Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 591 of the podcast that doesn’t really know what it’s doing!

We’ve got good news and bad news this week. The good news is we are joined by friend of the show and Dave’s cousin Jason Dedrick, which should make everyone happy. The bad news is Ian is sick this week and couldn’t do the show. We know you’ll miss him and please send along your prayers and good wishes.

This week: techs talk; Double Dedrick; Ian is a champ; whores mysteries; our old man; absent friends; alternate history; song and dance dad; no country for old Dave; security vs. insurance; the principal of guidance; an infinity of lifetime; nothing job; citizens banned; drunken podcasting; dizzy about Disney; way down South; stolen fruit; keep on truckin’; painful past; down by the Trevi; much ado about Tintin; Jason’s thoughts about Dave’s thoughts about Strange World; picking on Pixar; muted tooting; Captain Nofun; no to funny villains; go, go, Grodin; agreeable co-host; off the Benchley; the dangers of binging; relunctantly watching the The Reluctant Dragon; corporate takeover; Peet’s beat; ambivalent about Walt; cartoon anxiety; limited animation; straight out of Termite Terrace; loving drunk electric razors; bad Tom and Jerry; the animation will be televised; let’s retire the auteur theory; a couple of Sodaheads; all the -bergs; unearned endings; Salmon Wellingotn alert; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; Python wrap-up; get checked; fat and stupid; Picard-y; library-phobia; inefficient for compliments; and, finally, tell me I’m wrong.

Question of the Week: In what position do you sleep at night? Are you a restless sleeper or do you sleep the sleep of death?
Sub-question of the Week: Who is your favourite poet? Quote us a few lines.

Thanks for listening.

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