Octothorpe

著者: John Coxon Alison Scott Liz Batty
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A podcast about science fiction and SF fandom from John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty.
© John Coxon, Alison Scott, Liz Batty
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  • 133: I Understand That Alison Has Never Been Pope
    2025/04/24

    John, Alison, and Liz are live from the Belfast Eastercon!

    An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media.

    Content warnings this episode: It’s a live recording!

    • Eastercon 2026: Iridescence in Birmingham
      • Guests of Honour
        • R J Barker
        • Karen Lord
        • Emma Newman
        • John Wilson and Serena Culfeather
      • Prices
        • Adult: £80
        • Low income: £50
        • Child/teen: £20
        • Supporting: £40
    • Eastercon 2027: Unconfined in Glasgow
      • Guests of Honour
        • P Djeli Clark
        • L R Lam
        • Mark Meenan
        • Tamsyn Muir
      • Prices
        • Adult £85
        • Discounted adult: £60
        • Young person: £20
        • Child: £5
        • No supporting rate has yet been announced
    • Eastercon 2028: BSFA v Marcus Streets
    • Eastercon 2029 and 2030: Rumours abound
    • Picks
      • John: Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster
      • Alison: Er. Steak? Spending too much? Unclear
      • Liz: Karaoke and ThinkBox Belfast
    • Credits
      • Cover art: “Octothorpe at Reconnect” by Andrew Hogg
        • Alt text: John, Alison and Liz are sat behind a table at Reconnect doing a live podcast. The words “Octothorpe 133” appear at the bottom.
      • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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  • 132: Almost Everything Is Not Mac
    2025/04/06
    John, Alison and Liz discuss this year’s Hugo Awards finalists. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None A note from John: I’ve done my level best to find useful URLs and link them below. Please let me know if there are better links or things I’ve missed! Best Novel Alien Clay by Adrian TchaikovskyThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyService Model by Adrian TchaikovskySomeone You Can Build a Nest In by John WiswellA Sorceress Comes to Call by T KingfisherThe Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett Best Novella The Brides of High Hill by Nghi VoThe Butcher of the Forest by Premee MohamedNavigational Entanglements by Aliette de BodardThe Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia SamatarThe Tusks of Extinction by Ray NaylerWhat Feasts at Night by T Kingfisher Best Novelette “The Brotherhood of Montague St. Video” by Thomas Ha“By Salt, By Sea, By Light of Stars” by Premee Mohamed“The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea” by Naomi Kritzer“Lake of Souls” by Ann Leckie“Loneliness Universe” by Eugenia Triantafyllou“Signs of Life” by Sarah Pinsker Best Short Story “Five Views of the Planet Tartarus” by Rachael K Jones“Marginalia” by Mary Robinette Kowal“Stitched to Skin Like Family Is” by Nghi Vo“Three Faces of a Beheading” by Arkady Martine“We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read” by Caroline M Yoachim“Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole” by Isabel J Kim Best Series Between Earth and Sky by Rebecca RoanhorseThe Burning Kingdoms by Tasha SuriInCryptid by Seanan McGuireSouthern Reach by Jeff VanderMeerThe Stormlight Archive by Brandon SandersonThe Tyrant Philosophers by Adrian Tchaikovsky Best Graphic Story The Deep Dark by Molly Knox OstertagThe Hunger and the Dusk, Vol. 1 by G Willow Wilson and Chris WildgooseMonstress, Vol. 9 by Marjorie Liu and Sana TakedaMy Favorite Thing is Monsters, Vol. 2 by Emil FerrisStar Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way by Ryan North and Chris FenoglioWe Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans Best Related Work “Charting the Cliff: An Investigation into the 2023 Hugo Nomination Statistics” by Camestros Felapton and Heather Rose Jonesr/Fantasy’s 2024 Bingo Reading Challenge“The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel” by Jenny NicholsonSpeculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right by Jordan S CarrollTrack Changes by Abigail Nussbaum“The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion” by Chris M Barkley and Jason Sanford Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) Dune: Part TwoFlowFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaI Saw the TV GlowWickedThe Wild Robot Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) “The Beginning” (Fallout)“Death’s Hand in Mine” (Agatha All Along)“Dot and Bubble” (Doctor Who)“Fissure Quest” (Star Trek: Lower Decks)“The New Next Generation” (Star Trek: Lower Decks)“73 Yards” (Doctor Who) Best Game or Interactive Work Caves of QudDragon Age: The VeilguardThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of WisdomLorelei and the Laser EyesTactical Breach Wizards1000xRESIST Best Editor (Short Form) Scott H. AndrewsJennifer BrozekNeil ClarkeJonathan StrahanLynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian ThomasSheila Williams Best Editor (Long Form) Carl Engle-LairdAli FisherLee HarrisDavid Thomas MooreDiana M. PhoStephanie Stein Best Professional Artist Micaela AlcainoAudrey BenjaminsenRovina CaiMaurizio ManzieriTran NguyenAlyssa Winans Best Semiprozine The DeadlandsEscape PodFIYAHkhōréōStrange HorizonsUncanny Magazine Best Fanzine The Ancillary Review of BooksBlack Nerd ProblemsThe Full LidGalactic JourneyJourney PlanetUnofficial Hugo Book Club Blog Best Fancast The Coode Street PodcastEight of Diana Wynne JonesHugo, Girl!Hugos ThereA Meal of ThornsWorldbuilding for Mascochists Best Fan Writer Camestros FelaptonAbigail NussbaumRoseanna PendleburyJason SanfordAlasdair StuartÖrjan Westin Best Fan Artist Iain ClarkSara FelixMeg FrankMichelle MorrellEspaña SheriffAlison Scott Best Poem Calypso by Oliver K Langmead“Ever Noir” by Mari Ness“there are no taxis for the dead” by Angela Liu“A War of Words” by Marie Brennan“We Drink Lava” by Ai Jiang“Your Visiting Dragon” by Devan Barlow Lodestar Award The Feast Makers by H.A. ClarkeHeavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay ZhaoThe Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan IfuekoMoonstorm by Yoon Ha LeeSheine Lende by Darcie Little BadgerSo Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole Astounding Award Moniquill BlackgooseBethany JacobsHannah KanerAngela LiuJared PechačekTia Tashiro Credits Cover art: “Scorching Hot Takes” by Alison Scott Alt text: A black background. Text in purple reads “Octothorpe 132” while text MADE OF FIRE says “Scorching hot takes on the Hugo finalists...
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  • 131: We’re Performance Before We’re Interest
    2025/03/27
    John is moderating, Alison is auctioning, and Liz is lecturing. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: The situation in the USA Letters of comment Handwriting guesses! John, Alison, Liz: Ed MorlandAlison, John, Liz: Chris GarciaAlison, Liz, John: Tammy CoxenLiz, John, Alison: Tammy has another goLiz, Alison, John: Ang Rosin, Niall HarrisonJohn is the top one: Doug FauntJohn is in the middle: Roseanna PendleburyAlison is in the middle: Mike Scott (who is cheating)Liz is the top one: Bridget BradshawAll handwriting fonts: Bridget BradshawYou all have nice handwriting: Shi Lala [But mine’s nicest—John] Roseanna Pendlebury (email)Farah Mendlesohn (email)Chris Garcia (email)Ivan Sinha (Facebook)Renay (email) The 2026 Hugo spreadsheet is open Fredrik Coulter (Facebook)We also heard from Lilian Edwards Worldcon 2025: Seattle “Statement from Worldcon Chair”The SMOFcon bid in the USA has stopped bidding, and Seattle has filled its room blocks, reports File 770 Eastercon 2025: Belfast We have provisional programme schedules! John, Alison, and Liz: Monday 12:30: Octothorpe Live John and Liz: Sunday 17:00: Fandom, Politics, and Boycotts: What is the line and where do we draw it? John: Sunday 12:30: Is The Force With You?Sunday 15:30: “What does this card really mean?”: History in Board Games Alison: Sunday 20:00: Fan Fund Auction Liz: Saturday 15:30: Hay Lecture [SO EXCITED—John] Colourfields by Paul Kincaid This will be launched at the conventionAdam Roberts reviews the collection Peter Mabey has passed awayBSFA Awards File 770 reports the finalists Fan funds European Fan Fund Picks John: The Power Fantasy by Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard, Clayton Cowles, and Rian Hughes Roseanna Pendlebury’s review at NoaF Alison: The Death of Stalin [I’m off to represent the entire Red Army at the buffet—Liz]Tobes de Valois as played by Jason Isaacs Liz: The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison [I also like Roseanna’s review at NoaF—Liz] Credits Cover art: “Happy Birthday to Us” by Alison Scott Alt text: A birthday cake with six layers, from purple to a dark orange, and then a red 5 and five red candles on top, with fireworks overhead. The words “Octothorpe 131” are at the top. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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