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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

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)
General News (08:31)
Hugo Voting Package 2023 (02:59)
Worldcon Site Selection 2023 (01:36)
Ditmar Awards Ballot 2023 (02:29)
Other Awards (01:22)

What we've been reading and watching (01:16:30)
Red Notice by Bill Browder (07:15)
Every Version of You by Grace Chan (13:18)
Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris (08:52)
The Migration by Helen Marshall (09:31)
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (10:00)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (07:32)
The Moon Maid by Edgar Rice Burroughs (06:30)
Oppenheimer (13:10)

Windup (00:36)
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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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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)
General News (10:01)
Hugo Voting ballot (04:53)
Locus Awards 2023 (03:49)
Death of Cormac McCarthy (01:13)

Hugo Time Machine 1970 (01:13:46)
Heicon '70 Convention (04:11)
Short Stories (12:28)
Deeper Than the Darkness by Gregory Benford (00:46)
Winter’s King by Ursula K. Le Guin (00:40)
Not Long Before the End by Larry Niven (01:46)
Passengers by Robert Silverberg (01:17)
Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones by Samuel R. Delany (05:19)
Other possible nominees (02:12)

Novellas (10:18)
We All Die Naked by James Blish (00:10)
A Boy and His Dog by Harlan Ellison (01:26)
Dramatic Mission by Anne McCaffrey (01:01)
To Jorslem by Robert Silverberg (01:22)
Ship of Shadows by Fritz Leiber (03:41)
Other possible nominees (02:11)

Novels (46:38)
Macroscope by Piers Anthony (05:07)
Up the Line by Robert Silverberg (03:23)
Bug Jack Barron by Norman Spinrad (06:11)
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (10:44)
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (18:30)
Other possible nominees (02:34)


What we've been watching (06:15)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (06:09)

Windup (00:21)
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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 (05:54)

General News (08:45)
Australian Book Design Awards (02:25)
Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist (01:39)
Aurealis Awards 2023 (00:51)
Hugo Ballot 2023 still coming (03:45)

What we've been reading (43:33)
Real Tigers by Mick Herron (11:52)
David's Reading (00:45)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (05:29)
Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison (05:30)
All's Well by Mona Awad (04:23)
Death in Brunswick by Boyd Oxlade (06:20)
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (09:05)

What we've been watching (12:05)
The Batman (2022) (04:41)
Drive My Car (2021) (07:16)

Windup (00:15)
Next episode (01:13)
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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 (04:06)
David's news (02:28)

General News (16:29)
Death of Martin Amis (06:08)
Nebula Award Winners (04:12)
Miles Franklin Award Longlist. (03:06)
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards (03:00)

What we've been reading lately. (50:13)
David's reading slow-down (01:27)
Five Decembers by James Kestrel (08:59)
Unknown Shore by Robert Ruby (05:02)
A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow (04:38)
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. (04:28)
Spear by Nicola Griffith (06:43)
Fire With Fire by Candice Fox (04:15)
Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk (04:07)
Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow (04:57)
Top Gun Maverick (05:32)

Windup (00:59)
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