Sneaky Dragon

Our apologies, but for the first twelve minutes of this week’s episode, we didn’t notice that Ian’s microphone had been turned off. We did our best to equalize his voice, but please note there are some issues with audio quality.

Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 609 of the podcast that doesn’t know when to leave.

This week: a respectful silence; spectral analysis; Houdini goes there; ghostel; we’ve got the Bates; resettings; apes go ape; limited anime; to the Imax; unclarity; use your illusionist; Nolaniana; context clues, Penn pals; oui oui to Pee Wee; Tim bits; mighty Mira; triple double standards; in a Barbie world; boss level; fortune hunters; when life gives you Leno; audience connection; sweet charity; weaponized comedy; franchise accumulation; acceptable hobo; HO-tties; on The Beachcombers; watch party; alphabetical movies; a Pearl of a film; no commentary; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; valley boy; national smell; eye the jury; eventful; the “Ooo”s have it; the dragon who came to dinner; Ian’s career quest; and, finally, tattoo ew.

Question of the Week: Have you ever written a song?
Sub-question of the Week: What’s your favourite card game?

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Here is Episode 1 of Epic Career Quest – written by Ian with character designs by Pia!

Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 608 of the podcast that relatively travels in space and time.

This week: July fools; Jeffy pop; the “bucks” stop here; pleasantly plum; freeze frame; graveyard plot; the man from uncool; Raunds and Raunds we go; guest work; on your tip woes; shop and awe; float on; last resort; yes, surname; it’s all about family; going to the chapel; tide over; monumental island; irony is alive and dead; you’re out of odour; banks for nothin’; non-Canadian quotidian; surprise sequels; trilling adventures; our two detours; two guns; retaliation excitation; nanna nanna nanna nanna nanna nanna bad pun; come on, come on, come on, come on, now touch tone, babe; playing favourites; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; time travel waits for no man; the Brexit club; he needs her; freak flags; flabby films, and, finally, ciao time.

Question of the Week: What’s the odour of Canada?
Sub-question of the Week: What’s the most action-packed thing you’ve ever done?

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Here is a small assortment of photos Dave took of The Stromness Shopping Week Fancy Dress Parade. Enjoy!

Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 607 of the podcast that said “Fuck that shit” a long, long time ago.

This week: scatterbrains; the yoke’s on them; chews leaf; archeological horror show; now museum, now you don’t; practice three repetitions; kill your father; funny or why; black and white opinions; that’s the Spirit; insurance plagiarism; justifiable nursocide; Dave wins big with California Split; overlapping diagetics; two-thirds of a good movie; Altman’s ingenue; Ian is drawn to Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection; trivial trivia; I don’t wanna read some Chelsea; Dave is struck by Moonstruck; the downfall of Nicholas Cage; the Coens of comedy; talent novas; the Merry Moat; the problem with sub-titles; Dave goes down the bridle path; old-fashioned detecting; Dave gives Green for Danger a go; six Sneakers in search of an author; spoiled food; a momento mori of your time; who was that masked man; discourse of the werewolf; Maniac Mansion mania; sheeper-receiver; treasure seekers; and, finally, why didn’t we say “Ham-let”?

Question of the Week: What’s your favourite group of artists?
Sub-question of the Week: What’s a movie that you put off watching, but was totally great when you finally saw it?

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Here is the tape of Harry Nilsson rehearsing “He Needs Me” with Shelley Duvall:

I’m not sure if this was the episode of Maniac Mansion that Ian was talking about, but, not only does it feature David Cronenberg, it also features the amazing Andrea Martin:

Here is the trailer for the movie about the cartoonist Dave Stevens, who created The Rocketeer:

Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 606 of the podcast that lives in the past of your future!

This week: Babarpapa; the unreal McCoy; nostalgic wallowing; the Neighbourhood of Make-Believe; the housefly always knocks twice; dinnertime cameo; thinks: Jinx; method cat; Supermom; choose Jor-Els; farewell Alan Arkin; acting idiot; Netflix disillusionment; misquotes; too teenaged Titans; the nutpuncher; addressing dressing; say no to Noëlle; Bros is very gay; right on Tinder; we like it when our friends become successful; dopa-money; Brand XXX chocolate bars; energy crisis; royal grifters; we like it when our friends become exploitable; future Dave speaks; ballydrops; and, finally, pod lag.

Question of the Week: Do you have any advice for Dave while he is in the UK?
Sub-question of the Week: Do you have any questions for Dave while he is in the UK?

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Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 605 of the podcast that worries about the past!

This week: trouble with dating; Christmas warning; catastrophic; serving minors; fatal attraction; the power of humiliation; off-putting hippies; sin tax; essential food services; mashed chips; judgement or purity; cooking with basics; overthinking; turkey trots; secretive baker; stunt cooking; salt delivery systems; shopping big; Betty Crocker through the ages; buttering up; substitute foods; life lessons; costs over time; two wheels good; bouncing babies; virtual signalling; dumb moves; thighs matters; mapped out; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; ants in your pans; rats and your cats; destined to talk about it; chased out; end on a high; death by pride; past tension; killing your interest; young face on an old body; failed set ups; Ian gets a rise out of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts; and, finally, postcards from the past.

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Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 604 of the podcat made in the 604!

This week: time trouble; reserved for ghost wars; let’s praise psych-horror; don’t let ’em in; incoherent film-making; third eye blind; hot shots; hot rats; squirrel bait; no good news; interesting normality; spider bits; cartoon commentary; favourite burn-outs; places I remember; the wrong side of the mountain; the power of indifference; pity the left-handed; sad back stories; executive power plays; whiffed opportunities; the alien from Germany; Elemental as anything; goin’ mobile; Fantastic Four pitches; start strong and end strong; inconsistent characters; hate cute; Kipling returns; the Anti-Heroic Age; it takes a villain; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; past correspondence; The Flash failures; more time trouble; navigating dementia; ravin’ about birds; and, finally, all about Sautumn-y.

Question of the Week: How do you get rid of pests?
Sub-question of the Week: Dave is going to the UK! Do you have big plans for the summer?

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To understand what Dave is calling Psych-Horror (as in psychedelic horror – not psychological), watch these trailers:

Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 603 of the podcast you hate to love!

This week: going swimmingly; unusual punishment; his and hirsute; shaved fruits; solitary man; by the books; lovingly kill your babies; cultural osmosis; conspicuous presumption; going crackers; cookie monsters; secret recipes; pick pock; dedicated marshmallows; muffin boom; vanity factor; scam buster; beat the system; pop machines; bottle cry; fish story; Flash mob; promotional spoilers; faux science; time travail; Batmaniac; over-matched heroes; under-cooked characters; damned dementia; too big an opening; they like boys; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; rare meat-filling; diverged to death; stacked mom; refusing the call; the gentlemen of surf; and, finally, pay-per-view.

Question of the Week: What is your favourite scary film from your youth?
Sub-question of the Week: What’s your favourite bird?

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It’s true. We like “We Like Boys”: