June 09, 2022

59: Chickens

46 minutes

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

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Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 3)

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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