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Octothorpe

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

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166: Writings of Greeks and Romans

John, Alison, and Liz have stopped talking about it now. 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 Bluesky or on Mastodon ) when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Andrew January (email) Chris Garcia (email) Dave Langford (email)…

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165: E Ese Efe Ese

John is big-headed, Alison has a right of reply, and Liz explains how voting should work. 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 Bluesky or on Mastodon ) when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Brian Nisbet ( Facebook ) Chris…

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164: WSFS and ESFS and All Sorts of SFSes

John is not quite awake, Alison’s off to the cricket, and Liz is doing it in an unusual order. 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 Bluesky or on Mastodon ) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Letters of comment…

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163: Board Games 💋

John couldn’t check, Alison was wrong, and Liz is accurate. 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 Bluesky or on Mastodon ) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Ali Baker ( Facebook ) One-day…

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162: Do You Have Stirrups on Your Bicycle?

John wasn’t overcrowded, Alison likes it small, and Liz has never been. 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 Bluesky or on Mastodon ) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Drug use, war (John’s pick) Letters of…

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161: You Pay Your Money, You Send Your Books

John, Alison and Liz read the Clarke Award shortlist. 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 Bluesky or on Mastodon ) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Gun control and dystopian government (The Dream Hotel), body…

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160: Global Nando’s Correspondents

John is not firing on all cylinders, Alison has a code, and Liz downloaded the packet. 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 Bluesky or on Mastodon ) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Worms (Alison’s pick)…

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159: Taking a Stand

John ran the Games Room, Alison ran the Newsletter, and Liz was on holiday. 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 Bluesky or on Mastodon ) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Ancillary Review of Books Kickstarter…

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158: I Am the Worldcon Chair in Avignon

John, Alison and Liz dissect this year’s Hugo Awards finalists! 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 Bluesky or on Mastodon ) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Hugo Awards Best Novel A Drop of Corruption…

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157: Moist or Shiny?

John is gaming, Alison is a pirate, and Claudia is dancing. 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: It’s a live recording! Also, we say the words…

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