August 18, 2022

64: Best Commemorative Plate

44 minutes

John is crying, Alison is lounging, and Liz is crocheting.

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Content warnings this episode: climate change, death, abuse (chapter 3)

Letters of comment

Ang Rosin

Caroline Mullan

Mark Plummer

Galactic Journey

Kev Smith’s TAFF report

John’s TAFF report

Bill Higgins

Chris Garcia

Raj

Hotel eggs

Our Hugo Award ballots

The Brialey Competence Threshold

The list of finalists (we’re not going to write them all out here!)

Worldcon schedules

The following are us on the Chicon 8 guide: John, Alison, Liz

Wait for a second for the data to come in to replace the “this user is not found” page rather than deciding it didn’t work before immediately closing the tab (see also: Alison)

Worldcon miscellany

File 770 reports on proper electronic site selection

Vote through Chicon 8’s Registration subsite

We all voted and thought it was very easy!

Alison escapes from collating WOOF

Kampcon 2028 bids for a Ugandan Worldcon

Picks

John: Nope (in cinemas) and “Family Cooking” by Anamaria Curtis (Uncanny)

Alison: “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny)

Liz: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Disney+)

Star Wars games

I could do links to Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch games with Star Wars in, but I feel like you can probably just do that yourselves, listeners. I know, the service here is terrible

Credits

Cover art: “Commemorative Plate” by Alison Scott

Alt text: A commemorative plate with a purple rim edged in gold, and gold writing which says “Octothorpe 64” and the names of the hosts on that rim. In the centre, three figures; John on the left, giving a thumbs up in a yellow Star Trek uniform with ocular implants like Rutherford’s in Lower Decks; Alison in the centre wearing a red Star Trek uniform; and Liz on the right wearing a blue Star Trek uniform with blue-green skin and pointy ears. We each have a single command pip.

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

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By John Coxon, Alison Scott, Liz Batty

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