Octothorpe

Author: John Coxon, Alison Scott, Liz Batty

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155: Ed! Ed! ED!
Episode 155
Thursday, 12 March, 2026

John is a bit rum, Alison is taking a drink, and Liz is buying beer. 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 Abigail Nussbaum (email) Neon Hemlock Brian Nisbet (Facebook) Chris Garcia (email) Ed Morland (Bluesky) Elias Helfer (email) Roseanna Pendlebury on fan writer Florian Bailey (email) Nuremberg in 2028 Paul Weimer (email) Down Under Fan Fund (DUFF) Going Under Fan Fund (GUFF) Transatlantic Fan Fund (TAFF) European Fan Fund (EFF) Scott Edelman (email) Eating the Fantastic Chicken Shop Date Tammy Coxon (Bluesky: convention sports, deduplications, staff rates) Trish E Matson (email) The Skiffy and Fanty Show We also heard from DC, Farah Mendlesohn, Jonathan Baddeley, Kev McVeigh, Mike Scott, and Neil Ottenstein British Science Fiction Association BSFA members and Eastercon members can now vote on the shortlist Nicholas Whyte writes on this topic The Incompleat Register Eastercon 2026: Iridescence in Birmingham Lucky for None Lucky for None in Space Eastercon 2028: Bid for Birmingham by Marcus Streets Picks John: Alien and Aliens they’re small indie movies you probably haven’t heard of them Alison: Small Prophets Liz: Dark Winds Credits “Homunculeeses” by Alison Scott Alt text: Three homunculi in jars with cork toppers who look reminiscent of John, Alison and Liz. Alison’s has a little stick with a moose head on it and a cup of coffee. The jars are on a shelf. The words “Octothorpe 155” appear at the top and “Small Podcasters” at the bottom. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)