Cleansing the Doors of Perception


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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)

If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear as it is, infinite.

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