The Blasters and Blades Podcast

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we had on some cool folks from the Royal Guard Publishing Team to talk about the genre of men’s romance. We talked about the genre and why we like it. We also discussed the tropes and common themes in this space, compared it to the more mainstream romance genre and finally we talked about coffee! This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us yo...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWhat walks like a human, talks like a human but isn’t a human? Yep, anthropomorphic animals! Today we had a lot of fun digging into this topic with some of the coolest ladies on the internet! We defined terms, discussed popular examples and what made the concept resonate across time and cultures. This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eye...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we an author from Raconteur Press with their new novel imprint. Our guest was artist and author TC Ross, who came on to tell us about her love of speculative fiction and how that led her into the arts. She wrote a book based on a fairy tale, titled Blood Diamonds, which sounds interesting. This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your e...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We've got another interview with an amazing debut author! This time we have Joe Hower, former US Marine who’s writing with the legendary William Alan Webb. We talked about their nerdy pedigree, their love of speculative fiction and finally about their upcoming project. It was a lot of fun and I’m looking forward to seeing its completion. This was a fun intervi...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another interview with an amazing debut author! That’s right, it’s none other than M.J. (Matt) Struven. He’s one of us, nerdy in all of the right ways, and he loves rugby, so he gets cool points. When he’s not busy beating the words into submission and making indie movies, he sometimes talks with cool podcasts! This was a fun interview, so go check out th...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we had a fun interview with Gabrielle Wanek, an amazing author and new friend! We talked about our love of all things nerdy within the realm of speculative fiction. Then we talked about fairytales and mythology and how they’re used in fiction. From there, we got to talk about her book Song Of Ash And Dawn, which sounds intriguing! Seriously, this was a great...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another interview with an amazing debut author! This time we’ve got the Mouth from the South, none other than Vincent C. Pidgeon. We talked about his love of fantasy, his favorite tropes and the hero’s journey that he loves to read about. This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us f...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe still can’t believe that this is our sixth season! Today we’ve got children’s book author Ursula Jynx. We talked nerdy about her love for all things speculative fiction. We dove into her nerdy origin story and then we talked about her book, Jackson, the Bunny with Short Ears. This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe've got another interview with an amazing creative team! This was a fun interview with a husband and wife writing team who created the Kinthur universe where these fun fantasy stories happen. It was fun and I’m definitely interested in these stories! This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! C...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWow, it’s been six seasons of this podcast! Thank you for sticking with us for this long. Today, we launched into the season with an author writing about dragons in her middle grade series. We talked with Mari Mancusi about her New Dragon City Series. It was fun diving into the intersection of dragons and the post-apocalypse world. I really enjoyed the interview an...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got our first full episode for Season 6 and we’re kicking it off with a Kickstarter episode. This was a fun chat about his nerdy gaming pedigree and finally his new post-apocalyptic ttrpg game that he’s funding through his Kickstarter campaign. Consider backing this campaign and then leaving a review about the sheer awesomeness of it! This was a fun interview...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWow, we’ve made it through 5 years as the Blasters & Blades Podcast. Now we’re starting season 6 and we are thrilled that you are here with us! Today this episode is just the hosts as we talk about where we want the podcast to go and what we want out of this season. We also opened the floor to our listeners to sign up as guests as well, and we mean it when we s...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastThe year has come and gone and now 2025 is in our rearview mirror. We had on some friends of the show to talk about our favorite episodes, but JR cheated because he had the master list. We talked about what we liked and what we wanted more of and generally had a good time. This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won'...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We’ve got a fun chat to wrap up Season 5! We’re talking to Tony Sarrecchia about his serial story The Skin Man. We talked to him about his love of nerdy things, then talked about which radio dramas we loved and which ones we’d love to write stories for. This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Joi...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We’ve got another group of authors on to talk about the Chaos Theory: Biological Bedlam Anthology that came out this year. We had on some of our authors to get nerdy with us about our holiday experiences and then we talked about our stories and the process that created them. We had on Hunter Kay Wallace, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), Jesse James Fain, Logan Stovall...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another #HolidayMovieReview for your eyeballs and earholes! This time we’ve got The Santa Clause on deck for all of the 90s family fun you can handle on the big screen! This time we had a fun panel, and we opened by talking about holiday nonsense! This was an awesome movie and a fun chat, so what are you waiting for? Seriously, lend us your eyes and ears,...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another #HolidayMovieReview for your eyeballs and earholes! This time we’ve got Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer on deck for all of the 60s family fun you can handle on the tiny television screen! This time we had a fun panel, and we opened by talking about holiday nonsense! This was an awesome movie and a fun chat, so what are you waiting for? Seriously, l...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another #HolidayMovieReview for your eyeballs and earholes! This time we’ve got Violent Night on deck for all of the violence you can handle on the big screen! This time we had a fun panel, and we opened by talking about holiday nonsense! This was an awesome movie and a fun chat, so what are you waiting for? Seriously, lend us your eyes and ears, you won&...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another #HolidayMovieReview for your eyeballs and earholes! This time we’ve got The Polar Express on deck for all of the early oughts family fun you can handle from the big screen or for your man cave! This time we had a fun panel, and we opened by talking about holiday nonsense! This was an awesome movie and a fun chat, so what are you waiting for? Serio...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastEver cringe from the things that go bump in the wintery night? Worry about Krampus sneaking down your chimney? Fear that the Yule Lads might sneak in your front door? Then, boy, do we have the episode for you! Today we’re diving into the role that horror plays in a holiday setting and why we like it. This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastGrab your eggnog and candy cane, we’ve got a holiday episode for you today! We had on Camden Park Press’ editor and owner to talk about the Holiday Hijinks Anthology Series. We talked about her nerd pedigree and her roots as a lover of the written word. Then we pivoted to talk about the origin of this collection and why it is a must for the readers in your life! Th...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we let the Chief Shenanigator bring on her dear friends, Jay and Julie Barnson. We talked about our holiday traditions, our favorite holiday foods and finally their anthology, the Haunted Yuletide by Immortal Books. 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 cou...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we’re sitting down with James Raquepau to talk about his Destiny Cycle Series set in the middle of the wilds of ancient Celtic mythology. It was a fun interview for the history nerd in all of us. And for those who don’t like history, you’ll dig the magic and mythology! Seriously, this was a fun interview! Go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears,...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastAnother day, another awesome interview! This time we are on with Jim C. Hines, and we talked about his book Kitemaster. I’d be remiss if I didn’t remind you to check out the sale Jim has going on for signed copies! But we talked about his nerdy origin story, then we moved on to the book itself. Boy, what a ride that was to listen to. I had fun, Jana had fun and you...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe gathered a merry band of pirates to dive into the wild world of gargoyles. We talked about our favorite mythical creatures and holiday traditions. Then we dove into this collection of kick butt stories! We had J.T. Evans, Jana S Brown (Jena Rey), Melissa McShane, Michael Craig and Roger Alix-Gaudre on to talk nerdy with us. I think this will be a fun episode, so...