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Hosted by JR Handley · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 846 episodes
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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, a Stabby chaos coordinator and a chief shenanigator 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!
JR Handley hosts The Blasters and Blades Podcast, a fiction show with 846 episodes published.
The Blasters & Blades PodcastWant to know the secrets of writing award-winning science fiction? Today, we are interviewing grandmaster Robert J. Sawyer about his essential book, Sawyer on Science Fiction. Far from a stan
The Blasters & Blades PodcastAnother World, Another Time: Revisiting The Dark CrystalLong before CGI dominated the big screen, Jim Henson and Frank Oz dared to dream up an entire high-fantasy world brought to life exclus
The Blasters & Blades PodcastWhat happens when your everyday life collides with unpredictable, highly inconvenient magic? In this episode, we sit down with acclaimed fantasy author Melissa McShane to talk about her delig
The Blasters & Blades PodcastClash of Elements: Inside the Fae Wars: Fire and Ice with Charli CoxWhen opposing forces collide, entire realms hang in the balance. In this episode, we sit down with fantasy author Charli Co
The Blasters & Blades PodcastIn this episode, we sit down with military sci-fi author and Air Force veteran Tyler Burnworth to talk about his pulse-pounding new novel, Portal Raiders. What starts as a gritty counterinsur
The Blasters & Blades PodcastPiecing Together a Cosmos: Inside Jordan Campbell’s Guardians of Glory UniverseSometimes, the most vast and captivating speculative fiction universes don’t begin with a thousand-page doorstop
The Blasters & Blades PodcastWhen a crime scene involves cursed artifacts, rogue vampires, or vengeful spirits, traditional law enforcement won't cut it. You need a paranormal detective. Welcome to Investigating with the
The Blasters & Blades PodcastReclaiming the Lost Space Age: Inside John E. Siers’ Lunar Free State SeriesWhat if humanity never gave up on the dream of the Moon? Inspired by the legacy of Apollo 11 and classic hard scien
The Blasters & Blades PodcastWhat lies beneath the surface when humanity pushes the boundaries of exploration? In this episode, we sit down with author David Deane Haskell to dive into his captivating science fiction nov
The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another #RetroMovieReview episode, a blast from the past! In the summer of 1998, cinema was locked in a battle of the space rocks, but while Deep Impact brought the drama, Armageddo
The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got our #Retro #MovieReview episode for your eyeballs today! Dust off your fairy dust and brace yourselves for the ultimate '80s fantasy trip. This week, we are stepping into Ridley Sco
The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got a bonus episode for you! Today we’re here to talk to Andrew Waldron about his story in the Anthromech Anthology. We talked about his story The Last Survivors at Centerpoint Crystal
The Blasters & Blades PodcastFor over a century, a secret military unit successfully hid the existence of the undead from the public. But when the outbreak finally breaks containment, the world crumbles. In The Dying of
The Blasters & Blades PodcastFrom the mild-mannered reporter hiding superpowers to the runaway royalty passing as a commoner, speculative fiction is obsessed with secret selves. But why are we so captivated by characters
The Blasters & Blades PodcastBefore there was science fiction, there was mythology: tales of cosmic battles, fickle deities, and the divine laws governing humanity. But how do modern writers breathe new life into ancient
The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got a bonus episode for you! Today we’re here to talk to Scott Swoope about his story in the Anthromech Anthology. We talked about his story The Oath of Alaric and his love for all of t
The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday, we are interviewing the stellar team of authors behind The Annals of the Auran Empire live on BackerKit! If you love classic, high-stakes epic fantasy, incredible worldbuilding, and su
The Blasters & Blades PodcastComing off the heels of Buffy and Firefly, expectations were massive for Joss Whedon's next television venture. Today, we look back at Dollhouse with a modern lens to see how its terrifying t
The Blasters & Blades Podcast“Everybody relax, I’m here.” This week, we’re hopping into the Pork-Chop Express and driving straight into the subterranean neon underworld of Chinatown. That’s right… we are reviewing John C
The Blasters & Blades PodcastWhat happens when you mix stunning visual storytelling, deep-rooted mystery, and a journey into the unknown? In this episode, we sit down with author and illustrator Jack Ruedisueli to dive d
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