When the Rajneesh movement and their leader the Bhagwan came to rural Oregon in the 1980s was it just a clash of cultures (worldly orange-clad hippies vs. conservative townspeople) or a mafia-style hostile takeover? The directors Maclain and Chapman Way have crafted a twisting drama with unearthed videotape of the Rajneeshpuram saga, plus new interviews with many key players. Our guest is journalist-podcaster/multi-hyphenate Los Angeles native, Richard Parks III. Richard has written for Lucky Peach, the New York Times, and McSweeney's. He has created a radio drama with Wayne Coyne, the short doc Music Man Murray, a documentary about Biosphere2, and contributed to Snap Judgement and KCRW’s Lost Notes. Read More
Ep 84 AMERICAN MOVIE with comedian Drew Platt Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast On Episode 84 of Sup Doc host Paco Romane sat down with comedian, writer and cook Drew Platt. Not only is... Read More
On Ep 83 we sat down with comedian Alex Hooper to talk about the Academy award-winning documentary Man On Wire. Alex has a strong connection to this doc because he recently started slacklining and as we discover there is more than a casual connection between walking on a wire without a net and performing comedy! Read More
Join us for what will be a great night of watching "The United States of Detroit" and after the screening join us for a a panel discussion with comedian (Detroit Native) Karinda Dobbins and the director Tyler Norwood. We're very excited to moderate this panel for a LIVE Sup Doc recording at the amazing The New Parkway Theater in Oakland. Read More
On Episode 82 Paco and George welcome guest and author Tony Dushane to talk about 20,000 Days On Earth the film that examines a day in the life of music icon Nick Cave. We get into music, religion, creativity and even writing tips from Tony, who teaches novel writing at UCLA Extension. Tony DuShane is the author and screenwriter of Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk, published by Soft Skull Press and directed by Eric Stoltz. Read More
Ep 81 CITY OF GOLD with comedian Karl Hess Sup Doc Podcast: Documentaries. Comedy and God Knows What Else This episode is sponsored by Hoppin Hot Sauce! On today’s episode, George talks Los Angeles and... Read More
On today’s episode of Sup Doc podcast we spoke with the Director of I AM SAM KINISON, Adrian Buitenhuis. We learn about his start in documentary filmmaking, and why the legacy of Sam Kinison is worth revisiting decades after his cultural peak and his untimely death. Read More
We sat down with comedian Krista Fatka to discuss Vikram Gandhi’s 2012 documentary KUMARE. Gandhi, a lapsed Hindu, conducts an experiment posing as a guru named Kumare. Kumare/Gandhi attracts a number of followers in Arizona and the question is when and how he’ll reveal the truth behind Kumare. Read More
On Ep 77 host Paco Romane sits down with comedian/writer Molly Sanchez to talk, dissect and deconstruct the doc Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond. Due to technical difficulties host George Chen couldn't attend so Paco and Molly talk hella smack about George but also get into comedy, movies, writing and much more! Read More
In this bonus content hosts Paco Romane and George Chen talked with the amazing band YACHT (Claire Evans, Jona Bechtolt) about Netflix, ASMR You can hear this great chat and others for as low as $1 a month! We also have great Sup Doc swag for all of our patreon supporters as well! Read More
In this bonus content hosts Paco Romane and George Chen talked with the legendary comedian Wayne Federman about Halloween, Regan and the doc The Tickle King! You can hear this great chat and others for as low as $1 a month! We also have great Sup Doc swag for all of our patreon supporters as well! Read More
In this bonus content, hosts Paco Romane and George Chen sat down with comedian Ryan Singer. They talk about UFO's, The Supernatural, JFK and Atacama. You can listen to this bonus content and others for as low as $1 a month donation! Plus you get awesome swag as well! Read More
Listen to host Paco Romane and guest Adam Mansbach talk about records, record collecting and jazz! Adam is the author of the best-selling book Go The F**k To Sleep and the biopic Barry currently on Netflix.
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2017 Recap: Requiem For A Streaming Service
2017 Recap: Requiem For A Streaming Service Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen recap some highlights of the show in 2017. We have a lot of documentaries, guests, theme... Read More
A podcast about a documentary about radio? Only on this show! George spoke with the director of Sex and Broadcasting, Tim K Smith in Los Angeles. Sex and Broadcasting is a 2014 documentary about New Jersey’s longstanding freeform radio station WFMU, and its struggles to stay afloat. Read More
On today’s episode hosts Paco Romane and George Chen sat down with comedian/writer Solomon Georgio. Solomon has written for Adam Ruins Everything & Spongebob SquarePants. His TV credits include CONAN, The Meltdown, This Is Not Happening, Viceland's Flophouse, and Last Call with Carson Daly. He’s also got a new Comedy Central special called Homonégro Superior. Read More
To know Nick Stargu (or DJ Real) is to love him! Nick is a friend of the show (he appeared on our LIVE Sketchfest episode 2 years ago) and is a very talented comedian and musician. Nick brought to us We Jam Econo the revealing doc that looks back at the history of the influential 1980s punk band the Minutemen. Read More
The cool comedy news website Splitsider featured us in their comedy podcast roundup with a sweet write up about Ep 73 Some Kind Of Monster with comedian Dana Gould! The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding,... Read More
On Ep 73 rounding out our Rocktober music doc series, Paco and George sat down with the brilliant writer and comedian Dana Gould. They talked about the 2004 Metallica doc Some Kind of Monster which Dana rightfully described as "the best documentary ever made about marriage". They also get into a discussion about therapy, his favorite jokes from The Simpsons, JFK, divorce, stage worthy jokes, father figures, Brian Wilson, John Lennon, and so much more! Read More
Host George Chen sat down with Boston-based musician Ed Balloon to discuss the documentary series Hip-Hop Evolution. We learn about Ed's start in music, The Get Down, Russell Simmons' socks, Nigeria, and much more. Ed's latest EP Flourish just came out on Deathbomb Arc. Read More
ROCKTOBER continues with TONY CONRAD: COMPLETELY IN THE PRESENT. George visits director Tyler Hubby at his Echo Park home. Tyler spent over twenty years following Tony Conrad and decided to put it all into one documentary encompassing Conrad’s life and art, as if there were a distinction between the two. We also talk about punk rock and mental illness, Tony Labat, getting multiple angles for beer, Faust, Bad Brains, Tony as Tupac, Crispin Glover, water polo, and mashing up different video formats. Read More
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Rocktober! Month long music doc series!
ROCKTOBER! We talk music docs with great guests! Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast with comedians Paco Romane and George Chen Ep 69 – The Devil and Daniel Johnston with musician/composer Kip Uhlhorn (Bonus interview... Read More
George and Paco visit with actress/improviser/musician Tawny Newsome to discuss her experience cosplaying STOP MAKING SENSE-era Talking Heads for Documentary Now and in a Talking Heads cover band. We talk about Second City, her projects with Jon Langford (Mekons, Skull Orchard), the WOOZ of Vacaville, and recording with the legendary Muscle Shoals Swampers! Read More
Sup Doc kicks off the jams with ROCKTOBER, a month long line-up of music docs and great guests. We hit the stage with The Devil and Daniel Johnston with our guest, musician Kip Uhlhorn! (With a guest appearance from Jack). The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a 2005 documentary film about the noted American musician Daniel Johnston. It chronicles Johnston's life from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his experiences with bipolar disorder, and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession. The film was directed by Jeff Feuerzeig, edited by Tyler Hubby, and produced by Henry S. Rosenthal. Read More
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What’s Sup October is Rocktober!
Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast What’s Sup: Rocktober Spawned A Gremlin On 0ur newest What’s Sup Paco and George meet to discuss all the important stuff in life plus our ROCKTOBER MONTH of shows!... Read More
On Ep68 we talk with comedian David Huntsberger about Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler the inspirational and outrageous true story of one man's quest for the highest video game score ever.
Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler is a 2016 documentary film directed by Andrew Seklir and Tim Kinzy. The film premiered on September 27, 2015 at Fantastic Fest Film Festival, followed by a Canadian premiere on April 17, 2016 and a worldwide release on June 24 of the same year. The film follows players as they try to accumulate a billion points on the 1982 arcade game, Nibbler, a feat first achieved by Tim McVey in 1984. Read More
In celebration of Werner Herzog's birthday Paco and George welcome (long time friend) the very talented writer/comedian Bucky Sinister to Sup Doc. Bucky was very excited to talk about one of his favorite docs My Best Fiend. Read More
News for Herzog and Ebert fans! Chaz Ebert announced the publication of a book collecting the legendary film critic’s essays on Herzog films and transcripts of interviews. The two men had massive respect for each... Read More
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What’s Sup: Tape Up Your Cameras
What’s Sup – Documentary news and chatter, Tape Up Your Cameras edition. Next week’s show Monday Sept 4th (Labor Day) we celebrate Werner Herzog‘s birthday with Bucky Sinister! The comedian/poet/novelist drops by to discuss his... Read More
Joan Didion never shied away from making herself the center of her stories, but news about a forthcoming documentary on her very private life in her own words has the internet slavering. The 82-year-old author... Read More
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Join us for what will be a great night of watching “The United States of Detroit” and after the screening join us for a a panel discussion with comedian (Detroit Native) Karinda Dobbins and the director Tyler Norwood. We’re very excited to moderate this panel for a LIVE Sup Doc recording at the amazing The New Parkway Theater in Oakland.
Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast What’s Sup: Rocktober Spawned A Gremlin On 0ur newest What’s Sup Paco and George meet to discuss all the important stuff in life plus our ROCKTOBER MONTH of shows!…
What’s Sup – Documentary news and chatter, Tape Up Your Cameras edition. Next week’s show Monday Sept 4th (Labor Day) we celebrate Werner Herzog‘s birthday with Bucky Sinister! The comedian/poet/novelist drops by to discuss his…
*WATCH THE TRAILER* Next Week August 21st on Sup Doc: Paco & George talk to comedian/actor Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie, Mystery Science Theater 3000, New Negroes) about his documentary Fatherless (2017, Dawn Porter)