John is a bit rum, Alison is taking a drink, and Liz is buying beer.
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- Letters of comment
- Abigail Nussbaum (email)
- Brian Nisbet (Facebook)
- Chris Garcia (email)
- Ed Morland (Bluesky)
- Elias Helfer (email)
- Florian Bailey (email)
- Paul Weimer (email)
- Scott Edelman (email)
- Tammy Coxon (Bluesky: convention sports, deduplications, staff rates)
- Trish E Matson (email)
- We also heard from DC, Farah Mendlesohn, Jonathan Baddeley, Kev McVeigh, Mike Scott, and Neil Ottenstein
- British Science Fiction Association
- Eastercon 2026: Iridescence in Birmingham
- 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)