Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast
235 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 72 ratingsSup Doc is the #1 Podcast about Documentaries! This lively show features comedy, commentary & recaps with classic and not-so-classic documentaries!
On each episode comedians Paco Romane and George Chen give actual analysis while hilariously discussing the documentary with their wide array of amazing guests, plus games and film clips. These hosts hit the right tone of funny and thoughtful.
Sup Doc has been described as "a fun way to pore over docs" by Vulture, a "great idea" by Boing Boing and the The A.V. Club gushed Sup Doc podcast is "enlightening".
Join the conversation every other Monday even if you haven’t seen the documentary, as we go beyond the conventional podcast recap format. Documentaries, games, comedy and analysis!
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103 - RESTREPO w comedian Jeff Dean
December 10, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBRestrepo is a 2010 American documentary film about the Afghanistan war, directed by American journalist Sebastian Junger and British photojournalist Tim Hetherington. The film explores the year that Junger and Hetherington spent in Afghanistan on assignment for Vanity Fair. The 2nd Platoon is depicted defending the outpost (OP) named after a platoon medic who was killed earlier in the campaign, PFC Juan Sebastián Restrepo, a Colombian-born naturalized U.S. citizen. Jeff Dean is a ...
102 - Director Brett Morgen (JANE, KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK, KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE)
November 26, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBPaco and George sit down with legendary and ground-breaking documentary filmmaker Brett Morgen at his office in LA. We have an incredible conversation with amazing anecdotes about working with Jane Goodall, Phillip Glass, Mick Jagger, and Robert Evans. Brett's Emmy winning filmography includes The Kid Stays in The Picture, Montage of Heck, On The Ropes, Chicago 10, and Jane! (We're not allowed to discuss Brett's next project, but it's gonna be a big one!) Follow us on: Twitter: @s...
NEXT WEEK 11/26 The Brett Morgen Interview
November 22, 2018 02:10 - 50 seconds - 797 KBMonday Nov 26th we air our interview with director Brett Morgen (Jane, Montage of Heck, The Kid Stays In The Picture, Chicago 10, Crossfire Hurricane) Follow us on: Twitter: @supdocpodcast Instagram: @supdocpodcast Facebook: @supdocpodcast sign up for our mailing list And you can show your support to Sup Doc by donating on Patreon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
101 - FINDERS KEEPERS w comedian Chris Storin
November 12, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBOn episode 101 co-host Paco Romane recaps the documentary Finders Keepers with comedian Chris Storin the host of News Dick and co-host of the That's That podcast. Paco and Chris have a fun talk as they also get into comedy, music and even uncover an unexpected surprise! Finders Keepers is about Amputee John Wood who finds himself in a stranger-than-fiction battle to reclaim his mummified leg from business man Shannon Whisnant, who found it in a grill that he bought at an auction. ...
100 - Keeping It 100: Great Moments From Past Shows
October 29, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBWe 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. George, Paco, and Will reminisce on how this all came to be why these clips best represent Sup Doc. Follow us on: Twitter: @supdocpodcast Instagram: @supdocpodcast Facebook: @supdocpodcast sign up for our mailing list And you can show your support t...
99 - EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP w Eric Steuer
October 15, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBGeorge spoke with Eric Steuer about one of his favorite docs, EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP (2010) The only film credited to Banksy, Exit Through The Gift Shop tells the story of Thierry Guetta, a self-taught street artist/documentarian who ends up becoming the subject of the film. It has to be seen to be believed, and even then there’s a lot that is unbelievable, as befits a prankster like Banksy. Is Thierry aka Mr. Brainwash real or a long con? We get into the theories and the comed...
98 - FAHRENHEIT 11/9 w Francesca Fiorentini
October 01, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBWe discuss Michael Moore’s latest documentary Fahrenheit 11/9 with journalist, activist, and comedian Francesca Fiorentini. Francesca has been at SF Sketchfest and the Comedy Comedy Festival, and appears at clubs throughout California. She was the host and producer of Newsbroke, the political comedy web series for AJ+, so we’re stoked to talk about the looming influence of Michael Moore and the intersection of comedy and reporting. While the trailer for Fahrenheit 11/9 looks like a...
Sup Doc Presents The Organist Penelope Spheeris Interview
September 25, 2018 08:00 - 9 minutes - 8.36 MBThis is a bonus Sup Doc mini-episode brought to you by our friends at THE ORGANIST podcast, an arts and culture show produced by McSweeney's and KCRW. They interview artists, and writers, musicians, philosophers, actors, and wild cards like cyborgs and retired tennis coaches. 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...
97 - DRUNKEN FILM FEST OAKLAND organizer Arlin Golden
September 17, 2018 13:41 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBWe talk to the founder of the inaugural Drunken Film Fest in Oakland, Arlin Golden. It's a free festival at different bar venues running from October 7-12th. Though this festival is not exclusively documentaries, Arlin is a documentary expert by trade and a writer for Film Inquiry. Fun talk getting the word out! Have you heard of Gays For Trump?, Oh What A Beautiful City, The Shift, or tomnoddy? We learn about these films and more. Follow us on: Twitter: @supdocpodcast Instagram...
Sup Doc presents The Organist Peter Coyote Interview
September 11, 2018 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBThis is a bonus Mini-Episode brought to you by Our friends at THE ORGANIST podcast. The Organist is an arts and culture show produced by McSweeney's and KCRW. They interview artists, and writers, musicians, philosophers, actors, and wild cards like cyborgs and retired tennis coaches. On this season of the Organist, they had some interview segments that had more to do with documentaries, and we get to play you the audio from those segments. This interview with Peter Coyote focuses ...
96 - LIVE: UNITED STATES OF DETROIT w director Tylor Norwood and comedian Karinda Dobbins
September 03, 2018 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBThis episode of Sup Doc we talk about the documentary The United States of Detroit. We're offering our listeners an exclusive peek at this film that has only been screening at festivals; email us at supdocpodcast AT gmail with the subject line "Detroit" and we'll send you a link. Watching the film will help you follow this conversation, or you may want to see the film after hearing this episode. This panel was recorded live in April 2018 at the New Parkway Theater in Oakland. The f...
95 - LIFE 2.0 w Shelly Paul and Rana May
August 20, 2018 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBGeorge brings his recording gear on vacation to the Twin Cities this muggy summer and meets up with comedians Rana May and Shelly Paul to discuss the Second Life documentary Life 2.0, streaming on Netflix. We have a lot of opinions while recapping the three main storylines of this 2010 technophobia doc from director Jason Spingarn-Koff (Oscar winner for Icarus). We also learn a little bit about why Rana and Shelly are not the same person, ask whether or not George is a troll, and f...
94 - WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?
August 06, 2018 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBWas Mr. Rogers the GOAT or the lamb? Paco and George go guest-free on this dive into the life of OG content creator Fred Rogers via Morgan Neville's 2018 documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? How would Mr. Rogers address family separation policy or eating at a restaurant with Sarah Huckabee Sanders? How do Tom Hanks and Jim Carrey compare as faux Rogers? We don't know the answers, but we have the audacity to ask! Set your egg timer! Follow us on: Twitter: @supdocpodcast Instagram...
93 - LIVE: FREAKS AND GEEKS THE DOCUMENTARY w director Brent Hodge, comedians Kelly Anneken and David Klein
July 23, 2018 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBThis was a live panel Friday June 8th during the 17th Annual San Francisco Docfest at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco. Freaks and Geeks - The Documentary, is currently airing on A&E. We spoke with director Brent Hodge and SF comedians Kelly Anneken and David Klein. Freaks and Geeks The Documentary is a loving portrayal of Paul Feig’s creation and all the stars that came out of it. Freaks and Geeks heralded a new generation in comedy with actors like Seth Rogen, Martin Starr, Lin...
92 - EVIL GENIUS with comedian Chad Opitz
July 09, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBOn episode 92 host Paco Romane chats with the lovely and talented Chad Opitz about Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist! Evil Genius is a 2018 true crime docuseries about the murder of Brian Wells, a high-profile 2003 incident often referred to as the "collar bomb" or "pizza bomber" case. It was released on Netflix as a four-part series on May 11, 2018. Evil Genius is one of those docs that keeps you saying “no way” and wanting to binge watch the enti...
91 - KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS w Matt Champagne
June 25, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBWe're recapping the cult classic documentary KING OF KONG with comedian and actor Matt Champagne. KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS is the 2007 documentary that introduced the world to the video game rivalry between Billy Mitchell and everyone else. Directed by Seth Gordon, the film follows a down-on-his-luck family man, Steve Wiebe, who’s only solace from unemployment is the 80s arcade game Donkey Kong. On the path to victory there’s palace intrigue with record keepers, question...
90 - ANDRE THE GIANT w Danielle Radford
June 11, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBOn today’s episode we learned all about the fascinating world of wrestling with our guest, comedian Danielle Radford. Danielle has a podcast all about the world of wrestling called Tights and Fights on the Maximum Fun network. So, it made a lot of sense to talk to her about the 2018 doc Andre The Giant based on the life of professional wrestler and actor André René Roussimoff. The film features professional wrestlers and media personalities such as Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, Arnold...
89 - CENTRAL PARK FIVE w Kaseem Bentley and Lauren J
May 28, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBClosing out our True Crime Month of Mayhem. Paco and George recap CENTRAL PARK FIVE with Kaseem Bentley and Lauren J. We get into Trump, false accusations, and American injustice. Special thanks to The Comedy Store and Mike Schmidt for engineering and recording time. Filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon examine a 1989 case of five teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of raping a woman. After they had spent from six to 13 years in prison, a serial rapist confessed...
88 - CROPSEY w Andy Sell
May 21, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBOur True Crime month of Mayhem rolls on. Today it's the 2009 film Cropsey by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio and our guest is Andy Sell. Staten Island’s tight knit community was the site of a series of child disappearances throughout the 70s and 80s. The police found one suspect, but could this one man account for the bogeyman legend of Cropsey? Was he working alone, or was he the wrong man altogether? Cropsey is like a horror movie come to terrifying life. Andy Sell is a com...
87 - WEST OF MEMPHIS w Gavin Michael Booth
May 14, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBIt's MAYHEM again, our month-long coverage of True Crime documentaries. Part 1 of our True Crime series starts off with West of Memphis (2012 Amy Berg). We recap this follow-up to the Paradise Lost series with horror filmmaker Gavin Michael Booth. Gavin is shooting a new feature film "Last Call" this summer, and make sure to check out his newly released music videos for artist SYML titled "Body" and "The War"! Canadian born director Gavin Michael Booth’s film, music video and comm...
86 - ZEN DIARIES OF GARRY SHANDLING w Wayne Federman
April 30, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBIt’s the return of legendary comedian Wayne Federman! Not only is Wayne a comedian but also a co-producer on The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling the two-part biography directed by Judd Apatow and recently released by HBO. A long time friend of Shandling’s, Wayne played Larry’s brother Stan on the ground-breaking series The Larry Sanders Show. We also find out he was a part of the storied Sunday Basketball game that Shandling hosted at his home. Wayne's credits include Transparent, ...
85 - WILD WILD COUNTRY w Richard Parks III
April 16, 2018 08:04 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBWe implore you, have you seen the six-part Netflix docu-series WILD WILD COUNTRY yet? If not, what are you waiting for? When the Rajneesh movement and their leader the Bhagwan came to rural Oregon in the 1980s was it just a clash of cultures (worldly orange-clad hippies vs. conservative townspeople) or a mafia-style hostile takeover? The directors Maclain and Chapman Way have crafted a twisting drama with unearthed videotape of the Rajneeshpuram saga, plus new interviews with many ...
84 - AMERICAN MOVIE w Drew Platt
April 02, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBHost Paco Romane sat down with comedian, writer and cook Drew Platt. Not only is Drew a great comedian, he is equally adept in the kitchen. Drew made some delicious Wiener schnitzel. We ate and drank some tasty brews and watched American Movie. One of the greatest docs ever made and one of Paco's favorites. Paco and Drew also discuss comedy, small towns, the entertainment biz and so much more! American Movie is a very funny, sometimes sad documentary directed by Chris Smith about M...
83 - MAN ON WIRE w Alex Hooper
March 19, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBOur guest is comedian Alex Hooper here to talk about the Academy Award winning documentary Man On Wire. Man On Wire is a 2008 documentary directed by James Marsh. The film chronicles Philippe Petit‘s 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center. The film is crafted like a heist film, presenting rare footage of the preparations and still photographs of the walk, alongside re-enactments and present-day interviews with the participants. Alex has a stro...
82 - 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH w writer Tony DuShane
March 05, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBToday we sat down with writer Tony DuShane. Tony is the author of Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk, published by Soft Skull Press and now a feature film directed by Eric Stoltz. His writing has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, The Rumpus, and The Believer. He was a music columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle and wrote hundreds of articles covering books, film, and music. He also teaches novel writing at UCLA Extension. Tony wanted to discuss the 2014 experimental mu...
81 - CITY OF GOLD w Karl Hess
February 19, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBThis episode is sponsored by Hoppin Hot Sauce! On today's episode, George talks Los Angeles and food adventures with comedian and foodie Karl Hess. George eulogizes Genova Deli and berates Bakesale Betty, and Karl evangelizes LA. Check out Karl's food podcast, Yelling About Pâté. Jonathan Gold is an American food critic who currently writes for the Los Angeles Times and has previously written for LA Weekly and Gourmet. He is also a regular on KCRW's Good Food radio program. Gold o...
80 - I AM SAM KINISON director Adrian Buitenhuis
February 07, 2018 00:11 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBAt the peak of his career in the late ‘80s, Sam Kinison was selling out Madison Square Garden and appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone. Kinison was raised to become an evangelical preacher, wasn’t any good at it, and turned to comedy to find his voice. With a legendary appetite for drugs and women, His rise to fame has become legend and a cautionary tale for up and coming comedians. On today’s episode we spoke with the Director of I AM SAM KINISON, Adrian Buitenhuis. We learn about his ...
79 - KUMARE w Krista Fatka
January 22, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBOur guest is comedian Krista Fatka. Krista's choice of doc was Vikram Gandhi’s 2012 KUMARE. Gandhi, a lapsed Hindu, conducts an experiment posing as a guru named Kumare. Kūmāré/Gandhi attracts a number of followers in Arizona and is surprised to find they are getting genuine benefits from his deception. The question is when and how he’ll reveal the truth behind Kumare. We discuss a lot in this episode: comparing this film to prank-based non-fiction like Nathan For You and Borat, To...
78 - JIM & ANDY: THE GREAT BEYOND w Molly Sanchez
January 08, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBHost Paco Romane sits down with comedian/writer Molly Sanchez to talk, dissect and deconstruct the doc Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond. Paco and Molly also get into comedy, movies, writing and much more! Using 100 hours of footage from the set of "Man on the Moon," filmmaker Chris Smith documents Jim Carrey's transformation into legendary performance artist and comedian Andy Kaufman. Molly Sanchez is a writer, comedian and lover of burritos everywhere. As a standup she has performed a...
77 - 2017 Recap: Requiem For A Streaming Service
December 22, 2017 09:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBEpisode 77! Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen recap some highlights of the show in 2017. We have a lot of documentaries, guests, theme months, and live shows to discuss! Ah memories! (We recorded this before the recent Morgan Spurlock news.) Dirty John My Favorite Murder Mayhem True Crime month Rocktober Music month SNL Rap History sketch Dana Gould on Some Kind of Monster Wayne Federman on Crumb YACHT on Tickled / Triforium / Claire Evans on her investigative journalism fo...
76 - SEX AND BROADCASTING director Tim K Smith
December 11, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBA podcast about a documentary about radio? Only on this show! George spoke with the director of Sex and Broadcasting, Tim K Smith in Los Angeles. Sex and Broadcasting is a 2014 documentary about New Jersey’s longstanding freeform radio station WFMU, and its struggles to stay afloat. Along the way we encounter Tom Scharpling’s Best Show, The Minutemen, Jack Kevorkian, Irwin Chusid, the recession, the Free Music Archive, pragmatic utopias, ant invasions, The Hound, and the singular K...
75 - TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM w Solomon Georgio
November 27, 2017 08:31 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBSolomon Georgio joins the show to talk about 20 Feet From Stardom, the Academy Award Winning 2013 documentary about the lives of backup singers. We also talk about Seattle, living in fear of Phil Spector, favorite karaoke spots, Fresno, and open mic weirdos. Solomon Georgio flawlessly intertwines biting social commentary with stories of his life as an openly gay African immigrant. Solomon had his television debut on CONAN, followed up with appearances on The Meltdown with Jonah & K...
74 - WE JAM ECONO w Nick Stargu
November 13, 2017 08:09 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBTo know Nick Stargu (or DJ Real) is to love him! Nick is a friend of the show (he appeared in character on our LIVE Sketchfest episode 2 years ago) and is a very talented comedian and musician. Nick brought to us We Jam Econo the revealing doc that looks back at the history of the influential 1980s punk band the Minutemen. We also get into music, tech, Nick's formation of the DJ Real act, Paco's bands, George's jam with Mike Watt, Andy Kaufman and more! We Jam Econo: The Story of t...
73 - METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER w Dana Gould
October 30, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBROCKTOBER winds to an end with a huge guest and doc combo! Paco and George sat down with the brilliant writer and comedian Dana Gould. They talked about the 2004 Metallica doc Some Kind of Monster which Dana rightfully described as "the best documentary ever made about marriage". They also get into a discussion about therapy, his favorite jokes from The Simpsons, JFK,divorce, stage worthy jokes, father figures, Brian Wilson, John Lennon, and so much more! Dana Gould was a long-runn...
72 - HIP-HOP EVOLUTION w Ed Balloon
October 23, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBROCKTOBER continues! George Chen sat down with musician Ed Balloon to discuss the documentary series Hip-Hop Evolution (2016). They discuss Russell Simmons' socks, living in Nigeria, The Get Down, Wild Style, Boston's music scene, and much more. Ed's latest EP Flourish just came out on Deathbomb Arc. While Ed Balloon has never shied away from soul bearing with his streamlined and catchy music, with each new release he brings more socially-focused content to the minimal sound his ...
71 - TONY CONRAD: COMPLETELY IN THE PRESENT director Tyler Hubby
October 16, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBROCKTOBER continues with TONY CONRAD: COMPLETELY IN THE PRESENT. George visits director Tyler Hubby at his Echo Park home. Tyler spent over twenty years following Tony Conrad and decided to put it all into one documentary encompassing Conrad's life and art, as if there were a distinction between the two. We also talk about punk rock and mental illness, Tony Labat, getting multiple angles for beer, Faust, Bad Brains, Tony as Tupac, Crispin Glover, and mashing up different video for...
70 - STOP MAKING SENSE w Tawny Newsome (Documentary Now)
October 09, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBROCKTOBER all month long we cover music documentaries here at Sup Doc. George and Paco visit with actress/improviser/musician Tawny Newsome to discuss her experience cosplaying STOP MAKING SENSE-era Talking Heads for Documentary Now and in a cover band. We talk about Second City, her projects with Jon Langford (Mekons, Skull Orchard), the WOOZ of Vacaville, and recording with the legendary Muscle Shoals Swampers! Stop Making Sense (1984) is the concert film of the last Talking Hea...
70 - STOP MAKING SENSE w Tawny Newsome
October 09, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBROCKTOBER all month long we cover music documentaries here at Sup Doc. George and Paco visit with actress/improviser/musician Tawny Newsome to discuss her experience cosplaying STOP MAKING SENSE-era Talking Heads for Documentary Now and in a cover band. We talk about Second City, her projects with Jon Langford (Mekons, Skull Orchard), the WOOZ of Vacaville, and recording with the legendary Muscle Shoals Swampers! Stop Making Sense (1984) is the concert film of the last Talking Hea...
Bonus Interview: THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON editor Tyler Hubby
October 05, 2017 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBGeorge talked to Tyler Hubby about the work he did with Jeff Feuerzeig on The Devil and Daniel Johnston, which coincides with our Episode 69 with Kip Uhlhorn and Daniel's current tour (where his backing band changes from city to city and includes Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Doug Martsch of Built To Spill). Listen to this in addition to Episode 69 for some rounded out information. Since we recorded these interviews, The New York Times also reported on the recent death of Johnston's fathe...
69 - THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON w Kip Uhlhorn (Cloudland Canyon)
October 02, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBSup Doc kicks off the jams w 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! 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 dire...
What's Sup: Rocktober Spawned A Gremlin
September 25, 2017 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBPaco and George discuss all the important stuff in life plus our ROCKTOBER MONTH of shows! We have many great episodes planned on music documentaries all month long, and we kick Rocktober off with The Devil and Daniel Johnston. Next Week's guests are Kip Ulhorn and the film's editor Tyler Hubby. We also get into The Who, other docs we're watching and even some biopics like Snowden and The Founder that we both kind of hated and we also talk about George's recipe to Tuna Salad which ...
68 - MAN VS SNAKE w David Huntsberger
September 18, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBWe're joined this week by comedian and podcaster David Huntsberger, who just got back from doing a show in Edinburgh. David wanted to talk about Man Vs Snake, the inspirational and outrageous true story of one man's quest for the highest video game score ever. Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler is a 2016 documentary film directed by Andrew Seklir and Tim Kinzy. David Huntsberger is an American comedian, known as co-host of the Professor Blastoff podcast and host of ...
NEXT WEEK 9/18: 68 MAN VS SNAKE with comedian David Huntsberger (Prof Blastoff, Reactor TV)
September 11, 2017 08:00 - 43 seconds - 680 KBSeptember 18th we drop episode 68 of Sup Doc! Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen chat with comedian David Huntsberger (Prof Blastoff, Reactor) and we explore the world of competitive gaming with the documenatary MAN VS SNAKE - The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler currently on Netflix...So grab some dip, open those Cheetos and pour yourself a cup of Mountain Dew cause we're getting our game on! Again this episode airs Monday Sept 18...And also please show your support of Sup Doc by do...
67 - MY BEST FIEND w Bucky Sinister
September 04, 2017 18:21 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBIn celebration of Werner Herzog's 75th birthday Paco and George welcome (long time friend) the very talented writer/comedian Bucky Sinister to Sup Doc. Bucky was very excited to talk about one of his favorite docs My Best Fiend. My Best Fiend (German: Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski, literally My Dearest Foe - Klaus Kinski) is a 1999 German documentary film written and directed by Werner Herzog, about his tumultuous yet productive relationship with German actor Klaus Kinski. It w...
What's Sup: Tape Up Your Cameras
August 28, 2017 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBNext week's show Monday Sept 4th (Labor Day) we celebrate Werner Herzog's birthday with Bucky Sinister! The comedian/poet/novelist drops by to discuss his favorite documentary, 1999's MY BEST FIEND about Herzog's tumultuous working relationship with German actor/madman Klaus Kinski. We also discuss the protests, West Wing Weekly live show at the Castro, The Defiant Ones, Citizenfour, I Called Him Morgan, Hypernormalization, and upcoming shows. Paco's show The Charm Offensive Sept ...
66 - FATHERLESS w Baron Vaughn
August 21, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBGeorge and Paco visit Baron Vaughn in Los Angeles to talk about his new documentary Fatherless (2017, Dawn Porter). We learn about Baron's upbringing, his relationship with his mom, therapy, Boston comedy, being on Marc Maron's show, his ideas about masculinity, and the statistical baggage attached to being African-American and fatherless. The documentary includes appearances from Rain Pryor, Open Mike Eagle, and Lil Rel Howery. It's available on Fusion TV and Amazon Prime. Baron ...
NEXT WEEK: 8/21 FATHERLESS with comedian and actor Baron Vaughn
August 14, 2017 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.11 MBNext Week August 21st on Sup Doc: Paco & George talk to comedian/actor Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie, Mystery Science Theater 3000, New Negroes) about his documentary Fatherless (2017, Dawn Porter). Baron is entering his 30s, in a serious relationship, and has lingering questions about the father he never knew. Raised by a single mother in New Mexico, the successful entertainer had to cobble together his ideas about masculinity from all sorts of non-traditional relationships, and...
65 - BEST OF ENEMIES w Allen Strickland Williams
August 07, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBGeorge and Paco talk American politics with comedian Allen Strickland Williams. The strategies and rhetoric around campaigns, public debate, comedy in divided America, and the failures of the Left (ahem, Jon Ossoff) all come up in this discussion of Best Of Enemies. 'Best of Enemies' is a documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended a...
What's Sup: Idiot Cookbook
July 31, 2017 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBPaco and George go over upcoming episodes with Allen Strickland Williams (Best Of Enemies: Buckley Vs. Vidal 2015) and Baron Vaughn's documentary Fatherless. Other topics discussed: Knoxville scene report, FYF / Sleep - Dopesmoker, middle aged idiocy, favorite podcasts / Whatever Happened To Pizza At McDonald's?, What The Health, The Secret, Last Chance U, Handmaids Tale, American Anarchist. Please support Sup Doc by donating on our Patreon page! Follow us on: Twitte...
64 - MUSCLE SHOALS w Howard Kremer
July 24, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBOn episode 64 of Sup Doc hosts Paco Romane and George Chen sit down with the very talented comedian/musician Howard Kremer. They talk about the 2013 documentary Muscle Shoals celebrating Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The signature "Muscle Shoals sound" developed in songs such as "I'll Take You There", "Brown Sugar", and "When a Man Loves a Woman." Howard and the boys also discuss Public Enemy, Hip Hop Evolution, docs vs biopics, high school band n...