Sneaky Dragon

Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 621 of the least most popular podcast on the internet!

This week Ian and David talk: old duffer brothers; essential logo; salad days; semi-mush; veggie tales; to hell with it; fishy food; lobster guide; band profiles; he lost control; Taylor’s version; nostalgic criticism; awkward conversation; rules of attractive; older sister act; we didn’t firestarter; the King of Misery; the pursuit of happiness; down in the grumps; Baldwin pines; comforting presence; peak period; character actor; tef-Lorne; the Carvey on gang; underdeveloped; the quiet man; girl powered; no direction; through the ages; family business; coffee clash; the filter of failure; grim endings; different Stiles of improv; talking Simpsons; the reluctant writer; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; a stolid Bond; the phantom movie, and, finally, scam bam thank you ma’am.

Question of the Week: What was the best costume that you saw this year?
Sub-question of the Week: Do you have any clothing that celebrates the past?

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Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 620 of the podcast no one needed!

This week Ian and David talk: phone-y baloney; guys and sex dolls; the toy of sex; the multiplanes of existence; the way of all Fleischer; hag-iography; Snow what; Gulliver unravels; a Swift response; future past; world war wonderings; favouring Currie; Dads’ armies; golf bores; bridge nix; the problem with It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World; the hosts with the mosts; prize winners; hit The Wall; musical incoherence; see me, feel me, explain me; build up to comedy; breaking up is easy to do; the magic of Graham Chapman; unknown Python; a little me time; downtown Chester Brown; drinking gamed; disgusting trivia; island girls; stuff yourself; hot potato; too many kooks; Dave is enjoying Recipes for Love and Murder; let’s reminisce with the films of Hal Hartley; the real James Bond; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; Ed returns; deflated impressions; bad Forum; Dave’s Avatar theory dies a sad death; movie ride; Thrawn cocktail; cult of one; show notes; choose a theme; go phish; tomato surprise; a little Mohr; and, finally, fuck the old guy.

Question of the Week: Have you ever been scammed?
Sub-question of the Week: If Star Wars is the number one film that has saturated pop media culture, what is the number two film?

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If you want to watch the Fleischer Studios version of Gulliver’s Travels and see what all the fuss wasn’t about, here it is:

We know you’re no dummy, here are the rules to Bridge:

Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 619 of the poplar cult podcast Sneaky Dragon!

This week Ian and David talk: first person; comfortable silence; oblivious; questionable superpowers; musical trail off; flashblechhh; anti-matter of taste; stop the insanity; Lynchian elusiveness; peak frustrations; deep dives; it’s called show biz; endless stories; rejuvenated ghosts; Puff and other stuff; trivial knowledge x infinity; the superest Supershow; home taping; Ian’s wild about The River Wild; repeat viewings; where is Avatar; nerdstalgia vs. normies; motion capture theatre; log hugger; child actor theories; sexy jail; dishonour among thieves; just a sucker; it’s nice to share; duck or duck; hot dinosaurs; visible ennui; fantasists; corporation capitulation; book launches; Dave banning; culture clubs; say AA; a cure for comedy; money money; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; cool music; Peanuts gallery; Frasier for the ages; loco about Loki; handicasts; and. finally, a giant of jazz.

Question of the Week: What is your feeling about flashbacks in media?
Sub-question of the Week: Have you ever been a member of or had a near miss with a cult?

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Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 618 of the podcast with mother issues!

This week Ian and David talk: inoffensive accent; chocolate god; blossom time; soured on it; the mayo of Simpleton; Short take; everyone’s mom; the long, long trailer; forgettable sins; playing with Dahl’s; cool for kids; life in a northern town; strip tense; anti-fun leagues; burlesque goofs; Peanuts gallery; their names are numbered; sports rash; Snoopy’s family; too cool; shocking admission; special ignorance; quality streak; unarmed man; cartoonists resemble their characters; costumes for an imaginary movie; Dave’s mom update; abuse isn’t just a river in Egypt; but should love hurt; grouch reciprocity; too bloody far; Questions of the Week – Sneakers respond; master of puppets; and, finally, scared quitless.

Question of the Week: Which Peanuts character are you?
Sub-question of the Week: What’s a skill you learned later in life?

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Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 617 of the least ambitious podcast on the internet!

This week Ian and David talk: arrival; customer depreciation; meet draw; happy place; vision-aerie; rive gaunch; piano musings; mismanager; business brains; family dealings; chucklehead; Team Oops; I.P.s; work warm up; reflushment; a blessing and a curse; too much work; creation vs. recreation; going batty; ushering in; making concessions; talking Poirot; Venice the menace; European unions; reality check; just for giraffes; it’s all happening near the zoo; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; Dahl boy; butter down under; auto-bio comics; Dave’s a fan; and, finally, a sneaky family business.

Question of the Week: Have you ever worked in a family business?
Sub-question of the Week: Have you ever been an outsider in a family business?

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Departnemt of Corrections:
While looking up Frederick Exley’s name as an aide-mémoire, we were surprised to learn that A Fan’s Notes is a fictional memoir.

Welp, scratch that from the list!

Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 616 of the show that let’s it all hang out!

This week Ian and David talk: marvelous; trending; no pukes; a draining experience; hair today; popcorny jokes; Graphix content; humour mill; in a style, crocodile; let them eat cake; too clever; aggressive-aggressive, arbitrary bullies; bordering on cruelty; you can’t make it anywhere; tracking shot; bad grandma; vice principles; don’t Boebert that joint; age is just a loss of mind; real fictional people; RIP Joe Matt – one of the seminal auto-bio comics artists of the 90s; revealing yourself; twisted misters; a new world; a brand new Bagge; dynamic comics; uncurated eras; the forgotten men; open your door; selective reading; weird and wired; hunters and collectors; literary Sneaky Dragon; and, finally, solo fun.

Question of the Week: What is your favourite autobiographical work?
Sub-question of the Week: When do you start eating your snacks at the movies?

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Here is that “Baddies” sketch that both Laurel and Ian recommended:

Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 615 of the show that is always public domain!

This week Ian and David talk: lost and phoned; he’s a monk man; Ahsoka to me; ancient Jedi; what’s your reference; judge droid; good baddie; hidden influences; bear Bottom; wrong players; alarmed; ach, eye; reading rainbow; injury to eye motifs; formal presentation; Jam traffic; where the hullabaloo is top of the American bandstand; hams solo; the Dylan mystique; sinister dealings; “b” quicker; imaginary profile; the polite farce; the merry buds of May; loving Lovitz; Dave’s movie blind spot; errors of comedy; Murder By Decree decree; the false promises of The Last Action Hero; I.P.s freely; and, finally, domain by demand.

Question of the Week: Who is your favourite parody character?
Sub-question of the Week: How do you read? Do you picture the story? Hear the character voices? Or read it one gigantic chunk?

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