Episode 583-Just Us and the Clip Show

On May 16, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, it’s a very special Just Us clip episode from Patrick and Tracy! What’s a Just Us episode? Well, I’m glad you asked. As you know Bob, we have a Patreon over at patreon.com/functionalnerds. And one of the reward tiers is a special, patrons-only episode of the show each month. When something comes up […]

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Episode 582-With Beth Cato

On May 9, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Beth Cato, author of A Thousand Recipes for Revenge. About A Thousand Recipes for Revenge: Adamantine “Ada” Garland has an empathic connection to food and wine, a magical perception of aromas, flavors, and ingredients. Invaluable property of the royal court, Ada was in service to the Five Gods and […]

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Episode 581-With Gail Carriger

On May 2, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Gail Carriger, author of DIVINITY 36. About DIVINITY 36: Phex is a barista on a forgotten moon. Which is fine – he likes being ignored and he’s good at making drinks. Until one day an alien hears him singing and recruits him to become a god. Now Phex is […]

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Episode 580-With Kat Howard

On April 25, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Kat Howard, author of A SLEIGHT OF SHADOWS. About A SLEIGHT OF SHADOWS: After taking down the source of the corruption of the Unseen World, Sydney is left with almost no magical ability. Feeling estranged from herself, she is determined to find a way back to her status as […]

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Episode 579-With Daniel M. Ford

On April 11, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Daniel M. Ford, author of THE WARDEN. About THE WARDEN: There was a plan. She had the money, the connections, even the brains. It was simple: become one of the only female necromancers, earn as many degrees as possible, get a post in one of the grand cities, then […]

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Episode 578-With Emily Tesh

On April 4, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Emily Tesh, author of SOME DESPERATE GLORY. About SOME DESPERATE GLORY: Since she was born, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the bowels of Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she readies herself to face the Wisdom, […]

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Episode 577-With Life Beyond Us’s Julie Novakova and Susan Forest

On March 28, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Julie Novakova and Susan Forest, two of the driving forces behind Life Beyond Us: An Original Anthology of SF Stories and Science Essays. About Life Beyond Us: An Original Anthology of SF Stories and Science Essays: How would first contact—on earth, in space, on another planet—transform our understandings of […]

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Episode 576-With S.B. Divya

On March 21, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome S.B. Divya, author of MERU. About MERU: For five centuries, human life has been restricted to Earth, while posthuman descendants called alloys freely explore the galaxy. But when the Earthlike planet of Meru is discovered, two unlikely companions venture forth to test the habitability of this unoccupied new world […]

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Episode 575-With Station 151’s Steve Scearce and Bear Weiter

On March 14, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Steve Scearce and Bear Weiter from the Station 151 Podcast. About Station 151: Located on Alexander Island, Antarctica, Station 151 is the southernmost continent’s first and only astronomical radio observatory. Built by the Telders Corporation at an estimated cost of $200M USD, Station 151 is comprised of 50 radio […]

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Episode 574-Moses Ose Utomi

On March 7, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Moses Ose Utomi, author of THE LIES OF THE AJUNGO. About THE LIES OF THE AJUNGO: They say there is no water in the City of Lies. They say there are no heroes in the City of Lies. They say there are no friends beyond the City of Lies. […]

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Episode 573-With Aliette de Bodard

On February 28, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Aliette de Bodard, author of The Red Scholar’s Wake. About The Red Scholar’s Wake: Xích Si: bot maker, data analyst, mother, scavenger. But those days are over now-her ship has just been captured by the Red Banner pirate fleet, famous for their double-dealing and cruelty. Xích Si expects to […]

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Episode 572-With David R. Slayton

On February 14, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome David R. Slayton, author of White Trash Warlock, Trailer Park Trickster and available for pre-order now, Deadbeat Druid. About White Trash Warlock: Not all magicians go to schools of magic. Adam Binder has the Sight. It’s a power that runs in his bloodline: the ability to see beyond this […]

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Episode 571-With Seanan McGuire

On February 7, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Seanan McGuire, author of Lost in the Moment and Found. About Lost in the Moment and Found: Welcome to the Shop Where the Lost Things Go. If you ever lost a sock, you’ll find it here. If you ever wondered about a favorite toy from childhood… it’s probably sitting […]

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Episode 570-With Brandon Crilly

On January 31, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Brandon Crilly, author of Catalyst and Bestiarium Vocabulum. About Catalyst: Street magician Mavrin Leed doesn’t believe in what he can’t see or prove. His performances are mere tricks; the only true magic in Aelda comes from the benevolent, god-like Aspects circling it. As long as They keep the Lifesphere […]

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Episode 569-With Cannoli Joe Karpierz

On January 17, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome long-time friend of the podcast and attendee of WorldCon, The World Science Fiction Convention, Cannoli Joe Karpierz. What are we talking with goof ol’ Cannoli Joe about? Why, WorldCon, of course – and the Hugo Awards, the nomination and voting process, his opinions on the Chicago Style Hot Dog, […]

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Episode 568-With Keith Ammann

On January 10, 2023, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy ring in the new year by welcoming Keith Ammann, author of HOW TO DEFEND YOUR LAIR. About HOW TO DEFEND YOUR LAIR: The world is a dangerous place—especially when you’re up to no good. Whether you’re a rampaging monster, a calculating mastermind, or the current possessor of the Golden MacGuffin, […]

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Episode 567-With Kate Elliott

On December 27, 2022, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Kate Elliott, author of The Keeper’s Six. About The Keeper’s Six: It’s been a year since Esther set foot in the Beyond, the alien landscape stretching between worlds, crossing boundaries of space and time. She and her magical traveling party?her Hex?haven’t spoken since the Concilium banned them from the […]

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Episode 566-With Annalee Newitz

On December 20, 2022, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Annalee Newitz, author of THE TERRAFORMERS. About THE TERRAFORMERS: Destry’s life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she cares for the planet and its burgeoning eco-systems as her parents and their parents did before her. But the bright, clean future they’re building comes […]

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Episode 565-With Freya Marske

On December 13, 2022, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Freya Marske, author of A RESTLESS TRUTH. About A RESTLESS TRUTH: Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. She expected plenty of it when she volunteered to serve as an old lady’s companion on an ocean liner, in order to help her beloved older brother unravel a magical conspiracy […]

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Episode 564-With Michelle Barry

On November 29, 2022, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Michelle Barry, author of MOONGARDEN. About MOONGARDEN: Centuries ago, Earth’s plants turned deadly, and humanity took to space to cultivate new homes. Myra Hodger is in her first year at an elite school on the Moon, and she’s crumbling under the pressure. She doesn’t fit in and, worse, the […]

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Episode 563-With Andrea Hairston

On November 22, 2022, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome back Andrea Hairston, author of WILL DO MAGIC FOR SMALL CHANGE. About WILL DO MAGIC FOR SMALL CHANGE: Cinnamon Jones dreams of stepping on stage and acting her heart out like her famous grandparents, Redwood and Wildfire. But she’s always been theatrically challenged. That won’t necessarily stop her! But […]

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Episode 562-With Chuck Wendig

On November 15, 2022, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Chuck Wendig, author of WAYWARD. About WAYWARD: Five years ago, ordinary Americans fell under the grip of a strange new malady that caused them to sleepwalk across the country to a destination only they knew. They were followed on their quest by the shepherds: friends and family who gave […]

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