The Functional Nerds Podcast

In episode 258 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with author Dave Gross. About Dave: Dave Gross is the author of the Radovan & the count novels for Pathfinder Tales, including Prince of Wolves, Master of Devils, Queen of Thorns, King of Chaos, and Lord of Runes.After teaching English and working as a […]

In episode 257 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with author Ilana C. Myer. About Ilana: Ilana C. Myer has written for the Globe and Mail, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Salon, and the Huffington Post. Previously she was a freelance journalist in Jerusalem for the Jerusalem Post, the Jewish Daily […]

Episode 256 – Where Patrick and John talk about lots of stuff, including: Star Wars, Digital Music, Cassette Tapes, Marvel, Captain America: Civil War, and ultimately, what’s been up with Patrick and why he had to miss some recent episodes.   This week’s picks: Patrick: Captain America: Civil War (Trailer) John: Shrapnel Music Catalog – Now Digital […]

In episode 255 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester is still out with a family emergency, so John Anealio and special co-host Kristi Charish chat with author Victor Milan. About Victor: Victor Woodward Milán is an American writer known for science fiction and an interest in cybernetics. In 1986 he won the Prometheus Award for Cybernetic Samurai. […]

In episode 254 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester is still out with a family emergency, so John Anealio enlists special co-host Kristi Charish and they chat with artist and podcaster, Brian Dunaway. About Brian: Born in 1972 on a military base in the southern United States to a determined, young, open minded artistic mom […]

In episode 253 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester is out with a family emergency, so John Anealio enlists special co-host Kristi Charish and they chat with author Travis Langley. About Travis: Travis Langley, Ph.D., author of the book BATMAN AND PSYCHOLOGY: A DARK AND STORMY KNIGHT (Wiley; Turner Publishing) and editor of the […]

In episode 252 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with author C.A. Higgins. About C.A.: Along with writing novels, C. A. Higgins spent most of her time in college doing problem sets, translating vulgar Latin poetry, and fending off sleep deprivation.  It was while sitting in one of her physics […]

In episode 251 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with award winning composer, Rob Gokee. About Rob: Los Angeles-based composer Rob Gokee, known for his varying style & flexibility, studied Music Theory & Composition at the University of New Mexico, and then spent six months under the tutelage of world […]

In episode 250 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat for a bit, then segue into Patrick’s interview with Alma Alexander at the 74th WorldCon. About Alma: Alma has written and published well over two million words, most about places which never existed before she imagined them into being. She was born in a town on […]

In episode 249 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat for a bit, then segue into Patrick’s interview with Tina Connolly at the 74th WorldCon. About Tina: Tina Connolly is the author of the Ironskin trilogy from Tor Books, and the Seriously Wicked series, from Tor Teen. Ironskin, her first fantasy novel, […]

In episode 248 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with author Rajan Khanna. About Rajan: Rajan Khanna is a fiction writer, blogger, reviewer and narrator. His first novel, Falling Sky, a post-apocalyptic adventure with airships, was released in October 2014 from Pyr. A sequel, Rising Tide, is scheduled for October 2015. […]

In episode 247 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with author Matthew Kressel. About Matthew: Matthew Kressel is a multiple Nebula Award-nominated writer and World Fantasy Award-nominated editor. His novel, King of Shards, debuts October 13, 2015 from Arche Press, an imprint of Resurrection House. His story “The Meeker and […]

In episode 246 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat about iTunes, Spotify and Apple Music, then move onto the launch of The Functional Nerds Patreon… This week’s picks: John: Rick and Morty Patrick: Justice League Gods & Monsters Links: The Functional Nerds Patreon Page Patrick Hester on Twitter John Anealio […]

In episode 245 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat about some stuff and then Patrick teleports back in time to the 73rd Worldcon to interview author, podcaster and GeekMom, Fran Wilde. About Fran: Fran Wilde is an author and technology consultant. Her first novel, Updraft, is out from Tor/Macmillan. Her short […]

In episode 244 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with author and actor Matthew Quinn Martin. About Matthew: Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and raised in New Haven, Connecticut, it wasn’t until Matthew moved to Manhattan that he realized he was a writer. These days, he lives on a small island […]