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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. "You Can't Make This Up" is a co-production of Netflix and Partners in Crime Media.
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Oct 1, 2025 • 35min
Love Con Revenge | Part 2
In part two of our look at the Netflix series Love Con Revenge, we talk to the private eye working with The Tinder Swindler’s Cecilie Fjellhøy about the tradecraft of locating other con artists who’ve swindled their partners. She discusses the challenge of uncovering their web of deceit and bringing any measure of justice for victims duped by those who loved their money more than they loved them.
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews private investigator Brianne Joseph.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Love Con Revenge yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
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Sep 24, 2025 • 40min
Love Con Revenge | Part 1
In the Netflix series Love Con Revenge, Cecilie Fjellhøy from The Tinder Swindler teams with a private investigator to track down other swindlers and tell the stories of those left both broke and heartbroken. Faced with limited legal options, the team goes to bat for a group of victims who were ripped off in different ways, but were all victims in elaborate romantic long cons.
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews Cecilie Fjellhøy.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Love Con Revenge yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
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Sep 17, 2025 • 42min
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
From Executive Producer Spike Lee, the Netflix series Katrina: Come Hell and High Water tells the story of what happened, what’s changed, and what hasn’t. It recounts the harrowing experiences of those whose lives were forever changed by the storm. And it provides a report card 20 years later on the long term efforts to rebuild a community and its culture, and the effects of Katrina’s wounds that will not heal.
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews showrunner Alisa Payne and episode director Samantha Knowles.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Katrina: Come Hell and High Water yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
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Sep 10, 2025 • 38min
aka Charlie Sheen
The Netflix documentary film aka Charlie Sheen looks at the actor’s rise to movie and TV stardom, his personal demons, and his public implosion. With deeply candid insights from those he loved and those he fought, Sheen gives his own colorful takes on the heights of celebrity, the depths of addiction, the cycle of self-destruction, and the quest to be #winning at life.
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews director Andrew Renzi.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched aka Charlie Sheen yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
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Sep 3, 2025 • 36min
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
The Netflix documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish brings us the teen victims, their families, and the investigators behind a disturbing case of digital harassment. We also hear from the catfish who attempts to explain their actions, as well as the people they hurt, about whether or not they can forgive the pain inflicted on them.
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews director Skye Borgman.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Unknown Number: The High School Catfish yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
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Aug 27, 2025 • 34min
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
In the Netflix documentary The Truth About Jussie Smollett? we hear directly from the actor about his claim he was beaten by racists that frigid night on a Chicago sidewalk. We also hear from police, journalists, and the two men who say Smollett paid them to fake the hate crime. The film also explores unexamined evidence which questions whether the assailants were actually the two Black men who took responsibility…or whether they were white men like the actor said they were.
In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews Director Gagan Rehill.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched The Truth About Jussie Smollett yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
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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.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Fit for TV yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.
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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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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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