Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast
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
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 234
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
195 - PAVEMENTS / KIM'S VIDEO with Arthur Jones
Arthur Jones (Feels Good Man, Antisocial Network) joins George to discuss all things Pavement and whether the Pavements doc "works." We also discuss the 2023 doc Kim's Video.
00:55:22 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
194 - 20TH ANNIVERSARY DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON with director Jeff Feuerzeig
Director Jeff Feuerzeig drops by to discuss the 20th anniversary of the documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston, plus some documentary recommendations.
01:20:38 |
Sun 06 Jul 2025
193 - PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF
A young Paul Reubens finds himself amongst Los Angeles' art and punk scene in the early '80s, starts a stage show for his character Pee-Wee after getting passed over for SNL, and the rest is show biz…
00:55:30 |
Mon 16 Jun 2025
192 - OUR TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW
Paco and George zoom for you on the tenth anniversary of the podcast
01:02:41 |
Thu 08 May 2025
191 - MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM w Daniel Gill
George and Daniel reminisce about early oughts New York and seeing the bands covered in Meet Me In The Bathroom.
01:03:15 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
190 - WATCH OR NOT 2022 Wrap Up
Paco and George sum up some recent docs to close out 2022
01:03:47 |
Sat 31 Dec 2022
189 - IT CAME FROM AQUARIUS RECORDS w director Kenneth Thomas, Windy Chien, Andee Connors, Allan Horrocks
Director Kenneth Thomas spent years chronicling the rise and demise of Aquarius Records, an influential store in San Francisco. Former owners Windy Chien, Andee Connors, and Allan Horrocks join us to…
01:16:32 |
Mon 03 Oct 2022
188 - LIKE A ROLLING STONE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BEN FONG TORRES w Daniel Gill
Paco and George are joined by Daniel Gill to recap the life and times of foundational music critic Ben Fong-Torres.
01:01:23 |
Thu 04 Aug 2022
187 - THE KIDS IN THE HALL: COMEDY PUNKS w Paul Myers, Reg Harkema, Nick McKinney
George talks to the team behind The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks, a tribute to the forty-year career of the influential Canadian sketch troupe.
00:36:06 |
Tue 17 May 2022
186 - WATCH OR NOT: Seven Year LuLaRich
George and Paco celebrate the 7th year of Sup Doc and recap streaming documentaries about Jimmy Saville, Von Dutch, John Wayne Gacy, The Tinder Swindler, LuLaRoe, and Kanye.
01:02:50 |
Sat 14 May 2022
185 - BAD VEGAN: FAME. FRAUD. FUGITIVES. w Laura Hooper Beck
How did Sarma Melngailis end up ensnared in the cult-like money pit orchestrated by armchair adventurer Anthony Strangis? George and guest Laura Hooper Beck wade through BAD VEGAN, the Chris Smith fo…
01:22:54 |
Wed 27 Apr 2022
184 - Biopsy: INVENTING ANNA w Luna Malbroux
Luna and George review the Netflix scammer series Inventing Anna, about Anna Delvey / Sorokin.
00:53:42 |
Mon 07 Mar 2022
183 - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND w Daniel Gill
George and Daniel Gill dive deep into all things Velvet Underground thanks to Todd Haynes' thorough new documentary.
01:25:48 |
Mon 10 Jan 2022
182 - FOR MADMEN ONLY director Heather Ross and James Urbaniak
Paco and George are joined by director Heather Ross and actor James Urbaniak to discuss their film For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close.
01:12:12 |
Mon 04 Oct 2021
181 - FANTASTIC FUNGI w Jessica Sele
George and guest Jessica Sele plug into the mycelium network and review the Netflix sleeper hit Fantastic Fungi.
01:07:12 |
Mon 13 Sep 2021
180 - TOO SOON: COMEDY AFTER 9/11 director Julie Seabaugh
Paco and George talk to Julie Seabaugh about her documentary directorial debut TOO SOON: COMEDY AFTER 9/11.
01:12:15 |
Mon 30 Aug 2021
179 - WOODSTOCK 99: PEACE, LOVE, AND RAGE w Chaki and Adam Papagan
George is joined by Chaki and Adam Papagan to review the recent HBO documentary, Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage.
01:07:54 |
Mon 16 Aug 2021
178 - LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY'S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU w Sam Mickens
Sam Mickens (AnotherWorldIsPossible) joins George to dive into the convoluted madness that beset the production of the 1996 Island of Dr. Moreau, considered one of the worst films of its decade.
00:57:53 |
Mon 02 Aug 2021
177 - WATCH OR NOT DOCS
Paco and George review some recent (and recent to us) documentaries like The Sparks Brothers, The Donut King, Summer of Soul, and The Cockettes.
01:04:00 |
Mon 19 Jul 2021
176 - THIS IS POP: AUTO-TUNE w Eric Schwartz
Eric Schwartz comes on to talk about T-Pain, Auto-Tune, his beginnings in comedy and more.
00:58:59 |
Mon 05 Jul 2021
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