59: Chickens

John is roast beef, Alison is pickled onion, and Liz is flamin’ hot. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. 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)