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John is on brand, Alison wants to do Mark, and Liz had a few twinges.

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Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 2)

• Letters of comment
  
  
  
  • Chris Garcia
  
  
  • Duncan MacGregor
  
  
  • Mark Plummer
  
  
  • Niall Harrison
    
    
    
    • Adam Roberts’ future books:
      
      
      
      • The Death of Sir Martin Malprelate (2023)
      
      
      • The Midas Rain (2023)
      
      
      • Lake of Darkness (2024)
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Raj
  
  
  • Various congratulations from our lovely lovely listeners
  
  
  
  


• Octothorpe COVID round-up
  
  
  
  • Levitation are soliciting signups to their eventual COVID survey
  
  
  
  


• Hugo Awards
  
  
  
  • The finalists have been announced
    
    
    
    • Chinese recommendation posts
    
    
    • Did Octothorpe have an effect?
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • What are your favourite episodes from 2022, listeners?
  
  
  • SB Divya declined two Hugo nominations
  
  
  • España Sheriff did not, but blogged on her thoughts anyway
  
  
  
  


• Chengdu Worldcon
  
  
  
  • Emails have been sent to members about the programme survey
  
  
  • “The Stars and the Sea”
  
  
  
  


• Picks
  
  
  
  • John: The Scarlet Keys
  
  
  • Alison: Plutoshine by Lucy Kissack
  
  
  • Liz: Tour de France
    
    
    
    • Cyclists near Alison’s house
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Credits
  
  
  
  • Cover art: “Rocktothorpe” by Alison Scott
    
    
    
    • Alt text: Three Clangers wearing homages to Sean Connery in Zardoz stand on the Moon, painted on a rock which is in turn against a purple background. The words “Octothorpe 88” appear in yellow/orange at the top.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)