The Seattle Worldcon has opened nominations for the Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer. If you’re eligible to nominate, I hope you’ll consider my Eating the Fantastic podcast in the category of Best Fancast.

Last year, I invited listeners to eavesdrop on 28 culinary encounters with amazing creators. Below are links to all 2024 episodes so you can have a taste and decide whether the podcast — which I launched in February 2016 — is your kind of ear candy. I hope you enjoy eavesdropping!

Join Izzy Wasserstein for Kansas City BBQ in episode 216 of Eating the Fantastic

Munch MVP sandwiches with MVPs Gary K. Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan in Episode 217 of Eating the Fantastic

Nibble garlic naan with Jo Miles in Episode 218 of Eating the Fantastic

Snack on sushi with Ray Nayler in Episode 219 of Eating the Fantastic

Nosh pastrami with Glenn Hauman in Episode 220 of Eating the Fantastic

Join biographer Julie Phillips for Jӓgerschnitzel in Episode 221 of Eating the Fantastic

Join writer Sunny Moraine for dinner on Episode 222 of Eating the Fantastic

Sup on scallops with Arthur Suydam on Episode 223 of Eating the Fantastic

Devour a Georgian dinner with Dan Parent in Episode 224 of Eating the Fantastic

Chow down on cryptid pizza with Lesley Conner in Episode 225 of Eating the Fantastic

Polish off paneer biryani with Tobias Carroll in Episode 226 of Eating the Fantastic

Dig into duck with Alex Jennings in Episode 227 of Eating the Fantastic

Bite into a burrito with writer Elwin Cotman in Episode 228 of Eating the Fantastic

Gab over garlic bread with Sally Wiener Grotta in Episode 229 of Eating the Fantastic

Savor a seafood pancake with Ai Jiang in Episode 230 of Eating the Fantastic

It’s time for tea and scones with Chuck Tingle in Episode 231 of Eating the Fantastic

Breakfast with Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam in Episode 232 of Eating the Fantastic

Join Jenny Rowe (and James Tiptree, Jr.) at the Glasgow Worldcon bar in Episode 233 of Eating the Fantastic

Feast on burgers and fries with Cynthia Pelayo on Episode 234 of Eating the Fantastic

Munch on Mattar Paneer with horror writer William J. Donahue in Episode 235 of Eating the Fantastic

It’s time for two scoops of Sarah Pinsker on Episode 236 of Eating the Fantastic

Chow down on cheesy garlic bread with Jeffrey Ford in Episode 237 of Eating the Fantastic

Share beef noodle soup with award-winning writer John Chu in Episode 238 of Eating the Fantastic

Share a bowl of Cullen skink with the award-winning Wole Talabi in Episode 239 of Eating the Fantastic

Feast on fish and chips with Paul Cornell in Episode 240 of Eating the Fantastic

Chow down on chicken tikka masala with Gareth L. Powell in Episode 241 of Eating the Fantastic

Share scallops with R. S. A. Garcia in Episode 242 of Eating the Fantastic

Settle in for a steak dinner with Marvel’s Tom Brevoort in Episode 243 of Eating the Fantastic

Thank you for your consideration!