Melania (2026)

Melania (2026)

From It Was A Sh*t Show by It Was A Sh*t Show

March 25, 2026 · 1h 32m · Season 6 · Episode 106

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and controversies surrounding the production of the Melania documentary.

Making propaganda is hard. Let’s talk about how stupid it was to make Melania, from giving Brett Ranter an undeserved second chance, to Amazon purchasing the “documentary” as a bribe. Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 12 extra minutes)! You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube! 📺 | Watch or Listen! 💸 | Support us! 🔗 | Follow us! 👕 | Buy our merch! In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 03:17 - Brett Ratner’s #MeToo Career 28:09 - Melania “Documentary” 01:07:04 - The Trumps & Epstein 01:14:37 - Facism 2026: Rush Hour 4? Sources: Business Insider: https://bit.ly/4u7W8zp Deadline: https://bit.ly/4tEVg53 Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/4qUYD5m…

People in this episode

Host: It Was A Sh*t Show

Topics covered

  • propaganda
  • Melania documentary
  • Brett Ratner
  • Trump
  • Epstein
  • film production
  • entertainment industry

Keywords

  • Melania
  • Brett Ratner
  • documentary
  • propaganda
  • Trump
  • Epstein
  • film production
  • entertainment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon, WTF Happened To This Movie?, Business Insider, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, L.A. Times, Rolling Stone, Variety, Vulture, All Urban Central

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