Perry and David celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast by discussing the best books they read during 2023. And bid you all a fond farewell.Introduction (00:12)Our 100th Episode! (04:14)Let's talk about Books (02:10)2023: Highlights of

Episode 99: Good thinking, Ninety-Nine!

Dec 12th, 2023 1h 9m

Perry and David discuss their recent reading, including several crime or crime-adjacent books, a middle-school fantasy, and an excellent piece of historical fiction.Intro (03:20)General News (03:33)Goodreads Readers Choice Awards (03:32)

Episode 98: Sorrow and silence are strong

Nov 21st, 2023 1h 4m

Perry and David discuss recent book awards and go on to discuss their recent reading, some of which evoke strong emotions and others which have kept us on the edge of our seats.Intro (04:07)General News (14:02)Prime Minister's Literary Awar

Episode 97: Murder, magic and mutiny

Oct 10th, 2023 1h 21m

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)

Episode 96: The manner of your vile outrageous crimes

Sep 19th, 2023 1h 14m

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)Q

Episode 95: A mixed bag of goodies

Aug 29th, 2023 1h 30m

David and Perry discuss a wide range of reading and movie watching, ranging from Restoration period historical fiction through a contemporary true story to the fantastic and not-so-fantastic futures of science fiction.Introduction (04:40)Gene

Episode 94: Just a feeling in my water

Aug 3rd, 2023 1h 24m

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 audi

Episode 93: Yesterday’s Tomorrows

Jul 4th, 2023 1h 34m

David and Perry take the Hugo Time Machine back to 1970, the year that The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin won the Best Novel Hugo. David has a bone to pick, and Perry discusses the latest Indiana Jones movie.Introduction (03:46)Ge

Episode 92: A goldfinch in a graveyard

Jun 13th, 2023 1h 16m

Perry and David discuss the volunteer work they've been doing recently, then go on to talk about their recent reading and watching.Intro (02:13)What we've been doing recently (08:05)Standard Ebooks productions (02:05)Wikipedia editing (05:5

Episode 91: Looking at things from a different angle

May 23rd, 2023 1h 15m

David and Perry discuss Perry's recent overseas trip, and then talk about their recent reading, including several books which take existing stories and look at them from a different viewpoint.Introduction (06:51)Perry's trip to Morrocco (04:

Episode 90: De profundis clamavi

Apr 30th, 2023 1h 16m

Perry and David talk about their recent reading and watching, in particular discussing a novel they have both nominated for this year's Hugo Awards, The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler.Introduction (01:04)General News (12:44)Crime Writers

Episode 89: Again and again and again

Apr 12th, 2023 1h

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)

Episode 88: But was it a crime?

Mar 20th, 2023 1h 15m

Perry and David discuss their recent reading of crime novels, or were they merely crime-adjacent novels? You can choose!Introduction (02:09)Loss of three good friends (01:49)Charles TaylorValma BrownEve HarveyChatGPT - new developments

Episode 87: Automated Mansplaining

Mar 2nd, 2023 1h 53m

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)C

Episode 86: Your own private screening theatre

Feb 7th, 2023 1h 33m

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 Pre

Episode 85: ”The Books! The Books!”

Jan 17th, 2023 1h 10m

David and Perry discuss their reading during 2022 and list their selections of the best books in a range of categories, and end up agreeing on the best book of the year.Introduction (03:03)General News (05:52)2022 Prime Minister's Literary A

Episode 84: Heading towards the end of the year

Dec 13th, 2022 1h 11m

Perry and David wind up the year by talking about the books they've read recently, including some neglected works and one being celebrated thirty years after it was first published.Introduction (02:36)General News (09:44)2022 Best of the Ye

Episode 83: And what does this one look like?

Nov 22nd, 2022 48m 32s

David and Perry discuss Day's End and Limberlost, two new titles from Text Publishing, and then go on to talk with W. H. Chong, who designed the covers of both books. (Apologies for the occasional poor audio quality in this episode).Introduct

Episode 82: A new wave comes flooding in

Nov 3rd, 2022 1h 16m

Perry and David discuss some recent awards and general news and then take off in the Hugo Time Machine to visit the year 1969, when Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner won the Best Novel award.Introduction (02:34)General News (08:39)2022 Ursu

Episode 81: Truth will come to light

Oct 18th, 2022 1h 19m

David and Perry talk about Perry's recent overseas trip and attendance at the World SF Convention in Chicago, and then go on to talk about their recent reading, which was almost all in the crime genre.Introduction (01:48)Perry's experience of

Episode 80: Finding a place in the world

Sep 20th, 2022 1h 18m

With co-host Perry still overseas, David discusses some recent awards and goes on to interview Rob Gerrand about writing and publishing in Australia, and then Murray MacLachlan about growing up in New Zealand and discovering science fiction and

Episode 79: The evil that men do lives after them

Aug 30th, 2022 1h 26m

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)

Episode 78: Into many a green valley drifts the appalling snow

Aug 9th, 2022 1h 18m

Perry and David talk about a bunch of recent literary awards and then go on to discuss the books they've read recently, which cover the range from an entertaining children's book to a confronting Booker Prize winner. And in the middle, a lot of

Episode 77: A forest of Hugo awards

Jul 19th, 2022 1h 53m

David and Perry complete their review of all of the fiction nominated for this year's Hugo Awards by discussing the Best Novel category. Then Perry and Lucy Sussex investigate the controversy around the novel which was withdrawn from this year'

Episode 76: Psalms, splinters and burning tigers

Jun 28th, 2022 1h 27m

Perry and David discuss in detail the novellas nominated for this year's Hugo Awards, and Perry talks to Rose Mitchell about the latest season of Star Trek: Picard.Introduction (02:52)General News (09:49)2022 Locus Awards Winners (05:39)Mil