Casual Yelling

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 stop talking about LA and NYC? Maybe... Is it a new thing Chicagoans started doing the past 20 years? NOPE. Is it annoying? Probably, to outsiders. However, I think there is actual re...

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 decade. Why not kick things off with a bang? I'm talking about the first--and only--time I headlined a comedy show, and the ridiculously weird moment that happened halfway through my set.

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 talks about wrestler fatigue, ragdoll physics, and why Mat is always mentioning Charles Wright? Then this episode is for you! The second part of this interview is a video component avai...

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, but it's hard to overlook the new implementation and monetization of this year's installment. Patreon subscribers can get a video version of this episode , which contains 12 extra min...

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, and I give all my fine opinions about this mode and the best way to play it (with a controller).

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 with this series: Showcase Mode. CM Punk is this year's focus, and we're going through the matches, the unlockables, and what worked and didn't work for the mode.

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 Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, and the development of video games in general. Note: This interview took place in early March 2025. Some...

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 live-action superhero movies, and I discuss what they are, my likes and dislikes, and then at the end, I rate them all.

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 situations, the core book or DM guide for rules does not work for me, so I made tweaks: homebrewing. So, I talk about these rules, including one that everyone in my group thought was...

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 get a little annoyed about it. This was originally a post on Patreon , but I decided to go a bit more in-depth with what happened and trying to prove to you all that I like sports and I also like TTRP...

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, um... I'm not doing that show now. It's kinda in podcast form now. Casual Yelling on Apple Casual Yelling on Spotify

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 developers. We'll be discussing the games they are working on and their art. It'll be fun, and it will be so less angry than normal. I also discuss a project I'm working on for this show, which won't arrive f...

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 bit of me reading posts and then a lot of not-so-casual conversation about how content creators need to speak up for their livelihoods and tell tech bros to buzz off.

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, and specifics of what they offer, and why this is problematic.

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 of some characters not being included in the base game. For a breakdown of the press release, check out my Substack : https://immatelfring.substack.com/p/wwe-2k25-heres-everything-ne...

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 feelings--many of which I agree with--but focus on why they're an a**hole and why they're lying about having ever worked in the service industry. I also discuss the whole aspect of the service industry b...

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 pandemic." I discuss why the post is problematic and what's wrong with it. My opinions and statements may be wrong, but at least I'll admit it if I'm proven so. While "YPOLAOYAAA" sounds like gibberish, it stan...

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 Yelling" is and means. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ImMatElfring Substack: https://immatelfring.substack.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ImMatElfring

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 games hasn't changed since the late-80s. It's all $60 and more. I explain the lack of inflation over the past 40 years, the amount of people that work on games now, and the pressur...

"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. This go-around, I'm discussing pineapple on pizza, the way we engage with each other online, and get way into when we should respect people's opinions and when we should fight them.

Prior to the 2024 Presidential election, I noticed something on Facebook that felt like it popped up in my feed every third post: Sam Elliott poorly photoshopped, looking like he's holding a political t-shirt with the loudest opinions on them. So, I did some digging into the accounts posting these, and here's what I found--in audio format. Here's a link if you want to see the dumb Sam Elliot t-shi...

I was scrolling through Google Discover and came across an article on Buzzfeed about being old and how young kids didn't have to do things old people had to do! The piece was called "25 Very Common Things That Millennials And Gen X'ers Did Growing Up That Today's Generation Just Wouldn't Understand." I decided to yell about it.

Hi! I had a recent run-in with trying to go back on unemployment and hit a wall. So, I was a little bummed/annoyed/frustrated with the situation and went on a little bit of a rant about it. It's not like an angry rant or anything though. The video version of this is on Patreon! Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/ImMatElfring Substack : https://immatelfring.substack.com/

I've been podcasting for a long time, and I've learned a few things here and there. After having a CEO of a guest booking website pull the wool over my eyes, I give a lot of advice about starting and maintaining a podcast. Am I wrong in some of my opinions? Probably. Am I right with a lot of this? Probably. Anyway, this is the show now--me casually yelling, like the title suggests. Patreon : https...

Matt Drufke interviews billionaire Oliver Jetts Sr. about his life. Oliver spends most of the time with his obsession with the store Kohl’s and not understanding the purpose of handicap spaces. This is the last time you'll ever hear from Oliver Jetts Sr. again. Here are some places you can find Matt Drufke on the internet: Fancy Boys Club : https://fancyboysclub.com/ Threads : https://www.threads....