The Functional Nerds Podcast

The Functional Nerds Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 576-With S.B. Divya
March 21, 2023

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome S.B. Divya, author of MERU. About MERU: For five centuries, human life has been restricted to Earth, while posthuman descendants called alloys freely explore the g

Episode 575-With Station 151’s Steve Scearce and Bear Weiter
March 14, 2023

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Steve Scearce and Bear Weiter from the Station 151 Podcast. About Station 151: Located on Alexander Island, Antarctica, Station 151 is the southernmost continents

Episode 574-Moses Ose Utomi
March 07, 2023

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Moses Ose Utomi, author of THE LIES OF THE AJUNGO. About THE LIES OF THE AJUNGO: They say there is no water in the City of Lies. They say there are no heroes in th

Episode 573-With Aliette de Bodard
February 28, 2023

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Aliette de Bodard, author of The Red Scholars Wake. About The Red Scholars Wake: Xch Si: bot maker, data analyst, mother, scavenger. But those days are over now

Episode 572-With David R. Slayton
February 14, 2023

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome David R. Slayton, author of White Trash Warlock, Trailer Park Trickster and available for pre-order now, Deadbeat Druid. About White Trash Warlock: Not all magicia

Episode 571-With Seanan McGuire
February 07, 2023

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Seanan McGuire, author of Lost in the Moment and Found. About Lost in the Moment and Found: Welcome to the Shop Where the Lost Things Go. If you ever lost a sock,

Episode 570-With Brandon Crilly
January 31, 2023

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Brandon Crilly, author of Catalyst and Bestiarium Vocabulum. About Catalyst: Street magician Mavrin Leed doesnt believe in what he cant see or prove. His perform

Episode 569-With Cannoli Joe Karpierz
January 17, 2023

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome long-time friend of the podcast and attendee of WorldCon, The World Science Fiction Convention, Cannoli Joe Karpierz. What are we talking with goof ol Cannoli Joe

Episode 568-With Keith Ammann
January 10, 2023

This week, Patrick and Tracy ring in the new year by welcoming Keith Ammann, author of HOW TO DEFEND YOUR LAIR. About HOW TO DEFEND YOUR LAIR: The world is a dangerous placeespecially when youre up

Episode 567-With Kate Elliott
December 27, 2022

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Kate Elliott, author of The Keepers Six. About The Keepers Six: Its been a year since Esther set foot in the Beyond, the alien landscape stretching between worl