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The Blasters and Blades Podcast

Hey, all you crazy sci-fi and fantasy fans! It"s time for your daily dose of shenanigans over here at The Blasters and Blades Podcast. We"re just a couple of nerdy veterans, and one chaos coordinator here geeking out over our science fiction passions and fantastical fantasies. A place where magic is king, the sky is the limit and space is the place. We ARE the podcast that puts the FUN in DISFUNCTION… without further ado… dive into the insanity with us!

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00:29:48

Episode 543: Nicks Art House Adventures!

The Blasters and Blades Podcast ·

2025/03/25

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe went and got all artsy fartsy with this Art House Adventure by our very own Nick Garber. He did his thing, drew some pretty pictures and waxed poetic about nerdy 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 show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and

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01:09:09

Episode 542: Flying High With Epic Fantasy!

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2025/03/24

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe got all highfalutin today, as we talked about the wild world of high fantasy literature. We spoke broadly about the genre at only the highest octane! We’ll put pep in your step, until you read a dozen high fantasy series in a day! It was fun and will likely lead to more panels in the future. This time we’ve got Chloe Garner, Hunter K Wallace, Jana S Brown and Teri K Jobe on to talk nerdy with us. We talked about everything from JRR Tolkien to David Eddings to Joe

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01:28:12

Episode 541: Prayerfully considering the Christian...

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2025/03/22

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe had a fun one today, prayerfully diving deep into the genre of Christian Fantasy. We got philosophical as we talked deep lore and all of the coolest things about this genre. This time we’ve got JJ Fischer, John McNichol, Josiah DeGraaf, MD Boncher, Michael LaVoice and Morgan L Busse on to talk nerdy with us. We went a tad long, but it’ll be worth your time. And, hey, we might have to come back to this episode for future follow-up chats! This was a fun interview,

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01:24:51

Episode 540: The Book Cave Reader Group!

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2025/03/21

The Blasters & Blades PodcastThis was a fun chat with the reader service provided by the fine folks over at the My Book Cave website. It was created by author Rachel Ann Nunes as a way to know which books were okay for her kids to read. I love the idea of having those kinds of choices as a reader and I think you will too! 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 show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans

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00:59:37

Episode 539: Darkness approaches with grimdark fiction!

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2025/03/20

The Blasters & Blades PodcastDespite the grim topic, we had fun chatting about the grimdark genre with an awesome panel. This time we’ve got Abby Goldsmith, Bill Fawcett and Matthew C. Lucas on to talk nerdy with us. We talked about the history of the genre, the themes and all of the iconic properties. Well, we started the discussion but there could be more if you guys are interested! This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join

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01:46:28

Episode 538: The Gladius League Series by Michael...

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2025/03/19

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another interview with the weirdest and wackiest author, Michael LaVoice. After we went long discussing our time in the US Army, we got things back on track. We finally talked about his new book Gladius League. It’s the first book in a series and sounds like it’ll be a lot of fun! Definitely adding it to the #TBR pile for future consumption. This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us

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01:32:46

Episode 537: Breeze, A Cyberpunk Inspired Comic...

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2025/03/17

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’re chatting with MD Ortiz about his kick butt #Kickstarter in his Dawnward Universe. The comic is titled Breeze and tells the story of this intrepid group of ne’re-do-wells on their journey through this #postapocalyptic #dystopian future that is a #transhumanist #cyberpunk wonderland! The interview went long, but we had fun, and you will too! This interview was a blast, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us for a

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01:40:35

Episode 536: The Guide and Sword Trilogy by Gerry...

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2025/03/14

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWhen two history fans meld their brains together, you can sometimes get a long podcast of nerdy goodness. We talked about our origin stories as speculative fiction fans. We had another Blasters and Blades Food Casts before moving on to talk about his fantasy book series. The Guide and Sword Trilogy of early history fantasy 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

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01:20:59

Episode 535: Let’s talk about the reapers!

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2025/03/12

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe chatted about guides for the dead and the dying, or about grim reapers. It was a fun romp through time and culture and there’s definitely room for future episodes! We even, maybe, sorta, kinda, plotted future stories because we’re a bunch of nerdy writer types of riffed off of each other. This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt)We work for free, so if you wanna

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00:17:35

Episode 534: Matthew Olaranont & A Touch of Aether...

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2025/03/11

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got a bonus episode for you! Today we’re here to talk to Matthew Olaranont about his story in the A Touch of Aether, An Urban Fantasy Anthology. We talked about his story An Eye For Royalty and his love of urban fantasy! It was a fun and nerdy quick chat about all of the reasons why we love all things magical and magic adjacent stories. 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

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01:31:24

Episode 533: The Mist, A Stabby Movie Review

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2025/03/10

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another #HorrorMovieReview episode, which we’re dubbing a #StabbyMovieReview. We watched the 2007 adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist, which was named… wait for it… The Mist. We had fun discussing this, but JR wasn’t as huge of a fan as Clan Stabby. This one was just the hosts, and we opened by talking about our favorite beverages! 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

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00:21:57

Episode 532: Jesse James Fain & A Touch of Aether...

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2025/03/07

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got a bonus episode for you! Today we’re here to talk to Jesse James Fain about his story in the A Touch of Aether, An Urban Fantasy Anthology. We talked about their story Dead Wolf and their love of urban fantasy! It was a fun and nerdy quick chat about all of the reasons why we love all things magical and magic adjacent stories. 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 show

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01:17:26

Episode 531: The Demon Sleuth Scrolls Series by Dan...

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2025/03/07

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we had on the Super Duper Professional Nerd, Mister Dan Jolley. This episode was a lot of fun, we got nerdy about the past, present and future of speculative fiction. Maybe some Time Lords were involved, who can really tell. We talked about our shared love of Skyrim and then we talked about his book series The Demon-Sleuth Scrolls. I was curious enough to bookmark it for the audiobook in production! This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend

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01:22:42

Episode 530: Flight of the Kingfisher by Chloe Garner

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2025/03/05

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we had a doozie of a food cast episode! We talked nerdy about space westerns, before transitioning over to talk about the speculative fiction that made us! Then we talked about Madam Chloe Garner, Queen of the Fantastical, First of Her Line, about her new series, The Carbon Chronicles. Well, we started with book one, The Flight of the Kingfisher! This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us

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01:11:04

Episode 529: Reiter’s War, A Comic Book Kickstarter...

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2025/03/05

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we have on a fellow Army veteran, T.E. Butler to pimp his new #Kickstarter campaign. It’s a long title, but Reiter’s War, An Armored Warrior Panzerter Comic Experience sounds like a lot of fun with some kick butt art! We talked about his nerdy pedigree, our shared Army experiences and finally the universe where these comics take place. 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

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01:12:11

Episode 528: The Revenant and the Cult Series by...

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2025/03/03

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe had on author Herman Hunter today and it was a ton of fun! We stayed on track, mostly, but we talked nerdy and nostalgic. Then we swapped over to talking about his series, The Revenant and the Cult. Definitely sounds like it’d be a fun read! Speaking of fun, I had a blast conducting this 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

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01:19:54

Episode 527: Fisticuffs For All, Hand-To-Hand Combat...

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2025/02/28

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWowzer, right in the kisser! Today we’re digging into hand-to-hand combat in speculative fiction. We traded blows and barbs, talked shop and fought it out until the buzzer sounded. And we mostly stayed on the topic of fiction when not telling lies and war stories! This time we’ve got Dan Kemp, Doc Spears, Jesse James Fain and Reginald Lewis on to talk nerdy with us. This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be

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01:55:13

Episode 526: The Last Starfighter Movie Review

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2025/02/26

The Blasters & Blades PodcastAhh, the long awaited #MovieReview… we’re here to talk about #TheLastStarfighter! First, we talked about 80s nostalgia and moved on to discuss this amazing film. We had a phenomenal crew on deck to get nerdy with friends. We hope that you have fun with us and join the discussion in the comments section! What are you waiting for? Seriously, lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!!Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt)Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super

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01:13:11

Episode 525: The Torth Series by Abby Goldsmith

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2025/02/24

The Blasters & Blades PodcastThis episode was too much fun, but in our defense, we WERE left unchaperoned! I talked about all of the nerdy things with Abby Goldsmith, and it was so much fun that it’s illegal in 12 states and the Virgin Islands! We focused on her Torth Series, which has me intrigued enough to bookmark these audiobooks! I really think you guys will love this series too! This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!

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01:08:06

Episode 524: The Pogue One Anthology by Raconteur Press

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2025/02/21

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe dove into the trenches with the fine folks behind the Pogue One Anthology by Raconteur Press. We had on America’s Sergeant Major, Spearman Burke and the infamous Authors DiNote. That would be Christopher DiNote and Jaime DiNote (aka Liska McCabe). It was a lot of fun talking about the unsung heroes behind the armed forces. We call them REMFs, POGUEs or POGs. However you wanna say it, those who support the fighting men had value. They had stories to tell, and this

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