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
175 - A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX director Rodney Ascher
George talks to filmmaker Rodney Ascher about his latest doc, A Glitch in the Matrix, and how we relate to Simulation Theory.
01:02:05 |
Mon 21 Jun 2021
174 - ANIMAL PASSIONS w Butch Escobar
Woof! Butch Escobar made us watch this zoophilia documentary so you don't have to.
01:17:36 |
Mon 07 Jun 2021
173 - Director Jordan Brady (I AM COMIC, I AM ROAD COMIC, I AM BATTLE COMIC)
Jordan Brady's trilogy of comedian documentaries shows life on the road and his participation as a USO entertainer in the Middle East.
01:16:27 |
Mon 24 May 2021
Lo Fidelity Music Trivia Gameshow
Paco and George are quizzed on their music knowledge by past guest Kevin Seal and co-host Christopher Fortier for the Lo Fidelity show.
00:32:05 |
Sat 22 May 2021
172 - Q: INTO THE STORM
Paco and George mark 6 years of Sup Doc and summarize Q: INTO THE STORM to save you 6 hours.
00:57:47 |
Mon 10 May 2021
171 - WATCH OR NOT DOCS
Paco and George look at some recent docs (Chris Farley, Billie Eilish, A Glitch In the Matrix) and also their lives.
00:45:14 |
Mon 26 Apr 2021
170 - OPERATION VARSITY BLUES w Aviva Siegel
Aviva Siegel joins George to discuss and digress on all things College Admissions Scandal and the bizarre Netflix doc Operation Varsity Blues.
01:02:32 |
Mon 12 Apr 2021
169 - HEAVEN'S GATE: THE CULT OF CULTS director Clay Tweel and producer Shannon Riggs
The team behind Parkside Films (Gleason, Finders Keepers, The Innocent Man) talk to Paco and George about their HBO docuseries on the Heaven's Gate cult.
01:12:30 |
Mon 29 Mar 2021
168 - GREY GARDENS w Amber Preston
Paco and George are joined by comedian Amber Preston to recap the classic Maysles doc Grey Gardens, the Bouvier Beales, a mother-daughter combo that has inspired decades of parodies and characters.
01:08:12 |
Mon 15 Mar 2021
167 - Watch Or Not Docs
Paco and George look at some of the streaming options on HBO Max, Netflix, and good ol' YouTube.
00:48:15 |
Mon 01 Mar 2021
166 - FilmDrunk Frotcast Crossover special w Matt Lieb and Vince Mancini
Sup Doc joins the FilmDrunk Frotcast for a very special crossover episode where we manage to talk about a few documentaries (Some Kind of Heaven, TIGER, In and Of Itself) between jokes.
01:39:52 |
Mon 15 Feb 2021
165 - Hot Or Not Doc Reviews
Paco and George review a slate of recent documentaries you can stream.
00:51:03 |
Mon 01 Feb 2021
164 - IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL w Jared Logan
Paco and George visit with comedian and game master Jared Logan to discuss IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL, Jessica Yu's documentary on Henry Darger, the loner whose exhaustive creative work was discove…
00:53:54 |
Mon 18 Jan 2021
163 - RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE directors Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer, Quinn Costello
George talks to the team behind RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE, EVERYDAY SUNSHINE: THE STORY OF FISHBONE, and PLAGUES & PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA.
01:21:30 |
Mon 04 Jan 2021
162 - Director's Cut
Paco and George play some clips from their documentary director interview series. Learn about what it takes to be a DIY doc filmmaker!
01:02:19 |
Mon 21 Dec 2020
161 - ZAPPA w Kevin Seal
Paco and George talk to musician Kevin Seal about the new Alex Winter Frank Zappa documentary, ZAPPA.
01:16:29 |
Mon 07 Dec 2020
160 - Director Jeff Feuerzeig (DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON, AUTHOR:THE JT LEROY STORY, HALF JAPANESE)
Jeff Feuerzeig has made some of our favorite documentaries about outsider artists (The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Half Japanese, Author: The JT Leroy Story) and this is an engaging and fun interview
01:20:59 |
Mon 23 Nov 2020
159 - Upcoming Doc Reviews
Paco and George talk about some upcoming docs that were just announced, ones they want to watch, and some non-docs too.
00:42:25 |
Mon 09 Nov 2020
158 - THE VOW finale w Johnny Pemberton
We get through episodes 6 through 9 of The Vow, which tries the patience of Paco, George, and returning guest Johnny Pemberton.
01:13:41 |
Mon 26 Oct 2020
157 - JACO w Chaki Sklar & Bret Berg
On episode 157 we recap the 2014 documentary Jaco currently streaming on Hulu and our guests are two great musicians and bass players Chaki Sklar and Bret Berg.
00:57:18 |
Mon 12 Oct 2020
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