Documentary of the Week

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Every week, WNYC tells you about the best documentaries as they become available on screens of any size. Our hosts are Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen, co-founders of the Pure Nonfiction podcast and the DOC NYC festival, the largest non-fiction film festival in the U.S. WNYC Studios is the producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, Freakonomics Radio, 2 Dope Queens, Death, Sex & Money, On the Media and many more.

Recent Episodes

'Uncropped' profiles photographer James Hamilton
Published: April 26, 2024
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'Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story' profiles a Chinatown hero
Published: April 19, 2024
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'Kim's Video' is film history as a heist movie
Published: April 5, 2024
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Exploring the career of Paul Simon
Published: March 29, 2024
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'Carol Doda Topless at the Condor' profiles a trail blazer
Published: March 22, 2024
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'Frida' profiles the Mexican painter in her own words
Published: March 15, 2024
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'A Revolution on Canvas' profiles Iranian artists in exile
Published: March 8, 2024
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'God Save Texas' challenges preconceptions about the state
Published: March 1, 2024
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'Breaking the News' follows the journalism team at The 19th*
Published: February 23, 2024
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'Island in Between' looks at tensions between Taiwan and China
Published: February 16, 2024
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