Two Chairs Talking

David and Perry discuss this year's nominees for the Short Story and Novelette categories of the Hugo Award, and Perry discusses the movie "Everthing Everywhere All at Once" with W. H. Chong.

Introduction (02:42)

General News (04:59)

Nebula Awards (01:46)

International Thriller Awards (01:37)

Australian Book Design Awards (01:23)

Hugo Nominees 2022 (53:57)

Hugo Voting Packet (03:47)

Short Stories (19:42)

Unknown Number by Blue Neustifter (03:00)

Proof by Induction by José Pablo Iriarte (02:51)

The Sin of America by Catherynne M. Valente (03:35)

Mr. Death by Alix E. Harrow (02:29)

Tangles by Seanan McGuire (02:47)

Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather by Sarah Pinsker (04:40)

Novelettes (26:53)

Bots of the Lost Ark by Suzanne Palmer (04:24)

That Story Isn’t the Story by John Wiswell (02:26)

Unseelie Brothers, Ltd. by Fran Wilde (02:54)

L’Esprit de L’Escalier by Catherynne M. Valente (05:41)

O2 Arena by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (04:27)

Colors of the Immortal Palette by Caroline M. Yoachim (06:09)

Overall opinions (02:47)

Discussion on Everything Everywhere All at Once (33:59)

Windup (01:03)

Illustration by David Grigg

Perry and David talk about their recent reading in the crime field, and spend some time on one particularly interesting crossover of the crime and SF genres.

General News (07:21)

Locus Awards (03:06)

CWA Daggers Awards (02:10)

Patricia McKillop (01:46)

Crime Fiction (57:32)

Those Who Perish by Emma Viskic (05:14)

Better Off Dead by Lee and Andrew Child (14:39)

The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan (09:25)

Duck Deason Death by June Wright (05:43)

The City and the City by China Miéville (13:37)

B Is for Burglar by Sue Grafton (08:14)

Windup (01:52)

Illustration: painting by Pieter Claesz (1597-1660)

...I have heardThat guilty creatures sitting at a playHave by the very cunning of the sceneBeen struck so to the soul, that presentlyThey have proclaim’d their malefactions:For murder, though it have no tongue, will speakWith most miraculous organ.

⸺Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2

David and Perry discuss recent awards and nominations, say a sad farewell to a friend, and talk about their recent reading, several items of which seem to deal with the loss of memory.

General News (07:25)

Hugo Nominees (03:57)

Philip K. Dick Award (00:26)

Compton Crook Award (00:28)

2022 Shadows Awards (00:58)

BSFWA Awards (01:03)

RIP Christine Ashby (02:30)

What have we been reading? (01:13:48)

The Last Woman in the World by Inga Simpson (06:07)

The Spare Room by Helen Garner (10:37)

Metal Fish, Falling Snow by Cath Moore (04:53)

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (08:22)

Deeplight by Frances Hardinge (07:50)

SFF Novellas from 2021 (Pt. 1) (14:12)

Light Chaser by Peter F. Hamilton and Garth Powell (03:26)

Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor (02:58)

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (03:03)

Stone Sky, Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe (05:07)

SFF Novellas from 2021 (Pt. 2) (16:27)

And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed (01:42)

Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters by Aimee Ogden (02:20)

Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn (01:45)

The Necessity of Stars by E. Catherine Tobler (02:32)

The Giants of the Violet Sea by Eugenia Triantafyllou (05:45)

Windup (00:56)

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Perry and David take the Hugo Time Machine back to the year 1968, when the shorter fiction was dominated by the Dangerous Visions anthology edited by Harlan Ellison and Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny won the Best Novel award.

General News (10:07)

Nebula Award Short List (03:14)

Forthcoming Releases (02:29)

Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter project (04:15)

Hugo Time Machine 1968 (01:12:20)

Best Short Story (12:30)

The Dangerous Visions anthology (00:50)

The Jigsaw Man by Larry Niven (03:18)

Aye And Gomorrah by Samuel R. Delany (03:17)

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison (02:17)

Other possible nominees (02:44)

Best Novelette (14:26)

Faith of Our Fathers by Philip K. Dick (03:46)

Wizard's World by Andre Norton (02:45)

Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes by Harlan Ellison (03:04)

Gonna Roll the Bones by Fritz Leiber (02:32)

Other possible nominees (02:06)

Best Novella (19:46)

The Star-Pit by Samuel R. Delany (03:07)

Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny (03:56)

Hawksbill Station by Robert Silverberg (03:05)

Weyr Search by Anne McCaffrey (02:48)

Riders of the Purple Wage by Philip José Farmer (04:20)

Other possible nominees (01:42)

Behold the Man by Michael Moorcock (00:30)

Best Novel (23:52)

Thorns by Robert Silverberg (03:09)

The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany (05:39)

Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny (09:34)

Other possible nominees (04:36)

Windup (01:25)

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David and Perry plunge again into the murky depths of crime fiction, both in print and on television.

General News (05:04)

2022 International Thriller Writers Awards (01:45)

The Stella Prize 2022 longlist (01:22)

BSFA Awards (01:44)

Crime Fiction we've been reading (52:18)

The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin (09:44)

The Housemate by Sarah Bailey (05:35)

Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby (07:48)

The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie (05:14)

The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith (06:00)

The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield (06:21)

The Way It Is Now by Garry Disher (08:29)

David responds on The Way It Is Now (02:44)

Troppo TV Series (07:21)

Windup (01:47)

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He took my father grossly, full of bread;With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?

Hamlet, Act 3 Scene 3

David and Perry plunge again into the murky depths of crime fiction, both in print and on television.

General News (05:04)

2022 International Thriller Writers Awards (01:45)

The Stella Prize 2022 longlist (01:22)

BSFA Awards (01:44)

Crime Fiction we've been reading (52:18)

The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin (09:44)

The Housemate by Sarah Bailey (05:35)

Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby (07:48)

The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie (05:14)

The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith (06:00)

The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield (06:21)

The Way It Is Now by Garry Disher (08:29)

David responds on The Way It Is Now (02:44)

Troppo TV Series (07:21)

Windup (01:47)

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He took my father grossly, full of bread;With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May;And how his audit stands who knows save heaven?

Hamlet, Act 3 Scene 3

Perry and David discuss their recent reading, in particular Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr and The Lost Daughter book and film.

News (07:19)

Locus Magazine recommended reading list (02:26)

Dublin Literary Award longlist (01:30)

Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Winners (03:13)

What we've been reading (49:40)

David on Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (03:46)

Perry's take on Cloud Cuckoo Land (08:23)

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (04:05)

Last Stand in Lychford by Paul Cornell (03:19)

All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton (03:21)

Flames by Robbie Arnott (07:49)

The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante (book) (04:02)

The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante (movie) (14:25)

Discussion with Lucy Sussex (27:05)

The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore (04:29)

I Hear the Mermaids Singing by Charmian Clift (03:01)

A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge (02:22)

Deeplight by Frances Hardinge (02:12)

Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge (00:52)

A Long Way from Verona by Jane Gardam (05:23)

Defiant Voices by Yvette Smith (01:34)

Vandemonians by Janet McCalman (02:41)

Enigma of China by Qiu Xiaolong (01:36)

Windup (00:39)

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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.

Perry and David talk about the best books they read during 2021 in a number of different categories.

Hugo Winners (03:33)

Site for Worldcon in 2023 (01:22)

Our best books of 2021 (01:17:48)

David's top SF of 2021 (02:54)

Perry's top SF of 2021 (05:35)

David's top fantasy of 2021 (04:35)

Perry's top fantasy of 2021 (05:10)

David's top crime of 2021 (02:19)

Perry's top crime of 2021 (09:56)

David's top literary of 2021 (03:26)

Perry's top literary of 2021 (06:47)

David's top novellas of 2021 (02:35)

Perry's top novellas of 2021 (04:16)

David's top children's lit of 2021 (04:32)

Perry's top collections of 2021 (06:55)

David's top non-fiction of 2021 (02:51)

Perry's top non-fiction of 2021 (07:04)

David's best overall of 2021 (01:41)

Perry's best overall of 2021 (03:33)

Windup (00:45)

Change to our schedule (00:42)

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David and Perry discuss who invented science fiction and go on to talk about their recent reading, including intriguing crime novels and literary award winners.

News (00:59)

Taking a break (02:54)

Who Invented Science Fiction? (05:34)

What we've been reading (53:02)

Laidlaw by William McIlvanney (13:04)

Utterly Dark and the Face of the Deep by Philip Reeve (06:05)

A Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (07:18)

The Labyrinth by Amanda Lowrey (05:46)

Crossing the Lines by Sulari Gentill (07:37)

The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott [warning: spoilers!](13:00)

Windup (02:23)

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