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Octothorpe

Octothorpe

著者: John Coxon Alison Scott Liz Batty
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A Hugo Award-winning podcast about science fiction and SF fandom from John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty.© John Coxon, Alison Scott, Liz Batty SF
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  • 146: It Winds Me Up Something Chronic
    2025/10/23

    John is on holiday, Alison said she’d have T-shirts ready, and Liz is back!

    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 Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media.

    Content warnings this episode: None

    • Letters of comment
      • Doug Faunt (Facebook)
        • Corflu 2026: Corflu Pickled in Santa Rosa, CA, USA
      • Ian Hillman (DM)
      • Jonny Baddeley (Facebook)
    • Eastercon 2026: Iridescence in Birmingham
      • Hotels are open: Check your emails for the link
      • Merch should be available by the time you read this
      • Bursaries are open for applications, deadline of 31 October
      • The volunteer form is open
      • Haruhicon 2026: Birmingham
      • Carrots, vitamin A, radar, and British propaganda
    • BristolCon 2025
    • World Fantasy Con 2025: Brighton
    • Armadacon 2025: Plymouth
      • British Firework Championships
    • Novacon 2025: Novacon 54 in Buxton
    • Pictcon 2025: Pictcon1 in Perth
    • Satellite 2026: Satellite 9 in Glasgow
    • Worldcon finances
      • Worldcon 2013: LoneStarCon 3 in San Antonio, TX, USA
      • Worldcon 2015: Sasquan in Spokane, WA, USA
      • Worldcon 2016: MidAmeriCon II in Kansas City, MO, USA
      • Worldcon 2020: CoNZealand in Wellington, New Zealand (but mostly online)
      • Worldcon 2023: Chengdu, China
      • Worldcon 2024: Glasgow, UK
        • Smofcon 2025: Smofcon 42 in Stockholm, Sweden
    • Picks
      • John: Tactical Breach Wizards
      • Alison: Here East
        • Conrad Shawcross – Umbilical (The Nervous System)
        • V&A East Storehouse
      • Liz: The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson
    • Credits
      • Cover art: “Treasures of the V&A Storehouse” by Alison Scott
        • Alt text: The Torrijos Ceiling at the Victoria & Albert East Storehouse. An elaborate, gilded and octagonal ceiling. Why yes, Alison has a new phone, how could you tell?
      • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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    53 分
  • 145: James Bacon and His Enthusiasms
    2025/10/09
    John might, Alison won’t, and Tommy would (in a heartbeat). 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 Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Animal torture (aftershow) Letters of comment Brian Nisbet (Bluesky)Chris Garcia (email)Jonathan Baddeley (Facebook)Paul Weimer (Bluesky)Scott Edelman (Bluesky)Tommy Ferguson (email)We also heard from Caroline Mullan, DC, Farah Mendlesohn, Ivan Sinha, and Neil Ottenstein Octocon 2025 in DublinTommy’s fanzines: TommyWorldGötterdämmerungGötterdämmerung Redux Prolapse’s issue for Irish Fandom Day James Bacon’s article on the fan history starts on page 5! Corflu 2023 in Belfast: Corflu Craic Corflu Craic’s programme book Including the con report of the Leeds Corflu that Tommy mentions Marcin Kłak’s con report Eastercon 2025 in Belfast: Reconnect Eastercon 1986 in Glasgow: Albacon IIIPrevious Belfast conventions: NiconMeConTitanCon Replay is not quiiiiite ready yet, sorry listeners, it’ll be there soon! Pictcon 1 in Perth (8 November 2025)Novacon 54 in Buxton (7–9 November 2025)Norncon 2026 in Belfast (8–9 May) GoHs: Anna Smith Spark and Adrian TchaikovskyThe Norn Scene from Wagner’s Götterdämmerung Eastercon 2027 in Glasgow: Unconfined Tommy is working on Communications Worldcon bid for 2029 in DublinPicks John: Spirit Island App StoreSteam Alison: Strong Message HereTommy: Sleeper Beach by Nick Harkaway The sequel to Titanium NoirCahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford Credits Cover art: “Norns Weaving the Rope of Fate” by Alison Scott Alt text: John, Alison and Tommy are weaving ropes of fate as norns. The ropes lead to little spools, above their heads, reminiscent of a sculpture called Umbilical by Conrad Shawcross which Alison will explain in more detail in Octothorpe 146. The words “Octothorpe 145” appear at the top, and “Looking forward to Norncon” at the bottom. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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  • 144: I Have Opinions on Women
    2025/09/25

    John, Alison and Liz watch Dredd (2012).

    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 Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media.

    Content warnings this episode: Justice.

    • Things that happened since we recorded:
      • Going Rogue released an episode about Dredd
      • Taika Waititi is making a Judge Dredd movie
    • Credits
      • Cover art: “Judge Coxon Pain Scale” by Alison Scott
        • Alt text: Six cartoons of John as a Judge from MegaCity One with the Clarke Award logo on his helmet, all of which are identical. Beneath them follows text. 0: NO HURT. 1: HURTS A LITTLE. 2: JUST A FLESH WOUND. 3: MINOR GUNSHOT. 4: BULLET THROUGH GUT. 5: FALL OFF SKYSCRAPER. The JUDGE COXON Pain Scale™. The words “Octothorpe 144” appear at the top of the cover.
      • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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    48 分
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