Octothorpe

By: John Coxon Alison Scott Liz Batty
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  • A podcast about science fiction and SF fandom from John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty.
    © John Coxon, Alison Scott, Liz Batty
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  • 119: Only One of Them Is My Bludgeoning Hand, John

    119: Only One of Them Is My Bludgeoning Hand, John
    Sep 26 2024
    John is not assigning blame, Alison is someone, and Liz is bludgeoning. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky or on Instagram) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Sexual assault (Neil Gaiman allegations, at 39:28 to 42:02). Letters of comment Niall HarrisonOn our Hugo win/recusing Andy on MastodonChris GarciaMeg MacDonaldPerianne LurieRenaySandra Bond’s poem On info desk and maps Alan FlemingDoug FauntPeter Sullivan On communications Chris GarciaDuncan MacGregor on Mastodon On WSFS Business Meeting June Young (email, 9 September)Chris Garcia (email, 29 August) Martin Freeman circa 2001Post from Nicholas Whyte on consultative vote DC on MastodonDuncan MacGregor on MastodonRaj on MastodonOur brand is now WSFS Commentators and people like it?Laurie Burchell On Worldcon attendance numbers Tero on Mastodonaoanla on Mastodon Miscellaneous Hugo finalists: Raj on MastodonProgramme: aoanla on MastodonBack to Our Futures We also heard from: Ali Baker Brooks, Angela Rosin, Catherine Pickersgill, Curt Phillips, Damien Warman, Dave Coxon, España Sheriff, Farah Mendlesohn, Fiona Moore, Fran Dowd, Gav Reads, Iain Clark, Jonathan Baddeley, Julie Faith McMurray, Karen Schaffer, Leigh Edmonds, Lilian Edwards, Malcolm Hutchison, Mike Scott, Neil Ottenstein, Phil Dyson, Roseanna Pendlebury, Trish Neil Gaiman File 770Genre GrapevineElise Matthesen on DreamwidthThe GuardianTheremina on Patreon Future Worldcons Seattle 2025 Seattle is having a Poetry HugoSeattle has announced a judged film festival LAcon V looks good Good guests“The LA in 2026 bid received 452 out of 531 votes cast.” Tel Aviv in 2027Brisbane in 2028 The latest episode of FANAC History Zoom is “The secret history of Plokta”, with Steve Davies, Sue Mason, Alison Scott, and Mike ScottPicks John: Alien: RomulusAlison: KAOSLiz: Control Credits Cover art: “We got a lot of letters” by Alison Scott Alt text: A famous photograph of Margaret Hamilton standing beside printed outputs of the code that took the Apollo spacecraft to the Moon, overlaid with the words “Octothorpe 119” and “Our Listeners Write In”. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 118: Och Aye, Sci-Fi

    118: Och Aye, Sci-Fi
    Sep 12 2024

    John is savage, Alison hates paper, and Liz likes stationery.

    An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media.

    Content warnings this episode: harsh criticism (Publications), racism (Picks)

    • Glasgow wants your feedback on Facebook
    • Worldcon photography
      • Glasgow 2024 photographs on Flickr
      • Andrew Hogg: Noted Fan Artist
      • Andy Openshaw’s photo on BlueSky
    • Halls 4 and 5
      • Staples
      • WOOF
      • In Memoriam
      • Boris the Spider
      • John’s Swag
    • Communications
      • Join fancon.dev on Discord
    • Picks
      • John: The Acolyte
      • Alison: Nimona
      • Liz: The Case of the Golden Idol
    • Credits
      • Cover art: “Armadillo Pins” by Sara Felix (lettering by Alison Scott)
        • Alt text: Three pins of armadillos flying colourful spaceships are on top of a piece of paper with blobs of glue that look like planets. The lettering “Octothorpe 118” appears above in a similar style to the pins.
      • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 117: You Made That Joke Last Time, John

    117: You Made That Joke Last Time, John
    Aug 29 2024

    John liked the entertainment, Alison didn’t queue, and Liz wanted soup.

    An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media.

    Content warnings this episode: None

    • Letters of comment
      • Doug Faunt
      • Renay
        • We are recusing for at least the 2025 Hugos
        • Renay is known for Lady Business and the Hugo Award Spreadsheet of Doom
      • ULTIMAFAX on YouTube:
        • “Allison [sic] looks exactly like she sounds lol. john does not”
    • Fancast recommendations:
      • Stitch and Bitch by Kalanadi
      • FANAC Fan History by Joe Siclari and Edie Stern
      • Hugo, Girl! by Lori, Haley and Amy 🥰
    • The Godzilla Minus One eligibility extension was voted down
    • Queue entertainment
      • Cardinal Cox
      • The Quest NPC
    • The Long List of World Science Fiction Conventions (Worldcons)
    • Glasgow 2024
      • Back to Our Futures
    • Credits
      • Cover art: “Hugo Evolution” by Iain J Clark (arranged by Alison Scott)
        • Alt text: Three photographs dominate the centre of the image. The left-hand photograph is of a prototype Hugo made of rough wood and cardboard; the centre photograph is of a rough-ish wood base and tin foil rocket but with the actual acrylic and etching, and the right-hand photograph is of the finished Hugo Award. Text below the photos reads “protoprototype”, “prototype”, and “2024 Hugo”. Above, the words “Octothorpe 117” appear.
      • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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    57 mins

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