The Blasters and Blades Podcast

Dec 12 2024 535 ep. 79 mins 57
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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! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades/support

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Episode 486: What happens when AI goes rogue?

Dec 12 2024 93 mins  
The Blasters & Blades Podcast It started with an idea about the big scary AI going rogue and from there shenanigans were had. We talked about the reasons why this concept appeals to us and scares us. We talked about why we worry too much. Some of us bloviated more than others, but a fun time was had by all. We had John M Olsen, JT Arralle, MD Boncher, Michael LaVoice and Rober

Episode 485: When Horror Becomes SciFi!

Dec 11 2024 105 mins  
The Blasters & Blades Podcast Wowzer, we spent 40 minutes on the nostalgia train, but we eventually talked about the intersection of horror and science fiction. It was a fun conversation that will surely spawn more chats on this topic. Our chat ranged from Mary Shelley and Jules Vern to the Deep Space franchise and everything in between. We had Jesse James Fain, MD Boncher and

Episode 484: The Who, What and Why of Space Colonization!

Dec 08 2024 84 mins  
The Blasters & Blades Podcast Today we’re diving into the deep waters of space colonization with a fun group of uber nerds. We had Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), Jesse James Fain, JT Arralle, Matthew Bowman and Nathan Pedde on so they could bloviate with us. We’ll be back for more episodes on the topic, but we scratched the surface. We talked some on the real science and som

Episode 483: Enjoying the Post-Apocalyptic Playground!

Dec 05 2024 68 mins  
The Blasters & Blades Podcast We’ve got a banger for you today, as we go off the deep end while talking about the end of society. We had JE Pittman, Jesse James Fain, JT Arralle, Rick Shaw and Shane Gries on to get nerdy with us. This was an awesome panel that will lead into future episodes on the topic. What are you waiting for? Go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes

Episode 482: Are bards even useful?

Dec 04 2024 70 mins  
The Blasters & Blades Podcast Today we have a fun panel about a topic that came up in other episodes. We’re here to talk about bards and try to figure out what the heck they’re good for! We had an awesome panel with Chloe Garner, Hunter Kay Wallace, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), Jesse James Fain and Teri Kay Jobe. They came on to talk nerdy with us. We started out talking a

Episode 481: Lets consider how fictional religions are represented in Speculative Fiction!

Dec 01 2024 79 mins  
The Blasters & Blades Podcast We've got a deep discussion panel for you where we talk about the idea of religions in speculative fiction. We’ve got Chloe Garner, Matthew Bowman, Melissa McShane and Teri Kay Jobe on to talk nerdy with us. We talked about the intersection of Earth religions and fantasy ones. We talked about the root of why religions matter to people, and thus

Episode 480: By Grabthar's Hammer, or Galaxy Quest and other cool stuff!

Nov 28 2024 114 mins  
The Blasters & Blades Podcast Today we’re very excited to dive deep into the nostalgia farms of shows long past. Then we pivoted and waxed poetically about all things Galaxy Quest! It was a lot of fun, made better by our guests. We had Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), JE Pittman, MD Boncher and Melissa McShane on to talk nerdy with us. This was a fun interview, so check out this

Episode 479: Up close and personal with the romantasy genre!

Nov 27 2024 74 mins  
The Blasters & Blades Podcast Do you love learning about new and exciting literary genres? Do you want to learn about all of the coolest corners of the bookshelf? Well then, we’ve got another chat with an awesome panel for you today! This time we’ve got Angela Watts, Declan Finn, Hunter Kay Wallace, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey) and Melissa McShane on to talk nerdy with us.

Episode 478: Let's talk about interesting heroines!

Nov 24 2024 68 mins  
The Blasters & Blades Podcast We've got a slightly controversial panel topic today, be warned! We’re talking about interesting female heroines with some awesome authors and creatives! We’ve got Chloe Garner, Declan Finn, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), JF Posthumous (Jennie), Katie Cross and Melissa McShane on to talk nerdy with us. We rambled from what a heroine was, to whic

Episode 477: It's all about the LitRPG genre!

Nov 21 2024 92 mins  
The Blasters & Blades Podcast Do you love a good dice rolling or button mashing game? Then why not combine that love with the written word? Curious? You guessed it, we’ve got another chat with an awesome panel for you today! This time we’ve got authors Hunter Kay Wallace, Jesse James Fain, Matt Pivots and Melissa McShane on to talk nerdy with us. We dove into the world of