Episodes 53
Avg. Duration 36m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (2)
Since Jan 2024
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
76%
Hosting
feeds.captivate.fm

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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S3E6 No Ketchup On Hot Dogs: The Probable History

Apr 21, 2026 25m

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…

S3E5 The Only Time I Headlined As A Comedian

Apr 14, 2026 31m

Casual 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…

S3E4 WWE 2K26: Ragdolls, Lots of Options, Where's Charles Wright? (Visual Concepts' Bryan Williams Interview)

Apr 07, 2026 13m

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…

S3E3 WWE 2K26: Ringside Pass And Overall Thoughts About The Game (With Chris Hayner)

Mar 28, 2026 1h 6m

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…

S3E2 WWE 2K26 MyRise Review

Mar 15, 2026 25m

Continuing 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,…

S3E1 WWE 2K26 Showcase Mode Review

Mar 07, 2026 25m

If 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…

S2E1 Season 2 Begins! Xalavier Nelson Jr. of Strange Scaffold (Part 1)

May 01, 2025 31m

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,…

S2E1 Season 2 Trailer

Mar 28, 2025 0m Trailer

Season 2 of Casual Yelling will be made up entirely of interviews with indie game devs. We'll be talking about their games, the development of the games, and creativity, in general. Casual Yelling:…

Sony's Spider-Man Universe Movies Are All Bland As Hell

Mar 21, 2025 36m

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…

Dungeons And Dragons: Here's A Bunch Homebrew DM Rules I Use

Mar 14, 2025 36m

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…

Hey Gamer's World, Where Are Your Games?

Mar 07, 2025 28m

I 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…

Opening For Wrench (Yes, This Title Makes Zero Sense)

Feb 26, 2025 19m

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…

There's A Tonal Shift Coming

Feb 19, 2025 3m

For 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…

LInkedIn And AI And Speaking Up For Your Career

Feb 14, 2025 39m

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…

Freelance Writing (YPOLAOYAAA)

Feb 07, 2025 36m

I 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,…

WWE 2K25: My Thoughts On Everything New Coming To The Game

Jan 28, 2025 34m

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…

Tipping Waiters: YPOLAOYAAA

Jan 21, 2025 27m

On 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…

Remote Work: YPOLAOYAAA

Jan 13, 2025 24m

This 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…

WWE's Paul Heyman Is Yelling At Me, And I Over-Explain His Talking Points And My Podcast

Jan 07, 2025 9m

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…

Video Games Haven't Changed Their Prices In Decades, So Why Is Everyone Mad?

Dec 18, 2024 32m

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…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Casual Yelling have?

Casual Yelling has published 53 episodes since January 2024, covering topics in Comedy, Comedy Interviews.

Is Casual Yelling still active?

Casual Yelling is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 36m.

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