Ep 193 PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF On this episode of Sup Doc, we dive into the weird and wonderful world of Pee-wee Herman. Hosts Paco and George revisit the legacy of Paul Reubens—not just the bowtie…
Ep 192 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE
- May 8, 2025
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, American Nightmare, Art For Everybody, Breath of Fire, comedian, doc, documentaries, documentary, George Chen, Ladies and Gentlemen...50 Years of SNL Music, Love Has Won, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Paco Romane, Secret Mall Apartment, Sly Lives! aka the Burden of Black Genius, Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast, The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Will and Harper, XTC - This is Pop
Ep 192 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE We got tenure! Ten Years of podcasting that is! Paco and George reminisce over you and over docs like: American Nightmare Secret Mall Apartment Will and Harper…
Ep 191 MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM w Daniel Gill
- January 31, 2023
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, comedian, Daniel Gill, DFA, doc, documentaries, documentary, Dylan Southern, George Chen, James Murphy, Julian Casablanca, Kimya Dawson, LCD Soundsystem, Lizzy Goodman, Meet Me in the Bathroom, Moldy Peaches, music, musician, New York City, oral history, Ryan Adams, Showtime, Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast, The Rapture, The Strokes, TV on the Radio, Will Lovelace, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Ep 191 MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM is a 2022 doc based on the book of the same name by Lizzy Goodman. Directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern,…
Ep 190 Year End Review 2022
- December 31, 2022
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Alex Murdaugh, Brett Morgen, David Bowie, Disney Plus, doc, documentaries, documentary, Fire of Love, George Chen, HBO, Last Chance U, Light and Magic, Low Country, Murdaugh, netflix, Paco Romane, Pelosi in the House, podcaster, Recap, Robert Downey, Sr., Stutz, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, true crime
Paco and George catch up on docs they watched in 2022! Moonage Daydream, Stutz, Pelosi, Low Country and more!
Ep 189 IT CAME FROM AQUARIUS RECORDS w Kenneth Thomas, Windy Chien, Andee Connors, Allan Horrocks
- October 9, 2022
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Allan Horrocks, Andee Connors, Aquarius Records, Blood Sweat and Vinyl, Boredoms, Brian Turner, David Katznelson, director, Doc Utah, documentaries, documentary film festival, filmmaker, Flaming Lips, Howie Klein, KALX, Kenneth Thomas, music, musician, Neutral Milk Hotel, Other Music, podcast, Record stores, San Francisco, San Francisco documentary film festival, Sup Doc Podcast, Ty Segall, WFMU, Windy Chien
Filmmaker Kenneth Thomas had been chronicling the state of the San Francisco shop when it closed in 2016 and It Came From Aquarius Records pays tribute to the institution.
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
On this episode we’re covering Like a Rolling Stone: the Life and Times of Ben Fong Torres. Released in 2021, Suzanne Joe Kai’s debut feature doc is now available on Netflix.
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.
We deep dive into Todd Haynes’ Velvet Underground documentary…
We are covering the all-time classic doc Grey Gardens directed by the Maysles brothers with comedian Amber Preston.
Munchie May Month 2020 – All Food Documentaries!
- May 2, 2020
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Alice Waters, Chez Panisse, City Of Gold, comedy, coronavirus, covid19, Derek Sheen, documentaries, documentary, Fat, Fifth Anniversary, food, Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers, George Chen, HBO, Honey and Pearl, interview, jonathan gold, journalist, Keto Diet, Laura Gabbert, Les Blank, Los Angeles, May, movie, Munchie, netflix, Noma, Paco Romane, Priyanka Wali, Recap, Rene Redzepi, Richard Parks, Sup Doc Podcast, Vinnie Tortorich, Will Scovill
Starting May 4th 2020 and every Monday in May our amazing guests will be helping us recap food, fodder and fare!
On episode 133 of Sup Doc host George Chen visits with musician Brian Miller, the head honcho of Deathbomb Arc. Brian’s favorite documentary, perhaps the only documentary he owns on DVD, is Frederick Wiseman’s 1968 High School.
Ep 122 I LOVE YOU NOW DIE with comedian Florentina Tanase
- August 5, 2019
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, comedian, Conrad Roy, documentaries, documentary, Florentina Tanase, funny, George Chen, HBO, I Love You Now Die, mental illness, Michelle Carter, Paco Romane, pop culture, sexting, suicide, Sup Doc Podcast, technology, Text, The Staircase, true crime
Some of the themes we talk about with our guest Florentina Tanase in this episode are mental illness, loneliness, pop culture, technology and how this bizarre tale led to a deadly convergence.
Ep 118 THE GODFATHERS OF HARDCORE with director Ian McFarland
- June 10, 2019
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Agnostic Front, Amy Keim, Blood For Blood, Cuba, director, domestic violence, gentrification, George Chen, Godfathers of Hardcore, hardcore punk, Ian McFarland, interview, Killswitch Engage, Los Angeles, music, Nausea, netflix, New York hardcore, Paco Romane, punk, Recap, Red Sox, Roger Miret, Sup Doc, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, Vinnie Stigma
Director Ian McFarland explains his great love for his Godfathers Of Hardcore subjects, Agnostic Front.
Long Shot is the story of Juan Catalan who was accused of the execution style murder of 16 year old Martha Puebla in Los Angeles. Catalan was up for the death penalty but his dedicated lawyer hunted for his only alibi that would exonerate him – video footage from a Dodgers game.
The first episode in our MAYHEM series were we cover True Crime documentaries every monday in May! First up, the documentary The Legend of Cocaine Island.
MAYHEM Month 2019 – All True Crime Documentaries!
- April 28, 2019
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Allison Johnson, Ally Johnson, Amanda Knox, Andrew Dalton, Chris Riggins, comedian, comedy, con, cons, crime, docs, documentaries, documentary, George Chen, HBO, interview, Legend Of Cocaine Island, Long Shot, Los Angeles, May, mayhem, Mommy Dead And Dearest, movie, Murder, netflix, Paco Romane, Recap, Sarah Enni, Sup Doc Podcast, The Long Shot, True Cime, Will Scovill
Starting May 6th and every Monday in May our amazing guests will be helping us recap murder, misdeeds and mayhem.
Ep 113 BEHIND THE CURVE with comedian Sean Keane
- April 22, 2019
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Behind The Curve, Daniel J Clark, documentaries, documentary, Flat Earth, George Chen, Mark Sargent, netflix, Paco Romane, Patricia Steere, podcast, Podcast About Documentaries, Premier Podcast About Documentaries, Recap, Recapping Reality Since 2015, Sean Keane, Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, theory
EARTH DAY! Ep113 of Sup Doc podcast we tackle the Flat Earth documentary BEHIND THE CURVE. Our guest is comedian Sean Keane (“Another Period,” “Billy On The Street,”)
Invite your band mates over, grab some 40’s, order a pizza and take notes! Sup Doc has assembled 5 of the best Rock N’ Roll documentaries to binge watch. Oh, and maybe invite your drummer too? We know he can be a pain but he does own the van!
Ep 111 P IS FOR PARTY with director Frankie Peterson
- April 1, 2019
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, April Fools, Collusion, comedian, comedy, Dedicated, documentaries, documentary, documentary filmmaker, Donald Trump, filmmaker, Frankie Peterson, funny, George Chen, hilarious, On YouTube, P Is For Party, Paco Romane, Russia, Steele Dossier, Sub Mission, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, Sup Doc The #1 Podcast About Documentaries, Sup Doc The Premier Podcast About Documentaries, The Guilders, The Pee Tape, Unstoppable, Well Actually
This Sup Doc exclusive was put together when Peterson approached us about his access to the infamous “Pee Tape” referred to in the Steele Dossier, suspiciously left out of the Mueller Report.
On episode 110 we recap the HBO doc “Leaving Neverland” with comedian Chris Martin. This was a great interview and we get deep in the details. We lead with our hearts in this talk as this is a tough but important subject matter.
