64: Best Commemorative Plate

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