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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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01:02:05

175 - A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX director Rodney Ascher

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2021/06/21

George talks to the filmmaker Rodney Ascher, whose latest doc isA GLITCH IN THE MATRIX.We’ve had Ascher on the show before to discuss his inventive genre-bending docsRoom 237andThe Nightmare.A Glitch in the Matrixis a look at the increasingly popular simulation theory using Ascher's hyper-referential editing style, CGI animated first-person accounts, Philip K. Dick lectures, and the Matrix trilogy. Other interviews include Chris Ware, Nick Bostrom, Erik Davis, and Emily

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01:17:36

174 - ANIMAL PASSIONS w Butch Escobar

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2021/06/07

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 itself, but we saved you from watching it yourself.Butch Escobar's furious rants have become his trademark at such clubs as the San Jose Improv, Cobb's and the SF and Sacramento Punchline. Butch has toured all over the country with legendary performers including Tom Green, Joey Diaz and HBO's Felipe

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01:16:27

173 - Director Jordan Brady (I AM COMIC, I AM ROAD...

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2021/05/24

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 what it takes to perform and live as a comic.Jordan Brady was a stand-up comedian touring nightclubs across America. A self-taught filmmaker, he directed four narrative feature films, three full documentaries and over 1200 commercials, as well as Maria Bamford’s acclaimed Netflix Special.In 2016, Jordan

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00:32:05

Lo Fidelity Music Trivia Gameshow

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2021/05/22

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 fitting to share the audio in our feed.You can watch the archived episode here:Follow Lo Fidelity here:buy the Body Double album here.See 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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00:57:47

172 - Q: INTO THE STORM

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2021/05/10

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 Qanon movement.Is it a movement, is it a conspiracy theory? Hoback investigates this question, and the bizarre father-son duo at its center.We also celebrate 6 years of Sup Doc, our distrust of institutions, and the beginnings of our dystopia.Kevin Seal's Lo Fidelity show (Paco and George will be on May

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00:45:14

171 - WATCH OR NOT DOCS

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2021/04/26

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 old interview with Rodney Ascher.Follow us on:Twitter:@supdocpodcastInstagram:@supdocpodcastFacebook:@supdocpodcastsign up for our mailing listAnd you can show your support to Sup Doc by donating onPatreon.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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01:02:32

170 - OPERATION VARSITY BLUES w Aviva Siegel

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2021/04/12

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 wealthy families to bribe coaches and admissions officers at major universitiesthroughout the US, including actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin. OPERATION VARSITY BLUES is the first doc to tackle the story head on, made by one of our favorite directors, Chris Smith, for Netflix. It features

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01:12:30

169 - HEAVEN'S GATE: THE CULT OF CULTS director Clay...

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2021/03/29

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-decade long saga of Marshall Appelwhite and Bonnie Nettles (AKA “Do and Ti”) who recruited scores of people to their alien-worshipping religious cult starting in the mid -'70s. Interviewing former group members, cult experts, and family left behind, the four-part series goes beyond the headlines of this

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01:08:12

168 - GREY GARDENS w Amber Preston

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2021/03/15

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 the filming, their camera gravitated to The crumbling Long island estate known as Grey Gardens occupied by eccentric relatives “big and little Edie”. It’s a hot mess of co-dependence, animal feces, American aristocracy in decline, and corn.Amber Preston has appeared on national commercials for Buffalo

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00:48:15

167 - Watch Or Not Docs

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2021/03/01

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, James Reed.CRIME SCENE: THE VANISHING AT THE CECIL HOTEL (2021) dir. Joe BerlingerCROCK OF GOLD: A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MACGOWAN (2020) dir. Julien TempleFAKE FAMOUS (2021) dir. Nick BiltonALLEN VS FARROW (Part 1) (2021) dir. Kirby Dick, Amy ZieringCAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD: AN EMOTIONAL HISTORY OF

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01:39:52

166 - FilmDrunk Frotcast Crossover special w Matt...

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2021/02/15

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 Lieb is a comedian and writer for Newsbroke, and he was actually our very first guest on Sup Doc (Episode 1).This is a fun and loose conversation.We review a few docs: like Lance Oppenheim’s debut documentary, Some Kind of Heaven, The Tiger Woods docuseries TIGER on HBO, and Derek DelGaudio’s In and Of

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00:51:03

165 - Hot Or Not Doc Reviews

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2021/02/01

🔥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 Hamachek, Matthew Heineman) 2020 on HBOOperation Odessa (Tiller Russell) 2018 on NetflixJasper Mall (Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb) 2020 Amazon PrimeTrial 4 (Rémy Burkel) 2020 on NetflixHow To With John Wilson 2020 on HBO69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez (Vikram Gandhi) 2020 on HuluBIOPICS: Mank,

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00:53:54

164 - IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL w Jared Logan

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2021/01/18

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.The ultimate Outsider Artist, Darger created a memoir, a 15,000 page hand-written novel, and giant fifteen-foot paintings, none of which were intended for an audience. The private world he created was fascinating, horrific, and ultimately influential beyond his lifetime.Jared Logan is a writer and

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01:21:30

163 - RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE directors Chris...

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2021/01/04

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's swamp land. I also ask Chris and Jeff about their earlier collaborations, Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone and Plagues & Pleasures On the Salton Sea, and their work as Tilapia Film.We learn about nutria itch and the right lighting for country music videos, among other things. Hard headed

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01:02:19

162 - Director's Cut

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2020/12/21

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 Angelini director and producer of Feels Good ManEp 4 - Jodi Wille director of The Source FamilyEp 160 - Jeff Feuerzeig director of The Devil and Daniel JohnstonEp 93 - Brent Hodge director of Freaks and GeeksEp 102 - Brett Morgen director of The Kid Stays In the Picture Listen to all our past director

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01:16:29

161 - ZAPPA w Kevin Seal

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2020/12/07

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, who is new to Zappa’s music, to Kevin, who loves Zappa but occasionally needs a break to Paco, who has been a life long Zappa-head. We get into many topics including: would Zappa be a Trumper, our collective love of Ruth Underwood, Steve Vai’s audition, how art should be a threat to the establishment,

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01:20:59

160 - Director Jeff Feuerzeig (DEVIL AND DANIEL...

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2020/11/23

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 DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON (2005), THE REAL ROCKY (2011), AUTHOR: THE JT LEROY STORY (2016), as well as writing and producing many others.He is at work on a documentary about The Legendary Stardust CowboyFollow Jeff on:Twitter:@FeuerzeigJeffInstagram:@jfdinmusicFollow us

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00:42:25

159 - Upcoming Doc Reviews

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2020/11/09

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 is available Thanksgiving weekendHBO's The Mystery of D.B. Cooper releases Nov 25thThe Lady and the DaleJudd Apatow's George Carlin docThe Perfect Weapon available on HBO nowFollow us on:Twitter:@supdocpodcastInstagram:@supdocpodcastFacebook:@supdocpodcastsign up for our mailing listAnd you can show

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01:13:41

158 - THE VOW finale w Johnny Pemberton

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2020/10/26

Today we wrap up the docuseriesTHE VOWon 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 joined by the very funny comedian Johnny Pemberton, who loves cult-leader stories.Directed by Jehane Noujaim (Control Room, The Square) and Karim Amer (The Square, The Great Hack), this film relies on insiders revealing their own stories along with hours of archival footage.Get to know players like Frank Parlato,

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00:57:18

157 - JACO w Chaki Sklar & Bret Berg

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast ·

2020/10/12

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 electric bass player Jaco Pastoriusa self-taught musician who changed the course of modern music. Never-before-seen archive footage plus interviews unveil the story of Jaco's life, his music, his demise, and the lasting impressions of artistic genius.Our guests are two great musicians and bass players,Chaki Sklar

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