Sneaky Dragon Episode 569

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome back to Sneaky Dragon, the podcast with air miles.

Apologies for the lateness of this week’s show, but we had a lot going on.

This week, the show is in four parts:

Part 1
Take a trip with Dave and Ian to the Hergé Museum in Belgium. You can listen in on their conversation over the incessant thrum of their rental car engine. (Apologies for the sound quality of this part of the show. We got what we got. If it’s too terrible, you can skip ahead to 1:00:49 and listen to…)

Part 2
Ian and Dave record a short conversation in a Parisian laundromat before self-consciousness causes them to scupper the recording. (Once again, apologies for the sound quality – it’s recorded in a laundromat – and if it’s too noisy, you can jump ahead to 1:23:35 and the start of…)

Part 3
The most listenable part of the show as it was recorded in the relative quiet of a Paris hotel room. Dave and Ian have their usual wide-ranging conversation and even get around to asking the…

Question of the Week: Have you ever been scammed before?
Sub-question of the Week: Do you have a bad travel story?

Part 4
Dave pops in for a highly topical Top 5 songs: Airplanes! For your entertainment, Dave spins…

Top 5 Songs – Airplanes

1. Peter’s Pipers – “Airplane” – Philips Records single b/w “I Didn’t Believe Her”, 1968 – 3:15:59
2. Destroyer – “It’s Gonna Take an Airplane” – Your Blues, 2004 – 3:21:33
3. Pete Brown & Piblokto! – “Aeroplane Headed Woman” – Thousands on a Raft, 1970 – 3:26:32
4. Howlin’ Wolf – “Mr. Airplane Man” – Chess Records single (b-side to “I’ve Been Abused”), 1959 – 3:38:28
5. The Free Design – “McCarran Airport” – Cosmic Peekaboo, 2001 – 3:44:03

Bonus song

• The Three O’Clock – “Jet Fighter” – Sixteen Tambourines, 1983 – 3:47:50

Thanks for listening.