John is travelling, Alison is coding, and Liz is faithful.

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Content warnings this episode: Death (chapter 6)

• Letters of comment
  • Chris Garcia
    • The Beef and Dairy Network Podcast
  • Jt
  • Raj
• Rotsler Award
  • España Sheriff is this year’s winner
• Seattle 2025
  • Virtual Business Meeting announcement
  • Reportage on File 770
  • Unofficial WSFS Business Meeting Discord
• Upcoming Worldcons
  • Vince Docherty reports from Smofcon 41
    • There are many links to convention bid websites contained within
  • Montréal are continuing for 2027, but Tel Aviv have suspended
  • Conventions on cruise ships
    • BGG@SEA
    • JoCo Cruise
• Vanessa May
  • Vanessa was an integral part of the very beginning of Glasgow 2024
• Picks
  • John: EXIT: The Game: Advent Calendar: The Missing Hollywood Star
  • Alison: Advent of Code
  • Liz: The Muppet Christmas Carol
• Credits
  • Cover art: “Christmas Hats” by Alison Scott
    • Alt text: John wears an Octothorpe Christmas jumper and a green and red hat with elf ears, Alison wears a red Christmas jumper and a moose/reindeer hat, and Liz wears a blue jumper and a Christmas tree hat. The words “Octothorpe 125” appear at the top in a Christmassy font that looks like it has snow on the letters.
  • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is horrified, Alison is spelunking, and Liz is detecting.

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Content warnings this episode:

• Letters of comment
  • Ali Baker Brooks
  • Andrew Hogg
    • 4D Golf
    • Braid
  • Archipelacon 2
  • Caroline Mullan
  • Chris Garcia
    • Some accusations against Ekpeki have been disproved
  • Farah Mendlesohn
  • Ivan Sinha
  • Jonny Baddeley
  • June Young
    • Aurora Australis Alerts
    • Aurora Now
    • AuroraWatch UK
    • SpaceWeatherLive
  • MonkeyKing
  • Roseanna Pendlebury
  • Shia Lia
  • Tommy Ferguson
    • Reconnect
• Upcoming conventions
  • Eastercon 2026: Iridescence at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole
    • Bid chaired by Phil Dyson
  • Eastercon 2027: Glasgow
    • Bid chaired by Alan Fleming and David Bamford
  • Eastercon 2028: Gateshead?
  • Novacon 2025
  • Conrunner 2026
    • To be chaired by Esther MacCallum-Stewart in February
  • WisCONline 2025
  • Edmonton 2030
• Picks
  • John: Mothership
    • Mothership Month
  • Alison: Caves of Qud
  • Liz: Rise of the Golden Idol
  • (Sorry that they’re all games, Mark)
• Credits
  • Cover art: “Ohmudillo” by Sophie van Setten
    • Alt text: The Glasgow 2024 logo drawn in pencils and crayon, but across the middle there is a segmented creature with eight eyes and mandibles. At the top, the words “Octothorpe 124” appear in blue.
  • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is going to Seattle, Alison is going to the Åland Islands, and Liz is going to Belfast.

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Content warnings this episode: Money, grim darkness

• Belfast Eastercon
• Seattle 2025
• Archipelacon 2
• Back to Our Futures
  • The Dark Room
• Liz’s Adrian Tchaikovsky scoop
• Edmonton Worldcon bid
• Picks
  • John: Wrath and Glory
  • Alison: Timestalker
  • Liz: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
    • Goodie from Goodreads
• Credits
  • Cover art: “Fully Caffeinated” by Alison Scott
    • Alt text: A coffee stain on a piece of paper on which are written the words “Octothorpe 123” and “fully caffineated”.
  • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)