Two Chairs Talking

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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Season 2, Episode 7
David and Perry discuss the novel Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky, and the film Dark City directed by Alex Proyas
Introduction (1:44)
Anniversary of Aussiecon (3:23)
Discussion (0:12)
Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky (9:49)
Dark City directed by Alex Proyas (17:47)
What Else We've Been Watching/Reading (0:11)
Station Eleven (DVD) (2:06)
F1 directed by Joseph Kosinski (5:21)
The Amateur directed by James Hawes (0:35)
Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (4:14)
Shrinking (Apple TV+) (3:44)
Wind-up and Next Episode (1:21)
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Violet:You do not know what has been going on, Ivy.And if you did, you would not understand it.I do not understand, so how could you?...
Ivy: Oh, I'm sorry. But can't you explain?Why do you all look so peculiar? I think I might be allowedTo know what has happened.
Amy's voice: Agatha! Mary! come!The clock has stopped in the dark!
-- Family Reunion by T. S. Eliot

Season 2, Episode 6
Perry and David discuss the latest Mission Impossible movies and the novel Julia.
Introduction (01:15)
Discussion (53:05)
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning / Final Reckoning (17:03)
F1 and Other Apple Movies (06:21)
Julia by Sandra Newman (18:41)
What Else We've Been Reading and Watching (10:39)
The Songs of Penelope by Claire North (03:40)
Jurassic Park Series (02:01)
Murderbot (Apple TV+) (04:04)
Warfare directed by Alex Garland (00:48)
Windup (01:07)
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My soul, do not seek immortal life, but exhaust the realm of the possible.
—Pindar, Pythian Odes, III.109

Season 2, Episode 5
Perry and David discuss the novel Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway and the film Parasite directed by Bong Joon Ho.
Introduction (05:40)
Discussion (45:39)
Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway (27:12)
Parasite, directed by Bong Joon Ho (18:26)
What else we've been reading/watching (07:43)
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...She never told her love,but let concealment, like a worm i’ the budfeed on her damask cheek...
—Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

Season 2, Episode 4
Perry and David discuss the novellas Typhoon by Joseph Conrad and The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler, as well as the film Birdman directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Introduction (07:52)
Discussion (45:51)
Typhoon by Joseph Conrad (16:30)
Birdman directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu (16:56)
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler (11:47)
What Else We've Been Reading/Watching (09:57)
Windup (01:28)
Interview with Alejandro González Iñárritu in Variety Magazine
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Photo of hurricane from NASA

Season 2, Episode 3
David and Perry discuss the film "Never Let Me Go" and the novel "This Kingdom of Dust" in depth as well as mentioning a few other books and films.
Introduction (03:07)
Never Let Me Go (film and novel) (25:24)
This Kingdom of Dust (novel) (24:17)
What else we've been reading and watching (14:22)
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (01:46)
Dusk by Robbie Arnott (03:35)
Conclave (05:00)
The Conversation (03:22)
Windup (02:04)
END (50:24)
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Season 2, Episode 2
David and Perry discuss the films and television shows they watched during 2024 and give lists of their best in each category.
Intro (03:26)
Favourite Film and TV of 2024 (01:30:51)
Favourite Films of 2024 (45:18)
Perry's Favourite Drama Films (06:30)
David's Favourite Drama Films (02:05)
Perry's Favourite SF/Fantasy/Horror Films (05:01)
David's Favourite SF/Fantasy Films (02:10)
Perry's Favourite Action/Thriller Films (05:22)
David's Favourite Action/Thriller Films (01:23)
Perry's Favourite Comedy Films (05:03)
David's Favourite Comedy Films (02:22)
Perry's Favourite Crime Films (06:03)
David's Favourite Crime Films (00:19)
Perry's Favourite Other Films (04:18)
David's Favourite Other Films (01:00)
Perry's Best Films Overall (01:58)
David's Favourite Overall (00:37)
Favourite TV Shows of 2024 (44:53)
Perry's Favourite Drama TV (06:35)
David's Favourite Drama TV (03:03)
Perry's Favourite SF/Fantasy TV (02:17)
David's Favourite SF/Fantasy TV (06:18)
Perry's Favourite Action/Thriller TV (07:08)
David's Favourite Action/Thriller TV (00:47)
Perry's Favourite Comedy TV (03:57)
David's Favourite Comedy TV (00:47)
Perry's Favourite Crime TV (06:55)
David's Favourite Crime TV (00:47)
Perry's Favourite Documentary TV (03:46)
David's Favourite Documentary TV (01:00)
Perry's Best Overall Tv (00:43)
David's Favourite Overall TV (00:33)
Windup (04:09)
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Season 2 Episode 1
David and Perry discuss the books they read during 2024 and give lists of their best five in each category. Plus their most disappointing read of the year.
Intro (01:44)
Our 2024 Reading (45:12)
David's Best SF for 2024 (10:27)
Perry's Best SF for 2024 (12:05)
Perry's Best Fantasy for 2024 (06:32)
David's Best Crime for 2024 (10:31)
Perry's Best Crime for 2024 (15:45)
David's Best Thrillers of 2024 (10:45)
Perry's Best Thrillers of 2024 (06:22)
David's Best Historical Fiction of 2024 (08:49)
Perry's Best Children's Literature for 2024 (04:45)
David's Best Childrens Literature of 2024 (05:48)
Perry's Best Literary Fiction of 2024 (14:27)
David's Best Literary Fiction of 2024 (11:15)
Perry's Best Non-Fiction of 2024 (06:28)
David's Best Nonfiction of 2024 (08:05)
David's Best Overall for 2024 (00:24)
Perry's Best Overall for 2024 (01:14)
Perry's Biggest Disappointment of 2024 (03:19)
David's Biggest Disappointment of 2024 (03:20)
Windup (00:56)
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In this special episode, Perry hosts a discussion panel at Conflux, a science fiction convention held in Canberra in October 2023. The topic was "Fanzines: the State of the Art".

Introduction (01:10)
Panel discussion (59:21)
Windup (00:20)

In this special episode, David and Perry give a talk at the Nova Mob about the SF novels of the 1960s. To decide on the best, we treat the exercise as a draft, each of us picking a title in turn in order to try to get the best "team". Who will win?
Meeting starts (00:45)
Introduction to the draft (01:53)
Why the 1960s? (02:02)
Perry's first pick (02:45)
David's first pick (02:24)
Perry's second pick (02:24)
David's second pick (03:04)
Perry's third pick (02:40)
David's third pick (03:41)
Perry's fourth pick (02:00)
David's fourth pick (02:47)
Perry's fifth pick (03:38)
David's fifth pick (03:24)
Perry's sixth pick (04:37)
David's sixth pick (03:34)
Possibles and reserves (03:24)
Voting (08:56)
Results of voting (00:24)
Discussion (10:19)
Windup (54:20)