Doc Talk: A Deadline and Nō Studios Podcast

About Doc Talk: A Deadline and Nō Studios Podcast

Hosted by Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley and Deadline’s Documentary Editor, Matt Carey, Doc Talk features weekly interviews with filmmakers, storytellers, and industry leaders about creating critical content with the power to move the genre forward – and possibly change the world.

Publisher

Deadline Hollywood

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Sept 2023

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

147 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   'One Upon A Time In Harlem's David Greaves And Liani Greaves

   Once Upon a Time in Harlem, a documentary more than 50 years in the making, has emerged as a strong contender for Oscar recognition. Director David Greaves and producer Liani Greaves join us to discuss their film about an extraordinary 1972 reunion of surviving figures from the Harlem Renaissance. The reunion and the documentary project was conceived by filmmaker William Greaves, David's father and Liani's grandfather. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Documentary Producer James Costa

   Documentary producer and executive producer James Costa of Bird Street Productions has been central to many of the best nonfiction films of recent years. He joins the show to talk about his work as well as an annual endeavor: choosing the films for Deadline's For the Love of Docs fall series. Costa also talks about the Oscar race this year and the controversy over NAZA, and the vilification of directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor by Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Field Report From Toronto And Camden Film Festivals

   Doc Talk hits the road to report from the Toronto International Film Festival and the Camden International Film Festival in Maine. We bring you interviews with two-time Oscar winning director Barbara Kopple (Union Town), the director and protagonists of Black Sunflowers, the filmmaking team behind Edward Said: Between Worlds, and the leaders of the Camden festival — Points North executive director Elise McCave and PNI's artistic director, Sean Flynn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who has been a guest on Doc Talk: A Deadline and Nō Studios Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lauren Wissot
• Fax Bahr
• James Mockoski
• Rob Petit
• Wendy Guerrero

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

13

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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