David chats with writer/director Bao Tran about his hit martial arts comedy film The Paper Tigers. Support me on Patreon! Links: Watch The Paper Tigers Follow Bao Tran on Twitter Learn more about Bao Tran's work Weekly Recommendations Jezebel: There is no After Saigon Social restaurant This podcast is powered by Simplecast. Check them out at simplecast.com for a great podcast management and analytics solution. Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 58
David and @Joyofnapping discuss the CDC's abruptly-updated guide to mask wearing. Support me on Patreon! Links: Vaccinated Americans may go without masks most places Hundreds of epidemiologists expected mask wearing to continue for at least a year The New York Times' world COVID vaccination tracker Major US retailers drop mask requirements Slate article about workers not wanting to go back to the office Apoorva Mandavilli's thread about the CDC guidance Journalists are kind of obsessed with peop...
May 15, 2021•50 min
David chats with comedian Scott Seiss about what it was like to go mega-viral by making TikTok videos about IKEA. Support me on Patreon! Links: Viral tweet with Scott's TikToks Follow Scott on TikTok Scott's website Follow Scott on Twitter Follow David on TikTok This podcast is powered by Simplecast. Check them out at simplecast.com for a great podcast management and analytics solution. Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Follow the show...
May 07, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 57
David chats with film/TV director Megan Griffiths about what the pandemic has been like in the entertainment industry this year. Thanks for listening to our series about the Seattle pandemic. If you appreciated this series, please consider leaving a review for us on iTunes or sharing the podcast. Support me on Patreon! Links: Learn more about Megan's work Follow Megan on Twitter Seattle Times' article about Megan's wedding Megan Griffiths and others remember Lynn Shelton Weekly Recommendation 17...
Apr 25, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 56
David chats with Adam Zacks, the chief programming officer of the Seattle Theatre Group and the creator of music festivals such as Sasquatch! about what it was like to try and survive in a year where people could not be together. Support me on Patreon! Links: Follow Adam on Twitter Learn more about the Seattle Theatre Group Learn more about Thing festival Photo by Lancemphoto This podcast is powered by Simplecast. Check them out at simplecast.com for a great podcast management and analytics solu...
Apr 15, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 55
David chats with Deming Maclise about what it's been like to survive the pandemic as a restauranteur and how COVID-19 is likely to impact the industry. Support me on Patreon! Links: Weimann-Maclise restaurants Bastille's closure makes way for counter-service at Sabine This podcast is powered by Simplecast. Check them out at simplecast.com for a great podcast management and analytics solution. Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Follow th...
Apr 07, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 54
David chats with Stephen McCauley, a firefighter in the Seattle area, about what it was like to be one of the first people in the country quarantined due to Coronavirus. This week is part of a series on one year in the Seattle pandemic. Subscribe to this podcast to make sure you get every episode. Support me on Patreon! Links: The Coronavirus's rampage through a suburban nursing home How it unfolded: King County death first in US linked to Coronavirus Seattle's Virus Success Shows What Could Hav...
Mar 30, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 53
David and @joyofnapping discuss the murders of eight people in Georgia, including six women of Asian descent. Learn more about how to Stop AAPI Hate. Support me on Patreon! Links: The New York Times' coverage of the spa shootings The Racial Triangulation of Asian-Americans 5 Pictures Explaining Racial Triangulation Theory Captain who said spa suspect had a bad day is no longer a spokesman for the case Nice White Parents podcast Bystander Intervention resources This podcast is powered by Simpleca...
Mar 19, 2021•54 min
David and @joyofnapping discuss their feelings about their parents getting vaccinated, their own forthcoming vaccinations, and what it might be like to re-enter society. Support me on Patreon! Links: The New York Times' vaccine page The Daily episode about vaccines and the epidemic Emily Yoster article about vaccine transmission Anne Helen Petersen's article about the new normal Motivational water bottles This podcast is powered by Simplecast. Check them out at simplecast.com for a great podcast...
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 10 min
David talks with journalist Piya Sinha-Roy about the recent controversy at Reply All. Support me on Patreon! Links: Reply All's The Case of the Missing Hit Reply All's Test Kitchen Series ( part 1 and part 2 ) LATimes: How an email sparked a scandal at Reply All NYTimes: Reply All host takes leave of absence NYTimes: Reply All is put on pause Vulture: Variety Editor-in-Chief Claudia Eller To Take Two Month Administrative Leave After Twitter Fight Follow Piya Sinha-Roy on Twitter Piya's Vanity Fa...
Feb 28, 2021•1 hr 17 min
David chats with Scott Wampler about snowstorm that crippled Texas this week. Support me on Patreon! Links: Texas power grid crumples under the cold Texans see no end to winter storm What went wrong with Texas power grid Blame and questions mount How to help and get help in Texas How to help feed people in need Follow Scott Wampler on Twitter Subscribe to the Kingcast Kingcast Patreon This podcast is powered by Simplecast. Check them out at simplecast.com for a great podcast management and analy...
Feb 18, 2021•33 min
David speak with writer May-Lee Chai about the anti-Asian violence that is sweeping parts of the country right now, as well as its causes and solutions. Support me on Patreon! Links: Read May-Lee Chai's viral Twitter thread Read May-Lee Chai's book, Useful Phrases for Immigrants Learn more about May-Lee Chai Our Asian neighbors are suffering. We need to listen to them. Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Are On The Rise Due To COVID-19. Here’s How To Help. Weekly Recommendations A vision of Asian-American ci...
Feb 14, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 52
David chats with 'Garbage Day' newsletter author Ryan Broderick about WallStreetBets and how internet culture has taken over the world. Support me on Patreon! Links: Ryan's piece in The Nation on the paradoxical politics of the GameStop Pump Twitter is a mall Follow Ryan on Twitter Subscribe to Ryan's podcast The Content Mines Subscribe to Ryan's newsletter Garbage Day The issue about Gamestop The issue about Bean Dad Everything you need to know to get back into Tumblr Weekly Recommendations Cit...
Feb 04, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 50
David chats with Dallas Taylor about creating the hit podcast 'Twenty Thousand Hertz' and why he's passionate about educating people about the world of sound. Support me on Patreon! Links: Listen to Twenty Thousand Hertz The episode about Siri The episode about the NBC chimes The episode about Dies Irae The episode about Star Wars blasters Watch Dallas Taylor's TED Talk Learn more about Dallas's company, Defacto Sound Dallas Taylor's website Weekly Recommendations A Vast Web of Vengeance Ted Las...
Jan 31, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 49
David and @joyofnapping discuss their thoughts on the inauguration of Joe Biden and how they're feeling in the aftermath of the Trump administration. Support me on Patreon! Links: Joe Biden's inauguration speech Joe Biden's speech about COVID Q Some Q followers lose hope Diehard Q followers left adrift Biden's 17 executive orders Maggie Haberman Fresh Air interview NYTimes feature This podcast is powered by Simplecast. Check them out at simplecast.com for a great podcast management and analytics...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 6 min
David chats with @joyofnapping about the events of the past two weeks. Support me on Patreon! Links: Some Democrats are worried their colleagues will kill them How police made a stand against the mob Inside Trump's failure to act Will multiracial democracy survive? Trump impeached again The MAGA mindset prevails Post-Riot Polls for the GOP The pandemic is ruining your body Maria Bustillos article in Popula Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 11 min
[Cross-post from David's Patreon page] David shares an update on his medical condition, his thoughts on the past year, and the year ahead. Support me on Patreon! Links: David's tweets about WTF happened ( tweet thread 1 , tweet thread 2 ) Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Follow the show on Twitter. Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com ....
Jan 05, 2021•26 min
David counts down the top 5 TV shows of 2020 with film critic and "Decoder Ring" podcast host Willa Paskin. Support me on Patreon! Links: Read Willa Paskin's list of top 10 TV Shows Subscribe to Willa's podcast, Decoder Ring Follow Willa Paskin on Twitter Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Follow the show on Twitter. Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com ....
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 47
In this diary episode, David reflects on what the pandemic has revealed about America. Also: watching Tenet (finally!) Support me on Patreon! Links: Anna Sale's tweet Death Sex and Money episode about what pandemic has taken from us America is paying a heavy price for freedom Texas Wedding Photographers Have Seen Some Shit Can we do twice as many vaccinations as we thought? Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Follow the show on Twitter. ...
Dec 18, 2020•33 min
David chats with writer/director Aneesh Chaganty about his breakout thriller 'Searching' and his new film 'Run', which is streaming right now on Hulu. Support me on Patreon! Links: Follow Aneesh on Twitter Stream Run on Hulu Watch Aneesh's Google Glass ad Watch the 100 Billion Words ad Weekly Recommendations: Nerding Out with David Fincher David Fincher's Impossible Eye Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Follow the show on Twitter. Find...
Dec 11, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 46
David chats with Alex Goldstein, the creator of the "Faces of COVID" Twitter account, which memorializes lives that have been lost to COIVD and which now has over 130K followers. Alex discusses why he created the account, what has surprised him, and the most challenging parts of maintaining it. Support me on Patreon! Links: Follow Faces of COVID on Twitter Follow Alex Goldstein on Twitter Our COVID bubble tips [video] Iowa is what happens when government does nothing The Pope's op-ed in The New ...
Dec 04, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 45
David chats with writer Myles McNutt about his new Game of Thrones companion book, 'Game of Thrones: A Guide to Westeros And Beyond: The Complete Series.' Support me on Patreon! Links: Buy Myles' book on Amazon (on sale through end of Nov 2020) Follow Myles on Twitter Read Myles' blog, Cultural Learnings Listen to my interview with Charles Yu Weekly Recommendations: Ted Lasso The Crown Season 4 Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Follow ...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 44
David chats with Dan Gvozden (host of The Amazing Spider-Talk Podcast") about Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the new videogame for Playstation consoles. Support me on Patreon! Links: Read Charles Pulliam Moore's piece about Miles' relationship with the police Check out Dan's podcast, Amazing Spider-Talk Listen to Dan's interview with Yuri Lowenthal, the voice behind Spider-Man Follow Dan on Twitter Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com...
Nov 19, 2020•1 hr 2 min
In this diary episode, David and @joyofnapping discuss this week's momentous U.S. Election. Support me on Patreon! Links: FiveThirtyEight: How Biden Won Isabel Wilkerson's Caste GOP split on accepting the results Trump's attempted autocratic breakthrough Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Follow the show on Twitter. Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com . This episode was produced and edited by David Chen and powe...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 23 min
David chats with Cesar Kuriyama, the founder and CEO of 1 Second Everyday, about how he created a company that helps people make a movie out of their lives and how his company has fared during the pandemic. Support me on Patreon! Links: Learn more about 1 Second Everyday Watch Cesar's TED Talk Watch Cesar's cool music video Watch/Read about David's reflections on 1 Second Everyday Weekly Recommendations: The Renner Files The Three Body Problem Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailin...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 41
David chats with Richard Rushfield from The Ankler about starting an independent newsletter that provides an alternate perspective on Hollywood, and what it's like to chronicle the end of the modern Hollywood studio era as we know it. Support me on Patreon! Links: Subscribe to The Ankler! Weekly Recommendations: What are we so afraid of? The Audiobook for Oliver Stone's memoir Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Follow the show on Twitte...
Oct 16, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 40
In this diary episode, David and @joyofnapping discuss their thoughts on the President's COVID diagnosis, reflect on the crisis Evangelicals face, talk about COVID bubbles (including their own), and ponder the myth of American exceptionalism. Support me on Patreon! Links: The New York Times' White House COVID story tracker Naomi Klein's Intercepted episode (transcript ) That Terrible Guy's Controversial Prayer Rallies Hamilton Nolan's review of the first debate The Lakers won! Sam Anderson's art...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 22 min
David chats with character actor Stephen Tobolowsky about why "making it" in Hollywood is even more challenging than it seems, and what life has been like as an actor during the pandemic. Support me on Patreon! Links: Listen to The Tobolowsky Files Watch The Tobolowsky Files on YouTube Weekly Recommendations: Stephen's Reddit AMA A Monster Calls Chicago Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Follow the show on Twitter. Find every episode of...
Oct 03, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 39
David share his initial thoughts on forming a COVID bubble, discusses Christopher Nolan's 'Following' and Albert Brooks' ''Lost in America.' and reflects on the upcoming season of The Tobolowsky Files. Subscribe to The Tobolowsky Files to make sure you get the new season. Support me on Patreon! Links: Following on Criterion Lost in America on Criterion New York Times' Coronavirus tracker The Nuclear Family was a mistake Chris Rock New York Times profile Watch The Primary Instinct on Prime Video ...
Sep 25, 2020•52 min
David chats with journalist and director Seth Porges about Class Action Park , a new documentary on HBO Max. Support me on Patreon! Links: Watch Class Action Park on HBO Max Weekly Recommendations: Podcast: The Ride My Video Essay about I'm Thinking of Ending Things Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Follow the show on Twitter. Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com . This episode was produced and edited by David C...
Sep 17, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 38
