
Octothorpe 151: Only Ding-Dong for Good and Not for Evil
Jan 15, 2026
01:05:45
John is trying, Alison is watching a video and Liz is humming.
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Content warnings this episode: Global inequality (letters of comment), harassment (Montreal discussion)
- Letters of comment
- Christopher J Garcia (email)
- Darin Briskman (see below)
- Fredrick V Coulter (Facebook)
- Jake Casella Brookins (Bluesky)
- Jake Casella Brookins (Bluesky) and España Sheriff
- Lilian Edwards (Facebook)
- Meg MacDonald (Facebook)
- Paul Weimer (email)
- Renay (see below)
- Tammy Coxen (Bluesky)
- Tommy Ferguson (emails)
- We also heard from Ali Baker Brooks, Brina Nisbet, Farah Mendlesohn, Ivan Sinha, Kev McVeigh, Mike Scott
- Smofcon 42
- Worldcon 2027: Montréal
- They got a website!
- The organisation chart
- A list of blogs on the René Walling harassment incident
- Genevieve Valentine’s original report
- Worldcon 2026: LAcon V in Los Angeles
- Join by 31 January to nominate in the Hugo Awards
- Hugo Awards
- Picks
- Credits
- Cover art: “Three Lions Relaxing” by Liz Batty
- Alt text: Three lions photographed on a safari in Kenya, with glasses photoshopped onto two of them to make them look very slightly more like John and Alison. The top has words reading “Octothorpe 151” and the bottom has words reading “Definitely not about the cricket”. It is unclear why, because John edited all the cricket out.
- Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
- Cover art: “Three Lions Relaxing” by Liz Batty
