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Episode Synopsis
John has a paper cut, Alison feels seen, and Liz is cheating on her homework.
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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 Detroit-style pizza is very good. I too have some food recommendations for Chicago so you may look forward to those (if you want to get a start, look up ‘Jibarito’), yum!”
Mark Plummer
Hugo Voter Packets
DisCon III has translated their Souvenir Book into Chinese
Chengdu Worldcon has a Translation Services Working Division
Chicon 8 programme participation
“Chicon 8 will be using an opt-in program development model.”
Data in convention planning
Disney’s FastPass: A Complicated History by Defunctland
Len Testa’s model of theme park behaviour
Picks
Alison: Everything Everywhere All at Once
John: Paper cuts
Liz: Raybearer (paperback, epub, audiobook, Amazon) and Redemptor (paperback, epub, audiobook, Amazon) by Jordan Ifueko
Credits
Cover art: Brad W Foster
Image description: Illustration by Brad W Foster. Three aliens cluster around an old-style radio microphone in turquoise with a red speaker grille and green text saying “ON AIR”. The aliens from left to right are green, pink, and blue and look suspiciously like the hosts of Octothorpe. The title of the podcast is atop the artwork in orange.
Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] 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 Detroit-style pizza is very good. I too have some food recommendations for Chicago so you may look forward to those (if you want to get a start, look up ‘Jibarito’), yum!”
Mark Plummer
Hugo Voter Packets
DisCon III has translated their Souvenir Book into Chinese
Chengdu Worldcon has a Translation Services Working Division
Chicon 8 programme participation
“Chicon 8 will be using an opt-in program development model.”
Data in convention planning
Disney’s FastPass: A Complicated History by Defunctland
Len Testa’s model of theme park behaviour
Picks
Alison: Everything Everywhere All at Once
John: Paper cuts
Liz: Raybearer (paperback, epub, audiobook, Amazon) and Redemptor (paperback, epub, audiobook, Amazon) by Jordan Ifueko
Credits
Cover art: Brad W Foster
Image description: Illustration by Brad W Foster. Three aliens cluster around an old-style radio microphone in turquoise with a red speaker grille and green text saying “ON AIR”. The aliens from left to right are green, pink, and blue and look suspiciously like the hosts of Octothorpe. The title of the podcast is atop the artwork in orange.
Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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