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Octothorpe

John Coxon, Alison Scott, Liz Batty

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

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46:16

48: The Things You Nominate Are All Extremely Unpopular

Octothorpe ·

2022/01/06

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 comment Farah 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

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48:22

47: Authors Eating John

Octothorpe ·

2021/12/23

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 comment Farah and Fran talking about masking at Novacon A big discussion about BSFA You can get by just NOT TELLING THE BSFA your address (DON’T TRY THAT WITH THE

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57:12

46: Is My Head Extremely Solid, Or What

Octothorpe ·

2021/12/09

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-up World Fantasy

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51:33

45: A Fistful of Dongles

Octothorpe ·

2021/11/25

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 Worldcon DisCon III Glasgow in 2024 Dublin in 2029 Picks John: Voting in the Hugo Awards because he’s insufferably smug about having done the

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59:52

44: Quite a Lot of Big Buts

Octothorpe ·

2021/11/11

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 comment Carved turnip Eastercon Reclamation has a hotel Tasha Suri is their new Guest of Honour Zen Cho has sadly had to

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55:39

43: Clip That Out, John

Octothorpe ·

2021/10/28

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 comment Facebook:

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56:49

42: I‘m Up for Running Controlcon

Octothorpe ·

2021/10/14

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 comment COVID: Jonathan Baddeley, Ali Baker, Bill Burns, Chris Garcia, Ang Rosin Dragonmeet’s COVID policy High-school movie round-up: people on

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41:53

41: Leaves the Beans In

Octothorpe ·

2021/09/30

John is going on holiday, Alison had a cold, and Liz is sleepy. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Bug Bradshaw Dave Coxon Fran Dowd (in the Octothorpe Facebook group) Chris Garcia Emily January Novacon has a COVID policy FantasyCon has two webpages FantasyCon 2021 on the FantasyCon 2022 website FantasyCon 2021 on the HWS events website (which has the programme with the karaoke

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50:06

40: Very Exuberant and Very Dangerous

Octothorpe ·

2021/09/16

John is listening to podcasts, Alison is reading stories, and Liz is watching TV. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 discussion (chapters 3 and 7) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Roman Orszanski Heathers Mark Plummer Edge of the Earth Get your DisCon III virtual membership DisCon III was unopposed Convention COVID-19 policies John

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59:58

39: Bar Cookies

Octothorpe ·

2021/09/02

John is at his usual podcasting setup, Alison is in a cauldron, and Liz is on Plague Island. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: death (chapter 3) and COVID-19 discussion (chapter 4). Coded messages appeared in This Here… #45 Letters of comment Ali Baker Alison appeared on episode 3 of Ali’s podcast Fran Dowd Chris Garcia (twice) American

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22:13

38: How the Sausage is Made

Octothorpe ·

2021/08/19

John, Alison, and Liz are recording around a dining room table. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment We didn’t discuss them again but we swear we will next week Apologies Sorry we don’t really have any topics Sorry for the bad sound quality Sorry for the interruptions Being in person Thank you very much to our hosts Steve and Giulia! We went to the

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53:24

37: When the Author is Dead

Octothorpe ·

2021/08/05

John, Alison and Liz didn’t record this week. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media! There are no letters of comment this episode because we recorded this episode OUTSIDE LINEAR TIME. Retro Hugo Awards File 770 post by Hampus Eckerman on the Retro Hugos Cora Buhlert defends the Retro Hugos Memphis in 2023 won’t run the Retros due to their diversity and inclusion policies Nicholas Whyte discusses

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49:34

36: Worldcon Fire Service

Octothorpe ·

2021/07/22

John is wrong, Alison is putting out fires, and Liz is in lockdown. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Ang Rosin Chris Garcia File 770 reports that Mary Robinette Kowal is the new chair of DisCon III This piece contains links to some of the previous events which led to this occurring Convention communications Alison has a role in the Glasgow in 2024

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50:27

35: It's Coming Home

Octothorpe ·

2021/07/08

John likes carrot cake, Alison is not resigning, and Liz is coming home. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Chris Garcia Farah Mendlesohn Fran Dowd Hal O’Brien Peter Sullivan Spike ”Commas” DisCon III and the Hugo Awards Jason Sanford’s first primer Jason Sanford’s second primer Mary Robinette Kowal helping at San Jose CoNZealand’s programme woes Mary

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43:13

34: We Are All Filing Cabinet

Octothorpe ·

2021/06/24

John, Alison, and Liz are live from Punctuation 2. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Chris Garcia DC How to know when the pandemic is over Roman Orzanski Wild Goose Irwin Hirsh Procrastinations (John’s fanzine) Lulzine (John and España’s fanzine) Dante’s Cardigan (Alison’s fanzine) James Shields John’s new dice Food and drink Fabrique

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56:43

33: Jigsaw Psychoanalysis

Octothorpe ·

2021/06/10

John can’t cope with any, Alison can cope with one, and Liz has excellent mental health. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Ang Rosin Chris Garcia DC Duncan MacGregor Podcasts with adjacent communities you can join and interact with: Drawn to the Flame Mythos Busters The Rebound Relay.fm Six Colors Karen Schaffer Maggie Mark Plummer Peter Sullivan Phil

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38:33

32: Maybe This Conversation Can Go Down a Vortex

Octothorpe ·

2021/05/27

John is insidious, Alison is simmering, and Liz was on committees. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Ang Rosin cDave Chris Garcia The Rolling Donut Dollard and Co. (2am pizza) España Sheriff Farah Mendlesohn Peter Sullivan Spike Garcia Turner Overdrive Alison is a guest of honour! ConSpire 2021 Science Fiction Foundation British Science Fiction

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57:30

31: If I Set Fire to Alison

Octothorpe ·

2021/05/13

John has bad Internet, Alison is monologuing, and Liz is the long-suffering one. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. (We know Alison sounds a bit unusual during the first eight minutes or so, but she was very happy in her cave and we felt like it would be mean to make her come out before she was ready.) Letters of comment Jonathan Cowie Phil Dyson Chris Garcia Farah

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52:04

30: Try to Always Use Chaps in a Gender-Neutral Way

Octothorpe ·

2021/04/29

John can’t make a poll, Alison knows the religious forms, and Liz has one more games thing (sorry). Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Ang Rosin Chris Garcia Claire Brialey DC Farah Mendlesohn Ian Snell Mark Plummer Pat McMurray Peter Sullivan Swancon had to cancel the day before the con due to three-day lockdown (ouch) DisCon III They’re changing dates to

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01:11:36

29: Ode to Badger

Octothorpe ·

2021/04/15

John is not Chris Garcia, Alison is full of beans, and Liz is T. S. Eliot. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Congratulations to Reclamation 2022! Letters of comment Claire Brialey DC Gwen Peter Sullivan Jersey Gryphon Duncan MacGregor An Ode to Badger: Oh Badger cat, you are so large, and fond of sunbeams, to recharge your energy, so when it’s late and Esther’s jigsaws lie in

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