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Episodes

Tuesday Oct 10, 2023

David and Perry talk about their recent reading, ranging from a confronting story of racism and murder in America, through a pleasant coming-of-age novel, a comedy TV series and an engaging piece of historical non-fiction.
Introduction (02:35)
Conflux: National Science Fiction Convention (05:40)
General News (16:13)
U.S. National Book Awards (03:05)
Ditmar Awards (02:15)
Nobel Prize for Literature 2023 (01:58)
A.I. Translation of books (08:42)
What we've been reading and watching (55:01)
All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby (07:42)
The Will of the Many by James Islington (08:51)
The Odd Angry Shot by William Nagle (09:36)
Among Others by Jo Walton (10:50)
Only Murders in the Building Season 3 (08:26)
The Wager by David Grann (08:52)
Travelling with books (01:19)
Windup (00:35)
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Tuesday Sep 19, 2023

Perry and David talk about their latest reading, listening and watching in the crime genre, from a classic PI novel to the latest best-seller.
Introduction (05:56)
General News (11:06)
Ned Kelly Awards 2023 (02:13)
Dragon Awards 2023 (07:00)
Queensland Literary Awards 2023 (01:43)
What we've been reading and watching (55:24)
In the Morning I'll Be Gone by Adrian McKinty (11:43)
No Plan B by Lee Child and Andrew Child (11:46)
The Sisters by Dervla McTiernan (05:01)
D Is For Deadbeat by Sue Grafton (08:54)
Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron (07:58)
The Lincoln Lawyer (Season 2) (06:01)
Deadloch (03:54)
Windup (01:10)
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"Arrogant priest, this place demands I keep calm,Or thou shouldst find thou hast dishonor’d me.or you would be punished for your insult.Think not, although in writing I preferr’dDo not think that just because I wrote downThe manner of thy vile outrageous crimes,the details of your revolting terrible crimesThat therefore I have forg’d, or am not ablethat I have made anything up or cannotverbatim to rehearse the method of my pen."
Henry VI Part I, Act 3 Scene 1

Thursday Aug 03, 2023

Perry and David discuss audiobooks, cover a swag of awards and recent news, and then go on to talk about what they've read (or listened to) recently. And Perry talks about a great TV series he recommends.
Introduction (01:40)
Listening to audiobooks (11:57)
General News (13:42)
Hugo Ballot 2023 (06:20)
World Fantasy Awards 2023 (01:32)
Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award 2023 (00:37)
Miles Franklin Award Winner 2023 (00:58)
The Booker Prize long list 2023 (02:46)
Death of Milan Kundera (01:20)
What we've been reading (55:00)
The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney (07:18)
Utterly Dark and the Heart of the Wild by Philip Reeve (07:33)
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (07:04)
Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber (07:28)
Here’s Luck by Lennie Lower (04:24)
The Russia House by John Le Carre (11:05)
The Bear (08:33)
Windup (01:34)
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Wednesday Apr 12, 2023

David and Perry discuss a number of books dealing with alternate or parallel streams of time, and analyse in depth the novel Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, and the BBC television series based on it.
Introduction (01:50)
General News (06:03)
Phillip K. Dick Award Winner 2023 (01:18)-- City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky
BSFA Awards 2023 (03:13)-- The Extractionist by Kimberly Unger
Chengdou Worldcon (01:21)
What we've been reading lately (12:36)
Pavane by Keith Roberts (06:38)
Civilisations by Laurent Binet (05:55)
Discussion of Life After Life, TV series and novel (39:16)
Windup (00:39)
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Thursday Mar 02, 2023

David and Perry spend a while discussing the problems with "generative A.I." and then go on to talk about their recent reading. Perry interviews W.H.Chong about his best reading and watching of 2022.
Introduction (03:50)
General News (02:23)
Chengdu World SF Convention (02:19)
Discussion on Generative AI (21:32)
Ezra Klein podcast on AI
What we've been reading lately (54:38)
Monash's Masterpiece by Peter Fitzsimons (11:35)
Joan by Katherine J. Chen (08:15)
Hex by Jenni Fagan (03:21)
Rizzio by Denise Mina (02:38)
Her by Garry Disher (04:20)
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (05:29)
Embassytown by China Miéville (05:57)
The Employees by Olga Ravn (04:22)
Babel by R. F. Kuang (08:21)
Discussion with W. H. Chong about his 2022 reading and watching (29:13)
The Mountain Under the Sea by Ray Naylor (04:01)
Babel by R. F. Kuang (01:37)
The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox (01:33)
The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox (01:15)
Everything Everywhere All at Once (01:46)
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (02:42)
Drive My Car (00:43)
Pinnoccio (03:17)
Three Plus One (02:57)
Ted Lasso (01:12)
My Brilliant Friend & The Lying Life of Adults (00:50)
Prey (03:09)
The Last of Us (03:30)
Windup (01:41)
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Tuesday Feb 07, 2023

Perry talks about the best movies and television he watched during 2022. David discusses his work for Standard Ebooks. Perry interviews Lucy Sussex about the best books she read last year.
Introduction (03:40)
General News (13:50)
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards (03:45)
Locus Recommended Reading List (06:19)
Worldcon 2023 (03:37)
Perry's Best Movies and TV of 2023 (32:09)
Subtitles (01:33)
Overview (01:42)
Movies (14:14)
Honourable Mentions (03:36)
Television (14:13)
Documentaries (01:24)
Comedies (02:41)
Drama (08:05)
Best overall (01:49)
Standard Ebooks and Copyright (09:50)
Interview with Lucy Sussex (32:11)
Skimming Stones by Maria Papas (01:58)
The Islands by Emily Brugman (02:02)
Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au (00:53)
Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (01:24)
An Uncommon Hangman by Rachel Franks (01:35)
Nabbing Ned Kelly by David F Dufty (04:48)
Polly Plum by Jenny Coleman (02:11)
The Baby on the Fire Escape by Julie Phillips (01:59)
Laidlaw by William McIlvanney (04:49)
Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette (02:20)
After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz (04:36)
Windup (01:01)
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Tuesday Aug 30, 2022

David and Perry discuss crime fiction, both in books and on television, ranging from a fascinating non-fiction book about the making of 'The Godfather' to some TV shows which combine comedy and crime.
Introduction (00:21)
General News (00:33)
Alexei Panshin dies at age 82 (00:31)
Awards in the Crime Genre (02:47)
Ned Kelly Awards winners (01:03)
Davitt Awards Shortlist (01:40)
Perry's Overseas Trip (02:13)
Crime Fiction Novels (54:30)
Leave The Gun Take The Cannoli by Mark Seal (14:58)
The Island by Adrian McKinty (09:20)
Wild Place by Christian White (10:05)
Daughters Of Eve by Nina D. Campbell (06:24)
The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo (08:56)
Wake by Shelley Burr (04:30)
Crime fiction on TV (25:36)
Ozark (00:50)
Line of Duty (00:38)
Slow Horses (05:58)
The Outlaws (04:09)
Only Murders in the Building (02:18)
The Staircase (07:03)
'Capitol Crimes' (04:08)
Windup (00:41)
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The evil that men do lives after them,While the good is oft interred with their bones
Julius Caesar (Act 3, Scene 2): William Shakespeare

Tuesday Jan 25, 2022

David and Perry talk about their favourite TV and movies they saw in 2021; and Perry talks at length with W. H. Chong about the new Dune movie.
News (04:19)
Philip K. Dick Award (01:34)
2022 Hugo Nominations open (01:20)
Vale Bill Wright (01:21)
Perry's Overview of TV and Movies 2021 (04:29)
Perry's Best Movies 2021 (24:24)
The Dig (05:04)
Emma (03:52)
Green Book (04:54)
The Father (05:16)
Dune Part 1 (01:48)
Nomadland (02:28)
Perry's Honourable Mentions in movies (05:52)
Echo in the Canyon (01:08)
Trial of the Chicago Seven (01:11)
The Power of the Dog (03:24)
David's movies 2021 (00:36)
Perry's Best TV 2021 (14:50)
Hemmingway (02:26)
Midnight Diner (03:31)
Succession (03:21)
Anthony Bourdain : Parts Unknown (01:52)
Upright (03:26)
Perry's Honourable Mentions in TV(03:49)
Mare of Easttown (01:26)
The Chair (01:17)
Bodyguard (01:04)
David's Best TV 2021 (08:39)
The Expanse (00:42)
The Umbrella Academy (00:51)
The Wrong Mans (02:09)
Get Back (Beatles) (03:00)
Hanna (01:43)
David's Honourable Mentions in TV (01:19)
Broadchurch (00:14)
Maigret (01:01)
Discussion with W. H. Chong on Dune (41:24)
Windup (01:04)
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Episode title: from a quote by Federico Fellini.

Tuesday Apr 27, 2021

David and Perry talk about television and movies. Perry discusses several films nominated for this year’s Academy Awards, and David talks about The Flash television series and a short film based on the work of Terry Pratchett.
Letters of Comment (05:25)
From Szymon Szott (02:08)
From Candice Fox (01:27)
Meeting Garry Disher (01:26)
Hugo ballot (10:51)
The Flash Season 5 (07:35)
Zack Snyder's Justice League (01:52)
Nomadland (07:37)
The Flash Season 6 (05:10)
The Father (07:58)
Troll Bridge (06:38)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (08:27)
The Current War (06:21)
Mank (04:59)
Windup (01:07)
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Episode 27: TV or not TV?

Tuesday May 12, 2020

Tuesday May 12, 2020

David and Perry talk about science fiction on television, picking out a few favourites among a vast array of available material:
The Expanse (Amazon Prime) (16:33)
The Outsider (HBO/Foxtel) (07:40)
For All Mankind (Apple TV+) (12:01)
Star Trek: Picard (Amazon Prime) (30:55)
Interview with Rose Mitchell and Andrew O'Rorke (26:37)
Tales from the Loop (Amazon Prime) (02:12)
Next episode (00:34)
Wind-up (00:29)
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