The Functional Nerds Podcast

In episode 213 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with Alex Hughes. About Alex: Alex Hughes, the author of the award-winning Mindspace Investigations series from Roc, has lived in the Atlanta area since the age of eight. She is a graduate of the prestigious Odyssey Writing Workshop, and a member […]

In episode 212 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with James Luceno. About James: James Luceno is a New York Times bestselling author. He has written three Star Wars novels and a dictionary about Star Wars. He has written other novels as well and he wrote the film adaptations for […]

In episode 211 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio talk about many things, including but not limited to: Social media The Channel Formerly Known As SciFi Being Zen Star Wars JJ Abrams Star Trek This week’s picks: John: Star Wars: A New Dawn Patrick: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2, Defiance Season […]

In episode 210 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with John Klima, editor of the Hugo Award–winning magazine Electric Velocipede and is currently the editor of the Bulletin, the professional publication of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. About John: John Klima is the Assistant Director at the […]

In episode 209 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome back John “The Bagel OverLord” DeNardo of SF Signal.com  About John: John is an avid reader and reviewer. (See John’s review criteria.) His book reading comes second only to his book buying, which some (including John himself) might call compulsive. (We often […]

In episode 208 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio talk with author Robert Jackson Bennett.  About Robert: Robert Jackson Bennett‘s 2010 debut Mr. Shivers won the Shirley Jackson Award as well as the Sydney J Bounds Newcomer Award. His second novel, The Company Man, won a Special Citation of Excellence from the Philip K […]

In episode 207 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio talk amongst themselves about all manner of things. Social media?  Yup. Email?  Yup. 70’s pop rock?  You betcha. Marketing?  Uh-huh. Is nothing sacred?  Nope. I mean, seriously? Have you not listened to us before? This week’s picks: John: ZenHabits.net Patrick: Inbound 2014 […]

In episode 206 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio talk with prolific book blogger and reviewer, Sarah Chorn.  About Sarah: I have been a compulsive reader my whole life. At a young age I found my reading niche in the fantastic genre of Speculative Fiction. I blame my active imagination for […]

In episode 205 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio talk with author and SWFA President Steven Gould.  About Steven: Steven Gould is the author of Jumper, Wildside, Helm, Blind Waves, Reflex, Jumper: Griffin’s Story, 7th Sigma, Impulse, and Exo as well as several short stories published in Analog, Asimov’s, and Amazing, […]

In episode 204 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio talk with badass writer, and blogger Chuck Wendig. About Chuck: Chuck is the author of the published novels: Blackbirds, Mockingbird, Under the Empyrean Sky, Blue Blazes, Double Dead, Bait Dog, Dinocalypse Now, Beyond Dinocalypse and Gods & Monsters: Unclean Spirits. He also the author of the soon-to-be-published […]

In episode 203 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio talk with freelance writer, editor and book blogger Rob Bedford. About Rob: Rob Bedford is the Lead Book reviewer for SFFWorld, where he is also a Moderator in their discussion forums. In addition to over a decade’s worth of reviews at SFFWorld, […]

In episode 202 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio talk with Sylvia Izzo Hunter, author of The Midnight Queen. About Sylvia: Sylvia Izzo Hunter was born in Calgary, Alberta, back in the days before Star Wars, and started making up stories at approximately the time she learned to talk. A couple […]

In episode 201 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio talk with a Andrew Shaffer, author of How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters. About Andrew: Andrew Shaffer is a humorist and author whose works include Syfy’s How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters, Great Philosophers Who Failed […]

In episode 200 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio celebrate their 200th with a conversation with author Django Wexler. About Django: Django Wexler graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh with degrees in creative writing and computer science, and worked for the university in artificial intelligence research.  Eventually he migrated to […]

In episode 199 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio talk with author Alyx (A.M.) Dellamonica. About Alyx: I spent my early childhood in various community theaters, prompting actors who’d forgotten their lines, running errands for carpenters and sound techs, and scrambling up eighteen-foot ladders to hang lighting instruments. As a young […]