The Functional Nerds Podcast

In episode 82 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome author Matt Forbeck and professional geek Jay Garmon to the super-secret underground lair to talk about nerdy things. On the list of topics: Batman: Arkham City Garageband for ioS devices Kickstarter The Avengers movie Links: Matt Forbeck (website) Jay Garmon (website) Matt on Twitter Jay on Twitter © 2011 Patrick Hester and John Anealio This podcast features original music by John Anealio  

In episode 81 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome TOR author Ed Lazellari to talk about his new book, Awakenings. From TOR's website: EDWARD LAZELLARI has worked as an illustrator and graphic artist, doing projects for Marvel Entertainment, DC Comics, and Jim Henson Productions. His short story, “The Date,” won Playboy magazine’s prestigious college fiction contest in 1999. Lazellari lives in Jersey City, New Jersey. Awakenings is his first novel. Links: Ed Lazellari (author's website) Awakenings (Amazon) Ed on Twitter Ed on Facebook © 2011 Patrick Hester and John Anealio This podcast features original music by John Anealio.

In Episode 80 of the Functional Nerd Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Julia Sherred from the Geeky Pleasures Radio Show. From her website: Confirmed to be a “Geek God” by some online quiz and dubbed “The Queen of Geek” by many of her fans, Julia “Jules” Sherred is a mother, writer, author, radio personality, blogger, gamer, tech enthusiast, science nerd, sci-fi and fantasy freak, hard core Trekker, has an unnatural obsession with Optimus Prime and so much more. She emerged from the womb fully embracing her geeky tendencies, with a book on Astrophysics in one hand and a deck of cards in the other. Growing up, games were always an important part of her family, including family board game nights, Christmas family poker games and trying to pry the ColecoVision® and later NES controllers from her mother’s hands. She has now passed on this tradition to her own children and is raising the next generation of geeks and gamers. Links: Julia Sherred's Geeky Pleasures John's Episode of Geeky Pleasures Patrick's Episode of Geeky Pleasures The Look247 Lupus Foundation Canada Lupus Foundation of America  The Lupus Research Institute © 2011 Patrick Hester and John Anealio This podcast contains original music by John Anealio

In episode 79 of the Functional Nerds podcast, Patrick Hester & John Anealio welcome PYR author KV Johansen.  KV's new book, Blackdog, is one of the subjects discussed in this episode. Links: KV Johansen (author's website) Blackdog © 2011 Patrick Hester and John Anealio This episode features original music by John Anealio

In episode 78 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Bryan Thomas Schmidt, author of the new novel - The Worker Prince. Links: Bryan Thomas Schmidt (author's website) Bryan on Twitter The Worker Prince © 2011 Patrick Hester and John Anealio Support the podcast - tell your friends, subscribe via iTunes or click the donate link!

On this week's episode of the Functional Nerds Podcast, John DeNardo sits in for Patrick, and joins John Anealio in welcoming Jeff and Ann VanderMeer to the show. Links: Jeff VanderMeer The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities: Exhibits, Oddities, Images, and Stories from Top Authors and Artists ODD? Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded © 2011 Patrick Hester & John Anealio Donations are always welcome - just click the 'donate' button in the sidebar.

In Episode 076 of the Functional Nerds podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome John Remy, Andy Penn Romine, Steven Scearce and Galen Dara to celebrate the re-release of the Rigor Amortis anthology. Links: Rigor Amortis John Remy Andy Penn Romine Steven Scearce Galen Dara © 2011 Patrick Hester & John Anealio

In the 75th episode of the Functional Nerds podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Andrew P Mayer, author of The Falling Machine, Book One of The Society of Steam, available from PYR. Links: Andrew P Mayer (author's website) Andrew on Twitter The Falling Machine (Amazon) © 2011 Patrick Hester & John Anealio

In episode 74 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome author and editor Peter Giglio. When Peter Giglio isn't writing, he plays with fire, juggles clowns, and dirty dances with the benevolent ghost of Patrick Swayze. Thankfully, he writes all the time. He is the co-author of "The Better Half: A Love Story", appearing in the anthology Werewolves and Shapeshifters: Encounters with the Beast Within, edited by John Skipp. His first novel, ANON, will soon be published by Hydra Publications. And he has two e-books on the horizon: A SPARK IN THE DARKNESS from Etopia Press, and BALANCE from MuseItUp Publishing. Several of his short stories will soon appear in anthologies from Pill Hill Press and Library of the Living Dead. With Scott Bradley, he is working on the screen adaptation of a well known short story and several other classified projects. Peter Giglio (on Twitter) Peter Giglio (author's Website) Peter Giglio (Facebook) © 2011 Patrick Hester and John Anealio This episode features original music by John Anealio

In episode 73 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians and The Magician King, both available from Viking. Links: Lev Grossman (author's website) The Magicians The Magician King Lev Grossman on Twitter Lev Grossman on Facebook Lev Grossman at Time Magazine © 2011 Patrick Hester and John Anealio This podcast features original music by John Anealio

In episode 72 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio take some time to chat about nerdy things for a change.  These include: what we're reading, Google +, Twitter, Tweetdeck, Facebook, the projects we're working on, etc and so on. Later, John brings us an interview with Lisa Paitz Spindler, author of The Spiral Path. Links: Lisa Paitz Spindler (author's site) Lisa on Twitter Lisa on Facebook The Danger Gal Blog © 2011 Patrick Hester & John Anealio This episode contains original music by John Anealio.

In Episode 71 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio sit down to chat with Author and fellow podcaster, Moses Siregar III. Moses' debut novel, The Back Gods War, is generating a lot of buzz within the SFF community, and we chat with Moses about the book, about self-promotion, do it yourself publishing and much more. Links: Moses Siregar III (author's website) Moses Siregar III (twitter) Adventures in SciFi Publishing (podcast) The Black Gods War (debut novel) © 2011 Patrick Hester & John Anealio Featuring Original Music by John Anealio

In Episode 070 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with author/artist Chris Hart. Chris has penned several 'how to draw' books throughout the years.  His latest, Basic Anatomy for the Manga Artist, is available right now. Basic Anatomy for the Manga Artist: Everything You Need to Start Drawing Authentic Manga Characters This most basic and complete book on manga anatomy ever written is targeted to beginners, the widest segment of manga fans. The latest from bestselling author Chris Hart is not your father's anatomy book, it's an anatomy book strictly for the manga artist. Packed with dynamic step-by-step demonstrations detailing how to draw correctly proportioned manga faces and bodies, plus lots of tips and tricks of the trade, this practical guide has everything aspiring beginners need to start drawing convincing manga characters. Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Watson-Guptill; Original edition (June 21, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0823047709 ISBN-13: 978-0823047703 Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches © 2011 Patrick Hester & John Anealio This episode features original music written and performed by John Anealio

In Episode 69 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with author and small press owner Charles Day. Links: Charles Day (Author's Website) Evil Jester Press (Fiction Imprint) © 2011 Patrick Hester and John Anealio Featuring original music by John Anealio.

In the 68th episode of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester & John Anealio talk with freelance storyteller J.C. Hutchins. Links: Author's Website JC Hutchins on Twitter JC Hutchins on Facebook © 2011 Patrick Hester & John Anealio Featuring original music by John Anealio.