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In this Sides & Seconds Episode, Win interviews Sarah Bushi, one of the cinematographers on the short documentary NSFW: An Erotic Triumph. The documentary profiles a handful of sex workers and sexuality advocates as they undertook the challenge of hosting the first NSFW Festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The next festival is happening on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at the Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids. Check out their social media pages (@NSFW Fest) for more info. Dinner & A Documentary is hosted by Phil Maeder and Win Frederick. This episode was produced and edited by Win. Our theme song is "Holy Tension Batman" by Spazz Cardigan.

This week, we recap our holiday break, talk about loneliness, and give our take on the SB Nation 5-part docu-series about MMA, Fighting in the Age of Loneliness. The doc was a collaboration-- written and narrated by Felix Biederman of Chapo Traphouse fame, and directed by sports journalist, Jon Bois.Works referenced:“Santa Land Diaries” by David Sedaris read on the re-aired episode of This American Life called “Christmas & Commerce” (podcast)Episode 17 of Current Affairs called “The Green Big Deal” (podcast) Origin of Everything episode “Where Does the Nuclear Family Come From?” (video series)SB Nation video "RAT POISON AND BRANDY: THE 1904 ST. LOUIS OLYMPIC MARATHON" (Youtube video)Evicted: Poverty & Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond (book)See our full notes on our Instagram page: @Dinner.And.A.Documentary

This week we bring you a bonus episode called “Sides & Second Helpings!” In the episode, we talk about the tradition French-German meal that Phil prepared the night we recorded our first episode. We also discuss what we've learned about podcasting so far, and Phil pitches a cool futuristic engineering idea to Win and our listeners in a new segment called “Phil Mae Woke Science Bae”. Listen til the very end for a bonus bonus segment in which Win quizzes Phil on his mother tongue, German.

Content Warning: This episode features a conversation about the violent period from 1946 to 1947 known as the Partition of India and Pakistan. There are references to such violent acts as mass killing and sexual assault in this episode.On the first episode of the show, Win & Phil watch a documentary about the Partition of India & Pakistan. Then they mostly rant about how awful the British were. We also read Fatimah Asghar, talk about health care, and treat the listeners with a few goofy ads.Works Referenced in the Episode:If They Come for Us by Fatimah AsgharThe Day India Burned documentary by BBCSeason 2, Ep. 5, Revisionist History podcast hosted by Malcolm GladwellConflict Resolution for Holy Beings, book by Joy HarjoMidnight’s Children, book by Salman RushdieVarious works on display at MCA Chicago will be posted on our Instagram page.