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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 Ceremony on YouTube Southside Symphony Robert Jackson Bennett on the award speeches Hugo, Girl! Program guide Worldcon Photos on Flickr Worldcon 2028: Aussiecon 5 Picks John: The Prestige by Christopher Priest The Recollections by Christopher Priest Alison: Little, Big by John Crowley Liz: Sublimation by Isabel J Kim Credits Cover art: “Love Is In the Air” by IHOP Photographer Alt text: A photograph of John and Duncan MacGregor taken at an IHOP near the Hilton Anaheim. They are turned to look at each other in a booth. Their facial expressions are difficult to read, but hearts overlay the picture and so we surmise they are in love. Faces of bystanders are pixellated for privacy purposes. Words above the photo read “Octothorpe 168” and below read “Love is in the air at LAcon V”. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

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) John: Heather Rose Jones (Facebook) The Brand-New, Definitely-WSFS-Approved Hugo Award® Rosters! Alison Novel: Redefined to be 60,000+ words, awards to author and editor Dramatic Presentation (Short Form): Redefined to standalone works Vibes: Best thing that seems like it should be genre but isn't New Writer: Redefined as a debut in the last three years, has never won a Hugo Award (!) Fan: No previous winners, no professionals (with some caveats) Original Artwork: Flat art and sculpture John Game or Interactive Work Dramatic Presentation (Television): Nominating series, no standalone episodes Novella: Refined to be up to 60,000 words, awards to author and editor Related Work: Redefined to render conventions and things that exclusively happen at conventions ineligible Fancast: It's perfect just the way it is Fan Artist: Defined “properly” Liz Dramatic Presentation (Moving Picture): Redefined to exclude TV series somehow Publisher Neon Hemlock Haikasoru Series: Redefined to let series of above a number of volumes on, even under the 240,000 word count (the Nghi Vo amendment) [I SAID IT AND I MEANT IT—John] Short Story/Novelette: Redefined to be shorter than 15,000 words, award to author only Community Benefit: Works by the community which exist to benefit the community Hugo Spreadsheet of Doom AO3 Con or Bust Video Essay: Non-fiction works in video format Credits Cover art: “Summer of Fungi” by España Sheriff Alt text: An watercolour of three pink mushrooms growing on the trunk of a tree. The words “Octothorpe 167” appear at the top, and “summer of fungi” appear at the bottom. The listener is left to discern which mushroom represents which co-host. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

Miguel muss sich auf dem Weg zurück zum Kegelclub erneut eine Verfolgungsjgd liefern, während dort letzte Vereinbarungen für die Mission "Rettet Renate" getroffen werden. Als es dann losgeht, tauchen schnell die ersten Probleme auf.Du hörst die Kerkerkumpels, das Pen & Paper Hörspiel. Die Geschichte, die du hörst, ist live improvisiert. Ob unseren Charakteren eine Aktion gelingt, entscheiden die Würfel!Intro/Outro:"Anamalie" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sprecherin: Carolin SabathSound- & Musikquellen:"On the Ground" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Scheming Weasel (Faster Version)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Surf Shimmy" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Car Chase (Music Only)" by tabletopaudio.com"Lost Contact" by tabletopaudio.com"Secret Facility (Music Only)" by tabletopaudio.comAll sounds from tabletopaudio.com are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).Mehr Infos zu unseren Aktionen und Werbepartnern findest du auf https://kerkerkumpels.de/links/aktionen/Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

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) 21Moon Railway Rivals Trains Zara Baxter (email) We also heard from Jesi Lipp, Nicholas Whyte, and Paul Weimer Worldcon 2026: LAcon V WSFS Business Meeting recaps Chris Garcia is running WOOF John's programme items Octocon 2026: 3–4 October We are online guests! (Blog, Bluesky) Picks John: A Thousand Blues by Cheon Seon-ran, translated by Chi-Young Kim Alison: Spain Liz: Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman Credits Cover art: “Summer of Sun” by Alison Scott Alt text: A photograph of a total solar eclipse above a beach in Northern Spain. Text reads “Octothorpe 166” in purple at the top and “SUMMER of SUN” in white at the bottom. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0) Incidental music: “Local Forecast – Elevator” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

This is a special episode where we meet Hugo Lopez who is a co-founder and volunteer developer for Lingua Libre. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: Lingualibre-logo.svg by Marc Brouillon WMFr 0x010C, CC BY-SA 4.0. Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

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 Kavanagh (Facebook) Ivaylo Alekseev (email) Leigh Edmonds (email) Digger by Ursula Vernon Neil Ottenstein (Facebook) Renay (Bluesky) Shi Lala (Facebook) Alison: Scott Edelman (Bluesky) We also heard from Constanze Hofmann, Farah Mendlesohn, Ivan Sinha, Jonathan Cowie, Kev McVeigh, Lilian Edwards, and Paul Weimer Worldcon 2026: LAcon V The WSFS Business Meeting Agenda WSFS Business Meeting Recaps from LAcon V F.7 Limitation on Listed Contributors for Hugo Award Finalists This was withdrawn by Olav Rokne at the Preliminary Business Meeting “Role Creep in the Hugo Awards Semiprozine Category” by Tammy Coxen on File 770 “Role Creep and the Numbers Game: A Measured Response” by Kat Kourbeti on File 770 F.8 Purposeful Proportionality [Alison told me that we should link a CGP Grey video here but then didn't put it in the show notes, so good luck finding it, listeners—John] History of Hugo Category Definitions by Tammy Coxen Unofficial WSFS Business Meeting Browser by Andrew January Locus Locus Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume 1 on Kickstarter Picks John: Mothership Companion Alison: Strange Horticulture Liz: Moderation by Elaine Castillo Credits Cover art: “Stand Up and Be Counted”, found art détourned by Alison Scott Alt text: 72 assorted LEGO minifigs in a 6x12 grid. Words above read “Octothorpe 165” and below read “WSFS Business Meeting Register: Stand up and be Counted”. The title case on the part of the sentence after the colon is, frankly, bananas, and it certainly isn't aligned with the Octothorpe style guide. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

This is a special episode where we meet Zakaria who is a co-lead for the technical committee of the Core Organizing Team where we talk about remote participation of Wikimania 2026. The schedule is available at https://wikimedia.eventyay.com/wm/wikimania2026/schedule/ All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: Wikimania 2026 ordi retake w colo.png and Wikimania 2026 panneau colo.png both by Eclos Production, CC BY-SA 4.0. Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

John is not quite awake, Alison's off to the cricket, and Liz is doing it in an unusual order. 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 Ali Baker Brooks (Facebook) Chris Garcia (email) Farah Mendlesohn (Bluesky) Jake Casella Brookins (Bluesky) Paul Weimer (email) Kevin Anderson (Bluesky) Roseanna Pendlebury (Bluesky) GeForce NOW We also heard from Doug Faunt, Jonathan Baddeley, Kev McVeigh, Kin-Ming Looi, Lilian Edwards, and Scott Edelman Eurocon 2026: Metropol Con in Berlin, Germany Thanks to James Bacon for some fantastic reporting on File 770: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 Eurocon Eurocon 2027: Forum Fantástico in Lisbon, Portugal (23–26 September) Eurocon 2028: SFeraKon 50 in Zagreb, Croatia (probably the second weekend in May) Eurocon 2029: Bids for Warsaw, Poland and Sofia, Bulgaria Eurocon 2030: Bids for Birmingham, England and Fuiggi, Italy Eurocon 2031: Bid for Belgrade, Serbia Eurocon 2032: Bid for Copenhagen, Denmark The Andreas Kuschke Prize was awarded to Constanze Hofmann Berlin Ehl-i Kebap FABELEI Wombats Worldcon 2026: LAcon V The WSFS Business Meeting Agenda Picks John: On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle, translated by Barbara Haveland (I and II) and Jennifer Russell & Sophia Hersi Smith (III) Alison: Abstract Play BoardGameArena Gerrymandle Tabletopia Yucata 18xx.Games Rollway Station Liz: Cinder House by Freya Marske Credits Cover art: “Summer of Fun” by Alison Scott Alt text: John and Liz are behind two large stacks of paper with text reading “WSFS Agenda… D… E… E… F… F7… more F7… secret squirrel” whilst Alison sits in the stands of Lord's. Words above say “Octothorpe 164” and “It's the summer of fun!”. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

This is a special episode from Oulu Löyly with organizer Susanna Ånäs from AvoinGlam and Open Knowledge Finland. Link to the presentations mentioned in the podcast. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: Oulu Löyly background image, by Susanna Ånäs, CC BY-SA 4.0. Includes the images: Head of a Girl, Brittany, 1882 by Amélie Lundahl (26.4.1850, Oulu – 20.8.1914, Helsinki) File:Midnight sun and sea ice (51356505657).jpg Mies (Siilastuvan vartiosta?) kastautumassa avannossa, rannassa sauna. Photo Yrjö Metsälä, 1945, CC BY 4.0 (Public domain) File:Oulu City Library 20130505.jpg Gunnar & Gösta Gustafsson CC BY 2.0 (Public domain) File:The_Saami_people._Needle_boxes.jpg File:Bandy match Finland versus Soviet Union 1959 (JOKAKAL4URH jpa01-6).tif File:Gramota_(38909954421).jpg Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is a special episode about WikiPortraits with Jennifer 8 Lee and Kevin Payravi. We mention commons.gallery in the call. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: WikiPortraits logo.svg, original by: Ariela Ortiz Barrantes, derivative work: User:Waddie96, Public Domain Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is a special episode about Abstract Wikipedia with James Forrester, Principal Software Engineer and Tech Lead for Abstract Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation. We refer to the previous episode about Abstract Wikipedia. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: Abstract-Wikipedia-favicon.svg, Wikimedia Foundation, Public domain. Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is a special episode about Wikibase Cloud with Martyn Ranyard, Engineering Manager for Wikibase Cloud, Wikimedia Deutschland. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: Wikibase Logo – symbol.svg, by M.O.R. Design for Wikimedia Deutschland, CC 0 1.0. Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This episode was recorded during the Northwestern Europe Hackathon and we get to meet two of the organizers: Daan van Ramshorst and Annika Hendriksen. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026 logo (cropped and stretched) by Hay Kranen, CC 0 1.0. Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is a special episode about the Wikidata notability policy reform with Lydia Pintscher, Portfolio Lead Product Manager for Wikidata, Wikimedia Deutschland. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: Wikidata logo, User:Planemad, Public domain (rotated, repeated, faded) Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is the tenth and final episode in a series of short interviews recorded at the Wikimedia Futures Lab in Frankfurt. In this interview, recorded after the closing on day three, we meet Eva Martin from Wikimedia Deutschland, head of the program for the conference. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: WFL Header Icons (cropped and repeated) by Matthias Wörle CC BY 4.0 Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is the ninth episode in a series of ten short interviews recorded at the Wikimedia Futures Lab in Frankfurt. In this episode, recorded on day three, we meet Claudia Garád, the Executive Director of Wikimedia Österreich and board member of Wikimedia Europe. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: WFL Header Icons (cropped and repeated) by Matthias Wörle CC BY 4.0 Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is the eighth episode in a series of ten short interviews recorded at the Wikimedia Futures Lab in Frankfurt. In this episode, recorded on day three, we meet the Executive Director of the Wiki Education Foundation, Frank Schulenburg. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: WFL Header Icons (cropped and repeated) by Matthias Wörle CC BY 4.0 Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is the seventh episode in a series of ten short interviews recorded at the Wikimedia Futures Lab in Frankfurt. In this episode, recorded on the very end of day two, we meet the new Chief Executive Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, Bernadette Meehan. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: WFL Header Icons (cropped and repeated) by Matthias Wörle CC BY 4.0 Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is the sixth episode in a series of ten short interviews recorded at the Wikimedia Futures Lab in Frankfurt. In this episode, recorded on day two, we meet User:Chinmayee Mishra from Odia Wikimedians User Group and Wiki Women* Task Force. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: WFL Header Icons (cropped and repeated) by Matthias Wörle CC BY 4.0 Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is the fifth episode in a series of ten short interviews recorded at the Wikimedia Futures Lab in Frankfurt. In this episode, recorded on day two, we meet User:Benjamin Mako Hill from Cascadia Wikimedians. Also, check out his talk A Model of Peer-Produced Knowledge Commons Lifecycles and Governance from last Wikimania which is the longer version of his talk on the panel. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: WFL Header Icons (cropped and repeated) by Matthias Wörle CC BY 4.0 Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is the fourth episode in a series of ten short interviews recorded at the Wikimedia Futures Lab in Frankfurt. In this episode, recorded on day two, we meet Jeromi Mikhael from Wikimedia Indonesia and WikiPortraits. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: WFL Header Icons (cropped and repeated) by Matthias Wörle CC BY 4.0 Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is the third episode in a series of ten short interviews recorded at the Wikimedia Futures Lab in Frankfurt. In this episode, recorded on the second day, we meet Netha Hussain from Wikimedians of Kerala. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: WFL Header Icons (cropped and repeated) by Matthias Wörle CC BY 4.0 Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is the second episode in a series of ten short interviews recorded at the Wikimedia Futures Lab in Frankfurt. In this episode, recorded about noon on day one, we meet Mayur मयूर, Senior Director for Movement Communications at the Wikimedia Foundation. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: WFL Header Icons (cropped and repeated) by Matthias Wörle CC BY 4.0 Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

This is the first episode in a series of ten from the Wikimedia Futures Lab in Frankfurt, 2026. In the first episode, recorded on day one before the opening, we meet Derk-Jan Hartman, User:TheDJ, member of the Product and Technology Advisory Council. All episodes in English (podcast feed) Credits The music and sound clips are from Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Image: WFL Header Icons (cropped and repeated) by Matthias Wörle CC BY 4.0 Discuss the episode on the project’s talk page. The episode is also available on Wikimedia Commons.

Julie et Maude revisitent les origines de l'École du Barreau pour tenter de découvrir ce qui se cache derrière les multiples réformes du programme. Avec la participation de Sylvio Normand (Université Laval) Quartier Maître est un balado qui vise à démystifier les questions touchant aux professions juridiques et à la pratique du droit au Québec. Scénarisation et animation: Julie Paquin et Maude Choko Recherche: Julie Paquin et Marc-Antoine Picotte Montage: Jules Nerestant Thème musical: Surf Shimmy, par Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) Oeuvre de l'illustration: Juris-I, par Francesca Trop (www.francescatrop.com)

Julie et Maude se questionnent sur le pourquoi du comment du quoi de la réforme du programme…et trouvent des réponses! Notamment que l'insatisfaction face au programme de l'École du Barreau découle des raisons pour lesquelles l'École a vu le jour. On se demande aussi qui, des facultés et du Barreau, est sorti gagnant du compromis atteint en 1968, et ce que ça veut de "former des juristes" dans une perspective non professionnelle. Avec la participation de Sylvio Normand (Université Laval), Me Guy-François Lamy (École du Barreau) et Me André Gariépy (Commissaire à l'admission aux professions du Québec). Merci également à Charles Belleau, André Braen, Marie-France Fortin et Jennifer Quaid d'avoir partagé leurs souvenirs de l'École du Barreau et à Jacques Nadeau (Office des professions) pour nos discussions sur le rôle de l'Office des professions en matière de formation professionnelle. Ce balado a été enregistré avant 2022 et les propos tenus ne tiennent pas compte des annonces qui ont été faites par la suite au sujet du nouveau programme mis en place par l'École du Barreau à compter de cette date. Scénarisation et animation: Julie Paquin et Maude Choko Recherche: Julie Paquin et Marc-Antoine Picotte Montage: Jules Nerestant Thème musical: Surf Shimmy, par Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) Oeuvre de l'illustration: Juris-I, par Francesca Trop (www.francescatrop.com)

La tarification horaire est actuellement aussi omniprésente que critiquée dans le monde juridique. Julie et Maude remontent le fil du temps pour tenter de comprendre comment la tarification horaire s'est imposée comme mode privilégié de fixation des prix chez les avocats. Avec la participation de Me Eric Beauchesne (TCJ) et de Me Sophie Tremblay (Novalex) Scénarisation et animation: Julie Paquin et Maude Choko Recherche: Julie Paquin et Marc-Antoine Picotte Montage: Jules Nerestant Thème musical: Surf Shimmy, par Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) Oeuvre de l'illustration: Juris-I, par Francesca Trop (www.francescatrop.com)

Julie et Maude tentent de percer le mystère de la résistance au changement des avocats qui "chargent à l'heure" et se demandent dans quelle mesure la tarification horaire est responsable des difficultés actuelles en matière d'accès à la justice. Avec la participation de Me Eric Beauchesne (TCJ), Me Sophie Tremblay (Novalex) et Me Nicholas D'Aoust (DSR) Merci également à tous les praticiens et ex-praticiens qui ont partagé leurs réflexions sur le coût et les modes de tarification des services juridiques. Scénarisation et animation: Julie Paquin et Maude Choko Recherche: Julie Paquin et Marc-Antoine Picotte Montage: Jules Nerestant Thème musical: Surf Shimmy, par Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) Oeuvre de l'illustration: Juris-I, par Francesca Trop (www.francescatrop.com)

Julie et Maude remontent aux origines de la course aux stages. On discute de son omniprésence dans les facultés de droit et de ce qu'elle implique pour les étudiants en droit. Avec la participation de Me Marc-André Fabien (Fasken), Me Shunghyo Kim (Justice Canada), Me Shana Chaffai-Parent (Université de Montréal), Ahmed Benabdi et Sonia Lemay-Naït Merci également à toutes les autres personnes qui ont accepté de partager leur expérience de la course aux stages avec nous. Quartier Maître est un balado qui vise à démystifier les questions touchant aux professions juridiques et à la pratique du droit au Québec. Scénarisation et animation: Julie Paquin et Maude Choko Recherche: Julie Paquin et Marc-Antoine Picotte Montage: Jules Nerestant Thème musical: Surf Shimmy, par Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) Oeuvre de l'illustration: Juris-I, par Francesca Trop (www.francescatrop.com)

Julie et Maude se demandent si la course permet aux cabinets participants d'atteindre les objectifs poursuivis lors de sa création, soit de recruter les  "meilleurs candidats". On discute du profil des "candidats idéaux" et on s'interroge sur l'efficacité des pratiques de recrutement des grands cabinets. Avec la participation de Me Shunghyo  Kim (Justice Canada), Me Shana Chaffai-Parent (Université de Montréal),  Jennifer Nadon (CDP, Université d'Ottawa), Ahmed Benabdi et Sonia Lemay-Naït. Merci à tous ceux et celles qui ont accepté de discuter de course aux stages avec nous dans le cadre de la préparation de cet épisode. Merci également à Marc-Antoine Picotte, pour son appui à la recherche réalisée dans le cadre des épisodes 5 et 6. Scénarisation et animation: Julie Paquin et Maude Choko Recherche: Julie Paquin et Marc-Antoine Picotte Montage: Jules Nerestant Thème musical: Surf Shimmy, par Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) Oeuvre de l'illustration: Juris-I, par Francesca Trop (www.francescatrop.com)

Jake previews all of the North American Football action on a Feisty Friday! First up it's Week 3 of the NFL, headlined by clashes between the Rams and Eagles and the Lions and Ravens. Then it's Week 4 of College Football with the Battle For The Iron Skillet between TCU and SMU, and ranked matchups between Illinois and Indiana and Auburn and Oklahoma. Finally it's Week 16 of the CFL season with a crucial East Division brawl between Montreal and Toronto! Rate, review, subscribe!"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Surf Shimmy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jake previews all of the North American Football action from NFL Week 2, College Football Week 3, and CFL Week 15! Tons of great matchups to sink your teeth into - get listening!"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Surf Shimmy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

John skips leg day, Alison skips art day, and Liz skips opinions. 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: None Letters of comment Alan Fleming & David Bamford (email) Eastercon 2027: Unconfined in Glasgow Christopher J Garcia (email) Doug Faunt (Facebook) Fredrik Coulter (Facebook) Jake Casella Brookins (email) Jesi Lipp (Facebook) Meg MacDonald (Facebook) Paul Weimer (Bluesky) Raj (Bluesky) Sari Polvinen (email) Shi Lala (Facebook) Next episode, we are going to watch Dredd! 2025 Worldcon: Seattle Seattle apologised after we recorded The Hugo Awards longlist is now out! Donald E Eastlake III at the MPC 2026 Worldcon: LAcon V in Los Angeles ‪Weyodi OldBear‬: first post, second post Apology from the chair 2027 Worldcon: Montréal Old bid site Jeph Jacques's Questionable Content Picks John: FlickFleet Eurydice Games Alison: Slay the Spire again Liz: Luminous by Sylvia Park “More Real Than Him” Credits Cover art: “Inside Coverage” by Arthur Thomson Alt text: An abstract, geometric figure stands, their torso through a panel which has various trailing wires. There is a radio or walkie talkie on the floor and a textured background which is also geometric. The words “Octothorpe 143” appear at the top, “Walt Willis” appear at the right, and “Inside Coverage” appear at the bottom. Explanation: This is a previously unused piece of art by Atom (Arthur Thomson), originally intended for a Walt Willis column in Hyphen that never happened. Alison wants to use it as an Octothorpe cover to make Atom eligible for Best Fanzine Cover in the FAAn awards. Except, you know, not. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

Donny trades the podcast equipment to henchmen AM & FM for some magical beans. What nefarious things could these two possibly be up to? Follow their journey on a brand new episode of City of Supers!Brendan Connors as AM, Caveman on the Street, Police Officer, Podcast Host, Jason Aldrin, Hypnowave, More FM, Hugh "Gamma" (Specs) Grant, Citizens, Mike, and GiantNick Connors as Donny Dennis, FM, Squeaky Voiced Teen, and White KnightFred Schneider as Himself"Surf Shimmy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jake recaps Collingwood's thrilling win over the Crows in Thursday night's Qualifying Final, before previewing the full slate of North American football action ahead in NFL Week 1, College Football Week 2 and the CFL Week 14! Please rate, review and subscribe! Mwuah! "Surf Shimmy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

John is going to have lunch, Lori is going to brunch, and Liz is not hungry? 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: Mispronounced names (chapter 4), class structures (chapter 7) Worldcon 2025: Seattle Hugo Awards The ceremony Pronunciations Grigory Lukin Nisi Shawl on Bluesky: first, second K Tempest Bradford on X in 2020: first, second K Tempest Bradford on Bluesky The winners Billy on the Street “For a dollar, name a woman!” Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes Worldcon 2030: Edmonton bid Picks John: The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia The Wall and The Horizon Andrew Openshaw's review Lori: The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson Liz: The Friend Zone Experiment by Zen Cho Credits Cover art: “Ceremony Script Revealed” by Alison Scott Alt text: A picture of a book entitled “Hugo Award Pronunciation Guide” written by George R R Martin. The cover design is in the style of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, with an Iron Throne made of Hugo Awards. The words “Octothorpe 142” are at the top in a Game of Thrones-y typeface. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is worried, Alison volunteers, and Liz is warm. 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: None Letters of comment Chris Hurley (email) Dave O'Neill (Bluesky, DM) Ivan Sinha (Facebook) Jesi Lipp (email, Facebook) John Hertz (typewritten letter with pasted image from File 770 scanned by Fedex and sent by email) Mike Glyer (email) Neil Ottenstein (Facebook) Nicholas Whyte (email) Nuala (Bluesky) Paul Weimer (Bluesky) Rory Hennell James (Bluesky) Tammy Coxen and Jesi Lipp (Bluesky) We also heard from Doug Faunt and Farah Mendlesohn Worldcon 2025: Seattle Business Meeting Jesi Lipp posted some excellent infographics on JOF Jesi also posted a small table on our Facebook of attendances back to 2014 and John made them into a graph NASFiC is gone The USA has a national con now and it's Dragon Con, so why compete? We will return to this question… The end of fan-run conventions in the USA NASFiC is gone, leaving Dragon Con as the de facto national convention The Westercon by-laws have been repealed Wiscon has not got enough volunteers to run an in-person convention Gallifrey One is coming to an end, Showmasters Events are running a commercial replacement GeekGirlCon and Penguicon are struggling Arisia, Baycon, Boskone, Loscon have all shrunk (anecdotally) The end of fan-run conventions more widely? New Zealand: Fan-run conventions have been struggling since CoNZealand Finland: SMOF News recently reported that Finncon is not running due to lack of volunteers More widely to do with volunteering? Maybe more true in the UK? Picks John: The Tyrant Philosophers by Adrian Tchaikovsky Alison: Control Room B at Battersea Power Station (and Battersea Power Station Station) Liz: Woodworking by Emily St. James Credits Cover art: “Mildly Wes” by Alison Scott Alt text: A photograph of a cocktail bar at Battersea Power Station. The words “Control Room B” are above the cocktail bar, and the words “Octothorpe 141” overlaid in similar style. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is laughing, Alison is coughing, and Liz has already eaten. 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: Coughing (aftershow) Letters of comment Ali Baker Brooks (Facebook) Constanze Hofmann (Facebook) David Bamford (Bluesky) Farah Mendlesohn (Facebook) Jake Casella Brookins (Bluesky) Jonathan Baddeley (Facebook) Tommy Ferguson (email) We also heard from Olav Rokne, Shi Lala, Tammy Coxen 2025 Worldcon: Seattle Business Meeting Business Meeting Agenda and Recaps File 770 reporting: 4 July, 19 July, 25 July YouTube recordings: 4 July, 19 July, 25 July 13 July was not reported/recorded because of executive session Trial Committee Doctor Science, España Sheriff, Ian Stockdale, Kat Kourbeti, Kris “nchanter” Snyder Mark Protection Committee Nicholas Whyte, Alan Bond, and Chris Rose have benefitted quite massively from shortcomings in the WSFS voting mechanism, reports Nicholas Whyte University of Cambridge's Single Transferable Vote regulations There's a new way to remove MPC members Ben Yalow jumped before being pushed E.2 got ratified and then un-ratified again Andrew January visualised what the changes imply Nicholas Whyte pointed out this would accidentally hugely disenfranchise Attending Memberships Meg MacDonald pointed out in the Business Meeting that Glasgow had 1390 “First Worldcon” members We should vote with “Everybody Votes” style Smofcon 42 bursaries are available 2027 Worldcon: Montreal bid The prospective co-chairs have been announced Picks John: One Soul by Ray Fawkes Alison: Bitter Liz: Superman Credits Cover art: “WSFS Everybody Votes Channel” by Alison Scott Alt text: Three Miis in the style of John, Alison and Liz on a background reminiscent of the Everybody Votes Channel from the Nintendo Wii. The words “Octothorpe 140” appear at the top and “WSFS Everybody Votes Channel” at the bottom. - Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John was at the business meeting, Alison was at the cricket, and Tammy is Liz. 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: None Find Tammy at her podcast, my tiny bottles Letters of comment Chris Garcia (email) Colette Reap (email) Farah Mendlesohn (email) Ivan Sinha (Facebook) Mike Glyer (email) Niall Harrison (email) Here are Niall's 10 recommendations for you, listeners! [Interestingly, Niall did not mention any of the translators except for one, and so I had to go and look them all up—John] A Thousand Blues by Cheon Seon-ran, translated by Chi-Young Kim Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Asa Yoneda Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva, translated by Rahul Bery Sea Now by Eva Meijer, translated by Anne Thompson Melo House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones The Place of Shells by Mai Ishizawa, translated by Polly Barton Sympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie Qudan, translated by Jesse Kirkwood Blood for the Undying Throne by Sung-Il Kim, translated by Anton Hur Ice by Jacek Dukaj, translated by Ursula Phillips Raj (Mastodon) We also heard from Ali Baker Brooks, Brian Nisbet, Fredrik Coulter, Neil Ottenstein, and Sandra Bond 2027 Worldcon: Montreal bid The timeline so far: Terry Fong steps down, replaced by Darin Briskman CanSMOF adds Bruce Farr as bid co-chair Tammy writes “The Worldcon is in Trouble” on File 770 Site selection 2025 Worldcon: Seattle Business Meeting, part 1 Business Meeting, part 2: this was entirely in executive session and so none of it ended up on YouTube. Sorry, listeners! You had to be there… Further meetings will occur on 19 July and 25 July at 17:00 BST/09:00 PDT 2023 Worldcon: Chengdu Chris Barkley's 100th column Picks John: DIE by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles Read the first issue free! Future issues will eventually be available on Sweet Shop My First Dungeon Alison: After Us, the Flood and We Are Aliens Tammy: The Nine Worlds by Victoria Goddard The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison Credits Cover art: “Our Tiny Bottles” by Alison Scott Alt text: The words “Octothorpe 139” appear at the top and the words “…our tiny bottles…” appear at the bottom. Three bottles are drawn in the middle. The left-hand bottle is a Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Coca-Cola bottle. The middle bottle is a bottle that looks a bit like a moose. The right-hand bottle is Bottle #18, “The Original Canton Delicate Ginger Liqueur”. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

The Super Legit Podcast crew, with Stephen C. James at the helm for the first time, dives into a hilarious episode with guest Katie Givens. The team tackles the classic desert island scenario, leading to unexpected twists involving socks, Tupperware parties, and a surprising Cobra Commander appearance. Find out what nickname spy Josh nickname Josh gets, and just how many people try to bend the rules!  Cast: Michael Heiman, Stephen C. James, Josh Spence, Chris Sanders  Special guest: Katie Givens  Ads: Brochanga (improvised by Michael Heiman)  Original release date: 11/13/24  Actual episode count: 123  Intro and outro music credit to Matt Walker  Various sound effects and music from https://freesfx.co.uk/  Additional music and sound credits:  Modern Jazz Samba by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4448-surf-shimmy  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

Toon, Soaring, and (later on) Fred discuss the pitfalls of the multi-stage immunity challenge, when it is and isn't ok to take away a castaway's vote, and go in depth on how to deal with the math challenge. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our fantasy spreadsheet!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ "Surf Shimmy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

John is eating cinnamon rolls, Alison doesn't think it's funny, and Liz has two lists. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X, on Mastodon, or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: colonialism (chapter 2), COVID (chapter 3), organised crime (chapter 5), privilege and capitalism (chapter 7). No letters of comment this week, normal service resumes next week! Books in the order they were discussed The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi Legends & Lattes, by Travis Baldree Coffee Shop AU Nona the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir The Spare Man, by Mary Robinette Kowal Nettle & Bone, by T Kingfisher John's ranking: Nettle & Bone The Daughter of Doctor Moreau Nona the Ninth The Spare Man Legends & Lattes The Kaiju Preservation Society Alison's ranking: Nettle & Bone The Daughter of Doctor Moreau The Kaiju Preservation Society Nona the Ninth Legends & Lattes The Spare Man Liz's ranking: Nettle & Bone The Daughter of Doctor Moreau Nona the Ninth The Kaiju Preservation Society Legends & Lattes The Spare Man Consensus ranking: Nettle & Bone The Daughter of Doctor Moreau Nona the Ninth The Kaiju Preservation Society Legends & Lattes The Spare Man Credits Cover art: “Favourite Reading Positions” by Sue Mason Alt text: John is in the bottom-left, sitting in a chair, wearing a blue shirt and purple trousers, holding a can, and reading an ebook. Alison is in the upper-middle, lying down upside down, wearing a purple shirt and stripy trousers, and reading an ebook. Liz is in the bottom-right, wearing a pink shirt with green trousers, holding a mug of a hot beverage, and reading a physical book. They are surrounded by floating beer bottles, books, the Moon, a mug with a moose on it, and two cats. The word “Octothorpe” appears in scattered letters around the artwork, against a pinky-purple background. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is husky, Alison is a dingo, and Liz is a ridgeback. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Abigail Nussbaum Chris Garcia Ersatz Culture Chengdu is a shower Relevant Pixel Scrolls: Fanzine and Fan Writer added; videos of the construction Panoramic views of the convention site Arthur Liu's post on Weibo Glasgow 2024 Glasgow 2024 Presents: The Media of Storytelling: Print v Screen Hugo discussion GUFF LEGO postcards from Australia You can donate £5 or £10 to guffeurope@gmail.com to get a personalised postcard from Alison Postcard from Australia for £5 Photo postcard from the Internet for £5 Special surprise exclusive GUFF 2023 Art postcard for £10 Postcard with an “unreasonable special request” for £10 [don't ask me what this means, I just wrote down the words Alison said—John] Picks We did a lot of talking about our opinions of SF this episode, so picks return in future! Credits Cover art: “Flying to Australia” by Alison Scott Alt text: A photograph of Alison's Apple Watch on a plane to Australia. This episode of Octothorpe is playing on that Apple Watch, which is on her wrist. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John went to Reno, Alison went to San Francisco, and Liz went to Chicago. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Murder and sexual violence (chapter 4) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Dave Mansfield Duncan MacGregor Ersatz Culture Irwin Hirsch Juan Sanmiguel Nick Hubble Peter Sullivan ConFrancisco Ansible 75 (October 1993) File 770's Worldcon Wayback Machine: Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Chengdu is a shower The Hugo Voter Packet still doesn't have Best Fanzine or Best Fan Writer Ersatz Culture's page on the Hugo Voter Packet now contains downloads for both Arthur Liu/Heaven Duke has two pages in Chinese covering similar ground: one, two Glasgow 2024 Progress Report 2 is now out They've got a big organ John is moderating “The Media of Storytelling: Print v Screen” for Glasgow Presents 21 September at 19:00 BST Dan Hanks, A M Justice, Jim Mcleod, and R W W Greene Tickets are free Picks John: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 and 1978) Alison: The Thin Man (1934) and The Island of Doctor Moreau by H G Wells (1896) Liz: Credits Cover art: “1993 Time Machine” by Alison Scott Alt text: A drawing of España Sheriff with “gosh wow oh boy oh boy” in a thought bubble to the left of a drawing of Alison saying “displays include Hugo history and antique vibrators” behind an info desk. Computer monitors display the text “Coming soon! Websites!” and “Try Virtual Reality, it's the next big thing”. A Dalek and the Golden Gate Bridge adorn the scene. Above, the words “Moscone North” are below the words “We travel to a land that photography forgot” which are in turn below “Octothorpe 92”. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

Am 8. Oktober wird in Bayern der nächste Landtag gewählt. Was wählt man genau mit Erst- und Zweitstimme? Und warum wird gleichzeitig für den Bezirkstag gewählt? Antworten auf die wichtigsten Fragen im Überblick. Ein Gespräch mit Margarete Bause. Shownotes: https://www.petrakellystiftung.de/de/landtagswahlen-bayern https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/landtagswahl-bayern-termin-faq-ueberblick-1.5702949 https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/landtagswahl-bayern-2023-parteien-ueberblick-1.6051810 https://www.blz.bayern.de/data/pdf/by_landtags-wahlbezirks-wahlen-2023_barrierefrei-0517-1334-07.pdf https://www.bezirk-oberbayern.de/Der-Bezirk-Oberbayern/Wahlen/Wie-funktioniert-die-Bezirkstagswahl-/ Wahlomat: https://www.wahl-o-mat.de/bayern2023/app/main_app.html Musik Credits: "Surf Shimmy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

John is a journalist, Alison is fundraising, and Liz is approved. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Abigail Nussbaum Ali Baker Brooks Chris Garcia David Curry Edward Morland Farah Mendlesohn Jonathan Baddeley Lori Anderson Not Laurie Anderson The Clarke Award Liz read them all!

John, Alison and Liz read Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Murder, death Other works we discussed: Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee Rosewater by Tade Thompson This didn’t make the edit due to Liz’s audio being troublesome The 2018 Hugo Award ballot Credits Cover art: “Standard-Sized Cryochambers” by Alison Scott Alt text: Three cryochambers marked “Coxon J, Scott A and Batty L” reside in a room marked “Clone Bay”. John and Liz’s heads are visible through the windows int heir chambers; Alison’s is not. Blood floats in front of them underneath the words “Octothorpe 90”. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is sitting, Alison is watching, and Liz is typing. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: AI (chapter 3), China (chapter 4), colonialism (chapter 5) Letters of comment Abigail Nussbaum Chris Garcia Duncan MacGregor Edward Morland Ersatz Culture Farah Mendlesohn Ash by Mary Gentle Raj Roman Orszanski Transcription We have uploaded transcripts and subtitles for Episodes 49, 62, and 72 as part of our Hugo Voter Packet submission What do people want from transcripts? Do any of our listeners use them? You can find the transcripts and subtitles for episodes on our GitHub Glasgow in 2024 Liz has taken a role in the Programme Division as the Area Head of Podcasting Content John’s panel suggestion: “Why don’t podcasters just shout? Why use microphones? Our panel discusses the pros and cons of literally shouting into the void.” Please put this into the programme suggestion form Glasgow in 2024 has released an AI Art Statement ASFA Chengdu Worldcon None of us are planning to take the Worldcon up on their offer of a free trip File 770 articles about finalists going to China: 1, 2, 3, 4 Picks John: Asteroid City Alison: Beyond a Boundary by CLR James Miles Jupp’s Fibber in the Heat Liz: The Last Blade Priest by WP Wiles Credits Cover art: “Eight-Fingered Monkeys” by Alison Scott Alt text: Three monkeys, each with eight digits on their hands and eight on their feet, do the classic “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” triptych under the words “Octothorpe 89”. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

Rebecca Stevens guests with the Super Legit crew! And this week's question: "What's a life philosophy you grew up with that you completely flipped as an adult?" Michael Heiman is at another wedding, Josh still isn't co-host, in a complete coincidence he gave up on the idea of everything sorting itself out, we find out the true essence of what a burger is, Josh tries to make another Terminator reference fly, and Trevor returns to hawk a new product: Orange Hawaii! All this and way, way more!  Cast: Jen Burton, Sean Michael Boozer, Chris Compton, Stephen C. James, Jarrett Lennon Kaufman, Chris Sanders, Josh Spence  Guest: Rebecca Stevens  Ads: Orange Hawaii (Improvised by Chris Sanders)  Original release date: 4/27/22  References: Taylor Hawkins Obituary - Bonus episode "Times Like These" Intro and outro music credit to Matt Walker  Various sound effects and music from https://freesfx.co.uk/  Additional music and sound credits:  Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4448-surf-shimmy  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

For decades, the name "Vasek Polak" was practically synonymous with Porsche in the United States. This is the story of  Vasek's incredible journey from war-torn and oppressed Czechoslovakia to America- and the remarkable life he led as a mechanic, racing team owner, and the first independent Porsche dealer in the country. SUPPORT THE POD:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hpheritageSUPPORT OUR SPONSORS:http://modelcitizendiecast.comhttps://drivetowardacure.orgFIND US ON THE WEB:https://www.horsepowerheritage.comVASEK POLAK COLLECTION:https://vasekpolakcollection.comMUSIC CREDITS:"Black Vortex" by Kevin MacLeodhttps://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3442-black-vortex https://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Showdown" by Kevin MacLeodhttps://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4352-showdown https://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Serpentine Trek" by Kevin MacLeodhttps://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4337-serpentine-trekhttps://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Crinoline Dreams" by Kevin MacLeodhttps://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3560-crinoline-dreamshttps://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseLobby Time by Kevin MacLeodhttps://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-timehttps://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Opening Move" by Shane Ivers  https://www.silvermansound.com"Malt Shop Bop" by Kevin MacLeodhttps://filmmusic.io/song/4015-malt-shop-bop https://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Surf Shimmy" by Kevin MacLeodhttps://filmmusic.io/song/4448-surf-shimmyhttps://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Instant Inspiration" by WinnieTheMooghttps://filmmusic.io/song/7804-instant-inspirationhttps://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Crime Time" by Frank Schröter https://filmmusic.io/song/9136-crime-time https://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Funky Life" by WinnieTheMooghttps://filmmusic.io/song/6040-funky-lifehttps://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Winter Chimes" by Kevin MacLeodhttps://filmmusic.io/song/4631-winter-chimeshttps://filmmusic.io/standard-license