Allow me a moment to plug a Patreon campaign for a really fantastic science fiction/fantasy podcast: The Functional Nerds. The podcast is hosted by musician extraordinaire, John Anealio (@johnanealio), and Patrick Hester (@atfmb), a podcast grandmaster. In the course of 250 episodes (as of this writing) they have interviewed practically everyone in the science fiction/fantasy/horror world. They even interviewed me, back in Episode 226. The interviews are always great, often funny, and the people that they have on are fascinating. Binge-listening to the Functional Nerds is like getting a master’s degree in the genre.
The time and effort it takes to put together these shows is enormous. I’ve witnessed it firsthand, both as a guest, and as a person trying to locate Patrick at a Worldcon. It was tough; his schedule was filled with wall-to-wall interviews for the show. John and Patrick have started a Patreon Campaign to help support the show and introduce improvements along the way.
If you enjoy their podcast, consider becoming a patron. If you’ve never listened to their podcast and are interested in what it’s like, go check it out (and why not start with yours truly in Episode 226?).
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They’ve even had me on (twice!). They MUST be right thinking folks to do that, right 🙂