Tag: George Chen

• Comedian, 
• True Crime

Ep 112 THE INVENTOR: OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICON VALLEY with comedian Sara DeForest

• April 8, 2019
• Tagged as: Alex Gibney, Billy McFarland, comedian, con, documentaries, documentary, Elizabeth Holmes, fraud, Fyre Festival, George Chen, HBO, Hulu, interview, Los Angeles, Low Talking, marketer, movies, netflix, Non Blinking, Out For Blood In Silicon Valley, Paco Romane, Recap, review, RUSH, San Francisco, Sara DeForest, Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs, Sup Doc The Premier Podcast About Documentaries, The Inventor, The Inventor Out For Blood In Silicon Valley, true crime

Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen recap the Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley with Bay Area comedian Sara DeForest. If you’re not familiar with this story it centers around the latest captivating fraud from the tales of Silicon Valley “geniuses”, and is worthy of discussion next to Hulu’s Fyre Festival documentary, “Fyre Fraud.

• Director

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.

• What's Sup

Next Week 4/1 P IS FOR PARTY with director Frankie Peterson

• March 25, 2019
• Tagged as: Conspiracy Docs, docs, documentaries, Episode, Frankie Peterson, George Chen, interview, Los Angeles, netflix, Next Week, Paco Romane, Pee Is For Party, Premier Podcast About Documentaries, Recap, San Francisco, Steele Dossier, Sup Doc, Sup Doc Podcast, WeWorks

Sup Doc: The Premier Podcast About Documentaries NEXT WEEK 4/1: P IS FOR PARTY with Director Frankie Peterson EXCLUSIVE!! In a BIG moment for Sup Doc on Monday April 1st we drop our talk with…

• Comedian, 
• True Crime

Ep 110 LEAVING NEVERLAND with comedian Chris Martin

• March 18, 2019
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Child Assault, comedian, comedy, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, HBO, interview, James Safechuck, Leaving Neverland, Michael Jackson, Paco Romane, Recap, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Activities, Sup Doc Podcast, true crime, Wade Robson

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.

• Comedian, 
• True Crime

Ep 109 ABDUCTED IN PLAIN SIGHT with comedian Hayley Beacon

• March 3, 2019
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Abducted In Plain Sight, aliens, assault, Brogergs, CIA, comedian, documentary, funny, George Chen, Hayley Beacon, interview, Jan Brogerg, Kidnap, netflix, Paco Romane, podcast, Recap, The Premier Podcast About Documentaries, tragedy, true crime, UFO's, What The Fuck Was Wrong With These Parents, Zeta, Zethra

If truth is stranger than fiction it doesn’t get stranger than this hit true crime documentary Abducted In Plain Sight.

• True Crime, 
• Writer

Ep 107 FYRE: THE GREATEST PARTY THAT NEVER HAPPENED with writer Andrew Ti

• February 4, 2019
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Andrew Ti, comedian, comedy, doc, doc dorks, documentaries, documentary, funny, Fyre Fraud, Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened, George Chen, Hulu, netflix, Paco Romane, podcast, Recap, Sup Doc Podcast, Will Scovill, Yo Is This Racist

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.

• Live

Ep 106 LIVE: Documentary Quiz Show w Mike Drucker, Kate Willett, Alex Falcone, Molly Sanchez

• January 21, 2019
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Alex Falcone, Cast This Doc, comedian, comedy, doc, docs, documentary, Failure To Launch, Fill In The Blank, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, funny, Game, Game Show, George Chen, Guess The Title, hilarious, informative, interview, Jim Jefferies, Kate Willett, Mike Drucker, Molly Sanchez, netflix, Paco Romane, podcast, Portlandia, quiz show, Red All Over, SF Sketchfest, SF Sketchfest 2019, Starz, Sup Doc Documentary Quiz Show, Sup Doc Podcast, The Tonight Show, True or False, Will Scovill

Our very first Sup Doc Documentary Quiz Show was amazing! Standing room only! Our esteemed guests and comedians Alex Falcone (Voted Portland’s Funniest Person),  Kate Willett (Netflix, Jim Jefferies Show), Mike Drucker (The Tonight Show, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee), and Molly Sanchez ( Failure to Launch, Red All Over: A Handmaid’s Tale Recap) were hilarious, smart and ready for some documentary trivia!

• Director, 
• Music

Ep 105 Director William Badgley (KILL ALL REDNECK PRICKS, HERE TO BE HEARD: THE STORY OF THE SLITS)

• January 7, 2019
• Tagged as: !!!, Ari Up, Beef, Big Audio Dynamite, creative condition, Debbie Harry, director, docs, documentary, documentary podcast, Don Letts, filmmaker, filmmaking, funny, George Chen, interview, Jared Warren, KARP, Kill All Redneck Pricks, Los Angeles, reality television, Recap, Scott Jernigan, Shagawat, Starcleaner, Sup Doc, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, Tessa Pollit, The Clash, The Documentary Center, The Slits, Viv Albertine

We talk with director William Badgley about his documentaries about musicians The Slits, KARP, and Don Letts.

• Blogger, 
• Blog

5 Feel Good Docs To Binge Watch With The Family

• December 21, 2018
• Tagged as: Amazon Prime, binge, docs, documentaries, documentary, family, Feel Good, George Chen, HBO, Heart Warming, movie, movies, netflix, Paco Romane, Sup Doc Podcast, Top 5 docs, watch, Youtube

It’s Doc Time!  We all have that family member where you probably shouldn’t bring up anything that’s happened in the past two years at dinner, but you love each other in silence. As you stare…

• Director

Ep 102 The Brett Morgen Interview (JANE, KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK, KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE)

• November 26, 2018
• Tagged as: 30 for 30, Brett Morgen, Chicago 10, creative condition, Crossfire Hurricane, director, doc dorks, docs, documentary, documentary podcast, filmmaker, funny, George Chen, interview, Jane, Jane Goodall, June 17 1994, Kurt Cobain, Los Angeles, Mick Jagger, Montage of Heck, Nimrod Nation, On The Ropes, Paco Romane, Phillip Glass, Recap, Robert Evans, Sup Doc, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, The Kid Stays In the Picture

We talk with the legendary director Brett Morgen about filmmaking, being creative and great stories about Robert Evans, Mick Jagger, The Kid Stays in The Picture, Montage of Heck and Jane!

• Comedian

Keeping It 100: Great Moments From Past Shows

• October 29, 2018
• Tagged as: Adam Pfahler, Anthony Weiner, Baron Vaughn, comedian, comedy, Crumb, Dana Gould, doc dorks, docs, documentaries, documentary, Fatherless, George Chen, HBO, I Think We're Alone Now, Jawbreaker, Jay Weidner, John Lennon, Laura Albert, Leon Vitali, Los Angeles, Marjorie Sturm, megan koester, Metallica, netflix, Nirvana, Paco Romane, podcast, podcaster, podcasting, Sara June, Sup Doc Podcast, The Beatles, The Cult Of JT Leroy, The Shining, Tickled, Wayne Federman, Will Scovill, William Hutson, yacht, Yoko Ono

We take a look back at some of our favorite moments from the past 100 episodes. You’ll hear clips from Dana Gould, YACHT, Wayne Federman, Sara June, Megan Koester, Baron Vaughn, Marjorie Sturm, William Hutson, and Adam Pfahler. You’ll even hear a clip within a clip (and a guy from clipping)!

• Art, 
• Musician

Ep 99 EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP with musician Eric Steuer

• October 15, 2018
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, art, Bansky, comedian, Creative Commons, documentary podcast, Dos Feeliz, Eric Steuer, Exit Through The Gift Shop, Film, George Chen, graffiti, interview, Los Angeles, Massive Attack, movie, Mr. Brainwash, musician, mystery, netflix, Not the 1s, Paco Romane, prank, Recap, Shepard Fairey, street art, Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, Thierry Guetta, Will Scovill, Wired, writer

George spoke with Eric Steuer about one of his favorite docs, EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP (2010). The only film credited to Banksy, Exit Through The Gift Shop tells the story of Thierry Guetta, a self-taught street artist/documentarian who ends up becoming the subject of the film.

• Comedian, 
• Political

Ep 98 FAHRENHEIT 11/9 with journalist/comedian Francesca Fiorentini

• October 1, 2018
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, AJ+, comedian, comedy, doc, doc dorks, docs, documentaries, documentary, Donald Trump, Fahrenheit 11/9, Film, Flint Michigan, Francesca Fiorentini, George Chen, interview, laughs, Michael Moore, Newsbroke, Paco Romane, patreon, podcaster, poor, reality, Recap, Rick Snyder, Sup Doc, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, vote, Will Scovill, writer

We are thrilled to have as our guest journalist, activist and comedian Francesca Fiorentini as we recap Michael Moore’s latest documentary Fahrenheit 11/9. Francesca is known famously for her work on AJ+ Newbroke. As with most Sup Doc episodes we have differences, lot of laughs, in-depth moments, no real conclusions and we get schooled in “postcolonial feminist theory”!

• 100th Episode

Monday October 29th Sup Doc Podcast Goes To 100!

• September 30, 2018
• Tagged as: 100, 100th Episode, A Documentary Podcast, comedian, comedy, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, Episodes, funny, George Chen, interview, October, Paco Romane, podcaster, Sup Doc, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, Will Scovill

Sup Doc Podcast: The Documentary Podcast that is also very funny We’re celebrating 100 episodes, great guests, and a ton of Netflix binging SUP DOC PODCAST CELEBRATES EPISODE 100!“Sup Doc is a nice appetizer if…

• Presents, 
• Sup Doc

Sup Doc Presents: The Organist Penelope Spheeris Interview

• September 25, 2018
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, actor, comedian, comedy, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, George Chen, homeless, interview, KCRW, mental health, Paco Romane, patreon, Penelope Spheeris, podcast, punk, Recap, Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, Sup Doc Presents, The Decline of Western Civilization, The Organist, Voice Of God

On this latest season of the Organist, some interview segments had to do with documentaries, so they offered to let us share these segments with you! This first episode of the season focuses on “The Voice of God” so we hear about Penelope Spheeris and her partner SIN.

• Festival

Ep 97 Drunken Film Fest with festival director Arlin Golden

• September 17, 2018
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Arlin Golden, Bars, Bradford UK, comedian, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, Drunken, Drunken Film Fest, Film Festival, Films, Free, Gays For Trump?, George Chen, Oakland, Oh What A Beautiful City, Paco Romane, podcast, podcaster, San Francisco, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, The Shift, tomnoddy

Ep 97 Drunken Film Fest with festival director Arlin Golden Sup Doc: 2 Doc Dorks 1 Great Documentary We talk to the founder of the inaugural Drunken Film Fest in Oakland, Arlin Golden. It’s a…

• Presents, 
• Sup Doc

Sup Doc Presents: The Organist Peter Coyote Interview

• September 11, 2018
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, actor, comedian, comedy, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, interview, KCRW, Ken Burns, Paco Romane, patreon, Peter Coyote, podcast, Recap, Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, Sup Doc Presents, The Organist, Voice Of God, Voice Over

Documentary films often have the authoritative “Voice of God” style of narration, which presents an omniscient, impartial, deep-voiced narrator. Someone often associated with this is voice over artist Peter Coyote, best known as the narrator of Ken Burns’ documentaries. Peter Coyote continues to work as an actor, voiceover artist, and narrator. He lives in Northern California.

• Live, 
• Political

Ep 96 THE UNITED STATES OF DETROIT with director Tylor Norwood and comedian Karinda Dobbins

• September 3, 2018
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, comedian, comedy, Detroit, doc, doc dorks, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, interview, Karinda Dobbins, movies, New Parkway Theater, Oakland, Paco Romane, podcast, Recap, Sup Doc, Sup Doc Podcast, Tylor Norwood, United States of Detroit, W Kamau Bell

This is a special LIVE episode of Sup Doc. We recorded this at The New Parkway Theater in Oakland Ca. We screened the documentary The United States of Detroit and then talked with the director Tylor Norwood and originally from Detroit and currently living in Oakland comedian Karinda Dobbins (regularly opens for W Kamau Bell). 

• Comedian, 
• Cultural

Ep 95 LIFE 2.0 with comedians Rana May and Shelly Paul

• August 20, 2018
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, actor, Amie Goode, Asri Falcone, Ayya Aabye, bitcoin, Bluntly Berblinge, comedian, comedy, doc, doc dorks, doc nerds, docs, documentaries, documentary, docuseries, funny, George Chen, HBO, hilarious, interview, Linden, Linden Labs, Minneapolis, netflix, pssy ctrl, Rana May, Recap, recapping reality, Second Life, Shelly Paul, Spoiling Reality, Sup Doc Podcast, Twin Cities, video games, virtual reality

Guest comedians Rana May and Shelly Paul join George to explore our online lives and the world of Second Life

• Biographical, 
• Hosts

Ep 94 WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? with hosts Paco Romane and George Chen

• August 6, 2018
• Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, comedy, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, documentary film, Focus Features, Fred Rogers, funny, Gen X, George Chen, HBO, Mister Rogers, Mister Rogers Neighborhood, Morgan Neville, nice, Paco Romane, Presbyterian, Recap, Religion, Sundance Film Festival, Sup Doc, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, television, Won't You Be My Neighbor

Ep 94 WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? with hosts Paco Romane and George Chen Sup Doc Podcast! 2 Doc Dorks recapping reality with great guests Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen sit down to recap…