Octothorpe
A Hugo Award-winning podcast about science fiction and SF fandom from John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty.
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- 6
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- Sep 24, 2026
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- Jul 16, 2026
Latest episodes
169: The Helsinki Problem (opens the original)
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John parties, Alison queues, and Liz betrays. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Letters of comment Andrew January (email) Chris Garcia (emails) DC (Bluesky) Ed Morland (Bluesky) Henry Balen (Facebook) Kevin Anderson (Bluesky) Malcolm Hutchison (Faceboo
168: It’s a Very Little Cat (opens the original)
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John is tired, Alison is listening to music, and Liz is catsitting. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Clowns (Chapter 1), Hugo Award statistics (Chapter 3) Worldcon 2026: LAcon V Hugo Awards Results Full Statistics Administrator’s Report Hugo Awards Ce
167: Way More Fun Than the Actual Hugos (opens the original)
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John, Alison, and Liz fix the Hugo Awards once and for all. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Letters of comment Alison: Mike Scott (Facebook) “How is Inventing the Renaissance an SFF-Related Work?” by Ada Palmer Liz: Tammy Coxen (Bluesky 1, Bluesky 2)
166: Writings of Greeks and Romans (opens the original)
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John, Alison, and Liz have stopped talking about it now. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Andrew January (email) Chris Garcia (email) Dave Langford (email) Reginald’s Rubaiyat by Saki Doug Faunt (email) Nando’s menu Perrianne Lurie (email) Simon Bubb (email) 21Mo
165: E Ese Efe Ese (opens the original)
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John is big-headed, Alison has a right of reply, and Liz explains how voting should work. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Brian Nisbet (Facebook) Chris Garcia (email) Eurocon 2029: Bid for Warsaw, Poland Constanze Hofmann (email) ESFS ESFS statues Gareth Kavanag
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