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Feb 2018
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The Art of True Crime Documentary with E...

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Ringer Editor-in-Chief Sean Fennessey speaks with documentarian Erin Lee Carr (‘Mommy Dead and Dearest’) about her new project “Drug Short,” an installment in Netflix’s new doc series ‘Dirty Money’ and why she’s drawn to grim and morally gray stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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