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 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
George is joined by the team behind the new Kids in the Hall documentary, director Reg Harkema and executive producers Nick McKinney and Paul Myers. Comedy Punks premiered at SXSW 2022.
We deep dive into Todd Haynes’ Velvet Underground documentary…
On Ep 180 of Sup Doc, we review the documentary Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11…
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 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…
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…
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.
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.
Today we’re talking to the filmmaking team behind the HBO docuseries – Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults.
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.
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.
Today we recap an all time classic, Capturing The Friedmans, and get into a lively debate about how this documentary stacks up in today’s world. Was director Andrew Jarecki irresponsible in how he handled the footage and information he had? Was there a bias towards helping Jesse? Will our guest Curtis Cook and Paco ever see eye-to-eye on this doc? Listen to find out!
The San Francisco Documentary Film Festival is streaming its films online between September 3rd through 20th.
Today Paco and George recap the new Showtime documentary The Go Go’s . Notably the first all-femme band to write their own songs, play their own instruments, and snag a #1 US album. Directed by Allison Ellwood, this straightforward music documentary looks at the LA group’s rise, reign and breakup, along with youthful ambition, firings, drugs, rehab, money squabbles, breakup, and inevitable reunions.
Ep 146 JEFFREY EPSTEIN: FILTHY RICH w comedian Haley Hoffmeister
- June 8, 2020
- Tagged as: Alan Dershowitz, Alex Acosta, assault, Bad Teeth, Bill Clinton, comedians, Courtney Wild, documentary, Filthy Rich, Florida, George Chen, Ghislaine Maxwell, Haley Hoffmeister, James Patterson, Jeffrey Epstein, Journalists, Lisa Bryant, netflix, New Mexico, Paco Romane, PizzaGate, Ponzi Scheme, Prostitution, Pyramid Scheme, Rape, sex, Trigger Warning, true crime, Vanity Fair, Victims, Woody Allen
Sup Doc The Premier Documentary Podcast This episode we watched Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich a four-part Netflix docuseries directed by Lisa Bryant. Based on James Patterson’s 2016 book, Filthy Rich takes a look at the…
145 FAT with comedian/physician Priyanka Wali
- May 25, 2020
- Tagged as: Amazon, Amputation, comedian, Diet, Doctor, documentary, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Esquerita, Exercise, Fat, food documentary, George Chen, Greed, healthy, Honey and Pearl, hypochondriactor, Keto, Keto Diet, Ketosis, medical, Oprah, Paco Romane, Paleo, Physician, PreExisting Condition, Priyanka Wali, Rooster T. Feathers, Trainer, UCLA, Vegan, Vegetarian, Vinnie Tortoich, Weight, Weight Loss
Sup Doc Podcast! Recapping Documentaries Since 2015 145 FAT with comedian/physician Priyanka Wali To conclude our Munchie May series on food documentaries we watched FAT a documentary by Peter Curtis Pardini (2019). Trainer-to-the-stars Vinnie Tortorich…
