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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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51:26

77: Slightly Less Troglodyte-y Than You

Octothorpe ·

2023/02/17

John has trauma, Alison has poetry and Liz hasn’t got Paramount+. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Raj on Mastodon Hugo, Girl! on Twitter Whisper.cpp Chris Garcia Chengdu is a shower Dave McCarty on Hugos Since we recorded, people are reporting seeing emails about Hugo voting – they seem to be landing in spam

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48:13

76: Does It Matter What We Think?

Octothorpe ·

2023/02/02

John is watching movies, Alison is making games, and Liz isn’t picky. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on The Wandering Shop) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: China (chapter 2), death of a parent (chapter 4) Letters of comment Claire Brialey Tammy Coxen Chris Garcia Journey Planet on Chinese Science Fiction and Space Irwin Hirsh Chengdu is a shower Tip of the hat to File 770

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53:57

75: Optimus Prime But for Books

Octothorpe ·

2023/01/19

John wants to play, Alison has met lots of authors, and Liz is a womble. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast (on wandering.shop) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Capitalism (chapter 3), China (chapter 4) Letters of comment Sandra Bond Lilian Edwards Chris “The Legend” Garcia Duncan MacGregor Dave Mansfield Curt Phillips Kevin Standlee Raj on Twitter Magazines The Locus fundraiser is well over

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03:30

74: Great Cthulhu

Octothorpe ·

2023/01/05

John and Alison read a poem by Sandra Bond. Credits Cover art: The Great Cthulhu and John Coxon by Alison Scott Alt text: Liz and Alison (dressed in their Sunday best) take John (dressed in Star Wars cosplay but with short trousers) to see Cthulhu, depicted in a cage at the zoo. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

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45:02

73: A Magic Cave Full of Games

Octothorpe ·

2022/12/22

John is going to Sweden, Alison is going to Australia, and Liz isn’t moving back to Europe. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast (on wandering.shop) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Capitalism (chapter 1) Letters of comment Phil Dyson Chris Garcia There Has Always Been Locus Perrianne Lurie Mike Scott Duncan MacGregor Raj on Twitter Graphs! European Fan Fund (EFF) European Fan Fund rules European

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54:18

72: I’m Not a Fan in the Way John Is

Octothorpe ·

2022/12/08

John isn’t gambling, Alison isn’t reading, and Liz doesn’t care. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Capitalism (chapter 3) Letters of comment DC Mark Plummer Karen Schaffer Curt Phillips Christopher J Garcia Hugo, Girl! Duncan MacGregor Beneath Ceaseless Skies recuses from the Hugo Awards Locus is crowd funding Picks: John: Andor (Disney+) Alison: Andor

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41:57

71: Just Nearly Froze to Death

Octothorpe ·

2022/11/24

John is on the Holodeck, Alison is in the past, and Liz is at school. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 5) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Jonny Baddeley Farah Mendlesohn Peter Sullivan Raj Locus fundraiser Novacon Satellite 8 Picks: John: Star Wars Trek: The Next Generation Alison: Genre Fiction: The Roaring Years by Peter Nicholls Liz: The

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44:27

70: Oh

Octothorpe ·

2022/11/10

John is logging in, Alison is getting emails, and Liz is collecting Pokémon. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: War in Ukraine (chapter 5) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Esther MacCallum-Stewart Mark Plummer Nicholas Whyte Karen Schaffer Peter Sullivan Raj Arthur C Clarke Award winners First Nations Travel Fund World Fantasy Con will be in Birmingham in

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51:50

69: Hugo Thunderdome

Octothorpe ·

2022/10/27

John is Chris Garcia, Alison is Chris Garcia, and Liz is Chris Garcia. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Hugo statistics by Nicholas Whyte and Kat Jones E Pluribus Hugo It was up for reratification at Chicon 8 Nicholas Whyte wrote about EPH in 2015 Credits Cover art: What If…? by Alison Scott Alt text: Three figures with long brown hair and brown bears

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52:33

68: It Made John Laugh

Octothorpe ·

2022/10/13

John is clever, Alison has lost her composure, and Liz is confused by WSFS. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Kev McVeigh (on Octothorpe 63) Burntcoat by Sarah Hall (epub, hardback, audiobook, Amazon) Congratulations to Raj for catching up! [Do not listen from the beginning – John] [It is also okay to skip episodes – Alison] Mark

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01:11:48

67: Straight Back to Star Wars

Octothorpe ·

2022/09/29

John has hairspray, Alison has a tiara, and Liz has a necklace. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Falling out of boats (chapter 8) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Facebook, Twitter, assorted other mentions Conventions Chicon 8 Dragon Con Pemmi-con Gen Con Chicago Morse Museum of American Art (not in Chicago) Chicago Architecture Foundation Center River Cruise

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37:23

66: Thank You, Steven

Octothorpe ·

2022/09/15

John is in the fanzine lounge, Alison is under a bison hat, and Liz is good, thank you. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None We talked to the following people! Fia Karlsson, TAFF delegate Lynelle Howell, Facilities Division Head for CoNZealand Chuck Serface, Hugo Award finalist for Journey Planet Ric Bretschneider, co-host of Fanboy Planet Perry Middlemiss, past

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40:39

65: Action Castle 2

Octothorpe ·

2022/09/01

John is a computer; Alison and Liz are talking to him very slowly. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Buy the Parsely Games PDF Alison had an ear worm Credits Cover art: “Maps” by Alison Scott and Liz Batty Alt text: Two hand drawn maps of the world described by the game, in handwriting, one on an iPad and one on paper. They are atop a purple square which says “Octothorpe 65”. Theme music:

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44:50

64: Best Commemorative Plate

Octothorpe ·

2022/08/18

John is crying, Alison is lounging, and Liz is crocheting. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: climate change, death, abuse (chapter 3) Letters of comment Ang Rosin Caroline Mullan Mark Plummer Galactic Journey Kev Smith’s TAFF report John’s TAFF report Bill Higgins Chris Garcia Raj Hotel eggs Our Hugo Award ballots The Brialey Competence Threshold The list of

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43:59

63: Nonsense Divide

Octothorpe ·

2022/08/04

John has a button, Alison has a venue, and Liz once saw a computer that had been in Chris’s car. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 2), death at a young age (chapter 6). Letters of comment Chris Garcia Roman Orszanski Paul Weimer Bridget Bradshaw FantasyCon It was cancelled They had sold 200 memberships, but needed 400 and were £24k short It was

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01:26:47

62: Do You Want to Talk About Lesbians?

Octothorpe ·

2022/07/21

John has superpowers, Alison is an alien in a human suit, and Liz likes cats. 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: being stranded in space (chapter 1); sexism (chapter 2); Hell and murder (chapter 5). No letters of comment this week, normal service resumes next week! Books in the order they were discussed Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir A Master of Djinn, by P. Djèlí

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46:05

61: That Little Voice in Your Head

Octothorpe ·

2022/07/07

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

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47:03

60: Different Types of Tedium

Octothorpe ·

2022/06/23

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

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46:03

59: Chickens

Octothorpe ·

2022/06/09

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

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59:51

58: Oh No! Really? Pancakes

Octothorpe ·

2022/05/26

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

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