Culturally Relevant with David Chen
A culture podcast featuring TV/film reviews and in-depth conversations with writers, artists, and filmmakers.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 117
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2022
Coronavirus Diary (April 2, 2020)
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.
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Coronavirus Diary (March 26, 2020)
In this bonus diary episode, David chats with his wife about how the Coronavirus pandemic has continued to evolve, what their lives are like right now, and what media they are consuming these days.
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Coronavirus Diary (March 18, 2020)
In this bonus diary episode, David reflects on what the Coronavirus pandemic reveals about America, its institutions, its entertainment industry, and its inherent racism.
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How 'Freaks' went from indie film to Netflix sensation (with Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein)
David chats with filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein about making their low-budget film 'Freaks' and how it ended up becoming one of the top titles on Netflix.
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'The Invisible Man' Review
David reviews Leigh Whannell's 'The Invisible Man' with Melissa Tamminga from Seattle Screen Scene.
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Living in Shanghai under a Coronavirus Lockdown (with Frankie Huang)
David chats with Frankie Huang about her new piece in The New York Times about living in Shanghai under the Coronavirus lockdown.
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- Read Frankie's article
- Follow Frankie on Twitter
- Weekly Recommenda…
'Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey' review (with Melissa Tamminga)
David reviews Cathy Yan's 'Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey' with Melissa Tamminga from Seattle Screen Scene.
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Telling Your Mom's Life Story in 'Little America' (with Tze Chun)
David talks with writer/director Tze Chun about his episode of Little America entitled "The Grand Prize Expo Winners." You can stream Little America right now on Apple TV+.
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'The Rhythm Section' Review (with Melissa Tamminga)
David reviews Reed Morano's The Rhythm Section (starring Blake Lively) with Melissa Tamminga from Seattle Screen Scene.
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The hopes and dreams of Generic Asian Man in 'Interior Chinatown' (with Charles Yu)
You know that Asian guy in the background of your favorite TV Cop show? What is that guy's life like? What are his hopes and dreams? In this episode, David chats with Charles Yu, whose new novel Inte…
The State of the Podcast Industry (with Nicholas Quah)
David chats with Nicholas Quah about the state of podcasting in 2020.
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The Top 10 TV Episodes of the Decade (with Tara Ariano)
David counts down the top 10 TV episodes of the decade with Tara Ariano from Extra Hot Great and Again With This.
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- Follow Tara on Twitter
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The Top 10 Films of the Decade (with Tasha Robinson)
David counts down the top 10 films of the decade with Tasha Robinson from Polygon.
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When Your Grandmother Gets Scammed (with Frankie Huang)
David chats with Frankie Huang about her new piece in The New York Times about how her grandmother found herself entangled in a sophisticated scam.
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Inside the Life of the "Peloton Husband" (with Sean Hunter)
Last week, actor Sean Hunter was catapulted into the international spotlight when he appeared in an ad for the Peloton exercise bike. In this episode, David talks with Sean about how he came to appea…
Creating the Music of 'Knives Out' (with Nathan Johnson)
David chats with Nathan Johnson about the score for Rian Johnson's newest film, Knives Out. I had so much fun chatting with Nathan about his inspirations for this score and how his approach to his wo…
Exploring the History of Spider-Man (with Matt Singer)
David chats with writer Matt Singer about his new book, Marvel's Spider-Man: From Amazing to Spectacular: The Definitive Comic Art Collection. Later, David counts down three of the most wild Spider-M…
Writing About the Unthinkable in 'Once More We Saw Stars' (with Jayson Greene)
In May of 2015, a piece of brick fell from the eighth floor of a New York City apartment building, striking and killing Jayson Greene's 2-year old daughter Greta. It was a tragic story that made head…
An analysis of Martin Scorsese's New York Times Op-Ed on Marvel Films and Cinema
In this bonus episode, David discusses the state of the podcast and does a paragraph-by-paragraph analysis of Martin Scorsese's recent New York Times op-ed about Marvel Films and the state of cinema.
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Director's Commentary: ‘In the Tall Grass‘ (with Vincenzo Natali)
David is joined by writer/director Vincenzo Natali to do a feature-length commentary of In The Tall Grass, available right now on Netflix.
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(4:42) Commentary begins
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