Double Pontification

Maggie (co-producer of the Oscar-nominated documentary Ascension) is back on DP to talk about her red carpet encounters with Will Smith, Andrew Garfield, and others at the Oscars. Dick and Maggie also share thoughts on parts of America that aren't so glitz and glam. 

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Still plagued by the occasional lockdown in Shanghai, Dick hits up Kevin (an Asian-American lad in New Jersey) to do a deep dive into the highly acclaimed 2022 oddball film Everything Everywhere All at Once. Talking points include loneliness, the use of Mandarin and Cantonese in the film, and the yinyang of reality and fantasy. WARNING: Spoilers ahead!

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CREDITS

Fresh out of lockdown (?), Dick and Jake (an Asian-American lad leaving Shanghai for New York) talk about genetic tests, the dramatic arts, and answering the question "Where are you from?" in China and America. Jake has a request for The Dickfather.

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CREDITS
Opening & Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://ww...

After a long lockdown-induced podcast sabbatical, Dick and Kevin (an Asian-American lad still trying to return to Shanghai) talk about Zero Covid, dishwashers, the exodus of foreigners, and the future of mainland China's most cosmopolitan city.

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CREDITS
Opening & Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.c...

Nearing their 10-year college reunion, Dick and Jean-Claude (a Boston native and all-boys Catholic high school survivor) reminisce about bygone times of mischief and foolishness as first-generation college students in the northeast.

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CREDITS
Opening & Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1g7...

Dick interviews Maggie Li (a modern-day Renaissance woman from Lianyungang, China) about her entrance into the filmmaking world, her role as Co-Producer in Ascension, and what went on behind the scenes of this four-year passion project. Directed by Jessica Kingdon, Ascension had its world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won Best Documentary Feature. Ascension is one of five nominees for Best Documentary Feature...

Right in the midst of the Lunar New Year, Dick and J (an Asian-Canadian compatriot to Simu Liu) do a deep dive into the 2021 blockbuster Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Talking points include masculinity, daddy issues, Marvel romance, and the challenge of being an Asian-American superhero. WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Shang-Chi and Dune!

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After the longest New Year hangover ever, Dick and Kevin (an Asian-American lad with a fetish for watches) return to discuss COVID exile in New Jersey, New Year's resolutions, Shanghainese cab drivers, and Wetflix Originals. Commander Steele and Lieutenant K'von star in a multi-part sci-fi drama set in a distant future...

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CREDITS
Opening & End...

Riding the last drops of Christmas into the New Year sunset, Dick and Kevin (an Asian-American lad with a fetish for watches) do a deep dive into the Netflix romcom Love Hard (starring Nina Dobrev and Jimmy O. Yang). Talking points include comparative catfishing, AMWF dynamics, and sequel ideas for Love Harder, Love Hardest, and Rub Hard. WARNING: Spoilers ahead! 

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As 2021 comes to a close, Dick and J (a Canadian lass with an affinity for igloos) discuss Christmas in Shanghai, immigrant families putting their own spin on the holidays, and dating with Chinese characteristics. The classic poem A Visit from St. Nicholas gets a facelift.

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A Visit from St. Dickolas
’Twas the fortnight before Christmas, in the Delta Pi house...

Hannah (a Dutch lass partial to horror movies and James from Team Rocket) returns to discuss body pillows, boy love, waifu roleplaying apps, and guys who live with cats. Dick headlines a four-part doomer noir microdrama featuring Misty from Pokémon.

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CREDITS
Opening & Ending Music
Song Title: Space out
Artist: Chiro
Link: https://www.you...

Dick and Anna (an English lass with PBF) discuss foot fetishes, Sesame Street, bronsexuals, and football matches where no one scores. "Quentin 'Patrick Bateman' Tarantino" reinterprets classic passages from American Psycho.

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SKITS & MONOLOGUES

1. "I live in the Ramat Aviv Gimel neighborhood of Tel Aviv"  is inspired by the film...

Dick and Hannah (a Dutch lass with a kindred addiction to horror) discuss family bonding through scary movies, adult phobias, Japanese sexlessness, and sleeping with the lights on.

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SKITS & MONOLOGUES

1. "What's your favorite scary movie?"  is inspired by the film Scream
2. "Did you know that, Hannah?" is inspired by the film American P...