Octothorpe
108 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago -A podcast about science fiction and SF fandom from John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty.
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107: The Significance of the Acorn
April 11, 2024 14:24 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBJohn, Alison, and Nicholas are live from Levitation! A transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Thank you very much to our stunt Liz, Nicholas Whyte! Nicholas’ blog, From the Heart of Europe April Fool’s Day The rocket in all its glory! The Hugo Awards Hugo Award finalists ...
106: Fitter Happier Healthier Eastercon
March 28, 2024 15:06 - 46 minutes - 22 MBJohn used to be an undergraduate, Alison has been keeping a list, and can Liz be a stunt Liz? A transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Death (Deb Geisler, chapter 3) and gambling (Hugo Awards, chapter 7; Alison’s pick, chapter 8). Letters of comment Chris Garcia Mike Glyer Transc...
105: Scorching Hot Month-Old Takes
March 14, 2024 21:59 - 51 minutes - 24.3 MBJohn watches movies, Alison walks on the Moon, and Liz has special bonds. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Censorship, in the form of more Hugo Award controversy Letters of comment Ang Rosin Andy Openshaw Chris Garcia Zodiac Speaking ErsatzCulture and Raj España Sheriff Brighto...
104: Groundbreaking and Great
February 29, 2024 21:12 - 54 minutes - 25.3 MBJohn, Alison and Liz discuss what SF they enjoyed from 2023. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Fanzine The Ancillary Review of Books IDEA Nerds of a Feather Fan Artist Alison Scott España Sheriff Fan Writer Camestros Felapton Paul Weimer Sandra Bond Fancast Going Rogue...
103: Just This Guy, Y’know?
February 15, 2024 10:00 - 52 minutes - 24.5 MBJohn is a year behind, Alison is opening nominations, and Liz is Elizabeth (!). Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Israel/Palestine war (Montreal in 2027 segment), serial killers (John’s pick) Letters of comment Ali Baker Brooks Chris Garcia DC Kevin Anderson Mark Plummer Martin E...
102: I Fully Comprehend the Mysteries
February 01, 2024 13:54 - 1 hour - 31 MBJohn, Alison and Liz respond to a letter of comment from Tobes. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X, Mastodon or Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Chinese censorship (discussion of the Hugo Awards), Jim Crow Florida (Liz’s pick), general socioeconomic inequality (John’s pick) Glasgow 2024’s hotel bookings are open Letters of comment Alex I...
101: John Has Developed Precognitive Abilities
January 18, 2024 22:01 - 52 minutes - 24.4 MBJohn is self-promoting, Alison ”doesn’t have COVID”, and Liz is distracting. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: large power and age differentials in sexual relationships (John’s pick) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Niall Harrison Adam Roberts on romantasy A website called “pudding....
100: I Don’t Have Show Notes or Alcohol
January 04, 2024 17:27 - 43 minutes - 20.3 MBJohn, Alison and Liz receive a telegram. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Chris Garcia Irwin Hirsh Raj on Mastodon (1, 2) Hugo voting stats Moon Knight Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey’s run Warren Ellis’ predatory behaviour Article at the time of the or...
99: Keep Sending Ops Until They Fix It
December 21, 2023 17:00 - 56 minutes - 26.3 MBJohn doesn’t study herpetology, Alison knows lots of words, and Liz goes first. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Games, SMOFs If I Ran the Zoo… Con PDF version Hard copy from NESFA Bidding Phase: 3401 Pre-Supporting Memberships by Leslie Turek 5501 Kill the Wabbit by Priscilla Olson, John Pome...
98: Finally, Manitoba
December 07, 2023 11:17 - 59 minutes - 27.7 MBJohn thinks it’s grandfathered in, Alison doesn’t think it’s SF, and Sandra is Liz. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Chris Garcia Curt Phillips Where to buy Moon (USA, UK) If you know of websites that do this in other countries, let John know! Mark Plummer...
97: The Future of Language
November 23, 2023 09:31 - 57 minutes - 26.6 MBJohn has played some games, Alison will play some games, and Liz is playing games RIGHT NOW Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: China, being burned alive, classism Letters of comment Chris Garcia España Sheriff Leigh Edmonds Lori Anderson Chengdu Chinese v foreign attendees An exa...
96: A Less QR-Code-Using Society
November 09, 2023 09:00 - 47 minutes - 22.2 MBJohn didn’t, Alison would’ve done, and Liz tried. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: China Was Chengdu a shower? Nicholas Whyte signs autographs Chengdu Worldcon on YouTube WorldconEvents on YouTube Site selection meeting videos are going up here WSFS Business Meeting” group on Fac...
95: Hugo, Girl!
October 26, 2023 22:25 - 57 minutes - 26.8 MBJohn is playing a game, Alison is in New Zealand, and Liz’s head is on fire. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Privilege (letters of comment), carbon emissions (GUFF), grant applications (picks) Letters of comment Dave Mansfield Esther MacCallum-Stewart Chris Garcia Abigail Nussbau...
94: Satisfying Meat
October 12, 2023 22:19 - 1 hour - 33.9 MBJohn is eating cinnamon rolls, Alison doesn’t think it’s funny, and Liz has two lists. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X, on Mastodon, or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: colonialism (chapter 2), COVID (chapter 3), organised crime (chapter 5), privilege and capitalism (chapter 7). No letters of comment this week, normal service resumes...
93: The Good Thing About the Hugos
September 28, 2023 12:32 - 42 minutes - 20.3 MBJohn is husky, Alison is a dingo, and Liz is a ridgeback. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Abigail Nussbaum Chris Garcia Ersatz Culture Chengdu is a shower Relevant Pixel Scrolls: Fanzine and Fan Writer added; videos of the construction Panoramic views of the conventi...
92: Shouting From Inside the Room
September 17, 2023 16:32 - 47 minutes - 22.3 MBJohn went to Reno, Alison went to San Francisco, and Liz went to Chicago. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Murder and sexual violence (chapter 4) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Dave Mansfield Duncan MacGregor Ersatz Culture Irwin Hirsch Juan Sanmiguel Nick Hubble Peter Sullivan ConF...
91: O— O— O—
August 31, 2023 23:24 - 54 minutes - 25.5 MBJohn is a journalist, Alison is fundraising, and Liz is approved. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Abigail Nussbaum Ali Baker Brooks Chris Garcia David Curry Edward Morland Farah Mendlesohn Jonathan Baddeley Lori Anderson Not Laurie Anderson The Clarke Award ...
90: Resolutely Alison All the Time
August 17, 2023 21:40 - 40 minutes - 18.8 MBJohn, Alison and Liz read Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Murder, death Other works we discussed: Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee Rosewater by Tade Thompson This didn’t make the edit due to Liz’s audio being troublesome The 2018 ...
89: The Winner Does Not Receive a Pie
August 03, 2023 22:30 - 39 minutes - 18.7 MBJohn is sitting, Alison is watching, and Liz is typing. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: AI (chapter 3), China (chapter 4), colonialism (chapter 5) Letters of comment Abigail Nussbaum Chris Garcia Duncan MacGregor Edward Morland Ersatz Culture Farah Mendlesohn Ash by Mary Gentle Raj ...
88: Someone Somewhere Must Know What’s Going On
July 20, 2023 22:05 - 56 minutes - 27 MBJohn is on brand, Alison wants to do Mark, and Liz had a few twinges. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 2) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Duncan MacGregor Mark Plummer Niall Harrison Adam Roberts’ future books: The Death of Sir Martin Malprelate (2023) The Midas Rain (2023) Lake of Darkness (2024) Raj Var...
87: We Didn’t Imagine the Third Option
July 06, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 23.6 MBJohn isn’t picky, Alison is in a field, and Liz is very hungry. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Abigail Nussbaum Chris Garcia Karen Schaeffer Malcolm Hutchison Peter Sullivan Raj We might have Tweets of comment but who knows? Chengdu is a shower Moar Hugo award delays Now you see them, now you d...
86: The Joy of Hemispheres
June 22, 2023 16:46 - 48 minutes - 23.4 MBJohn can do one, Alison don’t like cricket, and Liz will never get to bed. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Poor working conditions (chapter 2), COVID (chapter 3) Letters of comment Abigail Nussbaum Chris Garcia Chengdu is a shower Hugo Award delay Venue under construction COVID Round-up New recommendation: 5 air changes p...
85: Super Smart or Completely the Opposite
June 08, 2023 15:03 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MBJohn is at a convention, Alison is in a cottage, and Liz is not at a festival. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 1) Letters of comment Tammy Coxen Alex Holden Dave Mansfield Chris Garcia Perrianne Lurie Abigail Nussbaum Chris Garcia Randy Smith Chris Garcia Cheese Satellite 8 Jim Shull Picks: John: All...
84: I Do Not Like to Be Delighted on Every Page
May 25, 2023 19:15 - 32 minutes - 15.2 MBJohn, Alison and Liz read A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Spoilers for the book Credits Cover art: “Little Baby Cheeses” by Alison Scott Alt text: Three cheeses sit on a shelf. The first cheese is thinking “FACE #1: CHEEZY GRIN”. The second is thinking “FACE #2: LONG SUFFERING ARTIST”. Th...
83: Efffffffff
May 11, 2023 21:31 - 53 minutes - 25.7 MBJohn would like more drawers, Alison uses the floor, and Liz is okay with shelves. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 4) Letters of comment Chris Garcia España Sheriff Joe Manganiello’s D&D series Esther MacCallum-Stewart Farah Mendlesohn Fran Dowd James Shields Andrew January’s GitHub issue Jonny Baddeley ...
82: Metatextual Dinosaurs
April 27, 2023 14:49 - 58 minutes - 27.7 MBJohn, Alison and Liz talk about their Hugo Award nominations. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment will be coming next week! Giant Hugo spreadsheet Fancast Hugo, Girl! Fan Artist Iain J Clark España Sheriff Sue Mason Alison Scott Sara Felix Dramatic Presentation (Long Form): - The TV shows are in Epi...
81: It Wasn’t an Interjection From the Room, It Was My Face
April 13, 2023 19:17 - 37 minutes - 17.5 MBAlison, Liz, John and Alison are live from Conversation! Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID Eastercon 2025: Reconnect Funcon 1 Picks: John: Adrian Tchaikovsky Alison: Plague Liz: Nocebo (Netflix) Credits Cover art: “Conversation” by Sue Mason Alt text: The dragon and robot from Conversation’s logo, either side of a sh...
80: Four Constituent Blobs
March 30, 2023 11:06 - 44 minutes - 21.5 MBJohn is jetlagged, Alison is working, and Liz is under pressure. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Eating octopus (chapter 1), N*zism (chapter 8) Letters of comment Mark Plummer Nicholas Whyte Ian Hillman They Called Us Enemy (Forbidden Planet, Amazon) Gwen Frazer Briardene Books Karen Schaffer Chengdu is a shower Their w...
79: You Get to Be a Little Cat
March 16, 2023 05:11 - 37 minutes - 18.3 MBJohn wants new gloves, Alison is foreshadowing, and Liz scrolls past spiders. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Spiders (chapter 6) Letters of comment Raj Bridget Bradshaw Chris Garcia Bigbug (Netflix) OSS 117 (Amazon) Brice de Nice (Hoopla) Lori Anderson Curt Phillips Chengdu is a shower (but not as bad as the BBC) They...
78: Sqrrl Grrl
March 02, 2023 14:36 - 45 minutes - 21.9 MBJohn is chuckling, Alison is conversing, and Liz is critical. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Immigration (chapter 2), COVID (chapter 3) Letters of comment Ang Rosin Dave Coxon Raj Chris Garcia Fempire by Honora Talbot Lost Beyond the Stars by Kayla Arend Bean Feasa by Daniel Butler AlieNation by Ray Raghavan I XXXX My ...
77: Slightly Less Troglodyte-y Than You
February 17, 2023 20:58 - 51 minutes - 24.3 MBJohn has trauma, Alison has poetry and Liz hasn’t got Paramount+. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Raj on Mastodon Hugo, Girl! on Twitter Whisper.cpp Chris Garcia Chengdu is a shower Dave McCarty on Hugos Since we recorded, people are reporting seeing emails about Hugo voting – they seem to be landi...
76: Does It Matter What We Think?
February 02, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes - 22.8 MBJohn is watching movies, Alison is making games, and Liz isn’t picky. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on The Wandering Shop) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: China (chapter 2), death of a parent (chapter 4) Letters of comment Claire Brialey Tammy Coxen Chris Garcia Journey Planet on Chinese Science Fiction and Space Irwin Hirsh Chengdu is a shower Tip of the hat to F...
75: Optimus Prime But for Books
January 19, 2023 18:46 - 53 minutes - 25.2 MBJohn wants to play, Alison has met lots of authors, and Liz is a womble. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on wandering.shop) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Capitalism (chapter 3), China (chapter 4) Letters of comment Sandra Bond Lilian Edwards Chris “The Legend” Garcia Duncan MacGregor Dave Mansfield Curt Phillips Kevin Standlee Raj on Twitter Magazines The Locus fundraiser is...
74: Great Cthulhu
January 05, 2023 17:33 - 3 minutes - 2.07 MBJohn and Alison read a poem by Sandra Bond. Credits Cover art: The Great Cthulhu and John Coxon by Alison Scott Alt text: Liz and Alison (dressed in their Sunday best) take John (dressed in Star Wars cosplay but with short trousers) to see Cthulhu, depicted in a cage at the zoo. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
73: A Magic Cave Full of Games
December 22, 2022 14:16 - 45 minutes - 21.1 MBJohn is going to Sweden, Alison is going to Australia, and Liz isn’t moving back to Europe. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on wandering.shop) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Capitalism (chapter 1) Letters of comment Phil Dyson Chris Garcia There Has Always Been Locus Perrianne Lurie Mike Scott Duncan MacGregor Raj on Twitter Graphs! European Fan Fund (EFF) European Fan Fund r...
72: I’m Not a Fan in the Way John Is
December 08, 2022 17:50 - 54 minutes - 25.3 MBJohn isn’t gambling, Alison isn’t reading, and Liz doesn’t care. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Capitalism (chapter 3) Letters of comment DC Mark Plummer Karen Schaffer Curt Phillips Christopher J Garcia Hugo, Girl! Duncan MacGregor Beneath Ceaseless Skies recuses from the Hugo Awards Locus is crowd funding Picks: John: Andor (Disney+) Alison:...
71: Just Nearly Froze to Death
November 24, 2022 18:26 - 41 minutes - 19.7 MBJohn is on the Holodeck, Alison is in the past, and Liz is at school. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 5) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Jonny Baddeley Farah Mendlesohn Peter Sullivan Raj Locus fundraiser Novacon Satellite 8 Picks: John: Star Wars Trek: The Next Generation Alison: Genre Fiction: The Roaring Years by Peter Nicho...
70: Oh
November 10, 2022 17:02 - 44 minutes - 20.8 MBJohn is logging in, Alison is getting emails, and Liz is collecting Pokémon. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: War in Ukraine (chapter 5) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Esther MacCallum-Stewart Mark Plummer Nicholas Whyte Karen Schaffer Peter Sullivan Raj Arthur C Clarke Award winners First Nations Travel Fund World Fantasy Con will be in Birmingh...
69: Hugo Thunderdome
October 27, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 24.2 MBJohn is Chris Garcia, Alison is Chris Garcia, and Liz is Chris Garcia. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Hugo statistics by Nicholas Whyte and Kat Jones E Pluribus Hugo It was up for reratification at Chicon 8 Nicholas Whyte wrote about EPH in 2015 Credits Cover art: What If…? by Alison Scott Alt text: Three figures with long brown hair and brown ...
68: It Made John Laugh
October 13, 2022 07:00 - 52 minutes - 24.6 MBJohn is clever, Alison has lost her composure, and Liz is confused by WSFS. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Kev McVeigh (on Octothorpe 63) Burntcoat by Sarah Hall (epub, hardback, audiobook, Amazon) Congratulations to Raj for catching up! [Do not listen from the beginning – John] [It is also okay to skip episodes – Alison] Mar...
67: Straight Back to Star Wars
September 29, 2022 22:15 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBJohn has hairspray, Alison has a tiara, and Liz has a necklace. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Falling out of boats (chapter 8) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Facebook, Twitter, assorted other mentions Conventions Chicon 8 Dragon Con Pemmi-con Gen Con Chicago Morse Museum of American Art (not in Chicago) Chicago Architecture Foundation Center R...
66: Thank You, Steven
September 15, 2022 13:32 - 37 minutes - 17.5 MBJohn is in the fanzine lounge, Alison is under a bison hat, and Liz is good, thank you. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None We talked to the following people! Fia Karlsson, TAFF delegate Lynelle Howell, Facilities Division Head for CoNZealand Chuck Serface, Hugo Award finalist for Journey Planet Ric Bretschneider, co-host of Fanboy Planet Perry Middl...
65: Action Castle 2
September 01, 2022 13:00 - 40 minutes - 19.3 MBJohn is a computer; Alison and Liz are talking to him very slowly. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Buy the Parsely Games PDF Alison had an ear worm Credits Cover art: “Maps” by Alison Scott and Liz Batty Alt text: Two hand drawn maps of the world described by the game, in handwriting, one on an iPad and one on paper. They are atop a purple square which says “Octothorpe 65”. Theme mu...
64: Best Commemorative Plate
August 18, 2022 13:20 - 44 minutes - 21 MBJohn is crying, Alison is lounging, and Liz is crocheting. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: climate change, death, abuse (chapter 3) Letters of comment Ang Rosin Caroline Mullan Mark Plummer Galactic Journey Kev Smith’s TAFF report John’s TAFF report Bill Higgins Chris Garcia Raj Hotel eggs Our Hugo Award ballots The Brialey Competence Threshold...
63: Nonsense Divide
August 04, 2022 08:49 - 43 minutes - 20.6 MBJohn has a button, Alison has a venue, and Liz once saw a computer that had been in Chris’s car. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 2), death at a young age (chapter 6). Letters of comment Chris Garcia Roman Orszanski Paul Weimer Bridget Bradshaw FantasyCon It was cancelled They had sold 200 memberships, but needed 400 and were £24k shor...
62: Do You Want to Talk About Lesbians?
July 21, 2022 00:21 - 1 hour - 40.2 MBJohn has superpowers, Alison is an alien in a human suit, and Liz likes cats. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: being stranded in space (chapter 1); sexism (chapter 2); Hell and murder (chapter 5). No letters of comment this week, normal service resumes next week! Books in the order they were discussed Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir A Master of Djinn, by ...
61: That Little Voice in Your Head
July 07, 2022 10:58 - 46 minutes - 21.8 MBJohn has a hat on, Alison is taking the baton, and Liz twirls. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 2) Letters of comment Chris Garcia The Drink Tank Sci-Fi Short of the Week DUST Andrew January Roman Orszanski Duncan McGregor and cDave on Twitter Raj sent a nice message on Twitter as well Fran Dowd Celluloid Screams Fear2000 Sheffi...
60: Different Types of Tedium
June 23, 2022 11:01 - 47 minutes - 22 MBJohn is going to brunch, Alison watched a film, and Liz is critical. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Kevin Standlee and Tammy Coxen Bridget Bradshaw Chris Garcia Unofficial Hugo Book Club on Twitter sent us a graph Catherine Crockett Transcripts on eFanzines Subtitles on Podbean - Jonathan Cowie asked “What special Hugo would ...
59: Chickens
June 09, 2022 14:38 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBJohn is roast beef, Alison is pickled onion, and Liz is flamin’ hot. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 3) Letters of comment Artwork: Dave Coxon Podcasts for tedium: Jonny Baddeley, Ali Baker Brooks, Virginia Preston Convention data: Chris Garcia, Lilian Edwards Worldcons: Malcolm Hutchison, Gillian Polack Picks: Raybearer is getting the ...
58: Oh No! Really? Pancakes
May 26, 2022 13:09 - 59 minutes - 27.9 MBJohn has a paper cut, Alison feels seen, and Liz is cheating on her homework. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: racism and sexism (chapter 6) Letters of comment Phil Dyson Chris Garcia Bradley Harris “I listened to some of your Octothorpe podcast which was cool in general just because I like to hear the British styles of speech. Also I agree with John tha...