Little Dieter Needs to Fly
If you told me a German kid would grow up to be a U.S. fighter pilot, get shot down over Laos, escape a POW camp, and then willingly go back … Read more
Cane Toads: An Unnatural History
It’s part horror story, part comedy, and all about how one bad decision spiraled into an Aussie nightmare of epic proportions. “Cane Toads” is in a category of its own … Read more
The 7 Best Dick Proenneke Documentaries
If there was a Mount Rushmore of outdoors-people, Dick Proenneke would be front and center. I believe he’s right up there with naturalists Davy Crockettm John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt. … Read more
Grey Gardens
Imagine if Wes Anderson directed a reality show starring your kookiest relatives. It’s like “The Royal Tenenbaums” meets “The Addams Family”. You feel like a “fly on the wall” on … Read more
The 8 Best Documentaries on the Bajau People
The Bajau people are the last ocean nomads (they are not citizens of any country). They can breath underwater for up to 5 minutes (by way of comparison, Alessia Zecchini … Read more
Hunters of the South Seas: The Bajau
The Bajau people are a tribe who have evolved into real-life Aquamen. They free-dive 60 feet deep into the ocean, walk at the bottom and remain underwater for 2 to … Read more
The Top 6 Documentaries like “Tiger King”
If you love Joe Exotic and Crew as much as I do, here are 6 documentaries and docuseries most similar to Tiger King. I rank them in order. Enjoy the … Read more
Chimp Crazy
The “Dolly Parton of Chimps” takes on the litigious PETA activist group in this true crime twister. Some human “Chimp Moms” are so close to their pets they breast-feed them. … Read more
Tiger King
What happens when a mullet-wearing, gun-toting zookeeper becomes the center of a tangled web of exotic animal trading, murder plots, and a bizarre feud with an animal rights activist? It’s … Read more
My Octopus Teacher
Check out this underwater bromance.. The story of an unlikely bond between a man and a sea creature. It’s a tale as strange and mesmerizing as the ocean itself. Here’s … Read more