Series: Sup Doc

• Biographical, 
• Music, 
• Sup Doc

Ep 188 LIKE A ROLLING STONE: THE LIFE & TIMES OF BEN FONG-TORRES w Daniel Gill

• August 4, 2022
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Annie Leibovitz, Asian-American, Ben Fong-Torres, Chinatown, Daniel Gill, docs, documentaries, Elton John, funny, George Chen, Jann Wenner, movies, Murder, music documentary, music journalism, mystery, netflix, Oakland, Paco Romane, podcaster, Recap, Rolling Stone, San Francisco, Steve Martin, Suzanne Kai

Ep 188 LIKE A ROLLING STONE: THE LIFE & TIMES OF BEN FONG-TORRES with music publicist Daniel Gill On this episode we’re covering Like a Rolling Stone: the Life and Times of Ben Fong Torres….

• Director, 
• TV / FILM

Ep 187 THE KIDS IN THE HALL: COMEDY PUNKS w Reg Harkema, Nick McKinney, Paul Myers

• May 17, 2022
• Tagged as: Alice Cooper, Amazon Prime, Blue Ant, Bruce McCulloch, Buddy Cole, comedian, comedy, Dave Foley, director, documentary, Don McKellar, Eddie Izzard, filmmaker, George Chen, Guy Maddin, Hot Docs, Kevin McDonald, Lewis Black, Mark McKinney, Mike Myers, New York City, Nick McKinney, Paul Bellini, Paul Myers, Reg Harkema, Scott Thompson, sketch comedy, Super Duper Alice Cooper, SXSW, The Kids in the Hall, Toronto

Ep 187 THE KIDS IN THE HALL: COMEDY PUNKS with director Reg Harkema, producers Nick McKinney & Paul Myers George is joined by the team behind the new Kids in the Hall documentary, director Reg…

• Host Review, 
• Sup Doc

Ep 186 Watch Or Not

• May 14, 2022
• Tagged as: Brett Morgen, Chris Morris, comedian, comedy, doc dorks, docs, documentaries, George Chen, interview, Jeen-yuhs, Jimmy Saville, John Wayne Gacy, Kanye, Kurt Vonnegut, Lance bangs, LuLaRich, Murder, netflix, Paco Romane, The Pickle, Tinder Swindler, true crime, Von Dutch, Winning Time

Ep 186 WATCH OR NOT DOCS  Paco is back for a watch-or-not doc recap/review. It also happens to be the Seventh Anniversary of this podcast! We discuss: Jimmy Saville: A British Horror Story The…

• Sup Doc, 
• True Crime, 
• Writer

Ep 185 BAD VEGAN: FAME. FRAUD. FUGITIVES. w Laura Hooper Beck

• April 27, 2022
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Alec Baldwin, Allen Salkin, Anthony Strangis, Chris Smith, comedy, cults, docuseries, immortality, Jeffrey Chodorow, Katie Hill, Laura Hooper Beck, Louis CK, mind control, netflix, One Lucky Duck, Pajiba, Patty Hearst, pit bull, Pure Food and Wine, Sarma Melngailis, Shane Fox, Stockholm syndrome, Sup Doc Podcast

George and Laura Hooper Beck review the four-part Netflix series Bad Vegan about the toxic relationship between Sarma Melngailis and Anthony Strangis.

• Comedian, 
• Sup Doc, 
• True Crime, 
• TV / FILM

Ep 184 Biopsy: INVENTING ANNA with comedian/musician Luna Malbroux

• March 13, 2022
• Tagged as: Anna Chumskley, Anna Deavere Smith, Anna Delvey, Anthony Edwards, Billy McFarland, biopic, Chicago, comedian, Fyre Festival, George Chen, interview, Joy Channel, Julia Garner, Kacy Duke, Laverne Cox, Luna Malbroux, Martin Shkreli, Neff, netflix, scam, scam culture, scammer, Shonda Rhimes, Shondaland, SoHo House

Today we’re covering the Shonda Rhimes Netflix hit Inventing Anna…

• Art, 
• Music, 
• Sup Doc

Ep 183 THE VELVET UNDERGROUND w Daniel Gill

• January 10, 2022
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Andy Warhol, Angus Maclise, Apple TV, doc, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, Jonathan Richman, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Mo tucker, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, Todd Haynes, Tony Conrad, Velvet Underground

We deep dive into Todd Haynes’ Velvet Underground documentary…

• Actor, 
• Director, 
• Sup Doc, 
• TV / FILM, 
• Weird Americana

Ep 182 FOR MADMEN ONLY with director Heather Ross and James Urbaniak

• October 3, 2021
• Tagged as: Adam McKay, addiction, Amazon, American Splendor, Amy Poehler, Bill Murray, Bob Odenkirk, Chicago, Dan Akryod, Dave Thomas, Del Close, Del Close documentary, drugs, Elaine May, For Madmen Only, Harold Improv, HBO, Heather Ross, James Urbaniak, John Belushi, John Ostrander, Jon Glaser, Josh Fadem, Madness, mental health, Mike Nichols, R Crumb, Robert Crumb, Saturday Night Live, Second City, Seeker, substance abuse, Tim Meadows, Tina Fey, Toronto, Venture Bros, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell

We talk to the dir Heather Ross and actor James Urbankiak about For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close…

• Comedian, 
• Nature

Ep 181 FANTASTIC FUNGI with comedian Jessica Sele

• September 12, 2021
• Tagged as: decay, disneyland, environmentalism, Fantastic Fungi, George Chen, Jessica Sele, Joe Rogan, Louie Shcwartzberg, Michael Pollan, mycelium network, netflix, Netflix Documentary, Paul Stamets, psychedelics, shrooming, Spores, Terrence McKenna, The Stoned Ape

We’re discussing Fantastic Fungi (2019), directed by Louie Schwartzberg…

• Director, 
• History

Ep 180 TOO SOON: COMEDY AFTER 9/11 with director Julie Seabaugh

• August 29, 2021
• Tagged as: 9/11, Attack, comedy, Dave Attell, David Cross, David Letterman, documentary, Doug Stanhope, farm, Film, Gilbert Godfried, Janeane Garofolo, Julie Seabaugh, Marc Maron, Missouri, Premier, Roast Battle, SNL, Terrorists, Too Soon, Vice TV

On Ep 180 of Sup Doc, we review the documentary Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11…

• Music, 
• Musician

Ep 179 WOODSTOCK 99: PEACE, LOVE, AND RAGE w Chaki and Adam Papagan

• August 15, 2021
• Tagged as: Adam Papagan, Arson, Bill Simmons, Chaki, Chaki Sklar, comedian, comedy, coprophilia, Cory Sklar, doc, documentaries, Fred Durst, Garrett Price, George Chen, HBO, insane clown posse, John Scher, Jonathan davis, Kid Rock, korn, Limp Bizkit, Los Angeles, Memorial Day 2000, Metallica, Michael Lang, MTV, OJ Simpson, podcast, Red Hot Chili Peppers, scatology, Sexual Assault, The Ringer, Total Request Live, true crime, Woodstock 99, Woodstock 99 Peace Love and Rage

We review the controversial Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (directed by Garrett Price)…

• Musician, 
• Producer, 
• TV / FILM

Ep 178 LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU with Sam Mickens

• August 2, 2021
• Tagged as: Another World Is Possible, Australia, Bruce Willis, David Gregory, David Thewlis, documentaries, documentary, Fairuza Balk, funny, Fyre Festival, interview, James Woods, Jodorowsky's Dune, John Frankenheimer, Los Angeles, Marlon Brando, musician, netflix, New Line Cinema, Richard Stanley, Rob Morrow, Robert Shaye, Sam Mickens, scammer, scandal, Scarlett Amaris, true crime, Val Kilmer

We dive into David Gregory’s disastrous attempt to remake The Island of Dr. Moreau…

• Host Review, 
• Hosts

Ep 177 WATCH OR NOT DOCS

• July 18, 2021
• Tagged as: Beck, Donut, Donut King, Flea, Harlem, Jason Schwarzman, Los Angeles, Nina Simone, Ron Mael, Russel Mael, San Francisco, Stevie Wonder, Summer of Soul, The Cockettes, The Donut King, The Sparks Brothers, Val, Val Kilmer, Watch or Not Docs

We review and recommend some recent documentaries…

• Comedian, 
• Music

Ep 176 THIS IS POP with comedian Eric Schwartz

• July 5, 2021
• Tagged as: Auto-Tune, Cher, comedian, comedy, Eric Schwartz, Kanye West, music, netflix, podcast, Showtime, T-Pain, The Tonight Show, Wendy Williams

We talk about This Is Pop the music documentary series currently streaming on Netflix…

• Director, 
• Sup Doc

Ep 175 A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX with director Rodney Ascher

• June 21, 2021
• Tagged as: A Glitch In The Matrix, Chris Ware, director, documentary, Emily Pothast, Erik Davis, filmmaker, George Chen, interview, Joshua Cooke, Los Angeles, movies, Murder, Nick Bostrom, Philip K. Dick, Rodney Ascher, simulation theory, Sundance, Sundance Film Festival, The Matrix, The Matrix Defense, true crime

George talks to the filmmaker Rodney Ascher, whose latest doc is A Glitch In The Matrix…

• Comedian, 
• Sex

Ep 174 ANIMAL PASSIONS with comedian Butch Escobar

• June 7, 2021
• Tagged as: 1 boy 2 kittens, 1 Guy 1 Horse, Animal Passions, Animals, BBC, Butch Escobar, Cherry, Christopher Spencer, documentary, dogs, George Chen, Gross, Horse, JRHNBR, Lifestyle, Maregasm, Mark, Michael, Paco Romane, Pixel, Religious, sex, Sex With Animals, Sexual Relations, Trigger, warning, Zoophile

Ep 174 ANIMAL PASSIONS with comedian Butch Escobar Today we’re covering Animal Passions, a 2004 BBC documentary by Christopher Spencer. It’s about Zoophiles, people who have sex with animals. Trigger warning! (Literally, the horse is…

• Director, 
• Sup Doc

Ep 173 Director Jordan Brady (I AM COMIC, I AM ROAD COMIC, I AM BATTLE COMIC)

• May 24, 2021
• Tagged as: afganistan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brad Paisley, comedian, director, I am Battle Comic, I am Comic, I am Road Comic, Iraq, Jordan Brady, Keegan-Michael Key, Kevin Hart, Kuwait, Louis CK, Marc Maron, Military, Pete Holmes, RESPECT THE PROCESS, Robin Williams, Rory Scovel, Sarah Silverman, USO, Will Ferrell

Director Jordan Brady (I AM COMIC, I AM ROAD COMIC, I AM BATTLE COMIC) Paco and George meet up with Jordan Brady, who was a stand-up comedian before turning into a feature/documentary/commercial director. His trilogy…

• Hosts, 
• Political

Ep 172 Q: INTO THE STORM

• May 9, 2021
• Tagged as: 1 boy 2 kittens, 8chan, 8kun, Big Lie, Conspiracy, Cullen Hoback, Democrats, documentary, Donald Trump, Fake News, Frederick Brennan, GamerGate, HBO, Jim Watkins, LARP, Manila, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Michael Flynn, PizzaGate, Podesta, Q, QAnon, Republicans, Roger Stone, Ron Watkins, Steve Bannon, Watkins

 On today’s episode we’re talking about Q: Into the Storm, the six-part HBO docuseries.

• Hosts, 
• Sup Doc

Ep 171 WATCH OR NOT: JUST SAY NO

• April 26, 2021
• Tagged as: A Glitch In The Matrix, Anything For A Laugh, appletv, Bernie Brillstein, Billie Eilish, Brad Grey, Brillstein and Grey, Channel 101, chris farley, Chris Ware, comedy, Dan Aykroyd, Del Close, Free Dirt, Interdependence, Jeff Feuerzeig, Jim Carrey, Jonathan Snipes, Joyce Sloane, Just Say No, Kenan Thompson, Last Chance U, Movie Critic, NFT, Phil Hartman, Philip K. Dick, Rodney Ascher, San Jose Mercury News, Saturday Night Live, Second City, self-sabotage, simulation theory, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, The Matrix, The World's A Little Blurry, Youtube

Ep 171 WATCH OR NOT: JUST SAY NO On Episode 171 Paco and George have a freewheeling discussion around music, documentaries, and making incredibly bad personal life and career decisions. For example, Paco was approached…

• Comedian, 
• True Crime

Ep 170 OPERATION VARSITY BLUES with comedian Aviva Siegel

• April 12, 2021
• Tagged as: Aviva Siegel, Cheating, Chris Smith, College Admissions Scandal, comedian, Conspiracy, David Dobrik, documentary, Evergreen, FBI, FBI informant, Felicity Huffman, Fyre Festival, hustle culture, John Vandemoer, Lori Loughlin, netflix, Olivia Jade, Operation Varsity Blues, racketeering, Rick Singer, scam, scammer, scandal, Stanford, Talkies, true crime, USC, white collar crime, William H. Macy

George and Aviva Siegel dive into the portrayal of the 2019 college admissions scandal by Chris Smith, Operation Varsity Blues.

• Aliens, 
• Director

Ep 169 HEAVEN’S GATE: THE CULT OF CULTS director Clay Tweel and producer Shannon Riggs

• March 28, 2021
• Tagged as: Alien, cult, Cult of Cults, death, director, Do, documentary, docuseries, Finders Keepers, Hale Bopp, HBO, Heaven's Gate, Marshall Applewhite, producer, Religion, suicide, Ti, true crime

Today we’re talking to the filmmaking team behind the HBO docuseries – Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults.