John is crying, Alison is lounging, and Liz is crocheting.

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Content warnings this episode: climate change, death, abuse (chapter 3)

• Letters of comment
  • Ang Rosin
  • Caroline Mullan
  • Mark Plummer
    • Galactic Journey
    • Kev Smith’s TAFF report
    • John’s TAFF report
  • Bill Higgins
  • Chris Garcia
  • Raj
  • Hotel eggs
• Our Hugo Award ballots
  • The Brialey Competence Threshold
  • The list of finalists (we’re not going to write them all out here!)
• Worldcon schedules
  • The following are us on the Chicon 8 guide: John, Alison, Liz
  • Wait for a second for the data to come in to replace the “this user is not found” page rather than deciding it didn’t work before immediately closing the tab (see also: Alison)
• Worldcon miscellany
  • File 770 reports on proper electronic site selection
    • Vote through Chicon 8’s Registration subsite
    • We all voted and thought it was very easy!
  • Alison escapes from collating WOOF
  • Kampcon 2028 bids for a Ugandan Worldcon
• Picks
  • John: Nope (in cinemas) and “Family Cooking” by Anamaria Curtis (Uncanny)
  • Alison: “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny)
  • Liz: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Disney+)
• Star Wars games
  • I could do links to Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch games with Star Wars in, but I feel like you can probably just do that yourselves, listeners. I know, the service here is terrible
• Credits
  • Cover art: “Commemorative Plate” by Alison Scott
    • Alt text: A commemorative plate with a purple rim edged in gold, and gold writing which says “Octothorpe 64” and the names of the hosts on that rim. In the centre, three figures; John on the left, giving a thumbs up in a yellow Star Trek uniform with ocular implants like Rutherford’s in Lower Decks; Alison in the centre wearing a red Star Trek uniform; and Liz on the right wearing a blue Star Trek uniform with blue-green skin and pointy ears. We each have a single command pip.
  • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)