The Blasters and Blades Podcast

The Blasters & Blades PodcastToday we had a fun interview with Gabrielle Wanek, an amazing author and new friend! We talked about our love of all things nerdy within the realm of speculative fiction. Then we talked about fairytales and mythology and how they’re used in fiction. From there, we got to talk about her book Song Of Ash And Dawn, which sounds intriguing! Seriously, this was a great interview! Go check it out, you won’t regret it! 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)Jana S Brown (Author) (Chief Shenanigator)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 SponsorTaking The Knight by J.F. Posthumus: https://a.co/exzrtDn Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% off Song of Ash and Dawn by Gabrielle Wanek: https://a.co/d/bfRFE6P Follow Gabrielle Wanek on social mediaGabrielle’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0FXJW1WVDGabrielle’s Website: https://www.songsofashanddawn.com/ Gabrielle’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gabrielle.wanek/ Gabrielle’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gawanek/ Gabrielle’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabriellewriter Gabrielle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gabriellewanek1203 Gabrielle’s GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23171165.Gabrielle_Wanek #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #CoffeeBrandCoffee #JRHandley #NickGarber #MadamStabby #JenaRey #JanaSBrown #OpalKingdomPress #GabrielleWanek #SongOfAshAndDawn #DarkWolfPublishing #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #wheeloftime #wot #robertjordan #brandonsanderson #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #ChroniclesofNarnia #CSLewis #JRRTolkien #Tolkien #HarryPotter #JKRowlings #allosaurus #Trex #TyrannosaurusRex #chaitea #gingerminttea

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe’ve got another interview with an amazing debut author! This time we’ve got the Mouth from the South, none other than Vincent C. Pidgeon. We talked about his love of fantasy, his favorite tropes and the hero’s journey that he loves to read about. 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)Jana S Brown (Author) (Chief Shenanigator)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 SponsorStorming Area 51 Anthology by Bayonet Books: https://a.co/d/9FVMGNS Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% off Dreamweaver Legacy by Vincent C. Pidgeon: https://a.co/d/ha5fXov Follow Vincent C. Pidgeon on social mediaVincent’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Vincent-C.-Pidgeon/author/B0DGWQ3DSXVincent’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VincentPidgeon Vincent’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookg.oblin/ Vincent’s Twitter: https://x.com/vcpidgeonauthor Vincent’s Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/LordDespairus/ Vincent’s Substack: https://thepidgeoncoop.substack.com/ The Dreamweaver Legacy Series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGDWVTBV#scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #CoffeeBrandCoffee #JRHandley #NickGarber #MadamStabby #JenaRey #JanaSBrown #OpalKingdomPress #VincentCPidgeon #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #wheeloftime #wot #robertjordan #brandonsanderson #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #ChroniclesofNarnia #CSLewis #Warhammer #Warhammer40K #BlackLibrary #Kaprosuchus #StormingArea51

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe still can’t believe that this is our sixth season! Today we’ve got children’s book author Ursula Jynx. We talked nerdy about her love for all things speculative fiction. We dove into her nerdy origin story and then we talked about her book, Jackson, the Bunny with Short Ears. 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)Jana S Brown (Author) (Chief Shenanigator)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 SponsorWar Hamster: ...A Tale Untold by Bayonet Books: https://www.amazon.com/War-Hamster-Untold-Bayonet-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0FMQJQ1VF/Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% offJackson, the Bunny with Short Ears by Ursula Jynx: https://a.co/d/bg1CSH7 Follow Ursula Jynx on social mediaUrsula’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ursula-Jynx/author/B0FMKN1KW1 Ursula’s Website: https://buggie-boss-llc.mailerpage.io/ Ursula’s Threads: https://www.threads.com/@buggiebossllc Ursula’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buggiebossLLC/ Ursula’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buggiebossllc Ursula’s Merch: http://buggie-boss-llc.printify.me Ursula’s Skool Classroom: https://www.skool.com/book-buggies-1101/classroom Follow Hunter Kay Wallace on social mediaHunter’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Hunter-Kay-Wallace/author/B0CXHTXB8X Hunter’s Website: https://hunterkaywallace.com/ Hunter’s Twitter: https://x.com/HunterKayWalla1 Hunter’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554867623552 Hunter’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Hunter.Cowles.WallaceFollow Jana S Brown on social mediaJana’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jana-S.-Brown/author/B015VJV7JW Jana’s Website: www.opalkingdompress.com Jana’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/janastocks Jana’s Facebook: www.facebook.com/janasbrownwrites Jana’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janasbrownwrites/ Jana’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/opalkingdompress Follow Jena Rey on social mediaJena’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jena-Rey/author/B08XSCHXYX Jena’s Website: www.opalkingdompress.com Jena’s Facebook: www.facebook.com/jenarey #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #CoffeeBrandCoffee #JRHandley #NickGarber #MadamStabby #JenaRey #JanaSBrown #OpalKingdomPress #UrsulaJynx #HunterKayWallace #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #wheeloftime #wot #robertjordan #brandonsanderson #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #ChroniclesofNarnia #CSLewis #Triceratops #Penguin #sugarglider #flyingsquirrel #Stargate #StargateAtlantis #StargateSG1 #SG1 #StargateUniverse #SGU #HoneyCocoa

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe've got another interview with an amazing creative team! This was a fun interview with a husband and wife writing team who created the Kinthur universe where these fun fantasy stories happen. It was fun and I’m definitely interested in these stories! 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 Artist) (Super Grunt)Madam Stabby Stab (Uber Fan) (Horror Nerd)Jana S Brown (Author) (Chief Shenanigator)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 SponsorServants of War by Larry Correia & Steve Diamond: https://www.baen.com/servants-of-war.html https://www.amazon.com/Servants-War-Larry-Correia/dp/1982125942 Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb 10% Discount Code: PodcastGrunts The Knights of Airygon Series by Trevor Jones & April Nia Raine: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095XQYV35Follow April Nia Raine on social mediaApril’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/April-Nia-Raine/author/B0977KJ4LV April’s Website: https://kinthur.com/ April’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aprilniaraineauthor Follow Trevor Jones on social mediaTrevor’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Trevor-Jones/author/B07NVY4265Trevor’s Website: https://kinthur.com/ Follow The Kinthur Chronicles on social mediaKinthur’s Website: https://kinthur.com/ Kinthur’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/KinthurC Kinthur’s Threads: https://www.threads.com/@chroniclesofkinthur Kinthur’s BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinthurchronicles.bsky.socialKinthur’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057169941311 Kinthur’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chroniclesofkinthur/ Kinthur’s YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@KinthurChronicles Kinthur’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kinthurchroniclesKinthur’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KinthurChronicles Follow Jana S Brown on social mediaJana’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jana-S.-Brown/author/B015VJV7JW Jana’s Website: www.opalkingdompress.com Jana’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/janastocks Jana’s Facebook: www.facebook.com/janasbrownwrites Jana’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janasbrownwrites/ Jana’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/opalkingdompress Follow Jena Rey on social mediaJena’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jena-Rey/author/B08XSCHXYX Jena’s Website: www.opalkingdompress.com Jena’s Facebook: www.facebook.com/jenarey#scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #CoffeeBrandCoffee #JRHandley #NickGarber #MadamStabby #JenaRey #JanaSBrown #OpalKingdomPress #TrevorJones #AprilNiaRaine #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #wheeloftime #wot #robertjordan #brandonsanderson #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #ChroniclesofNarnia #CSLewis #JurassicPeriod #ThoracicPeriod #Trex #TyrannosaurusRex #Nessie #LochNessMonster #Plesiosaurus #Primevil #D&D #Dungeons&Dragons

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWow, it’s been six seasons of this podcast! Thank you for sticking with us for this long. Today, we launched into the season with an author writing about dragons in her middle grade series. We talked with Mari Mancusi about her New Dragon City Series. It was fun diving into the intersection of dragons and the post-apocalypse world. I really enjoyed the interview and am looking forward to reading this series. If I do, I promise we’ll post it over on Upstream Reviews. Seriously, this was a fun interview, so go 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)Jana S Brown (Author) (Chief Shenanigator)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 SponsorThe Warmaster Series by Melissa McShane: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLKW4P4B Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% off Dawn of the Dragons by Mari Mancusi: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHQN7L3 http://www.marimancusi.com/dawn-of-the-dragons.html Follow Mari Mancusi on social mediaMari’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mari-Mancusi/author/B001IOFFIO Mari’s Penguin Random House: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/240028/mari-mancusi/ Mari’s Website: http://www.marimancusi.com/home.html Mari’s Twitter: https://x.com/marimancusi Mari’s Threads: https://www.threads.com/@marimancusi Mari’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloodcovenvampires Mari’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marimancusi Mari’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/marimancusi Mari’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marimancusi8 Mari’s GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21701.Mari_Mancusi Mari’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/marimancusi Mari’s Autographed Books: https://bookpeople.com/catalog/bookpeoples-local-signing-authors/signed-books-mari-mancusi New Dragon City Website: https://newdragoncity.com/ Mentioned on the showCool Nerdy Tees: https://www.pagewings.com/ #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #CoffeeBrandCoffee #JRHandley #NickGarber #MadamStabby #JenaRey #JanaSBrown #OpalKingdomPress #DawnOfTheDragons #MariMancusi #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #wheeloftime #wot #robertjordan #brandonsanderson #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #ChroniclesofNarnia #CSLewis #stegosaurus #dragons #MurderBot