Episode 354 arrives with a bang as Patrick and John sit down to chat about all sorts of things, including but not limited to: Zencastr, Scrivener, Depression, Oppression, Being a Creative, Netflix Viewership numbers, Social ME-dia, The Chain Method, The Magic Spreadsheet, Patrick Writing Again, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, Layla and Other Love Songs, […]
In episode 353 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome back an old friend – John Klima! About John Klima: John is an American librarian, writer, and anthology and science fiction magazine editor, whose science fiction zine, Electric Velocipede, won the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 2009. He was also nominated […]
In episode 352 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Kelsey Barthel, whose new book – Beyond the Code – is available right now! About Kelsey: Kelsey Rae Barthel grew up in the quiet town of Hay Lakes in Alberta, a sleepy place of only 500 people. Living in such a calm […]
In episode 351 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Stephen Aryan to these hallowed virtual halls to talk about his Age of Darkness trilogy (Battlemage, Bloodmage, Chaosmage) published by Orbit books, and the new Age of Dread trilogy – which begins with Mageborn. Of Gods and Men, a digital and audio […]
How do you celebrate an epic 350th episode? Doesn’t matter – cuz you’re in Functional Nerd town and this is how WE do it! It’s time to go EPIC with Patrick and John doing what they do best – talking about STUFF. EPICALLY. Because 350! That’s right! You know who else has gone the distance? […]
In episode 349 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome back Gail Carriger – author of the new book Romancing the Werewolf, and cohost of the newly minted 20 Minute Delay podcast. About Gail: Gail Carriger writes comedies of manners mixed with paranormal romance (and the sexy San Andreas Shifter series as […]
In episode 348 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Patrick Lohier – co-author of False Idols – an upcoming new release from SerialBox.com! Patrick Lohier’s stories, book reviews, and essays have appeared in African American Review, the Georgia Review, Callaloo, the Globe & Mail, Boing Boing and other publications. He is […]
In episode 347 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome long-time podcast friend and author Django Wexler – whose new novel The Infernal Battalion – Book Five of The Shadow Campaigns – is out and concludes the series! What do we talk about? Well folks – THIS IS THE SPOILER EPISODE for […]
In episode 346 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome J.F. Dubeau – author of The Life Engineered, A God in the Shed and Arch-Android – the sequel to The Life Engineered. The Life Engineered is one of the first three books inducted into the Sword & Laser Collection on Inkshares. In […]
In the 345th episode of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick and John spend some time talking about Year End Picks for TV shows and bands/albums, then we have a spoilery talk about Star Wars: The Last Jedi wherein we try really hard not to spoil much and are as vague as we can manage, but […]
In the 344th episode of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick and John persevere through a tryptophan-induced haze in order to talk about several things, including Thanksgiving, Zencastr, umms, uhhs and ya knows, show prep, interviews, recording and editing, public speaking, content marketing, deliberate practice, the proper way to cook yams, teaching, New Yorkers (and east […]
In episode 343 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome fantasy author Tracy Townsend, whose debut novel – The Nine – is available 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 […]
In episode 342 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome New York Times Bestselling Author and award winning game designer Richard Baker. His latest novel – a military SF called Valiant Dust – is available from Tor Books. About Richard: A former United States Navy officer and a well-known game designer, Richard […]
In episode 341 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome E. C. Myers and Andrea Phillips – two of the authors behind ReMade Season 2 – now on SerialBox.com. About ReMade: Every minute, 108 people die. In one of those minutes this fall, twenty-three of those deaths will be teenagers. Now they […]
In the epic 340th episode of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick welcomes John Anelio who welcomes Patrick Hester to talk about the bands Extreme, Radiohead, Soul II Soul, and Tom Petty. Which leads (obviously – come on now) to streaming shows, Star Trek: Discovery versus The Orville, the CW, Game of Thrones and The Humans. […]
In episode 339 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Charles de Lint – the author of more than eighty adult, young adult, and children’s books. Renowned as one of the trailblazers of the modern fantasy genre, he is the recipient of the World Fantasy, Aurora (three times), Sunburst, and White Pine […]
In episode 338 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome J.T. Evans to talk about his debut novel – out in a couple weeks from WordFire Press – Griffin’s Feather! About J.T.: J.T. Evans writes fantasy novels. He also dabbles with science fiction and horror short stories. He is the former president […]
In episode 337 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome New York Times Bestselling author Kevin Hearne to talk about his new book – out today! – A Plague of Giants! Plus, ya know, we talk about the Iron Druid books, cuz, yeah – Patrick is a HUGE fan… About Kevin: Kevin […]
In episode 336 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick and John talk about Stevie Ray Vaughan: Rise of a Texas Bluesman, guitars, music, sheet music, guitar tablature, music books, Unplugged, Eric Clapton Unplugged, the blues, Bon Jovi, documentaries, Video Games: The Movie, modern game consoles, and much more. Links: John Anealio on Twitter Patrick Hester […]
In the double-sized episode 335 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome journalist, editor, author, DJ and 2017 MileHiCon Toastmaster, Jason Heller. His latest book, Strange Stars, is available for pre-orders and will come out June 5, 2018. We talk about a lot of things, including his book, our new recording platform […]
In episode 334 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman – co-authors of Slayers & Vampires: The Complete Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Buffy & Angel – the amazing true story of Buffy and the friends, vampires, slayers, and demons who changed television forever. About Edward […]
In episode 333 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Annalee Newitz – Tech Culture Editor at Ars Technica, and the founding editor of io9. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of popular tech site Gizmodo. She is the author of Scatter, Adapt and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction (Doubleday […]
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