The battles of Fyre Festival docs w guest Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?) and we break down antiheroes with white privilege, scammer culture, and FuckJerry.
Ep 101 FINDERS KEEPERS with comedian Chris Storin
- November 12, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Americana, Bryan Carberry, Chris Storin, Clay Tweel, comedian, comedy, Comedy Jam, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, dream, Finders Keepers, funny, interview, Leg, netflix, Paco Romane, Recap, Shannon Whisnant, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, television
On episode 101 co-host Paco Romane recaps the documentary Finders Keepers with comedian Chris Storin. Chris is the host of News Dick and That’s That podcast. In this recap Paco and Chris also get into comedy, music and even uncover an unexpected surprise!
Ep 92 EVIL GENIUS with comedian Chad Opitz
- July 9, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, actor, Apple Dumpling Gang, Bank Heist, Brian Wells, Chad Opitz, collar bomb, comedian, comedy, doc, doc dorks, doc nerds, docs, documentaries, documentary, docuseries, Evil Genius, funny, George Chen, HBO, hilarious, interview, MENSA, Murder, netflix, Paco Romane, pizza bomber, Recap, Sup Doc Podcast
Our guest is comedian Chad Opitz and our doc is Evil Genius a true crime series about the murder of Brian Wells often referred to as the “pizza bomber” case.
Ep 89 CENTRAL PARK FIVE with Kaseem Bentley and Lauren Stanton
- May 28, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, accusations, Central Park Five, comedian, comedy, crime, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, Donald J Trump, funny, George Chen, injustice, Justice, Kaseem Bentley, Ken Burns, kill, Lauren Stanton, netflix, Paco Romane, paralegal, podcast, Sarah Burns, Sup Doc Podcast, WhiteSlavery, Will Scovill, writer
Paco Romane and George Chen recap CENTRAL PARK FIVE with Kaseem Bentley and Lauren Stanton. We get into Trump, false accusations, and American injustice. Recorded at The Comedy Store LA
Ep 88 CROPSEY with comedian Andy Sell
- May 21, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Andre Rand, Andy Sell, Boogeyman, comedian, comedy, Cropsey, disappearance, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, kids, mayhem, movies, Paco Romane, Recap, Staten Island, Sup Doc Podcast, Terrifying, true crime, Truth, We Still Like You
#MAYhemMonth continues with the #TrueCrime doc CROPSEY. Staten Island’s tight knit community was the site of a series of child disappearances throughout the 70s and 80s. This is the stuff of boogeyman legends! Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen recap the terrifying doc CROPSEY with comedian Andy Sell.
Ep 87 WEST OF MEMPHIS with filmmaker Gavin Michael Booth
- May 13, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Amy Berg, Billy McMillin, comedian, comedy, deconstruct, director, dissect, doc nedrds, doc nerds, docs, documentaries, documentary, filmmaker, Fran Walsh, funny, Gavin Booth, George Chen, interview, mayhem, Paco Romane, Paradise Lost, Peter Jackson, podcast, Recap, Sup Doc, Sup Doc Podcast, true crime, West Memphis 3, West Memphis Three, West of Memphis
Part 1 of our True Crime series starts off with West of Memphis. We recap this follow up to the Paradise Lost series with horror filmmaker Gavin Michael Booth.
Ep 85 WILD WILD COUNTRY with journalist Richard Parks III
- April 16, 2018
- Tagged as: Antelope, beaver, Bhagwan, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Bill Callahan, bioterror, Chapman Way, cults, Dr. George Meredith, Duplass, food, food writer, Guerrilla Tacos, Jane Stork, journalist, KCRW, Krishna Deva, Ma Anand Sheela, Ma Shanti B, Maclain Way, netflix, Osho, Philip Toelkes, pods, Rajneeshpuram, Richard Parks, sannyasin, Sheela, Swami Prem Niren, The Dalles, Wild Wild Country
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? Our guest is journalist and Los Angeles native, Richard Parks III.
Ep 58 TOWER with animation team Steph Swope, Craig Staggs
- May 22, 2017
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Austin, Charles Whitman, comedian, comedy, Craig Staggs, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, gun laws, HBO, hilarious, Minnow Mountain, moviola, netflix, Paco Romane, podcast, shooting, Steph Swope, Sup Doc Podcast, Tower, University of Texas, Violett Beane, Will Scovill
On Ep 58 Paco, George and producer Will sit down with the Craig Staggs and Steph Swope (Minnow Mountain) the animation director and producer of the 2016 documentary Tower. Tower is a 2016 animated documentary film directed by Keith Maitland about the 1966 shootings at the University of Texas at Austin.
Ep 57 THIN BLUE LINE with Vince Mancini
- May 15, 2017
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, comedian, convicted, death, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, Errol Morris, Film Drunk, funny, George Chen, interview, movies, Murder, netflix, Paco Romane, podcast, Randall Dale Adams, Religion, Sup Doc Podcast, Thin Blue Line, true crime, Uproxx, Vince Mancini, Will Scovill
We talk with comedian/podcaster (Film Drunk) Vince Mancini about The Thin Blue Line, a 1988 American documentary film by Errol Morris, depicting the story of Randall Dale Adams, a man convicted and sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit. Adams’ case was reviewed and he was released from prison approximately a year after the film’s release. The Thin Blue Line has been lauded since its release, and is considered by many critics to be among the greatest documentaries ever made.
It’s MAYHEM MONTH! Episode 56 comedian Allison Mick talks about the 2009 documentary Interview with a Serial Killer. Allison lived in the city where serial killer Arthur Shawcross was murdering people and she even grew up near the house he lived in! Creepy!
Ep 52 TICKLED with YACHT
- March 4, 2017
- Tagged as: Claire Evans, David Farrier, docs, documentaries, documentary, George Chen, GuideDoc, Halt and Catch Fire, HBO, Jane O'Brien Media, Jona Bechtolt, Kevin Clark, Los Angeles, Midnight Oil, netflix, Paco Romane, podcast, Sup Doc, Sup Doc Podcast, Terri Tickle, Tickle King, Tickled, tickling, Will Scovill, yacht
This Week on Sup Doc, Paco and George talk with Claire Evans and Jona Bechtolt from the band YACHT about one of 2016’s craziest documentaries, TICKLED! We also talk about feminist histories of the Internet, Halt and Catch Fire, cats, hidden Netflix test videos, sibling vs uncle torture.
New Zealand journalists David Farrier and Dylan Reeve descend down a rabbit hole of an internet mystery that keeps adding stranger and stranger twists, and the drama has only heightened since the film’s release.
Jona and Claire were excited to talk about Tickling, internet subculture and their many, many other projects (like their live score for ALIEN on March 9th at LACMA https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bring-the-noise-alien-with-new-live-music-by-yacht-tickets-32000728039).
TICKLED can now be viewed on HBO and on HBOGO. http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/tickled
Ep 35 OJ: MADE IN AMERICA with comedians Greg Edwards/Harmon Leon
- July 24, 2016
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, actor, Blame Social Media, comedian, comedy, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, Documentary Film Podcast, Ezra Edelman, funny, George Chen, Greg Edwards, Harmon Leon, netflix, Nicole Brown Simpson, OJ Made In America, OJ Simpson, Paco Romane, Thug Notes
Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 35 OJ: MADE IN AMERICA with comedians Greg Edwards/Harmon Leon On EP 35 hosts Paco Romane and George Chen examine O.J.: Made in America a 2016 American five-part…
Ep 3 THE IMPOSTER with writer/actor Beth Lisick
- March 21, 2016
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, actor, Beth Lisick, comedian, comedy, con, con man, docs, documentaries, documentary, Frédéric Bourdin, funny, George Chen, movies, mystery, netflix, New York City, Nicholas Barclay, Paco Romane, Sup Doc, Sup Doc Podcast, Texas, The Imposter, Will Scovill, writer
Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 3 THE IMPOSTER with writer/actor Beth Lisick Paco and George sit down with NYC writer/actor Beth Lisick. They talk about The Imposter and Frédéric Bourdin, plus con-artists, mysteries,…
Ep 1 THE JINX: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF ROBERT DURST with comedian Matt Lieb
- May 7, 2015
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Andrew Jarecki, cadaver, comedy, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, HBO, Morris Black, movie, movies, Murder, mystery, netflix, Paco Romane, podcast, Robert Durst, Sup Doc, Sup Doc Podcast, trial, true crime
Our FIRST episode! If you were a serial killer would you walk into a store and piss on some candy? We’ll discuss this and more when Paco and George welcome SF comedian and writer Matt Lieb to the show. In this episode we talk with Matt about the HBO 6 part documentary The Jinx. *SPOILERS* We also discuss all of the weird and creepy stuff Robert Durst did, other clues and info not shown in the doc, and ask the question “Where is Morris Black’s head?”
