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Dave's Poker Corner: Things Were Achieved On Him
Dave's Poker Corner is a Patreon podcast that covers David Chen's journey into the world of poker.In this edition, David and Joy talk about some of David's recent steps towards becoming a better poker player. Plus: David shares some anecdotes from the local poker room.PATRONS: You can get this audio in your podcast app by going to patreon.com/davechen, going to the "My Membership&#...
Just 12 Minutes of Footage from U2's Show at the Sphere
Patrons: As you may have heard recently, I just got back from Vegas where I played in a poker tournament and also got to catch U2's Achtung Baby show at the Sphere. I'm still in the process of putting together a video about my Sphere experience.In the meantime, during my visit I was able to (unobtrusively) capture a bunch of footage of the show in fairly decent audio/video quality. In the ...
Diary: What Happens in Vegas
Hey Patrons: In this diary episode, I discuss the results of my World Poker Tour tournament experiment. Then starting at around ~12:00 in, I reflect on my experience watching U2's show at the Las Vegas Sphere.Thanks for all your support on my journey, Patrons!PATRONS: You can get this audio in your podcast app by going to patreon.com/davechen, going to the "My Membership" section, and ...
Daves' Poker Corner: Vegas Baby, Vegas
Daves' Poker Corner is a Patreon podcast that covers David Chen's journey into the world of poker.In this chaotic post-Thanksgiving episode, David decides to go to Vegas to play a tournament in the World Poker Tour and chats with David Cho, Joy, and Patron Vincent to discuss the implications.PATRONS: You can get this audio in your podcast app by going to patreon.com/davechen, going to the ...
Dave's Poker Corner: Wing Residue In My Nose
It's a special holiday episode of Dave's Poker Corner! In this episode, Joy joins the podcast to talk about her perspective on David's poker journey. Plus: Joy and David make a pilgramage to David's favorite poker room on Thanksgiving morning and report back on their findings.Happy Thanksgiving all!PATRONS: You can get this audio in your podcast app by going to patreon.com/davechen...
Daves' Poker Corner: You're In the Danger Room Everyday
It's a new(?) Patreon podcast where David Chen chats with David Cho about his journey into the world of poker!In this episode, David Chen discusses his history with poker, some of the anxieties he has about playing it more often, and potential areas of content creation around it.As always, your feedback on anything I post here is always welcomed.PATRONS: You can get this audio in your podcast ...
Dave on Dave: Loneliness Killer
Dave on Dave is an ongoing series in which David Cho and David Chen gather together to discuss life and work. Also, usually David Cho has some harsh words to say about David Chen's stuff!In this episode, David Cho reflects on how he can improve his own podcast dynamic, the true function of podcasts, and whether/how David Chen should get into making poker content for the Patreon.PATRONS: You ca...
Dave on Dave: Scrubs Daddy
Dave on Dave is an ongoing series in which David Cho and David Chen gather together to discuss life and work. Also, usually David Cho has some harsh words to say about David Chen's stuff!In this episode, we discuss the resolution of the SAG-AFTRA strike, how David Fincher's The Killer was impacted by the state of the digital media industry, and what poker has to teach us about succeeding a...
Dave on Dave: Inside You There Are Two Texting Wolves
Dave on Dave is an ongoing series in which David Cho and David Chen gather together to discuss life and work. Also, usually David Cho has some harsh words to say about David Chen's stuff!In this episode, we discuss David Chen's Sundance status and his job interview tips. Also, the crisis at Marvel and HBO's online trolls.PATRONS: You can get this audio in your podcast app by going to p...
Diary: Responding to the Response to the Response
Hi Patrons,In this diary episode, I discuss the following topics (no spoilers):2:00 - Applying for Sundance press credentials7:28 - Reacting to Hasan Minhaj's video response to the New Yorker piece (see David's original article and Clare Malone's statement) 26:00 - Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall31:30 - Sofia Coppola's Priscilla36:45 - David Fincher's The KillerThanks as ...
Diary: What Kind of Month It Has Been
In this diary episode, David discusses the following: Chen household health update (0:15) World events and why you don't need to post about everything (6:51) Initial thoughts on Killer of the Flower Moon (19:00)Thanks, as always, for your support.PATRONS: You can get this audio in your podcast app by going to patreon.com/davechen, going to the "My Membership" section, and copying and p...
Dave on Dave: Kylo Chen
Dave on Dave is an ongoing series in which David Cho and David Chen gather together to discuss life and work. Also, usually David Cho has some harsh words to say about David Chen's stuff!In this episode, the Daves talk about what's going on in Dave Cho's world, what's giving David Chen an existential crisis these days, and why John Legend must be stopped.PATRONS: You can get this a...
Weekend Box Office: Considering 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour'
Patrons: Scott Mendelson reached out to me to chat about the box office for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour this weekend and I happily obliged, for old time's sake. We're in the process of working out a more regular schedule for these broadcasts so stay tuned!In this bonus audio, Scott and I discuss the top five movies at the box office this weekend and why The Eras Tour has the potential to b...
Dave on Dave Live: A Clear No-Nonsense Distillation of Quote-Unquote "Truth" (Podcast Version)
Dave on Dave is an ongoing series in which David Cho and David Chen gather together to discuss life and work. Also, usually David Cho has some harsh words to say about David Chen's stuff!This is the podcast version of our YouTube livestream (which you can watch here). In this episode, we discuss David Chen's insatiable desire to be Tiktok famous, Poppi soda vs. Ollipop, why David is really...
TODAY (SOON!) at 3:30PM Pacific: Tune into a Dave on Dave Livestream!
Hey folks,This one's pretty last-minute but that's never stopped me from doing anything in my life so here we go: TODAY at 3:30 pm Pacific, I'll be broadcasting Dave on Dave LIVE with David Cho at the above link, or you can click here:https://youtube.com/live/AHJwzr9x0NY?feature=shareAlso, I'm guessing at some point we will be letting people dial-in. If you're interested in joi...
Diary: The Hierarchy of Mask-Wearing
Hey Patrons,It's me, David Chen! In this bonus audio/diary episode, I discuss the following: COVID hits our household The state of Decoding TV My creative process right now Starting at 26:30: Dumb Money and the hierarchy of mask-wearing Starting at 39:30: Initial thoughts on The Creator and my social reaction to it Thanks for your support!PATRONS: You can get this audio in your podcast app by ...
Revisiting 'The Godfather' (1972)
David and @joyonapping have unexpectedly found themselves in the middle of a Godfather rewatch so in this bonus audio, we're sharing the conversation we had after the film! We discuss what the movie has to say about gender, how convincing Michael Corleone's transformation is, what we think the movie's color grading is trying to say, and why all gangster movies are about the same thing....
Dave on Dave: Awkward Guy Voltron of Food Content
Dave on Dave is an ongoing series in which David Cho and David Chen gather together to discuss life and work. Also, usually David Cho has some harsh words to say about David Chen's stuff!In this episode, the Daves chat about what it's like to attend Alison Roman's wedding, then talk about David Chen's (failed?) attempt to work with J. Kenji López-Alt, and what email etiquette shou...
Six Lessons from the Summer 2023 Domestic Box Office (The Mendelson Podcast Cut)
In this bonus audio, Scott Mendelson and I discuss six lessons you can take away from this summer's domestic box office. Check out more of Scott's work here.This is the audio podcast version of our YouTube live stream, which you can watch here. Obviously, we had some massive technical issues starting at around ~6:20 that last until about 23:09 if you want to skip over all that. But if you ...
STARTING SOON at 930am Pacific today: The Lessons of 2023's Summer Box Office
Hey folks,It looks like at 930am Pacific time today, I'll be broadcasting live on YouTube with Scott Mendelson to discuss the top lessons of the summer 2023 US domestic box office. If all goes well, you should be able to tune in at the link above or just click right here. Feel free to join us and hang!I will provide the audio version of the conversation as a podcast for Patrons later on. Also:...
Dave on Dave LIVE: A Guru Named Dave (Podcast Version)
Dave on Dave is an ongoing series in which David Cho and David Chen gather together to discuss life and work. Also, usually David Cho has some harsh words to say about David Chen's stuff!This is the podcast version of our YouTube live stream (which you can watch here). In this episode, we take your questions live and discuss the state of media, the strike, and whether you should trust companie...
STARTING SOON at 4pm Pacific: Come Join a Patreon Livestream of Dave on Dave
Hey folks,We're going to try doing a YouTube livestream of Dave on Dave tomorrow (Thursday, 8/17) from 4-5PM Pacific.Come hang with me and David Cho tomorrow afternoon! Share any questions/comments you want us to discuss below. We'll also try to address any topics that pop into the chat.To join, simply click on the unlisted YouTube link above or right here (same link) when the time comes. ...
The Latest Tobo/Chen Experiment
I've gotten this strange idea in my head recently that it would be fun to talk about the weirdest things on the internet with actor Stephen Tobolowsky in any given week, then film his reaction for release on Instagram/Tiktok/YouTube.This audio recording is a podcast version of our first try at doing something like this. It is VERY rough but it has enough interesting and insightful moments in i...
Dave on Dave: Block Them Mentally
CW: This podcast episode contains discussion of self-harm.Dave on Dave is an ongoing series in which David Cho and David Chen gather together to discuss life and work. Also, usually David Cho has some harsh words to say about David Chen's stuff!In this episode, the Daves discuss David Chen's current COVID approach, how best to approach blocking people online, and what makes for a successfu...
Dave on Dave: Your Dunking Has Gone from Joy to Despair
Dave on Dave is an ongoing series in which David Cho and David Chen gather together to discuss life and work. Also, usually David Cho has some harsh words to say about David Chen's stuff!In this episode, the Daves discuss the new horror film Talk To Me, the arrival of Elon Musk's X and why there are two wolves inside David Chen and one of them is Matt Yglesias. Also, check out Today in Tab...
Dave on Dave: The Chen Dynasty Is Upon Us
Dave on Dave is an ongoing series in which David Cho and David Chen gather together to discuss life and work. Also, usually David Cho has some harsh words to say about David Chen's stuff!In this episode, the Daves discuss what it means for all of Hollywood to be on strike, Dave Cho shares some feedback on recent DChen podcasts, and then it's time for a Weekly Threads Check-In.PATRONS: You ...
Eight questions about 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1' (with SPOILERS)
David and @joyonapping saw Dead Reckoning again, this time in IMAX! How did their opinions on the film change? In this bonus audio, we discuss full SPOILERS for Dead Reckoning and chat about the 8 biggest questions we were left with after seeing the film.Listen to part 1 of our conversation here. Thanks, as always, for your support.PATRONS: You can get this audio in your podcast app by going to pa...
Dave on Dave: A Gray Zone Where I Can Respectfully Disagree
Dave on Dave is an ongoing series in which David Cho and David Chen gather together to discuss life and work. Also, usually David Cho has some harsh words to say about David Chen's stuff!Today, the Davids discuss the launch of Threads (follow David here). Then, they dive into the David Zaslav/GQ mess (see WaPo's follow-up article).PATRONS: You can get this audio in your podcast app by goin...
Dave on Dave: No Choice In The Matter
Dave on Dave is an ongoing series in which David Cho and David Chen gather together to discuss life and work. Also, usually David Cho has some harsh words to say about David Chen's stuff!In this episode, the Daves reflect on what independence day means to them this year and how it relates to Pixar's Elemental (some spoilers, fyi). Then they discuss how you can pretend to be an attractive p...
A Spoiler-Filled Discussion of 'Past Lives' (with Brooke Obie)
I was pleased to have the opportunity to chat with writer and critic Brooke Obie about Celine Song's Past Lives. In this conversation, we start by talking about why the film resonated with each of us. Then, starting at around ~4:00 into the conversation, we go full SPOILERS and dive into the film's most memorable sequences.You can read my interview with Celine Song right here. Thanks, as a...
