Name: Telemarketers
Released: 2023-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Sam Lipman-Stern, Pat Pespas, Brian Goetz

Available on Prime Video, Hulu, Sling TV, HBO Max

This three-part documentary chronicles the darkly comedic journey of two unlikely office buddies who work at a seedy New Jersey call center - persuading people to give money to charities - and vow to expose the crooked telemarketing industry from within.

Documentary · 2023 · 58 min

Starring Sam Lipman-Stern , Pat Pespas , Brian Goetz

Director Adam Bhala Lough , Sam Lipman-Stern

EPISODE 1

Part 1

In 2001, Sam and Pat set out to expose dubious telemarketing practices at a New Jersey firm raising money for various charities.

55 min · Aug 13, 2023
EPISODE 2

Part 2

In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shutting down CDG in 2009, other copy-cat telemarketing companies pop up and evade regulation by taking advantage of loopholes. Undeterred, Sam and Pat continue down a wild and twisted path.

51 min · Aug 20, 2023
EPISODE 3

Part 3

Sam and Pat reunite in the present day to continue their investigation, only to learn that telemarketing schemes are now even more brazenly opportunistic with the advent of robocalling, PACs and new technologies such as AI.

1 hr 1 min · Aug 27, 2023