166: Writings of Greeks and Romans

John, Alison, and Liz have stopped talking about it now.

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• Letters of comment
  • Andrew January (email)
  • Chris Garcia (email)
  • Dave Langford (email)
    • Reginald’s Rubaiyat by Saki
  • Doug Faunt (email)
    • Nando’s menu
  • Perrianne Lurie (email)
  • Simon Bubb (email)
    • 21Moon
    • Railway Rivals
    • Trains
  • Zara Baxter (email)
  • We also heard from Jesi Lipp, Nicholas Whyte, and Paul Weimer
• Worldcon 2026: LAcon V
  • WSFS Business Meeting recaps
    • Chris Garcia is running WOOF
  • John’s programme items
• Octocon 2026: 3–4 October
  • We are online guests! (Blog, Bluesky)
• Picks
  • John: A Thousand Blues by Cheon Seon-ran, translated by Chi-Young Kim
  • Alison: Spain
  • Liz: Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman
• Credits
  • Cover art: “Summer of Sun” by Alison Scott
    • Alt text: A photograph of a total solar eclipse above a beach in Northern Spain. Text reads “Octothorpe 166” in purple at the top and “SUMMER of SUN” in white at the bottom.
  • Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
  • Incidental music: “Local Forecast – Elevator” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)