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    Culturally Relevant with David Chen

    A culture podcast featuring TV/film reviews and in-depth conversations with writers, artists, and filmmakers.

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    Copyright: © 2019 David Chen

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    Latest Episodes:
    Diary: Dispatches from the CHOP; the First Wave of Coronavirus Jun 21, 2020
    Show notes

    In this bonus diary episode, David chats with his wife about how the Coronavirus pandemic has continued to evolve. Plus, they share tips for what they are doing to get through these times.

    NOTE: In this episode, David refers to Donald G. Mcneil Jr. as a doctor. He is in fact a science and health reporter for The New York Times.

    Links:

    • Follow @Joyofnapping on Twitter
    • The CHOP, explained
    • King5: Capitol Hill residents want their neighborhood back
    • Fox News runs digitally altered images of Seattle protest zone
    • Shootings in the CHOP
    • The Daily's episode about What We've Learned from Coronavirus
    • Current Coronavirus case counts
    • Cases in the US have not fallen vs. European Union
    • Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.
    • Follow the show on Twitter.
    • Follow David Chen on Twitter.
    • Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com.
    • This episode was produced and edited by David Chen and powered by Simplecast.
    The Man Behind the Myth in 'Be Water' (with Bao Nguyen) Jun 10, 2020
    Show notes

    David chats with Bao Nguyen about his new film 'Be Water' which examines the life of Bruce Lee.

    Links:

    • Watch 'Be Water' on ESPN
    • Weekly Recommendations:
      • On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
      • Truth vs. Hollywood
    • 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 powered by Simplecast.
    Diary: The Police Brutality Protests Jun 05, 2020
    Show notes

    In this diary episode, David reflects on the events of the past few weeks, in which we've seen an unprecedented waves of protests against police brutality in the midst of a global pandemic.

    Links:

    • I tweet out every article I read
    • Podcast recommendations:
      • Pod Save the People
      • NPR Code Switch
      • Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
      • 1619 Podcast
    • Movie recommendations:
      • Just Mercy (Free rental)
      • I Am Not Your Negro (Free on Prime)
      • If Beale Street Could Talk (Free on Hulu)
    • Book recommendations:
      • The Guardian's anti-racism reading list
      • 25 Essential Books for Fighting Racism
    • Mireille Harper's guide to non-optical allyship
    • What is an anti-racist reading list for?
    • An oral history of 48 surreal, violent, Biblical minutes in Washington
      • The Christians who loved Trump's stunt
      • The inconceivable strangeness of Trump's photo-op
    • Cops Are Always the Main Characters
    • What a world without cops would look like
    • How much do we need the police?
    • You Should Be Feeling MIserable
    • James Mattis Denounces President Trump
    • Asian American businesses looted across the U.S. during riots
    • Caught on camera, police explode in rage and violence across the US
    • People can't stop watching videos of police and protests
    • Facing Protests Over Use of Force, Police Respond with More Force
    • Trevor Noah on the death of George Floyd and police brutality protests
    • Eve Ewing's Viral Twitter Thread
    • A crisis that began with an image of police brutality keeps providing more
    • Greg Doucette's 300+ long Twitter thread featuring incidents of police brutality
    • Buzzfeed's running list of police protest hoaxes
    • Jon Ronson's So You've Been Publicly Shamed
    • The bird watcher, that incident, and his feelings on the woman's fate
    • 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 powered by Simplecast.
    Confronting White Privilege in 'A Map Is Only One Story' (with Cinelle Barnes) May 29, 2020
    Show notes

    David talks with writer Cinelle Barnes about her new essay "Carefree White Girls, Careful Brown Girls" which can be found in A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home.

    Note: This conversation was recorded in early March 2020.

    Links:

    • Buy A Map Is Only One Story
    • Buy Cinelle Barnes' other books
    • The killing of Ahmaud Arbery
    • The killing of George Floyd
    • The Bird Watcher, That Incident and His Feelings on the Woman’s Fate
    • Minneapolis man accused or racial profiling
    • Weekly Recommendations:
      • Trick Mirror
      • When will it be safe to go back to movie theaters?
    • 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 powered by Simplecast.
    'The Last Dance' Review May 26, 2020
    Show notes

    David and his wife, @joyofnapping, discuss ESPN's 10-part docuseries 'The Last Dance.'

    Links:

    • Watch the video version of this review
    • Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.
    • Follow the show on Twitter.
    • Follow David Chen on Twitter.
    • Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com.
    • This episode was produced and edited by David Chen and powered by Simplecast.
    Grappling with 'The Skywalker Legacy' May 13, 2020
    Show notes

    David chats with Patrick Willems about The Skywalker Legacy, the documentary about The Rise of Skywalker that's streaming right now on Disney+.

    Links:

    • Subscribe to Patrick Willems' YouTube channel
    • Check out my commentaries with Patrick
    • Follow Patrick on Twitter
    • Watch the YouTube version of this discussion
    • Watch Patrick's videos about what we expect from a Star Wars movie:
      • Part 1
      • Part 2
    • Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.
    • Follow the show on Twitter.
    • Follow David Chen on Twitter.
    • Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com.
    • This episode was produced and edited by David Chen and powered by Simplecast.
    Coronavirus Diary (May 7, 2020) May 07, 2020
    Show notes

    In the latest diary episode, David discusses the phenomenon of doomscrolling, the videogame Frostpunk, and what's going on in Seattle right now.

    Links:

    • I tweet out every article I read at @davechennet
    • The NYTimes Coronavirus case tracker
    • Why the Coronavirus is so confusing
    • We will never agree on what happened
    • America is paying a heavy price for freedom
    • Face mask murder at Family Dollar
    • Charlie Warzel's Twitter thread
    • Kristin Rawls' Twitter thread
    • Seattle is bracing for the next phase
    • Stuff David has been watching/playing:
      • Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
      • The Skywalker Legacy
      • Frostpunk
    • Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.
    • Follow the show on Twitter.
    • Follow David Chen on Twitter.
    • Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com.
    • This episode was produced and edited by David Chen and powered by Simplecast.
    Capturing life in Taiwan in 'Tigertail' (with Alan Yang) Apr 23, 2020
    Show notes

    David chats with writer/director Alan Yang about his new film, Tigertail.

    Links:

    • Watch Tigertail on Netflix
    • Follow Alan Yang on Twitter
    • Weekly Recommendations:
      • We are living in a failed state
      • Jon Cho's op-ed in the LA Times
      • Listen to Alan review Demolition Man on the Slashfilmcast
    • 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 powered by Simplecast.
    Coronavirus Diary (April 16, 2020) Apr 17, 2020
    Show notes

    In the latest diary episode, David discusses Corona-shaming, the TV show Devs, and the value of learning new skills.

    Links:

    • I tweet out every article I read at @davechennet
    • Washington, California, Oregon to coordinate
    • Our pandemic summer
    • The Recovered - How it feels to be on the other side
    • The Pre-Pandemic Universe was the Fiction
    • The Social Media Shame Machine Is In Overdrive
    • Corona-shamed
    • Stuff David has been watching/playing:
      • Devs
      • Ben Willmore's Creativelive Photoshop class
    • Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.
    • Follow the show on Twitter.
    • Follow David Chen on Twitter.
    • Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com.
    • This episode was produced and edited by David Chen and powered by Simplecast.
    Coronavirus Diary (April 10, 2020) Apr 11, 2020
    Show notes

    In this bonus diary episode, David shares more thoughts on what we've lost during the pandemic, and what media he's watching to get through this challenging time. Plus: your emails!

    Links:

    • The New York Times' Coronavirus page
    • The Nordic way to economic rescue
    • Was his life worth less than yours?
    • Things will never be more the same
    • Why conspiracy theories flourish
    • How will we know when it's time to reopen?
    • How the Coronavirus overwhelmed Washington state's early efforts to contain it
    • Coronavirus robs woman of her whole family
    • The Coronavirus will cleave America in two
    • Stuff David has been watching/playing:
      • Tigertail
      • How to Fix a Drug Scandal
    • Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.
    • Follow the show on Twitter.
    • Follow David Chen on Twitter.
    • Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com.
    • This episode was produced and edited by David Chen and powered by Simplecast.
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