Episode 038 Joe Schreiber

On December 20, 2010, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Share on Twitter038 The Functional Nerds In the 38th episode of the Functional Nerds, we welcome Joe Schreiber, author of Red Harvest, Death Troopers, No Doors, No Windows, Chasing the Dead & Eat the Dark to discuss all things Star Wars. Featuring Original Music by: John Anealio: Sundog John Anealio: The Millennium Falcon for Christmas [...]

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Episode 037 Clay & Susan Griffith

On December 13, 2010, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Share on Twitter037 The Functional Nerds In the 37th episode of the Functional Nerds, we welcome Clay & Susan Griffith, co-authors of The Greyfriar: Vampire Empire Book One to discuss: steampunk, the Victorian Era, alternate history, Scotland, Highlander, body snatchers (the real ones, not the made up ones from the movies), comic books, graphic novels, [...]

Episode 035 James Enge & Blake Charlton

On November 29, 2010, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Share on Twitter035 The Functional Nerds In the 35th episode of the Functional Nerds, we welcome back Blake Charlton & James Enge to talk dyslexia, Latin, Greek & why other languages have fewer folks suffering from dyslexia versus English, then break out into a fantastic chat on music, instruments and how language plays a huge [...]

Episode 029 Neil Clarke

On October 18, 2010, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Share on Twitter029 The Functional Nerds In our 29th episode, John & I welcome Neil Clarke in as our most recent 3rd Nerd!  Neil is the Publisher / Editor of Clarkesworld magazine as well as the owner of Wyrm Publishing.  In this episode, we chat about: Clarkesworld Magazine, the Hugo award, online magazines, online bookstores, [...]

Episode 023

On August 27, 2010, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Share on Twitter023 The Functional Nerds In the 23rd episode of The Functional Nerds, Patrick Hester and John Anealio are joined by returning 3rd Nerd Aidan Moher and our youngest recruit to date – Dan Goodman!  This week, we chat about NASA, crowdsourcing wake up music for astronauts, digital distribution, Stargate Atlantis, creative commons licensing, [...]

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Episode 020

On July 30, 2010, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Share on Twitter020 The Functional Nerds In the 20th episode of The Functional Nerds, Patrick Hester and John Anealio are joined by bestselling author Peter V. Brett!  This week we chat about writing a book on a Windows Mobile phone, writing to sell, making time to write, The Warded Man, good v. evil, magic symbolism, [...]

Episode 18

On July 16, 2010, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Share on Twitter018 The Functional Nerds In the 18th episode of The Functional Nerds, Patrick Hester and John Anealio are joined by the latest recruit in the 3rd Nerd Army, John DeNardo from SF Signal.com!  John D gives us a hand as we welcome legendary science fiction author and five time hugo winner Mike Resnick!  [...]

Nerd News Roundup for June 30, 2010

On June 30, 2010, in News, by Patrick Hester

Share on TwitterNerd Worthy News Scifi & Fantasy AirlockAlpha: ‘Stargate: Universe’ Will Get Darker, Tougher io9: 4 new Predators clips set up the other-worldly alien battle SciFi Wire: Andy Serkis to play rebellious chimp Caesar in Planet of the Apes SfSignal: SF Tidbits for 6/30/10 Tor.com: Review -Don’t you forget about me: being a review [...]

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Episode 011

On May 28, 2010, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Share on Twitter011 The Functional Nerds In the Eleventh episode of The Functional Nerds, Patrick Hester and John Anealio are joined by the latest recruit in the 3rd Nerd Army, Andrew Liptak!  Andrew is a blogger/writer who has contributed to i09 & SFSignal, has a Masters Degree in Military History and chats with us about: [...]

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Nerd News Roundup-May 15 2010

On May 15, 2010, in News, by Patrick Hester

Share on TwitterNerd Worthy News…mega massive news day… Episode 9 of the podcast is live – featuring Aidan Moher. Scifi & Fantasy Scifi Wire: 6 amazing sci-fi TV shows ruined by their freaky finales SfSignal: Voice Of The Fans: Which Book Series Do You Want To End? Grasping for the Wind: Essay: 11 Novels of [...]

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Nerd News Roundup-May 12 2010

On May 12, 2010, in News, by Patrick Hester

Share on TwitterNerd Worthy News Scifi & Fantasy Grasping for the Wind: REVIEW: Not Less Than Gods by Kage Baker SFFWorld: REVIEW: Shadowplay by Tad Williams SFSignal: REVIEW: Deep Navigation by Alastair Reynolds ATFMB: Review: Green Lantern-Rebirth Shadowlocked: Top 8 secrets of cheap sci-fi tv and movies SciFiWire: 28 sexy skintight outfits from 5 decades [...]

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May Round Table Discussion

On May 4, 2010, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Share on TwitterThe Functional Nerds – Round Table Discussion May 2010 This is a special bonus episode of The Functional Nerds! The concept here is simple – we take several topics to discuss and we invite some friends to join us for a round table discussion – which we record for posterity.  Similar to inviting [...]

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Nerd News Round Up-April 27, 2010

On April 27, 2010, in News, by Patrick Hester

Share on TwitterNerd Worthy News Scifi & Fantasy AirlockAlpha: Gina Torres Out, Tia Carrere In At ‘Warehouse 13′ TV by the Numbers: Syfy’s “Haven” Begins Production; Set to Premiere July 9 at 10pm i09: Heroes getting renewed? (NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!) SciFi Wire: Everything you need to know about this week’s sci-fi TV SciFi Wire: Legend of the [...]

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Nerd News Round Up-April 24, 2010

On April 24, 2010, in News, by Patrick Hester

Share on TwitterNerd Worthy News Scifi & Fantasy Airlock Alpha: SciFriday: Is Rick Berman Really A Monster? Youtube: FANTASTIC 10th Doctor Tribute video SFSignal.com REVIEW: The Gaslight Dogs by Karin Lowachee Free Fiction for 4/24/10 SF Tidbits for 4/24/10 Life, Doctor Who & Combom: Get up to speed on The Weeping Angels (Don’t blink…) i09: [...]

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Episode 006

On April 23, 2010, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Share on Twitter006 The Functional Nerds In the sixth episode of The Functional Nerds, Patrick Hester and John Anealio are joined by the first recruit in the 3rd Nerd Army: Kate Sherrod!  Together with Kate, we chat about: C2E2, Comic book conventions, Shakespeare, sonnets, Doctor Who, Netflix, Lost, the channel formerly known as SciFi, Wrestling, [...]

Nerd News Round Up-April 22, 2010

On April 22, 2010, in News, by Patrick Hester

Share on TwitterI’m back! Sorry for the absence – technical firewall issues!  All fixed now! Nerd Worthy News Scifi & Fantasy i09: Cameron’s Next Project May Not Be Avatar 2 Or Battle Angel SFSignal.com Book Cover Smackdown! ‘Ender’s Game’ vs. ‘Crossovers 2′ vs. ‘The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard’ SF Tidbits for 4/22/10 MIND [...]

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Nerd News Round Up-April 19, 2010

On April 19, 2010, in News, by Patrick Hester

Share on TwitterNerd Worthy News Took the weekend off to do some writing – here’s today’s news… Scifi & Fantasy SFSignal.com: SF Tidbits for 4/19/10 i09: The Amount Of Free Scifi TV On Hulu Is Mind-Boggling SciFi Wire: Sexy new pics from Fringe’s ‘noir’ musical episode! Airlock Alpha: (Paraphrasing) SyFy finishes flipping off fans by [...]

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Nerd News Round Up-April 16, 2010

On April 16, 2010, in News, by Patrick Hester

Share on TwitterNerd Worthy News New Podcast from The Functional Nerds: Episode 5 SciFi & Fantasy Grasping for the Wind: Geek Media Round-Up: April 16, 2010 SFSignal.com: SF Tidbits for 4/16/10 i09: The One Magnificent Scene From Last Night’s Fringe: Walter Bishop Meets His Equal Life, Doctor Who & Combom: Torchwood Series 4 filming in [...]

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Episode 005

On April 16, 2010, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Share on Twitter005 The Functional Nerds In the fifth episode of The Functional Nerds, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat about all things musical and technological – together at last in a single topic!  This week we chat about: USB mics, podcasting mics, John’s new song, Neal Stephenson, The Baroque Cycle, Quicksilver, 1666, recording & [...]

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Nerd News Round Up-April 15, 2010

On April 15, 2010, in News, by Patrick Hester

Share on TwitterNerd worthy news DID YOU MAIL YOUR TAXES IN YET? Times up – better get em in… SciFi & Fantasy Grasping for the Wind: REVIEW: On the Odd Hours by Eric Liberge Publishers Weekly: Orbit to Launch Digital Short Fiction Program Life, Doctor Who & Combom: Steven Moffat on Doctor Who Companions SciFi [...]

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Nerd News Round Up-April 14, 2010

On April 14, 2010, in News, by Patrick Hester

Share on TwitterNerd Worthy news for April 14th Scifi & Fantasy SFSignal: MIND MELD: The Best Sword & Sorcery Stories SFSignal: SF Tidbits for 4/14/10 AirlockAlpha: Joss Whedon To Helm ‘The Avengers’ The Lantern: Science fiction class dispels misconceptions about genre i09: 8 Upcoming Science Fiction Movies That Could Be The Next District 9 Grasping [...]

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Nerd News Round Up-April 13, 2010

On April 13, 2010, in News, by Patrick Hester

Share on TwitterNerd News for April 13 Scifi & Fantasy Slice of Scifi: Man turns mail truck into street-legal Viper i09: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan & Steven Moffat take us inside Doctor Who Season 5 SfSgnal.com: SF Tidbits for 4/13/10 SciFi Wire: How Felicia Day pumped up to fight werewolves for Syfy i09: (fan made) [...]

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