Apr 21, 202625 minS3
Do you have strong food opinions? For some reason, I do! "No ketchup on hot dogs" is a well-known cultural staple of Chicagoland. But why? Is it because Chicago just wants some form of identity because everyone won't...
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Casual Yelling
Hosted by Mat Elfring · society · EN
About this Podcast:
Mat Elfring is a longtime entertainment journalist with plenty of interviews under his belt. He's also a firm supporter of worker's rights and equality. Casual Yelling is a mixture of both, jumping between interviews with game devs, actors, and more, along with editorializing the current state of the country and how we treat marginalized people and the working class.Yes, this show is all over the place. We're aware.
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Guest openness
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What is Casual Yelling about?
Mat Elfring is a longtime entertainment journalist with plenty of interviews under his belt. He's also a firm supporter of worker's rights and equality. Casual Yelling is a mixture of both, jumping between interviews with game devs, actors, and more, along with editorializing the current state of the country and how we treat marginalized people and the working class.
Who hosts Casual Yelling?
Casual Yelling is hosted by Mat Elfring. The show has published 53 episodes to date.
What has Casual Yelling covered recently?
Recent episodes include "No Ketchup On Hot Dogs: The Probable History" (21 April 2026, 25 minutes), "The Only Time I Headlined As A Comedian" (14 April 2026, 32 minutes), and "WWE 2K26: Ragdolls, Lots of Options, Where's Charles Wright? (Visual Concepts' Bryan Williams Interview)" (7 April 2026, 14 minutes).
How often does Casual Yelling publish?
Casual Yelling publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 53 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Casual Yelling?
Booking probability for Casual Yelling is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Casual Yelling requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Casual Yelling's contact route on record: public web form.
About the host
Mat Elfring hosts Casual Yelling, a society podcast with 53 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #5
The Only Time I Headlined As A Comedian
Apr 14, 202632 minS3Casual Yelling is back, with an official third season--after one episode of Season 2. I'm returning to the world of stand-up comedy in the Chicago suburbs, which I was a part of for a little over a decade. Why not kick...
- Apr 7, 202614 minS3
Continuing the annual tradition of torturing Bryan Williams from Visual Concepts, he is forced back into talking with Mat about some of WWE 2K26's gameplay improvements from last year's edition to 2K26. Do you love...
- Mar 28, 20261h 6mS3
The Wrestle Buddies are back bay-bay! Chris Hayner comes on this week, and they discuss about the monetization of WWE 2K26 and the whole Ringside Pass situation. Overall, the gameplay aspect and most modes are great...
Episode #2
WWE 2K26 MyRise Review
Mar 15, 202626 minS3Continuing to dive into WWE 2K26, we're going into story mode... also called MyRise. In order to unlock everything, you have to play through four times. There are essentially two different stories, and I give all my...
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Episode #1
WWE 2K26 Showcase Mode Review
Mar 7, 202625 minS3If you know me, then you know I greatly enjoy playing the WWE 2K games. This year, I'm breaking down every single game mode as separate episodes. First up, we're talking about the first thing I play with this series...
- May 1, 202531 minS2
It's time for Season 2 of Casual Yelling, which will focus entirely on interviews with indie game developers. First up is friend of the show Xalavier Nelson Jr. from Strange Scaffold. In Part 1, we're discussing Creepy...
- Mar 21, 202536 min
We're wrapping up Season 1 of Casual Yelling with a bang: Discussing a line of mediocre-to-bad movies, living in the same shared universe, where nothing makes a lick of sense. I have watched all of Sony's recent crop of...
- Mar 14, 202536 min
I like TTRPGs. I've been playing D&D and other "yes and" fantasy games for over 20 years, with roughly the same four people in our core group. Over the years, I've DM'd a few times, and I've found that, in certain...
Episode #44
Hey Gamer's World, Where Are Your Games?
Mar 7, 202529 minI went to a store called Gamer's World, and I wanted to buy a cool board game. However, the store turned out to be something completely different than what I experienced from there in the past, and I get a little...
- Feb 26, 202519 min
I talk about my first time doing a comedy set on a weekend show and getting bumped by another comedian. This is prefaced by an invitation to do a stand-up set in 2025 and writing a bit about what happened to me. So...
Episode #42
There's A Tonal Shift Coming
Feb 19, 20253 minFor the next couple of months, the show will be changing formats--again. Instead of lambasting the job market and how workers are treated, I'll be doing a series of interviews with indie game developers. We'll be...
- Feb 14, 202539 min
Is this just a "Here's what sucks on LinkedIn" podcast? I have no idea. This week, we discuss the conversations I had online with tech bros about how my career is dead because AI can data scrape writing. It's quite a...
Episode #40
Freelance Writing (YPOLAOYAAA)
Feb 7, 202537 minI saw a bad post on LinkedIn about a person offering a $1K a month service in order to have freelance writers make up to $30K a month through Zoom coaching. I dive into the person's post, website, and specifics of what...
- Jan 28, 202534 min
After the first press release for WWE 2K25, I go over the all the new announcements for the video games, which will be released on March 14. I cover the new mode The Island, intergender matches, and the disappointment...
Episode #38
Tipping Waiters: YPOLAOYAAA
Jan 21, 202528 minOn this week's adventure of me stumbling upon a bad LinkedIn post, I discovered someone in the replies about American tipping culture who hated tipping. I break down this person's post about their feelings--many of...
Episode #37
Remote Work: YPOLAOYAAA
Jan 13, 202525 minThis week, I saw a post on LinkedIn about remote work that I found a bit enraging and talked about why everyone should work in an office again--mainly because "that's what we did before the pandemic." I discuss why the...
- Jan 7, 202510 min
WWE 2K PR asked me if I wanted a liner for my podcast, and I said that would be very funny. What followed was WWE's Paul Heyman yelling at me, and I respond to the points he makes, all while discussing what "Casual...
- Dec 18, 202433 min
DLC. Microtransactions. In-game currencies. It's a part of the majority of Triple A games now, especially ones that have yearly releases. Is this something people should be mad about? I don't think so. Why? The price of...
- Dec 10, 202417 min
"I'M RIGHT AND EVERYONE IS WRONG" -All of us on the internet. The debate no one should be having: "Pineapple doesn't belong on pizza!" It's silly. It's stupid, and yet, I'm talking about it. Why? Because I love irony...
Recent guests
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Bryan Williams
collections agent, Great Lakes Processing Services
C
Chris Hayner
specialist in critical care and pulmonology, Infrastructure and Security Architect
X
Xalavier Nelson Jr.
Creative Director, Strange Scaffold
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Dr. Jack Baker
director of the mortgage center at the CDCU, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
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