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Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast

Sup Docis 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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195 - PAVEMENTS / KIM'S VIDEO with Arthur Jones

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2025/08/04

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 (most recent was Rodney Ascher in 2021), Arthur and Giorgio Angelini were in-person in March 2020 to discuss Feels Good Man.PAVEMENTS (Alex Ross Perry, 2024) is a hybrid docufiction about the UR-slacker band from Stockton that took the indie world by storm. Perry combines standard music doc tropes with a

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01:20:38

194 - 20TH ANNIVERSARY DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON with...

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2025/07/06

Director Jeff Feurzeig is out guest to discuss the 20th anniversary of the documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston

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01:02:32

193 - PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF

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2025/06/16

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 created his signature Pee-Wee Herman stage show as a cult Hollywood underground theater piece in 1981, but it didn't take much time for the world to catch on thanks to 1985's Pee-wee's Big Adventure, also the feature film debut of director Tim Burton. We talk about his comedy origins, the cultural impact

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01:02:41

192 - OUR TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2025/05/08

Paco and George zoom for you on the tenth anniversary of the podcast

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01:03:15

191 - MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM w Daniel Gill

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2023/02/01

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 rock bands coming out of New York and Brooklyn at the beginning of the George W. Bush era. These bands that went on to define this scene were The Moldy Peaches, The Strokes, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem, and TV On the Radio - or so this film would have us believe.It's inarguable

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01:03:47

190 - WATCH OR NOT 2022 Wrap Up

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2022/12/31

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 AND MAGIC (Disney+)Follow Sup Doc on:Twitter:@supdocpodcastInstagram:@supdocpodcastFacebook:@supdocpodcastsign up for our mailing listSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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01:16:32

189 - IT CAME FROM AQUARIUS RECORDS w director...

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2022/10/03

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-sized store championed local, underground, independent, and challenging music to the masses - most memorably with their infamous bi-weekly, college essay-length, new-release lists.This doc has interviews with the aQ owners dating back to 1970, other record store owners from around the world, musicians, label

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01:01:23

188 - LIKE A ROLLING STONE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BEN...

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2022/08/04

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 the beginning of Rolling Stone magazine when it was based in San Francisco, and he has a fascinating background at the forefront of ‘60s and ‘70s cultural upheaval. The doc features this godfather of music journalism interacting with Annie Liebovitz, Elton John, Jann Wenner, and many more.Our guest is

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00:36:06

187 - THE KIDS IN THE HALL: COMEDY PUNKS w Paul...

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2022/05/17

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 The Kids In The Hall sketch show.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. The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks premiered at SXSW 2022.Featuring interviews with Fred Armisen, Lauren Ash, Jay

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01:02:50

186 - WATCH OR NOT: Seven Year LuLaRich

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2022/05/14

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 Brand to Die ForConversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy TapesThe Tinder SwindlerLuLaRichJeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogystuff we're excited about but haven't seen yet:Brett Morgen's David Bowie doc Moonage Daydream is not out yet.Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In TimeLance Bangs' I Don't Belong Here is not out

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01:22:54

185 - BAD VEGAN: FAME. FRAUD. FUGITIVES. w Laura...

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2022/04/27

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 (American Movie).After marrying a mysterious man who claimed he could make her dog immortal, celebrated raw vegan restaurateur Sarma Melngailis finds her life veering off the rails.This is truly one of the more baffling stories in a scam-heavy season of television, so we had to do an episode on it.Our guest

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00:53:42

184 - Biopsy: INVENTING ANNA w Luna Malbroux

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2022/03/07

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 hit Inventing Anna. Anna Sorokin, who went by the made up persona of Anna Delvey, was convicted of larceny in 2019. Delvey rose through New York’s social strata and convinced many institutions and people to loan her money with a fake German heiress backstory, and this nine part miniseries dramatizes the saga

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01:25:48

183 - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND w Daniel Gill

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2022/01/10

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 about this legendary group that blended drone, multimedia, and doo-wop. The first-person accounts are great and you get steeped in the heady New York days of yore.Our guest is music publicist and Velvets fan Daniel Gill, who runs Force Field PR. George makes an argument for the TCCU (Tony Conrad

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01:12:12

182 - FOR MADMEN ONLY director Heather Ross and James...

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2021/10/04

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 Hulu.For Madmen Only is an intimate look at the tremendously influential comedy and improv guru Del Close. This documentary isan eye-opener for anyone unfamiliar with this improv family tree that includes:Jon Glaser, Rachel Dratch, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Tina Fey, Vince Vaughn, Bob Odenkirk, Adam

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01:07:12

181 - FANTASTIC FUNGI w Jessica Sele

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2021/09/13

We're discussingFantastic 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, and even their role in human evolution. You may never look at mold the same way again. Our guest for this episode is comedian Jessica Sele.Fantastic Fungiis a consciousness-shifting film about the mycelium network that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an

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01:12:15

180 - TOO SOON: COMEDY AFTER 9/11 director Julie...

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2021/08/30

We review the documentary Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 which you can catch onVice TV on Sept. 8th, just a few days before the 20th anniversary of the 2001 attacks. The documentary features interviews with comedians including David Cross, Gilbert Godfried, Janeane Garofolo, and Marc Maron about the struggle to re-establish humor’s place in the aftermath of the attacks that day.The film explores how stand-up comedians, Broadway performers, late-night hosts, and Saturday Night Live helped

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01:07:54

179 - WOODSTOCK 99: PEACE, LOVE, AND RAGE w Chaki and...

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2021/08/16

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 place in Rome, New York in 1999, three decades after the initial Woodstock festival. Seemingly small logistics issues roll into a massive (and literal) shitshow, sprinkled with arson, sexual assaults, and at least one fatality.Do Bill Simmons’ and HBO lay the blame where it belongs, or are they

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00:57:53

178 - LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD...

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2021/08/02

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/South African horror director Stanley pitches a version of the H.G. Wells novel The Island of Dr. Moreau and New Line Cinema picks it up. Some huge movie stars get attached and the set becomes a war of egos, bad weather, worse attitudes, and inevitable chaos. Stanley is sent packing, but this is not the

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01:04:00

177 - WATCH OR NOT DOCS

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2021/07/19

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) HuluTHE COCKETTES (Bill Weber & David Weissman, 2002) Documentary PlusControversy around Summer of Soul footage We are also super excited about the upcoming Val Kilmer doc! George found footage of him at Pehrspace.Follow us on:Twitter:@supdocpodcastInstagram:@supdocpodcastFacebook:@supdocpodcastsign up for our

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00:58:59

176 - THIS IS POP: AUTO-TUNE w Eric Schwartz

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2021/07/05

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 of the festival scene, Auto-Tune, boy bands and more.Our guest is Eric Scwartz who is almost featured prominently — in Episode 2 — simply named Auto-Tune. In this episode the producers examine howAuto-Tuneis embraced and mocked, and shifts the pitch of the pop charts and changed the game for artists such as

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