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Octothorpe 107: The Significance of the Acorn

John, Alison, and Nicholas Whyte stand in front of a projection of the Octothorpe podcast and behind a panel table. Each of them wears a convention badge, and Nicholas holds the Glasgow Landing Zone Rocket. Nicholas is looking at the camera, while John and Alison are not quite as good at this. The table they stand behind holds beers, coffees, convention newsletters, phone batteries, microphones, and table tents.
Photo by Sue Dawson.

John, Alison, and Nicholas are live from Levitation!

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Octothorpe 106: Fitter Happier Healthier Eastercon

Three ponies in the style of My Little Pony adorn the cover. The left-hand one is orange, and has a six-sided die as a cutie mark. The central one is teal, and has a rainbow Apple logo for a cutie mark. The right-hand one is blue, and has a Hugo Award for a cutie mark. They look like they are having a nice time. The words “My Little Octothorpe 106” appear at the top, and the words “Podcasting Is Magic” appear at the bottom.
Art by Alison Scott.

John used to be an undergraduate, Alison has been keeping a list, and can Liz be a stunt Liz?

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Octothorpe 105: Scorching Hot Month-Old Takes

A famous photograph of Margaret Hamilton standing beside printed outputs of the code that took the Apollo spacecraft to the Moon, overlaid with the words “Octothorpe 105” and “Liz has finished reading the latest Hugo Award exposés”.
Art by Alison Scott.

John watches movies, Alison walks on the Moon, and Liz has special bonds.

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Octothorpe 104: Groundbreaking and Great

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.
Art by Sue Mason.

John, Alison and Liz discuss what SF they enjoyed from 2023.

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Octothorpe 103: Just This Guy, Y’know?

The words “Octothorpe 103 Hugo Regalia Shop” appear above a selection of costumes. There are small depictions of a clown, a pirate, a panda and a banana above full-length depictions of a member of the Catholic church (with Hugos on their mitre and crosier), a gangster (labelled “boss”, holding a Hugo), Zaphod Beeblebrox (holding three Hugos) and Jesus (with a crown of thorns but made with Hugos).
Art by Alison Scott.

John is a year behind, Alison is opening nominations, and Liz is Elizabeth (!).

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Octothorpe 102: I Fully Comprehend the Mysteries

Scooby, Velma and Daphne unmask the panda from last week’s cover art, and the person wearing the panda suit looks a lot like Dave McCarty. They say “It was old Mister McCarty all along!” and he says “And I would have gotten away with it too if it hadn't been for you meddling Hugo finalists!” He is tied up with rope. The words “Octothorpe! 102” appear at the top of the image.
Art by Alison Scott.

John, Alison and Liz respond to a letter of comment from Tobes.

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Octothorpe 101: John Has Developed Precognitive Abilities

A board reminiscent of a well-known board game about property trading. There are three purple properties (Campanile, Village, Moxy), each of which has one hotel. There are two teal properties (Crowne Plaza, Marriott), a replacement for “In Jail” called “In WSFS”, a Statue square featuring a man on horseback with a traffic cone on his head, and a square called Telephone Kiosk with a depiction of a police box. In the middle of the board, the words “Octothorpe Episode 101”. Each property has asterisks for the rent and the words “Rates coming very soon but not quite soon enough for this cover” appear at the bottom.
Art by Alison Scott.

John is self-promoting, Alison ”doesn’t have COVID”, and Liz is distracting.

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Octothorpe 100: I Don’t Have Show Notes or Alcohol

A telegram lies with a golden thread bookmark on a plush purple surface. It has two pieces of Weetabix above text which reads “I am so pleased to know that you are celebrating your one hundredth episode in January 2024. I send my congratulations and best wishes to you on such a special occasion. Claire R (of Croydon).” The words “Octothorpe 100” are at the top in golden lettering.
Art by Alison Scott with telegram by Claire Brialey

John, Alison and Liz receive a telegram.

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Octothorpe 99: Keep Sending Ops Until They Fix It

John, Alison and Liz are on a large privy holding drinks with a snake wrapped around the privy. Speech bubbles surround them: “Have you seen my emotional support python?” “The perfect spot for the old pharts photo”, “It’s another ‘what if…’ episode”, and “Oi! There’s a queue here mate”. A banner with “Punctuation Worldcon 2030” appears at the top and the words “Octothorpe 99” appear at the bottom.
Art by Alison Scott.

John doesn’t study herpetology, Alison knows lots of words, and Liz goes first.

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Octothorpe 98: Finally, Manitoba

The heads of John and Alison regard a lizard version of Sandra Bond who is doing stunts (on fire, skateboarding) while wearing her signature hat. The words “Octothorpe 98” appear at the top.
Art by Alison Scott.

John thinks it’s grandfathered in, Alison doesn’t think it’s SF, and Sandra is Liz.