Sneaky Dragon

By Ian Boothby and David DedrickComedy TV & Film Music Improv

Sneaky Dragon episodes

July 25, 2021 Sneaky Dragon Episode 503
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 503 of the podcast that should by this time just know better.
This week: soft start; ice cream treats; on-brand expansion; dishonest cereals; the Cheerios test; mermaid heaven; pushing the limits; sexy cereals; space junk; adult fantasy; references aren’t jokes; adult cartoons; voyage into the past; childhood debris; dire theatre; narrow escape; space race; basement luxury; sneaky kids; sleep cheats; home improvements; impending church; hard to read; super names; true Rudd; Tile Tales; Dork Shadows – Medium Cool; love a snadwich; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; normal man; child stars; the hive mind; natty chipatis; elaborate grilled cheese; and, finally, crazy parade madness.
Question of the Week: What is a healthy meal you love?
Sub-question of the Week: What city or country is not your home, but feels like home?
Thanks for listening.
A small taste of the madness that is the Stromness Shopping Week Fancy Dress Parade!
Er…bit of an unfortunate thumbnail there, folks, but you get the idea. (The sad part are the empty shops behind the parade, which tells you all you need to know about the unfortunate state of retail everywhere in the world.)
3 hr 2 min
July 17, 2021 Sneaky Dragon Episode 502
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 502 of the podcast that sold its soul to rock’n’roll!
This week: the all clear; ain’t nothin’ but a love beat; body foolin’; well, we talked about it; Broom Hilda complaints; it’s easy being green; new verb; troll play; not normal; shit that doesn’t matter; it’s not my party; social survival instinct; dress up; death by humiliation; duck hunter cosplay; discarded safety mattress; the problem with Loki; some problems with Black Widow; Spidey thoughts; thoughts on Twin Peaks: The Return; sour sandwich; no to duck eggs; setting the couch on fire; singular plurals; and, finally, put that Mr. Pibb away.
Question of the Week: What would you put in a sandwich to make it sour?
Sub-question of the Week: What’s your favourite sandwich?
Sub-sub-question of the Week: On this week’s show, Dave let it all hang out. What’s something goofy you did as a kid?
Thanks for listening.
2 hr
July 15, 2021 Sneaky Dragon Listening Party – Ep. 70

Hello, partygoers!

Well, this is it. The sad moment we knew would come eventually – the final episode of the Listening Party.

But now ain’t the time for your tears – to paraphrase Bob Dylan – we’ve got a show to do! This bi-week, Mary and David read your celebratory – we hope – comments and play some fun Top 5 playlists!

As we pack up the Listening Party rumpus room and put that old beanbag chair back into storage, we’d like to thank everyone who spent time with us here. We hope you know how much we love and appreciate you all!

As always, thanks for listening.

Top 5 Toytown Psych Songs:1) Manfred Mann – “My Name is Jack” – Fontana Records single b/w “There Is a Man”, 1968 – 26:042) Eddy Howell – “Easy Street” – Parlophone Records single b/w “Judy’s Gone”, 1969 – 30:203) Keith West – “Sam (from A Teenage Opera)” – Parlophone Records single b/w “Thimble Full of Puzzles”, 1967 – 38:564) Noah’s Ark – “Paper Man” – Decca Records single b/w “Please Don’t talk About Yesterday”, 1967 – 45:205) Crocheted Doughnut Ring – “Happy Castle” – Deram Records single b-side to “Havana Anna”, 1967 – 1:00:06Bonus Toytown Psych Song:6) Broken Toys – “Broken Toys” – Polydor single b/w “Oh Suzanna”, 1971 – 1:05:46

Top 5 New Songs I Wish I’d Played:1) Juana Molina – “Cosoco” – Halo, 2017 – 1:11:222) Once and Future Band – “I’ll Be Fine” – Once and Future band, 2017 – 1:17:283) Cassandra Jenkins – “Hard Drive” – An Overview of Phenomenal Nature, 2021 – 1:28:254) The Weather Station – “Kept It All to Myself” – The Weather Station, 2018 – 1:37:005) Jane Weaver – “Modern Kosmology” – Modern Kosmology, 2017 – 1:44:08

Mary’s Top 5 Phineas and Ferb Songs:1) Sheena Easton – “When Will He Call Me?” – Phineas and Ferb: Across the 1st and 2nd Dimensions, 2011 – 1:57:072) Vincent Martella – “Watchin’ and Waitin’” – Phineas and Ferb: Across the 1st and 2nd Dimensions, 2011 – 2:08:403) Danny Jacob – “My Nemesis” – Phineas and Ferb, 2009 – 2:14:274) Aaron Jacob “Dance Baby” – Phineas and Ferb: Rockin and Rollin’, 2013 – 2:20:485) Aaron Jacob – “Funhouse” – Phineas and Ferb: Rockin and Rollin’, 2013 –

Top 5 Old Songs I Wish I’d Played:1) Alden Shuman – “Ladies in Love” – The Devil in Miss Jones, 1973 – 2:35:012) Erasmus Chorum – “Mary Jane” – Chapter 1 Records EP – b-side to “Oh Lord”, The Holy House (on Sunday)”, 1972 – 2:48:403) The Us – “How Can I Tell Her” –Nuggets from the Golden State – Dance with Me: The Autumn Teen Sound, 1994 – 2:59:364) Robb Kunkel – “O Light” – Abyss, 1973 – 3:06:075) Trader Horne – “Here Comes the Rain” – Dawn Records single b/w “Goodbye Mercy Kelly”, 1970 – 3:14:14

Top 5 Goodbye Songs:1) Mary Hopkin – “Goodbye” – Apple single b/w ”The Sparrow”, 1969 – 3:21:192) The Association – “Goodbye Forever” – The Association, 1969 – 3:29:333) Peter Sarstedt – “Sayonara” – Peter Sarstedt, 1969 – 3:32:414) The Turtles – “Goodbye Surprise” – Turtle Soup bonus track, 2016 – 3:37:285) Jeff Buckley – “The Last Goodbye” – Grace, 1994 – 3:41:14

Also spinning on the old Victrola:

The Free Design – “Friends (Thank You All)” – One by One, 1971 – 3:53:32

4 hr 2 min
July 11, 2021 Sneaky Dragon Episode 501
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 501 of the podcast that is one better than its last episode!
This week: pre-ramble; awwwww; idiomatics; bits of math; a better version of you; sum up your life; a measure of happiness; intra-friends relations; he knew it: hey, nineteen; sincerely cool; perfect time for the five and die; who is Chili Dog; future watch; too blue for moms; leaving you songs; take me to the murder house; we’d love to live in perfect harmony; choir thugs; duelin’ Canadian folksingers; Price Is Right rules; fixed in editing; classy move; being “Dad’; my flat grandpa; attractive smoking; broken contract; healthy choices; unhealthy comfort; healthy vanity; service jobs; acting and eating; hot fake sex; Tile Tales; water disaster; perfect prank; burlesque claw-foot tub; Dork Shadows – Suffer Little Children; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; TV rules; we’ll spoil you rotten; a promise never broken; and, finally, the mystery never ends.
Question of the Week: What is a repair or household reno that went awry?
Department of Corections:
Richard Griffiths portrayed Harry’s uncle in the Harry Potter films and not his stepfather. An uncharacteristic slip by Dave whose record, up to this point, had been spotless!
2 hr 49 min
July 04, 2021 Sneaky Dragon Episode 500
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 500 of our fabulous podcast! Who saw this coming? Not us!
This week: bad beginnings; off-mike; sacred numbers; Malcolm and Me; delicious irony; soft talker; it’s like a heat wave; who’s to blame; better stay alert; uncooperative frog; bad mascot; fuck you, cicadas; problem songs; Chick Talk; too soon; air-conditioned entertainment; bathroom difficulties; mythical chicken; mythical mealworms; disappointing travel; wind swept cheese sandwiches; $5.00 coins are unlikely; a guy at the window; international vegetables; fruit vandal; murder room; when you’re a warrior, you’re a warrior all the way; hobbyist strippers; centenaries memories; the fast and the furry-ous; difficult compliments; Venn diagram of weirdos; get back to let it be; Ian’s wish comes true; exciting stamps; Dork Shadows – Not Fade Away; lorewolf; save the last byte for me; perspiring and inspiring; dangerously hilarious; we will deliver boredom; wrong Avengers; the smells of the ’80s; podcast pitch; and, finally, have a nice year.
Question of the week: Is there an obscure TV show – preferably limited run – that you’d like us to discuss in some detail?
Department of Hearing:
Here is “Love Mechanic” – the song Louise wrote for a bunch of weirdos.
And the lyrics:
If your heart is broken, girl, don’t panic!
This fix-it man is handy and romantic.
I repair the broken-hearted.
I get your love life jump-started.
Hire me, I am the love mechanic!
Love mechanic! (He’s got the right tools!)
Love mechanic! (Forget those other fools!)
Tow your troubles to me, girl,
Before your engine cools!
Department of Seeing
Here is Nina’s Mad-style fold-in and the painful truth!
Mick Elliott sent us this new endorsement! It sounds *gulp* great! (Mick, you’ll have to pass along that complete list of 500 flavours!)
And Ed Draganski sent along this drawing full of wonderful show references and a cute dragon!
Thank you all for your wonderful drawings!
And, what the heck, let’s finish off with Chris Roberts’ song “When Dragons Fly”, which was written for our 300th episode. It’s lovely!
3 hr 8 min
July 03, 2021 Sneaky Dragon Listening Party – Ep. 69

Hello, partygoers!

This week Mary and David are still in beautiful Brazil as David goes coconuts for Tropicália!

Yes, it’s the end of our mixtapes portion of the Listening Party as David and Mary continue to celebrate the wild and provocative music of Brazilian political protest music of the late Sixties/early Seventies.

So pull up a palm frond, grab a hunk of sugar cane and join us in the rumpus room where we’re listening to:

* Caetano Veloso – “Tropicália” – Caetano Veloso, 1968 – 15:42* Gilberto Gil – “O Canto da Ema” – Espresso 2222, 1973 – 47:41* Jorge Ben – “Ponta de Lanca Africano” – Africa Brasil, 1976 – 1:36:09* Tom Zé – “Todos os Olhos” – Todos os Olhos, 1973 – 2:12:59* Gilberto Gil – “Bat Macumba” – Tropicália ou Panis e Circenses, 1968 – 2:42:18* Gal Costa – Divino Maravilhoso – Gal Costa, 1969 – 2:47:03* Jorge Ben – “Força Bruta” – Força Bruta, 1970 – 2:54:25* Tom Zé – Quero Sambar Meu Bem – Tom Zé, 1968 – 3:01:39* Marcos Valle – Meu Paletó, Nem Gravata – Previsão do Tempo, 1973 – 3:08:18* Os Mutantes – “Saravá” – Jardim Elétrico, 1971 – 3:14:16* Os Mutantes – “Baby” – Jardim Elétrico, 1971 – 3:18:39

Also spinning on the old Victrola:

* Caetano Veloso – “É probido proibir” Phillips single b/w “Ambiente do festival”, 1968 – 37:53* Gilberto Gil – “Decição” – JS Records b-side to “Vem Colombina”, 1962 – 1:01:19* Gilberto Gil – “Roda” – RCA Victor b/w “Procissão”, 1965 – 1:06:57* Gilberto Gil – “Questão de ordem” – Phillips single b/w “A Luta Contra A Lata ou a Falência do Café”, 1968 – 1:15:06* Caetano Veloso – “Epico” – Araça Azul, 1972 – 1:28:12* Jorge Ben – “Mais Que Nada” – Phillips single b/w “Por Causa De Você, Menina”, 1963 – 1:46:36* Jorge Ben – “Si Manda” – Un Bidú: Silêncio no Brooklin, 1967 – 1:57:30* Jorge Ben – “Take It Easy Brother Charles” – Jorge Ben, 1969 – 2:03:07* Tom Zé – “Morena” – Correio da Estação do Brás, 1978 – 2:28:53* Tom Zé – “Má” – Estudando o Samba, 1976 – 2:37:38* Os Mutantes – “Tecnicolor” – Jardim Elétrico, 1971 – 3:28:43

Thanks for listening.

Department of Corections:German doesn’t use accents, Dave? Um, yes, it does. Where would heavy metal be without the umlaut, you dumbkopf!

If you would like an uninterrupted version of this mixtape, please go here and [whispers] download it.

Please check out our fellow party goer Ed Draganski’s funtastic designs for show mascot Peanut Duck and, while you’re there, buy a shirt!

Hélio Oiticica’s piece “Tropicália” on display.

Department of Looking Party:Here is Gal Costa’s appearance at Festival da Record in 1968:

Here is a fun appearance by Gal Costa on a Jorge Ben TV special, coming up out of the audience to sing Ben’s song “Que Pena” with him:

(Sometimes these things are fake, obviously, but Gal Costa actually looks surprised to be called up on stage by Ben,
3 hr 37 min
June 26, 2021 Sneaky Dragon Episode 499
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 499 of the podcast that really just end now.
This week: Pavlovian responses; phone anxiety; accelerated deadlines; good planning; Canadiana; let’s unpack Alpha Flight; we’re happy with Loki; unathletic actors; blindspot for Blindspot; high-concept Lincoln; descriptive names trouble; ball shaming; exclusive joke; anatojis; Welsh idiots; faux grape juice; Newfoundland flavours; it only diminishes; a dollop of Trollope; obtuse; over it; the slippery slope; free labour; Lord Buckley trivia; we’ve never heard of The American Bystander; the oceans; drowning; survival mode; tomato household; Spanish tomato bravas hot dogs; Revlon prince; pandemic reset; childhood trauma recycling; impostor syndrome; faking it; typical men; real podcasters; indeterminate job; deflective charm; Dork Shadows – Go to Hell; we recommend The Taking of Deborah Logan; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; barter system; computer generated credits; movies with the title at the end; borrowed bits; convenient marshmallow device; health concerns; grumpy swimmer; no Dogecoin; muppet succession; and, finally, the worth way to go.
Question of the week: Is there an old segment or things we used to talk about that you’d like us to revive for the 500th episode?
Project of the week: As we have hinted for the last while, the next episode will be our 500th and we’d like you to help us celebrate by simply writing some thoughts on Sneaky Dragon: favourite things, funny moments, how its impacted your life (or not), etc. It would be nice to have some kind words to read during the show.
3 hr 22 min
June 20, 2021 Sneaky Dragon Episode 498
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 498 of the world’s first all-male podcast!
This week: in the Ikea maze; Callax: don’t do it; Body Double; kinky de Palma; Hollywood doubles; quintuples; octuples; reality broods; the Ben Vereen rundown; the transparent man; big Sarah Silverman fan; funny people lifespans; decimalate; the importance of being in earnest; The Paragon of Comedy; superhuman prince; Dave blames Larry Graham; Sparks vs Sparks!; pardon the interruption; the 3-hour sleep plan; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; cup of nonsense; mortification; stodgy train; who gives a shit; sexy Ghostbusters; birds of a feather attract opposites; secrets of the library; and, finally, we’re not your boss.
Question of the week: What movie has a great scene it, but is not a great movie?
Sub-question: Name your own piece of Ikea furniture.
Here is the wonderful song that Chris Roberts wrote to celebrate Sneaky Dragon Listening Party. Please check it out. It’s really great!
Here is the The Paragon of Comedy that Ian recommended during the show:
Sonny versus Cher versus David Letterman (the segment begins around 34:00 minutes in):
Endlessly talented people. Ben Vereen entertains:
2 hr 28 min
June 17, 2021 Sneaky Dragon Listening Party – Ep. 68

Hello, partygoers!

We received a really nice gift here in the old Listening Party rumpus room this week. Partygoer Chris Roberts wrote a wonderful song celebrating this very podcast. Mary and David couldn’t have been more pleased (and there may have been some tears, but that’s all were going to say about it). Chris also made a video to accompany the song and we invite you all to check it out – it’s lots of fun!

Now back to your regular podcast already in progress. This week Mary and David go tropic! As in, Tropicália!

Yes, for listener Mike Roth’s final mixtape, Dave interpreted his request for bossa nova as a request for the wild and provocative music of political protest of the late Sixties/early Seventies in Brazil. Is that what he wanted? Was he pleased to get an hour plus of Portuguese-language craziness? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

So join us in the rumpus room where we’re listening to:

* Os Mutantes – “Panis et circenses” – Os Mutantes, 1968 – 12:57* Caetano Veloso – “Alegria, alegria” – Caetano Veloso, 1968 – 46:27* Gal Costa – “Mamãe coragem” – Tropicália, 1968* Tom Zé – “Dói” – Estudando o Samba, 1976 – 1:29:30* Gilberto Gil – “Sai do sereno” – Expresso 2222, 1972 – 1:36:15* Rita Lee – “De novo aqui meu bom José” – Hoje é o Primeiro Dia do Resto da Sua Vida, 1972 – 1:43:37* Marcos Valle – “O cafona” – Garra, 1971 – 1:52:59* Jorge Ben – “Fio maravilho” – Ben, 1972 – 1:58:47* Caetano Veloso – “Os árgonautos” – Caetano Veloso, 1969 – 2:01:28* Os Mutantes – “Dom quixote” – Mutantes, 1969 – 2:14:25* Gal Costa – “Meu nom é Gal” – Gal, 1969 – 2:22:43

Also spinning on the old Victrola:

* O’Seis – “Apocalipse” – Continental Records single b-side to “Suicida”, 1966 – 29:54* Gilberto Gil –“Domingo no parque” – Gilberto Gil, 1967 – 41:47* Caetano Veloso – “Samba em paz” – RCA Victor single b/w “Cavaleiro”, 1965 – 1:01:27* Gal Costa and Caetano Veloso – “Coraçâo vagabundo” – Domingo, 1967 – 1:05:15* Maria Bethânia and Gal Costa – “Sol negro” – Maria Bethânia, 1965 – 1:17:09* Gal Costa – “Sim, foi voce” – RCA Victor Records, 1965 – 1:22:22* Gal Costa – “Objeto sim, objeto non” – Gal, 1969* Chris Roberts – “The Ballad of Sneaky Dragon Listening Party” – self-release, 2021

Here is some footage of Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso being interviewed and then Gil performing “Domingo no parque” at the 3rd Festival of Popular Brazilian Music in 1967:

Here is Jorge Ben performing live in 1972 – the first song is “Fio maravilho” and is well worth a watch:

2 hr 48 min
June 13, 2021 Sneaky Dragon Episode 497
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 497 of the internet’s most favourite podcast that no one had ever heard of!
This week: frustration speaking; the circle of poo; guest birds; Corvid-3; the new gods; a noble garbage bird; cartoon animal problems; joke-alikes; all gain, no pain; inevitable alien destruction; tech vulnerable; long fall; evil deads; Spielberg – the mild-mannered maverick; comfortable action; you have to see this movie; what’s next for Indy; Time-Life books; the producer has an idea; ironic Wolverine; whither Toad; the god Pan showed up; recommended: The Wind in the Willows movie; children book’s not for children; discovering Michael Bublé; Canada is the new Japan; thanks for mentioning us; premium content; professional dad jokes; it’s time we worked out our differences; Dork Shadows – All About Eve; the Dark Shadows DVD box set sales pitch; vintage shows with vintage ads; Questions of the Week- Sneakers respond; ratings rated; where similarities end; intelligence means you’re not a dum-dum; “gifted” versus “on the spectrum”; let’s finally say “Boo, cocaine!”; and, finally, the perfect gift.
Question of the week: What is something you realy enjoyed as a kid, but no one seems to remember now?
Sub-question: What is a something promoted as being for children that is clearly not for children?
That West Side Story parody everyone is talking about:
If you don’t know the Andy Kaufman “incident” from the TV show Fridays, here it is:
And here is the fallout from that “incident”, the apology that appeared on next week’s show:
And the capper: “a year later” (actually about half a year), Kaufman was a special guest on Fridays and took the opportunity to introduce his fiancée, Kathie Sullivan (who really was a gospel singer who sang on The Lawrence Welk Show. This is not just a clip, but the whole show. You can see Kaufman’s bit at the 4:12 mark:
2 hr 29 min