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 us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us for a fun show! We're just a couple of nerdy Ar...
Jun 21, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Season 5Ep. 588
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 like this. Don’t worry, Tim says he WILL spend it all in one place. Anyway, this was a fun interview, ...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 5Ep. 587
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 sorry!! Join us for a fun show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 586
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 go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Aut...
Jun 18, 2025•2 hr 23 min•Season 5Ep. 585
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 sorry!! Join us for a fun show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 586
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 go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Aut...
Jun 16, 2025•2 hr 23 min•Season 5Ep. 585
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 this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!!Today's Host: JR Handley (Author) (Gru...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 54 min•Season 5Ep. 584
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 it. Maybe even talked about his anime addiction and which ones he recommends for others. Seriously, go ch...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Season 5Ep. 583
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 passion of mine. This was a fun interview, so go check it out. Today's Host: JR Handley (Author) (Gru...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 582
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-Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt)Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt)Madam Stabby Stab (Uber F...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Season 5Ep. 581
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… barely… so, what are you waiting for? This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us yo...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 580
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 Fan) (Horror Nerd)We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked B...
Jun 03, 2025•3 min
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 something out of it too! This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ea...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 579
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 and ears, you won't be sorry!! Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt)Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist)...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 578
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 with an awesome panel for you today! This time we’ve got Chloe Garner, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey),...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 577
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 show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "z...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 576
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 heart out! Anyway, this was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ea...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Season 5Ep. 575
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 interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us for a ...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 574
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 Fan) (Horror Nerd)We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked B...
May 19, 2025•3 min
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 Fan) (Horror Nerd)We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked B...
May 19, 2025•3 min
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 ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us for a fun show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geekin...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Season 5Ep. 573
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 interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us fo...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Season 5Ep. 572
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 speculative fiction before pivoting to his own books. I had fun and I think you will too. Seriously, this w...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 5Ep. 571
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 fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Co-Hos...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Season 5Ep. 570
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 won't be sorry!! Join us for a fun show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on ...
May 13, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 5Ep. 569
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 horror movie and a fun chat, so what are you waiting for? Seriously, lend us your eyes and ears, you wo...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 43 min•Season 5Ep. 568
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 an awesome movie and a fun chat, so what are you waiting for? Seriously, lend us your eyes and ears, you ...
May 10, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 567
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 and now I want to read these books. I think you’ll enjoy it too, so listen to us and then read the b...
May 09, 2025•2 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 566
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 enjoyable! This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Season 5Ep. 565
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 was a fun interview, so go check I out! Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Co-Hosts: JR...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 5Ep. 564
