Yo yo yo! Join MC Boba Tea aka Shindy, DJ Ice Milk aka Jeff, and Static Masta Mat on a dope two-season trip through the life (and pants) of would-be nebbish rapper, Dave now playing on Hulu.

Here’s how we break it down:

• First Impressions: Curb Your Enthusiasm with a beat? (02:44)
• Defector article: "Dave Is Too Sad To Redeem Lil Dicky" See comment section.
• Spoiler Alert (14:48)
• Nice guy or narcissist? And our favorite characters (15:30)
• Favorite episodes? (24:50)

“One of the obvious themes that the show tackles is racism … Dave has a very diverse group of friends.”

• Why doesn’t Dave stick up for Emma and his other friends? Racism and allyship (30:46)
• Our favorite things: track suits, shaved heads, and pooping (35:24)
• Stream It or Leave It? (39:03)

Bonus: What else we’re watching (39:37)

• Mat: The Many Saints of Newark (Sopranos prequel) on HBOMax; The Sparks Brothers (music documentary) on Netflix
• Jeff: Zodiac with Jake Gyllenhaal (he finally pronounced it right! Chloë Sevigny? not so much) and Robert Downey, Jr. on Netflix.
• Shindy: What Happened, Brittany Murphy? on HBO Max

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Shindy Chen: @shindychen on Instagram and Twitter, @realshindychen on TikTok

Mat Sanchez: IG @matflixx, Twitter: @mrmatsanchez

Jeff Kuns: @spqanglemqker

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