The Blasters and Blades Podcast

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWow, we had a wizard on the show! A real-life wizard… or at least a guy with a cool wizard hat! He calls himself Mikel Melwasul, but would a wizard gift us with his true name? Names have power after all! We talked about our nerdy origin stories and moved seamlessly to talk about his book in The Galvorn Saga, called Paragon Exordium. This was a fun interview, so go...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday marks the 249th anniversary of the United States’ Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. To commemorate that, we had a panel to discuss the role of revolutions in speculative fiction. It was a lively chat where we crossed literary boundaries and discussed big concepts and had so much fun that it’s illegal in two of the Continental United States. We h...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we gift you with the coolest bunch of ladies this side of sanity! That’s right, we’ve got Kacey Ezell, Marisa Wolf and Melisa Olthoff with Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey) co-hosting as they talk nerdy with us. We talked #coffee, #Skyrim, #magic of all varieties and finally the feral kind. Why? Cause what else would we talk about with the Feral Ladies of the simil...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got a winner today! We had co-host Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey) on to interview the legendary author Harry Turtledove. We talked about his early career, his nerdy origins and finally his City of Shadows Series, starting with Twice As Dead. This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Co-Hosts: JR...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastYowza, we had an amazing interview of Baen Books author Patrick Chiles about his The Interstellar Medic Series. Aside from talking about his book series, we chatted about our love of science fiction, the space race and aviation in general. I definitely want Patrick back onto the show, it was that fun! You’re going to enjoy this episode, I guarantee it! Seriously, c...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got a bonus episode for you, with Robert Kroese about his new #Kickstarter for the Ransom’s Law Series. He’s #crowdfunding this new set of literary goodness. It sounds like a lot of fun, and Rob has a track record of awesome, which gives me confidence in this series. This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won&#...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we’ve got a #jarhead turned author on the show to talk shop! That’s right, we had D.M. Rook on chat about his debut novel, The Hounds of Orion. We also talked about our nerdy history, our love of speculative fiction and had more fun than is legal in some states. This was a fun interview, so go check it out. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!!...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastDo you love a good character based story? Do you like space westerns? Action-adventure stories? Then you’re gonna dig Threading The Needle by Monalisa Foster! And as luck would have it, we’ve got her here to talk about it! This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!!Today's Co-Host:JR Handley (Auth...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastI had a lot of fun during this interview with Dr. Robert E. Hampson, Speaker to Lab Rats. We talked nerdy about Star Trek and our nerdy origins before we moved on to talk about his book Across An Ocean Of Stars in the Black Tide Rising Universe. This was a fun interview, so go check it out. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us for a fun show...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastI had more fun than is legal in most of the continental states as I chatted with Marisa Wolf about her new book, A Plague of Magic. We talked nostalgic about our nerdy childhoods and then we discussed her books. It sounds like a lot of fun and I’m excited about buying this audiobook when Baen releases it! This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastThis is a dangerous interview, so be warned! I was left alone with author Tim Akers, another book nerdy who studied English once upon a time. So, we waxed poetic about literary goodness and then talked about the speculative fiction of our childhoods. Oh, and we discussed his The Knight Watch Series, which I definitely want to read now. Curse you, taking my money li...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we had on the indomitable Tom the Kentucky Squirrel on the show to talk with us about the new WarGate Books publisher’s subscription service. We talked about all of the nerdy things that we love, then we talked about this subscription model. I had fun and I think you will too! Seriously, go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastThis was a super long interview with Justin Watson, and you weren’t even here for the pre- and post-show chats. We talked more about our Army time than I’ve previously done and then we talked nerdy about what we like and don’t like in speculative fiction. Then we talked about his alternative history universe, The Romanov Reign Series. This was a fun interview, so g...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we had on the indomitable Tom the Kentucky Squirrel on the show to talk with us about the new WarGate Books publisher’s subscription service. We talked about all of the nerdy things that we love, then we talked about this subscription model. I had fun and I think you will too! Seriously, go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastThis was a super long interview with Justin Watson, and you weren’t even here for the pre- and post-show chats. We talked more about our Army time than I’ve previously done and then we talked nerdy about what we like and don’t like in speculative fiction. Then we talked about his alternative history universe, The Romanov Reign Series. This was a fun interview, so g...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another chat with an awesome panel for you today! We had a lot of fun today discussing the iconic 1632 Universe created by the late Eric Flint. We had on the legendary Bill Fawcett, Charles ‘Chuck’ Gannon, Griffin Barber and Jodi Lynn Nye on for a fun chat. With a panel like this, you know you’re in for a good time! This was a fun interview, so check out...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe've got another interview with Jacob Holo, of #BaenBooks fame! This is his next novel in the Gordian Universe. That’s right, that world which he writes with David Weber!! This was a fun interview, despite the complexity of compensating for time dilation and inter dimensional drift! But we also dove into the deepest of nerdy waters and had a great time doing i...

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Wow, oh wow, was this a fun chat with author Les Johnson about The Orion’s Arm Series that he co-wrote with Travis Taylor. We spent way too much time getting nerdy about science fiction and the science that it inspired. We talked about the properties of our childhood and what we dig in the modern markets. And we got a tad nerdy about time travel, a not so secret p...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastI had a blast chatting with Melissa Olthoff, an awesome US Air Force Zoomie turned wordsmith. She wrote the book Rise From Ruin in her Griffin Core Series. I am definitely hooked, I want to read them when the audiobook comes out! We also waxed poetic about our nerdy origin stories. You’ll enjoy this one, seriously! This was a fun interview, go check it out! Co-Host...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWow, this was a fun chat! We got nerdy about nerdom past, the shows and books that made us and the stuff we’re reading now. Then we got to chat with a #USMC #Veteran, #LitRPG author Sean Oswald about his Welcome To The Multiverse Series. The covers rocked, the book series sounds awesome, and I can’t wait to read it for myself! We managed to avoid the spoilers… bare...

The Blasters and Blades PodcastWelcome to another Blasters and Blades Podcast Short! This time we’re here to talk about what we’re reading now! Read the book, join the discussion and have fun with the books we know and love. Check us out on our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandblades Your Co-Hosts:JR Handley (Author) (Grunt)Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt)Madam Stabby Stab (Uber...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe meandered around all of the coolest topics today. We chatted about our love of nerdy things and then dove right into everything that’s cool with dark fantasy! This time we had on Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), Jesse James Fain and Magaidh Dunbroch to get into the weeds of the genre that I was less familiar with. It was informative for me, so I hope you guys get so...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we were graced with the presence of Sharon Lee, one of the nicest ladies we’ve interviewed! We had Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey) on as a co-host, and together we produced a kick butt interview about Sharon’s love of reading and speculative fiction. And we talked about her Liaden Universe. This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we’re letting the sidekicks steal the show! That’s right, we are having fun analyzing the character archetype of a sidekick. We went far and wide, but we stayed on topic, so I call this a win. What about you, are you a fan of sidekicks? Are you signing up to go off with your ride or die bestie as the plus one? Then you’re in luck today! We’ve got another chat...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastI had fun with the most proper of proper British chaps, a man called Dane Cobain. We talked nerdy, we had fun and then we talked about his book Meat, please! This story is perfect for the horror, zombie or post-apocalyptic fan in all of us. 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...