March 12, 2026

155: Ed! Ed! ED!

1 hour 5 minutes

John is a bit rum, Alison is taking a drink, and Liz is buying beer.

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Letters of comment

Abigail Nussbaum (email)

Neon Hemlock

Brian Nisbet (Facebook)

Chris Garcia (email)

Ed Morland (Bluesky)

Elias Helfer (email)

Roseanna Pendlebury on fan writer

Florian Bailey (email)

Nuremberg in 2028

Paul Weimer (email)

Down Under Fan Fund (DUFF)

Going Under Fan Fund (GUFF)

Transatlantic Fan Fund (TAFF)

European Fan Fund (EFF)

Scott Edelman (email)

Eating the Fantastic

Chicken Shop Date

Tammy Coxon (Bluesky: convention sports, deduplications, staff rates)

Trish E Matson (email)

The Skiffy and Fanty Show

We also heard from DC, Farah Mendlesohn, Jonathan Baddeley, Kev McVeigh, Mike Scott, and Neil Ottenstein

British Science Fiction Association

BSFA members and Eastercon members can now vote on the shortlist

Nicholas Whyte writes on this topic

The Incompleat Register

Eastercon 2026: Iridescence in Birmingham

Lucky for None

Lucky for None in Space

Eastercon 2028: Bid for Birmingham by Marcus Streets

Picks

John: Alien and Aliens

they’re small indie movies you probably haven’t heard of them

Alison: Small Prophets

Liz: Dark Winds

Credits

“Homunculeeses” by Alison Scott

Alt text: Three homunculi in jars with cork toppers who look reminiscent of John, Alison and Liz. Alison’s has a little stick with a moose head on it and a cup of coffee. The jars are on a shelf. The words “Octothorpe 155” appear at the top and “Small Podcasters” at the bottom.

Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

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