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Big DOC Energy

16 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 173 ratings

Kailah Casillas and co-host Sam Bird share their views on past and trending documentaries. Big energy throughout each podcast with special guests and thought provoking conversation.

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#15 FRAMING BRITNEY SPEARS PT 2 : With Jordan Miller

February 26, 2021 22:47 - 29 minutes - 54.8 MB

We sit down to talk with Jordan Miller, pioneer of the #FREEBRITNEY movement and founder of BreatheHeavy.com, a popular website site that is home to many Britney Spears fans. We chat about Britney’s conservatorship, the fandom and his thoughts on the Hulu Documentary, “The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney”

#14 FRAMING BRITNEY SPEARS

February 13, 2021 02:07 - 50 minutes - 93.9 MB

New York Times presents: framing Britney is a Hulu documentary about Britney Spears rise to fame, the tragic media microscope that she lived under and her life as an adult living with no freedom under a conservatorship that started in 2006. It’s Big Doc Energy, bitch.

#13 TIGER : The rise & fall of Tiger Woods

February 05, 2021 14:04 - 54 minutes - 94.8 MB

Tiger is a two-part documentary offering a revealing look at the rise, fall, and epic comeback of global icon Tiger Woods. Taking a look at the relationship with his dad, wife, mistresses and the game of golf; this documentary shows what it's like to be a superstar underneath a microscope since the age of 2 years old. 

#12 Fyre Festival: With Special Guest Oren Aks - the guy who created 'the orange tile'

January 21, 2021 23:41 - 1 hour - 114 MB

This weeks episode of BDE is about the Netflix AND Hulu documentaries that cover Fyre Festival. The biggest festival to never really happened and its fraudulent creator, Billy McFarlan. Then, we're joined by Oren, an ex-F*ck Jerry marketing manager and the guy who created the 'Orange Tile.' We speak to him all about the festivals marketing strategy and his experience at the festival.  

#11 The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann : Have they finally found her kidnapper?

January 15, 2021 00:53 - 57 minutes - 107 MB

The disappearance of Madeleine McCann is a Netflix documentary about the abduction of 3 year old Madeleine McCann who went missing from her bed while on holiday in 2007 with her parents in Portugal. The documentary dives into the media frenzy that shocked the world, the contaminated crime scene and the speculations about who might have taken Madeleine.

#10 The Legend Of Cocaine Island : Man finds $2 million worth of cocaine!

January 07, 2021 23:55 - 43 minutes - 76.7 MB

The legend of cocaine island is a Netflix documentary about a successful man named Rodney Hayden who lost everything during the recession and moved into a rural area of Florida where he met a hippie man that told him a story of a time that he found and hid over a million dollars worth of cocaine. This documentary is the tail of an optimistic family man, a dreamer, you might say, who thought he could find the hidden treasure!

#9 BDE - Amanda Knox tells all! : Part 2/2

November 27, 2020 00:42 - 1 hour - 111 MB

BIG DOC ENERGY is joined by the infamous Amanda Knox.  Amanda Knox addresses her recent tweet, shares stories & speaks about information she's never spoken about before. 

#8 BDE - Amanda Knox : Part 1/2

November 19, 2020 23:10 - 49 minutes - 93.1 MB

Part 1 of the BDE AMANDA KNOX series - We discuss everything about this crazy story before being joined by Amanda Knox herself! Amanda Knox is a Netflix documentary about  20 year old Amanda Knox who was doing a study abroad program in Italy. A month after her arrival, her roommate, Meredith Kercher was murderer in their apartment. Amanda was convicted of her murder, spent 4 years in Italian prison and then was later acquitted. 

#7 BDE - Sour Grapes : The 'Wine' Con

November 12, 2020 21:18 - 38 minutes - 72.5 MB

Sour Grapes is a Netflix documentary about a young wine connoisseur and fraudster, Rudy Kurniawan who swindled MILLIONS of dollars from wine collectors. Sam & Kailah chat about the documentary, talk about Sam's 'criminal' past and of course drink wine. 

#6 BDE - OUTCRY : With Special Guest Gaebri Kelley

November 05, 2020 23:04 - 52 minutes - 97.9 MB

PART 2 OF 2 : “Outcry” follows the story of former high school athlete Greg Kelley who was arrested in 2013 for the sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy. In this episode we continue where we left off from part 1, discussing the final episodes. We also speak to Greg Kelley's wife, Gaebri, who gives us her side of the story and new information about the case. 

#5 BDE - OUTCRY : The Case Of Greg Kelley

October 30, 2020 00:40 - 44 minutes - 83.3 MB

Outcry is a documentary about a 17-year-old high school football star whose life was changed forever after he was accused of sexually assaulting two pre-school aged boys who attended the daycare center that his best friends mom owned. Because of possible false accusations, an inadequate lawyer who had conflicts of interest and detectives who failed to do their job correctly, Greg was failed by the justice system and served 3 years in prison for a crime that he may not have committed.

#4 BDE - Don't F*ck With Cats : What The Documentary Didn’t Tell You!

October 23, 2020 00:46 - 53 minutes - 99.9 MB

Don’t F*ck With Cats is a documentary about dedicated internet investigators who help track down animal abuser turned murderer, Luca Magnatta. Sam and I chat about the documentary and give you new information about what the director, Mark Lewis, left out. Source: https://youtu.be/nNHN-qhxZaA

#4 BDE - Don't F*ck With Cats : What the Documentary didn’t tell you!

October 23, 2020 00:46 - 53 minutes - 99.9 MB

Don’t F*ck With Cats is a documentary about dedicated internet investigators who help track down animal abuser turned murderer, Luca Magnatta. Sam and I chat about the documentary and give you new information about what the director, Mark Lewis, left out. Source: https://youtu.be/nNHN-qhxZaA

#3 BDE - Long Shot : With Special Guests Juan Catalan & Todd Melnik

October 15, 2020 22:41 - 56 minutes - 104 MB

Long Shot is a true crime documentary about Juan Catalan, a young father and lover of sports who was convicted of a murder that he didn't commit and on his way to the death penalty. With the help of his kick ass lawyer, a lot of luck, and an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Juan was acquitted after 6 months in prison and is now here on Big Doc Energy with his lawyer Todd to tell us their story. 

#2 BDE - Gringo : The Dangerous Life Of John McAfee

October 09, 2020 11:30 - 1 hour - 123 MB

This episode is about Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee. An outrageous, wealthy, computer software developer. It’s a story of sex, money and.....murder? If you know Tiger King and Jeffrey Epstein...He’s like a weird combination of both.  John McAfee’s fortune turned him into a very sick and dangerous man - Sam & Kailah spend a full hour breaking down where it all went wrong and how he remains a free man?

#1 BDE - American Murder : The Family Next Door

October 01, 2020 16:29 - 1 hour - 120 MB

Host Kailah & Co-Host Sam discuss the latest Netflix documentary American Murder : The Family Next Door directed by Jenny Popplewell.  The film tells the story of the 2018 Watts family murders, which took place in Frederick, Colorado. It uses archival footage including social media posts, law enforcement recordings, text messages and home video footage to depict the events that occurred. In this podcast we discuss what we thought of the doc, our opinions and things we know about the case t...