John, Alison and Liz respond to a letter of comment from Tobes.

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Content warnings this episode: Chinese censorship (discussion of the Hugo Awards), Jim Crow Florida (Liz’s pick), general socioeconomic inequality (John’s pick)

• Glasgow 2024’s hotel bookings are open

• Alex Ingram

• File 770’s roundup

• Abigail Nussbaum

• A reaction from Zimozi Natsuco

• His apology

• It’s not Lenin, it’s a Western term originating in the 1940s and 1950s

• John: The Kitchen, dir. Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares

• Cover art: “Scooby Gang” by Alison Scott

• Alt text: Scooby, Velma and Daphne unmask the panda from last week’s cover art, and the person wearing the panda suit looks a lot like Dave McCarty. They say “It was old Mister McCarty all along!” and he says “And I would have gotten away with it too if it hadn’t been for you meddling Hugo finalists!” He is tied up with rope. The words “Octothorpe! 102” appear at the top of the image.