59: Chickens

John is roast beef, Alison is pickled onion, and Liz is flamin’ hot.

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• Letters of comment
  • Artwork: Dave Coxon
  • Podcasts for tedium: Jonny Baddeley, Ali Baker Brooks, Virginia Preston
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  • Worldcons: Malcolm Hutchison, Gillian Polack
  • Picks:
    • Raybearer is getting the Netflix treatment
    • Abigail Nussbaum’s essay on Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • Ali Baker Brooks: Athena Scalzi’s review of a British snack box
• Fanzine Lounge at Chicon 8
  • Alison’s job title is salonnière
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• Hugo Voter Packet
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• WSFS Constitution
  • Kevin Standlee’s tweets
• Picks
  • John: Sci-Fi London’s short movie track
  • Alison: Severance (Apple TV+)
  • Liz was busy: Bob’s Burgers (Disney+)
• Credits
  • Cover art: “Monster Munch” by Alison Scott
    • Alt text: Photo manipulation of a purple packet of crisps reminiscent of Monster Munch, with “MEGA OCTOTHORPE PODCAST episode 59” written on the centre of the packet. below that are pictures of three monsters eating monster-paw shaped snack, and beneath each of those reads “40% massive hunks of John ‘roast beef’ Coxon flavour baked corn snack,” “40% huge chunks of Alison ‘pickled onion’ Scott flavour baked corn snack,” and “20% mighty bites of Liz ‘flamin’ hot' Batty flavour baked corn snack.”
  • Theme music: ‘Fanfare for Space’ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)