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Investigating the Octopus Murders: An American Conspiracy
On August 10th 1991, Danny Casolaro was found dead in a hotel bathtub. A journalist, he had been investigating a series of scandals that stemmed, he believed, from the alleged theft by the US Justice Department of a piece of software called PROMIS that could be used to create spyware. Danny was found with his wrists slashed. Did he kill himself or was he murdered? Factual America catches up with Zachary Treitz and Christian Hansen, director and co-executive producer respectively of a new Netflix docu-series, American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders, to discuss how they retraced Danny’s footsteps in an attempt to uncover the truth of what happened to him.
MMA’s Unbreakable Tatiana Suarez | Fighting for her Life in the UFC | Q&A with Cassius Corrigan
Tatiana Suarez was a twelve-time wrestling champion in high school, and bronze medal winner in the World Championships. The Olympic title seemed to be there for the taking until the day she broke her neck. Not long later, doctors discovered she had cancer. The Unbreakable Tatiana Suarez, directed by Cassius Corrigan, tells the story of Tatiana’s recovery, and how, with wrestling now closed to her, she chose to take on a new sport: Mixed Martial Arts, at which she has excelled. Cassius joins Matthew Sherwood to discuss Tatiana’s amazing life, from its tumultuous beginnings, seemingly insurmountable setbacks, and ultimate triumphs.
Challenging Zuckerberg’s Metanarrative
In February 2004, Facebook was launched. Twenty years later, what started as a website for American college students is now used by over a billion people worldwide. But what of the man who co-founded and has led it ever since? Mark Zuckerberg is an enigma: he is instantly recognisable but entirely inscrutable. In Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse, Nick Green goes in search of Facebook’s presiding genius. With Matthew Sherwood, he discusses the difficulties of that search. They look at how perceptions of Zuckerberg have changed over the years, and ask the question: in this year of high-profile elections, can Zuckerberg or Facebook be trusted?