Just released! our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo w/director Jeff Zimbalist about his breathtaking new xᴉlɟʇǝu documentary "Skywalkers: A Love Story." Watch the film on Netflix, catch your breath, then listen to our convo here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/top…

Just released! Catch our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo w/the legendary Ken Burns and award-winning filmmaker David McMahon about their stunning new PBS documentary "Leonardo da Vinci" which premieres Nov 18 & 19. Find Mike's great convo here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/top…

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo w/dir Benjamin Ree about his deeply moving, brilliantly executed new xᴉlɟʇǝu doc "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin." Watch it now on xᴉlɟʇǝu and listen to our interview here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo w/acclaimed filmmaker Nanfu Wang about her new HBO Documentaries film about Cuban activist Rosa María Payá A.. Catch the doc on HBO and listen to Mike's convo here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/top…

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo w/director Shiori Ito about her powerful documentary "Black Box Diaries" that depicts Shiori's fight for justice about her sexual assault case that the Japanese power structure wanted to keep quiet: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/top…

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo w/directors errolmorris and Jacob Soboroff about their incredibly timely & important doc about family separation under Trump. Don't miss the film, airing Dec 7th on MSNBC, and catch our convo here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sep…

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo w/rj cutler about his highly engaging new documentary (also directed by David Furnish) on Elton John leading up to the legendary musician's final concert. Film on Disney+ on 12/13. Listen here: lnkd.in/g5SnjAe9

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo w/directors Basel Adra & Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם, two of the directors of the extraordinary documentary "No Other Land" (winner of three IDA Awards) about the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Listen here: lnkd.in/g4-nXm38

Just released! A special "Anatomy of a Scene" episode of topdocs (w/mikemerrill) featuring Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, directors of the exceptional doc "Sugarcane," now streaming on Disney+. Catch Mike's convo here: lnkd.in/gWzQFxgj

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo w/Indiewire's always insightful Editor-at-Large Anne Thompson about this year's 15 Oscar shortlisted feature docs. Listen to Anne's breakdown here: lnkd.in/gQayNdWV

Check out the latest of our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) interviews w/Oscar-shortlisted doc directors. This time, Mike Merrill talks to Alexis Bloom about her documentary The Bibi Files. The film is streaming on Jolt.film & you can hear the convo here: lnkd.in/g4XvFncs

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo w/Variety's Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis about who he thinks will win Oscar gold for Best Doc Feature and Doc Short. Still time to adjust your Oscar pool! Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aca…

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo w/dirs Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss about their terrific new doc "Middletown," a Sundance '25 premiere. Students in a h.s. video class expose toxic dumping in their town in the '90s. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid…

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo w/director Violet Du Feng and producer Joanna Natasegara about their fun, incisive documentary "The Dating Game," which premiered at Sundance 2025. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) Season 4 "classic" moments - Rob Reiner, "Albert Brooks;" Lucy Walker, "Mountain Queen;" Sam Lipman-Stern & Adam Bhala Lough, "Telemarketers;" Ibrahim Nash'at & Shane Boris, "Hollywoodgate." Here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our…

As we get ready to launch Season 5 of topdocs (w/mikemerrill), check out one of our classics -- Mstyslav Chernov's chilling, Oscar-winning doc "20 Days in Mariupol." A brilliant film made under the most harrowing of circumstances. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/20-…

Just re-released! Our Classic topdocs (w/mikemerrill) podcast "Beckham" about the wildly popular xᴉlɟʇǝu doc series directed by Fisher Stevens. Check out Mike's great convo w/Fisher here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cla…

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo w/directors Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim about their riveting, vital new doc "Deaf President Now! on the '80s student movement at Gallaudet University. just released on Apple TV. Check out the pod here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dea…

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo with filmmakers Julia Willoughby Nason and Michael Gasparro about their Netflix doc "American Murder: Gabby Petito." Watch the film on Netflix and catch Mike's interview here: lnkd.in/dnFK5NfE

Just released! Our topdocs (w/mikemerrill) convo with dir Matt Wolf on his terrific 2-part doc series "Pee-wee as Himself" -- a highlight of 2025 Sundance FF. Series releases today on HBO & HBO Max. Catch Mike's in-person-at-Park-City convo w/Matt: lnkd.in/gJCpTrhE