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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.

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Octothorpe 97: The Future of Language

John, Alison and Liz are depicted as Robin, Harley Quinn and Batman, but the Batman logo is replaced by “WSFS”. The Batmobile is in the centre of the three of them. The words “Octothorpe 97” appear at the top and the words “…to the LizBatmobile” at the bottom.
Art by Alison Scott.

John has played some games, Alison will play some games, and Liz is playing games RIGHT NOW.

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Octothorpe 96: A Less QR-Code-Using Society

A giant panda stands in a metal tub wearing a rainbow show cap with helicopter blades beneath a shower made of bamboo. A purple towel with “42” on it is over the side of the metal tub. The words “Octothorpe 96” are above “Chengdu Worldcon Report” with a footnote reading “might not have been a shower after all”.
Art by Alison Scott.

John didn’t, Alison would’ve done, and Liz tried.

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Octothorpe 95: Hugo, Girl!

A kakapo, a kiwi and a SIAMESE FIREBACK just chilling out. They look a bit like John, Alison and Liz. The words “Octothorpe 95” adorn the top of the cover.
Art by España Sheriff.

John is playing a game, Alison is in New Zealand, and Liz’s head is on fire.

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Octothorpe 94: Satisfying Meat

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 is eating cinnamon rolls, Alison doesn’t think it’s funny, and Liz has two lists.

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Octothorpe 93: The Good Thing About the Hugos

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.
Photo by Alison Scott.

John is husky, Alison is a dingo, and Liz is a ridgeback.

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Octothorpe 92: Shouting From Inside the Room

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”.
Art by Alison Scott.

John went to Reno, Alison went to San Francisco, and Liz went to Chicago.