Episode 551: The intersection of subject matter experts with fiction!

The Blasters & Blades Podcast

Today we put on our monocles and played SMEs on TV! Sometimes we call it a subject matter expert, but SME sounds cooler! We talked about our favorite non-fiction reads and research rabbit holes. We talked about how we filter in reality with the needs of the story. Then we chatted about all manner of things people get wrong before getting nerdy and calling it a day. For this chat we’ve got Abby Goldsmith, Hunter Kay Wallace, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey), Jesse James Fain and R Max Tillsley on to talk nerdy 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.

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