John is chuckling, Alison is conversing, and Liz is critical.

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Content warnings this episode: Immigration (chapter 2), COVID (chapter 3)

• Letters of comment
  • Ang Rosin
  • Dave Coxon
  • Raj
  • Chris Garcia
    • Fempire by Honora Talbot
    • Lost Beyond the Stars by Kayla Arend
    • Bean Feasa by Daniel Butler
    • AlieNation by Ray Raghavan
    • I XXXX My Sex Doll by Fay Beck
• Chengdu is a shower
  • PR1
  • The USA says “reconsider travel”, which is level 3 of a 4-level alert, partly due to COVID which may change before October. They have level 4 alerts which are “do not travel”
• Conversation COVID policy
  • Liz thinks Boskone has a nice, straightforward policy
• Picks:
  • John: Living with Ghosts by Kari Sperring (only available in the US: ebook, Amazon)
  • Alison: Spider-Man: Far From Home (Disney+)
  • Liz: The Owl Job
• Credits
  • Cover art: Sqrrl Grrl by Alison Scott
    • Alt text: John and Liz are squirrels with acorns and Liz is Squirrel Girl, sitting in a tree under the words “Octothorpe 78”.
  • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)