The Blasters and Blades Podcast

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We snuck out of the shire for a fun chat about the OG fantasy guru J.R.R. Tolkien. We gathered an awesome cast to enjoy second breakfast with as we blew smoke rings and pontificated. This time we’ve got Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), Jesse James Fain, JF Posthumus, Melissa McShane and Teri Kay Jobe on to talk nerdy with us. We roved far and afield on the wide world...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Are you looking to earn some extra credits? Need to hide from law under an assumed name? Then enlist today in the Private Military Contractor near you! We need a few good men and women… for cannon fodder. This time we’ve got Jesse James Fain, JR Wise, Michael LaVoice, Rick Partlow and Shane Gries on to talk nerdy with us. We talked about space mercs, pirates and t...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Today we’re celebrating our 500th Episode with a fun panel of regulars as we ramble about the art that made us! We went deep into the genre in the geekiest and nerdiest possible way! We had James JE Pittman, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), Jesse James Fain, JT Arralle, MD Boncher and Michael LaVoice on to talk nerdy with us. This was a fun interview, so check out thi...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We started the new year by cleaning out our digital closet, only to find an episode we forgot to air in Season 4. Shame on us, shame! We had an awesome panel of guests to talk about the #CultClassic movie The Fifth Element. We also, maybe, sorta, kinda, started the Korben Dallas Appreciation Club. I mean, who wouldn’t ride in this cat’s cab? We here at the Blaster...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We’ve found the impossible, a Marine who can read and write! This time, he was smart enough to Go Army as a grunt. A promotion, am I right? Anyway, we talked about our time overseas and then we were all over his debut book Terra Ascending. 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 sho...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We had a lot of fun today chatting about robots, artificial intelligence and all of what that could mean for humanity! Today’s #MovieReview episode discussed the movie #M3GAN and it was a blast! 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!! Click the link and check out this episod...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast And so it begins… we’ve launched Season 5 and we’re heading to the stars! We talked about our New Year’s Resolution, our holiday experiences and our plans for the podcast. We had fun, went long and are inviting you to join us for the shenanigans! This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us for a fun...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Every ending is a new beginning, but for this episode we’re going to chat about the waning hours of this season. It was a blast, but next season we’re going to climb even higher heights! For this episode, we’ve got James JE Pittman, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), Jesse James Fain and Melissa McShane on to talk nerdy with us. We talked about our favorite episodes, fa...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We had a fun talk about another #HolidayMovieReview episode with the epically awesome movie Red One. We had Madam Boncher on to talk about this new holiday classic. We talked about all of the Christmas things and wandered around in the beginning, but we got back on target and knocked this episode out of the park. This was an awesome movie and a fun chat, so what a...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We’ve got another #HolidayMovieReview episode! This time we’re talking about the 2003 cult classic movie Elf, starring Will Ferrell! Like our other Christmas episodes, we opened the show talking about our holiday traditions and moved on to chatting about the movie. We talked about the good, the better and the best of this movie that we all loved! This was an aweso...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast First, let us here at The Blaster’s & Blades Podcast wish everyone a happy holiday, whichever one you celebrate. We hope you enjoy your time with your family and take the time to smell the roses. Anyway, for today’s episode, we’ve got Dave Hensley, Isaac Craft, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey) and MD Boncher on to talk nerdy with us. We opened with talking of our l...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Folks, this is a deeper and more somber episode and movie than we would normally put out this time of year. That said, please watch this episode, the movie and then read the book. This is one worth your time, I promise you. This is a philosophical look at the darker side of humanity and warfare, and what that means for the young men fighting it. So, join us on our...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We've got another #HolidayMovieReview episode for your eyeballs! We chatted about the cult classic movie, Krampus and waxed poetic about it. This one was just the hosts, and we opened by talking about our choice of holiday food and beverages. As usual, when it is just us, we went long. Almost two hours, but we had a blast! We got deep, talking about the movie and...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We had a deeply philosophical chat about Christian fiction. We talked about the good, the bad and the worse. We waxed poetic about the things that we like, what inspired us and more generally danced through the fields of literature past. This time we’ve got Angela Watts, Declan Finn, Herman Hunter, MD Boncher, Michael LaVoice and Nathan Tycho Abrahams on to talk n...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We dove deep into the ghosts of nerdom past as we talked to author and friend of the show Len Berry. We talked about his favorite holiday music and treats, his favorite holiday movies and family traditions. Then we drilled down into his new novel. It sounds like what I’d expect if there were Romans in space with shades of Dune in it! This was a fun interview, so g...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We’ve got an interview with the fast-talking debut author Forrest Jones! We talked nerdy with him and droned on about food and then chatted about his book The Lost Prince. It sounded interesting, so I’ll anxiously await the audiobook! 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...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast It started with an idea about the big scary AI going rogue and from there shenanigans were had. We talked about the reasons why this concept appeals to us and scares us. We talked about why we worry too much. Some of us bloviated more than others, but a fun time was had by all. We had John M Olsen, JT Arralle, MD Boncher, Michael LaVoice and Robert Tillsley on to...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Wowzer, we spent 40 minutes on the nostalgia train, but we eventually talked about the intersection of horror and science fiction. It was a fun conversation that will surely spawn more chats on this topic. Our chat ranged from Mary Shelley and Jules Vern to the Deep Space franchise and everything in between. We had Jesse James Fain, MD Boncher and Nathan Pedde on...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Today we’re diving into the deep waters of space colonization with a fun group of uber nerds. We had Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), Jesse James Fain, JT Arralle, Matthew Bowman and Nathan Pedde on so they could bloviate with us. We’ll be back for more episodes on the topic, but we scratched the surface. We talked some on the real science and some on the handwavium,...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We’ve got a banger for you today, as we go off the deep end while talking about the end of society. We had JE Pittman, Jesse James Fain, JT Arralle, Rick Shaw and Shane Gries on to get nerdy with us. This was an awesome panel that will lead into future episodes on the topic. What are you waiting for? Go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Today we have a fun panel about a topic that came up in other episodes. We’re here to talk about bards and try to figure out what the heck they’re good for! We had an awesome panel with Chloe Garner, Hunter Kay Wallace, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), Jesse James Fain and Teri Kay Jobe. They came on to talk nerdy with us. We started out talking about our favorite Chr...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We've got a deep discussion panel for you where we talk about the idea of religions in speculative fiction. We’ve got Chloe Garner, Matthew Bowman, Melissa McShane and Teri Kay Jobe on to talk nerdy with us. We talked about the intersection of Earth religions and fantasy ones. We talked about the root of why religions matter to people, and thus the characters that...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Today we’re very excited to dive deep into the nostalgia farms of shows long past. Then we pivoted and waxed poetically about all things Galaxy Quest! It was a lot of fun, made better by our guests. We had Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), JE Pittman, MD Boncher and Melissa McShane on to talk nerdy with us. This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us y...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Do you love learning about new and exciting literary genres? Do you want to learn about all of the coolest corners of the bookshelf? Well then, we’ve got another chat with an awesome panel for you today! This time we’ve got Angela Watts, Declan Finn, Hunter Kay Wallace, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey) and Melissa McShane on to talk nerdy with us. We talked about this...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We've got a slightly controversial panel topic today, be warned! We’re talking about interesting female heroines with some awesome authors and creatives! We’ve got Chloe Garner, Declan Finn, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), JF Posthumous (Jennie), Katie Cross and Melissa McShane on to talk nerdy with us. We rambled from what a heroine was, to which ones we admired fro...