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.
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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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  • 128: A Minidisc Player Will Do You No Good
    2025/02/13

    John picks too soon, Alison is fully paid-up, and Liz found the comment.

    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: COVID (chapter 7)

    • Letters of comment
      • Andreas Davour (toot)
      • Bridget Bradshaw (skeet)
      • Chris Garcia
      • David Bamford (skeet)
      • DC (skeet, requires sign-in)
        • Przypadek/Blind Chance
      • Farah Mendlesohn (Facebook)
      • Karen Schaffer
      • Meg MacDonald (Facebook)
      • Raj (toot)
        • Short story: “Bond, Bond, and James Bond” by Eric Molinsky
        • Novelette: “Lake of Souls” by Ann Leckie (from her new collection, Lake of Souls)
        • Novella: Last Stop by Django Wexler
      • Tammy Coxen (skeet)
    • Eastercon 2025: Reconnect in Belfast
      • John has been asked to head up the Discord
      • Bursaries
        • Deadline is noon on 16 February
        • Email finance@easterconbelfast.org with as much or as little detail as you like
    • Eastercon 2026: Iridescence, a bid for Birmingham
    • BSFA
      • BSFA Award Longlist
        • Octothorpe 122 has been nominated, thank you very much!
      • Review policy rumours
        • Steven French’s comment on Camestros Felapton’s blog
      • New chair: Stewart Hotson
    • Picks
      • John: Severance S2
      • Alison: The Brutalist
      • Liz: Lady Eve’s Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow
    • Credits
      • Cover art: “Live From Minidisc” by Alison Scott
        • Alt text: A blue Sony MiniDisc Walkman shows, on its LCD screen, “Now playing: Octothorpe_128”.
      • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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    44 分
  • 127: Hello Buoys
    2025/01/30

    John is incoherent, Alison is excited, and Liz is romantic.

    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

    • Letters of comment
      • Abigail Nussbaum
      • Ali Baker Brooks
      • Andy Openshaw
      • Chris Garcia
      • Claire Brialey
      • David Salter
      • Ed Morland
      • Farah Mendlesohn
      • Irwin Hirsh
      • Jonny Baddeley
      • Neil Ottenstein
      • Roseanna Pendlebury
      • We also heard from:
        • Fiona Moore, Ivan Sinha
    • Readers’ recommendations
      • Best Novel
        • Private Rites by Julia Armfield
        • I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S Beagle
        • Metal from Heaven by August Clarke
        • In Universes by Emet North
        • The West Passage by Jared Pechaček
        • Three Eight One by Aliya Whiteley
        • Someone You Can Build a Nest in By John Wiswell
      • Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)
        • Deadpool and Wolverine
        • Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox
      • Best Game or Interactive Work:
        • Tactical Breach Wizards
      • Best Fancast
        • Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones by Emily Tesh and Rebecca Fraimow
          • Lady Eve’s Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow
      • Astounding Award
        • The End of Nobility by Michael Green
    • Briardene Books
      • Preorders for Colourfields by Paul Kincaid are now open!
    • Eastercon 2025: Reconnect in Belfast
    • Picks
      • John: Sliding Doors
      • Alison: Three Men in Orbit by Sandra Bond
      • Liz: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
    • Credits
      • Cover art: “Availability Flowchart” by Alison Scott
        • Alt text: A flowchart entitled “How to meet John, Alison and/or Liz at Eastercon”. The boxes culminate in “console yourself with Octothorpe 127”, and the various options are listed below, but the original file is here in case that’s more helpful to the partially sighted.
        • How to meet John, Alison and/or Liz at Eastercon
        • Are you going to Reconnect?
        • Of course!/Not sure
        • Oh go on it will be a laugh
        • Oh all right then/No…
        • Are they in the bar?
        • Yes!
        • I can’t see them
        • Are you quite sure? Check again
        • Oh wait… there they are
        • No sign
        • Is there another bar?
        • Yes!
        • Nope
        • Are they on programme?
        • Yes!
        • No
        • Wait till the moderator asks for questions
        • But it’s Octothorpe Live!
        • Is your joke very funny?
        • Obviously!
        • Excellent! Good to know.
        • COME AND SAY HELLO
        • until then…
        • Are they asleep or on the loo?
        • No, they look chill
        • Er, yes?
        • Oh, that’s a shame
        • Console yourself with Octothorpe 127
      • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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    45 分
  • 126: I’ve Read Some Novels
    2025/01/16
    John is a thief, Alison plays games, and Liz is bullied. 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 Letters of comment Andreas DavourBella GarciaConstanze HoffmanFarah MendlesohnJonathan CowieJune YoungMike ScottNeil OttensteinRajTammy CoxenZoe O’ConnellWe also heard from Bridget Bradshaw, Colin Harris, Meg MacDonald, and Shi Lala Fan funds The 2025 TAFF race has begun Zi Graves, Mikołaj Kowalewski, Jan Vaněk jr. CUFF comes to an end Fowler AwardHugo Awards 2025 spreadsheet of doomNovels T**he Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson BennettThe Sentence by Gautam BhatiaThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyThe Life Impossible by Matt HaigJumpnauts by Hao JingfangThe Siege of Burning Grass by Premee MohamedAlien Clay by Adrian TchaikovskyHouse of Open Wounds by Adrian TchaikovskyAbsolution by Jeff VandermeerWe Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson Novellas A Mourning Coat by Alex JeffersNorth Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher Short Stories Grottmata by Thomas HaFive Views of the Planet Tartarus by Rachael K Jones Related Works Track Changes: Selected Reviews **by Abigail NussbaumSpeculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the A**lt-Right by Jordan S. Carroll Series The Horus HeresyThe Southern ReachThe Tyrant Philosophers Graphic Stories Warp Your Own Way by Ryan North and Chris Fenoglio Abigail Nussbaum’s review at Strange Horizons Dramatic Presentations All of Us StrangersFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaI Saw the TV GlowLate Night with the DevilMy Old AssA Quiet Place: Day OneThe SubstanceTimestalkerWallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlThe Wild Robot Games Tabletop ArcsCity of Six MoonsMothershipUndaunted 2200: Callisto Video Animal WellCaves of QudDragon Age: The VeilguardThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdo**mSlice and Dice 3.0Star Wars: OutlawsTale of the Golden IdolUFO50 Other Bridge Command Poems Sandra Bond Fan categories Artists Alison ScottEspaña Sheriff Podcasts Fanac Fan History ZoomsGoing RogueHugo, Girl!A Meal of Thorns Writers Camestros FelaptonErsatz CultureRoseanna Pendlebury Fanzines Ancillary Review of BooksBanana WingsOrnithopterUnofficial Hugo Book Club Debut authors Moniquill Blackgoose [Alison did not write any of her selections into the show notes and I was sorely tempted not to go through and write them all down for her but I did it for you, listener. I did it for you—John] Picks [isn’t this a whole episode of picks?—Liz] John: Earthborne RangersAlison: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of WisdomLiz: Horizon Zero DawnSorry Mark Credits Cover art: “Waffle of comment” by Bella Garcia Alt text: A picture of a Belgian waffle that looks like an octothorpe, on a white background, with the words “Octothorpe 126” above and “now with added waffle” below. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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