By Dickington Steele
5
11 ratings
The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.
Dick invites two Asian-American lads (Kevin in Jersey and Albert in the Bay) to discuss the gloriously 80s movie known only as... Top Gun. Talking points include Tom Cruise's face, pickup artistry 101, questionable call signs, and playing with the boys. WARNING: Spoilers head!
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CREDITS
Opening Music
Song Title: Today's diary
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NwW5oPwaGo
Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1g70PNWdA
Maggie (co-producer of the Oscar-nominated documentary Ascension) is back on DP to talk about her red carpet encounters with Will Smith, Andrew Garfield, and others at the Oscars. Dick and Maggie also share thoughts on parts of America that aren't so glitz and glam.
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Check out Maggie's condom bag (and get your own!) at https://www.notgivingafuckbag.com/
CREDITS
Opening and Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1g70PNWdA
Photo by Martin Jernberg on Unsplash
Still plagued by the occasional lockdown in Shanghai, Dick hits up Kevin (an Asian-American lad in New Jersey) to do a deep dive into the highly acclaimed 2022 oddball film Everything Everywhere All at Once. Talking points include loneliness, the use of Mandarin and Cantonese in the film, and the yinyang of reality and fantasy. WARNING: Spoilers ahead!
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CREDITS
Opening Music
Song Title: Today's diary
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NwW5oPwaGo
Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1g70PNWdA
Photo by Sumeet B on Unsplash
Fresh out of lockdown (?), Dick and Jake (an Asian-American lad leaving Shanghai for New York) talk about genetic tests, the dramatic arts, and answering the question "Where are you from?" in China and America. Jake has a request for The Dickfather.
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CREDITS
Opening & Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1g70PNWdA
Bushwick Tarantella Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Photo by Mohit Tomar on Unsplash
After a long lockdown-induced podcast sabbatical, Dick and Kevin (an Asian-American lad still trying to return to Shanghai) talk about Zero Covid, dishwashers, the exodus of foreigners, and the future of mainland China's most cosmopolitan city.
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CREDITS
Opening & Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1g70PNWdA
Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3964-laid-back-guitars
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Photo by Alex Plesovskich on Unsplash
Dick and Chang (a Long Island lad with sexy samurai hair) talk about hairdos and hairdon'ts, Asian male models, and unnecessarily (?) thirsty shampoo commercials.
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CREDITS
Opening & Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1g70PNWdA
Photo by Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash
Nearing their 10-year college reunion, Dick and Jean-Claude (a Boston native and all-boys Catholic high school survivor) reminisce about bygone times of mischief and foolishness as first-generation college students in the northeast.
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CREDITS
Opening & Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1g70PNWdA
Photo by Cloé fontaine on Unsplash
Dick interviews Maggie Li (a modern-day Renaissance woman from Lianyungang, China) about her entrance into the filmmaking world, her role as Co-Producer in Ascension, and what went on behind the scenes of this four-year passion project. Directed by Jessica Kingdon, Ascension had its world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won Best Documentary Feature. Ascension is one of five nominees for Best Documentary Feature at the 2022 Academy Awards.
Ascension is available for paid online viewing in select regions via the links below.
1. The Roxie Virtual Cinema: https://watch.eventive.org/ascension/play/6179dd52b525b5003e8b53af
2. Hot Docs: https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/ascension
3. Paramount+: https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/ascension/5WF18boWJHtAu2P65EQR_UT_VW_UQ53u/
It's Coming! (the AI sex doll micro-documentary spin-off) is available for free online viewing via the link below. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT!
1. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user3712651
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CREDITS
Opening Music
Song Title: Today's diary
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NwW5oPwaGo
Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1g70PNWdA
Right in the midst of the Lunar New Year, Dick and J (an Asian-Canadian compatriot to Simu Liu) do a deep dive into the 2021 blockbuster Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Talking points include masculinity, daddy issues, Marvel romance, and the challenge of being an Asian-American superhero. WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Shang-Chi and Dune!
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CREDITS
Opening Music
Song Title: Today's diary
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NwW5oPwaGo
Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1g70PNWdA
Photo by Sumeet B on Unsplash
After the longest New Year hangover ever, Dick and Kevin (an Asian-American lad with a fetish for watches) return to discuss COVID exile in New Jersey, New Year's resolutions, Shanghainese cab drivers, and Wetflix Originals. Commander Steele and Lieutenant K'von star in a multi-part sci-fi drama set in a distant future...
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CREDITS
Opening & Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1g70PNWdA
The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.