Stories, Controversy & Band-aids

About Stories, Controversy & Band-aids

American filmmaker Michel Grey and Swiss artist Sylvia Greif dive into the chaotic world of film and television production with their distinctive, offbeat style. In their first season, they explore their latest project—a documentary and screenplay unraveling Sylvia's family's hidden secrets. As they delve into a tale of international espionage, elite society, and political coups in South America, they expose the raw struggles, triumphs, and compromises behind producing powerful media content.

Publisher

Michel Grey & Sylvia Greif

Category

business · comedy · fiction · history · music · news · society & culture · true crime · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Aug 2024

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

42 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Behind the Black: Soundtracks, Secrets & Swiss Swear Words

   What happens when music meets mystery, history, and a few unexpected F-bombs? Musician and film composer Paul Lewis joins Michel and Sylvia for a lively behind-the-scenes look at the making of Behind the Black, their upcoming feature documentary. From jazz drums and emotional soundscapes to the art of scoring documentaries, Paul shares how music brings powerful stories to life. But the conversation goes far beyond the soundtrack. As the film nears completion, the trio explores the creative challenges of documentary filmmaking, unexpected historical discoveries, classified documents, and the mysteries surrounding a family’s extraordinary past. Add in a little Jon Stewart, a few creative meltdowns, and Sylvia's famously Swiss composure going out the window, and you've got an episode filled with music, mystery, humor, and a few surprises.

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Sealed for 100 Years

   Season Five begins with another discovery — and this one may be the strangest yet. A newly found file connected to Sylvia’s mother’s past has been sealed for 100 years. Should Sylvia and Michel try to open it? As Behind the Black moves closer to completion, new discoveries keep raising new questions. And because this is Stories, Controversy and Band-Aids, the conversation somehow moves from hidden histories to aging gracefully… and the eternal American-European battle over air conditioning.

3. 

   30 Oct 2025

   Pandemics, Strikes and Persistence

   Writer-producer Charlene Davis joins Sylvia and Michel to share how she pivoted from a 35-year legal career to make her debut feature Relative Control—casting Terry Polo, shooting through a pandemic and SAG strike, and landing distribution and an upcoming AARP screening. A candid, funny, and encouraging talk about caretaking, resilience, Delaware film hustle, and why creative “third acts” after 50 aren’t just possible—they’re powerful.

Who has been a guest on Stories, Controversy & Band-aids

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

• Patrick Spica
• Alain Ammar
• Sylvia
• Josephine Baker

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

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

Quality

59

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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