30: Try to Always Use Chaps in a Gender-Neutral Way

John can’t make a poll, Alison knows the religious forms, and Liz has one more games thing (sorry). Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Ang Rosin Chris Garcia Claire Brialey DC Farah Mendlesohn Ian Snell Mark Plummer Pat McMurray Peter Sullivan Swancon had to cancel the day before the con due to three-day lockdown (ouch) DisCon III They’re changing dates to December! This has raised questions about the deadline for site selection These questions were not as academic as they initially seemed Baen’s bar is back Toni Weisskopf (former DisCon III Guest of Honour) thinks all the disputed posts are okay (including the ones that are advocating armed insurrection) Mike Glyer makes a stand Hugo Awards Best Video Game What is a Let’s Play? Minesweeper: The Movie Pokémon Detective Pikachu FIYAHCON A FIYAHCON retrospective FIYAHCON published details about their platforms and costs FIYAHCON 2021 registration is open, including options to donate memberships You can donate to the General Fund for running costs, but they have hit their membership donation target Reclamation 2022 have also implemented donations to allow less able fans to attend, with a recommended amount of £10 (if you can afford it) DisCon III and Chicon 8 have similar funds; so did Dublin 2019 FIYAHCON also announced Ignyte Award nominees Music credits Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 3.0 license.