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Latest Episodes
194: "Copa 71" Restores a Lost History
"Copa 71" tells the story of an international women's soccer competition held in 1971, two decades before FIFA sanctionedan official Women's World Cup.
193: ESPN 30 for 30
ESPNs 30 for 30 broke the formula of sports documentaries by enlisting independent filmmakers. Now the series celebrates its 15th anniversary.
192: Emmy Contenders, Part 2
Pure Nonfiction partnered with The Ankler for a live event in Los Angeles that highlighted documentary projects eligible for this years Emmys. On this episode, host Thom Powers interviews the teams b
191: Emmy Contenders, Part 1
Pure Nonfiction partnered with The Ankler for a live event in Los Angeles that highlighted documentary projects eligible for this years Emmys. On this episode, host Thom Powers interviews the teams b
190: Chris Wilcha — from "This American Life" to "Flipside"
"Flipside" is a personal essay film in which director Chris Wilcha grapples with middle age by trying to document the New Jersey record store where he worked as a teenager.
189: India's Trail-Blazing Director Anand Patwardhan
A key trailblazer for Indian documentary Anand Patwardhan has grappled with India's most hot button political issues in films such as "Reason" and "Father, Son and the Holy War." Now in his 70s, he's
188: Margreth Olin on "Songs of Earth"
Filmmaker Margreth Olin profiles her parents in "Songs of Earth" while immersing us in Norway's landscape of glaciers, fjords and waterfalls.
187: Rob Reiner on Albert Brooks and Spinal Tap
Rob Reiner started his directing career with the spoof documentary "This is Spinal Tap" and is now editing a sequel. He has a new documentary now playing on Max, "Albert Brooks: Defending My Life" tha
186: Yousef Srouji on Palestinian Home Movies
Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviewed Yousef from his home in Ramallah.
185: Paul Cronin on Columbia 1968
Paul Cronin has spent years creating a massive oral history about the Columbia University student uprising in 1968. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviewed Paul this month, a few days after Colum