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Episode Synopsis
John is a journalist, Alison is fundraising, and Liz is approved.
Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media.
Content warnings this episode: None
Letters of comment
Abigail Nussbaum
Ali Baker Brooks
Chris Garcia
David Curry
Edward Morland
Farah Mendlesohn
Jonathan Baddeley
Lori Anderson
Not Laurie Anderson
The Clarke Award
Liz read them all! 🌟
Hugo Voter Packet
Ersatz Culture’s report on what’s in the packet
Site selection
Voting has started!
Seattle in 2025
Alison’s GUFF plans
If you are in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Christchurch, Picton/Nelson, Wellington, Auckland or Perth, email Alison
Picks
John: The (Kenner)Spiel des Jahres shortlist
Alison: LEGO
Liz: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (hardback, epub)
Credits
Cover art: “Plenty of Bits” by Alison Scott
Alt text: A photograph of three mini figures made to look like John, Alison nad Liz with a dragon in the background. John is holding a lightsaber, Alison a fish and a cup o f coffee, and Liz an ice cream. Two cats accompany them.
Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media.
Content warnings this episode: None
Letters of comment
Abigail Nussbaum
Ali Baker Brooks
Chris Garcia
David Curry
Edward Morland
Farah Mendlesohn
Jonathan Baddeley
Lori Anderson
Not Laurie Anderson
The Clarke Award
Liz read them all! 🌟
Hugo Voter Packet
Ersatz Culture’s report on what’s in the packet
Site selection
Voting has started!
Seattle in 2025
Alison’s GUFF plans
If you are in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Christchurch, Picton/Nelson, Wellington, Auckland or Perth, email Alison
Picks
John: The (Kenner)Spiel des Jahres shortlist
Alison: LEGO
Liz: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (hardback, epub)
Credits
Cover art: “Plenty of Bits” by Alison Scott
Alt text: A photograph of three mini figures made to look like John, Alison nad Liz with a dragon in the background. John is holding a lightsaber, Alison a fish and a cup o f coffee, and Liz an ice cream. Two cats accompany them.
Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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