Show Notes
John is going to Smofcon, Alison has FOMO, and Liz is a horrible person. 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 Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None
Letters of comment
Andreas Davour (email) Chris Garcia (email) Ed Morland (BlueSky on 147, 148)
Cyclo-cross Mathmo.org
Emily January (email) Karen Schaffer (email)
Literal antivirus
Paul Weimer (email)
Centrale Montemartini
We also heard from Alan Fleming, Ali Baker Brooks, Andrew Thompson, Brian Nisbet, Bridget Bradshaw, DC, Duncan MacGregor, Ivan Sinha, Jan Harley, Kev McVeigh, Malcolm Hutchison, Mike Scott, Neil Ottenstein, Shi Lala, and Tommy Ferguson Famous Belgians: Simon Stevin
Smofcon 2025: Smofcon 42 in Stockholm, Sweden
Smofcon Q&As
Salute of the Jugger How to stream it in the UK
John would like to thank Glasgow 2024 for a travel bursary allowing him to attend!
Novacon 2026: Novacon 55 in Buxton
Una McCormack
Picks
John: The Truman Show Alison: Pluribus Liz: The Summer War by Naomi Novik
Credits
Cover art: ”Archaeologists“ by Alison Scott
Alt text: John and Alison, dressed in clothes reminiscent of The Mummy, look down some stairs upon Liz’s tomb, in which her skeleton still holds her Hugo Award, framed by stonework. The words “Octothorpe 149” appear at the top of the image.
Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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