Episode 471: Veterans in Fiction; The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The Blasters & Blades Podcast

Today is Veteran’s Day in the United States, or Remembrance Day if you’re from anywhere else. Because we’re a veteran owned and focused podcast, we decided to gather some veterans to talk about our service and how we’re represented in fiction. We gathered an amazing crew of crusty veteran creatives for this panel! That’s right, we had David Hensley, John Epple, Reginald Lewis, Rick Partlow and Shane Gries come on to talk shop with us. This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!!

Join us for a fun show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy.

Co-Hosts:
JR Handley (Author) (Grunt)
Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt)
Madam Stabby Stab (Uber Fan) (Horror Nerd)

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Taken to the Stars Series by Rick Partlow: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGQCQCNN
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72 Hours to Graceland by David Hensley: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKP6JDP4
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The Guardian Saga by Reginald Lewis: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHR4B1H

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