Listen "86: The Joy of Hemispheres"
Episode Synopsis
John can do one, Alison don’t like cricket, and Liz will never get to bed.
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Content warnings this episode: Poor working conditions (chapter 2), COVID (chapter 3)
Letters of comment
Abigail Nussbaum
Chris Garcia
Chengdu is a shower
Hugo Award delay
Venue under construction
COVID Round-up
New recommendation: 5 air changes per hour (ACH)
The Lancet COVID-19 Commission Task Force on Safe Work, Safe School, and Safe Travel
HSE has general ventilation advice
Seattle is the only Worldcon bid for 2025
Pemmi-Con
Virtual memberships have been announced
You will have a supporting membership if
you voted in NASFiC site selection or
you got drunk and bought a $65 Moose T-shirt at Chicon 8
Glasgow in 2024
You can volunteer to be on programme or suggest an item
Arthur C. Clarke Award
Liz has read one of them
John has read a different one
GUFF
Alison has dates and a plan
If you’re in Australia and want to have Alison (and maybe Steven) to visit, let us know
Picks:
John: UK Games Expo
Earthborne Rangers
Solar Sphere
FlickFleet
Asteroid Dice and Shape Invaders
Catacombs
Dungeon Drop
Final Girl
Find stockists for any of the above games through BoardGamePrices
Alison: Cricket
Liz: Rivers of London, specifically the most recent novels (False Value and Amongst Our Weapons)
Credits
Cover art: Apparently It’s Beach Cricket by Alison Scott
Alt text: The three of us wearing cricket clothes in front of a picture of a beach that Liz took to taunt us.
Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media.
Content warnings this episode: Poor working conditions (chapter 2), COVID (chapter 3)
Letters of comment
Abigail Nussbaum
Chris Garcia
Chengdu is a shower
Hugo Award delay
Venue under construction
COVID Round-up
New recommendation: 5 air changes per hour (ACH)
The Lancet COVID-19 Commission Task Force on Safe Work, Safe School, and Safe Travel
HSE has general ventilation advice
Seattle is the only Worldcon bid for 2025
Pemmi-Con
Virtual memberships have been announced
You will have a supporting membership if
you voted in NASFiC site selection or
you got drunk and bought a $65 Moose T-shirt at Chicon 8
Glasgow in 2024
You can volunteer to be on programme or suggest an item
Arthur C. Clarke Award
Liz has read one of them
John has read a different one
GUFF
Alison has dates and a plan
If you’re in Australia and want to have Alison (and maybe Steven) to visit, let us know
Picks:
John: UK Games Expo
Earthborne Rangers
Solar Sphere
FlickFleet
Asteroid Dice and Shape Invaders
Catacombs
Dungeon Drop
Final Girl
Find stockists for any of the above games through BoardGamePrices
Alison: Cricket
Liz: Rivers of London, specifically the most recent novels (False Value and Amongst Our Weapons)
Credits
Cover art: Apparently It’s Beach Cricket by Alison Scott
Alt text: The three of us wearing cricket clothes in front of a picture of a beach that Liz took to taunt us.
Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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