
Find My Dragon
By Skyler and Kym

Find My DragonApr 08, 2023

unsmart your smart speakers
Kym has ancient follow-up, Skyler has new tech (that is on brand), and there is loads of rambling, exactly as you would have expected.
links:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/04/smart-tech-domestic-abusers-women
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i wanna try it
dragons are delighted to catch-up after the break, receive feedback, and talk productivity.
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donut aliens
Producer's Note: I accidentally uploaded the wrong episode. Please re-download if you have the Mar 04 episode.
fmd book club is back! we are discussing “light from uncommon stars” by ryka aoki.
links:
https://bookdragon.eu/2022/08/01/light-from-uncommon-stars-by-ryka-aoki-2022-7-28/
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ducks ducks… ducks ducks ducks ducks
Subtitle: how did we get here?
actually accurate information about LEGO bricks, and chaos afterwards. Content warning: somewhere near the end we start talking about plasma and blood donation and get into a bit of medical details.
links:
Review: 71419 Peach's Garden Balloon Ride - Ben Cardy
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what is a blackout?
dragons continue to be surprised by how much Skyler is into proper football.
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aggressively blue sky
all the usual topics you’ve grown to expect by now - books, figure skating, keyboards, and football. we are nothing but consistent.
links
Keychron "Developer" Keycap set
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Kym’s mastodon account: @kym@mastodon.world

ice resurfacing machines
we are very happy to have follow-up! All it took is to talk about football, apparently 8)
links:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CoaEr40r5HU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.kizilay.org.tr/deprem2023/
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triangular show
the most athletic dragons talk about sports!
links
https://results.isu.org/schedules/FC2023_ColouredTimeSchedule.pdf
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kasting more zettels
dragons try to stay on track and yet end up all over the place with topics - figure skating, geography, grocery shopping, note taking, and international standards.
links
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good for them
copyright follow-up, konmari updates, and budgeting revisited.
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the tinkering is endless
skyler and kym are getting back into their respective routines, including this podcast recording. there is a keyboard corner but no figure skating yet.
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talking about vibe
dragons are back!
Links:
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
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two stressed dragons
skyler and kym are back from an unplanned break. they talk about long-distance driving, and then go on a break again, but this time it’s planned.
links:
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who drinks coffee for the flavour?
recap of sky’s trip to orlando and caffeine talk.
Links:
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finally, introductions
after more than a year of talking dragons finally introduce themselves (we went overtime, but that’s ok, isn’t it?).
links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_3210
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_5S
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österreich
quite a typical episode of fmd - you get figure skating, linguistics, and tangents.
links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_negative
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technically cheese
dragons continue talking about food (mainly, cheese)
links:
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i like many types of cheese
Sky and Kym try to stay on topic of gift giving with limited success. plus some figure skating news.
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no normal episode
Sky talks off-the-cuff for a couple minutes because kym is gone.
Links:
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not genre transcending
new instalment of FMD book club. beware of spoilers, but there are chapter markers to help you.
Links:
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professional maximum
dragons talk about new stuff they both got this week, with a tiniest bit of linguistics.
links:
Hobonichi Techo 5 year planner guide
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one year of fmd
dragons indulge in some naval gazing on the occasion of the earth making a full circle round the earth since they started making this podcast.
links:
Tom Scott Plus: “I gave my producer an actual tattoo”
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ridiculously orange liquid
dragons talk about soft drinks and holiday with obligatory tangent into amateur linguistics (kinda).
links:
Six Colors 2021 E-Reader Roundup
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low contrast face
dragons are back from the three week ‘break’, but not like they were on holiday. Hence, some listener feedback, some catching up, and, as always, some book talk
links:
Answer in Progress: “i read 700 years of history to fix my glasses”
In the End, it was All about Love - Musa Okwonga
Life after Life - Kate Atkinson
Light from Uncommon Stars - Ryka Aoki
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a pen that is also a vacuum cleaner
we have book follow-up, we have shameless self-promotion, and we have pen talk!
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a podcast in letters
this time dragons start with actual follow-up based on listener’s question, and then they finally talk about “Ella Minnow Pea”
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wwdc for ice skating journalists
forty plus minutes of Kym talking about Yuzuru Hanyu news
links:
list of career achievements by Yuzuru Hanyu - wikipedia
Yuzuru Hanyu olympic seasons - wikipedia
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brain candy for skyler
dragons start with a detour into the world of apple betas, but then get to the main event of talking about “The Martian” by Andy Weir.
Note: Spoilers for The Martian start at 23:38 and go to the end
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game dragon
Kym interrogates Skyler why they don’t play video games, and then spends rest of the time explaining diablo gameplay.
Links:
Operation Paperclip - Annie Jacobsen
Lioness Rampant - Tamora Pierce
Platinum #3776 Century Shape of Heart
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this is the most serious
Sky had a busy and creative week, and talks about their new project and a fun thing they got to do.
Useful Links:
Conduit Ep. 26: The Content Dragon Appears 💙🐉
Replacing the switches in my Keychron K8 - Skyler Blue - Youtube
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the clickiness is nice
sky and kym talk about their note taking ways with inevitable digressions in the meantime.
Show Links:
The Plural of Anecdote is Data
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reading muscle
travel follow-up, task management talk which, in typical FMD fashion, morphs into sleep routine discussion.
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i'm a tomato
basically, kym talking about their trip to berlin and not much else.
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what kind of pipe
both Sky and Kym are loopy after a work week, and go through their almost usual set of topics - figure skating, travel, geopolitics, and public transportation.
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is the m3 on fire or not
Sky and Kym try to keep this episode under an hour and fail (unsurprisingly), because there is a lot of follow-up and public transport talk.
Links:
Political Colours Gasoline Budapest MetroSend Feedback or Follow-up: tellthedragons@gmail.com

sunday morning radio show
The show is back after a few weeks away. We both catch up on what the two of us have been up to during the break. Also lots of tangents.
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how did we get here?
how two different dragons in different situations use email, and why Kym doesn't like opera.
Find Kym at their website
Find Skyler at their website or on twitter
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essays on a john green-centered planet
FMD Book Club returns with our opinions on John Green's "The Anthropocene Reviewed"
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food smells and chewing sounds
Two Scatterbrianed dragons talk about movie going experiences. Sky explains an american movie trend that Kym dislikes.
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naturally induced high

time capsule
Kym's travel plan, and our travel habits

harry august is a tool
in this first edition of the Find My Dragon book club, we talk about and give our opinions on "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" by Claire North.
Links:
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

slow rise
Kym's unsuccessful habit creation, why the sky is blue, and organisation of personal libraries.
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a bit all over the place
we explore an eclectic list of music, kym tells the story of sleep, and we discuss how we use our collective ipads.
The Fancy Music Boy's Fancy Music List
FIYE 97 - Kym and Scotty Jackson

do you know buddy holly?
We are officially a Fanyu podcast, and Kym quizzes Sky on 50s american musicians.
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yolo approach
Episode 20! Kym talks about figure skating and we have a discussion about gender expression.
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they're all cute
Sky tells their stories of being in the apple store, and why they always get AppleCare. Kym is a little anxious about the skating events.
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you are cranky today
Sky is a bit sick, and has some complaints about technology. Kym needs to reorganise their book collection.
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Four Continents Jun-hwan Cha Free Program
Four Continents Jun-hwan Cha Short Program
Books Mentioned:

a bit of a unicorn
Sky has updates on their morning habit, and we talk about digital organisation.
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UNEDITED BONUS: the figure skating spectatular
If you actually listened to all of this, you're an amazing person. This is the extra-long unedited version of our figure skating episode.
Main Episode Shownotes
Kym talks at length about recent events in figure skating, and Sky is just along for the ride
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the figure skating spectacular
Kym talks at length about recent events in figure skating, and Sky is just along for the ride
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food is joy
We're back from the break! We retell our stories from break, and the many foods we had during the holiday time. We also discuss our reading plans for the coming year.
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Books Mentioned:
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor

the middle of nowhere
Sky has made the trek home, Motion Sickness is terrible, and Kym has a new Shark Friend.
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i don't like it but it makes sense
Sky's brain is broken because they just finished finals week, and Kym asks Sky about wether or not they should change their blog.

dorm rooms. how do they work?
We start out with tech issues, Kym tells a story about a plant in their fridge, and Sky explains the dorm situation at their university.

lit bros
Kym finished a book that they absolutely hate, Sky adds more books to their "want to read" list, and some figure skating scoring controversy.

self-imposed torture
Sky turns into a morning dragon, and has also picked up a reading habit. Figure skating is now a regular segment.

dragons with bad memory
Sky complains about youtube and tries to start a new reading habit. Follow up about pens. Sky finally watches a figure skating video.
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intro to pen hoarding
Sky gets their hands on a new toy, and many questions are to be had. Kym complains to the universe about an unfortunate event.
Today's Show art: The Wonderful Kathy Campbell
Special Shoutout: Above the Mess
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books!
An episode out of time!
We talk about Books and some of our favourite sports.

i don't wanna be that kind of hipster
We talk about sleep, why Skyler is very tired, some book recommendations, shoutouts to some of our favourite people with podcasts, and more.
Links to some things we talked about:

bus with wings
Recording a day late, vehicles, measuring the efficiency of vehicles, packing lists, and airlines.
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refusing the gender game
We were wrong about Canada... again. Shoutouts to two very nice podcasters on relay.fm. Kym is jealous of the long holiday breaks from uni that Skyler gets, and we talk about gender norms in society.
Check out Conduit with Kathy and Jay!
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casual homesickness
Adventures in an apple store, moving homes, getting homesick, and remembering dreams.
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let's not go there
Skyler messes up geography, Kym has a story about walking in Orlando, and we get into politics despite our best wishes.
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beware of tuesdays
how to sync a podcast, driving tests, superstitions, and more