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The incredible real stories behind the making of the biggest documentary series & films on Netflix. Host Rebecca Lavoie leads in-depth interviews with creators and subjects, exploring how these stories are produced & their impact, while uncovering new information. New episodes every Wednesday.
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Aug 20, 2025 • 37min
Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser
In the Netflix series Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser, former contestants, producers, and stars of the show talk about what went into making the revolutionary weight-loss competition. It reveals the tensions between medical staff and show runners about the lengths players were pushed to. It explores The Biggest Loser’s legacy and the long-term effects on those who played the game.
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews Mike Gasparro and Skye Borgman.
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Aug 13, 2025 • 36min
Paul Finebaum's 2025 Natty Pick & Diego Pavia's Heisman Hopes 🏆
Diego Pavia and Paul Finebaum are this week’s Netflix Sports Club guests. Paul Finebaum, the voice of the SEC, drops a bold national championship prediction that might give the Big Tenners pause, and he reveals which SEC quarterback has him starstruck. Vanderbilt quarterback, Diego Pavia, gives a standout performance on and off the field in SEC Football: Any Given Saturday. He relives that improbable ‘Bama victory, including pre-game routine and why he thinks this victory changed the conversation about Vandy football - sorry Nick Saban. Paul Fineman and Diego Pavia gaze into the crystal ball of the 2025 season, and what do they see? Heisman Trophies, making Auburn pay, and LSU’s chances for glory.
In this interview, Vandy QB, Diego Pavia:
🟥 Details the 2024 Vandy vs. ‘Bama Buildup
🟥 Discusses playing for Coach Lea and with his bestie
🟥 Reveals his true height
In this interview, SEC Expert, Paul Finebaum answers:
🟥 Why the SEC’s staying power is unrivaled?
🟥 Who’s almost a bigger star than Taylor Swift?
🟥 Which team will win the 2025 National Championship?
00:00 Intro
01:24 Vandy QB Diego Pavia Is a Star
01:37 Beating Bama
03:19 Choosing Vandy And Coach Lea
04:58 Give Me The Ball
06:20 Dude Put In The Work
07:38 Nick Saban Said What??
08:20 Underdogs
10:22 Watch Out Auburn
12:33 Recruits: Come To Vandy!
13:29 Kay and Dani Talk SEC
15:54 Paul Finebaum’s SEC Picks
16:40 All About Arch Manning
17:23 SEC: The Only Game In Town
18:25 South Carolina Should Be In The Playoffs
19:40 Shane Beamer Bounce Back?
20:14 Arch Manning Is No Taylor Swift
21:42 The Weight of Being a Manning
22:31 Finebaum: “Best Player Since Tim Tebow”
23:20 LSU QB1 + Championship Or Bust
25:39 Post Saban Alabama
27:42 Is Vanderbilt Legit?
28:44 Can Mississippi State Survive?
29:49 The Vols “Will Struggle This Year”
31:44 SEC: Natty. Little Tenners: Nothing
33:09 Outro
34:28 Up Next - America’s Team: The Gambler And His Cowboys
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🏈 Paul Finebaum
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🎙️ Kay Adams
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Be sure to watch, listen, and subscribe to the Netflix Sports Club Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, Tudum, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Hosted by Kay Adams, the Netflix Sports Club Podcast is an all-access deep dive into the Netflix Sports Universe. Join Kay as she speaks with athletes, coaches, and top sports correspondents to break down the latest Netflix Sports series. Expect bold opinions, insightful analysis, and candid conversations you won’t find anywhere else.
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Aug 6, 2025 • 32min
Introducing: The Wednesday Season 2 Official Woecast
Do you like podcasts about crime? Well, the Wednesday Season 2 Official Woecast is here and it’s as twisted, unhinged, and relaxing as any true crime podcast. Hosted by Caitlin Reilly, the Woecast is your backstage pass to Nevermore Academy and beyond, with exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes secrets, and episode-by-episode breakdowns.
BE WARNED! This podcast will contain spoilers for Wednesday Season 2, episodes 1-4.
In this episode: Jenna Ortega peels back the layers on the new tension between Wednesday and Enid. And that terrifying vision!
Plus… Series showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar reveal why they made Morticia Addams such a central character in this season, and what it means for Wednesday.
Whether you’re a normie or an outcast, the Wednesday Season 2 Official Woecast will be the place for all things Nevermore!
For more juicy details about Wednesday Season 2, head over to Tudum.com to get all of the latest updates.

Jul 30, 2025 • 36min
Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes
The Netflix documentary series Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes features newly-released recordings of David Berkowitz talking about his troubled past and why he killed. He admits on tape to fabricating some of the most sensational aspects of his criminal persona to build his legend. But how much of what Berkowitz says is true… and how much of it is him still trying to shape his own narrative?
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews director Joe Berlinger and executive producer Rachael Profiloski.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
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Jul 23, 2025 • 35min
Amy Bradley is Missing | Part 2
On the second part of our look at the Netflix documentary series Amy Bradley is Missing, we hear from an online sleuth hoping to locate the vanished American. Who are the suspects who could have kidnapped her? Are the sightings of her credible? Do the forensics prove the sex trafficked woman in that photo is Amy? And does the online habits of a user fixated on the investigation website suggest they have an answer to where Amy Bradley is?
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews Anthony Willis from amybradleyismissing.com.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Amy Bradley is Missing yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
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Jul 16, 2025 • 37min
Amy Bradley is Missing | part 1
The Netflix documentary series Amy Bradley is Missing explores what really happened to the cruise ship passenger three decades ago. Did she go over the rail into the ocean? Or did someone target her and spirit her away for their own purposes? The series looks at those aboard who could have targeted her, and presents the stories of those who’ve claimed to have encountered a sex trafficked woman they say is her. It seeks to answer the question, if she didn’t die at sea, where is Amy Bradley today?
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews directors Phil Lott and Ari Mark.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Amy Bradley is Missing yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
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Jul 2, 2025 • 35min
Trainwreck | Part 2
The Netflix series Trainwreck looks at the scandals, disasters, and plain ol’ screw-ups that captivated the world. This season covers the rise and fall of a fashion empire in The Cult of American Apparel. And it explores the mistakes that led to a fatal concert performance in The Astroworld Tragedy. We hear from experts, journalists, and those who lived through it to explore not only what happened…but why.
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews Georgia Jasper, Kari Lia, and Hannah Poulter.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Trainwreck yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
Dig deeper into all of your favorite Netflix documentaries and films at Tudum.com. There you can read much more on each of the catastrophes covered in this season of Trainwreck.
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Jun 25, 2025 • 43min
Trainwreck | Part 1
Netflix’s Trainwreck takes viewers inside a series of calamities - some large, some small - and tries to bring reason to chaos. This season covers the scandal surrounding Toronto’s Rob Ford in Mayor of Mayhem, and embarks on the 2013 sewage-filled voyage in Poop Cruise. We hear from the people who lived through each fiasco where anything that could have gone wrong…did.
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews Shianne Brown and James Ross.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Trainwreck yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
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Jun 18, 2025 • 36min
Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster
The Netflix documentary film Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster explores how the tragedy at sea was the foreseeable result of a driven CEO who for years ignored the warnings his experimental sub was slowly breaking apart. It takes us inside its many failed testings and Rush’s refusal to acknowledge Titan’s engineering defects which led to the death of its passengers - including his own.
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews director Mark Monroe and producer Lily Garrison.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
Dig deeper into all of your favorite Netflix documentaries and films at Tudum.com! Right now, you can read more about the Coast Guard’s ongoing investigation into the Titan disaster.
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Jun 11, 2025 • 34min
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders
The Netflix documentary series Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders dives into the mystery behind the deadly 1982 cyanide tainting, one whose effects are seen on thousands of products today. It explores several theories about how and why the capsules were tampered with. And it features an interview with the man authorities say is their main suspect in the poisoning of seven people.
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews executive producer Yotam Guendelman and director Ari Pines.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Cold Case:The Tylenol Murders yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
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