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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Episodes
What's Sup: Jaw Bless
July 17, 2017 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBNext Monday July 24th the King of Summah Howard Kremer joins us to talk MUSCLE SHOALS (2013, dir Greg Camalier) Hosts Paco and George discuss the forthcoming Jawbreaker documentary Don't Break Down, The Keepers on Netflix, The Defiant Ones, Ken Nordine, Master of None, and the Vivian Maier estate. You can also get George's new comedy ep Word Origami when you contribute $5 to our Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/supdocpodcast The Marc Maron interview we reference is with Jonat...
63 - DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PART II: THE METAL YEARS w Bret Berg
July 10, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBHosts Paco Romane and George Chen are joined by Alamo Drafthouse LA programmer Bret Berg to discuss The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988, Penelope Spheres), SNL, Los Angeles, and other sidetracks. As a programmer for Alamo Drafthouse’s upcoming Los Angeles location, Bret produces and hosts Alamo’s preliminary pop-up screenings in town. As well, through his service to the American Genre Film Archive (Alamo’s non-profit sister organization), Bret works wi...
What's Sup The Decline of Podcasting
July 03, 2017 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBPaco and George let you know about the episodes they've banked with LA guests, next week's Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988, Penelope Spheeris) with Alamo Drafthouse Los Angeles programmer Bret Berg, and a listener review of Batman & Bill .Also George's standup EP Word Origami is available for pre-order and will be made available to Patreon supporters. Check out our Patreon Marcus Savino's King Crimson birthday covers Thurs July 6th Episode 63 Monday...
62 - LO AND BEHOLD w Kristina Wong
June 26, 2017 07:10 - 1 hour - 59 MBPaco and George sit down with comedian/artist Kristina Wong to discuss LO AND BEHOLD, REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD (2016). Along the way we learn about Kristina's practice, rapping in Uganda, trolling Trump on twitter, and our relationship to technology. Oscar®-nominated documentarian Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) chronicles the virtual world from its origins to its outermost reaches, exploring the digital landscape with the same curiosity and imagination...
What's Sup Prog Of War
June 19, 2017 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBNEXT WEEK 6/26: Episode 62 - LO AND BEHOLD with Kristina Wong Paco and George discuss Marfa, TX, Get Me Roger Stone, Gong, Cary Grant, Kodi, Showtime shows, Long Strange Trip, Adam West, conspiracy culture, and more. Will Scovill appears as the Voice of God. Theme song remix by Steven Westdahl http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1670937/ Gong meets Sherman Hemsley http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2009/03/05/george-jefferson-worlds-biggest-gong-fan/ Follow us on: Twitter: @supdocpodcast Insta...
61 - DETROPIA w Ahmed Bharoocha
June 12, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBOn Ep 61 Paco and George sat down with comedian and actor Ahmed Bharoocha to talk about Detropia. It's a match made in Michigan! Detropia is a 2012 documentary film, directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, about the city of Detroit, Michigan. It focuses on the decline of the economy of Detroit due to long-term changes in the automobile industry, and the effects that the decline has had on the city's residents and infrastructure. Conan and Comedy Central veteran Ahmed Bharoocha is ...
60 - D TOUR w Pat Spurgeon (Rogue Wave)
June 05, 2017 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBPart 2 of our talk about D Tour (2009), George interviews drummer Pat Spurgeon the subject of the documentary. We learn about Pat's early life as a musician moving from Bloomington to the Bay Area, waiting for organ transplants, and dealing with the medical system while touring in Rogue Wave. This leads to situations like Pat having to perform portable dialysis in the back of a van or the green room of a club. Though it has the shape of a music documentary, it's about dealing with h...
59 - D TOUR director Jim Granato
June 01, 2017 07:59 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBIn the first of this two-part interview, George and producer Will speak to Jim Granato, director of D Tour (2009). D Tour is the story of musician Pat Spurgeon who is in need of a kidney transplant right when his band Rogue Wave is taking off. This leads to situations like Pat having to perform portable dialysis in the back of a van or the green room of a club. Though it has the shape of a music documentary, it's about dealing with healthcare, mortality, and human generosity. Jim ta...
MAYHEM Archive: THE JINX w Matt Lieb
May 29, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBAs our Mayhem True Crime series and 2-year anniversary concludes we ask "Where is Morris Black's head?" Paco and George discussed this and more when they welcomed SF comedian and writer Matt Lieb to the show in May of 2015. In our very first episode we talked with Matt about the HBO 6 part documentary The Jinx along with all of the weird and creepy stuff Robert Durst did, other clues and info not shown in the doc. Matt Lieb is a comedian, writer, actor and street musician/Bone Thugs...
58 - TOWER w Craig Staggs and Steph Swope (Minnow Mountain animation)
May 22, 2017 08:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBMonth of Mayhem True Crime Series continues for our 2 Year Anniversary. On Ep 58 Paco, George and producer Will sit down with the Craig Staggs and Steph Swopes (Minnow Mountain) the animation director and producer of the 2016 documentary Tower. Tower is an animated documentary film directed by Keith Maitland about the 1966 shootings at the University of Texas at Austin. August 1, 1966, was the day our innocence was shattered. A sniper rode the elevator to the top floor of the iconic...
57 - THE THIN BLUE LINE w Vince Mancini
May 15, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBThis episode of Sup Doc is sponsored by GUIDEDOC - http://www.guidedoc.tv/supdoc/ For our 2 year anniversary, we're covering true crime documentaries all throughout our Month Of Mayhem series. Paco and George delve into the iconic Errol Morris documentary The Thin Blue Line (creating the exoneration/investigation genre) with our guest comedian, writer, and FrotCast podcaster Vince Mancini. The Thin Blue Line is the fascinating, controversial true story of the arrest and conviction o...
What's Sup Stops Making Sense
May 08, 2017 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBThe entire month of May we cover True Crime documentaries in our MAYHEM series. This week we celebrate the life and work of Jonathan Demme, director of films like Married to the Mob, Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia and Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense. Plus Paco gives his review of Casting JonBenet, we talk about the career of Steven Soderbergh and we hear some stuff cut out of last week's episode with Allison Mick! Our true crime MAYHEM series continues! Next week we...
56 - INTERVIEW WITH A SERIAL KILLER w Allison Mick
May 01, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBFor our 2 year anniversary, we'll be covering true crime documentaries all throughout May for our MAYHEM series. Trigger Warning! Extremely graphic violence described. Paco and George delve into Interview With A Serial Killer with our guest comedian Allison Mick. Allison Mick is an Oakland-based comedian and writer originally from Rochester, NY. She draws from her upbringing and personal experiences to address topics like race, gender, and serial killers. She’s performed at SF Sketc...
What's Sup It's All Mayhem
April 24, 2017 08:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBThe entire month of May we cover True Crime documentaries in our MAYHEM series. We kick it off with Interview with a Serial Killer and comedian Allison Mick. We also get into our upcoming interview with Pat Spurgeon (Rogue Wave, D-Tour), George's kidney stone, the doc Sins of My Father, nice press from Boing Boing and Comedy Cake about Ep 55 Crumb with Wayne Federman, GuideDoc, Patreon and our 2 year anniversary! Our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/supdocpodcast Sign Up for a chan...
55 - CRUMB w Wayne Federman
April 17, 2017 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBPaco and George are thrilled to have the comedy legend Wayne Federman over to talk about his favorite documentary CRUMB. Crumb is Terry Zwigoff's (Ghost World) first documentary about godfather of underground comics Robert Crumb. This 1994 doc soon expands its scope to the Crumb Brothers (Maxon and Charles) and ends up going many unexpected directions. Zwigoff and Crumb played in the Cheap Suit Serenaders. Wayne Federman is an American comedian, actor, author, comedy writer, and mus...
What's Sup: The J.T. Splits
April 10, 2017 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBPaco, George, and Will discuss next week's episode with Wayne Federman on CRUMB, our upcoming interview with Pat Spurgeon (Rogue Wave, D-Tour), ongoing Laura Albert drama, G.L.O.W., City of Gold, The Devil and Daniel Johnston. Also our May MAYHEM True Crime series is announced! http://guidedoc.tv/supdoc https://www.guidedoc.tv/documentary/skateistan-four-wheels-and-a-board-in-kabul/ AUTHOR: The JT LeRoy Story our interview with Marjorie Sturm, director of The Cult Of JT LeRoy GLOW h...
54 - ACCIDENTAL COURTESY: DARYL DAVIS, RACE & AMERICA director Matt Ornstein
April 03, 2017 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBGeorge visits the home of the filmmaker Matt Ornstein in Silver Lake. Matt made one of 2016’s most fascinating, complex portraits, ACCIDENTAL COURTESY: Daryl Davis, Race and America. Daryl Davis is an African-American musician who ends up confronting and sometimes befriending members of the KKK and other white nationalist groups. What could go wrong? George wanted to know more about Matt's background, his feelings about the late Frank Ancona, and some pivotal scenes in the documenta...
What's Sup March 27, 2017
March 27, 2017 08:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBWhat’s Sup are quick episodes where hosts Paco Romane and George Chen sit down with their producer Will Scovill to talk about what’s happening in the world on documentaries, follow up’s, what’s going on in their lives and what’s coming up next on Sup Doc! On this episode of What’s Sup we talk about next week’s interview with Matt Ornstein, director of the Daryl Davis documentary Accidental Courtesy. Also follow up on Tickled’s David D’Amato, Adam Curtis, documentary recommendations ...
53 - SIRIUS w Ryan Singer
March 20, 2017 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBThe very funny and informative Ryan Singer joined us to talk about Sirius, one of the most successful crowdfunded documentaries in history. The film explores an ongoing grassroots movement to get the U.S. government to reveal what it reportedly knows about UFOs, extraterrestrials and the availability of advanced alternative energy technologies that could greatly benefit everyone on Earth. Learn more about Dr. Steven Greer, "oiling genitals," and what that tiny humanoid might be made...
What's Sup March 13, 2017
March 13, 2017 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBWe're trying out a new format in addition to letting you know about next week's episode (Episode 53 SIRIUS with Ryan Singer). Will joins Paco and George as we discuss Adam Curtis, Jemaine Clement, The Tickle King, Tarkovsky's Stalker, Gimme Danger, Serena Williams, Bright Lights, 68 million views on Netflix, and our new sponsor GuideDoc (http://guidedoc.tv/supdoc) | YACHT's Triforium project - http://triforium.la/ | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/movies/netflix-casts-a-wider-net...
52 - TICKLED w YACHT Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans
March 06, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBToday Paco and George talk with Claire Evans and Jona Bechtolt from the band YACHT about one of 2016’s craziest documentaries, TICKLED! We also talk about feminist histories of the Internet, Halt and Catch Fire, cats, being prudes, sibling vs uncle torture, and George's Midnight Oil impression. New Zealand journalists David Farrier and Dylan Reeve descend down a rabbit hole of an internet mystery that keeps adding stranger and stranger twists, and the drama has only heightened since...
NEXT WEEK: 3/6 TICKLED w YACHT's Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans
February 27, 2017 09:04 - 44 seconds - 691 KBNext Week on Sup Doc, Paco and George talk with Claire Evans and Jona Bechtolt from the band YACHT about one of 2016’s craziest documentaries, TICKLED! New Zealand journalists David Farrier and Dylan Reeve descend down a rabbit hole of internet mystery that keeps adding stranger and stranger twists, and the drama has only heightened since the film’s release. Jona and Claire were excited to talk about Tickling, internet subculture and their many, many other projects (like their live ...
51 - THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE w Henry Phillips
February 20, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBGeorge Chen and Paco Romane talk with comedian/musician Henry Phillips about his favorite doc THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE! Released in 2002, The Kid Stays in the Picture uses Evans' narration interspersed mostly with photographs from Evans' life as well as brief film footage from films such as Love Story, The Sun Also Rises, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, and The Godfather just to name a few...what makes this doc so great is Evans himself and how he changed Hollywood. Henry Phillips ...
NEXT WEEK: 2/20 THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE with comedian Henry Phillips
February 13, 2017 09:00 - 1 minute - 1.25 MBNext Week on Sup Doc: Paco & George watch The Kids Stays In The Picture, Bret Morgen's 2002 documentary about the life of legendary Hollywood producer and studio executive Robert Evans. They're joined by musician and comedian Henry Phillips who tells Paco & George why it's his favorite doc and how Evans helped bridge the gap between old and new Hollywood. Henry Phillips has been seen and heard performing his twisted songs and stories on ‘Comedy Central Presents’, ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel ...
50 - LIVE: MEMORIAL DAY 2000 w Cory Sklar, Emily Van Dyke, Melissa McQueen, and Frankie G
February 06, 2017 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBEpisode 50 Live at San Francisco Sketchfest 2017. For our live show we screened the cult classic "found footage" home movie Memorial Day 2000. Just a good clean video of Northern Michigan folks (Mike, Amy, Tom, and Kiersten) on vacation in a trailer setting things on fire, singing the Star-Spangled Banner, riding ATVs, throwing up, and having epic mudfights. Supposedly found as a VHS at a garage sale, Carly Ptak and Twig Harper (Nautical Almanac) sold the edited version through the...
NEXT WEEK: 2/6 MEMORIAL DAY 2000 live at SF Sketchfest
February 01, 2017 09:00 - 53 seconds - 835 KBAirs Monday Feb 6th. Our 50th episode! This 2nd live show at SF Sketchfest was a screening and panel on the cult classic "found footage" home movie Memorial Day 2000, edited by Carly Ptak and described by guest Cory Sklar as "Heavy Metal Parking Lot meets Gathering of the Juggalos". Trigger warning! Feces, vomit, Tom abuse, and general stupidity abound! Our esteemed panel includes Illogical Contraption's Cory Sklar (aka Chaki), comedians Melissa McQueen, Frankie G, and Emily Van Dy...
49 - BARRY screenwriter Adam Mansbach
January 23, 2017 09:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBOn this episode of Sup Doc Paco sits down with writer Adam Mansbach who wrote the biopic "Barry" currently available on Netflix. Barry is set in the year 1981 and focuses on the future president Barack Obama as he struggles to figure out his identity as he moves between various different communities and social circles while attending Columbia University. We also talk about Fab Five Freddy, how Adam's early musical influences shaped his writing, plus why he wrote his best-seller Go ...
NEXT WEEK: 1/23 BARRY with writer Adam Mansbach
January 16, 2017 16:23 - 43 seconds - 678 KBNext Week On Sup Doc Paco sits down with author Adam Mansbach who wrote the biopic "Barry" currently available on Netflix. Barry is set in the year 1981 and focuses on the future president Barack Obama as he struggles to figure out his identity as he moves between various different communities and social circles while attending Columbia University. We also talk about how Adam's early musical influences shaped his writing, plus why he wrote his best-seller Go The Fuck To Sleep, and h...
48 - DEATH OF SUPERMAN LIVES w comedian Bert DiVietri
January 09, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBPaco and George sit down with comedian Bert DiVietri to talk about his favorite documentary The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? Director Jon Schnepp’s 2015 film looks at the infamous Tim Burton reboot of Superman starring Nicholas Cage, which never got made. We talk to Bert about DC vs. Marvel, fantasy casting, Kevin Smith, Jon Peters’s headlocks, fandom, and more. The film is also streaming on Showtime Bert DiVietri is a Los Angeles comedian from Lansing Michigan. Growi...
NEXT WEEK: 1/9 THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN LIVES: WHAT HAPPENED? with comedian Bert DiVietri
January 02, 2017 09:00 - 40 seconds - 628 KBAirs Monday Jan 9th. Our guest is comedian Bert DiVietri who talks about his favorite documentary The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? Director John Schnepp’s 2015 film looks at the infamous Tim Burton reboot of Superman starring Nicholas Cage, which never got made. We talk to Bert about DC vs. Marvel, fantasy casting, Kevin Smith, Jon Peters’s headlocks, fandom, and more. You can find the film at http://www.tdoslwh.com and then join us for the conversation next Monday Janua...
47 - YEAR END REVIEW w host Paco Romane
December 26, 2016 06:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBOn EP 47 host Paco Romane talks about his favorite docs he watched in 2016, goes thru listener mail and provides some important details about our LIVE SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival show on January 29th! And as always Paco, George Chen and Will Scovill would like to say THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!! You've made 2016 our best year yet! **Sup Doc has created a Patreon page for those that can help out. We will also be providing unique Sup Doc content for our contributors....
46 - HOME MOVIE w Amy Miller
December 12, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBOn Sup Doc Ep46 hosts George Chen and Paco Romane sit down with comedian Amy Miller (Last Comic Standing, Punch Line) to discuss the 2001 doc Home Movie a witty look at five unusual homes that have been designed to match the ideas and eccentricities of the people who own them. Ben Skora is a self-styled inventor who has tricked out his Illinois home with a variety of unusual gadgets, among them a nine-foot-tall robot. Linda Beach, an American actress who enjoyed a successful career...
NEXT WEEK: 12/12 HOME MOVIE with comedian Amy Miller
December 05, 2016 08:27 - 37 seconds - 582 KBAirs Monday Dec 12th. Next week on Sup Doc, Paco and George sit down with comedian Amy Miller who talks about her very FAVORITE documentary Home Movie (2001). American Movie Director Chris Smith travels to five unusual dwellings and interviews the unlikely characters that populate them. From the Louisiana Bayou to a literal treehouse in Hawaii, and many bizarre stops in between, it's a fascinating look at what makes a home. We talk about homes, families, cats, 924 Gilman, and Amy’s d...
45 - WEINER w Megan Koester
November 28, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBOn episode 45 of Sup Doc Paco and George talk with VICE writer and comedian Megan Koester about the 2016 documentary Weiner. This documentary centers around ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner as he navigates the fallout (his wife, Huma Abedin, recently separated from him) of yet another alleged sexting scandal — his second since landing in hot water after tweeting explicit photos of himself to a woman via Twitter in 2011 — buzz surrounding the documentary about his life, aptly titled Wei...
NEXT WEEK: 11/28 WEINER with comedian Megan Koester
November 21, 2016 09:00 - 33 seconds - 527 KBAirs Monday Nov 28th. Paco and George visit with comedian Megan Koester to discuss the Anthony Weiner documentary about the scandal-prone politician and how the fallout of his sexting may have cost the Clinton campaign. We talk about the doc and deal with the aftermath of Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
44 - YOU DON'T KNOW BO w Billy Wayne Davis
November 14, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBOn Ep 44 Paco and George sit down with comedian Billy Wayne Davis. You may have seen Billy Wayne on Last Comic Standing or heard him on Marc Maron's podcast WTF. We talk to BW's about his start at Zanies in Nashville, his dog Bo Jackson, his own docs-series on CMT called Freedom, ligers, how comedy and sports are related and of course the 30 for 30 documentary You Don't Know Bo: The Legend of Bo Jackson. Billy Wayne has worked with well known comics such as: Colin Quinn, Lisa Lampan...
NEXT WEEK: 11/14 YOU DON'T KNOW BO with comedian Billy Wayne Davis
November 07, 2016 17:19 - 30 seconds - 473 KBAirs on Monday Nov 14th: On Ep 44 Paco and George sit down with comedian Billy Wayne Davis (Last Comic Standing, WTF, Third Man Records) to discuss the 30 on 30 documentary You Don't Know Bo: The Legend of Bo Jackson (2012). Bo Jackson is a cultural icon and one of the most famous athletes of all time. Watch the doc and join us here next week! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
43 - HELL HOUSE w Molly Lambert
October 31, 2016 08:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBPaco and George talk with writer/podcaster Molly Lambert. They get into ghosts, The Black Dahlia, music, Christianity, all things spooky manse-related, and dig deep into the doc Hell House! Hell House is a 2001 documentary that was directed by George Ratliff that focuses on the idea of a hell house, a Christian-themed haunted attraction, in Cedar Hill, Texas. The film follows the youth group of the Cedar Hill Trinity Church, documenting the work involved in creating the hell house, ...
NEXT WEEK: 10/31 HELL HOUSE with writer Molly Lambert
October 24, 2016 08:00 - 54 seconds - 857 KBNext Week on Sup Doc - It's Our Halloween Episode...On Ep 43 we sit down with writer/podcaster Molly Lambert to talk about the 2002 documentary Hell House! You can see Hell House on youtube. So watch it and join the conversation Halloween Day Monday Oct 31st! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
42 - PROJECT GRIZZLY w Deborah Robinson
October 17, 2016 08:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBSup Doc's first Watch Along! Watch Project Grizzly with us! Grab a bowl of popcorn, get comfy and join the conversation as guest Deborah Robinson chats along with hosts Paco and George. Project Grizzly is Deb's favorite documentary. https://youtu.be/i6eNK1O-RWw In this feature-length documentary, Troy James Hurtubise goes face to face with Canada's most deadly land mammal, the grizzly bear. Troy is the creator of what he hopes is a grizzly-proof suit, and he repeatedly tests his arm...
NEXT WEEK: 10/17 PROJECT GRIZZLY with comedian Deborah Robinson
October 11, 2016 12:00 - 36 seconds - 575 KBAirs on 10/17/16: On this episode Paco and George are joined by comedian Deborah Robinson for a special format. We do a running commentary for the whole length of the 1996 cult Canadian doc Project Grizzly, the saga of Troy Hurtubise, a man with an obsession. He is building a suit of armor to withstand a grizzly bear attack. Will he get to test it out in the field? Watch this doc on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6eNK1O-RWw when the episode drops to join the conversation...
41 - BUSTER KEATON RIDES AGAIN w Nick Flanagan
October 03, 2016 08:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBOn Episode 41 Paco Romane and George Chen talk with comedian and actor Nick Flanagan about the 1965 documentary Buster Keaton Rides Again, plus GG Allin, music, Canada, Angelyne, other docs, and we hear how Nick had helped people move into the apartment this episode was recorded in. This documentary chronicles the filming of one of Buster Keaton's last short comedies, "The Railrodder," which features him in a rambling journey across Canada. Included are brief biographic sketches and...
NEXT WEEK: 10/3 BUSTER KEATON RIDES AGAIN with comedian Nick Flanagan
September 26, 2016 05:00 - 37 seconds - 591 KBAirs on 10/3/16: On this episode Paco and George and joined by comedian/actor/writer Nick Flanagan. They talk about the behind-the-scenes documentary Buster Keaton Rides Again that chronicles the filming of one of Buster Keaton's last short comedies, "The Railrodder," which features him in a rambling journey across Canada. Watch this doc on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HOWv7Ce69E and join the conversation! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...
40 - JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK w Julia Prescott
September 19, 2016 08:14 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBOn episode 40 we delve into the life of a comedy great via the 2010 documentary, Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work. Thanks to an internship, our guest Julia Prescott was able to bring her mom to the 2009 Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers! Paco and George talk to Julia about writing (for animated shows like The Aquabats and Future-Worm!), historical roasting, Kathy Griffin, QVC credibility, and family. We compare everything to The Simpsons because that's just what Julia does! Joan River...
NEXT WEEK 9/19: JOAN RIVERS A PIECE OF WORK with comedian Julia Prescott
September 12, 2016 17:00 - 43 seconds - 677 KBNEXT WEEK EPISODE 40: Actor, writer and comedian Julia Prescott talks with hosts George Chen and Paco Romane about Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. Airs monday 9/19/16 www.supdocpodcast.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
39 - ROOM 237/THE NIGHTMARE director Rodney Ascher (Part 2)
September 12, 2016 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBPart 2 of a 2-episode interview. You wake up in the middle of night, unable to move and see a shadow standing over your bed. Is this a bad dream or something far more sinister? Was Kubrick’s The Shining more that just a scary movie? Director Rodney Ascher joins Paco Romane and George Chen to talk about experiences with sleepwalking and sleep paralysis, among other topics. We learn about Rodney's working process and influences, Stanley Kubrick's museum exhibit, cinematic puzzles, The...
38 - ROOM 237/THE NIGHTMARE director Rodney Ascher (Part 1)
September 05, 2016 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBPart 1 of a 2-Part interview - You wake up in the middle of night, unable to move and see a shadow standing over your bed. Is this a bad dream or something far more sinister? Was Kubrick’s The Shining more that just a scary movie? Director Rodney Ascher joins SUP DOC to talk about sock puppets, Marilyn Manson and what led him to him to direct the conspiracy-fueled Room 237 & his personal reasons to create the bone-chilling doc The Nightmare. Room 237 is a subjective documentary that...
37 - FINDING VIVIAN MAIER w Esther Ku
August 22, 2016 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBOn Ep 37 Paco and George welcome comedian and actress Esther Ku to talk about the riveting 2013 doc Finding Vivian Maier. They also discuss Esther's childhood, her start in the Boston comedy scene and her recent work on Family Guy. Maier was a French-American woman who worked most of her life as a nanny and housekeeper to a multitude of Chicago families. She carried a camera everywhere she went, but Maier's photographic legacy was largely unknown during her lifetime. She died in 200...
36 - GLENN CAMPBELL: I'LL BE ME w Wimps
August 08, 2016 14:04 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBPaco and George are joined by Seattle band Wimps to discuss the 2014 Glenn Campbell documentary, I'll Be Me by James Keach. Matt, Rachel, and Dave were moved for personal and professional reasons by the story of the final tour of country star Glenn Campbell, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2011. We talk about speech pathology, touring history, family, 7 stages of Alzheimer's, and memory strategies. The Washington Post's Ann Hornaday wrote that " 'I’ll Be Me' is an elevating ex...
35 - OJ: MADE IN AMERICA w Greg Edwards and Harmon Leon
July 25, 2016 08:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBOn EP 35 hosts Paco Romane and George Chen examine O.J.: Made in America a 2016 American five-part documentary miniseries produced and directed by Ezra Edelman for ESPN Films and their 30 for 30 series. The documentary explores two of America's greatest fixations–race and celebrity–through the life of O. J. Simpson, from his emerging football career at the University of Southern California and why America fell in love with him, to being accused of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and ...