HeyJaredThe Functional Nerds Podcast
The weekly podcast from author/blogger Patrick Hester and author/teacher Tracy Townsend
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Episode 719-With Gillian Daniels (opens the original)
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This week on the podcast, Patrick and Tracy welcome Gillian Daniels , author of Jenny Will Eat You Now . About Jenny Will Eat You Now : Jenny Greenteeth prefers to keep her own company beneath the streets of Boston, where she’s lived for hundreds of years. With a conviction that she is far superior to humans—who are petty, dangerous, and fragile—she has no qualms about satisfying her hunger with their flesh. That is, until she comes face to face with a human man who, for the first time, she does
Episode 718-With Yoon Ha Lee (opens the original)
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This week on the podcast, Patrick and Tracy welcome Yoon Ha Lee , author of Code and Codex . About Code and Codex : In the stars-spanning Censorate, languages other than the Republic’s own lingua rubra, which has reality-altering properties, are forbidden. Nevertheless, there are discrepancies. The Censorate’s star forces are called the Athenaeum Navy, and each of its ships is referred to as a codex. Instead of port and starboard, its soldiers refer to verso and recto. The unholy “stigmata” goug
Episode 717-With Linda Codega (opens the original)
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This week on the podcast, Patrick and Tracy welcome Linda Codega , author of Pasha the Storm . About Pasha the Storm : Pasha the Northern Storm was once the most infamous Meridian pirate who ever sailed the sister oceans. Now, a decade into her exile, Pasha’s afterlife is being held hostage by Atle, an absurdly attractive noble who knows far too much about pirate magic—but not enough about sailing to realize how dangerous Pasha really is. Minister Atle Itaavar is duty-bound to serve the Kingdom
Episode 716-With William Raillon (opens the original)
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This week on the podcast, Patrick and Tracy welcome William Raillon , the 3rd Nerd backer for Uncanny Magazine, Year 12! About William Raillon : William lives in France and enjoys Twitch, live action TTRPGs and backing projects that help build community and tell good stories like Divine Intervention , a short film by Ravenna Tran and Rebecca Ozer. This week’s picks: William: The United Film Podcast Tracy: The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny / Rereading a Book You Love Patrick: Realm Brew: M
Episode 715-With A. David Lewis (opens the original)
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This week on the podcast, Patrick and Tracy welcome A. David Lewis , author of Body, Soul, and Comics . About Body, Soul, and Comics : Body, Soul, and Comics: Graphic Religion and Graphic Medicine follows A. David Lewis’s unique scholarly journey through graphic religion and graphic medicine, exploring how comics intersect with healthcare, clinical practice, spirituality, patient experience, and belief. Drawing on more than two decades of academic research, Lewis reframes both fields through the
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