- 1 hour 12 minutesWorldcon Report: LAcon V
We went to Worldcon and came home with a Hugo! Here's our (silly, rambling) report.
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15 September 2026, 12:00 am - 1 hour 5 minutesEpisode 96 - Rainbows End: Who is Everyone??
This episode was recorded before Worldcon, so the discussion about the Hugos is a little out of date! :) We're at Dragoncon right now, so we'll do a con report once we recover from so much con. But for now - THANK YOU! We are so grateful.
This month we read Rainbows End, a very good try by our friend and yours, Vernor Vinge. There's a good book in here, which you can just see if you squint past all the Scooch-a-mouting around.
DM: Haley
Music by Pets of Belonging
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4 September 2026, 6:55 pm - 46 minutes 8 secondsEpisode 95 - Sleuth: My Cocaine
This month we watched the 1972 film Sleuth, starring Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier. Sleuth was selected by listener Andy, who contributed to our most recent fundraiser. This movie was lots of fun - thanks, Andy!
Voting in the Hugo Awards closes on August 8th at 12:00pm (noon) PDT. If you haven't voted yet, don't forget!
DM: Amy
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5 August 2026, 1:36 pm - 57 minutes 31 secondsEpisode 94 - Attack the Block: Hairy Aliens for Once
We're busily reading the Hugo voter packet, so it's summer movie season on the podcast! This month we watched Attack the Block, a 2011 horror scifi adventure starring John Boyega and Jodie Whittaker. Thanks to Ed for choosing this movie!
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1 July 2026, 1:06 pm - 21 minutes 41 secondsThe Nut Caresser
A nonsense chitchat episode. Settle in with us as we enjoy pickle dip (eating/mouth noises warning) and listen to Kevin's Shackleton Expedition fanfic.
26 June 2026, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 18 minutesWidow's Bay: The Moral High Ground
In this emergency reaction episode, we discuss Widow's Bay, a TV show that has consumed us like Richard Warren gobbling up evil psychedelic mushrooms during a winter famine. This is an unstructured, rambling discussion with none of the usual segments.
SPOILER WARNING - please please PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN if you haven't watched the show in its entirety!
23 June 2026, 4:55 pm - 46 minutes 18 secondsHappy Hour 5
At long last, another happy hour! We've got TV shows, new jobs, shoe horns, and tattoos!
16 June 2026, 8:13 pm - 1 hour 11 minutesEpisode 93 - Downbelow Station: Chekov's Hisa
This month we read Downbelow Station by CJ Cherryh, which won the Hugo for best novel in 1982. Phew!
DM: Haley
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Haley's review of Mandalorian and Grogu Lori on Narrated
Articles we discussed: https://reactormag.com/warfare-and-survival-downbelow-station-by-c-j-cherryh/ https://www.andyjohnson.xyz/home/book-review-downbelow-station-1981-by-cj-cherryh https://blogendorff.com/2018/04/21/book-review-downbelow-staton/ https://reactormag.com/norway-has-her-standards-cj-cherryhs-downbelow-station/
Further CJ Cherryh Listening: A Meal of Thorns (with Arkady Martine) Hugos There11 June 2026, 11:27 pm - 1 hour 1 minuteEpisode 92 - Paladin of Souls: H4H
This month we read Lois McMaster Bujold's 2004 Hugo winner, Paladin of Souls. Lori and Amy liked it. Haley persevered.
DM: Amy
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6 May 2026, 10:00 am - 11 minutes 48 secondsHugo Announcement
We're Hugo finalists again! We discuss while sipping something called Dirty Mountain Dew. Thank you so much to everyone who listens and supports us!
Big congrats to our co-finalists: Octothorpe, A Meal of Thorns, Worldbuilding for Masochists, The Coode Street Podcast, and Eating the Fantastic. We look forward to celebrating with you all in Anaheim!
4 May 2026, 2:35 pm - 1 hour 2 minutesEpisode 91 - Battleship: Boobish Behavior
Listen, this movie isn't good, but if you like boats and Rihanna, it's a lot of fun!
DM: Lori
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The next 3 episodes will be -
May - Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
June - Downbelow Station by CJ Cherryj
July - Rainbows End by Verner Vinge
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