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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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01:12:17

Episode 578: Ribbon Dance by Sharon Lee

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2025/05/30

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

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01:07:40

Episode 577: Today we're letting the sidekicks steal...

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2025/05/28

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),

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01:16:44

Episode 576: Meat, please! by Dane Cobain

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2025/05/26

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

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01:30:02

Episode 575: The Cthulhu and Karen Series by Troy...

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2025/05/23

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 ears,

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01:03:13

Episode 574: Moon Shadow Sidekick Novels by Maria...

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2025/05/21

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

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00:02:58

My thoughts on The Last Hunter Series by Terry Mixon...

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2025/05/19

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 Buy

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00:02:54

My thoughts on Conscript by Scott Bartlett

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2025/05/19

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 Buy

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01:35:21

Episode 573: The Sun Also Rises on Cthulhu by Jorah Kai

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2025/05/19

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

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01:27:14

Episode 572: Dragon Monarch Tetralogy by Jason P...

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2025/05/16

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

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01:25:03

Episode 571: The First Peacemaker Series by Aaron Bunce

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2025/05/15

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 was a

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01:31:23

Episode 570: The TransDimensional Hunter Series with...

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2025/05/14

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!

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01:23:23

Episode 569: Casters and Crowns by Elizabeth Lowham

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2025/05/13

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

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01:43:22

Episode 568: Grace, A Stabby Movie Review

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2025/05/12

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

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01:15:41

Episode 567: A Retro Movie Review, The Princess Bride

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2025/05/10

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

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02:21:11

Episode 566: The Star Kingdom with David Weber

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2025/05/09

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

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01:39:46

Episode 565: The Remnant Mage by TJ Reynolds

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2025/05/08

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

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01:29:11

Episode 564: Magelight by Kacey Ezell

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2025/05/07

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

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01:21:41

Episode 563: The New Rock Series by Richard Sparks

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2025/05/05

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 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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01:33:24

Episode 562: Alternative History and the Dragon...

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2025/05/03

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 for this topic? I can’t think of one, that’s for sure! We ranged far and wide, talking about so many

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00:57:04

Episode 561: The Ash and Sand Trilogy by Richard Nell

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2025/05/02

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 your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us for a fun show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army

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