This is not a 404 error – it’s episode 404 of The Functional Nerds podcast and our guest this week is Callie Bates – author of the the Waking Land trilogy: The Waking Land, The Memory of Fire, and the latest book: The Soul of Power… About Callie Bates: Callie Bates is the author of […]
The Functional Nerds assemble for a discussion with Mike Cecchini – Entertainment journalist and Editor-in-Chief for Den of Geek US. In addition to a SPOILER FREE chat about the crowd experience that is Avengers: Endgame, and the continuing power and influence Prog Rock has on John, we also talk about the new book, TV Geek: […]
Ep 402. It’s all downhill from here, folks! Probably. This week, Patrick and John talk about Star Wars Celebration and the release of the teaser trailer for Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker. That leads to a deeper discussion of Disney+ and the future of streaming that Patrick is pretty sure will piss someone, somewhere, […]
For 401, Patrick and John welcome back authors EC Myers and Andrea Phillips – two of the creative minds behind the new Serial Box project – Alternis. About Alternis: Game designer Tandy Kahananui has been developing Alternis for nearly a decade, perfecting its monsters and dungeons. But she never imagined her game would be co-opted […]
For the truly Epic 400th episode of The Functional Nerds podcast, Patrick and John welcome not one, but TWO amazing guests! Gail Carriger and Tom Merritt! With such combined intellect and wit, we tackle what’s changed in the 9 years since the Functional Nerds began, including but not limited to the following topics: podcast, publishing, […]
This week, Patrick and John pre-celebrate the upcoming 400th episode of the Functional Nerds by recording the 399th episode and talking about The Dirt, Motley Crue, media hosting, podcasts, podcast and advertising networks, DVDs, music concert DVDs, Bohemian Rhapsody, VH1, Chicago, The Miami Showband Massacre, and more… Links: John Anealio on Twitter Patrick Hester on […]
Episode 398 dawns and our intrepid Functional Nerds – Patrick and John – chat about many things, including but not limited to: Crisis On Infinite Earths and the Arrow-verse, The Magicians, Game of Thrones, Jack Ryan, The Umbrella Academy, Facebook, Battlestar Galactica, The BSG Orchestra, Supergirl, The Flash and Batwoman, Triple Frontier, Magnum P.I., S.W.A.T. […]
For episode 397, Patrick and John welcome back another old friend – Tracy Townsend! Her new book, The Fall, will be released on June 11, 2019 from PYR. About Tracy: Tracy Townsend holds a Master’s degree in Writing & Rhetoric from DePaul University and a Bachelor’s degree in creative writing from DePauw University, a source […]
Time for Episode 396 of the Functional Nerds Podcast! This is a mostly spoiler-free chat about The Umbrella Academy, as well as but not limited to the following random topics: groceries, Netflix, Fall Out Boy, the Arrowverse, The Tick, King Soopers, My Chemical Romance, Gotham, Mark Millar, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Dragon Prince Season 2 and […]
For episode 395, Patrick and John welcome back an old friend – Howard Andrew Jones! Howard’s new book – For The Killing of Kings is out from St. Martin’s Press in Hardback, eBook and coming soon – Audiobook! About Howard Andrew Jones: Howard Jones’s debut historical fantasy novel, The Desert of Souls (Thomas Dunne Books […]
Episode 394 of the Functional Nerds Podcast is here! What are Patrick and John talking about this week? A host of things including but not limited to: the hosting glitch we had, podcasting for as long as we have – and what’s changed in that time, SFSignal.com, John DeNardo, politics and social media (DUN DUN […]
It’s 393 people! And this week, Patrick and John welcome Becky Chambers – part of the team of writers who wrote The Vela, a brand new season of fiction from Serial Box! The writing team includes Becky, Yoon Ha Lee, Rivers Solomon, and S.L. Huang. About Becky Chambers: Becky Chambers is the author of the […]
It’s the 392nd episode of the Functional Nerds podcast and both Patrick and John are hiding from the polar vortex, safe and sound indoors and recording a Just Us episode for you. What do they talk about? A better question might be – what DON’T they talk about?! Topics this week include but are not […]
In the 391st episode of the Functional Nerds podcast, Patrick and John welcome back former SFSignal.com contributor, anime enthusiast and author – Django Wexler! Django has a new book out – Ship of Smoke and Steel – the launch of Django Wexler’s cinematic, action-packed epic fantasy Wells of Sorcery trilogy. About Django Wexler: Django Wexler […]
Episode 390 dawns, the snow has fallen and the only option left to Patrick and John is to talk about the story of some random guy clearing his driveway with a flamethrower. (We do not actually endorse using a flamethrower to clear a driveway, or for anything else now that you mention it.) Also in […]
Patrick and John welcome Giles Hash and Michelle Graham – cohosts of the Beyond the Trope Podcast – to the show to talk about their own podcast and how they balance life of writers and podcasters with their day jobs and families. About Beyond the Trope: Once upon a time, three friends went crazy and […]
It’s 2019 and Patrick and John are here to talk about Christmas and Holiday presents, the iPhone XR, New Years, the lack of ‘January’ themed music, Audible originals, the TCL Roku TV John just got, iCloud, the Roku App, bluetooth headphones and Air Pods, the PS4 Pro, 4k Ultra HD content, Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and […]
Patrick and John ring in the new year with Rob Bedford and beer! (Craft beer, especially – the image shows a pancake maple porter served at Maggie Smith’s Irish Pub in Centennial, CO) They probably talk about other stuff too… About Rob Bedford: Rob Bedford lives in NJ with his wife and dog. He reviews […]
Patrick and John wrap up 2018 with a talk about the holidays that includes A Charlie Brown Christmas, Breaking Bad, Doctor Who, Daredevil, the Arrowverse and the Elseworlds Crossover, holiday music concerts in schools, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas, the original Nintendo Entertainment System, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the Jedi […]
Patrick and John talk about the holidays, The Beatles, holiday music, creativity and then get into their picks for holiday gifts we think should make your own lists this year. Picks: John The History of Jazz Chuck Kloosterman’s writings Patrick 10th Anniversary Omnibus: The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks Fender Play app Links: John […]
Patrick and John are back this week to talk about physical books. John highlights, underlines and marks notes in physical books whereas Patrick is convulsing and wants to curl up in a ball under his desk just having to type that for you to read… Patrick sees physical books as art and displays them proudly. […]
In episode 383 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome RJ (Rekka Jay) Theodore – author of FLOTSAM! About FLOTSAM: A fantastical steampunk first contact novel that ties together high magic, high technology, and bold characters to craft a story you won’t soon forget. Captain Talis just wants to keep her airship […]
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