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 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
Paco is back for a watch-or-not doc recap/review. It also happens to be the Seventh Anniversary of this podcast! We discuss many documentaries.
We deep dive into Todd Haynes’ Velvet Underground documentary…
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)…
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…
Ep 165 Hot or Not Docs
- January 31, 2021
- Tagged as: 69, 69 The Saga of Danny Hernandez, biopic, Biopsy, docs, documentaries, documentary, Get On Up, Hot or Not, How To with John Wilson, James Carrol, Jasper Mall, Mank, Matthew Hamachek, Matthew Heineman, music, Operation Odessa, Remy Burkel, The Crown, The Night Stalker, The Professor and The Madman, Tiger, Tiller Russel, Trial 4, true crime, Vikram Gandhi, Weird Americana
Paco and George review and recommend (or not) new documentaries in the streaming world.
Today we are covering Jessica Yu’s 2004 documentary In the Realms of the Unreal.
Ep 161 ZAPPA with musician Kevin Seal
- December 6, 2020
- Tagged as: 1970's, Adrian Belew, Alex Winter, Amazon, california, Captain Beefheart, Cincinnati, documentaries, documentary, Edgard Varese, Frank Zappa, Gail Zappa, Giraffe, Griddle, interview, Kevin Seal, Lancaster, Lo Fidelity, music, podcast, rock n roll, Sup Doc, The Mother's Of Invention, The Mothers, Whipcream
On episode 161 George and Paco sit down with musician and journalist Kevin Seal to recap Alex Winter’s 2020 documentary Zappa.
The San Francisco Documentary Film Festival is streaming its films online between September 3rd through 20th.
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.
There are many reasons that this case entranced the world, but it may be what Knox says herself: “Either I’m a psychopath in sheep’s clothing or I am YOU.”
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,”)
