houston native and former catcher at the University of Texas in Austin. Caston shares his journey through college baseball, the challenges and lessons learned behind the plate, and how his experiences at one of the nation’s top programs s…

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"Cutting Through Rocks" with Sara Khaki & Mohammadreza Eyni 45:41

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Whether you are a fan of motorcycles or not, it’s hard to dispute that riding one down an open stretch of road delivers an intoxicating sense of freedom. As filmmakers Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni make clear in their extraordinary documentary “Cutting Through Rocks,” the motorcycle can also be a powerful — and threatening — symbol of female emp…

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"Apocalypse in the Tropics" with Petra Costa 35:36

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For filmmaker Petra Costa, democracy in her native country of Brazil is personal. Two years after Petra was born, the country returned to democratic rule after more than twenty years of military dictatorship. As Petra grew up, so, too, did the country’s democracy. But, in more recent years, as she has meticulously documented in two densely layered …

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"The American Revolution" with Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein 55:07

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The version of the American Revolution many of us were taught was focussed on the ideals and principles of the revolution: Independence, democracy, liberty guaranteed by enumerated rights. And if we were taught about the actual conflict, we maybe heard of a few battles in New England and the mid-Atlantic– maybe there was a setback here and there. B…

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Hot Springs Live 2025: "All the Empty Rooms" with Joshua Seftel 36:40

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Today we feature a live event that Top Docs held a few weeks ago at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (where our co-host Ken Jacobson serves as Executive Director). After Ken and Mike talk about the origins of Top Docs and some of the memorable moments over the years, Joshua Seftel, who has previously appeared on the pod for his Oscar-nomin…

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"Mr. Scorsese" with Rebecca Miller 29:26

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Mr. Scorsese is “Marty” to his friends and “Legend” to admirers and imitators. But he’s also still that kid, the "minuscule asthmatic”--as lovingly described by his ex-wife, Isabella Rossellini--who fervently loved both the movies he watched in Times Square as well as the characters that populated the Little Italy of his youth. The results were "Me…

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In and Out Talks Podcast Episode 53: Donbosco Nguyen 36:41

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🎙️ Episode Summary: On this episode of the In and Out Talks Podcast, powered by Tier One Performance, we sit down with Donbosco Nguyen, an amateur Muay Thai fighter training out of Sammy’s Muay Thai in Houston, Texas. Donbosco shares his journey into combat sports, the discipline it takes to compete, and how he balances training, recovery, and nutr…

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Paul Nguyen, Permiso Security 33:34

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The CyberSecurity Bridge with Jon Oltsik, this week's guest is Paul Nguyen, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Permiso SecurityBy SiliconANGLE

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“Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5” with Raoul Peck 34:37

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It’s easy to glibly identify what’s happening as “Orwellian”: that we live in an era of “newspeak,” that we have reached the point at which the depths of the surveillance state of 1984 seems all too possible, maybe even already here. But in his new “Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5”, Raoul Peck (“I am Not Your Negro”, “Exterminate All the Brutes”, “Ernest Cole: L…

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Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2025 13:13

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It’s that time of the year! The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2025 runs from October 10-18th. Ken, who, in addition to his Top Docs duties serves as the Executive Director of the Festival, joins Mike to talk about some of his picks for the Festival including: “Lost Wolves of Yellowstone” “The Cowboy” “Move Ya Body: The Birth of House” “Arme…

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294 | Breaking Analysis | The Zero-Loss Enterprise - Data Resilience as an AI Service Layer 39:12

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Breaking Analysis with Dave Vellante and theCUBE ResearchBy SiliconANGLE

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"Predators" with David Osit 31:54

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As director David Osit describes his new film, “ ’Predators’ peels back the story of the TV show ‘To Catch a Predator’, which ensnared potential sex predators in a television hidden-camera sting operation and explores the fallout from the show and the legacy of journalism as entertainment that it helped create.” “Predators” (MTV Documentary Films) …

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Remote Podcast 1: Ken & Martin Matulia 43:46

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Dr. Anton Chuvakin, Google Cloud 35:19

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Dr. Anton Chuvakin, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud joins theCUBE Research Analyst Jon Oltsik for another episode of The Cybersecurity BridgeBy SiliconANGLE

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Emmy Winner Matt Wolf: "Pee-wee as Himself" (Re-release) 19:10

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In honor of Matt Wolf's big wins at the Emmys this year--not only for "Pee-wee as Himself" as Best Documentary Feature, but for his own win as director of that documentary as well as picture editing for Damian Rodriguez--we are re-releasing our interview with him at Sundance earlier this year. As Director Matt Wolf shows in his insightful and fun 2…

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Episode 52: Mike Partida 44:40

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2025 Emmys Rundown with Scott Feinberg 33:35

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It’s Primetime. Yes, the Primetime Emmys are here, and we’ve got you covered. Culminating our “Top Docs” podcasts featuring the leading contenders for in the documentary categories, we talk to The Hollywood Reporter’s Executive Editor of Awards Scott Feinberg who breaks down the 2025 Emmy nominees in all the major documentary categories, including …

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Ken Elefant, Sorenson Capital 34:29

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2025 TIFF Doc Lineup Rundown with Thom Powers 36:09

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Welcome to the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (September 4 – 14), home of the big anniversary! This year’s edition of one of the world’s great film festivals marks TIFF’s landmark 50th anniversary. In addition, renowned curator and all-around documentary powerhouse Thom Powers (host of the Pure Nonfiction podcast) celebrates 20 years as t…

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Episode 51: Marshall Burke 47:11

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By Tier One Performance, LLC

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Classic: "Sugarcane" with Julian Brave Noisecat & Emily Kassie 25:41

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Today we are repeating one of our favorite conversations. Mike spoke with the filmmakers of "Sugarcane" at Sundance 2024. They would go on to win the Grand Jury award for Directing at that festival, and then would be nominated for the 97th Academy Awards last year. If you enjoy this conversation, you may want to check out our "Anatomy of a scene fr…

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Scott Kuffer, Nucleus Security 35:36

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Scott Kuffer from Nucleus Security joins theCUBE Research Analyst Jon OltsikBy SiliconANGLE

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Episode 50: Tucker Cascadden 1:17:04

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"Social Studies" with Lauren Greenfield 46:40

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Acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield (“The Queen of Versailles”) is drawn time and again to overlapping and powerful themes like addiction, wealth, consumerism and celebrity culture. Now, with her first doc series “Social Studies” — a fascinating 5-part exploration of the tight grip that social media has over Generation Z — Lauren…

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"Sly Lives!" with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson & Joseph Patel 37:32

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Did Sly blow it? As part of continuing Emmys coverage, we are joined by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Joseph Patel, the director and producer of “Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)” (as well as the same for the 2022 Oscar Winner “Summer of Soul”) to discuss the life and career of Sly Stone, whose interracial and multigendered band drew up…

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"Super/Man" with Peter Ettedgui & Ian Bonhôte 40:22

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Continuing our coverage of the 2025 Emmy Awards, Mike is joined by Peter Ettedgui and Ian Bonhôte, directors of "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" and nominees for Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program (the film received three other Emmy nominations as well ). In sketching their portrait of Christopher Reeve, who embodied…

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"100 Foot Wave, Season 3" with Joe Lewis 34:41

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In order to catch a really great wave, 100 foot or otherwise, you need to be extremely patient, waiting for that next great “set” (group of waves) that’s going to put you in position for the ride of the day — or ride of your life. It’s also true for those making films about surfing, including director Chris Smith (“American Movie”) and the massivel…

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The Way Up, Episode 6 - Nixta Taqueria 23:06

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They fed neighbors during a storm — and ended up winning a James Beard Award. In this episode of The Way Up, Guy Raz meets Edgar Rico and Sara Mardanbigi, the couple behind Nixta Taqueria in Austin, Texas. What started with resilience in the face of disaster became a nationally acclaimed restaurant with a mission rooted in community, creativity, an…

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"Patrice: The Movie" with Ted Passon 42:41

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There’s no place quite like “P-Town,” the remarkable world of wonder created by Patrice Jetter, the star of Peabody award-winning director Ted Passon’s (“Philly D.A.”) enchanting and heavy hitting documentary “Patrice: The Movie.” Over the last 20 years, Patrice’s scale model town has become a source of endless fantasy and fun, but also an escape f…

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"I Am: Celine Dion" with Irene Taylor 48:05

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I Am: Celine Dion In a world dominated by constant pitching and fundraising, once in a long while, filmmakers get “The Call.” “The Call” is when a producer calls and asks if you are interested in a project, fully funded and with the main participant ready to go. Such was the case for Academy Award®-nominated director Irene Taylor (“Moonlight Sonata…

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The Way Up, Episode 5 - Green Apple Books 21:16

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Pop-up shops, clever T-shirts, and made-up holidays — all in the name of keeping indie books alive. In this episode of The Way Up, Guy Raz sits down with Pete Mulvihill, co-owner of San Francisco’s iconic Green Apple Books. While big-box retailers dominate the market, Pete and his team have kept their independent bookstore thriving for decades by t…

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The Way Up, Episode 4 - Vala’s Pumpkin Patch 23:17

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Can a family farm turn into a full-blown theme park? The Valas made it happen. In this episode of The Way Up, Guy Raz visits Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in Nebraska to meet Tim and Kelsey Vala — the father-daughter duo behind one of the country’s most beloved fall destinations. From a single patch of farmland to 50+ attractions, 25 restaurants, and 1,400 …

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Episode 49: Dr. Edwin Kieke 54:37

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"It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley" with Amy Berg 31:02

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Acclaimed director Amy Berg (“West of Memphis,” “Janis: Little Girl Blue”) set her sights on making a documentary about the beloved singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley some 15 years ago. Now, with her finely crafted new documentary, “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley,” Amy delivers a fresh take on Buckley’s remarkable music and a thoughtful look at his life…

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The Way Up, Episode 3 - Charles Pan-Fried Chicken 22:10

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What happens when a soul food legend meets a business-savvy chef? A lot of diners go home happy. In this episode of The Way Up, Guy Raz sits down with Chef Charles Gabriel and Chef Quie Slobert of Charles Pan-Fried Chicken to explore how they transformed a Harlem institution into a growing restaurant group with national buzz — all while keeping the…