Listen "108: Ramp is Not Ramp"
Episode Synopsis
John is ignorant, Alison is first, and Liz is a trendsetter.
An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media.
Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 8).
Letters of comment
Andy Openshaw
Chris Garcia
Maundy Thursday
DC’s loc
Meg MacDonald
Nuala on Bluesky: sorry!
Raj recommends pizza crunch
Mono
Raj on Mastodon
Track Changes
Eastercon 2024
Telford
Telford International Centre
KFC
Catchup
Members’ area
Catchup will be closing at the end of April
Dealers’ room
Beyond Cataclysm
COVID
No reported cases, as far as we are aware
Picks
John: Thunder Road: Vendetta
Alison: Fallout (the TV series)
Liz: Stardew Valley
Credits
Cover art: “Vibrant Food Culture” by Alison Scott
Alt text: A drawing of a blackboard with text that reads: “Octothorpe 108 guide to Glasgow street food.” A picture of a deep fried pizza with glasses is next to text reading ’The “Coxon” pizza crunch’, a picture of three pakora with glasses next to ‘The “Scott” haggis pakora’, and a picture of a deep fried Mars bar next to ‘The “Batty” deep fried Mars bar”. Stars also adorn the backboard, and bottles of red and brown sauce are in the bottom-left-hand corner.
Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media.
Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 8).
Letters of comment
Andy Openshaw
Chris Garcia
Maundy Thursday
DC’s loc
Meg MacDonald
Nuala on Bluesky: sorry!
Raj recommends pizza crunch
Mono
Raj on Mastodon
Track Changes
Eastercon 2024
Telford
Telford International Centre
KFC
Catchup
Members’ area
Catchup will be closing at the end of April
Dealers’ room
Beyond Cataclysm
COVID
No reported cases, as far as we are aware
Picks
John: Thunder Road: Vendetta
Alison: Fallout (the TV series)
Liz: Stardew Valley
Credits
Cover art: “Vibrant Food Culture” by Alison Scott
Alt text: A drawing of a blackboard with text that reads: “Octothorpe 108 guide to Glasgow street food.” A picture of a deep fried pizza with glasses is next to text reading ’The “Coxon” pizza crunch’, a picture of three pakora with glasses next to ‘The “Scott” haggis pakora’, and a picture of a deep fried Mars bar next to ‘The “Batty” deep fried Mars bar”. Stars also adorn the backboard, and bottles of red and brown sauce are in the bottom-left-hand corner.
Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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