A podcast about science fiction and science fiction fandom, hosted by @johncoxon.bsky.social, @bohemiancoast.bsky.social, and @lizbatty.bsky.social. 2024 Hugo Award winner, big Weetabix fans. https://octothorpe.podbean.com/
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Octothorpe 162 arrives! We discuss conventions this week, focusing on @satellitecons.bsky.social, the @nuremberg2028.bsky.social Worldcon bid, and the UK Games Expo. Then we do picks and get wet and splash each other in the pool. Listen here! octothorpe.podbean.com/e/162-do-you...
Episode 284 of Eating the Fantastic is now LIVE with guests @bohemiancoast.bsky.social and @johncoxon.bsky.social. Discover how the coming of COVID-19 kickstarted the creation of Octothorpe, how to comment responsibly on fandom while being part of fandom & more. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
Join us as we read the Clarke Award shortlist! Alison and Liz judge John’s own judging, and then they ask him questions about his judging and judge his answers. We hope you judge that this is a good episode. The word “judge” looks weird now.
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Edited the first half hour of raw audio from Eating the Fantastic's Eastercon lunch with @octothorpecast.bsky.social's @johncoxon.bsky.social and @bohemiancoast.bsky.social. If you'd like to hear what happens when two Hugo Award-nominated podcasts collide once live — subscribe! pod.link/1083737796
Drove home from Balticon listening to the latest episodes of both @octothorpecast.bsky.social and @coodestreet.bsky.social. That's the wonderful thing about podcasts — if you listen to enough of them, your convention weekend need never end!
Octothorpe 160 comes with an exclusive free gift*! We talk a little bit more about the Hugo Awards including the packet, but mostly we dive into our bulging mailbag and read out your letters and comments. Listen here! octothorpe.podbean.com/e/160-global...
*free gift is theoretical/made up
We finally get around to talking about Eastercon! This is a bumper episode, where we recap parts of @easterconuk.bsky.social and talk about the bids for 2028, 2029, and beyond. We promise we’ll do letters of comment again next week. Listen here! octothorpe.podbean.com/e/159-taking...
We’re releasing early today, with a Hugo Awards finalists special! We discuss what ended up on the ballot and give some off-the-cuff remarks about it all. We’re also thrilled to be finalists again: a huge thanks to all who nominated us.
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More seriously, we think Roseanna is right on with her take on this. Go read and follow her if you don’t already!
Listeners will be glad to know that we circumvented this advice by recording our HOT TAKES before the news comes out. That’s the galaxy brain approach!
Keep your eyes peeled for when the embargo lifts, folks…
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There are some important things to remember in terms of Awards-shortlist day etiquette. A short thread.
Even folks I really like and respect make some blunders on this stuff.
1) Allow people to enjoy the shortlist. Avoid dismissing the finalists (whomever they are) for at least a month.
While I think a lot of this thread - and the spirit behind it - is good, I do want to grapple with the idea of "dismissing" the finalists.
Obviously I am on team "don't be a dick". Don't @ someone to tell them they and their work suck (in a Hugo context or ever).
But...
