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!
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!
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 115 Mommy Dead and Dearest with comedian & actor Ally Johnson Sup Doc The Premier Podcast About Documentaries Every Monday in May: A New True Crime Documentary for MAYHEM MONTH! Just in time…
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 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.
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.
Sup Doc LIVE – Hilarious Documentary Quiz Show
- January 8, 2019
- Tagged as: Alex Falcone, comedians, comedy, docs, documentaries, festival, HBO, interview, Kate Willett, live, Mike Drucker, Molly Sanchez, netflix, Pianofight, quiz, quiz show, Recap, SF Sketchfest, show, sketchfest, Sup Doc Podcast
Join us for our FREE Sup Doc Quiz Show on Saturday January 12th at PianoFight bar in SF!
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…
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)!
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
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…
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 90 ANDRE THE GIANT with comedian Danielle Radford
- June 10, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, actor, Andre The Giant, Bill Simmons, Billy Crystal, comedian, comedy, Danielle Radford, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, HBO, Hulk Hogan, interview, Kayfabe, Maximum Fun Network, Paco Romane, patreon, podcast, podcaster, professional wrestling, Recap, Ric Flair, Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, Tights and Fights, tv, Vince McMahon, wrestler, wrestling
On episode 90 hosts Paco Romane and George Chen grapple with the subject of wrestling and the HBO documentary Andre the Giant with the very knowledgeable and hilarious Danielle Radford.
Ep 86 ZEN DIARIES OF GARRY SHANDLING with Wayne Federman
- April 30, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Arizona, Barry Shandling, comedian, comedy, director, docs, Garry Shandling, George Chen, HBO, HBODocs, hilarious, host, interview, Judd Apatow, Los Angeles, netflix, Paco Romane, podcaster, producer, Showtime, Stan Shandling, stand up, Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, television, The Comedy Store, The Garry Shandling Show, The Larry Sanders Show, The Tonight Show, TV pioneer, Wayne Bought A House, Wayne Federman, Will Scovill, writer
Legendary comedian Wayne Federman RETURNS to Sup Doc to talk about the HBO doc The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling. Not only was Wayne a co-producer on this doc he was a good friend of Garry’s and shared a lot about the making of this film and reflected on their long friendship.
Ep 78 JIM & ANDY THE GREAT BEYOND with comedian Molly Sanchez
- January 7, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Acting, Andy Kaufman, Chris Smith, comedy, docs, documentaries, documentary, Failure To Launch, George Chen, Handmaid's Tale, HBO, Impressions, interview, Jim and Andy, Jim Carrey, Los Angeles, Man On The Moon, Milos Forman, Molly Sanchez, movies, netflix, Paco Romane, patreon, Paul Giamatti, Red All Over, Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, Tony Clifton
On Ep 77 host Paco Romane sits down with comedian/writer Molly Sanchez to talk, dissect and deconstruct the doc Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond. Due to technical difficulties host George Chen couldn’t attend so Paco and Molly talk hella smack about George but also get into comedy, movies, writing and much more!
Bonus Content – Netflix and ASMR with the band YACHT
- January 3, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, ASMR, comedian, comedy, documentaries, documentary, donate, funny, George Chen, HBO, hilarious, interview, Los Angeles, netflix, Paco Romane, podcast, Sup Doc, support, Swag, yacht
In this bonus content hosts Paco Romane and George Chen talked with the amazing band YACHT (Claire Evans, Jona Bechtolt) about Netflix, ASMR You can hear this great chat and others for as low as $1 a month! We also have great Sup Doc swag for all of our patreon supporters as well!
Ep 69 DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON with musician Kip Uhlhorn
- October 2, 2017
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Austin, Bipolar Disorder, comedian, comedy, Daniel Johston, demonic, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, HBO, Hi How Are You, Jeff Feuerzeig, Kip Uhlhorn, MTV, music, Music docs, netflix, Paco Romane, podcast, Rocktober, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, The Devil, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Tyler Hubby
Sup Doc kicks off the jams with ROCKTOBER, a month long line-up of music docs and great guests. We hit the stage with The Devil and Daniel Johnston with our guest, musician Kip Uhlhorn! (With a guest appearance from Jack). The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a 2005 documentary film about the noted American musician Daniel Johnston. It chronicles Johnston’s life from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his experiences with bipolar disorder, and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession. The film was directed by Jeff Feuerzeig, edited by Tyler Hubby, and produced by Henry S. Rosenthal.
What’s Sup October is Rocktober!
- September 25, 2017
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, comedian, comedy, Daniel Johnston, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, funny, George Chen, HBO, hilarious, interview, John Entwistle, keith moon, Kip Uhlhorn, Metallic Mayonnaise Spoon Taste, Music docs, netflix, Rocktober, Sanitary Gremlins, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, The Who, Tyler Hubby, What's Sup, Will Scovill
Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast What’s Sup: Rocktober Spawned A Gremlin On 0ur newest What’s Sup Paco and George meet to discuss all the important stuff in life plus our ROCKTOBER MONTH of shows!…
Ep 66 FATHERLESS with comedian/actor Baron Vaughn
- August 21, 2017
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Amazon, Baron Vaughn, comedian, comedy, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, Father, Fatherless, funny, George Chen, Grace and Frankie, HBO, hilarious, interview, Los Angeles, movies, MST3k, Mystery Science Theatre 3000, netflix, New Negroes, Paco Romane, search, Sup Doc Podcast, therapy, tom servo
On Ep 66 Paco and George met up with the talented and hilarious Baron Vaughn to discuss the documentary Baron made called Fatherless. In America, one in four children grow-up in homes led by single mothers. This was the case for actor/comedian/writer Baron Vaughn (‘Grace and Frankie’) who, with the support of his mother, chose not to let a statistic define him and set out on a quest to search for the father he never knew. Baron’s journey and the revelations about his upbringing are chronicled with a flair for both the comedic and heartfelt in the new doc.
