Time for another happy hour! We got labubus, cross stitch, movies, and Maine lobster to share.

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This month we read the brand new Hugo winner, The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett!

This episode is immediately spoilery, and this book is spoilable, so proceed with caution if you haven't read it.

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Music by Pets of Belonging

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Hugonauts interview with Robert Jackson Bennett

Tis the season for a spooky movie! The scariest thing about this film is probably a tie between Keanu's accent and Keanu's bowl cut, but we still love it.

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CW: SA

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Kevin, Amy, and Lori went to ArmadilloCon in Austin, TX and recorded our very first live show! We discussed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, which was filmed right there in Austin. We recorded on our phones, so the sound quality is extremely okay.

Thanks to Marshall Ryan Maresca for inviting us. We had a blast!

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We went to cons - three of them! Seattle Worldcon, Dragon Con, and ArmadilloCon.

The episode art is Mary Robinette Kowal's talking cat, Elsie. Head over to our Instagram to see more con photos.

A few notable time stamps:

Lori crunching on candy (it's only a few seconds, very sorry) ~12:55 Worldcon Dog Report ~30:30 Interview with cat Elsie ~32:59

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2025 Hugo Awards Ceremony (you too can hear DOWN THE HUGO ROAD) Edmonton 2030 Worldcon Bid Elsie on Instagram Sadie the hotdog shop dog on Instagram Lori on Octothorpe for a Worldcon Debrief

Three boys said to themselves, "Podcasting - how hard can it be??" Then they decided to find out.

Introducing the Hugo Bros - Kevin (maybe you've heard of him), Stephen (Amy's brother), and Erik (co-host of Picture Me Coding).

Thanks to the guys for reading Redshirts so we don't have to. We'll be back next month!

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Book: Redshirts by John Scalzi

This month we read The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson. It was long!

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Blazing Inferno Hellfire Sauce

A pickle lemonade tasting, hot sauces we have loved, and happy things.

After you listen, head over to our Happy Hour story highlight on instagram to see video of Petey romping around his shop!

This month we read A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine. We had a ton of listener mail, so the book discussion starts around 10 minutes in.

DM: Haley

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Not exactly a Happy Hour (times are tough, y'all) but we kept recording after our Double Star episode. We tried a weird Capri Sun and talked about stuff.

Thanks to Raj for sending us his list of happy things!