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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Episodes
  • 122: Topical Pumpkin

    122: Topical Pumpkin
    Nov 7 2024
    John is on the periphery, Alison is carving, and Liz went to Japan. 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: con artistry, privilege, racism Letters of comment Jake Casella Brookins Sankey diagrams on the Ancillary Review of Books Ali Baker Brooks I’m a Fan of That Christopher J GarciaEmily JanuaryKat Kourbeti SH@25 is a new, year-long interview and feature series that will delve into the archives, celebrate the work of past contributors and staff, and highlight the contributions of Strange Horizons to SFF publishing and the wider community. Caroline MullanZoe O’ConnellRoman Orszanski Booking flights on a phone Awards World Fantasy AwardsThe KitschiesUrsula K LeGuin award Strange Horizons review in two parts: one, two Oghenochovwe Donald Ekpeki Erin Cairns has reported that Ekpeki stole a story and passed it off as his own On BlueskyOn Google DriveFile 770 report Cairns tried to sound this alarm on X in JuneReactions Gautam BhatiaL D Lewis (requires Bluesky login) Ekpeki’s responseJason Sanford talks about his reaction to the news: one, two Picks John: Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahAlison: Bridge Command Alison was given free tickets by the venue’s PR team Liz: Japan Neat effects like Tokyo Disneyland’s Pepper’s ghost or Shiriki UtunduLiz was not given free tickets but if anyone wants to give me free tickets to Disney parks please get in touch Credits Cover art: “Octothorpe, Octothorpe, Octothorpe” by Alison Scott Alt text: A pumpkin carved with an image of Beetlejuice, with the words “Episode 122” at the top of the image and “Octothorpe, Octothorpe, Octothorpe” at the bottom. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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    1 hr
  • 121: All About the Vibes

    121: All About the Vibes
    Oct 24 2024

    John, Alison and Liz read Grass by Sheri S Tepper.

    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: Rape, consensual interspecies sex, murder, classism, plague/disease

    • Adam Roberts’ review of Grass
    • Credits
      • Cover art: “Three Little Hippae” by Alison Scott
        • Alt text: Three hippae stand on a landscape of alien grass and plants in blue, purple, red, teal, and orange underneath a pinkish sky. The words “Octothorpe 121” appear at the top and the words “Grass Sheri S Tepper” appear at the bottom.
      • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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    42 mins
  • 120: Activate Liz

    120: Activate Liz
    Oct 10 2024

    John does a funny voice, Alison recoils, and Liz loves big stats and she cannot lie.

    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: Death (chapter 5)

    • Letters of comment
      • Abigail Nussbaum
      • Chris Garcia
        • Alison closing a parenthesis
      • Emily January
      • España Sheriff
      • Farah Mendlesohn
      • Ivan Sinha
      • Nicholas Whyte
        • Upcoming eclipses
      • Tammy Coxen
    • 2024 Hugo Voting Statistics
      • 2024 Sankey diagrams
      • 2020 Sankey diagrams
    • Picks
      • John: The Substance
        • Definitely not Subterranea
      • Alison: UFO 50
      • Liz: Alien Clay
    • Credits
      • Cover art: “Judge Coxon” by Alison Scott
        • Alt text: Words read ‘Octothorpe 120: Introducing Judge Coxon. “I am the lore”’. They are around a picture of John as a Judge in the style of 2000AD, holding a big stack of books. The logo of the Clarke Award may or may not appear in the artwork.
      • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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    46 mins

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