Sneaky Dragon

By Ian Boothby and David DedrickComedy TV & Film Music Improv

Sneaky Dragon episodes

October 18, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Episode 463
Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to the Episode 463 of the show that never blows.
It! I forgot to say “it”. Oof!
Anyway, this week Ian and David are starting with abject apologies; calling for action; baiting squirrels; making sweet sweet potatoes; confusing names; hailing Otto Lowy; knocking opportunities; talking talk radio; telling a touching story with a heartfelt moral; bemoaning kids these days; pitching woes; anxious about anxiety; all for equal opportunities; having agoraphobiaphobia; taking tricky tests; declared Grodinheads; hot for Heat; updating Scorsese; taking down The Snowman; watching The Key Party Murders; researching on Mr. and Mrs. Skin; oozing pus; taking miracle drugs; having dermatological fun; happening upon adult movies…again; having kids encounters; wench guessing; voting for death; asking whatever happened to brother Chuck; remembering the height of meat prices; jealous of Angel’s chili; figurin’ figurines; getting cereal-ized; feeling the Kondo crunch; squealing to death; naming that tune; anti anti-heroes; talking talking tigers; and, finally, singing descriptive theme songs.
Thanks for listening.
Question of the Week: What was your favourite cereal as a child? What is your favourite cereal now?
Sub-question of the Week: What’s the best prize you ever got from cereal, Cracker Jack, Kinder Surprise, Red Rose Tea, etc.?
Ian’s wife Pia talking about her work!
I guess they really were a thing!
Captain Crunch with cinnamon. Also a thing!
2 hr 41 min
October 14, 2020 The Fansplainers – Extra Ordinary

This week Ian and David discuss Extra Ordinary!

Ian and David cracked open their Time-Life Books of the Occult to discuss ghosts, demons, virgins, ritual murder and sacrificing goats for this week’s film Extra Ordinary – a charming Irish supernatural rom-com.

Come for the awkward romance. Stay for the exploding goats!

Thanks for listening.

2 hr 2 min
October 11, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Episode 462
Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to the podcast that is 462 episodes into hiting its stride!
This week: almost perfect; garden variety exploding bodies; who will inform the children; sibling resentment; early memories; leaves on a tree; old-fashioned racial epithets; animals mean no; bad apples; fresh food; boil your boiling water; gift cake; sorry, but Dave’s family doesn’t want to hear his work stories either; there’s a limit; collecting vs. hoarding; book value; mean clean; the neighbours run our lives; pools are cool; porn brat; fucking 8 to 4; jazz screw; starstones and jet-treks; more busted; musicianly mix-ups; a dollop of Trollope; the sun also sets; super thoughts; and, finally, fake Canadian high school.
Thaks for listening.
Question of the week: What were the rules about keeping the house clean when you were growing up? Were your parents strict clean freaks or somewhat easier going? Are you the same as your parents or did you react against them?
Sub-question of the week: Do superhero movies work for you? If so, which one do you connect with the most?
Sub-sub-question: Flintstones or Jetsons?
2 hr 49 min
October 08, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Listening Party – Ep. 51

Hello, partygoers!

“Procrastinist”? Yes, not only is David playing you some fabulous songs this week, he’s also making up words. What a renaissance man!

Speaking og music, this week we listen to Side One of Jamie Fong’s mixtape featuring a band of drummers, rockin’ acoustics, Australian snark, shimmering power pop, a generational weirdo, mannered vocals, and a little gratitude.

This episode we are spinning:

* Drummer – “Good Golly” – Feel Good Together, 2009 – 25:35* XTC – “Rocket from a Bottle” – Black Sea, 1980 – 36:32* Dry Ice – “Running to the Convent” – B&C single b/w “Nowhere to Go”, 1969 – 1:07:06* Courtney Barnett – “Out of the Woodwork” – The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas, 2013 – 1:24:22* Pernice Brothers – “The Ballad of Bjorn Borg” – The World Won’t End, 2000 – 1:35:35* Richard Buckner – “Portrait” – Surrounded, 2013 – 1:51:28* John Cale – “Sylvia Said” – Island Records single “The Man Who Couldn’t Afford to Orgy” b/w “Sylvia Said”, 1974 – 2:01:13* Wilco – “Theologians” – A Ghost Is Born, 2006 – 2:15:56* Badfinger – “Andy Norris” – Badfinger, 1974 – 2:39:47* Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel – Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) – The Best Years of Our Lives, 1975 – 2:55:08* Cornelius – “Thank You for the Music” – Fantasma, 1997 – 3:08:22

Also playing on the old Victrola:

* The Who – “I’m Free” – Tommy, 1969 – 1:19:19* Loose Fur – “Pretty Sparks” – Born Again in the USA, 2006 – 2:36:03

Thanks for listening.
3 hr 24 min
October 04, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Episode 461
Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to the Episode 461 of the podcast also know as the un-podcast!
This week: bad self-promotion; wrong Nina; teacher’s pets; Pages and Panels; open phone plan; animated Karate Kid; fathers & daughters; white bread music; synchronous; generations gap; not the Bad Bee; Death, the Devil, the Angel and Amy Smart; stunt food; proud meat eaters; busted; gooey butter cake; a big NO to baking; pie secrets; the one bad cookie; treats request; slow cooked sake; Canadian Thanksgiving; speaking of triplicates; school funding; dream comics shop; hot take comics talk; ghost school; Tarzan, king of the operas; the ultimate comics authority; Merrill Markoe’s graphic novel; the not-great American novel; and, finally, surprise endings.
Thaks for listening.
Question of the week: Have you ever been in an awkward or potentially dangerous situation on public transit? What did you do? What did you think should be done?
Sub-question of the week: Tell us about a book that opened up a new world of reading for you.
The podcast so nice we linked to it twice! Make sure you head on over to Pages and Panels in your most favouritest podcast player and check out Ian, Nina (Matsumoto), and David’s wide-ranging discussion of writing, drawing and colouring Sparks! Follow this link!
2 hr 28 min
September 30, 2020 The Fansplainers – The Karate Kid

Ciao, cinemaphiles!

This week Ian and David discuss The Karate Kid!

There was much painting of fences and waxing of cars this week as Ian and David emerged with tennis elbow and a torn meniscus in each shoulder to get out on the mat and fansplain this movie with one awesome leg sweep!

Thanks for listening.

2 hr 17 min
September 26, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Episode 460
Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to the Episode 460 of the podcast that introduced the concept of ghosting!
This week: haste waste; time travelling; it’s all about Vietnam; a Dahl’s house; let’s all read Kathleen Gros’ Jo; petty; a Top 10 Kids Books rundown; Terry Fox; burrower worms trilogy; bad gift getter; mean girls; the orange shirt; show interruption #1: let’s all check out Sarah Walsh’s YouTube channel; interruption #2: we’re not here to promote Table Top Tiddies; the problem with the comics industry; EC Comics; superhero boom and bust; the real Golden Age; the ideal market; “mature” readers; the cure for a problem that doesn’t exist; content farms; so long, comics shops; targeted audiences; the perils of fan fic; two-fisted teen romance; yukking it up; paging Dr. Superman; the most important thing; the ideal comic shop; intro to Asterix; Howard the Duck mania; comic strip page changes; jumbles; a lesson in sarcasm; the high cost of schooling; over-zealous; our listeners are smart; gnomes; the art teacher bullet; listener recommendation: The Goes Wrong Show; invasive wallabies; be proud; no Ed today; jerk mail; and, finally, a real coincidence.
Thanks for listening.
Question of the week: Comic fans, what makes a good comic book store? Not a comic book fan? What would convince you to visit a comic book store?
Sub-question of the week: Comic fans, what is your favourite non-superhero comic book character? (You can insert a comic strip character into your answer if that’s your bag.)
Here’s a sample of Sarah’s aka Earth Immigrant’s channel content – this week she trickily plays along with herself! (Hope you don’t mind us posting this, Sarah!)
2 hr 29 min
September 24, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Listening Party – Ep. 50

Ciao, party-goers! This week the Listening Party turns 50 and Mary and David celebrate by doing…the exact same thing as always! That’s right – they play a bunch of songs and yak up a storm!

Come on into the old Rumpus Room and take a seat near the old Victrola while we listen to the following songs:

* Freddie Scott – “Are You Lonely for Me” – Are You Lonely for Me, 1967 – 20:52* Mike Watt – “Against the 70s” – Ball-Hog or Tugboat?, 1995 – 38:08* Meat Puppets – “Plateau” – Meat Puppets II, 1984 – 1:01:28* Jim O’Rourke – “Last Year” – Simple Songs, 2015 – 1:10:10* Cate Le Bon – “I Was Born on the Wrong Day” – Crab Day, 2016 – 1:22:46* Leo Sayer – “The Show Must Go On” – Silverbird, 1973 – 1:29:39* Iron Maiden – “Killers” – Killers, 1981 – 1:46:33* Morrissey – “East West” – HMV CD single “Ouija Board, Ouija Board” b/w “Yes, I Am Blind” and “East West”, 1989 – 2:06:51* Fleet Foxes – “Mykonos” – Sun Giant EP, 2008 – 2:14:50* The Move – “Curly” – Regal Zonophone single b/w “This Time Tomorrow”, 1969 – 2:37:23* Beck – “Diamond Bollocks” – Mutations, 1998 – 2:49:08

This week – instead of our usual additional songs – we’re posting some links to some videos of interest for this week’s show.

Up first, the Minutemen documentary We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen:

And some great footage of Jim O’Rourke and his band playing “Last Year” at a festival in 2016:

3 hr 9 min
September 19, 2020 Sneaky Dragon Episode 459
Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to the last Episode 459 we will ever do!
This week: false start; bad faith; smoke gets in your eyes; translating names; God’s alphabet; unknown vows; legalisms; same names; the John Smith of England; ethical problems; child abuse; jobs for sociopaths; how to backstab your way through business without really trying; promotional opportunities; phone skills; predator governors; more deep state; skule rulz; we don’t need no education; don’t fence him in; early to bed; steady jobs; ambitionless; friendless; the art of the deadline; creative tricks; math proud; diligent; shit jobs; gaming the system; reviewing our own podcast; movie flaws; Bad Taste; let’s preserve Let It Be; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; rolling stones; ordinary gentlefolk; pronaziation; clichéd Oscar bait; Dave loses his pen; age envy; adulthood; pregnancy snowball; C.S. Lewis says…; proud dads; Nawlins; unfunny animals; Halloween safety; sad for boring parents; and, finally, what are we doing to ourselves!!!
Thanks for listening.
Question of the week: Do you have plans for Halloween?
Sub-question of the week: School? Yay? Nay? Ugh…
Sub-sub-question of the week: What is a beloved children’s book you have kept into adulthood? Or children’s books you have made a point of passing on to your children?
Here is some artwork by proud papa Ed Draganski’s children:
And here is that documentary David mentioned during the show about Peter Jackson’s Bad Taste:
2 hr 55 min
September 16, 2020 The Fansplainers – I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Ciao, cinemaphiles!

This week Ian and Dave get weird – like crawling into someone’s head weird, like erasing your ex-girlfriend from your brain weird, like buying a house on fire weird.

Yes, on this episode we take a look at Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things – his loose – to say the least – adaptation of the Iain Reid novel.

What should we make of this highly symbolic film? Well, let Ian and David fansplain it for you!

Thanks for listening.

2 hr 5 min