Blasters and Blades Podcast

Blasters and Blades Podcast 3 nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things Science Fiction and Fantasy.

03/11/2025

The Blasters & Blades Podcast

We’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 show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy.

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 Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!

Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley
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Show referenced on this episode
Fringe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_(TV_series)

02/09/2025

The Blasters & Blades Podcast

We’ve got a bonus episode for you! Today we’re here to talk to Kenneth E Givens II about their story in the Deadly Flames, Dragons in Combat Anthology. We talked about their story, The Fellowship of the Unlikely and their love of dragons! It was a fun and nerdy quick chat about all of the reasons why we love dragons and dragon 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! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy.

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 Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!

Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley
Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast

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&Sorcery &D

02/08/2025

The Blasters & Blades Podcast

We’ve got a bonus episode for you! Today we’re here to talk to Jesse James Fain about their story in the Deadly Flames, Dragons in Combat Anthology. We talked about their story Fire in the Land of Wolves and their love of dragons! It was a fun and nerdy quick chat about all of the reasons why we love dragons and dragon 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! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy.

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 Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!

Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley
Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast

Today's Sponsor
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Follow Jesse James Fain on social media
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Jesse’s Website: https://outlawauthor.com/
Jesse’s Twitter: https://x.com/JesseJamesBooks
Jesse’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JesseJamesFain
Jesse’s Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/OutlawAuthor/
Jesse’s Substack: https://jessejamesfain.substack.com/

02/07/2025

The Blasters & Blades Podcast

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 rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy.

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 Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!

Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley
Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast

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02/06/2025

The Blasters & Blades Podcast

We’ve got a bonus episode for you! Today we’re here to talk to Jordan Campbell about their story in the Deadly Flames, Dragons in Combat Anthology. We talked about their story Ashes to Ashes and their love of dragons! It was a fun and nerdy quick chat about all of the reasons why we love dragons and dragon 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! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy.

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 Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!

Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley
Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast

Today's Sponsor
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Jordan’s Amazon: https://us.amazon.com/stores/Jordan-Campbell/author/B0CNZXNJY9
Jordan’s Substack: https://substack.com/?utm_source=user-menu

02/04/2025

The Blasters & Blades Podcast

We’ve got a bonus episode for you! Today we’re here to talk to Axel Quintana about their story in the Deadly Flames, Dragons in Combat Anthology. We talked about their story Curse of the Scaled God and their love of dragons! It was a fun and nerdy quick chat about all of the reasons why we love dragons and dragon 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! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy.

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 Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!

Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley
Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast

Today's Sponsor
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02/03/2025

The Blasters & Blades Podcast

We’ve got a bonus episode for you! Today we’re here to talk to Matthew C Lucas about their story in the Deadly Flames, Dragons in Combat Anthology. We talked about their story, The Piper of Strath Dubh and their love of dragons! It was a fun and nerdy quick chat about all of the reasons why we love dragons and dragon 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! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy.

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 Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!

Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley
Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast

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Matthew’s Website: https://matthewclucas.com
Matthew’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100058237002523

&D &Dragons

02/02/2025

The Blasters & Blades Podcast

We’ve got a bonus episode for you! Today we’re here to talk to Nathan Pedde about their story in the Deadly Flames, Dragons in Combat Anthology. We talked about their story The Jotunni: The Zombie Dragon and their love of dragons! It was a fun and nerdy quick chat about all of the reasons why we love dragons and dragon 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! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy.

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 Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!

Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley
Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast

Today's Sponsor
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Nathan’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nathanpeddeauthor

01/21/2025

The Blasters & Blades Podcast

We’ve got a bonus episode for you! Today we’re here to talk to JR Handley and Jena Rey about their story in the Deadly Flames, Dragons in Combat Anthology. We talked about their story On A Wing And A Prayer and their love of dragons! It was a fun and nerdy quick chat about all of the reasons why we love dragons and dragon 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! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy.

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 Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!

Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley
Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast

Today's Sponsor
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12/04/2024

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 about our favorite Christmas memories, which was a hoot as we got to know each other better. Then we talked about the wild world of bards! It was a fun interview, so check it out. 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 rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy.

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 Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!

Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley
Our Website: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades
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What is a bard? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bard
What is jolabokaflod? https://jolabokaflod.org/about/founding-story/

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Follow Jana S Brown on social media
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11/15/2024

The Blasters & Blades Podcast

Today was a fun interview with a new author about his first ever published short story. Then we dove into the world ideas that spawned from this endeavor. We get to see Jesse James Fain’s big plans for this, and we can’t wait to see where he takes 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 Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy.

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 Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!

Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley
Our Website: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades
Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast

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Jesse’s Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/OutlawAuthor/
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