Two Chairs Talking

Voyage to a Rocky Shore

Season 2, Episode 17
David and Perry discuss the film Project Hail Mary and the novel Wild Dark Shore and a few others
Introduction (2:01)
Discussion (37:04)
Project Hail Mary, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (23:47)
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (13:14)
What Else We've Been Watching and Reading (11:40)
Capture by Amanda Lohrey (1:17)
Mischance Creek by Garry Disher (3:23)
Train Dreams, directed by Clint Bentley (0:32)
Civil War, directed by Alex Garland. (0:44)
The Silence of the Lambs, directed by Jonathan Demme (5:18)
Windup and Next Episode (1:00)
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Playing Ping Pong in the Dark

Season 2, Episode 16
Perry and David discuss the film Marty Supreme and the book Slow Gods by Claire North, among others.
Introduction (1:09)
Marty Supreme, directed by Josh Safdie (14:48)
Slow Gods by Claire North (29:56)
What Else We've Been Reading/Watching (13:21)
Dusk by Robbie Arnott (0:24)
On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle (2:13)
Bad Actors by Mick Herron (0:18)
Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura (1:13)
My Death by Lisa Tuttle (2:09)
Jurassic World: Rebirth, directed by Gareth Edwards (0:16)
The Choral, directed by Nicholas Hytner (0:40)
3 Body Problem, Season 1 (Netflix) (0:12)
Unfamiliar, Season 1 (Netflix) (0:21)
Train Dreams, directed by Clint Bentley (0:32)
Sentimental Value, directed by Joachim Trier (4:52)
Windup and Next Episode (2:01)
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Lots of Screen Time

Season 2, Episode 15
David and Perry talk about the TV shows they enjoyed most during 2025.
Introduction (1:10)
Our TV watching during 2025 (52:29)
Perry's Number 10 TV show (1:15)
David's Number 10 TV show (2:11)
Perry's Number 9 TV show (1:45)
David's Number 9 TV show (1:46)
Perry's Number 8 TV show (1:53)
David's Number 8 TV show (1:32)
Perry's Number 7 TV show (1:41)
David's Number 7 TV show (1:53)
Perry's Number 6 TV show (2:23)
David's Number 6 TV show (1:58)
Perry's Number 5 TV show (4:13)
David's Number 5 TV show (2:03)
Perry's Number 4 TV show (3:34)
David's Number 4 TV show (4:12)
Perry's Number 3 TV show (3:45)
David's Number 3 TV show (1:22)
Perry's Number 2 TV show (3:10)
David's Number 2 TV show (3:28)
Perry's Top TV show (3:22)
David's Top TV show (3:29)
Windup and Next Episode (1:25)
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Some Spools of Film

Season 2, Episode 14
Perry and David discuss the films they most enjoyed watching or re-watching during 2025.
Introduction (0:48)
Film and TV watching during 2025 (52:54)
David's Number 10 film (0:53)
Perry's Number 10 film (0:40)
David's Number 9 film (0:37)
Perry's Number 9 film (2:31)
David's Number 8 film (1:13)
Perry's Number 8 film (1:06)
David's Number 7 film (0:59)
Perry's Number 7 film (2:21)
David's Number 6 film (1:39)
Perry's Number 6 film (1:44)
David's Number 5 film (2:49)
Perry's Number 5 film (3:34)
David's Number 4 film (4:05)
Perry's Number 4 film (4:20)
David's Number 3 film (4:01)
Perry's Number 3 film (2:02)
David's Number 2 film (1:27)
Perry's Number 2 film (1:28)
David's Top film for 2025 (3:23)
Perry's Top film for 2025 (5:31)
Splitting the episode (1:00)
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A Pile of Books

Season 2, Episode 13
David and Perry discuss their favourite books read during 2025
Introduction (0:39)
Our 2025 reading (54:05)
Perry's Favourite SF (5:20)
David's Favourite SF (4:41)
Perry's Favourite Fantasy (1:43)
David's Favourite Fantasy (3:51)
Perry's Favourite Crime (3:26)
David's Favourite Crime (3:51)
Perry's Favourite Thriller (3:30)
David's Favourite Thriller (3:20)
Perry's Favourite Literary (3:50)
David's Favourite Literary (5:08)
Perry's Favourite Nonfiction (4:16)
David's Favourite Nonfiction (3:38)
David's Favourite Historical (1:39)
Perry's Favourite Overall (0:33)
David's Favourite Overall (1:54)
Controversies in the Literary World (1:24)
Windup and Next Episode (0.30)
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It Creeps Through the Dark

Season 2, Episode 12
Perry and David discuss the new Frankenstein movie directed by Guillermo del Toro, the latest Ned Kelly Award winner, and other books and media
Introduction (1:50)
Discussion (39:34)
Frankenstein, directed by Guillermo del Toro (25:29)
The Creeper by Margaret Hickey (13:50)
What Else We've Been Reading and Watching (16:31)
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (3:21)
The Hunter by Julia Lee (4:21)
House of Dynamite, directed by Kathryn Bigelow (0:19)
The Great Flood, directed by Kim Byung Woo (3:14)
Jay Kelly, directed by Noah Baumbach (5:06)
Windup (1:38)
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Going South in America

Season 2, Episode 11
Perry has returned from his trip to South America, which he describes in detail, and then he and David discuss the David Lynch film Mulholland Drive.
Introduction (1:44)
Perry's Trip to South America (18:13)
Mulholland Drive, directed by David Lynch (25:29)
What Else We've Been Watching (17:11)
A House of Dynamite, directed by Kathryn Bigelow (4:52)
Smoke (Apple TV) [T] (2:44)
Deliver Me From Nowhere, directed by Scott Cooper (6:27)
The Correspondent, directed by Kriv Stenders (2:58)
Next Episode (1:57)
The Creeper by Margaret Hickey (0:27)
Frankenstein, directed by Guillermo del Toro (1:15)
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Misfortunes, Mayhem and Bloody Murders

Season 2, Episode 10
With co-host Perry overseas at present, David talks to Dr. Lucy Sussex about her recent book Outrageous Fortunes and her visit to Scotland where she spoke about her research and attended the Bloody Scotland convention
Introduction (0:52)
About Dr. Lucy Sussex (1:03)
Outrageous Fortunes by Megan Brown & Lucy Sussex (10:47)
Visit to Scotland (39:47)
Undercover Agents conference (9:26)
Bloody Scotland (27:36)
Travelling by Plane (1:53)
Windup (0:49)
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Children of the Future Age

Season 2, Episode 9
David and Perry discuss the film Children of Men and the recent Miles Franklin Award winner, Ghost Cities by Siang Lu.
Introduction (0:11)
AFL Grand Final (2:14)
2025 Ned Kelly Awards (3:13)
Reading slowdown and film watching (3:17)
Discussion (1:20)
Children of Men, directed by Alfonso Cuarón (film) (18:50)
Ghost Cities by Siang Lu (13:04)
What else we've been watching (0:02)
Alien: Earth, Season 1 (TV show) (7:43)
Singin' in the Rain, directed by Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen (film) (4:55)
The Bear, Season 4 (TV show) (0:45)
Weapons, directed by Zach Cregger (film) (6:49)
Windup (1:31)
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Children of the future age,Reading this indignant page,Know that in a former time,Love, sweet love, was thought a crime.
William Blake, "A Little Girl Lost"

Cleansing the Doors of Perception

Season 2, Episode 8
Perry and David discuss the film Asteroid City directed by Wes Anderson, and the novel The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera, among other topics
Introduction (0:26)
2025 Hugo Award Winners (3:47)
Discussion (0:11)
Asteroid City, directed by Wes Anderson (18:52)
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (18:43)
What Else We've Been Watching or Reading (0:09)
Superman, directed by James Gunn (3:42)
Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky (1:42)
Let Me Tell You by Shirley Jackson (0:49)
Firefly (TV show) (1:22)
Serenity, directed by Josh Whedon (0:20)
Fantastic Four: First Steps, directed by Matt Shakman (5:59)
Heretic, directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (4:13)
Windup (0:51)
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If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear as it is, infinite.
A Memorable Fancy: William Blake
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