The Blasters and Blades Podcast

The Blasters & Blades PodcastDespite the technical shenanigans, we had a lot of fun talking to Jennie J.F. Posthumus about her The Corruption Series. It’s a science fiction mystery series. That’s right, a police procedural investigation series set in the distant future. SciFi mysteries, it’s Clue in space! This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we put on our monocles and played SMEs on TV! Sometimes we call it a subject matter expert, but SME sounds cooler! We talked about our favorite non-fiction reads and research rabbit holes. We talked about how we filter in reality with the needs of the story. Then we chatted about all manner of things people get wrong before getting nerdy and calling it a day....

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday was a fun one, JR and Kristina Gruell talked about their misspent youth and their early war experience with combat pen pals. Then they talked about her author origin story and transitioned to chatting about her newest series, The Night Goddess Series and more specifically The Dark Moon, the first novel in this series! This was a fun interview, so go check out...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastThis episode was a clanking good time, as JR and Kevin Ikenberry talked nerdy about all things US Army and armored warfare. We covered some of our favorite science fiction franchises and moved on to chat about his The Buzzer War Series, and more specifically Steel On Target, the first book in this epic new military science fiction thriller! This was a fun interview...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastHuzzah! We’ve got another #Netflix #MovieReview episode. Well, a #TVSeries review, anyway. We talked about gaming nostalgia, our early years of videogames and then we dove into the wild world of the League of Legends series, Arcane. This was an awesome movie and a fun chat, so what are you waiting for? Seriously, lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!!...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastThis time we’re going to gift you with the Legendary Lady Jana S Brown as a guest host! Together, we talked to Melissa McShane about what we’re reading and watching before we moved on. Then, like proper authors, we got nerdy talking about her books, more specifically The Extraordinaries Series. This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your ey...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe had on one of JR’s favorite authors, the weird and wacky Terry Mixon. He was all over the place, but the type of nerd who writes the military science fiction and space opera that we all know and love. We actually stayed on topic, which was a first! This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join u...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWhat a fun one this episode was! We had on the folks of the #Incensepunk #magazine on to talk about the new genre. Think about the role of religion in science fiction. It was as educational and enjoyable hour, trust me! This time we’ve got Andrew Gillsmith, Jon James and Yuval Kordov on to talk nerdy with us. This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Len...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWhat a doozie of an episode as we got controversial by talking about the good, the bad and the ugly of the comic to the big screen. We had opinions, we shared them and sometimes we agreed. Today we’ve got John Epple (aka Evil Ginger), Matthew W. Quinn and MD Ortiz on to talk nerdy with us. If we made you mad, if we made you want to join the chat, do so in the comme...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe went and got all artsy fartsy with this Art House Adventure by our very own Nick Garber. He did his thing, drew some pretty pictures and waxed poetic about nerdy topics. This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us for a fun show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe got all highfalutin today, as we talked about the wild world of high fantasy literature. We spoke broadly about the genre at only the highest octane! We’ll put pep in your step, until you read a dozen high fantasy series in a day! It was fun and will likely lead to more panels in the future. This time we’ve got Chloe Garner, Hunter K Wallace, Jana S Brown and Te...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe had a fun one today, prayerfully diving deep into the genre of Christian Fantasy. We got philosophical as we talked deep lore and all of the coolest things about this genre. This time we’ve got JJ Fischer, John McNichol, Josiah DeGraaf, MD Boncher, Michael LaVoice and Morgan L Busse on to talk nerdy with us. We went a tad long, but it’ll be worth your time. And,...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastThis was a fun chat with the reader service provided by the fine folks over at the My Book Cave website. It was created by author Rachel Ann Nunes as a way to know which books were okay for her kids to read. I love the idea of having those kinds of choices as a reader and I think you will too! This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes a...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastDespite the grim topic, we had fun chatting about the grimdark genre with an awesome panel. This time we’ve got Abby Goldsmith, Bill Fawcett and Matthew C. Lucas on to talk nerdy with us. We talked about the history of the genre, the themes and all of the iconic properties. Well, we started the discussion but there could be more if you guys are interested! This was...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another interview with the weirdest and wackiest author, Michael LaVoice. After we went long discussing our time in the US Army, we got things back on track. We finally talked about his new book Gladius League. It’s the first book in a series and sounds like it’ll be a lot of fun! Definitely adding it to the #TBR pile for future consumption. This was a fu...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’re chatting with MD Ortiz about his kick butt #Kickstarter in his Dawnward Universe. The comic is titled Breeze and tells the story of this intrepid group of ne’re-do-wells on their journey through this #postapocalyptic #dystopian future that is a #transhumanist #cyberpunk wonderland! The interview went long, but we had fun, and you will too! This interview was...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWhen two history fans meld their brains together, you can sometimes get a long podcast of nerdy goodness. We talked about our origin stories as speculative fiction fans. We had another Blasters and Blades Food Casts before moving on to talk about his fantasy book series. The Guide and Sword Trilogy of early history fantasy books. This was a fun interview, so go che...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We chatted about guides for the dead and the dying, or about grim reapers. It was a fun romp through time and culture and there’s definitely room for future episodes! We even, maybe, sorta, kinda, plotted future stories because we’re a bunch of nerdy writer types of riffed off of each other. This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes an...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got a bonus episode for you! Today we’re here to talk to Matthew Olaranont about his story in the A Touch of Aether, An Urban Fantasy Anthology. We talked about his story An Eye For Royalty and his love of urban fantasy! It was a fun and nerdy quick chat about all of the reasons why we love all things magical and magic adjacent stories. This was a fun intervi...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another #HorrorMovieReview episode, which we’re dubbing a #StabbyMovieReview. We watched the 2007 adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist, which was named… wait for it… The Mist. We had fun discussing this, but JR wasn’t as huge of a fan as Clan Stabby. This one was just the hosts, and we opened by talking about our favorite beverages! This was an awesome m...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got a bonus episode for you! Today we’re here to talk to Jesse James Fain about his story in the A Touch of Aether, An Urban Fantasy Anthology. We talked about their story Dead Wolf and their love of urban fantasy! It was a fun and nerdy quick chat about all of the reasons why we love all things magical and magic adjacent stories. This was a fun interview, so...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we had on the Super Duper Professional Nerd, Mister Dan Jolley. This episode was a lot of fun, we got nerdy about the past, present and future of speculative fiction. Maybe some Time Lords were involved, who can really tell. We talked about our shared love of Skyrim and then we talked about his book series The Demon-Sleuth Scrolls. I was curious enough to boo...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we had a doozie of a food cast episode! We talked nerdy about space westerns, before transitioning over to talk about the speculative fiction that made us! Then we talked about Madam Chloe Garner, Queen of the Fantastical, First of Her Line, about her new series, The Carbon Chronicles. Well, we started with book one, The Flight of the Kingfisher! This was a f...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we have on a fellow Army veteran, T.E. Butler to pimp his new #Kickstarter campaign. It’s a long title, but Reiter’s War, An Armored Warrior Panzerter Comic Experience sounds like a lot of fun with some kick butt art! We talked about his nerdy pedigree, our shared Army experiences and finally the universe where these comics take place. This was a fun intervie...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We had on author Herman Hunter today and it was a ton of fun! We stayed on track, mostly, but we talked nerdy and nostalgic. Then we swapped over to talking about his series, The Revenant and the Cult. Definitely sounds like it’d be a fun read! Speaking of fun, I had a blast conducting this interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you w...