Octothorpe

59: Chickens

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John is roast beef, Alison is pickled onion, and Liz is flamin’ hot.

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  • Letters of comment
    • Artwork: Dave Coxon
    • Podcasts for tedium: Jonny Baddeley, Ali Baker Brooks, Virginia Preston
    • Convention data: Chris Garcia, Lilian Edwards
    • Worldcons: Malcolm Hutchison, Gillian Polack
    • Picks:
      • Raybearer is getting the Netflix treatment
      • Abigail Nussbaum’s essay on Everything Everywhere All at Once
      • Ali Baker Brooks: Athena Scalzi’s review of a British snack box
      • Fanzine Lounge at Chicon 8
        • Alison’s job title is salonnière
        • You can volunteer to help out!
        • Masks will be required as it’s not a designated space for eating and drinking
        • Hugo Voter Packet
          • We are working on getting transcripts up for people who aren’t Worldcon members, stay tuned…
          • WSFS Constitution
            • Kevin Standlee’s tweets
            • Picks
              • John: Sci-Fi London’s short movie track
              • Alison: Severance (Apple TV+)
              • Liz was busy: Bob’s Burgers (Disney+)
              • Credits
                • Cover art: “Monster Munch” by Alison Scott
                  • Alt text: Photo manipulation of a purple packet of crisps reminiscent of Monster Munch, with “MEGA OCTOTHORPE PODCAST episode 59” written on the centre of the packet. below that are pictures of three monsters eating monster-paw shaped snack, and beneath each of those reads “40% massive hunks of John ‘roast beef’ Coxon flavour baked corn snack,” “40% huge chunks of Alison ‘pickled onion’ Scott flavour baked corn snack,” and “20% mighty bites of Liz ‘flamin’ hot' Batty flavour baked corn snack.”
                  • Theme music: ‘Fanfare for Space’ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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