David Chen

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" section, ...

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/v...

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" s...

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...

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, going t...

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.

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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.

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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 at life.

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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 2023-11-01 22:35:19 +0000 UTC View Post

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 credentials
7:28 - Reacting to Hasan Minhaj's video response to the New Yorker piece (see 2023-10-27 16:27:10 +0000 UTC View Post

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.

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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 ge...

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 be one of the top 10 films of 2023. You can 2023-10-15 21:11:37 +0000 UTC View Post

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 ...

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=share 

Also, I'm guessing at some point we will be letting people d...

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 socia...
  2023-09-23 15:21:33 +0000 UTC View Post

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.

Assume there are Godfather spoilers within and enjoy!

2023-09-15 12:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

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 should be for busy people. 

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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. 2023-08-27 18:07:17 +0000 UTC View Post