Show Notes
John is horrified, Alison is spelunking, and Liz is detecting. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], 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:
Letters of comment
Ali Baker Brooks Andrew Hogg
4D Golf Braid
Archipelacon 2 Caroline Mullan Chris Garcia
Some accusations against Ekpeki have been disproved
Farah Mendlesohn Ivan Sinha Jonny Baddeley June Young
Aurora Australis Alerts Aurora Now AuroraWatch UK SpaceWeatherLive
MonkeyKing Roseanna Pendlebury Shia Lia Tommy Ferguson
Reconnect
Upcoming conventions
Eastercon 2026: Iridescence at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole
Bid chaired by Phil Dyson
Eastercon 2027: Glasgow
Bid chaired by Alan Fleming and David Bamford
Eastercon 2028: Gateshead? Novacon 2025 Conrunner 2026
To be chaired by Esther MacCallum-Stewart in February
WisCONline 2025 Edmonton 2030
Picks
John: Mothership
Mothership Month
Alison: Caves of Qud Liz: Rise of the Golden Idol (Sorry that they’re all games, Mark)
Credits
Cover art: “Ohmudillo” by Sophie van Setten
Alt text: The Glasgow 2024 logo drawn in pencils and crayon, but across the middle there is a segmented creature with eight eyes and mandibles. At the top, the words “Octothorpe 124” appear in blue.
Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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