Listen "63: Nonsense Divide"
Episode Synopsis
John has a button, Alison has a venue, and Liz once saw a computer that had been in Chris’s car.
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Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 2), death at a young age (chapter 6).
Letters of comment
Chris Garcia
Roman Orszanski
Paul Weimer
Bridget Bradshaw
FantasyCon
It was cancelled
They had sold 200 memberships, but needed 400 and were £24k short
It was uncancelled
You can join the new iteration here
Arthur C Clarke Awards
The shortlist is out
The Scotsman reviewed Deep Wheel Orcadia
Conversation has a venue now!
Chicon Fringe
Picks
John: Star Wars: The Knights of the Old Republic (Steam, Switch, Xbox, iPad)
No PlayStation version, probably because of the coming remake?
The remake has been “paused indefinitely”
Alison: “In the Black Fantastic” at the Hayward Gallery
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Liz: The Great Potato War
Credits
Cover art: “Assorted Jedi” by Alison Scott
Alt text: Three humanoid figures hold lightsabers and stand against a futuristic cityscape reminiscent of Coruscant. The leftmost looks like John, but is clad in the clothes of Luke Skywalker. The middle figure looks like Alison, but she’s green and looks quite a lot like Yoda. The rightmost looks like Liz, clad in the clothes of Rey Skywalker. The words “Octothorpe 63” adorn the top of the image in the distinctive typeface of Star Wars.
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: COVID (chapter 2), death at a young age (chapter 6).
Letters of comment
Chris Garcia
Roman Orszanski
Paul Weimer
Bridget Bradshaw
FantasyCon
It was cancelled
They had sold 200 memberships, but needed 400 and were £24k short
It was uncancelled
You can join the new iteration here
Arthur C Clarke Awards
The shortlist is out
The Scotsman reviewed Deep Wheel Orcadia
Conversation has a venue now!
Chicon Fringe
Picks
John: Star Wars: The Knights of the Old Republic (Steam, Switch, Xbox, iPad)
No PlayStation version, probably because of the coming remake?
The remake has been “paused indefinitely”
Alison: “In the Black Fantastic” at the Hayward Gallery
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Liz: The Great Potato War
Credits
Cover art: “Assorted Jedi” by Alison Scott
Alt text: Three humanoid figures hold lightsabers and stand against a futuristic cityscape reminiscent of Coruscant. The leftmost looks like John, but is clad in the clothes of Luke Skywalker. The middle figure looks like Alison, but she’s green and looks quite a lot like Yoda. The rightmost looks like Liz, clad in the clothes of Rey Skywalker. The words “Octothorpe 63” adorn the top of the image in the distinctive typeface of Star Wars.
Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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