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.
Sup Doc – By Doc Fans. For Doc Fans. Ep 124 THE HISTORY OF STANDUP with Wayne Federman George welcomes back three-time guest Wayne Federman (comedian, author, adjunct professor at USC, comedy writer, musician) to…
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.
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…
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,”)
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.
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.
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!
We had a great year! Hear about some of our favorite moments, shows, documentaries and guests from 2018!
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)!
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.
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…
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.
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).
Ep 93 FREAKS AND GEEKS recorded live at SF DocFest!
- July 23, 2018
- Tagged as: A&E, ABC, Busy Phillips, CBS, comedy, David Klein, doc, documentary, Freaks and Geeks, interview, James Franco, Jason Segel, John Francis Daley, Judd Apatow, Kelly Anneken, Linda Cardellini, NBC, podcast, Recap, Seth Rogen, SF DocFest, Tv Show
We had a great time recording this LIVE at the SF Docfest. Lots of adoring Freaks and Geeks and Sup Doc fans showed up for the live recording! Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen chatted with the director Brent Hodge and comedians (and uber Freaks and Geeks fans) Kelly Anneken and David Klein!
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 89 CENTRAL PARK FIVE with Kaseem Bentley and Lauren Stanton
- May 28, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, accusations, Central Park Five, comedian, comedy, crime, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, Donald J Trump, funny, George Chen, injustice, Justice, Kaseem Bentley, Ken Burns, kill, Lauren Stanton, netflix, Paco Romane, paralegal, podcast, Sarah Burns, Sup Doc Podcast, WhiteSlavery, Will Scovill, writer
Paco Romane and George Chen recap CENTRAL PARK FIVE with Kaseem Bentley and Lauren Stanton. We get into Trump, false accusations, and American injustice. Recorded at The Comedy Store LA
Ep 87 WEST OF MEMPHIS with filmmaker Gavin Michael Booth
- May 13, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Amy Berg, Billy McMillin, comedian, comedy, deconstruct, director, dissect, doc nedrds, doc nerds, docs, documentaries, documentary, filmmaker, Fran Walsh, funny, Gavin Booth, George Chen, interview, mayhem, Paco Romane, Paradise Lost, Peter Jackson, podcast, Recap, Sup Doc, Sup Doc Podcast, true crime, West Memphis 3, West Memphis Three, West of Memphis
Part 1 of our True Crime series starts off with West of Memphis. We recap this follow up to the Paradise Lost series with horror filmmaker Gavin Michael Booth.
Ep 84 AMERICAN MOVIE with comedian Drew Platt
- April 1, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, American Movie, Chris Smith, comedian, comedy, Coven, director, doc, docs, documentaries, documentary, Drew Platt, funny, George Chen, Kevin Smith, Mark Borchardt, Mike, netflix, Northwestern, Paco Romane, podcast, Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast, Sup Doc A Documentary Podcast, Sup Doc Podcast, Uncle Bill
Paco eats and drinks with comedian Drew Platt while they recap American Movie, one of the best documentaries ever made.
Ep 83 MAN ON WIRE with comedian Alex Hooper
- March 19, 2018
- Tagged as: A Documentary Podcast, Academy Award, Alex Hooper, AST Recrods, BAFTA Award, Best Documentary Feature, comedian, comedy, doc, docs, documentary, drugs, Film, funny, George Chen, heist, Hugs, James Marsh, Man On Wire, netflix, Paco Romane, patreon, Philippe Petit, podcast, Pugs, slackline, Twin Towers, Will Scovill, Word Trade Center
On Ep 83 we sat down with comedian Alex Hooper to talk about the Academy award-winning documentary Man On Wire. Alex has a strong connection to this doc because he recently started slacklining and as we discover there is more than a casual connection between walking on a wire without a net and performing comedy!
