Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast
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Doc director Arthur Jones (Feels Good Man, Antisocial Network) is a '90s indie rock guy, just like George, so they tackle these two parallel docs. Our first in-person episode in a few years (...
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Hosts Paco and George sit down with director Jeff Feuerzeig to discuss the 20th anniversary of the ground-breaking documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston. We hear incredible behind-the-sce...
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- 1 year ago
01:20:38
Paco and George watched the 2025 Matt Wolf two-part Paul Ruebens doc on HBO.This is prime Gen X imprinting, Paul Reubens' real life definitively laid out for the picking. The impish Reubens c...
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- 1 year ago
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We got tenure!Ten Years of podcasting that is!Paco and George reminisce over you and over docs likeAmerican NightmareSecret Mall ApartmentWill and HarperMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez S...
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- 1 year ago
01:02:41
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, this look at '00s nostalgia focuses on a cluster of ro...
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- 3 years ago
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Paco and George catch up onLOW COUNTRY: THE MURDAUGH DYNASTY (HBO)MOONAGE DAYDREAMPELOSI IN THE HOUSE (HBO)SENIOR (Netflix)STUTZ (Netflix)LAST CHANCE U (Netflix)FIRE OF LOVE (Disney+)LIGHT AN...
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IT CAME FROM AQUARIUS RECORDS is a feature-length documentary about the SF-based independent record store, Aquarius Records. Having closed in 2016 after 47 years, this small apartment-si...
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- 3 years ago
01:16:32
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. Fong-Torres was the editor at th...
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- 3 years ago
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George is joined by the director and producers behind the brand new career-spanning Kids in the Hall documentary airing on Amazon Prime on May 20th.Amazon Prime launched a brand new season of...
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- 4 years ago
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Paco is back for a watch-or-not doc recap/review. It also happens to be the Seventh Anniversary of this podcast! We discuss:Jimmy Saville: A British Horror StoryThe Curse of Von Dutch: A Bran...
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- 4 years ago
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We cover the Netflix series Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. a tale of manipulation, Stockholm Syndrome, and only tangentially veganism. It’s a four part series directed by Chris Smith (Ame...
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- 4 years ago
01:22:54
This is one of our BIOPSY episodes where instead of a documentary, we watch a ripped-from-the-headlines fictional account of a true story. Today we’re covering the Shonda Rhimes Netflix ...
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- 4 years ago
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We deep dive into Todd Haynes’ Velvet Underground documentary (2021) on AppleTV. Haynes talks to the surviving members of the band and a lot of New York art world and the Warhol Factory scene...
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- 4 years ago
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Paco and George talk to the director of For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close Heather Ross, and actor James Urbaniak. This doc is currently streaming on Amazon, Google Play, AppleTV, and ...
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- 4 years ago
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We're discussing Fantastic Fungi (2019), directed by Louie Schwartzberg. We look at all the forms of fungi, the roles they play in recycling matter, communicating with the trees, an...
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We review the documentary Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 which you can catch on Vice TV on Sept. 8th, just a few days before the 20th anniversary of the 2001 attacks. The documentary featur...
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- 4 years ago
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We review the controversial Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (directed by Garrett Price) out now on HBOMax.Boomer nostalgia meets nu metal in a fight where no one wins. The ceremonies took...
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- 4 years ago
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George talks to musician Sam Mickens about one of his favorite docs LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY'S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (2014, David Gregory)It's the mid-'90s. British/Sou...
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- 4 years ago
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Paco and George talk about some recent docsTHE SPARKS BROTHERS - (Edgar Wright, 2021) In Theaters / PurchaseTHE DONUT KING (Alice Gu, 2020) HuluSUMMER OF SOUL (Questlove, 2021) Hulu THE ...
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- 4 years ago
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We are talking about This Is Pop, the music documentary series currently streaming on Netflix. This is Pop uncover’s the real stories behind your favorite pop songs and charts the impact...
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- 5 years ago
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George talks to the filmmaker Rodney Ascher, whose latest doc is A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX.We’ve had Ascher on the show before to discuss his inventive genre-bending docs Room 237 ...
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- 5 years ago
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We cover Animal Passions, a 2004 BBC Channel 4 documentary by Christopher Spencer about zoophiles, people who have sex with animals. Trigger warning! The conversation is longer than the doc i...
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Paco and George meet up with Jordan Brady, who was a stand up comedian before turning into a feature/documentary/commercial director. His trilogy of "I Am Comic" comedian documentaries shows ...
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- 5 years ago
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Special bonus episode!Former guest Kevin Seal runs this weekly music trivia game show on facebook, Paco and George competed against each other for bragging rights, so we only thought it fitti...
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- 5 years ago
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Today we’re talking about Q: Into the Storm, the six-part HBO docuseries where filmmaker Cullen Hoback goes down several rabbit holes and follows red herrings to track down the roots of the Q...
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- 5 years ago
57:47
Paco and George look at the new Chris Farley doc, Last Chance U, the Billie Eilish doc The World's A Little Blurry, A Glitch In The Matrix, and more backstory about how they ended up here.Our...
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- 5 years ago
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George and Aviva dig into the infamous 2019 college admissions scandal, where over 50 people faced criminal charges for racketeering and conspiracy. Mastermind Rick Singer funneled money from...
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George and Paco talk to the filmmaking team behind the HBO docuseries - Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults. Director and Producer Clay Tweel and Producer Shannon Riggs chronicled the three...
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We finally tackle all-time classic Grey Gardens! Our guest is comedian Amber Preston.The Maysles Brothers were approached by Jackie Onassis to make a movie about the Bouvier family. During th...
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01:08:12
Paco and George crammed all the content so you don't have to! We rant. We review. We recommend.FRAMING BRITNEY SPEARS (2021) dir. Samantha StarkMY OCTOPUS TEACHER (2020) dir. Pippa Ehrlich, J...
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- 5 years ago
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It’s a crossover episode with our friends from the FilmDrunk Frotcast.Vince Mancini is Senior Film and Culture writer for FilmDrunk and has been a guest on Sup Doc before (Episode 57).Matt Li...
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- 5 years ago
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🔥or ⛔Paco and George review new (and new-ish) documentaries in the streaming world.Night Stalker: The Hunt For A Serial Killer (Tiller Russell, James Carroll) 2021 on NetflixTiger (Matthew H...
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Paco and George visit with comedian and game master Jared Logan to discuss the sad and surprising life of Henry Darger, the loner whose exhaustive creative work was discovered posthumously.Th...
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George covers a lot of ground with Chris Metzler, Quinn Costello, and Jeff Springer; co-directors of Rodents of Unusual Size. Documentary about the nutria overtaking and destroying Louisiana'...
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Paco and George have been interviewing documentary directors for over five years! We play some interesting clips from these super fun and interesting talks.Ep 137 -Arthur Jones and Giorgio An...
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George and Paco sit down with musician and journalist Kevin Seal to recap Alex Winter’s 2020 documentary Zappa. On this episode we have three different Frank Zappa fans ranging from George, w...
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Very excited to have the director of some of our favorite docs, and a huge influence on the kinds of docs we love - Jeff Feuerzeig made HALF JAPANESE: THE BAND THAT WOULD BE KING (1994), THE ...
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Paco and George talk upcoming documentaries, their upcoming interview with Jeff Feuerzeig, "Stickergate", Queen's Gambit, and whatever has been on our watchlists.Alex Winter's Frank Zappa doc...
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Today we wrap up the docuseries THE VOW on HBO, the story of the whistleblowers who left the cult group NXIVM, started by “the smartest man in the world” Keith Raniere. We are again...
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It's JAC-tober!On episode 157 we recap the 2014 documentary Jaco currently streaming on Hulu. Jaco, the doc, is about the brief, brilliant and brutal musical career of the legendary elec...
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Today we cover the docuseries THE VOW on HBO, the story of the whistleblowers who left the cult group NXIVM, started by “the smartest man in the world” Keith Raniere.After a decade as a leade...
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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 h...
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Paco and George are pleased to have on today’s guest Tylor Norwood the director of Robin’s Wish. This documentary centers around the final years of Robin Williams and the confusion aroun...
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Today Paco and George are joined by Dakin Hardwick to recap the new Showtime documentary The Go Go’s. Notably the first all-femme band to write their own songs, play their own instruments, an...
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01:17:51
Paco and George are excited to have Rachel Mason, the director of Circus of Books, as their guest on the podcast.Rachel’s parents, Barry and Karen, ran a gay bookstore and porn distribution c...
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We look at the 2016 documentary A Genuine Forger (Un Vrai Faussaire) directed by Jean-Luc Leon. Available on Amazon Prime. Our guest is comedian and podcaster Scott Simpson.This doc profiles ...
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- 5 years ago
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Episode 150! We’re commemorating by taking a look back at one of our favorite documentaries, the 2010 Jeff Malmstein documentary Marwencol. After recovering from a brutal attack that lef...
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- 6 years ago
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Paco and George recap the 2008 documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil directed by Sacha Gervasi, who was a teenage Anvil fan and roadie in the '80s. This doc is tragic brilliant and hilarious ...
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- 6 years ago
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Paco and George look back at one of our favorite docs, Werner Herzog's Grizzly Man (2005).Pieced together from Timothy Treadwell's own video footage, this is a remarkable examination of ...
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- 6 years ago
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Hosts Paco and George review the 1989 Michael Moore debut Roger & Me. Foundational to modern American documentary, this is a biting, vital, and angry film that is sadly still relevant tod...
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Sup Doc is the comedy podcast where docs get reviewed and recapped! Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen dive into docs with sharp takes, big laughs, and cool guests from the worlds of tv, movies and music.No homework required—just show up and have fun.“A fun way to pore over docs” – Vulture“Enlightening” – The A.V. Club
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