Culturally Relevant with David Chen

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Uncovering The Last Days of John Allen Chau (with Alex Perry) Aug 09, 2019

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David talks with Alex Perry about the last days of American missionary John Allen Chau. You can read Perry's piece, "The Last Days of John Allen Chau," in Outside.

Links:

Buy Alex's book, The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took On the World's Most Powerful Mafia
Follow Alex on Twitter
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This episode was produced and edited by David Chen, and powered by Simplecast.

Being Queer in Red America (with Samantha Allen) Aug 06, 2019

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David chats with writer Samantha Allen about her new book, Real Queer America. Allen drove to red states and conservative regions from Provo, Utah to the Bible Belt in order to explore queer culture. She discusses how LGTBQ people have survived and thrived in places around the country where you might least expect it.

Shownotes
(2:56) Samantha Allen interview
(26:46) Weekly Recommendations

The Last Days of John Allen Chau

Links:

Buy Samantha's book on Amazon.
Follow Samantha on Twitter
Being Transgender Can Be Funny, But Not for the Reasons Dave Chappelle Thinks
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This episode was produced and edited by David Chen and Beidi Zhang, and powered by Simplecast.

Zen and the Art of Videogame Character Maintenance (with Dan Trachtenberg) Jul 30, 2019

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David chats with Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane, Black Mirror) about directing Warframe's new cinematic trailer. Dan talks about what it's like trying to make it in Hollywood today, the differences between directing a videogame trailer and a movie, why he loves Warframe, and what he finds rewarding about videogames, Legos, and building Gundam models.

Shownotes
(2:35) Dan Trachtenberg interview
(1:02:20) Weekly Recommendations

Links:

Warframe is a free game that you can play online. Check it out.
Watch Dan's cinematic Warframe trailer
Watch The Boys on Prime Video
Watch Dan's short film, Portal: No Escape
Follow Dan on Twitter
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Big Little Lies Season 2 Review (with Tara Ariano) Jul 26, 2019

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David and Tara Ariano review the second season of HBO's hit show Big Little Lies.

Links:

Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.
Read Jen Chaney's review of Big Little Lies Season 2.
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Follow Tara on Twitter.
Check out Tara's other podcast, Extra Hot Great.
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This episode was produced and edited by David Chen, and powered by Simplecast.

'The Farewell' and the Loneliness of the Immigrant Experience (with Lulu Wang) Jul 23, 2019

Show notes

Shownotes
(3:45) Lulu Wang interview
(22:30) The Farewell Review
(45:15) Weekly Recommendations

Links:

Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.
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This episode was produced and edited by David Chen, and powered by Simplecast.
Jeff Maysh has a great yarn over at The Daily Beast on how LA's "Dine and Dash Dater" was apprehended.
Jacey Fortin asks us to consider the story behind the stories that go viral online.
Amanda Mull discusses the rise of coffee shaming.

The Case For And Against Watching Movie Trailers (with Jeff Cannata and Peter Sciretta) Jul 16, 2019

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In the first episode of Culturally Relevant, David chats with Jeff Cannata and Peter Sciretta about movie trailers. Are they worth watching? Or do they spoil the filmgoing experience?

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Check out Jeff's show The Dungeon Run on Youtube, or watch it live on Wednesdays at 6 PM Pacific on Caffeine.
Follow Peter on Twitter
Check out Peter's podcast Slashfilm Daily, or find his YouTube channel Ordinary Adventures.

Culturally Relevant: The Trailer May 17, 2019

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Culturally Relevant will be a podcast featuring cultural observations and in-depth conversations with people who are shaping how we think about the world. Every week or so, I’ll be putting out a new conversation and/or a new reflection on things that are happening right now. I hope you it!

You can subscribe to this show at culturallyrelevantshow.com and you can email me at culturallyrelevantshow@gmail.com. Thanks for checking it out and for being with me on this next adventure.

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