The Blasters and Blades Podcast

The Blasters & Blades PodcastOk, JR botched the introduction. Blame the internet goblins for this one! And we went long in the beginning, but there were two history nerds with a love of speculative fiction chatting. It was fun and we’re planning a few new episodes emerging from this episode. Then JR and Troy Lambert talked about his comedy series, A Cthulhu and Karen Comedy. Lovecraft eat your...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastI had a heck of a lot of fun with this chat. I talked to the legendary witch turned author known as Maria Schneider. We talked about books, nerdy things, the cozy phenomenon and then HER book series called Moon Shadow Sidekick Novels, a companion series to the Moon Shadow Series. The chat has spawned more episodes and I’m here for it. Seriously, this was a fun inte...

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 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 PodcastThis was a fun discussion with Jorah Kai about his merging speculative fiction and literary fiction with The Sun Also Rises On Cthulhu. I tried to hide my inner English major and not spoil this series. I loved seeing the Elder Gods in other stories, well any series really. I had a blast, and I think you will too, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastJust two Army boys made good, chatting about this and that! Today we had fantasy author Jason P. Crawford on to get nerdy with us. We talked about our love of science fiction and fantasy. We chatted about the overlap of our service and fiction. Oh, and we talked about dragons! Then we dove deep into the worlds of the Dragon Monarch Tetralogy Series. This was a fun...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastI had a blast in this interview with Aaron Bunce about his newest series with friend of the show JN Chaney. His series, The First Peacemaker, is set in The Backyard Starship Universe, which sounds intriguing and something that I’ve added to my TBR list. We talked nerdy and nostalgic about growing up in the 80s and 90s, then we talked about the wide world of specula...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe had a fun interview with Lydia Sherrer about the book series that she wrote with the legendary John Ringo. It was a lot of fun, we talked nerdy about speculative fiction and then talked about her TransDimensional Hunter Series. I really think you’re going to enjoy this chat, I did! Hey, we were an hour ISH and the ISH is doing a lot of heavy lifting. This was a...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe had a fun one today! I interviewed author Elizabeth Lowham about her book Casters and Crowns. But before we dove into this book, we talked about her nerd pedigree and her love of Star Wars. We discussed the fiction of our youth and generally had fun chatting like old friends. 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 #StabbyMovieReview episode, which we think you’ll all dig! This time, just in time for #MothersDay, we’re chatting about the movie Grace. This one was just the hosts, and we opened by talking about all the cool nostalgia and coffee that your heart can handle! Then we hit the pot again and now we can see sound and hear colors! This was a unique...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe've got another #RetroMovieReview episode for your viewing pleasure! We’re diving off the deep end of this #CultClassic movie, The Princess Bride. It was a treat episode and long overdue! We think you’ll dig it, because we brought on all of the coolest people! We had awesome guests on with us as we waxed poetic about this perfect movie masterpiece! This was a...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastA fun interview with a man who needs no introduction, the legendary David Weber. We spent an hour talking about nerdy things and then a bit about the military experience. Then we pivoted and spent the second hour and change talking about The Star Kingdom Series that he co-wrote with Jane Linskold about an iconically historic woman in Manticoran lore. I had a blast...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another interview with an amazing US Army veteran turned author. This time we’re interviewing author TJ Reynolds (aka Rose) on to talk about her book Remnant Mage in The Twin Realms Apocalypse Series. This was a fun chat that ran a tad long, but we had fun learning about her fun LitRPG world. This fantasy progression sounds like it’ll be extremely enjoyab...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastFresh off the press from Baen Publishing, we bring you Magelight by Kacey Ezell. She was one of the books discussed by Griffin Barber in our #FeralFantasySummer episode last week. Kacey was a fun guest, but she always is! That’s why she’s one of our favorite #Zoomies! We talked nerdy, then we talked about her magically awesome book. What are you waiting for? This w...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWhat a joy this episode was! We talked nerdy about our love of gaming, science fiction and fantasy. I got to hear about Richard Sparks time writing for legendary comedians and cool British tv shows. Then about his time working for Hollywood! Oh, and we talked about his The New Rock Series of portal fantasy that’s game lit adjacent! This was a fun interview, so go c...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got one of my favorite panel chats for you, mostly because it was my flavor of nerdiness. Thanks to a friend of the show, Bill Fawcett, we had on an amazing panel of guests to talk about alternative history. We had on legendary authors Mercedes Lackey, Steve SM Stirling and Harry Turtledove for this fun discussion. Is there a cooler panel to gather together f...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastI tried to control myself; I really did. But I was unsupervised with another history nerdy with similar tastes. We talked about Richard Nell’s speculative fiction origins. We talked about his love of stories that feel real and lived in. And then we talked about his series, The Ash And Sand Trilogy. This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us you...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe talked nerdy about everything and waxed poetic about the state of technology and AIs. We had fun chatting about our favorite franchises and the worlds we love to inhabit. Then we talked about the #FeralFantasy #SummerEvent. We discussed the various books that are part of this endeavor and then chatted about tropes and themes that we love in the realm of fantasy....

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWell, we wandered around the point and never got there… but we had fun! This was a nostalgic meandering around all of the shows and books that we loved. It was fun, we hit all of the most important properties, at least the ones that matter to us. This time we’ve got Alexander G.R. Gideon, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), Jesse James Fain, Michael LaVoice, R Max Tillsle...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe had a fun chat with Aaron Canton about his #YA book The Witch of Knightcharm. We had a lot of fun, got nerdy about music, speculative fiction and all of the nerdy things we know and love. Seriously, 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...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastOn today’s edition of These Cool Books includes an interview of Matthew C Lucas about his book Sword of the Godless! It’s like This Old House, but nerdier! Oh, we and talked history and speculative fiction and all of the coolest 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 sho...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastI had a lot of fun on this interview with author Terry Mixon, one of my favorite authors. We talked about the recent Blue Origin flight, our time in the US Army and general science fiction history. Then we talked about his The Forgotten Ship Series that launched this week. This is definitely a series I want to dive into, and I think you’ll want to listen to or read...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWhat a fun and punctual episode we’ve got for you today! We talked to author G. Scott Huggins about his nerdy past and where he found his love of speculative fiction. Then we chatted about his flintlock fantasy book A Cold And Mortal Spring. It was a lot of fun learning about this world, and I think you’re going to love it. This was a fun interview, so go check out...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastFriend of the show Jana S Brown sent out her owls and found us some kick ass guests from her mountain home! We’re not sure of the proper verbiage for these strange denizens of the Utahian Lands. Be the Utons? Utahians? It all sounds sort of like Klingon to me, but what do I know? Anyway, we talked about food, drinks and all manner of nerdy things. It was fun, and t...

The Blasters & Blades PodcastThe long-awaited episode where we dive into the iconic Codex Alera universe by Jim Butcher. We talked about the origin of this series and then why we love it. It was a blast, and I am now convinced that I need to read it for myself! This time we’ve got James JE Pittman, Jesse James Fain and Wayland Smith on to talk nerdy with us. This was a fun panel, so check out...