Show Notes
John thought of something, Alison is educational, and Liz reads contracts. 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 Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Money (chapter 3)
Please remember that we have recused from consideration for the 2025 Hugo Awards Letters of comment
Chris Garcia DC
On Blind Chance (skeet, requires sign-in) On picking books (skeet, requires sign-in)
Doug Faunt Farah Mendlesohn (Facebook)
Eastercon 2025: Reconnect in Belfast
Cancelling non-refundable hotel rooms does not net one a refund
We get ourselves into knots trying to work out what’s happened here and we’re not sure Alison taught John and Liz about complaining about cancellations
Cancelling goods or services Make a court claim for money
Worldcon 2025: Seattle
Virtual Business Meeting details
Lumi Global The meetings are all at 09:00–12:30 (PDT/UTC-7) on 4, 13, 19, 25 July
Hugo nominations are open
How to nominate
Picks
John: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Marc Sumerak Alison: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Liz: Nova by Samuel Delany
John Nielsen-Hall’s article, “Running up that Hill: or Life with the Brunners” appears in Prolapse #7
Prolapse Motorway Dreams, a collection of Nielsen-Hall’s writing which includes the article
Credits
Cover art: “Thailand Positioning Service” by Alison Scott
Alt text: Words read “Octothorpe 129: Can you pin Thailand on the map?” above a black-and-white world map. The backs of John, Alison and Liz’s heads are shown. John is thinking “Yup!”, Liz is thinking “100%”, and Alison is holding Thailand and thinking “???”.
Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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