Scott Mike Podcast
Documentary Club – If you enjoy learning about people, life and the world around us, join us for our discussion and analysis of documentaries that dive into the minds of unique people, question human nature, reveal scientific discoveries and conundrums and generally challenge us to think about people, history and nature.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 57
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
Episode 56 - Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Scott and Mike review the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi. The conversation revolves around sushi (of course), parenting, the value or honor in work, and as always - the meaning of life.
Episode 55 - Assassins
International espionage? Murder? Entertainment? Scott and Mike explore the 2020 Ryan White documentary Assassins and how well it entertains and educates us in telling the story of the 2017 murder of …
Episode 54 - Faces Places
Scott and Mike finally agree with each other, but disagree completely with Time Magazine, the New York Times, etc. on this documentary. Is the problem with the mass media reviewers or with Scott and…
Episode 53 - My Octopus Teacher
Mike and Scott share diverse views on My Octopus Teacher, a 2020 Netflix Original documentary film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, which documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster for…
Episode 52 - Minding the Gap
Watch Minding the Gap on Hulu. Then Scott and Mike discuss: the cyclical nature of child abuse, the similarities between literature and documentaries, and finally the meaning of life.
Episode 51 - //the social dilemma
//the social dilemma from director Jeff Orlowski had over 38 million views in the first month after release, the second ever for a documentary, and was nominated for 7 Emmy Awards in 2021. Why did t…
Episode 50 - Three Identical Strangers
Scott & Mike discuss the documentary Three Identical Strangers. Discussion topics include: medical ethics plus the nurture vs nature debate.
Episode 49 - Free Solo
Scott and Mike review and discuss the 2018 National Geographic documentary Free Solo, the story of Alex Honnold and his drive to perform a free solo climb of El Capitan, a famous 3000’ granite wall i…
Episode 48 - Introduction to our Documentary Club
We've tried deep dives into topics (format 1), the news and reviews in 24 minutes (format 2), and now we are going to our third format: a documentary discussion club. The first documentary we will d…
Episode 47 - August 26, 2021
D-K: Trump lawyers, Sydney Powell and Lin Wood
News: COVID: Latest data, identifying what variant you may have (or not), Pfizer / Bio N Tech vaccine approval, and Delta airlines surcharge to unvaccin…
Episode 46 - Aug 19, 2021
D-K: Afghanistan “intelligence”
News: COVID: Latest trends, booster vaccinations, and vaccination mandates and incentives; Fed direction impacts markets; return of cryptocurrency theft proceeds; Bide…
Episode 45 - August 12, 2021
D-K: California legislators proposing vaccination site anti-harassment bill.
News: COVID: The latest stats and data, new studies on vaccine effectiveness, vaccination mandates from employers, US/UK r…
Episode 44 - Aug 5, 2021
D-K: Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC
News: COVID: The latest stats, new vaccination and masking requirements, Asia and resurgence in Wuhan, who does or doesn’t get vaccinated and what’s happen…
Episode 43 - July 29, 2021
D-K: Media reporting on Simon Biles
News: COVID: latest stats, revised CDC masking guidance, vaccination mandates for employees, possible need for vaccine boosters, a pill for COVID treatment and the…
Episode 42 - July 22, 2021
D-K: Rudy Giuliani and his involvement as Trump's legal counsel.
News:
- Concern about increasing COVID-19 numbers
- Vaccination data and mandates
- New masking requirements
- Unemployment filings
- …
Episode 41 - July 14, 2021
D-K: Scott and Mike as podcasters.
New: COVID update, vaccination challenges, inflation and growing economies, Texas legislative showdown, Branson in space, gun rights going to Supreme Court again? a…
Episode 40 - July 10, 2021
D-K: Rich guys' space race.
News: COVID update, vaccination facts, June jobs report, Biden’s battle with big business, FTC direction on licensing and hearing aids and European auto companies pay $1bn…
Episode 39 - July 1, 2021
D-K: U.S. Department of Justice and decision to file a legal challenge to Georgia’s recent voting law based on the Federal Voting Rights Act, on the cusp of the Supreme Court’s decision on an Arizona…
Episode 38 - June 24, 2021
D-K: Biden voters may be surprised at his latest guidance on use of COVID relief funds and Indiana University thumbs it’s nose at Indiana law on vaccination requirements.
News: COVID: Brazil exceeds …
Episode 37 - Jun 17, 2021
D-K: Florida and Georgia policy makers who want to tell businesses how to operate.
News: COVID -- Employers requiring vaccines, latest data, new treatments and vaccines and a “tale of two societies,”…