86: The Joy of Hemispheres

John can do one, Alison don’t like cricket, and Liz will never get to bed. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Poor working conditions (chapter 2), COVID (chapter 3) Letters of comment Abigail Nussbaum Chris Garcia Chengdu is a shower Hugo Award delay Venue under construction COVID Round-up New recommendation: 5 air changes per hour (ACH) The Lancet COVID-19 Commission Task Force on Safe Work, Safe School, and Safe Travel HSE has general ventilation advice Seattle is the only Worldcon bid for 2025 Pemmi-Con Virtual memberships have been announced You will have a supporting membership if you voted in NASFiC site selection or you got drunk and bought a $65 Moose T-shirt at Chicon 8 Glasgow in 2024 You can volunteer to be on programme or suggest an item Arthur C. Clarke Award Liz has read one of them John has read a different one GUFF Alison has dates and a plan If you’re in Australia and want to have Alison (and maybe Steven) to visit, let us know Picks: John: UK Games Expo Earthborne Rangers Solar Sphere FlickFleet Asteroid Dice and Shape Invaders Catacombs Dungeon Drop Final Girl Find stockists for any of the above games through BoardGamePrices Alison: Cricket Liz: Rivers of London, specifically the most recent novels (False Value and Amongst Our Weapons) Credits Cover art: Apparently It’s Beach Cricket by Alison Scott Alt text: The three of us wearing cricket clothes in front of a picture of a beach that Liz took to taunt us. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)