Culturally Relevant with David Chen

David chats with Patrick H Willems about Christopher Nolan's 'Inception' on the 10th anniversary of its release in theaters.

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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
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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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David chats with a listener, Jesse, who contracted COVID-19 after an IMAX screening of 'Dune.' As always, for the latest and most accurate information about COVID-19 case counts, I'd recommend sources such as:

• The CDC
• The NYTimes Coronavirus tracker

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• Getting back to normal is only possible until you test positive
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David and @Joyofnapping discuss the CDC's abruptly-updated guide to mask wearing.

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Links:

• Vaccinated Americans may go without masks most places
• Hundreds of epidemiologists expected mask wearing to continue for at least a year
• The New York Times' world COVID vaccination tracker
• Major US retailers drop mask requirements
• Slate article about workers not wanting to go back to the office
• Apoorva Mandavilli's thread about the CDC guidance
• Journalists are kind of obsessed with people not wearing masks outdoors
• David's viral TikTok
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