The Functional Nerds Podcast

Episode 691-With Katie Cook - The Functional Nerds The latest podcast from the Functional Nerds. New episodes every Tuesday!

We are ringing in the new year with @katiecandraw.bsky.social talking about her amazing #comic NOTHING SPECIAL - now collected in several print volumes for your reading pleasure. We had a ton of fun! Check it out at the link below. :) #podcast functionalnerds.com/2026/01/epis...

Episode 677-With Daphne Fama - The Functional Nerds The latest podcast from the Functional Nerds. New episodes every Tuesday!

Last week on the #podcast, we had an amazing chat with Daphne Fama, #author of House of Monstrous Women. Check it out below to #listen & visit our full site for all of our podcast episodes with amazing authors. #book #interview #scifi #fantasy #horror #debut functionalnerds.com/2025/09/epis...

Episode 650-With Michael Nayak - The Functional Nerds The latest podcast from the Functional Nerds. New episodes every Tuesday!

Our #milestone 650th #podcast episode has dropped! We chat with Michael Nayak about his new book, SYMBIOTE! Check it out, give us a #listen, a #share and a #like!

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loved this. spent the whole time nodding and saying "right on". love what @darthj.uno and @mickallister.bsky.social are doing.

(You might think as another behind-the-scenes person that I would already know what's going on behind the scenes, but in fact we are a sprawling organization)

Episode 649-With Strange Horizon's Kat Kourbeti and Michael Ireland - The Functional Nerds The latest podcast from the Functional Nerds. New episodes every Tuesday!

New #podcast this week! We're chatting with @darthj.uno & @mickallister.bsky.social from @strangehorizons.bsky.social about their podcast project celebrating 25 years of the magazine: Strange Horizons @ 25! Check it out, give us a like, listen and share:
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Photo of my macbook with a video call on Zencaster in focus. Above, video windows featuring Tracy Townsend, Patrick Hester, and Michael Ireland, and a smaller one of myself. Below, audio waveforms of each speaker.

I was so stoked to be a guest on @thefunctionalnerds.bsky.social today, alongside @mickallister.bsky.social talking about @strangehorizons.bsky.social and our 25th anniversary podcast project. We talked for so long we ran out of time to do Picks of the Week! #podcasting

Bucket list moment! I was a guest on one of my favourite podcasts, @thefunctionalnerds.bsky.social, alongside @mickallister.bsky.social talking about #StrangeHorizonsAt25!

Here's a little clip about our 2024 Hugo win - did you know we only won by SIX VOTES?!

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On @thefunctionalnerds.bsky.social we talked a little bit about soundscaping @byzantienne.bsky.social's 'Cloud Wall', one of my favourite things we've done on the podcast thus far.

I love a collaborative moment where everything just comes together!

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Episode 596-With Howard Andrew Jones - The Functional Nerds The latest podcast from the Functional Nerds. New episodes every Tuesday!

Very sad to learn of the passing of Howard Andrew Jones. A long-time friend of the podcast, we had him on several times. Our last podcast with him was in 2023 to talk about Lord of a Shattered Land. Patrick asked him to come on because he wanted to catch up.
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Episode 648-With Jack Campbell - The Functional Nerds The latest podcast from the Functional Nerds. New episodes every Tuesday!

New #podcast episode! This week we're chatting with #prolific #scifi #author Jack Campbell about his new #book - DESTINY'S WAY! Book 2 of THE DOOMED EARTH Duology, Please give us a #listen! #sciencefiction Hosts: @atfmb.bsky.social @tracyatownsend.bsky.social
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Episode 647-With Lauren J. A. Bear - The Functional Nerds The latest podcast from the Functional Nerds. New episodes every Tuesday!

New #podcast dropped yesterday! We're chatting with Lauren J. A. Bear about her #new #book MOTHER OF ROME! Think you know the story of Rome's founding? Not until you learn about Rhea: mother of Romulus & Remus! #author #interview #rome #mythology #fantasy functionalnerds.com/2025/01/epis...

Catching up on new #podcast episodes! Our chat with @katherinevillyard.com dropped last week! Her #new #book #immortalGifts is available NOW at booksellers everywhere.

Hosts: @atfmb.bsky.social @tracyatownsend.bsky.social

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Episode 645-With Cerece Rennie Murphy - The Functional Nerds The latest podcast from the Functional Nerds. New episodes every Tuesday!

On the Functional Nerds #podcast this week, we're chatting with Cerece Rennie Murphy about her new #book: In The Garden of Light and Shadow! #interview #episode #sciencefiction #fantasy #magic #author New #episodes on #Tuesday functionalnerds.com/2024/12/epis...

Episode 644-Just Us and the Holidays - The Functional Nerds The latest podcast from the Functional Nerds. New episodes every Tuesday!

This week on the #podcast, it's just Patrick (@atfmb.bsky.social) and Tracy (@tracytownsend.bsky.social) chatting in a very special Just Us episode. Black Friday, the holidays, tabletop gaming, rpgs and more are on the agenda! Please give it a listen and a share!

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Hi! We're the Functional Nerds #podcast. We've been talking with writers/creators for almost 15 years now. If you love books and nerdy things like ttrpgs, board games, genre shows and movies, and comic books, you'll love our show! Please give us a shot. www.functionalnerds.com