Fansplaining is a podcast about by, for, and about fandom. It’s hosted by Flourish Klink and Elizabeth Minkel. New episodes come out every two weeks. If you want to call us and leave a message for us to read on air, our number is 1-401-526-FANS!
…
continue reading
Fansplaining Podcasts
Sneaky Dragon is a weekly comedy broadcast featuring Ian Boothby and David Dedrick.
…
continue reading
Hello, movie maniacs! McQuarrying is back, baby! And Mary and Dave prove it by discussing Valkyrie, the 2008 film directed by Bryan Singer, written by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise and a host of British goodies playing German baddies who turn out to be German goodies. How could a film with Tom Cruise out to kill Hitler miss? Well, l…
…
continue reading
1
K-Pop’s Demons, Real and Fictional by Aja Romano
20:49
20:49
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
20:49
…
continue reading
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast with villainous intent! This week: dirty work; crushing it; interesting danger; guten tag; dancercise; poor quality; corny meal; college days; tongues tied; polyglot; running amok; idea man; villain idiots; what the Dickens; the drowning pool; perfect murder; the better Mousetrap; effed is for …
…
continue reading
In space, no one can hear you stream. Unless you record a podcast. Which is what Eric Fell, Vicky Van and Jason Dedrick did – talking about their memories of James Cameron’s 1986 classic Aliens. Or as he first pitched it, Alien$. Snacks were served including vanilla pudding to simulate the insides of Bishop. Also, there’s a drink called the Alien, …
…
continue reading
Wild-Eyed and Wicked Hello, horse fans and hello, mystery fans, and hello, horse mystery fans! Welcome to Season Six of your favourite horse-based true crime podcast! This week on the show, Lezah tells a sad tale of Wise and Wicked Ways, other high level horses, big money, and the competitive spirit gone wrong. Also, we learn what Saddlebred horses…
…
continue reading
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast with the secret ingredient! This week: Dragon’s rules of order; Noam, sweet Noam; free versus poetry; cereal murder; Macbloodbeth; fooling around; tender times; take overs; Brando ecch; wrong wingers; new reality; model TV; shamityville; ghost real estate; polterzeitgeist; space vampires; pre-b…
…
continue reading
1
The Fansplainers – Drive-Away Dolls/Honey Don’t
2:17:34
2:17:34
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
2:17:34
Hello, film freaks! McQuarrying is being postponed another week – sorry Valkyrie fans! – as David and Mary discuss the first two films of Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s “lesbian B-movie trilogy” Drive-Away Dolls and Honey Don’t. Hot lesbian babes, cool cars, spicy quips, steamy sex, graphic murder, inhuman depravity, genre exercises, and Henry James…
…
continue reading
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast with the deadly flying fists! This week: slow start; play girls; reunion blues; friend material; radio days; Goon squad; tape measures; Smiley’s smile; geometric progression; Ian recommends Slings and Arrows; death be not proud; it’s déjà vu all over again; no happy endings; gore-or movies; ter…
…
continue reading
Crime Doesn’t Pay (Or Does It?) Hello, horse fans and hello, mystery fans, and hello, horse mystery fans! Welcome to Season Six of your favourite horse-based true crime podcast! On this episode, we hear about arms heiress Susan Cummings, who fatally shot her boyfriend, polo player Roberto Villegas, in a struggle during which he was apparently sitti…
…
continue reading
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that gives headaches! This week: free to choose; predetermined dumbness; P.N.E. serenade; what price entertainment; touchstone entropy; peeve-ment; scone girl; bits and bites; missed misses; radical atavism; God save the queens; whiskey-a-no-no; where’s my car; rug burns; T & A (tits and animal…
…
continue reading
1
The Fansplainers – War of the Worlds
2:31:39
2:31:39
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
2:31:39
Hello, movie maniacs! This week Mary and David explore more Cruise/McQuarrie films in their ongoing series McQuarrying and review the new War of the Worlds starring a heavily sedated Ice Cube. It’s a film everybody’s talking about… …negatively so let Mary and David fansplain it for you. Thanks for listening.…
…
continue reading
1
The Fan, the Pro, and the Spaces In Between by Tessa Gratton
28:36
28:36
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
28:36
Our August piece is by novelist (and Fansplaining SDCC 2025 panelist!) Tessa Gratton, about navigating the intersections of the fan and pro writing worlds, and how their queerness shapes their framings of these worlds. "The Fan, the Pro, and the Spaces In Between" by Tessa Gratton. Writing for Star Wars challenges me to interrogate fandom power dyn…
…
continue reading
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that lives by word and dies by the word. This week: short time; hostile to Hostel; horrifying action; the animated past; cartoon corrections; a lot of littles; inescapable cuteness; what are the Audreys; brutal kids lit; witch ways; the John Stanley Appreciation Society; Mad dividends; Big Dadd…
…
continue reading
This episode, the curious case of Tareq and Michaele Salahi - who didn't stop believing in their privilege to get whatever they wanted anyway they might want it.By Ian Boothby and David Dedrick
…
continue reading
This week David and Ian talk regenerates, ghost grandads, Future man, talk shows, movie love, college humour, Castle freaks, the sauce of life, and thunder stricken.By Ian Boothby and David Dedrick
…
continue reading
This week Mary and Dave continue their new series McQuarrying with a review of Zach Creggers newest film Weapons. Instant classic or sophomore slump? Let Mary and Dave fansplain it for you!By Ian Boothby and David Dedrick
…
continue reading
1
Refresh My Memory – Terminator 2: Judgment Day
37:37
37:37
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
37:37
Come with us if you want to live but if you don’t - no problemo - your fate is in your hands. Hop on board as our hosts tell you their memories of the 1991 blockbuster and 1997 LA blower upper, Terminator 2: Judgment Day.By Ian Boothby and David Dedrick
…
continue reading
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast whose anxieties have anxieties. This week: can you believe it; sent packing; it’s a mystery; magical thinking; high on Lewis; Brando X; apocalypse wow; brand sex; cartoon of books; caricature part; animated actors; hi def jam; sourpusses; we blast A Blast of Silence; Black Bag and the busiest d…
…
continue reading
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that wishes it could fly. This week: lights out; the fixture is in; LED astray; day after day; air plugs; Shirley, you jest; short cuts; whole Lottery love; graphic talk; hacks; fasting food; the chore thing; method, man; horse trader; on Lorne; fly swatters; comedy grudge; Maron-nated; a man, …
…
continue reading
Hello, film fanatics! This week Mary and Dave are taking a well-deserved break from their new series McQuarrying – an overview of Christopher McQuarrie’s movies with Tom Cruise – to discuss James Gunn’s newest iteration of Superman. After Zak Snyder’s frankly disastrous take on the beloved character, can James Gunn make Superman lovable again? Spoi…
…
continue reading
1
The Fandom Advantage: How Fan Creativity Fuels Pro Entertainment Careers
53:33
53:33
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
53:33
Fansplaining returned to San Diego Comic-Con this year (our tenth anniversary!) with a fantastic panel of fandom folks who work in pro entertainment careers. There's an audio recording here on our feed, and over at the website: https://www.fansplaining.com/articles/sdcc-2025-the-fandom-advantage You can watch video version as well as read a full tr…
…
continue reading
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that asks the hard answers! This week: we’re #1 better; park police; power outrage; Southern exposure; shock tactics; AI goodbye; chicken nugget; die-ologue; O Romeo, o Romeo, werewolf art thou, Romeo; I put a spell on you; I dream of djinni; bard feelings; comedy fatigue; a gentleman and a Sco…
…
continue reading
Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that goes there. This week: we’re right; monopolizing your time; bad earing; spinal tap out; tits and athletes; snob appeal; super mean; jedi, steadi, go; nit wits; what the ess?; Snyder cuts; prop stop; victim blaming; lampshading; break in training; playlist; the wolf that cried wolf; the pri…
…
continue reading
1
The Fansplainers – The Usual Suspects
1:31:40
1:31:40
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:31:40
This week Mary and Dave continue their new series McQuarrying – an overview of Christopher McQuarrie’s movies with Tom Cruise – by going forward into the past to ask, “Who is Keyser Söze?” Yes, at Mary’s insistence, they watched Christopher McQuarrie’s second screenwriting effort with director Bryan Singer, The Usual Suspects. A sleek, stylish thri…
…
continue reading
