John has a hat on, Alison is taking the baton, and Liz twirls. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com 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 Sheffield DocFest The Festival of Fantastic Films   Farah Mendlesohn Science Fiction Research Association     Octothorpe COVID Round-Up WisCon’s post-con COVID report Andrew Plotkin’s write-up of Scintillation   The Hugo Awards’ 25% rule WSFS Constitution (see §3.12.2) Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk’s proposal to remove this clause   Picks John: Elgato Stream Deck Mini Alison: Cricket Liz: Kevin   Interactive Fiction Spider and Web   Credits Cover art: Robots by Alison Scott Alt text: Three round robot vacuum cleaners on a wood panel floor in a triangle formation. The lower-left one has glasses like John’s and looks like it’s open-mouthed; the upper-centre one has glasses like Alison’s and looks like it’s smiling; the lower-right one has no glasses like Liz and looks like it’s smiling. The text “Octothorpe 61” appears above the robots.   Theme music: ‘Fanfare for Space’ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)  

John has a hat on, Alison is taking the baton, and Liz twirls. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 2) <ul> <li>Letters of comment <ul> <li>Chris Garcia <ul> <li><a href="https://efanzines.com/DrinkTank/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Drink Tank</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.shortoftheweek.com/channels/sci-fi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sci-Fi Short of the Week</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/watchdust" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DUST</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Andrew January</li> <li>Roman Orszanski</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/aardvark179/status/1540345913230630913" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Duncan McGregor</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/c_dave/status/1540349685495472133" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cDave</a> on Twitter</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/lordofthemoon/status/1541911366088392707" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raj sent a nice message on Twitter as well</a></li> <li>Fran Dowd <ul> <li><a href="https://www.celluloidscreams.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Celluloid Screams</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/fear2000/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fear2000</a></li> <li><a href="https://sheffdocfest.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sheffield DocFest</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.fantastic-films.com/festival/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Festival of Fantastic Films</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Farah Mendlesohn <ul> <li><a href="https://sfra.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Science Fiction Research Association</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Octothorpe COVID Round-Up <ul> <li><a href="http://wiscon.net/2022/06/18/wiscon-2022-post-con-covid-19-report/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WisCon’s post-con COVID report</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.zarfhome.com/2022/06/i-went-to-conference-and-nobody-spread.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrew Plotkin’s write-up of Scintillation</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>The Hugo Awards’ 25% rule <ul> <li><a href="https://www.wsfs.org/rules-of-the-world-science-fiction-society/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WSFS Constitution</a> (see §3.12.2)</li> <li><a href="https://file770.com/hugo-voting-threshold-reform-proposal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk’s proposal to remove this clause</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Picks <ul> <li>John: <a href="https://www.elgato.com/en/stream-deck" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elgato Stream Deck Mini</a></li> <li>Alison: Cricket</li> <li>Liz: Kevin</li> </ul> </li> <li>Interactive Fiction <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_and_Web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spider and Web</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Credits <ul> <li>Cover art: Robots by Alison Scott <ul> <li>Alt text: Three round robot vacuum cleaners on a wood panel floor in a triangle formation. The lower-left one has glasses like John’s and looks like it’s open-mouthed; the upper-centre one has glasses like Alison’s and looks like it’s smiling; the lower-right one has no glasses like Liz and looks like it’s smiling. The text “Octothorpe 61” appears above the robots.</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme music: ‘Fanfare for Space’ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

61: That Little Voice in Your Head

John is going to brunch, Alison watched a film, and Liz is critical. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com 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 we introduce if we were in charge at Glasgow?”   Alison: Best Transcript Liz: Best Non-Fiction/Best Criticism John: Best Short Film or Best Dramatic Presentation (Very Short Form) Alison (seriously): Best Dramatic Presentation (Audio Form)   Hugo voting is now open until August 11th Picks John: Moon Knight (Disney+) Alison: ABBA: Voyage  Pepper’s Ghost   Liz: [PICK REDACTED]   Credits Cover art: DALL-E, courtesy of Bridget Bradshaw Alt text: A three-by-three grid of images generated by DALL-E with the prompt “cover art for Octothorpe podcast”. They are quite surreal, often involve figures, and are mostly in shades of green and pink with one black and white one. They almost give an impression of Lovecraftian tutti-frutti.   Theme music: ‘Fanfare for Space’ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)  

John is going to brunch, Alison watched a film, and Liz is critical. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None <ul> <li>Letters of comment <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/KevinStandlee/status/1535333316479447040" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin Standlee</a> and Tammy Coxen</li> <li>Bridget Bradshaw</li> <li>Chris Garcia</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Hugo_Book_Club/status/1534919825511702528" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unofficial Hugo Book Club on Twitter sent us a graph</a></li> <li>Catherine Crockett <ul> <li><a href="https://efanzines.com/Octothorpe/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transcripts on eFanzines</a></li> <li><a href="https://octothorpe.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subtitles on Podbean</a> - Jonathan Cowie asked “What special Hugo would we introduce if we were in charge at Glasgow?”</li> </ul> </li> <li>Alison: Best Transcript</li> <li>Liz: Best Non-Fiction/Best Criticism</li> <li>John: Best Short Film or Best Dramatic Presentation (Very Short Form)</li> <li>Alison (seriously): Best Dramatic Presentation (Audio Form)</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://chicon.org/home/whats-happening/hugo-awards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hugo voting is now open until August 11th</a></li> <li>Picks <ul> <li>John: <a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/moon-knight/4S3oOF1knocS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moon Knight (Disney+)</a></li> <li>Alison: <a href="https://abbavoyage.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ABBA: Voyage</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pepper’s Ghost</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Liz: [PICK REDACTED]</li> </ul> </li> <li>Credits <ul> <li>Cover art: <a href="https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DALL-E</a>, courtesy of Bridget Bradshaw <ul> <li>Alt text: A three-by-three grid of images generated by DALL-E with the prompt “cover art for Octothorpe podcast”. They are quite surreal, often involve figures, and are mostly in shades of green and pink with one black and white one. They almost give an impression of Lovecraftian tutti-frutti.</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme music: ‘Fanfare for Space’ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

60: Different Types of Tedium

John is roast beef, Alison is pickled onion, and Liz is flamin’ hot. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com 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 Netflix treatment Abigail Nussbaum’s essay on Everything Everywhere All at Once   Ali Baker Brooks: Athena Scalzi’s review of a British snack box   Fanzine Lounge at Chicon 8  Alison’s job title is salonnière You can volunteer to help out! Masks will be required as it’s not a designated space for eating and drinking   Hugo Voter Packet We are working on getting transcripts up for people who aren’t Worldcon members, stay tuned…   WSFS Constitution Kevin Standlee’s tweets   Picks John: Sci-Fi London’s short movie track Alison: Severance (Apple TV+) Liz was busy: Bob’s Burgers (Disney+)   Credits Cover art: “Monster Munch” by Alison Scott Alt text: Photo manipulation of a purple packet of crisps reminiscent of Monster Munch, with “MEGA OCTOTHORPE PODCAST episode 59” written on the centre of the packet. below that are pictures of three monsters eating monster-paw shaped snack, and beneath each of those reads “40% massive hunks of John ‘roast beef’ Coxon flavour baked corn snack,” “40% huge chunks of Alison ‘pickled onion’ Scott flavour baked corn snack,” and “20% mighty bites of Liz ‘flamin’ hot' Batty flavour baked corn snack.”   Theme music: ‘Fanfare for Space’ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)  

John is roast beef, Alison is pickled onion, and Liz is flamin’ hot. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 3) <ul> <li>Letters of comment <ul> <li>Artwork: Dave Coxon</li> <li>Podcasts for tedium: Jonny Baddeley, Ali Baker Brooks, Virginia Preston</li> <li>Convention data: Chris Garcia, Lilian Edwards</li> <li>Worldcons: Malcolm Hutchison, Gillian Polack</li> <li>Picks: <ul> <li><a href="https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/raybearer-netflix-gina-atwater-1235076039/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raybearer is getting the Netflix treatment</a></li> <li><a href="https://wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2022/05/everything-everywhere-all-at-once.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abigail Nussbaum’s essay on Everything Everywhere All at Once</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Ali Baker Brooks: <a href="https://whatever.scalzi.com/2022/05/27/universal-yums-may-2022-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Athena Scalzi’s review of a British snack box</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Fanzine Lounge at <a href="https://chicon.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chicon 8</a> <ul> <li>Alison’s job title is <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salonnière" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">s</a><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salonnière" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alonnière</a></li> <li>You can volunteer to help out!</li> <li><a href="https://chicon.org/home/for-members/covid-policy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Masks will be required as it’s not a designated space for eating and drinking</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Hugo Voter Packet <ul> <li>We are working on getting transcripts up for people who aren’t Worldcon members, stay tuned…</li> </ul> </li> <li>WSFS Constitution <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/KevinStandlee/status/1530182764678418432" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin Standlee’s tweets</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Picks <ul> <li>John: <a href="https://sci-fi-london.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sci-Fi London</a>’s short movie track</li> <li>Alison: <a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Severance (Apple TV+)</a></li> <li>Liz was busy: <a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/bobs-burgers/4CjR6DOjbiCM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bob’s Burgers (Disney+)</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Credits <ul> <li>Cover art: “Monster Munch” by Alison Scott <ul> <li>Alt text: Photo manipulation of a purple packet of crisps reminiscent of Monster Munch, with “MEGA OCTOTHORPE PODCAST episode 59” written on the centre of the packet. below that are pictures of three monsters eating monster-paw shaped snack, and beneath each of those reads “40% massive hunks of John ‘roast beef’ Coxon flavour baked corn snack,” “40% huge chunks of Alison ‘pickled onion’ Scott flavour baked corn snack,” and “20% mighty bites of Liz ‘flamin’ hot' Batty flavour baked corn snack.”</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme music: ‘Fanfare for Space’ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

59: Chickens

John has a paper cut, Alison feels seen, and Liz is cheating on her homework. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com 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 that Detroit-style pizza is very good. I too have some food recommendations for Chicago so you may look forward to those (if you want to get a start, look up ‘Jibarito’), yum!”   Mark Plummer   Hugo Voter Packets DisCon III has translated their Souvenir Book into Chinese  Chengdu Worldcon has a Translation Services Working Division   Chicon 8 programme participation “Chicon 8 will be using an opt-in program development model.”   Data in convention planning Disney’s FastPass: A Complicated History by Defunctland Len Testa’s model of theme park behaviour   Picks Alison: Everything Everywhere All at Once John: Paper cuts Liz: Raybearer (paperback, epub, audiobook, Amazon) and Redemptor (paperback, epub, audiobook, Amazon) by Jordan Ifueko   Credits Cover art: Brad W Foster  Image description: Illustration by Brad W Foster. Three aliens cluster around an old-style radio microphone in turquoise with a red speaker grille and green text saying “ON AIR”. The aliens from left to right are green, pink, and blue and look suspiciously like the hosts of Octothorpe. The title of the podcast is atop the artwork in orange.   Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)  

John has a paper cut, Alison feels seen, and Liz is cheating on her homework. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: racism and sexism (chapter 6) <ul> <li>Letters of comment <ul> <li>Phil Dyson</li> <li>Chris Garcia</li> <li>Bradley Harris <ul> <li>“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 that Detroit-style pizza is very good. I too have some food recommendations for Chicago so you may look forward to those (if you want to get a start, look up ‘<a href="https://www.kitchengidget.com/2016/06/06/jibarito-recipe-puerto-rican-sandwich/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jibarito</a>’), yum!”</li> </ul> </li> <li>Mark Plummer</li> </ul> </li> <li>Hugo Voter Packets</li> <li><a href="https://www.discon3.org/publications/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DisCon III has translated their Souvenir Book into Chinese</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chengduworldcon/photos/a.106762294140894/539574270859692/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chengdu Worldcon has a Translation Services Working Division</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Chicon 8 programme participation <ul> <li><a href="https://chicon.org/home/whats-happening/program/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Chicon 8 will be using an opt-in program development model.”</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Data in convention planning <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yjZpBq1XBE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disney’s FastPass: A Complicated History</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yjZpBq1XBE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">by</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yjZpBq1XBE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Defunctland</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/TouringPlans/shapeland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Len Testa’s model of</a> <a href="https://github.com/TouringPlans/shapeland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theme park behaviour</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Picks <ul> <li>Alison: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everything Everywhere All at Once</a></li> <li>John: Paper cuts</li> <li>Liz: Raybearer (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jordan-Ifueko/Raybearer--The-New-York-Times-bestseller-soon-to-be-a-major-Netflix-series/24574201" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/raybearer-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/audiobook/raybearer-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">audiobook</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Raybearer-Jordan-Ifueko-ebook/dp/B07XKBLW5D/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>) and Redemptor (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Hot-Key-Books/Redemptor--the-sequel-to-Raybearer/25936700" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/redemptor-the-sequel-to-raybearer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/audiobook/redemptor-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">audiobook</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Redemptor-Raybearer-Hot-Key-Books-ebook/dp/B08NP4SWQW/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>) by Jordan Ifueko</li> </ul> </li> <li>Credits <ul> <li><a href="https://www.jabberwockygraphix.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cover art: Brad W Foster</a> <ul> <li>Image description: Illustration by Brad W Foster. Three aliens cluster around an old-style radio microphone in turquoise with a red speaker grille and green text saying “ON AIR”. The aliens from left to right are green, pink, and blue and look suspiciously like the hosts of Octothorpe. The title of the podcast is atop the artwork in orange.</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

58: Oh No! Really? Pancakes

John is a muppet bilby, Alison is actively drinking, and Liz MURDERS OWLS. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 3), animal hunting (chapter 7)  Letters of comment Malcolm Hutchison: ‘Listening to the sound John makes at start of this episode made me visualise John as a Muppet (in a good way)’ Chris Garcia Roman Orszanski Jersey Gryphon: ‘The Hello Internet podcast did a vinyl edition episode before jumping the shark and doing a 4–5 minute wax cylinder episode.’   Reclamation 2022 74 cases before tracing stopped,, all over the convention, lots of different fan networks ‘One-woman superspreader event Alison Scott has absolutely no regrets’ – Shona (Prufrax) Norwescon had case 3 and case 5 which will pass into fannish infamy A journal article discussing Omicron attack rates   Fia Karlsson has won TAFF! The announcement The fanzine with the stats Follow Fia on Twitter   Chicon 8 We’re all going!   Picks John: Detroit-style pizza from Square  John also likes this Detroit-style pizza from San Francisco that he didn’t mention   Alison: Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve (paperback, epub, audiobook, Amazon) Liz: Horizon Forbidden West (digital, PS4 disc, PS5 disc)   Credits Cover art: Alison Scott Theme music: ‘Fanfare for Space’ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)  

John is a muppet bilby, Alison is actively drinking, and Liz MURDERS OWLS. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 3), animal hunting (chapter 7) <ul> <li>Letters of comment <ul> <li>Malcolm Hutchison: ‘Listening to the sound John makes at start of this episode made me visualise John as a Muppet (in a good way)’</li> <li>Chris Garcia</li> <li>Roman Orszanski</li> <li>Jersey Gryphon: ‘The Hello Internet podcast did a vinyl edition episode before jumping the shark and doing a 4–5 minute wax cylinder episode.’</li> </ul> </li> <li>Reclamation 2022 <ul> <li>74 cases before tracing stopped,, all over the convention, lots of different fan networks</li> <li>‘One-woman superspreader event Alison Scott has absolutely no regrets’ – Shona (Prufrax)</li> <li><a href="https://www.norwescon.org/2022/05/01/norwescon-44-post-con-covid-report-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Norwescon had case 3 and case 5</a> which will pass into fannish infamy</li> <li><a href="https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.50.2101147" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A journal article discussing Omicron attack rates</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Fia Karlsson has won TAFF! <ul> <li><a href="https://taff.org.uk/news/Announce_20Apr2022.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The announcement</a></li> <li><a href="https://taff.org.uk/news/TAFFish2.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The fanzine with the stats</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/thefajster?s=21&amp;t=LDQEy6ASQlzO4_TEhDh0nw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Fia on Twitter</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Chicon 8 <ul> <li>We’re all going!</li> </ul> </li> <li>Picks <ul> <li>John: <a href="https://hiptoeatsquare.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Detroit-style pizza from Square</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://cellarmakerbrewing.com/mission-pizzeria-and-beer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John also likes this Detroit-style pizza from San Francisco that he didn’t mention</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Alison: Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Philip-Reeve/Mortal-Engines/21939891" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/mortal-engines" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/audiobook/mortal-engines-book-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">audiobook</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Mortal-Engines-Book/dp/B076PWL8S2/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2GR2T9CPLVR7I&amp;keywords=mortal+engines&amp;qid=1652342552&amp;sprefix=mortal+engines%2Caps%2C137&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>)</li> <li>Liz: Horizon Forbidden West (<a href="https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP9000-PPSA01521_00-FORBIDDENWESTPS5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">digital</a>, <a href="https://www.game.co.uk/en/horizon-forbidden-west-2858134" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PS4 disc</a>, <a href="https://www.game.co.uk/en/horizon-forbidden-west-2858110" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PS5 disc</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Credits <ul> <li>Cover art: Alison Scott</li> <li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme music: ‘Fanfare for Space’ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

57: Back Bacon is Best

John, Alison, and Liz are live from Reclamation, the 2022 Eastercon! Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Conversation 2023 Levitation 2024 Nicholas Whyte’s blog, From the Heart of Europe No merchandise (yet)   This Never Happened John’s Untappd check-in   Taste of Mold Victoria Line moquette sofa PicksLiz: The Midnight Bargain by C. L. Polk (paperback, epub, audiobook, Amazon) John: A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger (hardback, epub, audiobook, Amazon)   CreditsCover art: Duncan MacGregor Theme music: Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)  

John, Alison, and Liz are live from Reclamation, the 2022 Eastercon! Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None <ul><li><a href="https://www.conversation2023.org.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conversation 2023</a></li> <li><a href="https://eastercon2024.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Levitation 2024</a></li> <li><a href="https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicholas Whyte’s blog, From the Heart of Europe</a> <ul><li>No merchandise (yet)</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CXROfMiKE2Q/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This Never Happened</a> <ul><li><a href="https://untappd.com/user/johncoxon/checkin/1149748459" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John’s Untappd check-in</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://admin5.podbean.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taste of Mold</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ltmuseumshop.co.uk/furniture/london-underground-moquette-furniture/all-moquette-furniture/moquette-kensington-3-seat-sofa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Victoria Line moquette sofa</a></li> <li>Picks <ul><li>Liz: The Midnight Bargain by C. L. Polk (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/C-L-Polk/The-Midnight-Bargain--Magic-meets-Bridgerton-in-the-Regen/25535056" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/C-L-Polk/The-Midnight-Bargain--Magic-meets-Bridgerton-in-the-Regen/25859881" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/audiobook/the-midnight-bargain-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">audiobook</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Midnight-Bargain-Bridgerton-Regency-everyone-ebook/dp/B08M3GWWB7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2B49GLD1A54WC&amp;keywords=The+Midnight+Bargain&amp;qid=1651141459&amp;sprefix=the+midnight+bargain%2Caps%2C56&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>)</li> <li>John: A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Darcie-Little-Badger/A-Snake-Falls-to-Earth/26226998" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hardback</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/a-snake-falls-to-earth-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/audiobook/a-snake-falls-to-earth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">audiobook</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Snake-Falls-Darcie-Little-Badger-ebook/dp/B09FS1J6T3/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=snake+falls+to+earth&amp;qid=1651141568&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Credits <ul><li>Cover art: Duncan MacGregor</li> <li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme music: Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

56: Sorry, Am I Supposed to Be Recording This

John is a Hugo Award finalist, Alison is a Hugo Award winner, and Liz’s mum got a folk award once. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: classism (chapter 2)  Hugo Awards We are a finalist for Best Fancast  We are SO EXCITED John and Alison are almost certainly going to Chicon 8 (Liz is a “maybe”) We will be thrilled to lose to any of the other finalists (especially Hugo, Girl!)     Letters of comment: Ali Baker A whole emergency episode of Fantasy Book swap!   Malcolm Hutchison DC Duncan MacGregor Nick Gibbins Jonny Baddeley   Eastercon We are live from Eastercon at 1:30pm on Monday! The fan funds are having “amazeballs” and a silent auction Auction catalogue Register to bid Place bids     The Hugo Awards Do these all look Chinese?   Liz has been listening to Lifewriting by Tananarive Due and Stephen Barnes - Brandon Sanderson Alex Holden’s concertinas Brandon Sanderson’s YouTube channel  His confession They backed every publishing Kickstarter   The project on Kickstarter  It made $41m!   Sanderson’s blog post about the Kickstarter  Including details about how he wanted to have an alternative platform away from Amazon dominance His team is so big he has an HR director, he’s splitting that cash quite a lot of ways     Tolstoy on wax cylinder Picks Rossum’s Universal Robots on BBC Radio 4 Liz: Base Notes by Lara Elena Donnelly (paperback, Kindle, John can’t find an alternative ebook vendor) Nice review from Lee Mandelo   John: Moon Knight vol. 7 (comiXology, Marvel)   Credits Cover art: WSFS/The Hugo Awards (!) Theme music: Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)  

John is a Hugo Award finalist, Alison is a Hugo Award winner, and Liz’s mum got a folk award once. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: classism (chapter 2) <ul> <li>Hugo Awards <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/chicagoworldcon/status/1512091196121923586" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We are a finalist for Best Fancast</a> <ul> <li>We are SO EXCITED</li> <li><a href="https://chicon.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John and Alison are almost certainly going to Chicon 8 (Liz is a “maybe”)</a></li> <li>We will be thrilled to lose to any of the other finalists (especially <a href="https://www.hugogirlpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hugo, Girl!</a>)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Letters of comment: <ul> <li>Ali Baker <ul> <li><a href="https://alibaker68.podbean.com/e/deploy-emergency-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A whole emergency episode of Fantasy Book swap!</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Malcolm Hutchison</li> <li>DC</li> <li>Duncan MacGregor</li> <li>Nick Gibbins</li> <li>Jonny Baddeley</li> </ul> </li> <li>Eastercon <ul> <li>We are live from Eastercon at 1:30pm on Monday!</li> <li>The fan funds are having “amazeballs” and a silent auction <ul> <li><a href="https://airtable.com/shrPFg2wPpJMqRdIU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Auction catalogue</a></li> <li><a href="https://airtable.com/shrx1ZYnNyQBo3LxY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Register to bid</a></li> <li><a href="https://airtable.com/shrVNHTGk12KpLwWH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Place bids</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>The Hugo Awards <ul> <li>Do these all look Chinese?</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://lifewritingpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liz has been listening to Lifewriting by Tananarive Due and Stephen Barnes</a> - Brandon Sanderson <ul> <li><a href="https://www.holdenconcertinas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alex Holden’s concertinas</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/BrandSanderson/featured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brandon Sanderson’s YouTube channel</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a-k6eaT-jQ&amp;t=638s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">His confession</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVdZ018gsRw&amp;t=79s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">They backed every publishing Kickstarter</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The project on Kickstarter</a> <ul> <li>It made $41m!</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.brandonsanderson.com/some-faqs-you-might-enjoy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sanderson’s blog post about the Kickstarter</a> <ul> <li>Including details about how he wanted to have an alternative platform away from Amazon dominance</li> <li>His team is so big he has an HR director, he’s splitting that cash quite a lot of ways</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://readrussia.org/audio/lev-tolstoy-thomas-edison-the-phonograph" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tolstoy on wax cylinder</a></li> <li>Picks <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00161rf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rossum’s Universal Robots</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00161rf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on BBC Radio 4</a></li> <li>Liz: Base Notes by Lara Elena Donnelly (<a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/base-notes/lara-elena-donnelly/9781542030700" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Base-Notes-Lara-Elena-Donnelly-ebook/dp/B091PRWHR6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>, John can’t find an alternative ebook vendor) <ul> <li><a href="https://www.tor.com/2022/02/03/book-reviews-base-notes-by-lara-elena-donnelly/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">N</a><a href="https://www.tor.com/2022/02/03/book-reviews-base-notes-by-lara-elena-donnelly/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ice review from Lee Mandelo</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>John: Moon Knight vol. 7 (<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moon-Knight-Vol-1-Dead-ebook/dp/B00MWCCXFY/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=moon+knight+ellis&amp;qid=1649585776&amp;s=comics-manga&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">comiXology</a>, <a href="https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/49077/moon_knight_2014_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marvel</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Credits <ul> <li>Cover art: WSFS/The Hugo Awards (!)</li> <li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme music: Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

55: Beatboxing Champagne

John is dancing, Alison is listening, and Liz is Batman. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 1), war and human rights (chapter 2) Letters of comment:Chris Garcia Everyone liked Sue’s art and everyone wants John to get better soon Liz saw a cat Jonny Baddeley is giving John his old Netrunner stuff Jonny Baddeley has questions about discos in COVID times Lori really liked Six Wakes and is going to try to convince her cohosts to add it to her schedule eventually   Chengdu 2022 Human rightsGoH Sergei Lukyanenko signed a letter on Ukraine Netflix distance from Cixin Liu Open letter to try and revoke the 2023 site selection Liz’s links to different indices for measuring thisDemocracy Index Freedom in the World     Membership rates Cheap and cheaper But they are selling one without WSFS voting rights To the WSFS constitution, Bat-Liz! If you simply define a single programme item that the non-WSFS members can’t attend you don’t break the rules – win!     FAAn awardsThe Incompleat Register has the results Congratulations to the winners! Thanks to the people who voted for us anyway even after we told you not to   Picks:John bought a house Alison is listening to My Real Children by Jo Walton (paperback, epub, Kindle, Audible) Liz has read The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (hardback, paperback, epub, Kindle, audiobook)   CreditsCover art: Alison Scott Theme music: Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)  

John is dancing, Alison is listening, and Liz is Batman. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 1), war and human rights (chapter 2) <ul><li>Letters of comment: <ul><li>Chris Garcia</li> <li>Everyone liked Sue’s art and everyone wants John to get better soon</li> <li>Liz saw a cat</li> <li>Jonny Baddeley is giving John his old Netrunner stuff</li> <li>Jonny Baddeley has questions about discos in COVID times</li> <li>Lori really liked Six Wakes and is going to try to convince her cohosts to add it to her schedule eventually</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://www.worldconinchina.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chengdu 2022</a> <ul><li>Human rights <ul><li><a href="https://file770.com/numerous-russian-sff-writers-support-ukraine-invasion-in-open-letter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GoH Sergei Lukyanenko signed a letter on Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/25/netflix-liu-cixin-adaptation-uighur-comments-the-three-body-problem" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Netflix distance from Cixin Liu</a></li> <li><a href="https://file770.com/sff-authors-release-open-letter-condemning-china-as-host-of-2023-worldcon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open letter to try and revoke the 2023 site selection</a></li> <li>Liz’s links to different indices for measuring this <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Democracy Index</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_in_the_World" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freedom in the World</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chengduworldcon/posts/520332672783852" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Membership rates</a> <ul><li>Cheap and cheaper</li> <li>But they are selling one without WSFS voting rights</li> <li><a href="https://www.wsfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WSFS-Constitution-as-of-December-18-2021.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">To the WSFS constitution, Bat-Liz!</a></li> <li>If you simply define a single programme item that the non-WSFS members can’t attend you don’t break the rules – win!</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>FAAn awards <ul><li><a href="https://efanzines.com/TIR/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Incompleat Register</a> has the results</li> <li>Congratulations to the winners!</li> <li>Thanks to the people who voted for us anyway even after we told you not to</li> </ul> </li> <li>Picks: <ul><li>John bought a house</li> <li>Alison is listening to My Real Children by Jo Walton (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jo-Walton/My-Real-Children/16445441" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jo-Walton/My-Real-Children/16143126" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Real-Children-Jo-Walton-ebook/dp/B00LSGMTUY/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>, <a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/My-Real-Children-Audiobook/B00NLNXL68" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audible</a>)</li> <li>Liz has read The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Naomi-Novik/The-Last-Graduate/25773721" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hardback</a>, <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Naomi-Novik/The-Last-Graduate/26913407" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Naomi-Novik/The-Last-Graduate/26500138" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Graduate-Naomi-Novik-ebook/dp/B08M5G5F8Q/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+last+graduate&amp;qid=1648208873&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/audiobook/the-last-graduate-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">audiobook</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Credits <ul><li>Cover art: Alison Scott</li> <li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme music: Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

54: Embrace the Sweat

John has COVID, Alison wanted to do a podcast, and Liz had no better offers. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Find a text version of our answers to Cora’s questions here! Cover art: Sue Mason Theme music: Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John has COVID, Alison wanted to do a podcast, and Liz had no better offers. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None <a href="http://corabuhlert.com/2022/02/02/fancast-spotlight-octothorpe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find a text version of our answers to Cora’s questions here!</a> Cover art: Sue Mason <a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme music: Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)</a>

53: It Was John’s Idea

Robert Picardo

John, Alison and Liz have been nominated for a BSFA Award! (Also, Liz is on holiday, naturally.) Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of commentChris GarciaThe Flying Fantastical Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore   Peter SullivanChris for TAFF   Kin-Ming Looi Duncan MacGregor Lori Anderson   Hugo deadline is March 15th We recommended some things on Cora Buhlert’s blog Tears of the Anaren by C. W. Longbottom   Eastercon: What do you want from your bids?Liz:Who’s running it and why? Where and why?Are there significant drawbacks?   Commitment to having code of conduct/access policies, even if they’re in progress Why will it be particularly fun? What bits of Eastercon tradition don’t you plan to implement (if any)? What are your plans for hybrid/virtual content? Do you have a good presentation that shows you have organisational nous?   Alison:Expanding on who’s running the convention a little Are you running at Easter? (See Eastercon tradition) What about real ale? What are your provisions for children?   John:How much will it cost?     PicksLiz: The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek (hardback, epub, Kindle) John: Android: Netrunner (eBay) Alison: I Didn’t Do the Thing Today by Madeleine Dore (paperback, epub, Kindle)   The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (paperback, epub, Kindle) Music creditsOur theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license  

John, Alison and Liz have been nominated for a BSFA Award! (Also, Liz is on holiday, naturally.) Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None <ul><li>Letters of comment <ul><li>Chris Garcia <ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad3CMri3hOs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Flying Fantastical Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Peter Sullivan <ul><li><a href="https://home-5004913951.app-ionos.space/chrisfortaff/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris for TAFF</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Kin-Ming Looi</li> <li>Duncan MacGregor</li> <li>Lori Anderson</li> </ul> </li> <li>Hugo deadline is <a href="https://chicon.org/home/whats-happening/hugo-awards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">March 15th</a> <ul><li><a href="http://corabuhlert.com/2022/02/02/fancast-spotlight-octothorpe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We recommended some things on Cora Buhlert’s blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://books.apple.com/gb/book/tears-of-the-anaren/id1568866717" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tears of the Anaren by C. W. Longbottom</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Eastercon: What do you want from your bids? <ul><li>Liz: <ul><li>Who’s running it and why?</li> <li>Where and why? <ul><li>Are there significant drawbacks?</li> </ul> </li> <li>Commitment to having code of conduct/access policies, even if they’re in progress</li> <li>Why will it be particularly fun?</li> <li>What bits of Eastercon tradition don’t you plan to implement (if any)?</li> <li>What are your plans for hybrid/virtual content?</li> <li>Do you have a good presentation that shows you have organisational nous?</li> </ul> </li> <li>Alison: <ul><li>Expanding on who’s running the convention a little</li> <li>Are you running at Easter? (See Eastercon tradition)</li> <li>What about real ale?</li> <li>What are your provisions for children?</li> </ul> </li> <li>John: <ul><li>How much will it cost?</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Picks <ul><li>Liz: The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek (<a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-fifty-year-mission-the-next-25-years-from-the-next-generation-to-j-j-abrams-volume-2/edward-gross/mark-a-altman/9781250089465" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hardback</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-fifty-year-mission-the-next-25-years-from-the-next-generation-to-j-j-abrams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-Year-Mission-Generation-Uncensored-Unauthorized-ebook/dp/B01BKMMGLC/ref=sr_1_2?crid=F7UA2ISLY9RX&amp;keywords=The+Fifty-Year+Mission%3A+The+Next+25+Years%3A+From+The+Next+Generation+to+J.+J.+Abrams%3A+The+Complete%2C+Uncensored%2C+and+Unauthorized+Oral+History+of+Star+Trek&amp;qid=1646310471&amp;sprefix=the+fifty-year+mission+the+next+25+years+from+the+next+generation+to+j.+j.+abrams+the+complete+uncensored+and+unauthorized+oral+history+of+star+trek+%2Caps%2C38&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>)</li> <li>John: Android: Netrunner (<a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=android+netrunner+core+set&amp;_sacat=0&amp;LH_TitleDesc=0&amp;_odkw=android+netrunner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">eBay</a>)</li> <li>Alison: I Didn’t Do the Thing Today by Madeleine Dore (<a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/i-didnt-do-the-thing-today/madeleine-dore/9781922351500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/i-didn-t-do-the-thing-today-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Didnt-Do-Thing-Today-productivity-ebook/dp/B09HRKS2N4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3BDRMGTA6FHA6&amp;keywords=I+Didn%27t+Do+The+Thing+Today&amp;qid=1646310681&amp;sprefix=i+didnt+do+the+thing+today%2Caps%2C94&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li>The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Tasha-Suri/The-Jasmine-Throne--Tiktok-made-me-buy-it-The-Indian-insp/25535052" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Tasha-Suri/The-Jasmine-Throne--Tiktok-made-me-buy-it-The-Indian-insp/26169278" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Jasmine-Throne-Tasha-Suri-ebook/dp/B08CHJ41BK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1646310595&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>)</li> <li>Music credits <ul><li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

52: Who’s Robert Picardo?

A podcast about science fiction and SF fandom from John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty.

John is a spoilsport, Alison is promoting and Liz might come to Eastercon. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 2), Spider-Man: No Way Home casting spoilers (chapter 6) Letters of commentChris Garcia Ali Baker Mark PlummerTAFF ebooks   Geri SullivanTAFF administrators’ FAQ     COVID-19Reclamation are requiring vaccination for all attendees Hotel bookings are open, and the booking code has gone out to members   Podcast corner:The Incomparable Gameshow The Incomparable #600 Become the Teapot   DisCon III Tweet from Mary Robinette Kowal The proposal for Game Hugo is out! Jason Sanford is doing a survey on SF&amp;F magazines and the pandemic to compare to his pre-pandemic data PicksLiz: Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson (paper, epub, Kindle) Alison: Loki (Disney+) John: Spider-Man: No Way Home (in cinemas)tick, tick… BOOM! (Netflix)     Music creditsOur theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license  

John is a spoilsport, Alison is promoting and Liz might come to Eastercon. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 2), Spider-Man: No Way Home casting spoilers (chapter 6) <ul><li>Letters of comment <ul><li>Chris Garcia</li> <li>Ali Baker</li> <li>Mark Plummer <ul><li><a href="https://taff.org.uk/ebooks.php?all" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TAFF ebooks</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Geri Sullivan <ul><li><a href="https://taff.org.uk/adminfaq.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TAFF administrators’ FAQ</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>COVID-19 <ul><li><a href="https://reclamation2022.co.uk/covid-19/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reclamation are requiring vaccination for all attendees</a></li> <li>Hotel bookings are open, and the booking code has gone out to members</li> </ul> </li> <li>Podcast corner: <ul><li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/gameshow/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Incomparable Gameshow</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/600/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Incomparable #600</a></li> <li><a href="https://becometheteapot.buzzsprout.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Become the Teapot</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/MaryRobinette/status/1491829545472864256" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DisCon III Tweet from Mary Robinette Kowal</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/itsjustira/status/1488914976953806856" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The proposal for Game Hugo is out!</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/jasonsanford/status/1492612477561061378" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Sanford is doing a survey on SF&amp;F magazines and the pandemic to compare to his pre-pandemic data</a></li> <li>Picks <ul><li>Liz: Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Tade-Thompson/Far-from-the-Light-of-Heaven--A-triumphant-return-to-scie/25534880" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paper</a>, <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Tade-Thompson/Far-from-the-Light-of-Heaven--A-triumphant-return-to-scie/26616897" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Far-Light-Heaven-Tade-Thompson-ebook/dp/B08M5BZN13/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>)</li> <li>Alison: Loki (<a href="http://disneyplus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disney+</a>)</li> <li>John: Spider-Man: No Way Home (in cinemas) <ul><li>tick, tick… BOOM! (<a href="https://www.netflix.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Netflix</a>)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Music credits <ul><li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

51: Make TAFF a Four-Way Tie

John is exchanging, Alison is rekindling her sensawunda, and Liz is watching the builders. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. We are fifty! That’s kind of unbelievable. Letters of commentBill Burns Dave CoxonYou can follow us on:BoardGameGeek (John, Alison) Goodreads (John, Alison, Liz) Letterboxd (John, Alison) Untappd (John, Alison, Liz)   What’s our favourite beer style?   Chris Garcia Peter Sullivan on Twitter   Podcast corner:Liz has been listening to the Caribbean SF Podcast Brandon O’Brien Can You Sign My Tentacle? Karen Lord The Plague Doctors     Convention corner:Redemption has been postponed by a year Corflu Pangloss has been postponed by six months The FAAn awards have not movedThe TAFF Free eBooks page     TAFF voting is here Alison says “Anders for TAFF!” John is pro-Dill Chips (Fia)   Professor Esther MacCallum-Stewart’s inaugural lecture is on Dungeons and Dragons and is being streamed online The BSFA Awards Long List Thank you to whoever nominated us!   The Vimes Boots index PicksJohn: Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey (hardback, epub, Kindle) Alison: The Actual Star by Monica Byrne (hardback, epub, Kindle)Tweet   Liz: Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky (paperback, epub, Kindle)   Music creditsOur theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license  

John is exchanging, Alison is rekindling her sensawunda, and Liz is watching the builders. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. <ul><li>We are fifty! That’s kind of unbelievable.</li> <li>Letters of comment <ul><li>Bill Burns</li> <li>Dave Coxon <ul><li>You can follow us on: <ul><li>BoardGameGeek (<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/user/johncoxon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/user/bohemiancoast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alison</a>)</li> <li>Goodreads (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/johncoxon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/102099560-alison-scott" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alison</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/28462506-liz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liz</a>)</li> <li>Letterboxd (<a href="https://letterboxd.com/johncoxon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John</a>, <a href="https://letterboxd.com/bohemiancoast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alison</a>)</li> <li>Untappd (<a href="https://untappd.com/user/johncoxon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John</a>, <a href="https://untappd.com/user/bohemiancoast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alison</a>, <a href="https://untappd.com/user/lizbatty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liz</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li>What’s our favourite beer style?</li> </ul> </li> <li>Chris Garcia</li> <li>Peter Sullivan <a href="https://twitter.com/ceemage/status/1484277943295787010" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on Twitter</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Podcast corner: <ul><li>Liz has been listening to the <a href="https://caribbeanscifi.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Caribbean SF Podcast</a> <ul><li>Brandon O’Brien <a href="https://www.interstellarflightpress.com/canyousignmytentacle.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can You Sign My Tentacle?</a></li> <li>Karen Lord <a href="https://www.rwjf.org/en/blog/2020/04/the-plague-doctors-imagining-the-pandemics-of-the-future.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Plague Doctors</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Convention corner: <ul><li>Redemption has been postponed by a year</li> <li>Corflu Pangloss has been postponed by six months</li> <li>The FAAn awards have not moved <ul><li><a href="https://taff.org.uk/ebooks.php?all" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The TAFF Free eBooks page</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://taff.org.uk/vote.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TAFF voting is here</a> <ul><li>Alison says “Anders for TAFF!”</li> <li>John is pro-Dill Chips (Fia)</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inaugural-professorial-lecture-professor-esther-maccallum-stewart-tickets-256808650587" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Professor Esther MacCallum-Stewart’s inaugural lecture is on Dungeons and Dragons and is being streamed online</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bsfa.co.uk/BSFA-Awards-Long-List" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The BSFA Awards Long List</a> <ul><li>Thank you to whoever nominated us!</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/26/terry-pratchett-jack-monroe-vimes-boots-poverty-index" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Vimes Boots index</a></li> <li>Picks <ul><li>John: Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/James-S-A-Corey/Leviathan-Falls--Book-9-of-the-Expanse-now-a-Prime-Original-series/25534859" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hardback</a>, <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/James-S-A-Corey/Leviathan-Falls--Book-9-of-the-Expanse-now-a-Prime-Original-series/26691202" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Leviathan-Falls-Expanse-Prime-Original-ebook/dp/B08MQ7ZHQT/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>)</li> <li>Alison: The Actual Star by Monica Byrne (<a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-actual-star/monica-byrne/9780063002890" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hardback</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-actual-star" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Actual-Star-Novel-Monica-Byrne-ebook/dp/B08QJD9494/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+actual+star+monica+byrne&amp;qid=1643542338&amp;sprefix=the+actual+star+monica%2Caps%2C55&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>) <ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/monicabyrne13/status/1486729923662254080" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweet</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Liz: Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky (<a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781250768728?gC=5a105e8b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/elder-race" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Elder-Race-Adrian-Tchaikovsky-ebook/dp/B08QGJHS7N/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Music credits <ul><li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

50: This is How Boxing Championships Work

John is demanding, Alison joined a Discord, and Liz knows a lot about the WSFS Constitution. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Genocide and war (chapter 1), racism and capitalism (chapter 2), sexism (chapter 5) Letters of commentLiquid of comment from This Never Happens (Cornish branch) Jonathan Baddeley: “Tedious NPC” would make a great badge ribbon Ali Baker Dave Coxon Chris Garcia Kat Tanaka Okopnik says Nice is not bidding for 2026 Crying moviesFran Dowd: Platoon Farah Mendlesohn: Fried Green Tomatoes Ang Rosin: Dead Poets Society   Alison very much appreciated this sponsor read on Podside Picnic   Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction edited by Otherwise Award-winning author Oghenechovwe Donald EkpekiKindle Direct Publishing took down Ekpeki’s account shortly before having to pay him royalties File 770 reports on the eventual end of the saga This is a continuation of Jason Sanford’s discussion of financial barriers to global authors   The DisCon III Site Selection fiascoSalon Futura’s write-up of DisCon III File 770’s comment thread with a lot of inside baseball Steve Cooper has set up a mailing list on groups.io to look at Electronic Site Selection   Chicon 8 says:“Hugo nominations will open later in January, and will run through mid-March. All members of DisCon III and anyone who joins Chicon 8 before the 31st of January 2022 will be eligible to nominate in this year’s Hugo Awards.” Section 3.7.1 of the WSFS constitution, fact fans   Awards!Nicholas Whyte answers our questions Nerds of a Feather has recused itself from the 2022 Hugo Awards Commentary and interesting history courtesy of File 770   We listened to Hugo, Girl!, a fancast in which feminists read and discuss SF The FAAn Achievement Awards 2022 The Incompleat Register 2021 “A ‘fanzine’, for our purposes, is defined as an immutable artefact, once published not subject to revision or modification. The fanzine might not exist in a physical form. A PDF, for example, is an artefact.” “[A perzine is a] fanzine which typically has few, if any, contributors other than its editor(s).”   Alison has joined the Hugo Award Study Committee which is a Discord serverIf you’d like to join then contact the chair, Cliff Dunn Their last report was in 2018 at the San Jose Worldcon     New Year’s resolutionsJohn: Publish more fanzines and make an app Alison: Have at least one SFF book a month ready to talk about on Octothorpe.Alison’s super nerdy iPad board game challenge   Liz: Read 80 books on Goodreads (maybe)   PicksAlison: Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction translated and edited by Xue Christine Ni (epub, Kindle) Liz: She Who Became The Sun by Shelly Parker-Chan (epub, Kindle, hardback, paperback pre-order) John: The Expanse (Amazon Prime)   Music creditsOur theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license  

John is demanding, Alison joined a Discord, and Liz knows a lot about the WSFS Constitution. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Genocide and war (chapter 1), racism and capitalism (chapter 2), sexism (chapter 5) <ul><li>Letters of comment <ul><li>Liquid of comment from This Never Happens (Cornish branch)</li> <li>Jonathan Baddeley: “Tedious NPC” would make a great badge ribbon</li> <li>Ali Baker</li> <li>Dave Coxon</li> <li>Chris Garcia</li> <li>Kat Tanaka Okopnik says Nice is not bidding for 2026</li> <li>Crying movies <ul><li>Fran Dowd: Platoon</li> <li>Farah Mendlesohn: Fried Green Tomatoes</li> <li>Ang Rosin: Dead Poets Society</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-733327042/beauty-of-our-weapons-worldcon#t=0:25" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alison very much appreciated this sponsor read on Podside Picnic</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction edited by Otherwise Award-winning author Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki <ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/Penprince_/status/1480478847485325313https://twitter.com/Penprince_/status/1480478847485325313" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle Direct Publishing took down Ekpeki’s account shortly before having to pay him royalties</a></li> <li><a href="http://file770.com/oghenechovwe-donald-ekpeki-hears-from-amazon-gofundme-is-successful/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">File 770 reports on the eventual end of the saga</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/57719744" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This is a continuation of Jason Sanford’s discussion of financial barriers to global authors</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>The DisCon III Site Selection fiasco <ul><li><a href="https://www.salonfutura.net/2021/12/worldcon-79-discon3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Salon Futura’s write-up of DisCon III</a></li> <li><a href="http://file770.com/winnipeg-exploring-bid-for-2023-nasfic/comment-page-1/#comment-1472628" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">File 770’s comment thread with a lot of inside baseball</a></li> <li><a href="https://groups.io/g/ElectronicSiteSelection" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Cooper has set up a mailing list on groups.io to look at Electronic Site Selection</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Chicon 8 says: <ul><li>“Hugo nominations will open later in January, and will run through mid-March. All members of DisCon III and anyone who joins Chicon 8 before the 31st of January 2022 will be eligible to nominate in this year’s Hugo Awards.”</li> <li><a href="http://www.wsfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WSFS-Constitution-as-of-December-18-2021.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Section 3.7.1 of the WSFS constitution, fact fans</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Awards! <ul><li><a href="https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/3844041.html?fbclid=IwAR1NXrGKsw7Su--mY7-XCftCf4R6iKiR4RRPz-oS9OikxAb9_Q5WK7qlkVQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicholas Whyte answers our questions</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2022/01/nerds-of-feather-flock-together-is.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nerds of a Feather has recused itself from the 2022 Hugo Awards</a> <ul><li><a href="http://file770.com/nerds-of-a-feather-recuses-itself-from-the-2022-hugos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Commentary and interesting history courtesy of File 770</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://hugogirl.libsyn.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We listened to Hugo, Girl!, a fancast in which feminists read and discuss SF</a></li> <li><a href="http://admin5.podbean.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The FAAn Achievement Awards 2022</a> <ul><li><a href="https://efanzines.com/TIR/Incompleat2021.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Incompleat Register 2021</a></li> <li>“A ‘fanzine’, for our purposes, is defined as an immutable artefact, once published not subject to revision or modification. The fanzine might not exist in a physical form. A PDF, for example, is an artefact.”</li> <li>“[A perzine is a] fanzine which typically has few, if any, contributors other than its editor(s).”</li> </ul> </li> <li>Alison has joined the Hugo Award Study Committee which is a Discord server <ul><li><a href="mailto:hc.discuss@gmail.com">If you’d like to join then contact the chair, Cliff Dunn</a></li> <li><a href="http://file770.com/hugo-awards-study-committee-report-online/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Their last report was in 2018 at the San Jose Worldcon</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>New Year’s resolutions <ul><li>John: Publish more fanzines and make an app</li> <li>Alison: Have at least one SFF book a month ready to talk about on Octothorpe. <ul><li><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/292763/item/8678571#item8678571" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alison’s super nerdy iPad board game challenge</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Liz: Read 80 books on Goodreads (maybe)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Picks <ul><li>Alison: Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction translated and edited by Xue Christine Ni (<a href="https://rebellionpublishing.com/product/sinopticon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub, Kindle</a>)</li> <li>Liz: She Who Became The Sun by Shelly Parker-Chan (<a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/she-who-became-the-sun-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08QZXQH84/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>, <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/she-who-became-the-sun/shelley-parker-chan/9781529043389" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hardback</a>, <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/she-who-became-the-sun/shelley-parker-chan/9781529043402" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback pre-order</a>)</li> <li>John: The Expanse (<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prime-Instant-Video/b?node=3280626031" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Music credits <ul><li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

49: Not Sufficiently Sassy

John and Alison are watching cutting-edge TV, and Liz is hungry. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: genocide (chapter 2); war and defence contracting (chapter 4) Letters of commentFarah Mendlesohn asks “but what did you think of DisCon III?” Doug Faunt asks about the opening ceremony’s Christmas music Flick asks why we didn’t mention the Xinjiang region UK House of Commons motion Tahir Hamut Izgil writing at The Atlantic   We’re sorry to Ira Alexandre for mispronouncing their name in episodes 20 and 21   Hugo AwardsOctothorpe was almost nominated for the Hugo AwardsOctothorpe was the last fancast to be eliminated from the ballot! We were surprised and very thrilled and thank you so much for nominating us   E Pluribus HugoHelsinki’s explanation of how this works   Nicholas Whyte analyses the Hugo Awards in detail Camestros Felaptron’s Hugo posts: 1, 2, 3 The Hugo Awards long listIt always has delights on it and this year is no exception Best Series: Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London Best Related Work: The Hugo Spreadsheet of Doom 2021 (presumably it was actually 2020 that was nominated now that we think of it)2022 open for your suggestions now. Get those fanzines and fan writers and fan artists and fancasts that you think are absolutely great on there! Direct link: https://bit.ly/hugoaward2022   Fanzines just below the line included Bill Bowers’ Outworlds, William Breiding’s Portable Storage and Chris Garcia’s The Drink Tank       SponsorshipShaun Duke points out that Raytheon was one of the contractors that was employed in launching the James Webb Space Telescope   NASFiCFile 770 reports that Winnipeg are pivoting to a 2023 NASFiC Orlando in 2026 is also pivoting to a 2023 NASFiCFile 770 Official site This leaves the 2026 fieldJeddah, Saudi Arabia Los Angeles, CA, USA Nice, FranceBrice de Nice         Glasgow has launched a lovely "move 500 miles poster John can walk 804.672 kilometres Earworm A fantastic edit Play along on Strava   Picks:Alison: The Expanse (Amazon Prime)OK she is a bit behind but it is a 2022 Plan   Liz: Vita Nostra by Marina and Sergei Dyachenko, translated by Julia Meitov Hersey (paperback, epub, Kindle) John:Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Coco (Disney+)     Music creditsOur theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license  

John and Alison are watching cutting-edge TV, and Liz is hungry. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: genocide (chapter 2); war and defence contracting (chapter 4) <ul><li>Letters of comment <ul><li>Farah Mendlesohn asks “but what did you think of DisCon III?”</li> <li>Doug Faunt asks about the opening ceremony’s Christmas music</li> <li>Flick asks why we didn’t mention <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Xinjiang region</a> <ul><li><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/house-of-commons-declares-uighurs-are-being-subjected-to-genocide-in-china-12283995" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UK House of Commons motion</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/the-uyghur-chronicles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tahir Hamut Izgil writing at The Atlantic</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>We’re sorry to Ira Alexandre for mispronouncing their name in episodes 20 and 21</li> </ul> </li> <li>Hugo Awards <ul><li>Octothorpe was almost nominated for the Hugo Awards <ul><li>Octothorpe was the last fancast to be eliminated from the ballot!</li> <li>We were surprised and very thrilled and thank you so much for nominating us</li> </ul> </li> <li>E Pluribus Hugo <ul><li><a href="http://www.worldcon.fi/wsfs/hugo-new/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Helsinki’s explanation of how this works</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/3828642.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicholas Whyte analyses the Hugo Awards in detail</a></li> <li>Camestros Felaptron’s Hugo posts: <a href="https://camestrosfelapton.wordpress.com/2021/12/19/first-look-at-hugo-stats/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="https://camestrosfelapton.wordpress.com/2021/12/20/more-hugo-2021-stats-quick-look/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="https://camestrosfelapton.wordpress.com/2021/12/20/so-a-hugo-nomination-issue-that-was-bugging-me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3</a></li> <li>The Hugo Awards long list <ul><li><a href="http://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-Hugos-Nominations-Report.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It</a> <a href="http://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-Hugos-Nominations-Report.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">always has delights on it and this year is no exception</a> <ul><li>Best Series: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Aaronovitch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Aaronovitch</a>’s Rivers of London</li> <li>Best Related Work: <a href="https://ladybusiness.dreamwidth.org/2016/02/11/hugo-award-recommendations.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hugo Spreadsheet of Doom 2021</a> (presumably it was actually 2020 that was nominated now that we think of it) <ul><li>2022 open for your suggestions now. Get those fanzines and fan writers and fan artists and fancasts that you think are absolutely great on there!</li> <li>Direct link: <a href="https://bit.ly/hugoaward2022" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/hugoaward2022</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Fanzines just below the line included Bill Bowers’ Outworlds, William Breiding’s Portable Storage and Chris Garcia’s The Drink Tank</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Sponsorship <ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/shaunduke/status/1475238487204970497" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shaun Duke points out that Raytheon was one of the contractors that was employed in launching the James Webb Space Telescope</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>NASFiC <ul><li><a href="http://file770.com/winnipeg-exploring-bid-for-2023-nasfic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">File 770 reports that Winnipeg are pivoting to a 2023 NASFiC</a></li> <li>Orlando in 2026 is also pivoting to a 2023 NASFiC <ul><li><a href="http://file770.com/orlando-in-2023-nasfic-bid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">File 770</a></li> <li><a href="https://orlandoin2023.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official site</a></li> <li>This leaves the 2026 field <ul><li>Jeddah, Saudi Arabia</li> <li>Los Angeles, CA, USA</li> <li>Nice, France <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brice_de_Nice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brice de Nice</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Glasgowin2024/status/1477285451383939075" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glasgow has launched a lovely "move 500 miles poster</a> <ul><li>John can walk 804.672 kilometres</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbNlMtqrYS0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Earworm</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIm2XepYq1o" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A fantastic edit</a></li> <li><a href="https://strava.com/clubs/GIn2024" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Play along on Strava</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Picks: <ul><li>Alison: The Expanse (<a href="http://admin5.podbean.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a>) <ul><li>OK she is a bit behind but it is a 2022 Plan</li> </ul> </li> <li>Liz: Vita Nostra by <a href="https://dyachenkowriters.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marina and Sergei Dyachenko</a>, translated by Julia Meitov Hersey (<a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/vita-nostra/marina-dyachenko/sergey-dyachenko/9780008272890" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/vita-nostra-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Vita-Nostra-Sergey-Dyachenko-ebook/dp/B07D461PYF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RZ4VW8E61H9N&amp;keywords=Vita+Nostra&amp;qid=1641118238&amp;sprefix=vita+nostra%2Caps%2C62&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>)</li> <li>John: <ul><li>Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Coco (<a href="http://disneyplus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disney+</a>)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Music credits <ul><li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

48: The Things You Nominate Are All Extremely Unpopular

John is sleepy, Alison is talking to Chinese fans, and Liz went to the Hugos. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 2); racism (chapter 3); foreign policy and sexism (chapter 4) Letters of commentFarah and Fran talking about masking at Novacon A big discussion about BSFAYou can get by just NOT TELLING THE BSFA your address (DON’T TRY THAT WITH THE WORLDCON)   Chris Garcia   Site selection at DisCon IIIChengdu in 2023 wonFile 770’s reporting on the win Chinese fans seem nice! The livestream was good, and had 106,000 viewers Lots of different Chinese university SF societies encouraging the bid; spot the flag in Gallifreyan and the monolith   WSFS Business MeetingThe video of the session we discuss Kevin Standlee’s LiveJournal post about it File 770’s reporting on the session   There are legitimate concerns about ChinaJohn found he generally agreed with these tweets from Jeannette NgTweet Thread #1 Thread #2   The guests are Liu Cixin, Sergei Lukyanenko and Robert J. SawyerA File 770 commenter outlines the issues with Lukyanenko       Hugo AwardsIf Fanzine had 53 fewer votes and Fancast had 42 fewer votes they would not have been awarded   PicksJohn: The Psychopath Club by Sandra Bond (paperback, Kindle) Alison: Sibilant Fricative by Adam Roberts (paperback, Kindle) Liz: The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison (epub, paperback, Kindle)   Picks for Christmas songAlison: Chiron Beta Prime by Jonathan Coulton John:California Christmastime by Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Oh Santa! by Mr.B the Gentleman Rhymer   Liz: Bethlehem Down Alison’s playlist of Christmas songs which do not presuppose God or Santa   Music creditsOur theme music is It’s Christmas Time by Frank Schröter, used under the Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License  

John is sleepy, Alison is talking to Chinese fans, and Liz went to the Hugos. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 2); racism (chapter 3); foreign policy and sexism (chapter 4) <ul><li>Letters of comment <ul><li>Farah and Fran talking about masking at Novacon</li> <li>A big discussion about BSFA <ul><li>You can get by just NOT TELLING THE BSFA your address (DON’T TRY THAT WITH THE WORLDCON)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Chris Garcia</li> </ul> </li> <li>Site selection at DisCon III <ul><li>Chengdu in 2023 won <ul><li><a href="http://file770.com/chengdu-wins-2023-worldcon-site-selection-vote/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">File 770’s reporting on the win</a></li> <li>Chinese fans seem nice!</li> <li>The livestream was good, and had <a href="https://twitter.com/chengduworldcon/status/1471480323472957443/photo/1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">106,000 viewers</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/sfw_china/status/1468873416715702274?s=21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lots of different Chinese university SF societies encouraging the bid; spot the flag in Gallifreyan and the monolith</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>WSFS Business Meeting <ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RcD-w4ws2k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The video of the session we discuss</a></li> <li><a href="https://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/2101720.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin Standlee’s LiveJournal post about it</a></li> <li><a href="http://file770.com/discon-iii-business-meeting-keeps-lodestar-best-series-passes-controversial-resolution-about-site-selection/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">File 770’s reporting on the session</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>There are legitimate concerns about China <ul><li>John found he generally agreed with these tweets from Jeannette Ng <ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/jeannette_ng/status/1472293496669286406" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweet</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/jeannette_ng/status/1472299461066084354" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thread #1</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/jeannette_ng/status/1472424148471267330" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thread #2</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>The guests are Liu Cixin, Sergei Lukyanenko and Robert J. Sawyer <ul><li><a href="http://file770.com/chengdu-wins-2023-worldcon-site-selection-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-1462262" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A File 770 commenter outlines the issues with Lukyanenko</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Hugo Awards <ul><li><a href="https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/3828642.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">If Fanzine had 53 fewer votes and Fancast had 42 fewer votes they would not have been awarded</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Picks <ul><li>John: The Psychopath Club by Sandra Bond (<a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Psychopath-Club-Sandra-Bond/dp/B091NRG2M9/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1640171460&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Psychopath-Club-Sandra-Bond-ebook/dp/B091V4TQ9R/ref=sr_1_2?crid=9FP1UOYA6R4X&amp;keywords=psychopath+club&amp;qid=1640171460&amp;sprefix=psychopath+club%2Caps%2C75&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>)</li> <li>Alison: Sibilant Fricative by Adam Roberts (<a href="http://www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.asp?id=52&amp;referer=Catalogue" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Sibilant-Fricative-Reviews-Adam-Roberts-ebook/dp/B00MF7F60U/ref=sr_1_1?crid=8XSR0SYFCMTK&amp;keywords=Sibilant+Fricative&amp;qid=1640171526&amp;sprefix=sibilant+fricative%2Caps%2C111&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>)</li> <li>Liz: The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Katherine-Addison/Witness-for-the-Dead--The-Cemeteries-of-Amalo/26354855" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-witness-for-the-dead/katherine-addison/9781781089514" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Witness-Dead-Katherine-Addison-ebook/dp/B0994T12GT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=95NE10RBPCLQ&amp;keywords=witness+for+the+dead&amp;qid=1640172005&amp;sprefix=witness+for+the+dea%2Caps%2C82&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Picks for Christmas song <ul><li>Alison: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3DyxaCYlfg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chiron Beta Prime by Jonathan Coulton</a></li> <li>John: <ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHd0xLCW2lw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">California Christmastime by Crazy Ex-Girlfriend</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QvShuDV3is" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Santa! by Mr.B the Gentleman Rhymer</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Liz: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z3Tz5AIsa0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bethlehem Down</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLysf4SuE8oG6Erutouy95IJXM0DjVvPQx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alison’s playlist of Christmas songs which do not presuppose God or Santa</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Music credits <ul><li><a href="https://filmmusic.io/song/7183-it-s-christmas-time" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our theme music is It’s Christmas Time by Frank Schröter, used under the Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

47: Authors Eating John

John is afraid, Alison is in Portugal, and Liz is an absolute unit. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapters 1 and 2, but particularly chapter 2) Thanks to Stow Shirts for sponsoring this week's episode! Use code OCTOTHORPE for a 10% discount. No letters of comment this week, we will do them next week! Smofcon Europe COVID round-upWorld Fantasy Convention The person who got COVID Tweeted   NovaconAlan Bellingham Tony Cullen Dave Lally Caroline Mullan Colette Reap Nicholas Whyte     Worldcon site selection Deadline on 14 December for returning PDF ballots PDF ballots are available here Future Convention Q&amp;As from Worldcon/Eurocon/Smofcon bids   Join the BSFA PicksLiz: Did Alison already have Hades or can I have Hades?Roguelikes vs Roguelites   John: Playing board games with friendsSushi Go Party! Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space Zombie Dice EXIT: The Game: Advent Calendar: The Mystery of the Ice Cave   Alison: The Man in the High Castle (Amazon Prime)Based on the Philip K. Dick book (paperback, ebook, Kindle)     Music creditsOur theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license  

John is afraid, Alison is in Portugal, and Liz is an absolute unit. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapters 1 and 2, but particularly chapter 2) <a href="https://octothorpe.stowshirts.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thanks to Stow Shirts for sponsoring this week's episode! Use code OCTOTHORPE for a 10% discount.</a> <ul><li>No letters of comment this week, we will do them next week!</li> <li><a href="https://www.smofconeurope.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smofcon Europe</a></li> <li>COVID round-up <ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/worldfantasy21/status/1459024036005044242" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">World Fantasy Convention</a> <ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/domparisien/status/1460653038566350855?s=21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The person who got COVID Tweeted</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Novacon <ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/bellinghman/status/1461255909007675395" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Bellingham</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/gummitch_uk/status/1461237332678529026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tony Cullen</a></li> <li>Dave Lally</li> <li>Caroline Mullan</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/bellinghwoman/status/1462762262393991170" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colette Reap</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/nwbrux/status/1461260270878265348" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicholas Whyte</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://discon3.org/whats-on/hugo-awards-wsfs/2023-worldcon-site-selection/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Worldcon site selection</a> <ul><li>Deadline on 14 December for returning PDF ballots</li> <li><a href="https://discon3.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/81st-Worldcon-Site_Selection_2021-Final.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PDF ballots are available here</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.smofconeurope.com/whats-on/future-conventions-qa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Future Convention Q&amp;As from Worldcon/Eurocon/Smofcon bids</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.bsfa.co.uk/join-the-bsfa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join the BSFA</a></li> <li>Picks <ul><li>Liz: Did Alison already have Hades or can I have Hades? <ul><li><a href="https://www.thegamer.com/roguelike-roguelite-difference-hades-darkest-dungeon/#:~:text=They%20only%20differ%20in%20one,progression%2C%20and%20roguelikes%20do%20not.&amp;text=It%27s%20a%20fairly%20simple%20concept,you%20into%20the%20next%20run" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roguelikes vs Roguelites</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>John: Playing board games with friends <ul><li><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192291/sushi-go-party" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sushi Go Party!</a></li> <li><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/82168/escape-aliens-outer-space" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space</a></li> <li><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/62871/zombie-dice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zombie Dice</a></li> <li><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/317434/exit-game-advent-calendar-mystery-ice-cave" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EXIT: The Game: Advent Calendar: The Mystery of the Ice Cave</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Alison: The Man in the High Castle (<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/prime/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a>) <ul><li>Based on the Philip K. Dick book (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Philip-K-Dick/The-Man-in-the-High-Castle/359103" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Philip-K-Dick/The-Man-in-the-High-Castle/14054801" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ebook</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Castle-Penguin-Modern-Classics-ebook/dp/B008DM2MGW/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Music credits <ul><li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

46: Is My Head Extremely Solid, Or What

John, Alison, and guest Marguerite Smith are live from Novacon 50! Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: women’s body shapes (we are very positive about all body shapes but we wanted to let y’all know we touch on it) Novacon WorldconDisCon III Glasgow in 2024 Dublin in 2029   PicksJohn: Voting in the Hugo Awards because he’s insufferably smug about having done the reading Alison: Daangerous Visions: A Faanfiction Faanthology, 1939–2009 Marguerite:A book by Joseph Elliott-Coleman (and apologies that we got the surname wrong in the episode) Burning Brightly: 50 Years of Novacon     How to pronounce the word “grimace” Music creditsOur theme music is Rattlesnake Railroad by Brett Van Donsel, used under a CC BY 4.0 license  

John, Alison, and guest Marguerite Smith are live from Novacon 50! Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: women’s body shapes (we are very positive about all body shapes but we wanted to let y’all know we touch on it) <ul><li>Novacon</li> <li>Worldcon <ul><li><a href="https://discon3.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DisCon III</a></li> <li><a href="https://glasgow2024.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glasgow in 2024</a></li> <li>Dublin in 2029</li> </ul> </li> <li>Picks <ul><li>John: Voting in the Hugo Awards because he’s insufferably smug about having done the reading</li> <li>Alison: <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Daangerous-Visions-faanfiction-faanthology-1939-2009/dp/B09JDWT1V3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daangerous Visions: A Faanfiction Faanthology, 1939–2009</a></li> <li>Marguerite: <ul><li>A book by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17072441.Joseph_Elliott_Coleman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joseph Elliott-Coleman</a> (and apologies that we got the surname wrong in the episode)</li> <li><a href="http://www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.asp?id=192" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Burning Brightly: 50 Years of Novacon</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/grimace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to pronounce the word “grimace”</a></li> <li>Music credits <ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WizFTwM_J_8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our theme music is Rattlesnake Railroad by Brett Van Donsel, used under a CC BY 4.0 license</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

45: A Fistful of Dongles

John might hire a camper van, Alison might wee twice before bed, and Liz might not plot enough graphs. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 4), sexism (chapter 5) We’re doing Octothorpe Live at Novacon at 1pm on Sunday! Letters of commentCarved turnip   EasterconReclamation has a hotel Tasha Suri is their new Guest of Honour Zen Cho has sadly had to step down   Eastercon in a post-coronavirus worldThere was a thread on the future of Eastercon venues UK Eastercon Community Group Not to be confused with the old Future of Eastercon group   Eastercons may need to move beyond hotelsUniversity accommodation Camp sites such as Butlins or PontinsElectromagnetic Field (EMF) It was pointed out that this has issues with datesEaster may be cold/windy/rainy Bank holidays and warm weather are a busy time for these sites   SFX Weekender already does this sort of thing so it is feasible!     Some hotels have been asking for huge depositsThis is probably due to increased risk and not enough Government guidanceIt might go away again when these change Would a central Eastercon organisation help? (Probably not)       Redemption 2022 PicksAlison: Dune (outside) and Black Widow (Disney+)Liz’s comment on the Dune soundtrack   John: Unfathomable and the Ludoquist Liz: The Empress of Salt and Fortune (epub, Kindle, paperback)   Music creditsOur theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license  

John might hire a camper van, Alison might wee twice before bed, and Liz might not plot enough graphs. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 4), sexism (chapter 5) <ul><li>We’re doing Octothorpe Live at Novacon at 1pm on Sunday!</li> <li>Letters of comment <ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/twisteddoodles/status/1454485358146641921" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carved turnip</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Eastercon <ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/reclamation2022/posts/734954867902767" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reclamation has a hotel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/reclamation2022/posts/736458451085742" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tasha Suri is their new Guest of Honour</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/reclamation2022/posts/737968360934751" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zen Cho has sadly had to step down</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Eastercon in a post-coronavirus world <ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/easterconcommunitygroup/posts/511904349897627/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">There was a thread on the future of Eastercon venues</a> <ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/easterconcommunitygroup/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UK Eastercon Community Group</a></li> <li>Not to be confused with <a href="https://eastercon.wordpress.com/page/2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the old Future of Eastercon group</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Eastercons may need to move beyond hotels <ul><li>University accommodation</li> <li>Camp sites such as Butlins or Pontins <ul><li><a href="https://www.emfcamp.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Electromagnetic Field (EMF)</a></li> <li>It was pointed out that this has issues with dates <ul><li>Easter may be <a href="https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2021/weather-assortment-ahead-of-easter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cold/windy/rainy</a></li> <li>Bank holidays and warm weather are a busy time for these sites</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://www.sfxweekender.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SFX Weekender</a> already does this sort of thing so it is feasible!</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Some hotels have been asking for huge deposits <ul><li>This is probably due to increased risk and not enough Government guidance <ul><li>It might go away again when these change</li> <li>Would a central Eastercon organisation help? (Probably not)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://redemptioncon.org.uk/info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redemption 2022</a></li> <li>Picks <ul><li>Alison: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/dune-2021/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dune</a> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/outside/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">outside</a>) and <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/black-widow-2021/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Widow</a> (<a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disney+</a>) <ul><li><a href="https://inception.davepedu.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liz’s comment on the Dune soundtrack</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>John: <a href="https://www.chaoscards.co.uk/prod/all-board-games-1/unfathomable" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unfathomable</a> and <a href="https://www.theludoquist.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Ludoquist</a></li> <li>Liz: <a href="https://publishing.tor.com/theempressofsaltandfortune-nghivo/9781250750297/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Empress of Salt and Fortune</a> (<a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Empress-Salt-Fortune-Nghi-Vo-ebook/dp/B07VH6Y4JD/ref=sr_1_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle, paperback</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Music credits <ul><li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

44: Quite a Lot of Big Buts

John is critically bereft, Alison made a mistake, and Liz is carving papayas. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 4) and problematic behaviour such as racism, sexism, and abuse (chapter 6). This episode is sponsored by Stow Shirts. Use promo code OCTOTHORPE for 10% off! We’re doing Octothorpe Live at Novacon at 1pm on Sunday! Letters of commentFacebook: Ali Baker, Dave Mansfield, Ang Rosin Bridget Bradshaw Chris Garcia   Papaya carving COVID policy roundupSmofcon Europe Corflu Concorde (in PR5)   Theme songs Guests of HonourDisinvitationsFile 770 reporting on Toni Weisskopf Frank Miller disinvited from Thought Bubble Elizabeth Moon disinvited from Wiscon   Reflections on RacefailN. K. Jemisin Jaymee Goh Fanlore write-up   Ghosts of HonourH. G. Wells’ speech at Beccon (the 1987 Eastercon)   Paul Cornell suggested the “foetus of honour”   PicksJohn: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Disney+)Always Be My Maybe (Netflix) Dune   Alison: irrelevant waffle [Alison wrote that—Ed] Liz: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4) Some pretty cutscenes from Uncharted 4     Music creditsOur theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license  

John is critically bereft, Alison made a mistake, and Liz is carving papayas. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 4) and problematic behaviour such as racism, sexism, and abuse (chapter 6). <ul><li><a href="https://octothorpe.stowshirts.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This episode is sponsored by Stow Shirts. Use promo code OCTOTHORPE for 10% off!</a></li> <li>We’re doing Octothorpe Live at Novacon at 1pm on Sunday!</li> <li>Letters of comment <ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/254833552461698/posts/571183707493346/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook: Ali Baker, Dave Mansfield, Ang Rosin</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/bugshaw/status/1449432208800948230" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bridget Bradshaw</a></li> <li>Chris Garcia</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV4zB-aE8Hs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Papaya carving</a></li> <li>COVID policy roundup <ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SMOFcon39/posts/202453831973506" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smofcon Europe</a></li> <li>Corflu Concorde (in PR5)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Theme songs</li> <li>Guests of Honour <ul><li>Disinvitations <ul><li><a href="http://file770.com/tag/toni-weisskopf/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">File 770 reporting on Toni Weisskopf</a></li> <li><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/comics/frank-miller-no-longer-attending-thought-bubble-after-creator-boycott/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frank Miller disinvited from Thought Bubble</a></li> <li><a href="http://file770.com/sf3-cancels-elizabeth-moon-as-wiscon-goh/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth Moon disinvited from Wiscon</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Reflections on Racefail <ul><li><a href="https://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/why-i-think-racefail-was-the-bestest-thing-evar-for-sff/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">N. K. Jemisin</a></li> <li><a href="http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/trials-by-whiteness-definitions-of-whiteness-and-eurocentrism-and-their-relevance-post-racefail/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jaymee Goh</a></li> <li><a href="https://fanlore.org/wiki/RaceFail_%2709" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fanlore write-up</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Ghosts of Honour <ul><li><a href="http://news.ansible.uk/ghosthon.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">H. G. Wells’ speech at Beccon (the 1987 Eastercon)</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.paulcornell.com/2011/02/the-ghost-of-conventions-future/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Cornell suggested the “foetus of honour”</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Picks <ul><li>John: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings</a> (<a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disney+</a>) <ul><li><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/always-be-my-maybe-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Always Be My Maybe</a> (<a href="https://netflix.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Netflix</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/dune-2021/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dune</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Alison: irrelevant waffle [Alison wrote that—Ed]</li> <li>Liz: <a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/games/uncharted-4-a-thiefs-end/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4)</a> <ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/YpEFYDkpXE0?t=2596" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Some pretty cutscenes from Uncharted 4</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Music credits <ul><li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

43: Clip That Out, John

John used to have a different face, Alison is going to Smofcon, and Liz is in disguise. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 discussion (chapter 2) We’re doing Octothorpe Live at Novacon on 1pm at Sunday! Letters of commentCOVID: Jonathan Baddeley, Ali Baker, Bill Burns, Chris Garcia, Ang Rosin Dragonmeet’s COVID policy   High-school movie round-up: people on Facebook, Bridget Bradshaw, Farah Mendlesohn Buffy the Vampire Slayer Election The Faculty Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion   Karen Schaffer   Smofcon Europe Cheap flights by Fascinating Aida   Douglas Adams content!Chris Garcia Alex Holden Everyone else Liz had these covers The BBC Big Read   Dublin 2029 was announced at OctoconFile 770 Ed Fortune’s Tweet   Sara Felix is bidding Texas (in 2031?) The Science Fiction Encyclopedia Edited by friend of the show Dave Langford and John Clute, with Graham Sleight as managing editor and remembering the late Peter Nicholls as founding editor The new fourth edition is now self-published, having moved on from Gollancz and SF Gateway   Octothorpe Live will be at NovaconHow to get from Thailand to London by train   PicksJohn: Lovecraft Country (on Now) Alison: Foundation (on Apple TV+)Women   Liz: Children of Ruin (epub, Kindle, paperback)Arrival (on Netflix) Embassytown (epub, Kindle, paperback) The Embedding (epub, Kindle, paperback) Native Tongue (epub, Kindle, paperback)     Music creditsOur theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license  

John used to have a different face, Alison is going to Smofcon, and Liz is in disguise. Please email your letters of comment to <a href="mailto:octothorpecast@gmail.com">octothorpecast@gmail.com</a> and tag <a href="https://twitter.com/OctothorpeCast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@OctothorpeCast</a> when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 discussion (chapter 2) <ul><li>We’re doing Octothorpe Live at Novacon on 1pm at Sunday!</li> <li>Letters of comment <ul><li>COVID: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/254833552461698/posts/562981094980274/?comment_id=563005551644495" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan Baddeley</a>, Ali Baker, Bill Burns, Chris Garcia, <a href="https://twitter.com/ang_grrr/status/1443588903080849414" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ang Rosin</a> <ul><li><a href="https://www.dragonmeet.co.uk/covid.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dragonmeet’s COVID policy</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>High-school movie round-up: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/254833552461698/posts/562981094980274/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">people on Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/bugshaw/status/1443578338824519683" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bridget Bradshaw</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/effjayem/status/1443101850601988098" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Farah Mendlesohn</a> <ul><li><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a></li> <li><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/election/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Election</a></li> <li><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-faculty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Faculty</a></li> <li><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/romy-and-micheles-high-school-reunion/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Karen Schaffer</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.smofconeurope.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smofcon Europe</a> <ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/ZAg0lUYHHFc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C</a><a href="https://youtu.be/ZAg0lUYHHFc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">heap flights by Fascinating Aida</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Douglas Adams content! <ul><li>Chris Garcia</li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/254833552461698/posts/562563451688705/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alex Holden</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/254833552461698/posts/562982108313506/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everyone else</a></li> <li><a href="http://domesticatedonion.net/eng/2012/rotating-cover-design-for-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liz</a> <a href="http://domesticatedonion.net/eng/2012/rotating-cover-design-for-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">had these covers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_sZPpGa80A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The BBC Big Read</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Dublin 2029 was announced at Octocon <ul><li><a href="http://file770.com/pre-bid-planning-under-way-for-dublin-in-2029/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">File 770</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ed_fortune/status/1444713125752840199?s=19" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ed Fortune’s Tweet</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/543154502/posts/10158519594834503/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sara Felix is bidding Texas</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/543154502/posts/10158519594834503/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(in 2031?)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sf-encyclopedia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Science Fiction Encyclopedia</a> <ul><li>Edited by friend of the show Dave Langford and John Clute, with Graham Sleight as managing editor and remembering the late Peter Nicholls as founding editor</li> <li>The new fourth edition is now self-published, having moved on from Gollancz and SF Gateway</li> </ul> </li> <li>Octothorpe Live will be at Novacon <ul><li><a href="https://www.seat61.com/Thailand.htm#London_to_Thailand_overland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to get from Thailand to London by train</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Picks <ul><li>John: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovecraft_Country_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lovecraft Country</a> (<a href="https://www.nowtv.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on Now</a>)</li> <li>Alison: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foundation</a> (<a href="https://www.apple.com/uk/apple-tv-plus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on Apple TV+</a>) <ul><li><a href="http://www.dorktower.com/2021/09/27/foundation-and-empire-dork-tower-27-09-21/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Liz: Children of Ruin (<a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/children-of-ruin-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Children-Ruin-Time-Novels-ebook/dp/B07KPMJ7V9/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=children+of+ruin&amp;qid=1633865692&amp;qsid=262-6094481-8742046&amp;sr=8-1&amp;sres=1509865853%2C1409287378%2CB004K1E4X4%2C1645058557%2C1444943014%2C1509821473%2C1913944115%2C1492678791%2CB00JDQEFIA%2C1529362997%2C1460756347%2C1335209980%2C9124098574%2C0765397315%2C1447273303%2C148144672X&amp;srpt=ABIS_BOOK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>, <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Adrian-Tchaikovsky/Children-of-Ruin/23833132" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>) <ul><li><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/arrival-2016/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arrival</a> (<a href="https://www.netflix.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on Netflix</a>)</li> <li>Embassytown (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/China-Mieville/Embassytown/11437550" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Embassytown-China-Mi%C3%A9ville-ebook/dp/B004WE003C/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=embassytown&amp;qid=1633866011&amp;qsid=262-6094481-8742046&amp;sr=8-1&amp;sres=033053307X%2CB07R62ZLQH%2C0345524519%2CB01D0C65BW%2CB00SLSZOJA%2CB00HTJYRU4%2C5699659854%2C8415831005%2CB00IGYX06I%2CB07JV9ZPYF%2CB0075D5ADW%2C8377851695%2CB07J1WB6WZ%2CB07J1W5MFQ%2CB07J1R75Q4%2CB07J1QVYS3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>, <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/China-Mieville/Embassytown/9012395" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>)</li> <li>The Embedding (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Ian-Watson/The-Embedding/11472745" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Embedding-Gateway-Essentials-Book-166-ebook/dp/B005HRT8EA/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+embedding+ian+watson&amp;qid=1633866405&amp;qsid=262-6094481-8742046&amp;sr=8-1&amp;sres=1473222672%2CB00YOX71IS%2CB01N9C4ITA%2C1423410475%2C1783054166%2C1423410491%2CB06XQSKL8H%2C1540071464%2C1540001164%2CB00FF9VHU8%2C0648069273%2C0099512793%2C0801472970%2C0793510635%2C1423472640%2C1538115867&amp;srpt=ABIS_BOOK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>, <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-embedding/ian-watson/9781473222670" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>)</li> <li>Native Tongue (<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Suzette-Haden-Elgin/Native-Tongue/24166016" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epub</a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Native-Tongue-MASTERWORKS-Suzette-Haden-ebook/dp/B07P6L1F94/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=native+tongue+elgin&amp;qid=1633866451&amp;qsid=262-6094481-8742046&amp;sr=8-1&amp;sres=B07P6L1F94%2CB00NIBWRBI%2C1558612467%2C0886771862%2C1936932644%2C1936932660%2CB017F2T6EG%2C0704340984%2CB075FC6MY2%2CB002SQ1AH6%2CB000006OHP%2CB00PNWQ9K0%2CB000008JI1%2CB07JVH87DN%2CB078X66CPQ%2CB01IWS1LX6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a>, <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/native-tongue/suzette-haden-elgin/9781473227569" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Music credits <ul><li><a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1300026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license</a></li> </ul> </li></ul>

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