Tag: contemporary history
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Murder on Middle Beach (HBO)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Murder on Middle Beach: Come for the murder, stay for the amazing amounts of family drama. Quick synopsis: A documentary by Madison Hamburg about the unsolved murder of his mother, Barbara Hamburg. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Well, if you are the type of person who thinks police are either…
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American Fire by Monica Hesse
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for American Fire: Bad sex life? Let’s burn down buildings. Quick synopsis: The story of an arsonist couple in rural Virginia. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The arson spree the couple committed ended in a tally of 70 fires. Fun Fact for History Nerds: There are about 17,000 residential arson fires…
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Challenger: The Final Flight (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Challenger: The Final Flight: Government bureaucracy led to a tragedy? You don’t say. Quick synopsis: The story of NASA’s 1986 Challenger disaster. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The disaster occurred because of large rubber O-rings. The morning of the launch, the manufacturer of the solid rocket booster needed to be…
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American Murder: The Family Next Door (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for American Murder: For once, the neighbor knew it. Quick synopsis: The murder of Shanann Watts and her daughters by Chris Watts. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The next-door neighbor pretty much immediately knew Watts did it. It is one of the first things he eludes to when alone with police.…
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Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich: I needed a shower after this. Quick synopsis: The story of Jeffrey Epstein and yeah we all know who he is. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Dude got murdered. Fun Fact for History Nerds: See previous fact. MUR-DURRRRRED. My Take on Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich: I’m…
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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (HBO)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Inventor: I think I could lie my way to a billion dollars. Who’s with me? Quick synopsis: A documentary focused on Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos. She became the youngest self-made female billionaire in history. She is also a fraud. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Here is a…
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Fyre (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Fyre: This made me hate Instagram more than I already did. Yes, get off my lawn. Quick synopsis: Documentary on the Fyre festival. It was supposed to be a concert on a Caribbean island which would last for days. It turned into a legitimate nightmare. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like:…
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What Made Maddy Run by Kate Fagan
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for What Made Maddy Run: Every parent’s worst nightmare. Quick synopsis: The life and suicide of Madison Holleran, a young University of Pennsylvania athlete. History Fact: The University of Pennsylvania is in the Ivy League. Who knew? Fun Fact for History Nerds: Important Note: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255. My Take…
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Tiger King (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Tiger King: It’s like white trash did a massive amount of meth and then had a baby. Then the baby did meth. Quick synopsis: Chronicles the ups and downs of owning tigers and running a zoo. I am so underplaying this whole thing. It’s so bonkers. Fun Fact Non-History People Will…