Culturally Relevant with David Chen – Details, episodes & analysis

David provides a brief update on the state of the podcast. Plus: Some Office Hours Q&A for your enlightenment and enjoyment.  Stay tuned to this feed for more soon! 

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• Listen to the entire uncut Office Hours on Twitter
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David chats with reporter Elizabeth Williamson about her new book, Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Search for Truth.

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• Buy Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Search for Truth
• Read an excerpt from Elizabeth's book
• Follow Elizabeth on Twitter
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David talks with Piya Sinha-Roy about the legacy of Entertainment Weekly as DotDash Meredith halts the print publication of magazines such as Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, Health, EatingWell and Parents.

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• Follow Piya Sinha-roy on Twitter
• Entertainment Weekly to halt print publication
• Netflix is hiring top Conde Nast editors
• An appreciation of Entertainment Weekly
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David talks with writer/director Riley Stearns about his new movie, "The Art of Self Defense," which is available right now on VOD, DVD, and Blu-Ray.

Shownotes:

(2:45) Riley Stearns Interview
(1:03:15) Weekly recommendations
-What Is the Time Signature of the Ominous Electronic Score of The Terminator?

Links:

• Buy The Art of Self-Defense on VOD (iTunes  and Amazon) and on Blu-Ray
• Follow Riley Stearns on Twitter
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David speaks with writer Nicole Chung about her memoir, "All You Can Ever Know," which is out now in paperback.

Shownotes:

(2:20) Nicole Chung interview
(49:30) Weekly recommendations
-When GoFundMe gets ugly

Links:

• Buy Nicole Chung's book, All You Can Ever Know, at Amazon, IndieBound, and Apple 
• Learn more about Nicole's work 
• Follow Nicole Chung on Twitter
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David speaks with Jia Jiang, one of the world's foremost expert on rejection, on how he made getting rejected into his full time job. Later, Jia shares the top 5 things he learned from rejection.

Shownotes:

(3:30) Jia Jiang Interview
(37:00) The Top 5 things Jia Jiang learned from getting rejected
(54:30) Weekly recommendations
-The Big Picture Joker episode

Links:

• Buy Jia's book, Rejection Proof 
• Watch Jia’s TED Talk
• Watch Jia’s Krispy Kreme viral video
• Learn more about Jia's work
• More links about Joker:
  • Slate's spoiler special
  • Joker has toxic fans. Does that mean it shouldn't exist?
  • Stephanie Zacharek's review of Joker 
  • Richard Brody's review of Joker
  • Subscribe to the Slashfilmcast
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David chats with writer/filmmaker Erin Lee Carr about her new HBO Documentary "I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth vs. Michelle Carter." Erin discusses her working process, what inspires her to choose a specific topic to cover, and the essential elements of a great true crime documentary.

Links:

• Learn more about I Love You, Now Die
• Learn more about At the Heart of Gold
• Learn more about Mommy, Dead and Dearest
• Buy Erin's book, All That You Leave Behind
• Follow Erin on Twitter
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David chats with Josh Gondelman about his new book "Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results," his approach to comedy, and his work on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver."

Links:

• Buy Nice Try : Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results on Amazon, Apple Books, Indiebound
• Check out Josh's comedy albums
• Follow Josh on Twitter
  • Check out Modern Seinfeld 
• Let me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.
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David talks with legendary director Joseph Kahn about his new film 'Bodied,' how being a father has changed his perspective on his career, the state of Asian-American representation in the media, and his thoughts on the perils of 'cancel culture.'

Links:

• Buy Bodied on iTunes and Amazon
• Follow Joseph on Twitter
• Check out Joseph's other work
• 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.
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David chats with R.O. Kwon about what it was like to lose her Christian faith and how that shaped her as a writer. R.O. Kwon's debut novel The Incendiaries is out right now in paperback.

Shownotes:

(2:30) R.O. Kwon Interview
(56:30) Weekly Recommendation
*Prayer Hands Emoji

Links:

• Learn more about R.O. Kwon at her website
• Buy The Incendiaries on Amazon, B&N, or IndieBound.
• Follow R.O. Kwon on Twitter
• Stop calling Asian women adorable
• Why R.O. Kwon came out as bisexual 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.
• This episode was produced and edited by David Chen and powered by Simplecast.