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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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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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54:01

57: Back Bacon is Best

Octothorpe ·

2022/05/12

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

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49:34

56: Sorry, Am I Supposed to Be Recording This

Octothorpe ·

2022/04/28

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 Picks Liz: The Midnight Bargain by C. L. Polk (paperback, epub,

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46:10

55: Beatboxing Champagne

Octothorpe ·

2022/04/14

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,

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51:11

54: Embrace the Sweat

Octothorpe ·

2022/03/31

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

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13:55

53: It Was John’s Idea

Octothorpe ·

2022/03/17

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)

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57:44

52: Who’s Robert Picardo?

Octothorpe ·

2022/03/03

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 comment Chris Garcia The Flying Fantastical Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore Peter Sullivan Chris for TAFF Kin-Ming Looi Duncan MacGregor Lori Anderson Hugo deadline is March 15th We recommended some things on Cora

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56:07

51: Make TAFF a Four-Way Tie

Octothorpe ·

2022/02/17

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 comment Chris Garcia Ali Baker Mark Plummer TAFF ebooks Geri Sullivan TAFF administrators’ FAQ COVID-19 Reclamation are requiring vaccination for all attendees Hotel

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59:24

50: This is How Boxing Championships Work

Octothorpe ·

2022/02/03

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 comment Bill Burns Dave Coxon You 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

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46:21

49: Not Sufficiently Sassy

Octothorpe ·

2022/01/20

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 comment Liquid of comment from This Never Happens (Cornish branch) Jonathan Baddeley: “Tedious NPC” would make a great badge ribbon Ali Baker Dave

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